WTF? - Charlamagne Blames 'Cowardice and Inaction' From Democrats For Roe Overturn

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...Charlamagne claimed that Democrats have known “what Republicans have been planning for decades,” because “Republicans have never hidden their agenda.”

“They have shown and told us what play they are going to run,” said the host, and “for some reason, Democrats never crafted a defense to stop” them.

“Yes, it’s easy to point the finger at Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell,” continued Charlamagne, acknowledging that the Republican Party was able to appoint three justices to the Supreme Court.

“But I feel like the cowardice and inaction from Democrats caused a lot of this,” pressed Charlamagne.

The host specifically called out Former President Barack Obama for not codifying Roe “like he said he would when he was on the campaign trail?”...

https://www.mediaite.com/radio/charlamagne-blames-cowardice-and-inaction-from-democrats-for-roe-overturn-they-caused-a-lot-of-this/

You might want to rethink this one, Charlamagne

[awesomerwb1]

1. I see a video of this dude and AOC in the near future.

Probably right before the elections.

[Blecht]

18. I don't get the AOC hate

She's the only prominent Democrat actually doing something other than asking for money and telling us to vote harder.

[awesomerwb1]

21. It's not hate.

And I don't get the worshipping either.

[YorkRd]

22. She is not a team player and promotes bad messaging

She is not a smart politician on the national stage. She wants to win arguments, not elections. She has contempt for centrist politicians and voters.

[MichMan]

23. Introducing legislation and working it through to passage?

The most important part of the job IMO

[Iggo]

32. Woman. Brown. Vocal.

[Celerity]

36. +10000000000000000

[Demsrule86]

37. What is she doing? Going on talk shows and bashing Democratic leadership...how is that

helpful?

[uponit7771]

39. +1,

[brush]

41. She's got potential but she needs to stop attacking other Dems.

She does that too often. Why she declined just a couple of weeks ago to say whether she would back Biden in 2024?

WTH is that? Normally pols will say immediately that they'll back their own president for re-election. Those kind of stances and hesitancy on backing the president only leads to divisiveness.

[NYC Liberal]

42. What, specifically, is she doing?

Voting is THE ONLY way anything changes here.

We barely have a majority in the House and effectively do not control the Senate.

[PatSeg]

2. Yeah, why didn't Obama use

his magic wand, the same one he didn't use to get us a public option as part of the ACA? Another Monday morning quarterback who apparently really doesn't understand how government works.

It IS easy to point the finger at Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell because all evidence indicates that they and the republican party are to blame. Why do so many media personalities like beating up Democrats, when they are the only ones trying to save democracy and make the world a better place? And what have YOU done Charlamagne?

[brush]

3. There are holes in his knowledge of the repug...

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machinations around Roe during the Obama admin, as there were only 5 non-contiguous months that we had the 60 vote majority needed to codify Roe.

These guys need to do their research fefore spewing near-right wing talking points on their show.

[Mad_Machine76]

27. And there's no guarantee

that enough Democrats in the Senate would have voted for it because there were some Blue Dogs whom were anti-choice. We still have one or two now in the Senate.

[brush]

40. Yes, that too.

[hlthe2b]

4. Why do I imagine he's only voted a handful of times in his life?

Just a hunch... Those who scream most loudly and all that...

[Groundhawg]

5. Its never too late to ammend the constitution.

[AllTooEasy]

10. And just how are Dems going to do that now?

Here are the steps to amend the constitution: https://ged.com/practice-test/en/acs/social-studies/page_2.html

[Groundhawg]

43. The majority of Americans are for abortion

Differing level of time frame but there is enough support from both parties to get it done.

[Demsrule86]

35. That is so not going to happen.

[LoisB]

6. Who?

[BannonsLiver]

30. A guy who used to rap and now has a morning radio show nobody should care about.

Who thinks every word out of his mouth is some kind of nugget of truth. This is a guy who loves the smell of his own farts. He’s also a misogynist. What a surprise.

[LoisB]

31. Sounds like a real prince of a guy. NOT

[onecaliberal]

7. Please stop posting right wing propaganda. This IS that. Sorry.

[TheRealNorth]

9. +1

It's mediate, which is pretty much a site that dresses up whatever someone wants to put out and make look like news in exchange for a fee.

[emulatorloo]

8. Very trendy on the twitter and the Reddit to blame Democrats for what Republicans do

and to discourage voters from voting for Democrats or voting at all.

Hmm guess which party this nonsense benefits? Why Republicans of course!

[Scrivener7]

11. Didn't he die in the 500s?

After he killed his brother and boiled his wife in oil?

Or is this just someone who named himself after that guy because he admires him?

[Just A Box Of Rain]

14. I believe you are thinking of Constantine.

[Scrivener7]

19. Damn! I always mix up those C guys!

[Just A Box Of Rain]

24. Easy to do

[tazkcmo]

20. Charlemagne died in 814 AD.

I guess thats why he doesn't know how our government works but doesn't explain how he communicates with the living.

[budkin]

12. Ah yes... with that 50 seat "majority"

People don't understand how this all works.

[shrike3]

13. Everyone's singing this song. No surprise he is.

[GoCubsGo]

15. Another one who needs a fucking civics class.

I just can't with this shit any more.

[CatWoman]

25. exactly

i watched this rant on Monday(?) and I'm still pissed.

Charlemagne runs his mouth endlessly for someone who doesn't know WTF he's talking about.

[GoCubsGo]

28. I have no idea who the hell this person even is.

The only Charlemagne I know has been dead for hundreds of years.

[CatWoman]

29. he's one of the early morning DJ's on "The Breakfast Club"

https://thebreakfastclub.iheart.com/

[jonstl08]

16. State Level

Believe the Democrats for years 1) did not place too much emphasis on state level races in some states. This caused massive gerrymanding of congressional districts favoring the GOP in US Rep and State houses. At state level is why all these draconian laws are coming out. and 2) did not understand the importance of the judiciary in mid level federal courts and SCOTUS. Meanwhile the GOP did all these.

Just my opinion

[Demsrule86]

45. You are so wrong...the courts...IE SCOTUS caused the issue...period.

If Roe was in fact no fucking right-wing state could ban abortion, but thanks to 'the but her email' voters and Naders attacks on Gore (a big FU to Michael Moore for that too), we are in this situation. My advice to you and others is to stop blaming Democrats...it is just plain wrong.

[Sugarcoated]

17. He's an idiot

[Buckeyeblue]

26. A federal law protecting reproductive rights always was/is going to be difficult

For 1 thing I don't believe we've ever had a filibuster proof majority. The other is that I'm not sure southern democrats (when we still had them in congress) would have supported it. At one point country club Republicans would have but post St. Ronnie, anti-choice became the playbook.

[Treefrog]

33. Charlemagne is not our friend.

Feel free to look up his thoughts on other Dems.

[Demsrule86]

34. Why even post this?

[Hortensis]

38. Worth examining for the 100YO Transitive Property of Democratic Fault.

The most constant anti-Democratic Left deceit of all, that underlies all their campaigns as a constant foundation, is that whatever Republicans do is always really the Democrats' fault. And here it is.

We could have stopped them -- but didn't. We should have stopped them -- but didn't. We should have done something else we could have -- but didn't. That's because we're really the same as them, of course, cowards and corrupt corporatists, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, no real difference. Etc, etc.

And the eternal (which Bernie used when running for president and asked what he would do about the problem of all the judgeships the Repubs packed with far-right racists since 2016): "Anyway, the Democrats do it too."

[Demsrule86]

44. Charlamange should look in the fucking mirror...he savaged Hillary and Biden FU Charlamange,

you suck on all levels...fucking Republican.

[867-5309.]

46. He voted for Joe and Hillary

He's a commentator with progressive views who criticizes Democrats at times. That makes him a Republican?

[Demsrule86]

47. He said he voted for Kamala despite Biden...not really helpful and savaged Biden as he does

with Democrats...he gave Clinton numerous Donkey wards and said he voted for her...OK...how many folks did not vote for her because of the shit he said almost daily? I despise him and believe he belongs in the 'with friends like this who needs enemies category'. I have heartfelt progressive beliefs...but above all, I am a Democrat period. I vote Democratic in every election... I don't expect to have all my dreams fulfilled by any candidate, I don't need to fall in love, or be catered to. I am a yellow dog Democrat and have nothing but contempt for those who trash Democrats and the Democratic Party.