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Title: ‘I will vote for Mrs. Clinton’: 1st sitting GOP congressman rejects Trump
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URL Source: https://www.rt.com/usa/354392-richard-hanna-endorses-clinton/
Published: Aug 3, 2016
Author: staff
Post Date: 2016-08-03 03:03:29 by Tatarewicz
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Views: 420
Comments: 11
RT... Richard Hanna has become the first sitting Republican to support the Democratic presidential nominee. Hanna said he would vote for Hillary Clinton because Donald Trump is “unfit to serve our party”. In an editorial published on Syracuse.com, Hanna, New York’s 22nd Congressional District representative, said that he never expected to fully agree with the Republican nominee, but that a potential president should “display those qualities I have preached to my two children: kindness, honesty, dignity, compassion and respect.” Rep. Richard Hanna letter: We should all be done with Donald Trump (commentary) #ny22t.co/iIbt3S0HqQ cc @alexburnsNYT — Teri Weaver (@TeriKWeaver) August 2, 2016 The congressman explained that he “did not expect perfection” but would “require more than the embodiment of at least a short list of the seven deadly sins.” Hanna has held his seat in New York, where Clinton served as senator, since 2013 and plans to retire when his current term is over. “He is unfit to serve our party and cannot lead this country,” the 65-year-old said of Trump. “The primary process is so geared toward the party's political base, which ignores the fact that we have largely alienated women, Hispanics, the LGBT community, young voters and many others in general.” LGBTQ viewers baffled, angered by Trump offer of protection from ‘foreign ideology’ t.co/FhIfqSYE88 — RT (@RT_com) July 22, 2016 Several Republicans have said they would not back Trump, including representative Carlos Curbelo of Florida and Reid Ribble of Wisconsin, but Hanna is the first to openly endorse Clinton, despite acknowledging that he does disagree with Clinton on many issues. GOP Congressman Reid Ribble goes a bit further than the rest of the party, tells me that Trump is "likely a racist." t.co/Y13dT9omRH — Manu Raju (@mkraju) June 8, 2016 “I will be hopeful and resolute in my belief that being a good American who loves his country is far more important than parties or winning and losing,” Hanna said. Hanna has previously spoke out against the Republican Party, being one of only 13 of the party’s house members to acknowledge that humans contribute to climate change. Trump caused outrage last week after comments he made about the parents of Army captain Humayun Khan, a decorated Muslim-American soldier who died in Iraq, caused upset. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham called Trump’s remarks “unacceptable”.
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#1. To: Tatarewicz (#0)
See how stupid I am??? I thot Trump as President would "serve the country".... Stupid intends to vote for Trump.
Indeed. I chuckled when the congresscritter listed the qualities he claimed to impart to his children as lacking in Donald Trump. Hillary Clinton embodies none of his preferred qualities and does exhibit every sin and vice known to the human race.
Donald Trump is “unfit to serve our party”.
#2. To: Cynicom (#1)
-Alex Kurtagic
#3. To: X-15 (#2)
Hanna is a NY rino nobody.
"Define yourself as one beloved by God. This is the true self. Every other identity is illusion."—Brennan Manning
#4. To: Tatarewicz, All (#0)
Don'tcha know she hates being referred to as Mrs. Clinton? :-] 
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“We build but to tear down. Most of our work and resource is squandered. Our onward march is marked by devastation. Everywhere there is an appalling loss of time, effort and life. A cheerless view, but true.” - Tesla per FP
#5. To: Rotara, X-15 (#3)
One has to wonder how some of the Congress scum ever gets to Washington. I want Trump to arrest the lot of them his first day in office.
#6. To: Cynicom (#5)
I am with you.
"Define yourself as one beloved by God. This is the true self. Every other identity is illusion."—Brennan Manning
#7. To: Cynicom (#5)
Once you enter into the Shylockian contract you have the best sales people promoting your candidacy and you have to be "scum" in order for the Shylocks to be able to blackmail you into line should you decide to buck their nonsense. One has to wonder how some of the Congress scum ever gets to Washington.
#8. To: NeoconsNailed (#4)
Just wonder if a look-a-like came along would Negao follow him.
#9. To: Tatarewicz (#8)
That's a really good question. Guess he'd have to smell exactly the same too. Such pure love as animals have to offer, especially dogs -- how many humans deserve it? I don't know where the expression "going to the dogs" comes from. They're clearly a higher species -- not one has ever voted Dummacrat.
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“We build but to tear down. Most of our work and resource is squandered. Our onward march is marked by devastation. Everywhere there is an appalling loss of time, effort and life. A cheerless view, but true.” - Tesla per FP
#10. To: All (#8)
Hospital should set up experiment: post portrait of late owner online, saying if you look like this man and want a real faithful dog...
#11. To: Cynicom (#5)
Speaking of which... This is a great Still report about Clinton and the gov. It was posted on another thread recently, but should be broadcast everywhere. I want Trump to arrest the lot of them his first day in office.
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