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LBM20

(1,580 posts)
Mon Oct 8, 2018, 02:41 PM Oct 2018

Sheldon Whitehouse's INCREDIBLE floor speech! Gotta see it. Link here:

Whitehouse is EXTRAORDINARY! He slams the living shit out of the R's. It will MOVE you. And it makes me want to vote YESTERDAY.

Watch it all. Share it. Brilliant!!

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Sheldon Whitehouse's INCREDIBLE floor speech! Gotta see it. Link here: (Original Post) LBM20 Oct 2018 OP
Everyone should watch and listen Timmygoat Oct 2018 #1
Chief Justice Roberts may be no help. EarnestPutz Oct 2018 #2
This is a truly amazing video. I would urge everyone take some time and watch. It's powerful Pepsidog Oct 2018 #3
Remarkable! I would vote for him for President in a heartbeat. He has all the goods to heal us. diva77 Oct 2018 #4
Truly a speech or presidential caliber n/t DFW Oct 2018 #7
KICK! Cha Oct 2018 #5
Bookmarked! kentuck Oct 2018 #6
Two views of hearts DFW Oct 2018 #8
Fascists coup d'etat. History has seen this show before. Whitehous for President, Harris VP OhNo-Really Oct 2018 #9
watch the first 10 min. and you're hooked Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2018 #10
k and r Achilleaze Oct 2018 #11
Powerful. PA Democrat Oct 2018 #12
All DUers should watch the last 7 plus minutes. kentuck Oct 2018 #13
OMG bdamomma Oct 2018 #14
K&R bdamomma Oct 2018 #15
This is brilliant. WhiskeyWulf Oct 2018 #16
kicking for viewing bdamomma Oct 2018 #17

Timmygoat

(779 posts)
1. Everyone should watch and listen
Mon Oct 8, 2018, 03:27 PM
Oct 2018

To the entire speech, it makes me wonder what have we become in this country.

EarnestPutz

(2,120 posts)
2. Chief Justice Roberts may be no help.
Mon Oct 8, 2018, 03:32 PM
Oct 2018

There has been some talk about Roberts concern for the reputation and standing of the court, that he may not go along with every 5 to 4 decision that the right wingers hope to win. This is what they said when he saved Obamacare by writing a narrow decision with the left. But I have my doubts. I read something that Roberts had, in his first few years on the court, sided with the larger, more powerful entity every time. Businesses over people, states over businesses, federal government over everyone. This was, if I remember correctly,
in over 200 court decisions. You would think that just one time the smaller plaintiff would be on the right side of the law. Roberts didn't see it that way.

DFW

(54,370 posts)
8. Two views of hearts
Tue Oct 9, 2018, 07:42 AM
Oct 2018

This speech shows why "they" calls us "bleeding heart liberals."

It also demonstrates why Republicans have no basis for comparison: they have no hearts that bleed, just pockets to fill.

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,342 posts)
10. watch the first 10 min. and you're hooked
Tue Oct 9, 2018, 08:06 AM
Oct 2018

How do we get this message to people?

This should be enough to wake up some of those who think they are GOP but are not fully immersed in the Fox cult.

bdamomma

(63,845 posts)
14. OMG
Tue Oct 9, 2018, 10:56 AM
Oct 2018

Senator Whitehouse I am so proud to say is my Senator. He doesn't let anything slide.

Remember those numbers: 73 (5-4) decisions to republicans interest groups, and 91%. You can't dismiss these numbers and facts.

Just listening to those letters made me get emotional.

WhiskeyWulf

(569 posts)
16. This is brilliant.
Tue Oct 9, 2018, 11:50 AM
Oct 2018

I love the line about Republicans driving like drunk kids over the curb, smashing mailboxes, etc.

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