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2 House Democrats Boycott Inauguration Over Trump Comments
The New York Times ^
| JAN. 5, 2017
| THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Posted on 01/05/2017 5:14:03 PM PST by mdittmar
WASHINGTON Two House Democrats are planning to boycott President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration to protest insulting comments Trump made during the campaign about women, minorities and other groups.
Reps. Katherine Clark of Massachusetts and Luis Gutierrez of Illinois said they are skipping the Jan. 20 ceremony at the Capitol as a matter of conscience.
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To: mdittmar
Sorry, I don't have a need to care.
"Ceterum censeo Islam esse delendam."
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
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posted on
01/05/2017 5:23:23 PM PST
by
LonePalm
(Commander and Chef)
To: mdittmar
It’s called duty. George Washington would kick you in the a**.
To: HiTech RedNeck
Wonder if the entire Supreme Court will attend the inauguration?
To: mdittmar
"Teacher says, every time a Democrat says they'll stay away from Trump's Inauguration, an Angel gets its wings"
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posted on
01/05/2017 5:27:25 PM PST
by
COBOL2Java
(1 Tim 2:1-3)
To: mdittmar
Luis deported himself? Ahead of schedule and under budget.
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posted on
01/05/2017 5:27:38 PM PST
by
proust
(Trump / Pence 2016!)
To: mdittmar
OH NOES Commies not attending the Inauguration..at least now the air will smell fresh instead of Commie lunacy
To: mdittmar
I wish they would do us all a favor and take Bill, Hillary, W and Laura with them so I don’t have to look at them.
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posted on
01/05/2017 5:32:06 PM PST
by
ZULU
(We are freedom's safest place!!!! #BOYCOTT HAMILTON!!! #BOYCOTT NEW YORK CITY!!!!!!!)
To: DOC44
The more the dumbocrats not showing up the better
No flies or bad odors.
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posted on
01/05/2017 5:33:12 PM PST
by
RW_Whacko
(RW_WHACKO)
To: SaveFerris
No surprise on Gutierrez. He can stay away. Hey, he can resign from congress for all that I care. He won’t. sigh.
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posted on
01/05/2017 5:34:42 PM PST
by
virgil
(The evil that men do lives after them.)
To: mdittmar
Luis Gutierrez of Illinois won’t be attending...I bet money he will be protesting with LaRaza during the inauguration.
To: mdittmar
I would wager a dollar to a donut these offended critters will be available for interview by the Control-Left Media.
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posted on
01/05/2017 5:35:21 PM PST
by
ptsal
To: Rastus
Exactly! They should quote him if he said those things. He didn’t. It’s so stupid.
To: mdittmar
Will lessen the Progressive stench by two. Come on Dems, you can do better than that .... how about 237 boycotting .... now that’s a boycott.
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posted on
01/05/2017 5:38:05 PM PST
by
RetiredTexasVet
(Dan Rather, a 60 Minutes Investigative Reporter for CBS, invented "Fake News"-fake but accurate.)
To: DOC44
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posted on
01/05/2017 5:38:22 PM PST
by
NTHockey
(Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners. And to the NSA trolls, FU)
To: mdittmar
insulting comments Trump made during the campaign about women... Who Rosie O'Donnell? Bimbo Kelly? Celebrity slut-groupies?
minorities and other groups.
What, non-citizens, wetbacks, LaRaza racists and Maniacal Murdering Moslems?
Get Em Out!
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posted on
01/05/2017 5:38:29 PM PST
by
ROCKLOBSTER
(I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free)
To: mdittmar
Good
The Swamp is draining early
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posted on
01/05/2017 5:39:04 PM PST
by
A_Former_Democrat
("Liberalism is a mental disorder" On FULL Display NOW BOYCOTT PepsiCO Kellogg's)
To: Red Steel
Yo Red..........except for Jerome Brown from CA
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posted on
01/05/2017 5:41:43 PM PST
by
willibeaux
(de ole Korean War vet age 87)
To: mdittmar
Do they just not attend? No, they make a big show of it. I don’t remember Trump asking them to be there.
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posted on
01/05/2017 5:42:56 PM PST
by
Vision
(Evil is Powerless if the Good are Unafraid - Reagan)
To: mdittmar
Good, make room for someone else.
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posted on
01/05/2017 5:43:37 PM PST
by
csvset
( Illegitimi non carborundum)
To: mdittmar
They’ll be at the anti-Trump protests no doubt.
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posted on
01/05/2017 5:47:25 PM PST
by
mass55th
(Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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