I'm "sorry", but I think it's time for a scorched-earth policy against

[PCIntern]

Republicans such as Graham and Cruz. I am good and goddamned sick and tired of listening to them say the most horrible things about our candidates, our nominees, and our voters, and we just sit back and smile and say they are “over reaching” or “that was ridiculous”. I think that there should be some real acidic remarks with no holds barred, and I’m sick and tired as well of us being so polite all the time because we don’t want to be like them. We don’t want to be like them? We don’t wanna be winners? Because you ain’t gonna win in America by being a nice guy, because you know what they say about nice guys.

We should find whoever was writing Don Rickels’ schtick and employ him/her to write some really nasty lines which will stick to these mealy-mouthed lying perverts. Couple that with some background research into their personal habits and preferences and it’d be Game On.

[GoCubsGo]

1. Yep, the entire GOP contingent on the Judiciary Committee, especially.

The dregs of the dregs of humanity right there. Every last one of them.

[gab13by13]

2. Cruz was deeply involved in the coup,

he is a pal of Eastman.

[2naSalit]

4. +1

[lagomorph777]

8. Qoup Qoup Qruz

[Atticus]

3. Rather than simply post "This!", let me say "YOU GODDAM RIGHT! ABSOLUTELY!" nt

[Joinfortmill]

5. Yup. Here's a list of the best of all time with video. Enjoy!

https://www.mic.com/articles/56107/10-best-political-comedians-of-all-time

[Beatlelvr]

19. You know who's missing?

Mort Saul.

[jaxexpat]

24. ....and Molly Ivins.

[multigraincracker]

26. You can kill them with what I call

the Passive Aggressive Approach to murder.

I'm really sorry to bring this up, but.....you have broke every rule of common decency, moral rules and the fucking law, so.....

[Old Crank]

6. Smear them.

Being nice doesn't work.

[Buns_of_Fire]

7. Or they could just hang around DU for starters.

Rickles' writers could come here for ideas!

[Stinky The Clown]

9. I have been at that point for years.

[KS Toronado]

10. Cruz is going down because

of his involvement in Jan 6th coup attempt and is were we should attack him. Graham on the other hand
sure had his lips on donnie's ass after playing golf with him. Find the blackmail IQ4.5 used, probably
furnished by Russia or Epstein, help us Anonymous!

[DFW]

12. I did what I could from here

[geardaddy]

36. LOL

Love it!

[DFW]

70. And Rubio is next!

Florida beware!

[geardaddy]

78. Awesome.

[KS Toronado]

54. Hadn't seen that one, Thanks DFW

[DFW]

71. And I'm working on Rubio!

First, though, I'm re-doing Tom Paxton's famous Vietnam War protest song, and then a Calypso commentary on Republicans on Congress voting on (i.e. against) EVERYTHING.

[Sympthsical]

11. Lindsay Graham is called a closet case on literally every form of media ever

There was just a joke about it on SNL. I'm not sure where this illusion that we're super nice all the time comes from. Have you . . . met Twitter?

Our side slams Republicans all day every day. Which is totally fine. But what is this, "We're just so nice about them" thing coming from?

No we're not. All the internet does is slam those two all day long. Which isn't to say they aren't richly deserving of scorn - they are.

I dunno. This is amusing. "Guys, we need to get out our slam books even harder."

I mean, ok. Good talk.

[Kingofalldems]

28. Except that is not what is being proposed.

[Sympthsical]

46. Oh, nothing is being proposed

That's what makes it entertaining.

[Rebl2]

29. I think that

our politicians on our side are too nice sometimes. They don’t say crazy and unbelievable things about the other side. Now we on this platform are not so nice. I don’t have Twitter or Facebook so don’t know what goes on there, but I am guessing from what I read here, we aren’t so nice.

[Samrob]

34. Would it have been wrong for Judge Jackson when asked "What is a woman?" to say, "Lindsey Graham?"

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[demmiblue]

41. Yes. What a dumb question.

[ProfessorGAC]

60. A Suggested Answer I Thought Of

I wish she would have said "I can't consider that a serious question."
Her "I'm not a biologist" (paraphrasing) answer was too indirect & much too nuanced.

[bringthePaine]

13. order up a giant rhetorical hammer and POUND THAT SHIT HOME BIGLY!🤨

[Escurumbele]

14. You are 100% correct, Democrats need to take the masks of these idiots, and very aggressively

Enough with letting these assh^*& spew hate and idiocy without making them accountable.

Democrats talk about the truth all the time, and I am all for it, so go out and tell the truth about these idiots without mincing words.

[spanone]

15. I agree 1,000,000,000%

[gibraltar72]

16. Lincoln Project is doing some great stuff.

Dems would be well advised to hire Steve Schmitt to run some campaigns.

[Greybnk48]

20. Steve Schmitt is EXACTLY the person I was going to suggest.

and TAKE THE GLOVES OFF FOR ONCE! Hit below the belt like they do.

But don't lie, because we don't need to. The truth is bad enough, just tell it!

[Jetheels]

31. +1000

It would be criminal not too.

[PatrickforB]

17. Yep. We need to, as a party, become totally hard-assed around

telling it like is with these traitors. Take a page from Lincoln Project.

H
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B
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They have been playing it with us for years. Let's turn the tables.

[Seinan Sensei]

18. No Kryptonite against those without shame

Repugs have no shame.
We can scorch the earth
We can follow the money
We can shine a light in dark places
We can point to inconsistencies until the cows come home

BUT
To those who have no shame, it doesn't matter. There is no Kryptonite

HOWEVER
They do understand Power and Money
Take away their Power
Take away their Money
That will matter to them

[Moostache]

21. When they go low...

We should stand on their heads and bury them in ther own filth.

[uponit7771]

22. +1, "going high" doesn't mean we shouldn't normalize the truth about MAGA anti democracy stands

[jaxexpat]

23. The key is to NEVER pull your punches.

If this path is taken it must be understood that there is no tolerance for their foolishness at any level. I suggest one consult Hillary for apt responses and counterpoints to reveal and quash their rhetorical gymnastics before they have traction. She's capable and between gigs at the moment. I doubt she'd have a problem staying on the offensive.

[kentuck]

25. Democrats like omelettes...

...but they don't like to crack the eggs.

[Celerity]

67. perfectly succinct summation

[Snackshack]

27. Agreed

This is something I still do not understand. The GOP has handed 1 scandal after another to the Dems and for whatever reason the Dems never seem to clue into this fact.

The Lincoln Project for better or worse has shown Dems how to go about pushing back on the GOPs daily insanity and still the Dems are basically silent with mid terms rt around the corner.

[nitpicker]

30. IMO, some don't want to verge into slander and libel

I want to leave such remarks to those willing to run the risk.

[usaf-vet]

32. I agree. Here might be a place to start.

Link to tweet

Franken has repeatedly said the above.


Then here is an article that could lead somewhere.

https://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/article255603616.html

Why don't we hire some firm dig up proven dirt. The republicans have been doing it for years.

[LiberalLovinLug]

52. "I think that there should be some real acidic remarks with no holds barred"

Yeah well, Democrats were extremely lucky the day Al Franken decided to get into politics under the Democratic banner. What a weapon to have! We got to see him just beginning to pull his weight.

Amazing how easy it is for Democrats to shed popular and loyal talent like that. It was almost instantaneous. NO need for even a simple ethics inquiry. Roger Stone and a RW radio host whos only claim to fame was a troops comedy stint with him oversees over a decade before. They found an old photo that she could extrapolate on. While the word went out to get other stories of encounters with Al that could be misconstrued. None of which ever even approached the bar of "sexual abuse".

I'm still pissed at that whole circus show. He would have been great at what the OP here is advocating Democrats do more of. But Democrats seem to really lack any vision or awareness in recognising and using weapons like Franken. Comedians can be deadly. And Al is one of the best.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

66. YES!!

Drag it all out and air it all. Fuck these wingnut criminals.

[CCExile]

33. Not your imagination. My wife and I have struggled with this for years. She is deafer than

I am (she was i the nightclub business longer! ). If she could hear the dialog, I was suffering with the rest. We couldn't be the only baby boomers with this problem, so I went Duck Duck Go (hallowed be thy name) and did some searches. I ran across a line of sound bars made to enhance dialog specifically, called Zbox (no, I don't work for them). Read some reviews and bought one. It worked!

[mahina]

35. Might you have intended to post this in a different thread?

[Xavier Breath]

38. This one, I'm guessing.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10181646853

[7wo7rees]

37. YIKES PC. Just yikes. Please don't tell us how you really feel.

You are always so calm and peaceful. Damn!

(I'm screaming...sorry, Ms7wo7rees)

[H2O Man]

39. Recommended.

I agree 100%.

[AllaN01Bear]

40. been wanting to see this for a long time

[dlk]

42. Love him or hate him, Rick a Wilson does excellent scorched earth

n/t

[mac56]

43. They go low, we go.high

We go high, they win elections

[BradAllison]

45. A statement made by Michelle before Trump was installed.

She didn't think it could happen, and neither did I.

[live love laugh]

44. Why not their "policy" is scorched earth.

[CaptainTruth]

47. Yes. Like it or not we're not in a debate, we're in a war.

Rethugs have attacked our democracy & when you're attacked you either fight back with superior force & tactics, or you lose.

I'm tired of losing.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

48. Remember how we forced Kathy Griffin from the stage?

She only posted a fake pic. But we kicked her hard and killed her spirit.

[PCIntern]

50. That's exactly whom I was thinking of

as a kickoff spokesperson.

[LT Barclay]

49. Louis Black

They want to carry words like deplorable as a badge of honor, so have him come up with something really horrible and dare them to put it on a t-shirt

[Pepsidog]

51. Long past due.

[childfreebychoice]

53. So happy to read this post...

Sick and tired of dems mentality can't we all get along, against ppl who wants us dead, or at the minimum, unable to vote. This is not the same Dem party of my youth, (70), they r ruthless, severely deluded, and dangerous to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

[The Jungle 1]

55. I agree 100%

Make their lies hurt until they stop lying.

[Initech]

56. And the only reason they're being smug assholes is to score points with Fox News viewers.

And that's about it. Fox News is literally the worst thing that's happened to this country in the last 40 years.

[c-rational]

57. K&R - Time to take the gloves off and fight fire with fire.

[hamsterjill]

58. Gotta fight fire with fire.

Dems need to ramp up the rhetoric. It may sound juvenile, but to the general population, it shows strength and resolve.

Cannot be nice to bullies.

[ProfessorGAC]

59. With You 100%

Chiming in to K&R.

[bif]

61. Amen to that!

[budkin]

62. I'm onboard, tell me what I can do to help

I've thought about this for years but have no idea how to go about it? Create content?

[bucolic_frolic]

63. Beto couldn't tag Cruz .. what'cha got? In THREE words, tag Ted Cruz

That's the problem. So slimy there are no prominent sticking points ... they're all the same massive size and putrid.

[Evolve Dammit]

64. Durbin "scolding" Cawthorne is a classic example. Call for censorship or expulsion FCS. Enough RW BS

[I_UndergroundPanther]

65. Tear those repugs new assholes every time they open their pie holes. Eviscerate them publicly.

talk over them so they cant get a talking point in edgewise and give them no wiggle room and demand answers. no mercy.

[Oppaloopa]

68. The Lincoln project

[calimary]

69. NO NEED WHATSOVER to apologize!

For me, this isn't just a suggestion, it's a DEMAND! And a STRATEGY. Which I wish Democrats would adopt across the board.

The time to take the gloves off passed at least a couple of decades ago.

[FakeNoose]

72. I totally agree, but we need someone to "deliver" the insults

It can't be the candidate who must defend himself/herself by trading insults with Repukes. That would be demeaning for some and it could backfire horribly.

We need a prominent Democrat who has comedian-chops and who knows how to throw insults and get laughs.
Does anybody come to mind? Hmmmm....

[Skittles]

73. agreed

taking the high road with these slimy pieces of shit is simply ineffective

[rambler_american]

74. Democrats

Democrats always bring the sheet music for Kumbaya to a knife fight. It's past time we fight back.

[Richard58]

75. Spot on!

You spoke my mind! I want to see Democratic members of Congress go on the offensive! I want them to call out the GOP for what it is---FASCIST! I also want them to tell them to grow up and stop being so fucking stupid! No more being nice to these idiots! We are at war with these knuckle-draggers and we need to start fighting fire with fire! When MTG goes on one of her tirades in the House I'd love to see some Democrats start laughing at her and tell her what a moron she is. I'd give anything for that to happen.

[madinmaryland]

76. What the fuck are we supposed to do....

tRump has insulted all of his potential competitors in the Republican Party and we are not going down that road are we? The whole cult eats that shit up making it nearly impossible for a sane republican to get anywhere in their primaries. They’ve already exposed their perversions, treasons, felonious behavior and yet they are still pay no consequences.

I’m sorry, but going all Don Rickels is not going to cut it. Other than feeding that party of cult more rope may be he only solution.

[58Sunliner]

77. With the latest by MTG, I think they have become a hate group.