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How Obama made anti-Trump Republicans jealous
CNN ^ | 7/28/16 | Ell Watkins

Posted on 07/28/2016 7:35:09 AM PDT by ek_hornbeck

President Barack Obama gave a forceful speech at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday that left many conservative voices opposed to Donald Trump imagining what could have been.

The initial reaction from many "Never Trump" Twitter users ranged from despondent at their own nominee to anger at the Democratic president's opportunity.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016dncconvention; antitrump; democraticconvention; gopestablishment; obama; trump
Take a look at some of the posted comments. The GOP establishment's remaining NeverTrumpers must be getting pretty desperate if they're citing glorified callgirl Amanda Carpenter as some kind of moral authority or mental lightweights Erick Erickson and John Podhoretz as intellectual authorities.

The take-home message of this story is to show, yet again, that the GOP establishment has a much stronger affinity for the Democratic establishment than for the grassroots and base of its own party. You'd think they'd at least make a token show of appreciation for the people they've conned for money and votes all these years, but that's evidently asking too much. As far as the GOP elite (and their lackeys like Erickson and Carpenter) are concerned, Clinton and Obama are at worst the loyal opposition. Trump and his supporters are the enemy.

1 posted on 07/28/2016 7:35:10 AM PDT by ek_hornbeck
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To: ek_hornbeck

FUDC.


2 posted on 07/28/2016 7:37:40 AM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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To: ek_hornbeck

There’s something about reading a theory proffered on CNN that sort of says “I think my brain is a cesspool”.

I can’t do it.


3 posted on 07/28/2016 7:38:28 AM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (I had a cool idea for a new tagline and I forgot it!)
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To: ek_hornbeck

The GOP are use to being wimps. They like their candidate to look nice and appealing but really have no bite.

No more.


4 posted on 07/28/2016 7:40:03 AM PDT by dragonblustar
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder
There’s something about reading a theory proffered on CNN that sort of says “I think my brain is a cesspool”.

CNN is hardly worse than Fox these days as far as being a mouthpiece for the political establishment. Regardless, it's not a theory - the GOP elites are secretly and sometimes not so secretly working to sabotage Trump and get Hillary elected.

The good news is that this election is getting these people to show their true colors, which will motivate even more voters to get out and support Trump against Hillary and against the wishes of the GOP establishment.

5 posted on 07/28/2016 7:42:06 AM PDT by ek_hornbeck
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“forceful speech”

Did he not take his fibre?


6 posted on 07/28/2016 7:42:37 AM PDT by Lent
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To: ek_hornbeck

Obama’s upset the election is not All About Him


7 posted on 07/28/2016 7:45:21 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: dragonblustar
The "Wisdom" of the GOP establishment on display:

John Podhoretz - Take about five paragraphs out of that Obama speech and it could have been a Reagan speech. Trust me. I know.

Why don't Podhoretz, Kristol, etc. just drop the charade and admit that their political agenda is just a spiced up version of Hillary's?

Amanda Carpenter - I am sure hearing a lot more about God and faith at the DNC than the RNC.

Nice try, Elmira Gantry. What does your God and your faith say about your little trysts with a married former Presidential candidate, sweetheart?

These hypocritical frauds all belong at the DNC convention.

8 posted on 07/28/2016 7:48:06 AM PDT by ek_hornbeck
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Obama’s speech was that of a self centered dictator, nothing in that speech was true and it was all about him, even when he was there for Hillary, he made the speech all about him.

Obama has problems, but the media is tripping over itself on how great this garbage speech was.


9 posted on 07/28/2016 7:49:40 AM PDT by arl295
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To: ek_hornbeck

In related news, Manson follower, Leslie Van Houten, denied parole...


10 posted on 07/28/2016 7:50:08 AM PDT by RckyRaCoCo (Political Correctness is a kool-aid drinking suicide cult)
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In related news, Manson follower, Leslie Van Houten, denied parole...

Hillary must be disappointed. She wanted both John Hinckley and Van Houten as keynotes at the convention along with the rest of their freakshow, she'll have to just settle for just Hinckley.

11 posted on 07/28/2016 7:51:53 AM PDT by ek_hornbeck
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They are the GOP eunuchs, the castrati.


12 posted on 07/28/2016 7:52:07 AM PDT by aquila48
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They are the GOP eunuchs

True in more ways than one. Eunuchs were always the flunkies at the Emperor's Court.

13 posted on 07/28/2016 7:55:23 AM PDT by ek_hornbeck
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"The GOP establishment's remaining NeverTrumpers must be getting pretty desperate if they're citing glorified callgirl Amanda Carpenter as some kind of moral authority..."

They're desperate because they haven't realized they're not really Republicans. They need to either slash their wrists, or join the RAT party...or both.

14 posted on 07/28/2016 7:56:46 AM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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Agree completely.

Some of the NeverTrumpers are not lightweights, but those who celebrated Obama’s “address” definitely are.


15 posted on 07/28/2016 8:01:00 AM PDT by oblomov (We have passed the point where "law," properly speaking, has any further application. - C. Thomas)
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To: ek_hornbeck

The take-home message of this story is to show, yet again, that the GOP establishment has a much stronger affinity for the Democratic establishment than for the grassroots and base of its own party.


100% correct


16 posted on 07/28/2016 8:03:28 AM PDT by samtheman (Vote Trump)
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To: butlerweave
Obama’s upset the election is not All About Him

Obama's speech bordered on delusional. America is experiencing the worst race riots and race relations since the late 1960's, and he's singing kumbaya.

The media spin on this is to call it optimism. I suppose that in a sense a man who talks about how lovely his aluminum siding is while setting his own house on fire is technically an optimist, though most of us have better words for it.

17 posted on 07/28/2016 8:11:27 AM PDT by ek_hornbeck
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Obama speaks at the DNC.

Also known as: "The I's have it."

And the me's and the myself's...

18 posted on 07/28/2016 8:12:53 AM 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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Klintoon is a commie bitch ...


19 posted on 07/28/2016 9:11:12 AM PDT by VRWC For Truth (FUBO & FUHRC too ...)
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“that left many conservative voices opposed to Donald Trump imagining what could have been.”

Jeb Bush, right?


20 posted on 07/28/2016 9:31:18 AM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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