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Ali Velshi whoohoo (Original Post) montanacowboy Aug 2025 OP
🤜🏼🤛🏼 He is on fire 🔥 Traildogbob Aug 2025 #1
Didn't hear this, but Jilly_in_VA Aug 2025 #2
If someone could provide a link it would be much appreciated. Chasstev365 Aug 2025 #3
Not available yet, but it was a righteous rant Zorro Aug 2025 #7
CALL dems and tell them to do just this vapor2 Aug 2025 #4
Ali Velshi knocked it out of the park by speaking the TRUTH! cornball 24 Aug 2025 #5
Spot on! Was as good an opening segment as I've seen since Lawrence has been on vacation. 🔥 Deuxcents Aug 2025 #6
He said, "We are running out of runway . . ." colorado_ufo Aug 2025 #8
Wonder if we can get it on YouTube? Grim Chieftain Aug 2025 #9
Damn right, buddie! ReRe Aug 2025 #11
Thanks! Grim Chieftain Aug 2025 #14
The DNC getting hella butt hurt over David Hogg gay texan Aug 2025 #10
Good. They deserve it. A significant majority of KPN Aug 2025 #12
Remembering Obama's last speech as POTUS. SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2025 #13
He came out with some mealy mouthed Hornedfrog2000 Aug 2025 #16
A lot of people with pull are trying. SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2025 #21
There is no dem leadership Hornedfrog2000 Aug 2025 #15
Last I heard Gavin Newsom is a Democrat Dave says Aug 2025 #17
No, there are definitely leaders in the party, we just need more of them. Xavier Breath Aug 2025 #31
A link to video of Ali's rant DeeDeeNY Aug 2025 #18
Different earlier rant Zorro Aug 2025 #20
Very good - THANKS ❗ Duppers Aug 2025 #25
This message was self-deleted by its author Duppers Aug 2025 #26
Ali Velshi: Where is the Party? senseandsensibility Aug 2025 #19
I keep on thinking bdamomma Aug 2025 #22
Here is Ali's rant from this morning Zorro Aug 2025 #23
It was followed by an excellent discussion with Norm Ornstein and Jason Stanley. yellow dahlia Aug 2025 #24
Yes Republicans control all branches of government SocialDemocrat61 Aug 2025 #27
From Reagan on, the message that government is the problem and government means Democrats really sunk in. betsuni Aug 2025 #30
Velshi's words should be required listening for every elected Democrat . democrank Aug 2025 #28
Meanwhile repugs think the Epstein tsunami is over with these rants. GreenWave Aug 2025 #29

Traildogbob

(13,160 posts)
1. 🤜🏼🤛🏼 He is on fire 🔥
Sat Aug 30, 2025, 11:15 AM
Aug 2025

Stunning and spot on. We are at fucking war here.
Babbitt gets full military honors???

Jilly_in_VA

(14,624 posts)
2. Didn't hear this, but
Sat Aug 30, 2025, 11:16 AM
Aug 2025

agree with the sentiment 100%! I am so disgusted with the DNC and "leadership" that I refuse to contributee to them, only to individual candidates.

Deuxcents

(27,685 posts)
6. Spot on! Was as good an opening segment as I've seen since Lawrence has been on vacation. 🔥
Sat Aug 30, 2025, 11:54 AM
Aug 2025

Grim Chieftain

(2,029 posts)
9. Wonder if we can get it on YouTube?
Sat Aug 30, 2025, 01:01 PM
Aug 2025

It's about time someone called out the Dem leadership. We have had some of the best presidents in history, and the Republicans have had the worst. Now is not the time to be weak. Our country and our democracy are being destroyed on a daily basis. Stand up - fight back!!! Our very lives depend on it.

ReRe

(12,189 posts)
11. Damn right, buddie!
Sat Aug 30, 2025, 01:16 PM
Aug 2025

It is past "time'. Yeah, it'll show up on YouTube in a while. Be patient, it'll show up. Welcome to DU!

KPN

(17,509 posts)
12. Good. They deserve it. A significant majority of
Sat Aug 30, 2025, 01:16 PM
Aug 2025

Last edited Sat Aug 30, 2025, 01:53 PM - Edit history (1)

Americans and voters are opposed to most of what Trump and the Rs are doing, yet only 21% approve of the Democratic Party. That’s a miserable showing. Leadership is failing miserably.

SleeplessinSoCal

(10,438 posts)
13. Remembering Obama's last speech as POTUS.
Sat Aug 30, 2025, 01:37 PM
Aug 2025

He should have directed it at Congressional Democrats. Turns out they needed to hear it more than anyone.



 

Hornedfrog2000

(866 posts)
16. He came out with some mealy mouthed
Sat Aug 30, 2025, 01:43 PM
Aug 2025

Statement the other day, he shares some of this blame. I love obama, but someone with some fucking pull better start leading, and not be afraid to say what is happening

SleeplessinSoCal

(10,438 posts)
21. A lot of people with pull are trying.
Sat Aug 30, 2025, 04:27 PM
Aug 2025

Obama's gray hair leads me to forgive him his desire to be a moderate. He was dealt a horrible hand. But our me media and corporate elite do not care about our standing, laws, or the Constitution. They spend fortunes looking for loopholes on a daily basis.

I think the crash will shake some out of their complacency. But prepare for even more law breaking. The old saying that "the business of America is business" needs amending. It's actually corruption.

 

Hornedfrog2000

(866 posts)
15. There is no dem leadership
Sat Aug 30, 2025, 01:41 PM
Aug 2025

They literally cave on everything he wants. We need to get mean, we need to start calling and telling these people who they are to their faces.

Seeing chuck post shit from accounts where it looks like he is wearing hawaiian shirts, and making snide comments does fuck all for the country. We need to start kicking these old complacent people out.

Dave says

(5,468 posts)
17. Last I heard Gavin Newsom is a Democrat
Sat Aug 30, 2025, 01:53 PM
Aug 2025

I think he is standing up to the tsunami of fascism overrunning our country. But we need much more from other Democratic “leaders”.

Response to DeeDeeNY (Reply #18)

senseandsensibility

(25,503 posts)
19. Ali Velshi: Where is the Party?
Sat Aug 30, 2025, 02:06 PM
Aug 2025

He singled out the ones who are fighting, but named the leadership (Schumer and Jeffries) as well Gillibrand and the DNC as MIA. Then the conversation that followed was just as passionate.

bdamomma

(69,626 posts)
22. I keep on thinking
Sat Aug 30, 2025, 04:32 PM
Aug 2025

no donations until they get themselves together!! Or just go with people like AOC, Jasmine Crockett, Maxwell Frost and new blood to shake this up. Enough with the status quo.

yellow dahlia

(6,453 posts)
24. It was followed by an excellent discussion with Norm Ornstein and Jason Stanley.
Sat Aug 30, 2025, 09:20 PM
Aug 2025

I have been waiting for the second segment to show up today - it hasn't.

SocialDemocrat61

(8,032 posts)
27. Yes Republicans control all branches of government
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 06:19 AM
Aug 2025

But everything is still all the democrats fault. 🐂💩

betsuni

(29,290 posts)
30. From Reagan on, the message that government is the problem and government means Democrats really sunk in.
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 11:14 AM
Aug 2025

democrank

(12,680 posts)
28. Velshi's words should be required listening for every elected Democrat .
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 07:58 AM
Aug 2025

Our low public approval rating and our leadership loss of the White House, Senate and House of Representatives should give us a slight clue that something is wrong with what we’re doing and how we’re doing it.

And no…….I’m not bashing.

GreenWave

(12,795 posts)
29. Meanwhile repugs think the Epstein tsunami is over with these rants.
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 10:42 AM
Aug 2025

Really WTF are Democrats supposed to do?
Pretend they control any federal branch of government and get shit done?
Hang Mike Pence?

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