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Grumpy Liberal's avatar

Here’s some tough love for (AEI ate my brain) Ruy Teixeira: when you can’t name who is leading the Democratic Party without veering to “the Squad” (whom it might be noted Nancy Pelosi neutralized several years ago) while ignoring the leader who got infrastructure funded, who effectively got us through Covid, who has unfailingly supported Ukraine against Russia (which used to be known as the evil empire not so long ago), who, so far, has prevented the collapse of the banking system, then your cognitive faculties are weaker than Biden’s are purported to be. As far as characterizing the other side: those who would condemn expectant mothers to death by denying them basic medical care or who clearly think it’s worth killing school children to ensure anyone can get a weapon designed for no other purpose than killing fellow human beings has earned the moniker of “evil.” You may think you’re part of the solution, Ruy, but you’re just another example of a problem.

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Christine's avatar

Regarding Teixeira, the regressive progressive: The “trans lobby” - WTAF?

He may be uncomfortable with the complexities of gender identity and expression, but I doubt he really believes that it’s solely dependent on the visible, external genitalia identified at infancy. This is BIO 101. He works at a think tank, for fuck’s sake!

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Grumpy Liberal's avatar

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Trans lobby? How come it only takes on a sinister connotation when it’s applied to those who have a guaranteed, enumerated right to seek relief of their grievances if those grievances don’t conform to someone’s notion of “allowed”? We clearly have an insurrectionist lobby. What else was MTG attempting to do with her jail house visit? Lobbying is supposed to be about educating — not just stuffing wads of cash into election campaign funds. But the sound of the cash register obviously impairs the hearing of many of our representatives whose notion of what’s “allowed” comes with a price tag.

For those who would invoke Christian theology into the discussion: let’s acknowledge that there are lots of events that take place in Eden that are not described and recounted yet occurred nonetheless.

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Keith Sherman's avatar

Beautifully put. And totally accurate. And it's revealing that Charlie thinks he's worth listening to. Still hoping the 'sane' GOP is coming back. Not happening Charlie. it WAS all a lie.

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Grumpy Liberal's avatar

The ‘sane’ GOP has had ample opportunity to come back. It ain’t comin back because it ain’t there.

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Jeff S.'s avatar

Ruy has always been a little overrated...and Charlie is a wee bit of a fan boy.

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