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Rick Wilson, what a scum bag. Google his shameful history with the Senate race in Georgia regarding Max Cleland. Rick can not be trusted.

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I wish Kamala would make the point that

Trump’s Abortion Ban is allowing rapists to choose the mothers of their babies

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Definitely needs repeating and re-reading.

I'll emphasize: JEFF FLAKE! Jeff Flake, when in-office was a boil on the rear of the universe, and Jeff Flake has endorsed Kamala.

Sometimes it's really difficult to give credit where it's due, but we must; when the enemy of our enemy is our friend, we have to recognize and welcome them. Without redemption there is no progress.

Jeff Flake. Wow.

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Another excellent article Rick. Country over party is the mantra we all should follow all the time. Parties are a collective of shared ideas. When the ideas are bad we shouldn’t vote for them. Simple as that.

Trump doesn’t have any ideas that would help any of us. His concepts of ideas, if you can make out what they are, are bad for the majority of us so don’t vote for him. Vote for the best candidate. That is Kamala Harris at this time.

We can have civil discourse regarding our differences once the train is back on the track.

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Incredible column. So compelling. Thank you, Rick, for all you do and are doing. I'm in awe of you and the Lincoln Project team and have been for some time. I'm what they call a yellow-dog Democrat. When you and everyone at LP began the organization, I asked myself many times: Could I do that? Could I switch parties as they are doing? I haven't had to answer that question. I live in continual gratitude to you and so many others who show tremendous courage in taking on this fight. I no longer call myself a yellow-dog Democrat. I want to learn more about all views on the political spectrum (the real spectrum; not the cult spectrum) and will remain much more open-minded than I ever have been, thanks to your example and leadership. One of the most painful days of my life was January 6th. I worked on Capitol Hill and loved it. When I walked across the street from either the Longworth House Office Building or the Russell Senate Office Building (I worked in both) on an errand for my boss, I would think with heart-felt joy: I can't believe that part of my work involves going on an errand to the U.S. Capitol Building. To see the desecration of that building and what it stands for was heartbreaking. Again; thank you.

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Thank you, Rick! Your words have been important during these last many years to Republicans and Democrats alike. Your support for our country has inspired me so many times.

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You’re preaching to the choir. I doubt those republicans you mentioned follow you on Substack. As for Romney he will never vote for a woman. I live in Massachusetts and know a woman that worked for him at our State House and also is a LDS. She knew him all too well.

How do you or we get this information to those republicans that are still on the fence or going to write in another name for President?

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Women in LDS are to me, like Black Republicans. Chickens for KFC.

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ROMNEY BELIEVES WOMEN ARE BENEATH HIM!!!

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Send this to Brett Stephens at NYTimes.

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Fabulous letter! (Too bad I don't have any repugnicant friends anymore.)

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I need some out time to think about this; as Pope Francis remarked, "... the lesser of two evils". Of course, His Holiness does not have an American history background and is speaking on the moral issue - - whether a Catholic can vote for someone who condones abortion vs. a blatant and perhaps beyond-redemption, tyrant-leaning attitudinal and selfish (unpatriotic?) uncaring (I am a veteran from the pre-Vietnam era) is an individual decision. But there is no other recourse that I see. So I will turn it over to God, close my eyes and vote for.... (tell you tomorrow; the old chuckle, "you know the difference between a turkey and a .... (I forgot the rest of the story).

Oh well, good night, all.

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Let's hope that a connection with God does not get tapped by Satan. :(

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The Pope isn't American and doesn't vote here. What he has to say on the matter of abortion is immaterial. We do not have a state religion in this country.

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We kind of do; though. The "evangelicals" have their states.

The whole religion fantasy reminds me of the Stevie Wonder lyric:

"When you believe in things

That you don't understand

Then you suffer.

Superstition ain't the way..."

https://youtu.be/0CFuCYNx-1g

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Agreed. But we do have a conscience that needs to be well-formed. Americans can vote but need a conscience to do so adequately. It is not religion, it is morality - and that is universal.

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Perhaps this podcast with a Protestant & a Catholic faith leaders & how they discuss the abortion issue would be of help to you.

I hope you will listen.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/feminist-buzzkills/id1575776538?i=1000670211762

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I'm not convinced that the cite soothes my conscience. It sounds more like dodging the issue about the ultimate question to me. It is a difficult choice, I admit. Listen to Relevant Radio for contrast, if you want a different point of view.

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Well, I’m no longer religious, but I was raised in the Lutheran faith & I’m pretty sure there is no actual reference to abortion being a crime or a sin in either the Old or New Testaments. There are references to “the breath of life” so I take that to mean to me, that until that fetus is able to exist in the outside world & breathe the air of life, it is not a “baby.” The potential life that exists in the uterus can never be MORE valuable than the life of the woman.

Abortion has always been used by women to try to have some control over their lives, their family size. They used herbal concoctions back then.

It’s an ancient issue of power & control, & that power & control has, up until very recent history, rested in the tight grip of the males in society.

They’ve made all the rules, & when it comes to sexual behavior, the harshest rules & punishments have always been applied to women & men & boys get excused for their part.

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I always, when confronted with most pro-choice arguments, point to Luke 1:44: "For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak." Elizabeth was greeting Mary, who was also pregnant, and she recognized Mary as the mother of the Messiah. John the Baptist recognized the meeting by spiritual infusion. My follow-up would be: So what if Elizabeth had committed an abortion? The historical and spiritual consequences of that would be what? Unspeakable?

Something to think about...

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what a ridiculous comment

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This is the answer from Mitt Romney apparently, from The New Republic. I do worry about the safety of all the high-profile conservatives who have spoken out. :(

"In an interview with The Atlantic published earlier this week, Romney fretted over his ability to keep his entire family safe from Trump’s ire, should he be reelected in November. (Trump has made it clear that his plans for a second term include seeking revenge on those who’ve wronged him.)

“How am I going to protect 25 grandkids, two great-grandkids?” Romney told The Atlantic. “I’ve got five sons, five daughters-in-law—it’s like, we’re a big group.”

Republicans being influenced by the threats and intimidation campaigns of MAGA members is hardly a new phenomenon.

Romney has also questioned the value of his endorsement in a post-Trump America, and whether it might hurt his credibility as a conservative voice, according to the Post. Earlier this year, Romney said he would not vote for Trump but refused to say whether he would support Joe Biden."

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I almost wish I had R friends & family to share this with. But I will share anyway as some of my friends aren’t as blessed! Thank you for this!

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Great idea!

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Bravo!! Excellent, detailed summary of what is at stake in this election. Thank you for your eloquence, your passionate defense of democracy, and the absolute truth, Rick. Be safe as well.

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You’ve outdone yourself. You work in the medium of invective as Michelangelo worked in marble. And it will be equally indelible.

And gentlemen in Country now a-bed

Shall think themselves accursed they were not here,

And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks

That fought with us upon Harris/Trump election day.

- with apologies to Big Bill S.

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Thank you, a perfect Shakespeare quote....modified for our times.

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Great article. Moderate conservatives should vote for Harris. A Trump victory will get the US ever closer to autocracy and that should be something that concerns all Americans.

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Thank you so much Rick I really want to know how you posted! Is your house full of water? Somehow you got this post out but may have been tricky. Be safe we need you sir.

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