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Why Trump Failed to Drain the Swamp
YouTube ^ | 4/1/21 | Patrick Rooney

Posted on 04/01/2021 5:16:34 PM PDT by rebuildus

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To: LuxAerterna
I was also shocked at how weak Senate Republicans were

Welcome to the party, pal.

101 posted on 04/02/2021 5:00:10 AM PDT by Jim Noble (In times of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act)
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To: LuxAerterna

Senate GOP members are corrupt, not weak.


102 posted on 04/02/2021 5:00:58 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: enumerated
You've got it.

Just as long as you realize this all-encompassing cancer it not an American phenomena.

It was around long before America and the world is its playground.

In fact, they top of the pyramid is international. The American players currently are mere puppets and tools.


103 posted on 04/02/2021 5:01:27 AM PDT by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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To: SecondAmendment
fire EVERYONE in D.C. , close the current Fed Gov, and start from scratch = SECESSION.
104 posted on 04/02/2021 5:01:53 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: zeestephen
If Conservatives do not hold Trump's feet to the political fire, who will?

Oh, is that what you're doing?

Certainly not you and Q.

Considering that Q is Trump (Q+), that's a silly statement.


105 posted on 04/02/2021 5:03:32 AM PDT by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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To: bramps
My point went miles over your head.


106 posted on 04/02/2021 5:04:14 AM PDT by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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To: bagster
It was around long before America and the world is its playground.


107 posted on 04/02/2021 5:07:36 AM PDT by humblegunner (Balls To Picasso.)
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To: Levy78

“Trump made absolutely horrible cabinet picks throughout his presidency.”

Not only that, but he retained already existing absolutely horrible personnel throughout his presidency, at the cabinet levels and lower.

“the president only has a modicum of control, at best, over such things.”

We realized that about halfway through his term. Even with GOP legislators and cabinet members, PDJT had basically no control. He was doomed from Day One, basically.


108 posted on 04/02/2021 5:08:37 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam ("if I perish, I perish." Esther 4:16)
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To: Kevmo

The Deep State body, including the whole Senate, reacted to Trump like the human body reacts to a transplanted organ.

What was needed was strong immunosuppression, and we did not get it.

The day in 2017 when McConnell warned Trump not to fire Mueller, “or else”, was in retrospect the day everything came apart.


109 posted on 04/02/2021 5:13:18 AM PDT by Jim Noble (In times of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act)
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To: bramps
Trump got himself so hated (the Rosie comment was, as I said, just one example) by so many who otherwise would have admitted they agreed with him, that they were willing to look the other way as the election (and our very freedom) was stolen.

Well, this one is easy dismantle. So easy a cavemen could do it.

So lemme get this straight.

You agreed that the election was stolen, but the Trump hate didn't kick in until we saw it stolen and people stood by and let it happen cause of Trump hate.

But the reason it had to be stolen in the first place was Trump got not only more votes than he got in 2016 (even after the stolen votes), but in real live reality, more votes than any incumbent in the history of the earth.

No, sir. Your theory has no logic at all. Its just the same bitch never-Trumpers have been making since he stepped off the escalator. You wouldn't be able to make that statement if we had a fair election.

Point two (and don't let this one go over your head): If the election were held on whether people agreed with Trump's statements and attitudes about Rosie O'Donnell, Trump would also win in a landslide.

You see, the people that hated EVERYTHING about Trump would have hated him without his mean tweets. They only pretended to hate everything as a means to an end.

This is real simple stuff, Bramps, especially if you have been observing politics during your lifetime.

It never has and never will be about Rosie O'Donnell or any other 'victim' of Donald Trump. That's just how the derps tried to get you to say the stuff you just said and housefraus to turn against Trump. Didn't work then, and worked even less in 2020. Why is it working now, on FR?

Its time to wake up and stop letting them manipulate you.


110 posted on 04/02/2021 5:16:31 AM PDT by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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To: humblegunner

That is at the top of the meme leaderboard for 2021.

Of course, the year is young...


111 posted on 04/02/2021 5:19:48 AM PDT by Jim Noble (In times of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act)
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To: robel

You’re right, and I would add the obvious, one man is never going to drain the swamp. He certainly didn’t get much help. If he can come back in ‘24 he’ll be much wiser. I hope he stays more focused and doesn’t fight battles he doesn’t need to fight next time.

For an outsider though he did a phenomenal job overall, four more years and he would have done an order of magnitude greater job.


112 posted on 04/02/2021 5:24:16 AM PDT by MrKatykelly
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To: bagster

Dr. Bagster, I have a question. After reading this thread, I am now conflicted. Perhaps you would be able to help me resolve this dilemma?

I have a mask that has the phrase ‘Rosie O is a pig’ printed on it. Should I continue to wear it and potentially offend those Trump supporters who stayed home last November or voted for Buyden in protest? Or should I not wear it, and go maskless as it is the only one I have? To do so is a grave concern to me since I have a 99.5% of surviving a covid infection at my age, plus no co-morbidities. I could theoretically get covid and actually cross paths with Rosie and infect her. We know she has co-morbidities since she’s fat, much like a pig. I would feel terrible if she died as I would never be able to ever wear my mask again...you know that phrase about not making fun of the dead.

Awaiting your pearls of wisdom.


113 posted on 04/02/2021 5:30:17 AM PDT by Typelouder
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To: central_va
Senate GOP members are corrupt, not weak.

They're both.

One has to be weak to be so easily corrupted. Weak and fearful and petty. And unprincipled. And lacking the courage to stand up to threats, bribery, and blackmail. And risk death, because that is how the game is played these days.

And moral enough to not have provided the material to be blackmailed or leveraged in the first place.

The derp state will always be able to find a lever, and once owned, the corrupt are owned for life, because the levers only grow and grow, as the corrupt acts pile up.

This is how the deep state maintains and protects itself, and grows like the blob in a black and white movie starring Steve McQueen.

We may never find an un-corruptible man ever again, like we had in Trump, for he surely is one.

And to see him quibbled at (or have his 'feet held to the fire, as one on thread said) by people that have no idea what was and is going on behind the scenes, is beyond my tolerance level.


114 posted on 04/02/2021 5:30:19 AM PDT by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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To: bagster
Re: "Oh, is that what you're doing?"

I am a big fan of empirical evidence.

If you can give me one example of a consequential, secret, Trump victory against the Deep State, I will retract and apologize.

115 posted on 04/02/2021 5:32:00 AM PDT by zeestephen
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To: Jim Noble

This is what I don’t understand:

Having failed to restore the Republic by working within the corrupt system, why is he still trying to work within the system?

The voting machines and software are still there. The whole corrupt system is still in place.

Only now, since he ceded power, he is just on the outside looking in, all over again.

It doesn’t make any sense to me.

Mrs. K


116 posted on 04/02/2021 5:32:30 AM PDT by Kalamata (BIBLE RESEARCH TOOLS: http://bibleresearchtools.com/)
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To: humblegunner
Now you're talking, HG.

Welcome aboard the truth train. 'Bout damn time (BDT).


117 posted on 04/02/2021 5:32:39 AM PDT by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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To: MrKatykelly
I hope he stays more focused and doesn’t fight battles he doesn’t need to fight next time.

He never fought a battle he never needed to fight.

Had he not fought, he would have been what you people complained about W. Bush for. Not responding and letting the derps control the narrative.

No, Trump had to fight EVERYTHING the derps threw at him. And he had to fight the fake news media every inch of the way. He had to make the people aware of what the fake news was. He had to try to stem the destruction of our culture.

He had to FIGHT. With tweets, words, and with every fiber of his being. We will not see such a fighter again.

The only way to defeat the derps is with truth and with combat. There is no other way.

And it has to start with one man. That man is Donald Trump.

Others gain courage when a brave man stands up. Hence, the rallies and the landslide victory.


118 posted on 04/02/2021 5:41:11 AM PDT by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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To: Typelouder
I have a mask that has the phrase ‘Rosie O is a pig’ printed on it. Should I continue to wear it and potentially offend those Trump supporters who stayed home last November or voted for Buyden in protest? Or should I not wear it, and go maskless as it is the only one I have? To do so is a grave concern to me since I have a 99.5% of surviving a covid infection at my age, plus no co-morbidities.

There are easily accessible t-shirt companies that you can order custom made shirts from off the internet. Get a 'Rosie O'Donell is a Pig' shirt and put away your cares.

Trump supporters who stayed home last November or voted for Buyden in protest?

That number is as close to zero without being zero that its not worth talking about.

I could theoretically get covid and actually cross paths with Rosie and infect her.

That would be a positive outcome and you should bite the bullet and volunteer for that duty. For the children and America.

That will be a nickel, thankQ for your business.


119 posted on 04/02/2021 5:52:51 AM PDT by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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To: zeestephen
If you can give me one example of a consequential, secret, Trump victory against the Deep State, I will retract and apologize.

The resignation of the Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan. You don't think he resigned to spend more time with his family, do you?

The resignation of many [R] Congressmen and Senators, far more than ever before (check the numbers).

The unusual number of corporate CEOs (again, check the numbers).

The flipping of Saudi Arabia from team Derp to team MAGA.

The pacification of Little Rocket Man (NK) and its removal from Derp control.

The shutdown of the Derp draining of America and the confrontation of the real enemy, Derp ally China.

That's off the top of my head and rendered with little effort. Surely you are aware of these things. What did you think that was, anyway?

#PayAttention

#BecomeAwareOfTheWorldAroundYou

#GetOffTrumpsBack


120 posted on 04/02/2021 6:02:14 AM PDT by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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