‘Absolute bloodbath’ at RNC as new leadership loyal to Trump purges staff

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  1. JohnHamilton

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    The Democrats want it both ways. Given the disappointing results of the 2022 midterms, it was obvious that the current Republican team didn’t do the job.

    I was against the reelection of Rhonda McDaniel as Republican chair. She doesn’t have what it takes to win modern elections which requires mail in ballots and legal ballot harvesting. The Democrats are masters at it, and the Republicans need to catch up. McDaniel has shown that she does not have that ability.

    Of course the Democrats what to keep the incompetent chairperson and her team in place. Why wouldn’t they?
     
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    BS. Prove that vicious propaganda. Link please.
     
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    What I mean is when your CEO goes to India with a "trade delegation" as part of a high-level visit, and upon his return you get a mandate from above to identify software projects to outsource to India and expedite setting up secure communications, etc. to locations in India. Is there a cost saving? Don't ask.

    Or when you're working to establish a US technology as a global standard, and word comes down that the US will support country X's technology instead because country X an important ally willing to give us something in a military forum.

    In short, State considers US businesses and taxpayers as sheep to be shorn and the wool used to buy political favors from other countries. It has been a huge invisible tax for decades.

    This spirit of US imperialism goes back to at least to Kennedy's "we shall pay any price, bear any burden". But the neocons in the '90s became particularly militant about insisting that every country adopt US political, financial, economic systems. It is definitely bipartisan and I'd consider Dick Cheney and Hilary Clinton as two sides of the same coin. Afghanistan and Iraq were followed by the color revolutions.
     
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    The Supreme Court's decision does not mean that abortion is a matter for the states. What is does is remove the constitutional protection of abortion. Thus, the anti-abortion movement is free to pursue Federal legislation to restrict abortion.

    One's view as to when life begins in the sense of a human life deserving of partial or full protection by law is largely a theological opinion. It is related to when one believes "ensoulment" occurs.
     
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    Its hardly that simple. I have some experience in that arena. For example, India had an anti-tank missile similar to our TOW years ago. Our TOW night sight was built by a company called KOLLSMAN in New Hampshire. The Indians insisted that they would only buy the KOLLSMAN system if assembly was done in India in a "technology trade" deal. On the other hand, years later, Britain wanted Apache Helicopters but insisted that Westland Helicopters do all the manufacturing under license from Boeing. After a year of negotiating, Westland determined that they didn't have the technical capability to execute the program so they just bought the birds directly from Boeing.

    I have been involved in lots of FMS (Foreign Military Sales) and direct sales to foreign nations. Some needed secure communications, like when Japan bought the rights to build Stinger missiles. They wouldn't buy them at all if they didn't get the "technology transfer".

    And then there was the sale of those KOLLSMAN night sights to Pakistan. I had the paperwork all ready to be signed and was walking into the office of our military liaison in Islamabad... when the whole deal fell through when State had a beef with Pakistan about their nukes and all military deals were frozen.

    I remember another deal having to do with our Lockheed's AFMSS (Air Force Mission Support System). It was a flight simulator that had inputs about enemy air defense, other THREATS, weather and real time battlefield conditions. It allowed our pilots to fly their missions in a high fidelity simulator with near real time conditions. When the Chernobyl disaster hit, the Russians wanted to buy it so they could simulate real world conditions in near real time and do emergency planning based on accurate weather conditions, terrain inputs and such. They went to the World Bank to get financing but they were turned down. They offered us (literally) a ship loaded with vodka in payment. Obviously the deal didn't go through.

    So, I gues my point is that these deals are too variable, too unpredictable for their to be any master hand guiding them. It's not that simple. It's not that controllable. Nor is there any master conspiracy able to make things happen.
     
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    Right. The Court held that there is no Constitutional right to abortion because there is no mention of abortion in the Constitution (this isn't rocket science). That court decision says nothing about morality, religion, nor does it make any judgements at all about abortion. It simply says its not a federal issue. States should establish their own laws.

    What's your problem? If the PEOPLE agree with you, then the laws will reflect that and you should have no problem. If the PEOPLE, the VOTERS choose to prioritize the right of the unborn to live, then the laws in such states will reflect THAT.

    What's your problem? You don't want the voice of the people to be heard? You don't like DEMOCRACY? (Strange position for a Democrat.)
     
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    Not at all the case. You obviously didn't read the opinion. Not only is it not a federally guaranteed right delineated in the constitution, it is not a power delegated by The People or the States to the federal government. The opinion clearly states abortion is not within the powers delegated to the federal government.
     
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    The old leadership spent group money to attack pro-Trump candidates instead of attacking Democrat candidates and expanding the number of elected Republicans. That they have now been fired is a very good thing.
     
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    And removing those that don't fall in line with him and HIS ideology. As is his pattern, he surrounds himself with yes people. Easier to control them and get them to d o his bidding.
     
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    You seem to be repeating this talking point over and over. I guess if Trump doesn't get in there might be a moment of a reflection for you huh?
     
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    I keep getting the same response. I'm just playing the same game.
     
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    We are not sure for certain if it was this exact group.
     
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    In lay terms, it is your rationalization.
     
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    This is great news.

    Purge the RINOS.

    That's what you lefties don't seem to understand, we don't want your types.
     
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    Lol, possible absolute silence unless we can blame Joe Biden? Well, he's tagged so he might actually come up with a Trump friendly version,:).
     
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    Not at all. But getting the same response from someone over and over is more akin to being barked at by a dog that having a meaningful discourse. So I'll just bark back and have real conversations with more engaging posters.
     
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    That is understood perfectly. The TrumpReps want to be an excusive club with like minded folks............and that is counter to being American.
     
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    So, the Trump team kicked all the grownups out of the RNC. That won't end well.

    They're getting rid of anyone competent, and sending in the cronies.

    All the RNC money will get funneled to Trump. Other candidates will be left with scraps.

    The Trump team says they'll run the RNC like a business. Which, if the pattern for Trump's businesses holds, means they'll lie to everyone about everything, stiff every vendor and contractor, constantly commit fraud and perjury, line their own pockets with the money of the business, and then declare bankruptcy.

    Trump cultists, you know what you all have to do now. Dear Leader commands, after all, so you must obey.

    First, tell everyone how those lifelong loyal Republicans that went under the bus were really just RINOs. And don't worry, you won't ever go under the bus like that. You're so very special, and DearLeader loves you too much for that to happen. Of course, that's what those who just got ground under the tires thought.

    And second, SEND ALL OF YOUR MONEY TO TRUMP! Why are you still posting here? You have to sell your phone and computer, and give that money to Trump.
     
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    Indeed. That about covers it. Red flags all over and no one is paying attention.

    Run it like a business?? Trump style of course. NO ETHICS< just a money (and POWER ) grab. One way of gradually choking Democracy.
     
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    Not the Democrats. You can not really care for Biden, and nobody cares. If you're competent, you stay.

    Authoritarian followers won't be able to understand that way of thinking. It's just too alien to them.
     
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    Do you steal women's clothes from luggage in airports?
     
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    The end of the Republican party was actually about halfway through Bush#2s term. After that you decided to run mitt Romney, and then John McCain. The people that made these decisions were severely out of touch. The grave dirt had already been thrown into the Republican party at that point. Donald Trump represented Resurrection.
     
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    Bosses... be it business or services or team of any sort.. want loyalty, not a threat.
     
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    Excuse me???!!!! How does that elevate a discussion into something constructive ??
     
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    Won't be long and that'll be one of their goals. The left has done their damnedest to convince us that mental illness is the norm.....like, for example, being America and American is the duty to accept pedophiles as 'minor attracted' people. The left has gone off the deep end. I don't want anything to do with them, don't want to be around them and I certainly don't want my government representatives compromising with them....on any subject.
     
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