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Chasstev365

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2. They forgot Newt Gingrich

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Thu Apr 16, 2026, 09:02 PM

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In the 1990's, Newt Gingrich ushered in the era of never acting in a bipartisan manner, view Democrats as your enemy, not your opponent, be as hypocritical as you want, and boldly tell lies that will be repeated in rightwing echo chamber.

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