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UpInArms

(53,572 posts)
2. Holy crapola
Sat Oct 18, 2025, 08:40 AM
Saturday

The more you read the article, the worse it gets ….

The rot in the Republican Party is broad and wide, with no end other than its demise

Still, amid the finger-pointing, it’s clear some Republicans are more enraged about the leak than the horrifying contents of the messages themselves.

When Kansas gubernatorial candidate Vicki Schmidt called on two state Young Republican leaders to resign over their racist comments revealed in the leak, she was viciously attacked online. Aidan, Giunta’s ally, told her: “Have fun being another stupid b**ch that ran for governor and lost.”

The Young Republican National Federation, with 15,000 members nationwide, issued a statement condemning the chat’s contents and calling for resignations. But not everyone in the party agreed.

Enter JD Vance.

The vice president refused to denounce the slurs. Instead, he defended the leakers’ victims.

“I refuse to join the pearl clutching,” Vance wrote on X. “Most of… the stupid things that I did as a teenager and as a young adult, they’re not on the internet.”

Both Giunta and Wax are 31.
"the GOP's youngest ranks" Prairie Gates Saturday #1
To the rethug politicians, that is practically a child. OldBaldy1701E Saturday #10
So the idea iimplied is that kids will be kids. ananda Saturday #17
Well, they are truly deluded. That is why they appeal to the fringe elements in our society. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Saturday #36
The whole GOP plan includes hatcheries. NameAlreadyTaken Saturday #16
Fu*k! The media treats Donnie Dipshit maxrandb Saturday #24
They've been groomed Champp Saturday #27
"I Believe the Children Are Our Future" JoseBalow Saturday #40
Holy crapola UpInArms Saturday #2
No doubt carolying levitt will address this matter BOSSHOG Saturday #5
Whoa, so what "stupid things" PatSeg Saturday #19
Maybe he "couched" his sentiments a little more discreetly. BattleRow Saturday #37
Ha, ha, ha! PatSeg Saturday #39
TY! BattleRow Saturday #42
They are Rebl2 Saturday #23
"the stupid things that I did as a teenager" Dave Bowman Saturday #25
He even looks angry. I am sure someone will doxx him. COL Mustard Saturday #35
An invitation? ificandream Saturday #49
"more enraged about the leak than the horrifying contents of the messages themselves" pat_k Sunday #56
When childish a**holes take over a political party, stuff like that will happen. tanyev Saturday #3
Their leader is exactly like this Henry203 Saturday #4
They are imploding....................... Lovie777 Saturday #6
Has dumpie fired Gavin Wax yet? KS Toronado Saturday #7
. dalton99a Saturday #8
"Diplomacy"? haele Saturday #41
See Ya! BidenRocks Saturday #54
+1. The Trump Nazi just made a lot of lifelong friends. dalton99a Saturday #55
Of course he wasn't in the chat ToxMarz Saturday #9
It's good to see the GOP is looking into it JohnnyRingo Saturday #11
This is how pedo Trump operates Farmer-Rick Saturday #12
What a petty little bitch. intheflow Saturday #13
The sheer petty vindictiveness of it HuskyOffset Saturday #14
I wonder how many other "young" republican chat groups are engaged in the same vile behavior. patphil Saturday #15
To quote the kid in Terminator 2 when asked how many police there were, "Ahhh, all of them, I think." JHB Saturday #34
I agree. Typical republicans all. patphil Saturday #51
Well, trump set the stage for "retribution"!!! Taking their own medicine BComplex Saturday #18
Light is the best disinfectant. These people, if we were a sane, intelligent country, would never get more than AZLD4Candidate Saturday #20
They are every bully 3rd grade on up mountain grammy Saturday #21
Trump was able to capture the Republican Party precisely because of his racism, sexism, and juvenile insults Martin Eden Saturday #22
I believe he just inherited the Moral Majority LiberalArkie Saturday #32
It makes sense that the most immoral POtuS ever to poison the soul of America Martin Eden Saturday #50
This oost should be incorporated into speeches Gum Logger Saturday #33
The integrity, honesty, and nobility of the G.O.P. Champp Saturday #26
There is no honor among thieves. GoCubsGo Saturday #28
Get the popcorn..the snake has begun to consume its own tail... BattleRow Saturday #38
They're so petty and juvenile about everything ChicagoTeamster Saturday #29
That kind of pettiness is hilarious nycbos Saturday #30
They have egos, don't they? /nt bucolic_frolic Saturday #31
Totally On-Brand. Goes with eating their young. BurnDoubt Saturday #43
Raised by parents who're raised on Reagan. Kid Berwyn Saturday #44
Reagan is now a "RINO" in today's magat Republican nazi-terrorist criminal organization...... Jack Valentino Saturday #46
Magats turning against Magats---- gotta LOVE IT! Jack Valentino Saturday #45
He looks like a Gavin Wax DET Saturday #47
The best and the brightest, he says ... ificandream Saturday #48
Evil fuckers Sugarcoated Saturday #52
A case of bortaS bIr jablu'DI', reH QaQqu' nay'.? cstanleytech Saturday #53
Remember when trump spoke that way? luvallpeeps Sunday #57
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