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Wake held near Capitol Hill for the Republican Party
WTOP News (Washington DC) ^ | July 21, 2016 10:55 pm | Mike Murillo | @MikeMurilloWTOP

Posted on 07/23/2016 12:27:50 PM PDT by COBOL2Java

WASHINGTON — At an Irish pub popular among those who work on Capitol Hill, a coffin covered in black was placed across from the bar where people order pints of beer.

The attendees, former and current Republicans who once worked on Capitol Hill, gathered for a traditional Irish wake in honor of the political party they said they once knew.

“We said we should get together and have a drink and toast the death of party, as we sit here and watch it dying on us,” said Chris Scheve, one of the event organizers.

Those who walked into The Dubliner in downtown D.C. were initially greeted by a wreath with white flowers surrounding a sign that read “R.I.P. GOP.” On the bar, jelly beans — a favorite of former President Ronald Reagan — were available for those in attendance.

Also at the wake were Democrats who got word of the event and wanted to see what it is all about.

“I am fully supportive of the Republicans that are saying Trump is not the direction that we want to go,” said Democrat Angelina McIntire, of Vienna, Virginia.

A picture of Ronald Reagan sat in front of the small coffin next to portraits of Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt and Dwight D. Eisenhower.

The event took place on the night that Donald Trump accepted the GOP’s nomination in Cleveland. Most of those toasting the party are upset that Donald Trump is the Republican Party’s choice for President of the United States.

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To: donna

Its all about money. The Republican Establishment is nothing but a incestuous cabal of insiders who offer campaign services. All of them from senator to pundit are invested directly or indirectly in these services. Campaign season is harvest time where they suck up all the money being spent from PACs and individual campaigns. This is why politicians continue to “fight on” even though they know they have no chance of winning. They are not try to revive their campaign, they are ringing every dime they can out of it.

Mr. Trump is not going to use Republican Establishment ad agencies , consulting services, or ineffective computer programs. Most of these services are way over priced compared to simular services offered outside the beltway. They are overpriced because the people who spend the money, friends, and relatives are profiting off of them. It’s all about to end. It will all be exposed.

The most threatening thing to the charlatans is that if Mr. Trump wins, he will have made all these people and their services irrelevant.

That’s why the Republican Establishment is so dead set against Mr. Trump.

And it’s about damn time it happened.
Trump/Pence 2016


41 posted on 07/23/2016 1:46:14 PM PDT by M.A.Meddybemps (Remember Mississippi! Eh-Yup!)
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To: M.A.Meddybemps

Bingo. And it’s why the Republican/Democrat thing is a sham, it’s the uniparty on the gravy train.


42 posted on 07/23/2016 2:13:05 PM PDT by Fido969
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To: Safetgiver
Did anybody jump up onto the bartop and take their clothes off?//.....Bernie Hill did and people just turned their backs.
43 posted on 07/23/2016 2:49:28 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (Nothing special re words "radical Islam"!, Nation of IsIam is just "Islam." NOI/ISIS equals murder!)
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To: COBOL2Java

Was Ted in attendance


44 posted on 07/23/2016 3:21:00 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: COBOL2Java

One down. One to go.

We started with the low-hanging fruit. Now let’s move on to the Dem party which is even more corrupt. When the Democrat party is gone, the celebrations will go on for days.


45 posted on 07/23/2016 3:34:12 PM PDT by generally
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To: Grampa Dave

Well. Why am I not surprised?!!
If true, DAMN that Cruz’s turncoat ass!!


46 posted on 07/23/2016 5:57:57 PM PDT by Twinkie (JOHN 3:16)
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To: COBOL2Java

Drama Queens to the bitter end.


47 posted on 07/23/2016 6:00:39 PM PDT by Pelham (Best.Election.Ever)
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To: COBOL2Java

The Dubliner
www.dublinerdc.com
520 N Capitol St NW, Washington, DC 20001
(catty corner from Union Station)

48 posted on 07/23/2016 7:53:37 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (We will no longer surrender this country to the false song of globalism. --Donald Trump)
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