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10. I like to think of it as a funeral

Thu Sep 6, 2012, 11:36 PM

Sep 2012

for the Republican Party.

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David Brooks: "The Republican convention looks worse in retrospect." [View all] Drunken Irishman Sep 2012 OP

Ya think? The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2012 #1

Ya beat me to it! CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2012 #4

me, too! Iris Sep 2012 #24

+2 jimlup Sep 2012 #14

exactly n/t n2doc Sep 2012 #23

Duh. The rnc was a dirge. Sad and desolate. geckosfeet Sep 2012 #2

what's worse than a dirge? flamingdem Sep 2012 #3

The republic party's convention=one long, boring, sad,negative yawn. nt snappyturtle Sep 2012 #5

It took him this long to see the GOP convetion was a failure? Dawson Leery Sep 2012 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author madaboutharry Sep 2012 #7

Master of understatement alcibiades_mystery Sep 2012 #8

Actually, Brooks endorsed Obama in 2008. mucifer Sep 2012 #9

really? robinlynne Sep 2012 #15

I like to think of it as a funeral Loki Sep 2012 #10

...no shit Sherlock. SoapBox Sep 2012 #11

I bet that hurt him to admit it. BootinUp Sep 2012 #12

My relatively low-information-voting little sister... smackd Sep 2012 #13

In retrospect? It looked bad while it was happening. NYC Liberal Sep 2012 #16

^This. chalky Sep 2012 #17

Its was HATEFEST 2012 at the RNC... and-justice-for-all Sep 2012 #18

A broken clock is right twice a day. TheOther95Percent Sep 2012 #19

Hell, their convention looked worse before ours even began DFW Sep 2012 #20

What Does Brooks Get Paid For Such Keen Insights? Paladin Sep 2012 #22