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An e-mail from a friend-with slight edits
A former long time contributor to this community, now on hiatus emailed me today ... he saw a DU post:
Source: Talking Points Memo
Trump Acknowledges Repeal Bill Wouldn't Be Great For His Supporters
By CAITLIN MACNEAL Published MARCH 16, 2017, 7:57 AM EDT
During an interview with Fox News' Tucker Carlson on Wednesday, President Donald Trump signaled that the Republican bill to repeal and replace Obamacare is not in its final form, admitting that the current legislation does not favor the voters who elected Trump.
Carlson told Trump that one analysis by Bloomberg News showed that tax cuts in the House bill unveiled last week would benefit people in counties that voted for Hillary Clinton, not those in counties that voted for Trump.
"I know that, I know,” Trump replied. “It’s very preliminary.”
"This isn’t consistent with the message of the last election,” Carlson told Trump.
"No, a lot of things aren’t consistent,” Trump replied.
Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-obamacare-repeal-his-voters
Trump Acknowledges Repeal Bill Wouldn't Be Great For His Supporters
By CAITLIN MACNEAL Published MARCH 16, 2017, 7:57 AM EDT
During an interview with Fox News' Tucker Carlson on Wednesday, President Donald Trump signaled that the Republican bill to repeal and replace Obamacare is not in its final form, admitting that the current legislation does not favor the voters who elected Trump.
Carlson told Trump that one analysis by Bloomberg News showed that tax cuts in the House bill unveiled last week would benefit people in counties that voted for Hillary Clinton, not those in counties that voted for Trump.
"I know that, I know,” Trump replied. “It’s very preliminary.”
"This isn’t consistent with the message of the last election,” Carlson told Trump.
"No, a lot of things aren’t consistent,” Trump replied.
Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-obamacare-repeal-his-voters
No longer forgotten ...
now they are FUCKED.
Cheers
now they are FUCKED.
Cheers
That he said, from the perspective of a Person of Color, gave him a chuckle, as so many people are (hopefully) about learn the Lesson of the Reagan ERA: When you vote for someone who openly says he is out to "Get Them" ... You will soon discover, "You is Them!"
And offered:
As most PoC and Women and Members of the LGBTQ Community and Other-abled and Non-Christians (except for, maybe, Atheists) can tell you, being "forgotten" or "ignored" is not necessarily the worst thing.
LOL.
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