Former McCain campaign manager resigns from the Republican Party because of the family separations
Jun 20, 2018 17:19:01 #
Former McCain campaign manager, Steve Schmidt, leaves GOP over family separations
"29 years and nine months ago I registered to vote and became a member of The Republican Party which was founded in 1854 to oppose slavery and stand for the dignity of human life. Today I renounce my membership in the Republican Party. It is fully the party of Trump," Steve Schmidt tweeted early Wednesday morning.
"...it is filled with feckless cowards who disgrace and dishonor the legacies of the party's greatest leaders," Schmidt said in a series of tweets. "This child separation policy is connected to the worst abuses of humanity in our history.
"It is connected by the same evil that separated families during slavery and dislocated tribes and broke up Native American families. It is immoral and must be repudiated. Our country is in trouble. Our politics are badly broken.
"The first step to a season of renewal in our land is the absolute and utter repudiation of Trump and his vile enablers in the 2018 election by electing Democratic majorities. I do not say this as an advocate of a progressive agenda. I say it as someone who retains belief in DEMOCRACY and decency."
Schmidt has been a vocal critic of President Donald Trump. He has said the President has "blood on his hands" regarding relocation of the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and has also said that Trump has exposed the "intellectual rot" of the Republican Party.
In his tweets Wednesday, Schmidt declared himself an independent voter aligned with the Democratic Party.
"This Independent voter will be aligned with the only party left in America that stands for what is right and decent and remains fidelitous to our Republic, objective truth, the rule of law and our Allies," Schmidt wrote. "That party is the Democratic Party."
https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/20/politics/steve-schmidt-leaves-gop/index.html
"29 years and nine months ago I registered to vote and became a member of The Republican Party which was founded in 1854 to oppose slavery and stand for the dignity of human life. Today I renounce my membership in the Republican Party. It is fully the party of Trump," Steve Schmidt tweeted early Wednesday morning.
"...it is filled with feckless cowards who disgrace and dishonor the legacies of the party's greatest leaders," Schmidt said in a series of tweets. "This child separation policy is connected to the worst abuses of humanity in our history.
"It is connected by the same evil that separated families during slavery and dislocated tribes and broke up Native American families. It is immoral and must be repudiated. Our country is in trouble. Our politics are badly broken.
"The first step to a season of renewal in our land is the absolute and utter repudiation of Trump and his vile enablers in the 2018 election by electing Democratic majorities. I do not say this as an advocate of a progressive agenda. I say it as someone who retains belief in DEMOCRACY and decency."
Schmidt has been a vocal critic of President Donald Trump. He has said the President has "blood on his hands" regarding relocation of the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and has also said that Trump has exposed the "intellectual rot" of the Republican Party.
In his tweets Wednesday, Schmidt declared himself an independent voter aligned with the Democratic Party.
"This Independent voter will be aligned with the only party left in America that stands for what is right and decent and remains fidelitous to our Republic, objective truth, the rule of law and our Allies," Schmidt wrote. "That party is the Democratic Party."
https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/20/politics/steve-schmidt-leaves-gop/index.html
Jun 20, 2018 17:24:08 #
It figures. McCain is nothing but a Democratic in Republican clothing, anyway. His campaign manager, I'm sure, is the same. This has been going on for years and all of sudden the Republicans created it? Good grief.
Jun 20, 2018 17:40:08 #
kpmac wrote:
It figures. McCain is nothing but a Democratic in Republican clothing, anyway. His campaign manager, I'm sure, is the same. This has been going on for years and all of sudden the Republicans created it? Good grief.
McCain always embraced the Republican agenda; so did Steve Schmidt.
But, like the smartest Republican on the planet, George Will; they have a problem with the indecency and fraud that is Trump.
More Republicans should feel the same.
Jun 20, 2018 17:47:11 #
Kmgw9v wrote:
McCain always embraced the Republican agenda; so did Steve Schmidt.
But, like the smartest Republican on the planet, George Will; they have a problem with the indecency and fraud that is Trump.
More Republicans should feel the same.
But, like the smartest Republican on the planet, George Will; they have a problem with the indecency and fraud that is Trump.
More Republicans should feel the same.
Jun 20, 2018 17:50:45 #
kpmac wrote:
It figures. McCain is nothing but a Democratic in Republican clothing, anyway. His campaign manager, I'm sure, is the same. This has been going on for years and all of sudden the Republicans created it? Good grief.
Oh gosh, I hope you can crawl out of that deep hole of rationalization that the Republicans have so kindly dug for you - - did they throw you in or did you dive in on your own. I could see about getting you a ladder, if you're ready to climb out.
Jun 20, 2018 17:59:26 #
Kmgw9v wrote:
they have a problem with the indecency and fraud that is Trump.
More Republicans should feel the same.
More Republicans should feel the same.
👏🏻
Jun 20, 2018 18:05:28 #
kpmac wrote:
It figures. McCain is nothing but a Democratic in Republican clothing, anyway. His campaign manager, I'm sure, is the same. This has been going on for years and all of sudden the Republicans created it? Good grief.
Jun 20, 2018 18:17:54 #
le boecere wrote:
This goes for you too:
Oh gosh, I hope you can crawl out of that deep hole of rationalization that the Republicans have so kindly dug for you - - did they throw you in or did you dive in on your own. I could see about getting you a ladder, if you're ready to climb out.
Jun 20, 2018 18:30:22 #
EllieLady wrote:
b Former McCain campaign manager, Steve Schmidt, ... (show quote)
You should keep these political discussions in the Attic, where they belong.
Jun 20, 2018 18:43:53 #
JohnSwanda wrote:
You should keep these political discussions in the Attic, where they belong.
I thought this was for non photography talk...
Jun 20, 2018 18:55:10 #
EllieLady wrote:
I thought this was for non photography talk...
It is, but controversial subjects like politics and religion belong in the Attic, as they always end up in insults and name calling. I see admin has moved it there.
Jun 20, 2018 18:58:26 #
JohnSwanda wrote:
It is, but controversial subjects like politics and religion belong in the Attic, as they always end up in insults and name calling. I see admin has moved it there.
Oh, ok...
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