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FORMER BUSH AND MCCAIN GOP STRATEGIST BLASTS TRUMP'S 'CORRUPTION' AND 'DESCENT'
newsweek ^ | 10/21/2019 | Jason Lemon

Posted on 10/21/2019 10:28:16 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Steve Schmidt, an ex-Republican strategist who worked for President George W. Bush and the late Senator John McCain, has slammed President Donald Trump and his administration for its "corruption."

"The corruption is just unbelievable. And if you look back to the Republican convention, Joe, when we talked about it at the time, the chants of lock them up—what I said about it at the time was it was banana republicanism," Schmidt told MSNBC host Joe Scarborough during his Morning Joe show on Monday.

"And the descent from the American republican into banana republic territory with all of this stuff has just been so stunningly fast, and the lack of outrage by elected members of Congress properly exercising their constitutional oversight responsibilities is just alarming," said Schmidt, who now identifies as an independent.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: 2020election; bush; corruption; dnctalkingpoint; dnctalkingpoints; election2020; jasonlemon; mccain; mediawingofthednc; newsweak; newsweek; partisanmediashills; presstitutes; schmidt; smearmachine; steveschmidt; trump
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Never-Trumper bashes Trump. News at 11:00. In other news, water is still wet.


41 posted on 10/21/2019 11:09:56 AM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (What profits a man if he gains the world but loses his soul?)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

How many freaking times can they recycle this guy and pretend he is relevant? Mr. Etch O Sketch is the go to guy for the left to quote as proof that Republicans are appalled by Trump.

Dragging him out is like dragging John Dean out to scream “Watergate!!”


42 posted on 10/21/2019 11:11:04 AM PDT by FlipWilson
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To: ChicagoConservative27

A few weeks before the election of 2016, Schmidt was on Morning Joe predicting Clinton would win 400+ EV. Mika was absolutely giddy.

He also spoke of the uncorrupted US elections (”There is no systemic fraud”) that DJT was befouling, and in the next breath he was lamenting foreign interference (”You have the active engagement of a hostile foreign power seeking to influence an American presidential election.”)

This was 10/19/16, and this leftist scoundrel was already setting up the narrative.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neTQxqF1Wew


43 posted on 10/21/2019 11:21:41 AM PDT by Buttons12
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Schmidt is a dirtbag and has been for years. He was one of the leaders in attacking Palin in 2008 and afterward. Why would anyone be surprised to see him attacking Trump, a matter of fact, he’s been attacking Trump from the very beginning, it’s nothing new?


44 posted on 10/21/2019 11:23:19 AM PDT by euram
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Have a heart all, Schmidt’s gig of scamming GOP donors & candidates is drying up! He’s desperate!


45 posted on 10/21/2019 11:24:53 AM PDT by Reily
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Bush has received millions from the Saudi’s.
He sold out the United States. That is corruption.


46 posted on 10/21/2019 11:31:15 AM PDT by minnesota_bound (homeless guy. He just has more money....)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Idiot traitor.

How much did Soros pay him to say that?


47 posted on 10/21/2019 11:34:23 AM PDT by Innovative
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To: All

The Republican Party: two faced, lying, scum.


48 posted on 10/21/2019 11:35:56 AM PDT by TheTimeOfMan (The Eloi unexpectedly protected the Morlocks from rogue Eloi as they themselves prepared to be eaten)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Please define the Corruption you are talking about so we can have a Clue about what you are talking about!

Reps/rinos are now sounding just like the dems.


49 posted on 10/21/2019 11:38:08 AM PDT by Harpotoo (Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Schmidt is no more a Pubbie than Donna Brazile.


50 posted on 10/21/2019 12:12:29 PM PDT by jimfree (My19 y/o granddaughter continues to have more quality exec experience than an 8 year Obama.)
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To: ought-six

This turd says the same thing everyday. He is a junior Mitt Romney.


51 posted on 10/21/2019 12:14:10 PM PDT by Luke21
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To: ChicagoConservative27

steve schmidt insn’t worthy of one capital letter, or even a period


52 posted on 10/21/2019 12:30:37 PM PDT by rfp1234 (Obscured by Clods)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

His employment history displays his lack of intelligence.
His opinion is of no value, good for CNN to put him on the air but not a ratings improvement tool.

Wait a minute. Jim, John McCain is really dead?


53 posted on 10/21/2019 12:37:12 PM PDT by BatGuano (Ya don't think I'd go into combat with loose change in my pocket, do Ya?)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

They’re projecting again. It’s all they’ve got at this point.


54 posted on 10/21/2019 12:41:13 PM PDT by Antoninus ("In Washington, swamp drain you.")
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Bush League Republicans MUST become extinct before the Republic does.


55 posted on 10/21/2019 12:59:58 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

No one with 1/4 a brain has listened to anything Steve Schmidt has had to say for the last 6 years.
He isn’t a RINO but a full on infiltrator.
Back in 2010, we had lots of great candidates running on Portland.
This fool showed up and managed to “help” everyone of them loose.

All brought to you by John McCain


56 posted on 10/21/2019 1:00:01 PM PDT by Zathras
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To: Rinnwald

With all the nepotism, squeezing foreign governments for money, selling secrets, the U.S.A. was just like a banana republic.
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Having an ineligible usurper in office in violation of the Constitution with the approval of both parties pretty much confirmed that.


57 posted on 10/21/2019 1:04:41 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

...Schmidt, who now identifies as an independent.

We don't want the bozo back - he should man up and go all the way... join with other democrats who hate Trump. There's no place in the party for this level of hysteria.

58 posted on 10/21/2019 1:15:03 PM PDT by GOPJ (Elizabeth Warren IS Jussie Smollett - - Kevin D. Williamson - - https://i.imgur.com/rxRjNeD.jpg)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Sounds like he cannot find anyone to hire his worthless ass and thus has proclaimed himself an Independent with this screed an obvious employment search to any and all anti-Trumpers.

Independent political consultant = A politically recognized person in search of employment.

International Independent political consultant =. A politically recognized person in search of employment on several continents.


59 posted on 10/21/2019 1:15:06 PM PDT by N. Theknow (Kennedys-Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat-But they know what's best for you.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Remember when Rove was the Magnificent Bastard? Now I’m realizing Rove was a magnificent conman and hack, as are his top students of Schmidt and Wallace.


60 posted on 10/21/2019 3:32:58 PM PDT by Widget Jr
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