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gab13by13

(26,285 posts)
3. Musk is in charge,
Tue Feb 4, 2025, 08:15 AM
Feb 4

Musk gives Trump plausible deniability when Musk does his awful shit. Trump can say Musk went rogue to his unwashed Magats, please still love me.

Putin
Musk
Trump
Congressional Magats, including Marco Rubio.

allegorical oracle

(3,965 posts)
5. Not as bothered about Muck being unelected -- neither Jared nor Ivanka were elected in *his*
Tue Feb 4, 2025, 08:22 AM
Feb 4

first term. More bothersome, imo, is that Muck and his minions have had no background checks or security clearances. The whole bunch of them are dodgy and can't be held accountable for their violations of civil servants' privacy.

PhilG

(14 posts)
8. No Divorced Candidates
Tue Feb 4, 2025, 10:08 AM
Feb 4

I remember long ago having a conversation with the campaign manager for a Senate candidate and my suggestion that the candidate should run for President in a few years. Manager told me that NO ONE could ever be elected if they had ever been divorced. This candidate had been divorced. (true story)

progressoid

(50,940 posts)
11. Those days are long gone too.
Tue Feb 4, 2025, 10:40 AM
Feb 4

When they used to praise the "traditional family values" (whatever the fuck that is).

Now they have a leader who has 5 kids from 3 wives and is an adjudicated rapist. "FAMILY VALUES"

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