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Buckeyeblue

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4. The problem with Lindsey is that he was never the cool kid

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Wed Jul 15, 2026, 08:53 AM

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But that's desperately what he wanted. He grew up poor in South Carolina so he was never going to be accepted in certain circles. But he wanted in. And he was always willing to do whatever it took.

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Enough with the "Lindsey was a good person" stuff! [View all] imanamerican63 Wednesday OP

No one should pray for the Trump family when he dies dalton99a Wednesday #1

Mary gets a pass. YodaMom2 Wednesday #33

He was a horrible person and is responsible for a lot of suffering. I would happily pee on his tomb. Dave Bowman Wednesday #2

He was a good friend to John McCain FakeNoose Wednesday #3

Love your GIF, gonna copy & paste it into his cartoons I posted today. KS Toronado Wednesday #8

Sure, it's a great collection you posted FakeNoose Wednesday #12

I made a comment in our local (Columbia SC) paper SCantiGOP Wednesday #25

Grahams being a blood sucking tick on McCains semi evil butt is a truth irisblue Wednesday #30

The problem with Lindsey is that he was never the cool kid Buckeyeblue Wednesday #4

Excellent point PatSeg Wednesday #14

I once heard someone refer to him as a barnacle dflprincess Wednesday #21

He was the living embodiment of a beta. YodaMom2 Wednesday #35

But a good person would not have stooped to the levels of callousness and hypocrisy that he descended in the service of Martin68 Wednesday #32

Lindsey who? Emile Wednesday #5

+1. "What would Lindsey do?" dalton99a Wednesday #7

Couple of thoughts . . . . . no_hypocrisy Wednesday #6

I do not disagree however lonely bird Wednesday #10

Point respectfully taken no_hypocrisy Wednesday #13

I don't ever recall anyone saying he was a good person but sometimes I don't listen. twodogsbarking Wednesday #9

I can't recall either PatSeg Wednesday #15

Not hard to find Shrek Wednesday #27

Figures. twodogsbarking Wednesday #36

To myself, he was nothing but a cheerleader for mass murder. Crowman2009 Wednesday #11

I don't care what anyone says SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #16

THANK YOU!!!!! Montauk6 Wednesday #18

So we'll all just pretend he was a great guy dflprincess Wednesday #22

No SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #24

There is nothing to gain by being rude etc, BUT not noting his calls to GA to "find" votes is BS. That's his legacy. themaguffin Wednesday #17

Mark Twain said it all. AverageOldGuy Wednesday #19

I've wished some guys dead. Given time, those wishes always come true. Auggie Wednesday #20

I prefer to say nothing about him. MineralMan Wednesday #23

He did have one redeeming feature SCantiGOP Wednesday #26

Lindsey was a sniveling, little lickspittle Aviation Pro Wednesday #28

Yes, Lindsey was a coward, yellow through and through. Fear ruled him and like a windsock at an airport, he went the PatrickforB Wednesday #29

Graham was a deplorable human being. Martin68 Wednesday #31

Lindsey Graham was a piece of GOP shit and knew it WorseDayEver Wednesday #34