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angrychair

(12,545 posts)

14. Republicans don't care

Reply to SSJVegeta (Reply #8)

Tue May 12, 2026, 10:37 PM

May 12

They will suffer any indignity to please their Big Daddy. This is a cult and a racist one to boot.

As president Johnson said:

If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.

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Most TN House Democrats stripped of their committee assignments [View all] riversedge May 12 OP

Let's not mince words, it is time to call out the Republican Party as the party lostincalifornia May 12 #1

Shut it down orangecrush May 12 #2

Im thinking TN GOP wont have much longer to be tyranical jerks SSJVegeta May 12 #3

That's wishful thinking I'm afraid FBaggins May 12 #7

Nothing lasts forever SSJVegeta May 12 #8

Republicans don't care angrychair May 12 #14

Yeah but when they dont have anything in their pockets left to pay for all the hatred SSJVegeta May 12 #15

I don't believe those polls for one second angrychair May 12 #16

No, I think this is what a majority of Tennessee wants. At least the majority that votes. AZLD4Candidate May 12 #9

They are slowly realizing their hatred doesnt put food on the table SSJVegeta May 12 #12

Way to go SCOTUS ... Mission accomplished! FakeNoose May 12 #4

time shut down anything having to do with nashville - sorry nashville artists, you're no longer welcome in dems homes msongs May 12 #5

The recourse is financial. LakeVermilion May 12 #6

Time to crush the confederacy once and for all Solly Mack May 12 #10

If the meetings are public, can they attend anyway???? nt in2herbs May 12 #11

They're public - as required by their sunshine laws FBaggins May 12 #13

The South is rising again. BradBo May 12 #17

The way those two young Justins have been treated by the Republicans in charge Marie Marie May 12 #18

2026 and these morons are still fighting the Civil War. NoMoreRepugs May 12 #19

In addition to distilleries and tourism, what economic drivers can be niyad May 12 #20

Dollywood is in Pigeon Forge, TN and the Grand Ol' Opry is in Nashville, TN FakeNoose May 13 #21

KKKennessee purr-rat beauty May 13 #22

Tennessee not a place I wannabe! oasis May 13 #23