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Abundant tweets about civil liberties & national security. "Has a longer memory than an elephant & keeps more records than Jim Comey.” Legendary potty mouth.

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    1. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 6 Aug 2017

      On Feb 20, 2016, Trump beat Christian Conservative candidate, Ted Cruz, in SC, 34.5% to 19.3%. ~3 weeks before hack-and-leak by RU started

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    2. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 6 Aug 2017
      Replying to @emptywheel

      A critical date bc it proved explicit racism could--and would--beat all the claptrap GOP has invested in religion over last several decades.

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    3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 6 Aug 2017
      Replying to @emptywheel

      I raise that bc there's STILL a push to suggest Trumpistas influenced by Putin. Yeah, Putin helped. But Trump was ALREADY winning w/racism.

      5 replies 23 retweets 74 likes
    4. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 6 Aug 2017
      Replying to @emptywheel

      Push to blame Trump exclusively on Putin has effect of letting racists off the hook. They--& America--are not responsible for racism. RU is.

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      emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 6 Aug 2017

      But the fact of the matter--as proven by SC primary--is Trump was enabled first and foremost by America's tolerance of racism.

      10:34 AM - 6 Aug 2017
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        2. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 6 Aug 2017
          Replying to @JeanLR

          It's a more helpful insight than blaming Putin.

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        4. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 6 Aug 2017
          Replying to @JeanLR

          I'm not overlooking. I'm pointing out that people who want to blame RU first are coddling racists.

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        5. Art Crow‏ @Bad_Lizard 6 Aug 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel @JeanLR

          I'd like to see the syllogism that makes this a valid logical conclusion. I'm serious.

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        2. Daniel Schultz‏ @pastordan 6 Aug 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          Way I think about it is racism made him competitive with HRC, Putin put him over the top.

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        3. Daniel Schultz‏ @pastordan 6 Aug 2017
          Replying to @pastordan @emptywheel

          Oh and sexism, let us not forget the sexism.

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        4. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 6 Aug 2017
          Replying to @pastordan

          And also Hillary's ineptitude. Let's not forget ineptitude.

          2 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
        5. [̺̫̣̼̻́͐́́͠b̨̫͑͒̉͊̾͘elg] rade‏ @radezz 6 Aug 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel @pastordan

          I Can't believe how your fellow Americans keep omitting that factor: she outspent him 2:1. Ppl hated her. Elites had isolated themselves.

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        6. [̺̫̣̼̻́͐́́͠b̨̫͑͒̉͊̾͘elg] rade‏ @radezz 6 Aug 2017
          Replying to @radezz @emptywheel @pastordan

          But importantly, from my vantage point, and I consider myself benevolent twrds US, you don't have that many rasists to elect him! Maybe, as

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        8. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 6 Aug 2017
          Replying to @JeanLR @radezz @pastordan

          Sexism and racism created the fake propaganda that Hillary didn't campaign in MI? That she ignored polling?

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        9. [̺̫̣̼̻́͐́́͠b̨̫͑͒̉͊̾͘elg] rade‏ @radezz 6 Aug 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel @JeanLR @pastordan

          Unless voices of reason prevail this Rusha-hysteria will give us (rest of world) 4+4(+4) yrs of DJT, Pence...and Im not saying it's good/bad

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        2. Gary Parsons‏ @SF_Gary_ 6 Aug 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          Tolerance of racism? That's being awfully kind. Non-urban America is shockingly racist and sexist, not just tolerant.

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        3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 6 Aug 2017
          Replying to @SF_Gary_

          Agree. But even mainstream urban GOP has tolerated racism. Lots of Dems have too.

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        4. Gary Parsons‏ @SF_Gary_ 6 Aug 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          I agree. I just think a lot of "tolerance" for racism is only racism by cowards.

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        1. Carrie Ballard‏ @AtelierEnglish 6 Aug 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          How long is it going to take to expunge that? My god, how long does it hang on?

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        1. xpostfactoid‏ @xpostfactoid 6 Aug 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          Yes -- we were rotten-ripe but Putin's well-timed finger push may have been just enough to tip us over.

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        1. murdoch davis‏ @murdochdavis 6 Aug 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          Tolerance is so passive. This was a warm embrace. And it continues.

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        1. Jo Wuest‏ @josefveest 6 Aug 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          Sounds right but I think Parenti explained well why "racism" alone was not entirely the driving message here https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/11/trump-speeches-populism-war-economics-election/ …

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