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EllieBC

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40. We decided they could be our voters
Thu Feb 6, 2025, 11:59 AM
Feb 6

after 9/11. And we (the royal we here) decided to ignore every cultural aspect that would make them not our voters.

And it’s worked out so well for us.

Yes, let’s court communities who are heavily business oriented fiscal conservatives and social conservatives. Who the hell thought that made sense??

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Well just what the hell did they expect? MarineCombatEngineer Feb 5 #1
Agree Bread and Circuses Feb 5 #3
Way back in the '70's, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 5 #6
My father was a career Marine. My sister and I were both born at Camp Pendleton. mommymarine2003 Feb 5 #11
I may have known your son, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 6 #24
My son was in the second war. He was in Iraq in 2003 and 2004. mommymarine2003 Feb 9 #42
Ok, I stand corrected. MarineCombatEngineer Feb 9 #43
Amusing to me that they're Alliepoo Feb 6 #30
I like that...Been A Dick Donald. How about too......Let's Go Leon!! Just to piss off the MAGATS Bengus81 Feb 6 #32
Buyer's Remorse Bread and Circuses Feb 5 #2
Sooooo "well-intentioned". Hahahahahaha! LauraInLA Feb 5 #4
Right? The only well-intentioned ideas Donald Trump has ever had tanyev Feb 5 #7
I know. How did they pull 'well intentioned' out of anything Trump does. travelingthrulife Feb 6 #25
Oh man, if only there had been a way to avoid him having the power to do anything like that. RockRaven Feb 5 #5
Thoughts and prayers for them. Raftergirl Feb 5 #8
Arab-Americans for the Ethnic Cleansing of Arabs. What a nice organization. NNadir Feb 5 #9
So many liberals warned them before the election, it shouldn't be a surprise to any of them IronLionZion Feb 5 #10
Bishara Bahbah the 21st Century Hans-Joachim Schoeps rpannier Feb 5 #12
Too late to cry. You voted for Trump because you were mad at Biden Sessuch Feb 5 #13
Thoughts and prayers nt GoYouPackersGo Feb 5 #14
Let them all go fuck themselves Pototan Feb 5 #15
Trump may be resposible for terrorism in the US but he won't be held accountable; like Jan 6. twodogsbarking Feb 5 #16
The leopards are already well-fed sakabatou Feb 5 #17
Unbelievable MustLoveBeagles Feb 5 #18
I don't care about their regrets. Beacool Feb 5 #19
Trump has never been well intentioned. patphil Feb 6 #20
As well intentioned as they might be!!!???? Old Crank Feb 6 #21
Well intentioned and rubbed people the wrong way V Genocide Joe JI7 Feb 6 #22
"He said his organization changed its name to Arab Americans for Peace two days ago, reflecting its shift in focus" Ray Bruns Feb 6 #23
including some who supported Donald Trump UpInArms Feb 6 #26
My own little pet theory is that the GOP power brokers incentivized the leadership of Hamas exboyfil Feb 6 #27
We all warned them. The information and evidence was readily available to anyone looking for it ms liberty Feb 6 #28
This proves that they were always Republicans. yardwork Feb 6 #29
They hate LGBTQ and women's rights more EllieBC Feb 6 #37
I know some Palestinian-Americans in North Carolina. yardwork Feb 6 #38
We decided they could be our voters EllieBC Feb 6 #40
The Democratic Party needs new leadership and new strategies. yardwork Feb 6 #41
Keep In Mind DallasNE Feb 6 #31
"Still supports Donald Trump." Aristus Feb 6 #33
They are Republicans. yardwork Feb 6 #39
I am SOOOO angry with them BlueMTexpat Feb 6 #34
Do they? So exactly what did they expect from Bibi's good bud? ananda Feb 6 #35
Oh the leopard came for their faces? No way! EllieBC Feb 6 #36
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