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Eliot Rosewater

(33,248 posts)
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 12:25 PM Jul 19

Like Christopher Titus was remarking, why would every single republican but one in the House

Block release of information about a pedophile, knowing this would hurt them politically, unless they didn’t think they had to worry about elections anymore?

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Like Christopher Titus was remarking, why would every single republican but one in the House (Original Post) Eliot Rosewater Jul 19 OP
I agree vapor2 Jul 19 #1
Watch this Eliot Rosewater Jul 19 #2
To be fair, unblock Jul 19 #3
Bingo, not to mention BaronChocula Jul 19 #15
I preface Eliise Stefanik's name with mgardener Jul 19 #4
Republican politicians have to assess the markodochartaigh Jul 19 #5
Or the answer is much simpler, it's rigged Eliot Rosewater Jul 19 #6
Or both. markodochartaigh Jul 19 #7
Yes, and while Vance may not be their choice to take over Eliot Rosewater Jul 19 #8
Authoritarians have no problem with killing markodochartaigh Jul 19 #9
Or they think that, given time, the evidence can be sorted, and the inconvenient bits disappeared muriel_volestrangler Jul 19 #10
"In four years you don't have to vote again, it'll be fixed so good you're not gonna have to vote." - Donald Trump, 2024 sop Jul 19 #11
Trump told them not to vote for him. He didn't need their votes. Blue Full Moon Jul 19 #12
And that his friend musk knew how to deal with those voting machines Eliot Rosewater Jul 19 #13
Those beautiful counting computers Blue Full Moon Jul 19 #14

vapor2

(2,754 posts)
1. I agree
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 12:33 PM
Jul 19

and think they will rig the election which is why they have gutted every social benefit

unblock

(55,435 posts)
3. To be fair,
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 12:39 PM
Jul 19

Republican have always understood that they only need to get a majority on one particular day in November.

I'm sure part of the thinking about that one big bollocks bill they just past passed was that it would be ancient history by the next election.

People will remember pictures and names on the list if it comes out, those careers might be ruined. But they won't remember others who tried to block it. Republicans will gin up a dozen hoaxes and pseudoscandals between now and the next election...,

BaronChocula

(3,033 posts)
15. Bingo, not to mention
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 02:36 PM
Jul 19

Nothing republicans do or stand for is EVER popular. It's why they so easily (and often glibly) traffic in culture war issues.

mgardener

(2,112 posts)
4. I preface Eliise Stefanik's name with
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 12:43 PM
Jul 19

'Pedophile enabler' , Elise Stefanik

That is exactly what they have done.
Enabled pedophiles.

markodochartaigh

(3,443 posts)
5. Republican politicians have to assess the
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 12:46 PM
Jul 19

situation carefully. On one hand there is protecting a pedophile. But on the other hand the pedophile has been successfully protected by politicians and the media for years. And if their authoritarian Strong Leader goes down, he will no doubt leave the party in disarray since they haven't been able to choose an heir apparent. Also, Republicans don't always condemn pedophiles. Remember chief justice Roy Moore in Alabama who barely lost his senate bid, and look at all of the pedophile religious leaders who get away with pedophilia for years before being slapped on the wrist.

Eliot Rosewater

(33,248 posts)
8. Yes, and while Vance may not be their choice to take over
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 01:01 PM
Jul 19

He will use violence to stay in power if the piece of shit dies or whatever, I almost said removed but he will never be removed.

We need to keep in mind the Supreme Court is in the hands of people who purposely ignore and violate the law and the constitution every time they make a ruling.

It’s funny, I remember being mocked here when I said all of the Trump appointees would go along with anything he wanted, like I was mocked when I said Maga would approve of killing Americans.

markodochartaigh

(3,443 posts)
9. Authoritarians have no problem with killing
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 01:20 PM
Jul 19

when it is done at the behest of their Strong Leader, it fact it can energize them. The whole "shoot someone on Fifth Avenue" thing? Well, Trump did the presidential equivalent by ramping up executions of federal prisoners before the election.

muriel_volestrangler

(104,208 posts)
10. Or they think that, given time, the evidence can be sorted, and the inconvenient bits disappeared
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 01:30 PM
Jul 19

so that they will eventually have something to release and satisfy the MAGA horde, however untruthful it actually is.

sop

(15,321 posts)
11. "In four years you don't have to vote again, it'll be fixed so good you're not gonna have to vote." - Donald Trump, 2024
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 01:53 PM
Jul 19

Maybe he meant by 2026.

Blue Full Moon

(2,512 posts)
12. Trump told them not to vote for him. He didn't need their votes.
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 02:12 PM
Jul 19

He then promised his beautiful Christians that they would never have to vote again.

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