Speaker Jeffries -what the fuck is this?

[HereForTheParty]

Jeebus going to save us?

Link to tweet

[boston bean]

1. In other words, pray. You are on your own and don't expect anything from the democrats.

Not suree how else to take it.

[HereForTheParty]

2. He's so much better than this

Damn

[Intractable]

6. It's the first time I've has a problem with him.

And, I do find this statement to be problematic.

[Biophilic]

7. I'm not sure he is. At a time when we need clear, strong leadership we get this.

I'm not religious and I don't intend to put my faith in a god I don't believe exists. I'm not willing to put my life in the hands of some fictitious god. 60 some years of fighting for the Democrats and making a better world for everyone. Now we get this to support us when the world we worked for for 60, 70, 80 years goes down the drain? Nope, I'm really, really disappointed . I'm also very, very sad.

[Think. Again.]

3. We're in very scary times.

[Intractable]

13. "You can surrender without a prayer, but never really pray without surrender."

These wise words from the rock band Rush.

I don't want a speaker who believes in surrender.

[Skittles]

4. sanctimonious garbage

UGH

[Ocelot II]

5. That's not very comforting.

Supposedly God has been on the throne for millennia and he's never lifted a finger to stop all the other disasters that happened throughout history. Seems like he just sits there and and watches the shitstorms as the presidents come and go and cause all manner of heinous fuckery. You're not helping, Rep. Jeffries.

[Deuxcents]

8. No help at all. We have been given a brain and we need to show our appreciation and use it

To find ways to resist, sabotage and otherwise shorten the misery. We have history to help us understand how others have been successful at derailing what seems impossible 📎

[Funtatlaguy]

9. The Book of Mormon play said it best.

[JoseBalow]

24. Excellent!

[dutch777]

20. Kinda "our thoughts and prayers are with you" pablum when we need a plan of action. ZERO comfort indeed.

[JoseBalow]

25. Cthulhu

[CanonRay]

11. Magical thinking isn't much help.

[Raven123]

12. Doesn't help when they ask me to send money for reelection

[StarryNite]

30. Yeah, they can just ask God.

[Oneironaut]

14. Translation - "Shut the fuck up and let Trump do whatever he wants for 4 years. I'll be fine!"

God wasn't there for the immigrants being dragged away and hauled off to random countries.

God isn't there for LGBTQ+ people who live every moment in fear right now.

God wasn't there for the countless women who can't get an abortion, and, will have their rights restricted even further, shortly.

If God's on the throne, he must be sleeping. Someone wake him up, please?

[bluestarone]

15. I see it this way. After all these years i see the RETHUGS finally see and believe there is no God.

Now they have no fear as to how they treat people, and destroy our country for all the money they can steal.

[Passages]

16. You know what? It is perfectly acceptable to pass the job to someone

who has a very different mindset.

The throne right now has a man on it who believes via the SCOTUS he is a modern-day king....., lets plan or step aside.

[Irish_Dem]

17. When all the captain of the ship can tell you is to start praying, not a good sign.

No one wants to the pilot of the airplane get on the intercom and tell you
not to worry, God is on the throne.

[Sanity Claws]

18. I thought it was a reference to the Bishop who spoke at the prayer breakfast

The Word she preached will outlast the Felon.

Maybe Jeffries will speak up and explain what he meant.

[2naSalit]

19. Wow...

Lots of condemnation going on in this thread. Since it's xitter link, I can't see it.

But I have a feeling that something on xitter might not be legit, for starters and I suspect there's something others are, perhaps, not seeing.

But it's something on xitter so I wonder if it's even real or worth all the bluster.

[OneGrassRoot]

21. Fuckin' hell, just let AOC and Jasmine Crockett...

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take over. They’re the only ones I have faith in right now.

[FakeNoose]

22. Maybe his Xwitter account was hacked?

[Red Mountain]

23. God needs to.......

get off the shitter and get back to work.

ONE lightning bolt for a guy that spends all his time on the golf course.

Not that hard.



Presidents come and Presidents go.

Through it all.

God is still on the throne.

[edhopper]

26. Sounds like

Surrender

[Intractable]

40. "You can surrender without a prayer, but never really pray without surrender."

From the song Resist, by the band Rush.

[Elessar Zappa]

27. You do know there's a lot of religious Democrats, right?

I have no problem with his statement unless he starts letting religion dictate his legislation.

[surfered]

28. Lord, we're in trouble down here.

[dflprincess]

29. Perhaps Jeffreies should be reminded that we are told "God helps them who help themselves"

Maybe that will help him get himself & the House Democrats off their asses to start doing something to mitigate this disaster.

[StarryNite]

31. Well if that's true apparently God doesn't give a shit about

democracy either because look where we are.

[Hekate]

32. Oh for heaven's sake people

[orangecrush]

34. I see

What you did there

[orangecrush]

33. This breaks the glass

On my we are fuckedometer.

[Celerity]

35. I will NEVER accept being ruled by anything on a throne, nor will I accept that sort of capitulation about some 'god' (

ie, Trump is a nightmare, but at least some god is at the wheel, so......... all good in the end!).

Very disappointing to see this.

[True Dough]

36. Just like Hakeem Jeffries,

God is on Twitter too, and it doesn't sound very reassuring...

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

This one is definitely on the right track though:

Link to tweet

[dalton99a]

37. God is letting the monster destroy America

Let him do God's work

[Gore1FL]

38. I never thought I could be this disppointed in Democratic Leadership, and I'm pretty jaded. nt

[Lulu KC]

39. I think he is saying

Trump is not the ruler of the Universe, even if he thinks he is.

But I also am not sure he quite thought through how it would read.

[SamKnause]

41. What weak sauce.

Prove it.

Where is this 'god' you speak of ???

Where is his throne located ???

Have you personally seen and talked with him ???

Exactly what purpose does he serve ??? (He seems extremely useless)

Have prayers ever solved any problem ??? (Do you have proof of that ???)

I sit here in the year 2025 and just shake my head.

[Xoan]

42. DESPERATION ...

AINT GONNA SAVE HIM.

[Passages]

43. Blue sky media: I think the Dem base's anger at elected Dems for their bizarre,

I think the Dem base’s anger at elected Dems for their bizarre, paralyzed accommodationism is building much faster than anyone realizes. Pressure rising, explosion may be imminent

I think the Dem base’s anger at elected Dems for their bizarre, paralyzed accommodationism is building much faster than anyone realizes. Pressure rising, explosion may be imminent

— Will Stancil (@whstancil.bsky.social) 2025-01-27T04:35:13.659Z

I agree, and accommodationism is a good word for it. I do not mean to suggest Democrats should never vote for anything that will be for the greater good along with Republicans....but these kinds of responses joined with confirming lunatics are outrageous.

[Bettie]

44. This is my answer to him...via Politics Girl

She talks about them trying to protect the "norms" when there are no norms anymore. Two minutes and 19 seconds long.

It at least made me feel less alone in what I'm feeling. Many elected Democrats seem to be surrendering. That's what this god statement above seems to be...a surrender.

[Maru Kitteh]

45. My level of disgust for all things religious, especially in government is

growing faster than kudzu in Carolina.