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In reply to the discussion: Shocking, absolutely shocking! The appearance of impropriety is just stunning! [View all]Ol Janx Spirit
(990 posts)11. 2016 was like a political century ago. It feels equivalent to going from the horse and buggy days...
...to landing a man on the moon so much has changed. All of that propriety--we found out--was just Scotch taped to the pillars of our democracy--not held on by anything rooted in the texts we all thought meant so much. A series of non-binding handshake agreements that only held meaning when people agreed they did.
The loss of innocence has been stunning. It seems we have been grabbed by the democracy by a man with no compunction against forcing his depravity on us and then telling us it was our fault; he had to do it--for our own good.
We are all now victims of this brutal assault on our democracy. And even though we are bewildered and in shock, we must find our way to justice.
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Shocking, absolutely shocking! The appearance of impropriety is just stunning! [View all]
EarlG
Aug 2025
OP
I never understood why they got so excited about an in person meeting, when either one of them could've just picked up
Walleye
Aug 2025
#1
GOP makes excuses to ensure they're never held to the standards they hold others to
Torchlight
Aug 2025
#5
The bias is all over and relentless. They blasted Al gore for one "lie"/boast, yet normalize history's biggest liar
unblock
Aug 2025
#7
2016 was like a political century ago. It feels equivalent to going from the horse and buggy days...
Ol Janx Spirit
Aug 2025
#11
Innocence wasn't lost..it was abducted ..and continues to be gang raped and assaulted on a daily basis .
BattleRow
Aug 2025
#34
I sure wish Americans would let go of the deceitful media and find new avenues to find truthful news
Bev54
Aug 2025
#14
It's why I never get excited when the GOP does their witch hunts. It's all for show.
ffr
Aug 2025
#17
Gods, the GOP is disgusting. But hey, IOKYAR, so no worries about their own guys.
Hekate
Aug 2025
#18
Thank you for the history lesson, and "...so I can't tell you if...." You lay out the major way CBS & other
ancianita
Aug 2025
#23
I would love to hear the current opinion from now Politico's Emily Schultheis.
Festivito
Aug 2025
#27
Bill wasn't even in office them! This "scandal" was so insane!!! (but a good tip off to how insane & hypocritical the
LymphocyteLover
Aug 2025
#35
"appearance of impropriety"? More like "criminal conspiracy to evade the law"
Wonder Why
Aug 2025
#36