The Gallery of Thatcher- and Reagan-Inspired Assholes

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Frank Luntz: the man who came up with ‘climate change’ — and regrets it

For three decades he made conservative ideas popular. He got a lot wrong, he tells Jane Mulkerrins

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An asshole who inspired Thatcher and Reagan:

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A few blasts from the past…

Regrets beginning in 2018, and they’re still following the same course? Yeah, whatever… :roll_eyes:

Wait, where did these folks go?

The folks behind The Lincoln Project seems to have plenty of regrets, too - political, financial, and legal ones :grimacing::

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… if we just had one more political party :roll_eyes:

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TIG didn’t work in the UK where third parties can be successful. Why would anyone think it would work in the US?

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It seems like they gave up on trying to change both parties from within. However, the existing political machines - as well as feelings of loyalty and familiarity in voters - aren’t easily challenged or replaced. Their shift in focus from national contests to the state and local levels might help prevent the GOP from placing more election deniers in critical positions, though. :crossed_fingers:t4:

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Nobody has posted Liz “less charisma and staying power than a lettuce” Truss yet?

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Liz Truss is trying to channel Margaret Thatcher. Why it’s not working. - The Washington Post

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I hate to admit it, but Maggie was competent at her job, something which Liz Truss has shown no signs of at any point in her political career.

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… something something poll tax

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And it took her ten years to fail that badly, not ten days.

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“… in the future everyone will be famous
prime minister for fifteen minutes”

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“You’re a sick puppy”

Whatever they do, none of them should let him take them for a ride after that! :grimacing:

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Not what they meant, but teaching children about what other folks believe is a good way to break down faith/race-specific intolerances early on.

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