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I'm cribbing off of Robert Evans here, but by the mid-90s it was really obvious that GOP public policies didn't work the way they said they did for the people expected to vote GOP politicians into power. Trickle-down economics doesn't cause working and middle class wages to rise, relaxing of business regulations results in massively increased cases of financial fraud and thousands of people getting killed due to unsafe working conditions, and every war that every GOP President since Nixon initiated either didn't do poo poo for national security or was a horrendous quagmire with massive casualties (sometimes both!). So, the GOP dove head-first into culture war and put economic policies on the back-burner; it doesn't matter whether or not a given GOP politician's platform is good for you or not, what matters is that Democrats are big government socialists who want to dictate how you get to live your life and tell you what you can and can't say, and that the best way to stick it to them is to say the things they say you shouldn't. Owning the libs is all they have left. Like, look at this poo poo  This is Philadelphia Weekly, a free weekly paper that's cycled through owners and editorial mandates over the years. Currrent ownership thinks it's a good idea for it to be an alt-conservative comedy rag. We've got a DA election coming up, and the incumbent, Larry Krasner, is a staunch progressive who loving hates cops and the prison-industrial complex. Philadelphia's murder rate went up in 2020, because of course it did, because the murder rate anywhere is directly affected by things like economic anxiety and mental health availability rather than, say, how aggressively the DA chooses prosecute murderers, and 2020 has been a hell year that completely upended everyone's lives. Philadelphia Weekly thinks differently, though, and thinks that Krasner being "soft on crime" or whatever is why murder rates spiked. They chose to express this opinion by holding a contest that involves betting on whether or not human beings will get murdered. The policy position the paper is advancing isn't the point. It isn't even stated; the reader is expected to infer that Krasner's done a lovely job because the murder rate is so high. The point is the sheer audacity of the way they're expressing themselves. It isn't a joke, because it isn't funny. It's just meant to piss off people the paper thinks are too easily offended. That's the base Trump tapped into. gently caress policy positions, gently caress issues of national security, gently caress economic theories. Full-throated support of whatever infuriates their enemies is all they care about.
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bird food bathtub posted:Who and Who? No idea who Clay Travis is, but Buck Sexton already had a radio program in the late evenings (9 PM I think here on weeknights) and he has The Buck Sexton Show Podcast, which in his words, gives you "politics, world security, and culture from the perspective of an ex-CIA officer." So yeah, you know he's a bootlicking shithead because he was CIA, dude looks like he can't be any older than his late 20s though so I feel like he probably worked a desk job but uses the "officer" title to make him seem more important than he actually is.
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May 27, 2021 20:37
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Twelve by Pies posted:No idea who Clay Travis is, but Buck Sexton already had a radio program in the late evenings (9 PM I think here on weeknights) and he has The Buck Sexton Show Podcast, which in his words, gives you "politics, world security, and culture from the perspective of an ex-CIA officer." So yeah, you know he's a bootlicking shithead because he was CIA, dude looks like he can't be any older than his late 20s though so I feel like he probably worked a desk job but uses the "officer" title to make him seem more important than he actually is. So he's a younger version of John Malkovich's character in Burn After Reading?
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May 27, 2021 20:40
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https://twitter.com/TaulbyE324/status/1397668054016925704 conservatives have literally not changed tactics since slavery 
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May 27, 2021 20:52
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From what I understand this man is a grifter whose company isn't even that good at making pillows. So can someone explain to me how: A: Someone like this is allowed anywhere near politics and B: Why anyone actually listens to him But then again, if Donald Trump can be elected president I suppose anything's possible.
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May 27, 2021 21:08
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Because he’s Trump’s friend. That’s really it.
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May 27, 2021 21:18
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Larryb posted:From what I understand this man is a grifter whose company isn't even that good at making pillows. So can someone explain to me how: Because he is screaming the things that chuds want to hear
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May 27, 2021 21:39
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Mike Lindell was also one of those weird Evangelical "poster children" that they were all obsessed with for a while in the mid-10's. Like, he wasn't really famous, but he had enough recognition in the secular world that they boosted him every chance they got. He's just the one that was able to make it far enough into the Trump years without any major scandal, as opposed to Phil Robertson (a tragic victim of cancel culture) and the Duggar family (whoopsie-daisy!). His "a former drug addict got right with Jesus and is now a billionaire CEO" story is such a feel-good bootstrap pro-capitalism narrative that he was able to appeal to secular chuds too, so now he just kinda has permission to do whatever the gently caress he wants in the MAGA space. It explains why he thought he could just show up to a meeting specifically for GOP governors and they would roll out the red carpet for him without question.
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May 27, 2021 21:40
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FlamingLiberal posted:Because he’s Trump’s friend. That’s really it. This. He gave Trump money and clapped and giggles in agreement with everything Trump says. He's worth 300 million, so to Trump is the the perfect mark to
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May 27, 2021 22:04
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Mike Lindell getting dunked on by literally everyone is one of the few good things to come from the Trump presidency.
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May 27, 2021 22:58
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Angry_Ed posted:Cranks on Frank. Josef bugman posted:More Garth, more Reba! I have been making this joke for months and it's just not landing.    Nobody respects the classics!
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May 27, 2021 23:07
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I have no idea who 'Buck Sexton' is but the name makes me want to shove him in a locker.
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May 27, 2021 23:08
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Wasn't Buck Sexton Don Cheadle's character in Boogie Nights?
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May 27, 2021 23:22
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Rip Testes posted:Wasn't Buck Sexton Don Cheadle's character in Boogie Nights? Or the protagonist of Left Behind?
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May 27, 2021 23:38
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The Lone Badger posted:I have no idea who 'Buck Sexton' is but the name makes me want to shove him in a locker. 
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May 27, 2021 23:41
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Buck Sexton Crunch Buttsteak Roll Fizzlebeef
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May 27, 2021 23:42
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“The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show” just kind of rolls off the tongue, doesn't it? Say it seven times really fast.
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May 28, 2021 00:01
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A ton of buck sex
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May 28, 2021 00:20
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tek79 posted:“The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show” just kind of rolls off the tongue, doesn't it? Say it seven times really fast. The Travis Buck and Sexton Clay Show sounds better, IMO.
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May 28, 2021 00:24
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A sexton is a type of priest iirc.
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happyhippy posted:This. one of my favorite things about him is that drugs have burned holes or some poo poo in his brain. so he probably legit believes alot of the insane poo poo he spews fully. like there was moment at the launch of frank when he had a call in and people were doing tons of crank calls and some fucker calls in as trump and this fucker legit believes for good 30 seconds and is practicaly tearing up with patriotic glee before "trump" tells him to suck his dick or some poo poo. https://twitter.com/ZTPetrizzo/status/1384195329193504768
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May 28, 2021 00:52
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Lindell is not a grifter he’s a true believer.
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May 28, 2021 01:12
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Groovelord Neato posted:Lindell is not a grifter he’s a true believer. Judging by how he runs his company he's both.
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May 28, 2021 01:17
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The Lone Badger posted:A sexton is a type of priest iirc.  A bit smaller than a priest. 
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May 28, 2021 01:57
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Twelve by Pies posted:No idea who Clay Travis is
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May 28, 2021 02:07
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FlamingLiberal posted:Because he’s Trump’s friend. That’s really it.
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May 28, 2021 02:28
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OneEightHundred posted:I thought it basically started from him being one of the last holdout advertisers on Tucker Carlson's show, and Fox, being a totally serious and legitimate news outlet, decided that meant he should get to come on the air. it's basically this. He's willing to put his money where his mouth is, and that buys you access. Just like how Sheldon Adelson's willingness to shell out resulted in a pilgrimage by candidates every election.
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May 28, 2021 16:17
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Brawnfire posted:A ton of buck sex New thread title right there. Rush still dead. Time for Buck Sex.
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May 28, 2021 17:13
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Groovelord Neato posted:Lindell is not a grifter he’s a true believer. This. Lindell is a evangelical nut who believes all this insane poo poo and believes trump is the second coming. That’s what happens when you give your self major brain damage with hard hard drugs and then join a religious sect that drills even more.
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Pillow probably thinks Donnie is his friend, but Donnie probably doesnt imo. like i dont think Don has mentioned FRANK once , he's richer / older money so he's part of a higher social caste. Pillowguy is a nice scmuck/footstool.
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Dapper_Swindler posted:This. Lindell is a evangelical nut who believes all this insane poo poo and believes trump is the second coming. Well, one of the things to keep in mind is that the second coming is supposed to herald the end of the world and the rapture. Which evangelicals think they have first class seats for. So, in a way, they may be right that Trump being in office could lead to their desired outcome.
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PhazonLink posted:Pillow probably thinks Donnie is his friend, but Donnie probably doesnt imo. Everyone is a footstool to trump unless you bigger or “cooler” or more openly despotic and play his strings well, everyone else is just a tool.
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Dapper_Swindler posted:Everyone is a footstool to trump unless you bigger or “cooler” or more openly despotic and play his strings well, everyone else is just a tool. The bigger or cooler people are still tools. Just ones that he can't yet poo poo all over.
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May 28, 2021 17:48
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Agents are GO! posted:I have been making this joke for months and it's just not landing. We appreciate it!
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May 28, 2021 17:56
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Dapper_Swindler posted:Everyone is a footstool to trump unless you bigger or “cooler” or more openly despotic and play his strings well, everyone else is just a tool.
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Casimir Radon posted:My theory is that Donnie has three categories of people. Himself, brown-nosers, and enemies. yeah. i think its 4 groups. those three and people he brown noses because they do poo poo he WISHES he could do, like putin and kim and etc.
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Ken Matthews on Rush's show today: the meaning of Memorial Day is being lost, people think it's just about a three day weekend and barbecues and sales at stores but Memorial Day is more than that, we must remember the true meaning of Memorial Day! Also Ken Matthews: In honor of Memorial Day let's talk to still living veterans and people currently serving in the military.
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My dad was drafted into the Army during Vietnam. He spent the war working in communications and never saw combat (thank gently caress) but he always told me that the military was total and complete bullshit and never to join unless I knew exactly what I was getting into. He also talked me out of joining after 9/11 and that saved me gently caress knows how much misery. I thank him for his service over Memorial Day weekend by bringing a case of beer over and making him bbq ribs.
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Evil people are capable of thoughts and actions we would consider good. I have known, personally, people I would consider evil who I know genuinely loved other human beings in a pure and selfless fashion. The idea that evil people are at all times evil in all their thoughts and deeds is generally, in my experience, not true. That said, Trump is one of the rare exceptions. I do not believe he has any friends or loved ones and more to the point I do not believe he is capable of those sentiments. I'm not even sure to what extent he is even aware that other people truly even exist. His narcissism is very nearly solipsistic as it is for many malignant narcissists and I think he may well be a platonic ideal of the whole 'I am the protagonist of reality and everyone else is a literally person-less NPC here to either facilitate me or be overcome' mindset.
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Richard Branson met him for the first time in the early 90s when he was Mega-Broke. Within a minute or two of meeting him he starts ranting to Branson about all these people who were refusing to help bail him out, and how he was going to spend the rest of his life destroying them. One of the most enlightening stories about Donnie.
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