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[oblong]

Well we have seen people, like Vance, go the other way, so I guess it’s possible for the reverse to happen.  I hope we can go back to a “normal” two party system. 

[pfife]

The transcripts of apologies ive read shes given are better apologies than most public figures give.  We shall see...

 

[CMRivdogs]

1 hour ago, oblong said:

Well we have seen people, like Vance, go the other way, so I guess it’s possible for the reverse to happen.  I hope we can go back to a “normal” two party system. 

I'm in the camp that's still on the fence. I think the "break" with Trump came when he when he did not endorse her for a Senate run. JV Last theorizes it's a combination of things. She was born into a wealthy Catholic family, got married while in college. She had three children, joined the family business.

Along the way she became disillusioned with the Church over the child abuse scandals,  got into CrossFit and opened a gym. She also got sucked into social media conspiracy algorithms. That lead to politics and a divorce. It was also about the same time that Trump's populist theories were catching on.

The theory here is a combination of the information in the Epstein papers along with getting rebuffed in her political ambitions by Trump.  Who knows if it will stick or not?  It's an interesting theory 

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/marjorie-taylor-greene-and-eat-pray-love-epstein-files

 

[oblong]

I’m just a schmo on the internet but if I can change anyone can.  But I don’t blame people being suspicious.  She is a politician after all. 

[Tigeraholic1]

The lefts new best friend MTG

 

[ewsieg]

2 hours ago, oblong said:

Well we have seen people, like Vance, go the other way, so I guess it’s possible for the reverse to happen.  I hope we can go back to a “normal” two party system. 

Vance is someone that knew better.  He made a calculated choice to go his route for power alone.  

I think MTG was your average mom that lived in a red bubble and was outraged by the 'evil' left.  I somewhat wonder if she went to DC with good intentions and is starting to see the 'right' side isn't really working for the average people either.  Add in the fact that she seems to be willing to learn and that has softened a lot of her conspiracy theory talk.

She will continue to vote for republican minded fiscal and social issues though, the left will realize and start ****ting on her again, and it's up in the air on if she can break free of Trump and not get booted from the party.  (booted by getting primaried)

[Screwball]

5 minutes ago, ewsieg said:

Vance is someone that knew better.  He made a calculated choice to go his route for power alone.  

I think MTG was your average mom that lived in a red bubble and was outraged by the 'evil' left.  I somewhat wonder if she went to DC with good intentions and is starting to see the 'right' side isn't really working for the average people either.  Add in the fact that she seems to be willing to learn and that has softened a lot of her conspiracy theory talk.

She will continue to vote for republican minded fiscal and social issues though, the left will realize and start ****ting on her again, and it's up in the air on if she can break free of Trump and not get booted from the party.  (booted by getting primaried)

Even when some of them make sense for a while, it doesn't last. Part of the bread, circuses, and rotating villains.

They laugh at us.

[Tigerbomb13]

1 hour ago, Tigeraholic1 said:

The lefts new best friend MTG

 

 

I haven’t seen anyone on “the left” say this 

Edited 16 hours ago by Tigerbomb13

[CMRivdogs]

It is a witch hunt

 

[pfife]

2 hours ago, Tigeraholic1 said:

The lefts

Shots

And also you support the GOP pedo protection program, something she has no issue disavowing.....

[chasfh]

14 hours ago, Tigeraholic1 said:

The lefts new best friend MTG

 

You mean back when she was a card-carrying MAGA flamethrower? Yes, that checks out.

[chasfh]

12 hours ago, Tigerbomb13 said:

I haven’t seen anyone on “the left” say this 

Can I just tell you how funny it is that they're trying to hang what MTG did in the service of Trump, MAGA, and the red-hatted rank and file on "teh left", after she specifically repudiated that same behavior that she did on behalf of Trump et al?

Talk about lazy.

[chasfh]

12 hours ago, ewsieg said:

She will continue to vote for republican minded fiscal and social issues though, the left will realize and start ****ting on her again

And she's certainly free to, and she will be shat upon for political reasons and not her loose cannon antics, and we will be one step closer to how the world of politics should run in the first place.

No serious person on "teh left" is expecting anything different from her.

[ewsieg]

29 minutes ago, chasfh said:

And she's certainly free to, and she will be shat upon for political reasons and not her loose cannon antics, and we will be one step closer to how the world of politics should run in the first place.

No serious person on "teh left" is expecting anything different from her.

Yup, dead on correct.  I think "the left" is enjoying the infighting, but that's common of anyone when they see their opponents imploding and fighting against each other.

[gehringer_2]

2 minutes ago, ewsieg said:

Yup, dead on correct.  I think "the left" is enjoying the infighting, but that's common of anyone when they see their opponents imploding and fighting against each other.

in earlier times, the idea of a public person, or even a party elected official doing a 180 deg reversal in their politics and bolting to the other side, wasn't a totally out of bounds idea. For instance, there were Reps/Sens that changed parties over Vietnam and Watergate, but politics has become so much a matter or culture and identity - a situation which has been mined especially deeply by the right, that I think we may now see people throw up their hands and quit, but the incidence of people changing sides is going to be really, really rare. And the flip side of that is that today the other side is never going to welcome you or trust you or forgive who you were if you did consider crossing over.

[Tiger337]

How can I hide this forum.  I had it hidden for a few months, but now it's back again.  Somebody sent me a message (on twitter) showing me how to do it, but I no longer have access to that message.  Politics just gets me pissed off now and my life is better when I get away from it.  

[ewsieg]

12 hours ago, CMRivdogs said:

It is a witch hunt

Dealership checks the wrong box, which gives them zero financial benefit, Dem finds the error and punishes them and the Dem is the hero.  James checks the wrong box, benefits anywhere from $800 to up to $19000 for the life of the loan, GOP finds the error attempts to punish them and they aren't the hero?

Note some sarcasm above, I do believe it's a witch hunt.  

[chasfh]

13 hours ago, CMRivdogs said:

It is a witch hunt

 

Well, they did tell us over and over that they are going to conduct witch hunts against Democrats.

[chasfh]

17 minutes ago, ewsieg said:

Dealership checks the wrong box, which gives them zero financial benefit, Dem finds the error and punishes them and the Dem is the hero.  James checks the wrong box, benefits anywhere from $800 to up to $19000 for the life of the loan, GOP finds the error attempts to punish them and they aren't the hero?

Note some sarcasm above, I do believe it's a witch hunt.  

Yes, but it is your kind of witch hunt, so, cheers, mate. 😉

[slothfacekilla]

43 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

How can I hide this forum.  I had it hidden for a few months, but now it's back again.  Somebody sent me a message (on twitter) showing me how to do it, but I no longer have access to that message.  Politics just gets me pissed off now and my life is better when I get away from it.  

If you figure it out please let me know.  I thought blocking certain users would help but you still see their avatar and when they post, plus when people quote.

[Edman85]

[gehringer_2]

I'd never even noticed the arrows.

They say "Toggle this category". 

[slothfacekilla]

I wasn't sure if there was a way to keep it from appearing in the Unread Content search in addition to hiding that on the front page.  The real answer is I should just ignore it but I read the post preview and can't help myself but click in sometimes!

[Tigerbomb13]

 

[Tigeraholic1]

3 hours ago, chasfh said:

You mean back when she was a card-carrying MAGA flamethrower? Yes, that checks out.

She has done well for herself in Washington no doubt.

 

https://www.quiverquant.com/congresstrading/politician/Marjorie Taylor Greene-G000596/net-worth