The Gallery of Trump-Inspired Assholes (Part 1)

Seems low.

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Hopefully multiplied by 20 for the number of kids killed in the shooting.

Also, it seems as this is just the fines applied before the trial.

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Thread.

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Heā€™s made for US politics in other ways, too.

Of course, heā€™s a Republican now. Yet another example of the DNCā€™s political expertise in action.

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Note that this article is not a criticism of Gallagher, but is instead a soft-focus lightweight promotional piece. Gallagher is described as a ā€œconservative activistā€ who ā€œran into troubleā€.

The empire is bipartisan.

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NYT giving out strange mixed-messages? No way!

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Maybe reporters and editors are afraid that if they donā€™t effectively lick his boots, heā€™ll come and slit their throats.

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Not an unreasonable fear. Heā€™s gotten away with it before.

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Yep, thatā€™s what I was referring to.

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Have we not discussed the Republican addiction to projection to death? Well, hereā€™s another one:

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Among other evil things ā€œInvictus is notorious for drinking goat blood in a pagan ritual during his failed 2016 campaign for U.S. Senate.ā€

Well kids, lets hope that dispels any myths you might have about goats. /s

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Other than owning the libs, I donā€™t see a plus side for Trump.

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Like many former Illinois governors, Blagojevich is both a criminal and a Democrat

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You could probably replace ā€œowning the libsā€ with ā€œflouting due process of the lawā€ and achieve the same effect, since at this point ā€œthe libsā€ are the only ones actually interested in things like punishing people for the crimes theyā€™ve committed while in office.

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Donā€™t kid yourself: in the extensive list of high ranking politicians who have gone to prison in Illinois, itā€™s a pretty even mix between D and R.

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Please note: The Senate cannot ā€œdismissā€ articles of impeachment that have been voted by the House but have yet to be filed in the Senate. Neither the Senate rules nor the Constitution permit any such move.

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Iā€™ve said before: what shocks other places gets a jaded side-eye from Chicago. To get away with things in Illinois, you have to be good. None of this half-assery you can pull elsewhere. Illinois, and especially Chicago, have too long a history. The fact that these guys are in jail also means thereā€™s also a history of doing something about it.

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There was a joke doing the rounds in 2012 that if you were sitting in a room, and you look around and see two Illinois governors, then youā€™re probably in prison.

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When I was in school in WV, every single living ex-gov was in prison. That is a streak to be proud of!

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