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Why do they all appear to be Nazis? (Original Post) Chasstev365 22 hrs ago OP
Obvious answer is obvious -misanthroptimist 21 hrs ago #1
When they show you who they are, believe them. SheltieLover 21 hrs ago #2
Gee, I wonder... sakabatou 21 hrs ago #3
Because they are???? redstatebluegirl 21 hrs ago #4
Don't be too quick to gloat. DFW 20 hrs ago #5
Oh, so both parties are the same. Mysterian 19 hrs ago #8
TOS prevent me from giving that its deserved response DFW 5 hrs ago #10
In positions the equivalent of WH deputy chief of staff? I think not. muriel_volestrangler 4 hrs ago #12
You should really canetoad 4 hrs ago #11
How about Mysterian 1 hr ago #13
*A few paragraphs of context from the story here* Duncan Grant 20 hrs ago #6
NOT TO WORRY: We have Ken Martin.🙄 Chasstev365 19 hrs ago #7
Because they are Botany 19 hrs ago #9

-misanthroptimist

(1,836 posts)
1. Obvious answer is obvious
Fri May 22, 2026, 01:00 PM
21 hrs ago

They're Nazis, one and all. They hate America, its Constitution, and its people.

DFW

(60,466 posts)
5. Don't be too quick to gloat.
Fri May 22, 2026, 02:02 PM
20 hrs ago

They may not strive to look or sound like NSDAP skinheads the way the Republicans do, but we have people in our party with similar goals and tactics—primary those who do not tow the line of the purest ideologues, who just happen to be themselves. Different ideologies, obviously, but similar tactics.

DFW

(60,466 posts)
10. TOS prevent me from giving that its deserved response
Sat May 23, 2026, 05:33 AM
5 hrs ago

Suffice it to say that neither party has been granted immunity from making stupid moves that do them more harm than good.

muriel_volestrangler

(106,612 posts)
12. In positions the equivalent of WH deputy chief of staff? I think not.
Sat May 23, 2026, 06:42 AM
4 hrs ago

You're pretending some fringe bloke who'd like to control the Democratic party is the same as Trump and his minions who actually do. You did deserve a response like that.

canetoad

(21,057 posts)
11. You should really
Sat May 23, 2026, 06:04 AM
4 hrs ago

Edit this post. DFW did not say that. This is a blatant twisting of words.

Duncan Grant

(8,944 posts)
6. *A few paragraphs of context from the story here*
Fri May 22, 2026, 02:13 PM
20 hrs ago
James Blair has six months to defend Republican power in Congress — but first he needed to send a message to his party.

Blair, the White House deputy chief of staff, spent weeks plotting to crush a group of Republican lawmakers in Indiana who defied the president’s demands for a more favorable congressional map. He personally helped recruit and vet their primary opponents while designing a strategy intended to end their political careers.

The night five of those Republican holdouts fell this month, a triumphant Blair thumped his chest on X with a gif of Russell Crowe in “Gladiator”: “Are you not entertained?”…

Called “the Oracle” by colleagues and “ruthless” even by friends, 36-year-old Blair has become one of the most powerful and feared operators in Republican politics. Within the White House, he’s seen as a potential successor to chief of staff Susie Wiles if she ever stepped down. On Capitol Hill, he has kept the party’s fragile majorities in line. Across the country, he has put recalcitrant Republicans on notice, no target too small. The bruising mid-decade redistricting battle that’s reshaping the midterm map? That’s Blair’s brainchild.


And yes, Blair’s insides match his outside — he’s a monstrous political operative.
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