No, fellow "crazy liberal" Frank Rich does too. He says: "All cults come to an end, often abruptly, and Trump’s Republican Party is nothing if not a cult." Rich compares Trump's collaborators to Nixon's toadies and the Vichy collaborators:

 
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/01/what-will-happen-to-trumps-republican-collaborators.html

So a far Left writer hates Trump and his defenders. This is a dog bites man story.

 
Seriously, who cares?

happy hour where you are?  If all your posts are going to be this incoherent, its probably a good idea that you're using your alias.  That way, you may be able to trick a few providers into still seeing you.  

that I pointed out your multiple mistakes in your post below:
http://www.theeroticreview.com/discussion-boards/politics-and-religion-39/socal-political-news----346806?page=1

 
that you had to make a feeble attempt to get back at me in this thread. Wow! I merely pointed out that you were totally wrong when you claimed Dr. Drew "announced" he was running against Adam Schiff even though one month had passed since the filing deadline and Drew hadn't entered the race. You also said that the story from Los Angeles hadn't "gone national" which is a silly thing to say in this day and age. What, LA isn't connected to the telegraph lines, lol.

 

Why don't you grow up? Next time come up with something better than my post was "disjointed". What a weak post! Geez, is this the level of maturity on this board? Next time grow a pair and just admit you were wrong instead of trying to get back at someone in a different thread.

at the unanimous Republican House support for Trump during the impeachment hearings. They were utterly uninterested in the facts, utterly uninterested in protecting the whistleblower even though he had no meaningful testimony to offer, and were more than happy to trash their democratic colleagues at every opportunity. Such loyalty for a man who would turn on them in an instant if they said anything critical of Trump.

Calling them a “cult” is not unreasonable,  since cult members are typically blindly loyal to the leader no matter his faults, so maybe we should give Laffy some credit for coming up with that on his own.

I think Mr. Rich goes way too far, however, with the Hitler and Vichy comparisons. Trump is a sad, pathetic man woefully unqualified for a leadership position but he is not a murderous criminal (yes, I know I did point out that the four persons killed in the drone strike were effectively murdered by Trump but I doubt he gave the “collateral damage” any thought when he pulled the trigger, unlike Hitler. Hitler was evil-Trump is just pathetic, petty, and intellectually bereft except where his self interest is involved).

But thanks for the article- quite enlightening.

Isn't that getting to be a bit much?  As soon as someone spouts that "hates Trump" mantra, one can tell that person is running from the facts.  That distract, divert, shroud the truth tactic is disingenuous at best!

 
First of all, am confident few actually "hate" Trump.  But the mere fact those words are being used as some type of rallying cry is truly pitiful and sheer deflection.  Only a dummy of the nth degree would be unable to recognize that.

 
Yet having disdain for anyone who behaves as Trump does, lies as Trump does, skirts the issues and insults anyone who raises them as not to reveal his true inability to address those issues, should always be called out.  No matter his/her party affiliation.  That is a clear act of human decency and should be recognized as simple honesty, not shrouded in excremental remarks as some type of slur against the person calling out the hypocrisy.

 
Who worth their salt, would behave like a ninny, say stupid stuff, lie, and then when his/her words are printed or distributed verbatim, through other media, would call that "fake news?"  That fact should be so revealing and something all Americans should universally be calling out.  In New York, we have way too many who talk with excess bluster and are unable to match their rhetoric with action.   We New Yorkers instantly call that person out, and refuse to waddle in their bull shit.

 
Some on this board need to grow some balls and in spite of political differences, be willing call a spade a spade.  Shame on you.

Obama sycophants like yourself were no less "blindly loyal" (remember all that gnashing of teeth you did to defend Obamacare and the Iranian deal?) than Trump supporters.

 
You were an Obama "partisan" but I wouldn't call you a "cult member." Trumps peeps are no more of a cult. That is the Far left wing knock, as they just cant explain the blue collar backlash against people like the vile Hillary Clinton and her ilk.

 
The Left in the UK does the SAME thing with pro-Brexit types. They are all a "cult" to the Lear jet and limousine liberals there. They don't want their culture, their protection and their immigration policies dictated to them from some place outside the country that doesn't have their best interests at heart, but yet they are painted as a "cult" for having those very reasonable desires.  

 
And of course, they are doubly labeled as "racist" too, so you see, it isn't JUST Trump that the Left in America demonizes with the "cult" and "racist" labels. It's a world wide Leftist tactic.

 
But at least you have the common sense not to equate Trump to Hitler, low praise indeed, but why you are kissing Laffy's ass in your post is beyond me, as he makes Trump/Nazi/Hitler comparisons here EVERY single day in almost every single post, and yet you don't seem to ever take him on for that buffoonery.  

 
NOOOOO because in YOUR hyper partisan world, we should all run to Laffy to give him "credit." LOL

 
Epic fail, counselor. Truly epic.

Cuz that's what you just did.
Thanks.

I am sorry,  Ms. Keller. I will start sending you the Braille versions of my posts.

and simply ignoring the many Obama–critical posts to conclude that I’m an Obama “sycophant.”   I criticized Obama steadily for doing nothing on gun control but lamenting each time we had a mass shooting. I  criticized him for not prosecuting Bush officials after the torture report came out.

With respect to Obamacare, I defended the ACA as the best possible deal for the patient which is and remains true as a matter of policy, unless you never get sick- but that is the whole point of insurance. Many posts criticized other features of the ACA such as the Independent Advisory Board, doctor owned hospitals etc. You slept through these apparently.  

All the drone posts were highly critical of Obama, and btw Jack I realize you are getting old, but really you completely forgot that you asked me two years ago if I had ever criticized Obama for drone strikes. I cited you the “That’s Good, isn’t it “post,  you read it, and said you would concede the point – and then you raised the same question again last week and complained when I initially did not correct you.  Senior moment?

Is this “blind loyalty? I would say my “epic fail” was more in predicting how Iran would respond- so far I have been completely  wrong about that-  and thank goodness.  

I actually agreed with your criticism  of the Iran deal but pointed out you were ignoring the three month break out time – which remains true. We had to compromise. But for the Iran Agreement, they had the ability to build a bomb by last week when Trump assassinated they guy.  Your and Trump’s unwillingness to even face this fact is quite telling.

And what is wrong with giving Laffy some credit when he makes a good point?
Obviously you don’t like him but when he makes a good point, why not acknowledge it?

Maybe you should rethink this –again.

You AGREED with me on IRAN??????????????????????????????????? Was I awake? In the country? In a coma?

 
Jesus H, Mari, you fought ME and ALL of the Iranian deal detractors here to the death! You did so for PARTISAN reasons. You hated the reasonable attacks from the Right so you knee-jerked to his defense. PLEASE be honest about that.

 
And what is wrong with giving some credit to a guy who every single day compares Trump to Hitler???? Really? Do you spend time convincing people we didn't go to the moon? That Obama was born in Kenya? That Hillary is hot? Again, please stop.  

 
I don't waste my time with idiot "America Last" haters and trolls, who always feel the need to distort and lie about my posts, with the sole exception of Nick, but that is for comic relief.

 
Laffy is all yours bro. Tell me how that goes.

can determine if you were awake, in the country, or in a coma:

 

marikod 2 years ago13 reads
Actually, Jack’s critiques are all valid
but what he always leaves out is the acknowledgement that Iran would have the bomb now – if they wanted one – but for the Iran agreement, and that there is no basis to believe that a better deal could have been negotiated given the rapidly closing breakout time the Obama team faced.  
 
But sure  it would have been great to get every single thing he mentioned.
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Could you help me with this? What does "Jack's critiques are all valid" mean?

I’m going with "Senior Moment," although "coma" is a close second.

 When in a hole, Jack, best to stop digging.

Why do you waste your time?  Do you think for a nano-second, you are dealing with someone who will admit the truth and honestly represent facts?  Not sure if this character is clueless or knows better and simply wants to string you along with his stupidity.  Maybe he finds some sort of entertainment value in doing so.

 
Have read enough of this automaton's posts to know there is very little substance or truth to anything he writes.  Then he vehemently screams at the top of his lungs as if that adds merit to his falsehoods.  He has to be doing this intentionally just to rile you up.

 
You mentioned the ACA.  Clearly, minus big money interests and if our politicians were the least bit patriotic they would have leaned forward and offered so many constructive ways to make the ACA better than it is.  In the end, we would not be talking about it, we would have the best, most cost-effective, healthcare system in the world.  Instead, they throw every roadblock in its way, cause it to be riddled with artificial problems of their own making, and then place the blame where it does not belong.  More distraction, deflection, and outright lying.  Surely you must be seeing a pattern here.
 

Don't get me started on the Iran deal.  Even a dummy can tell the poster you replied to has no intention of being honest.   Have read more than one of his posts on this topic.  He'll lie, and twist/distort the facts.  Again, I do not know if he is just plain ignorant, or utilizes his online persona to stimulate more activity for the sheer purpose of generating more interest in TER.

 
Spare yourself the time and effort.  Let this clown continue chasing his tail like a confused dog.  Otherwise you will end up feeling like you are playing ping pong with yourself.  And he will be thoroughly entertained at your expense.

You were IN FAVOR of the deal, were you not? Your post HURTS your position bc if you REALLY did agree with my critiques, you would have been wildly OPPOSED to it.  

 
You were trolling BP in that post, which you liked to do at times, so props there, but come on, you didn't feel that way about the deal bc every time someone took a shot at it, there YOU were, rising out of the tomb like Lazarus to defend the indefensible.  

 
There isn't a single person on the face of the earth that would agree with my criticisms but THEN defend the deal. Sorry Mari, you cant be on BOTH sides of an issue and not expect to be called out on it.

He feigns with the "why would anyone have a problem with a guy who routinely compares Trump to Hitler" and he has finally, given up the absurd "Trump is a murderer" to now being forced to admit that "Obama is one two" but only after I brow beat him to death on his blatant and obvious hypocrisy.

 
With Iran, we are all just finding out that Mari was "for it before he was against it." Or is it vice versa? Hard to say as, like I said, he does troll at times, and likes playing devils advocate, so you never really know what he thinks about on any specific issue.

“That the Dems promised to impeach Trump before he was sworn in?”  
No, the Democrats in the House did not promise to impeach Trump before he was sworn in. In fact, the Speaker opposed impeachment until Trump broke the law by soliciting foreign aid for his re-election.The “impeach Trump now” movement that went on line before inauguration was two left wing advocacy groups who believed he should be impeached bc he would not divest his hotels and golf courses. Maybe they were Democrats but they were not elected House members. And the House did not impeach him on this basis, did it?

“That the Clinton campaign paid for gossip and rumor to be packaged into foreign “intelligence” by Fusion GPS?”
No, they paid for opposition research some of which turned out to be false and some true. But nothing in the Steele dossier was used as a basis for either impeachment article. No relevance whatsoever to whether Trump should be impeached.

“That they ran a 3 year long investigation based entirely off of bullshit and found nothing?”
No, that was the Special Counsel Mueller who conducted the investigation, not the Democrats. And he was appointed …drum roll… by the Trump DOJ per Republican Rod Rosenstein. He found many examples of what I think were obstruction of justice.

 
“And when that didn’t work they claimed that a whistle blower who heard from a friend of a friend about a normal phone call with a foreign leader investigating corruption”
No, it was hardly a “normal phone call.”It is against federal election law for a candidate for office to seek foreign help in an election:  

(a) Prohibition
It shall be unlawful for-
(1) a foreign national, directly or indirectly, to make-
(A) a contribution or donation of money or other thing of value, or to make an express or implied promise to make a contribution or donation, in connection with a Federal, State, or local election;
(B) a contribution or donation to a committee of a political party; or
(C) an expenditure, independent expenditure, or disbursement for an electioneering communication (within the meaning of section 30104(f)(3) of this title); or

 
(2) a person to solicit, accept, or receive a contribution or donation described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) from a foreign national.

 
Sorry Dude but you are so far off on the facts it is not worth my time to talk to you any more. Do some reading.

I have my guns too,I will be ready for them.