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swag

(26,572 posts) Sat Jan 20, 2018, 10:07 PM Jan 2018

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Tammy Duckworth on Senate floor: I Won't Be Lectured By A Five-Deferment Draft Dodger

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Tammy Duckworth on Senate floor: I Won't Be Lectured By A Five-Deferment Draft Dodger (Original Post) swag Jan 2018 OP

You tell 'em, sister! nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2018 #1

Great speech...k and r. Stuart G Jan 2018 #2

Calling trump a "5 deferment draft dodger"...I love it. brush Jan 2018 #3

Yes!!! Evergreen Emerald Jan 2018 #4

Truly speaking truth to power. badhair77 Jan 2018 #5

He shouldnt be on the same planet😬 MLAA Jan 2018 #7

"Cadet Bone Spurs" swag Jan 2018 #6

She is saying that while standing on the two fake legs she got when she lost her own in combat. Squinch Jan 2018 #12

That truth bomb is going to leave a mark. onecaliberal Jan 2018 #8

Hell yes! Lunabell Jan 2018 #9

Dump & repugs are always faking bs soldier love . She knows it lunasun Jan 2018 #10

Bravo Tammy! smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #11

Kick and Rec orangecrush Jan 2018 #13

Busted his BFA. dae Jan 2018 #14

Go Sen. Duckworth! Drag that POS all day and all night. LonePirate Jan 2018 #15

Thank you, Senator Duckworth! I'm starting Upthevibe Jan 2018 #17

HOOAH! TomSlick Jan 2018 #16

He better not start calling my brave Senator murielm99 Jan 2018 #18

k&r n/t orleans Jan 2018 #19

Wow!! Love it. Finally a Dem fights back. Pepsidog Jan 2018 #20

Senator Duckworth is one of a large coterie of Democrats fighting back.She's the one we see today... Hekate Jan 2018 #21

Agreed. Great to see Dems fighting back Pepsidog Jan 2018 #22

The big question: will Trump attack Duckworth and get himself deeper in doo doo. Nitram Jan 2018 #23

Cadet Bonespur! hedda_foil Jan 2018 #24

A beautiful locution to describe the coward. Cadet Bonespur!!! Love it. n/t NNadir Jan 2018 #25

That's my senator! greatauntoftriplets Jan 2018 #26

At 3:58 she says "Let's stop blaming each other" rainin Jan 2018 #27

Uh, she's trying to be diplomatic, don't get on her ass shenmue Jan 2018 #28

I'm allowed to not like the "two sides do it" comments? rainin Jan 2018 #29

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)

1. You tell 'em, sister! nt

Reply to swag (Original post)

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 10:10 PM

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Stuart G

(38,726 posts)

2. Great speech...k and r.

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Sat Jan 20, 2018, 10:11 PM

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brush

(61,033 posts)

3. Calling trump a "5 deferment draft dodger"...I love it.

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Sat Jan 20, 2018, 10:13 PM

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Evergreen Emerald

(13,096 posts)

4. Yes!!!

Reply to swag (Original post)

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 10:18 PM

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Go Tammy!

badhair77

(5,181 posts)

5. Truly speaking truth to power.

Reply to swag (Original post)

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 10:21 PM

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He shouldn’t be the same govt with her.

MLAA

(19,744 posts)

7. He shouldnt be on the same planet😬

Reply to badhair77 (Reply #5)

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 10:23 PM

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swag

(26,572 posts)

6. "Cadet Bone Spurs"

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Sat Jan 20, 2018, 10:23 PM

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Squinch

(59,521 posts)

12. She is saying that while standing on the two fake legs she got when she lost her own in combat.

Reply to swag (Reply #6)

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 10:55 PM

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I love her.

onecaliberal

(36,594 posts)

8. That truth bomb is going to leave a mark.

Reply to swag (Original post)

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 10:27 PM

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Lunabell

(7,309 posts)

9. Hell yes!

Reply to swag (Original post)

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 10:28 PM

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lunasun

(21,646 posts)

10. Dump & repugs are always faking bs soldier love . She knows it

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Sat Jan 20, 2018, 10:47 PM

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smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

11. Bravo Tammy!

Reply to swag (Original post)

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 10:48 PM

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Well done!

orangecrush

(30,256 posts)

13. Kick and Rec

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Sat Jan 20, 2018, 11:04 PM

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dae

(3,396 posts)

14. Busted his BFA.

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Sat Jan 20, 2018, 11:18 PM

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LonePirate

(14,367 posts)

15. Go Sen. Duckworth! Drag that POS all day and all night.

Reply to swag (Original post)

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 11:45 PM

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I wish I could rec this thread more than once.

Upthevibe

(10,180 posts)

17. Thank you, Senator Duckworth! I'm starting

Reply to LonePirate (Reply #15)

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 11:54 PM

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to feel the Democrats have found their spines.....

TomSlick

(13,013 posts)

16. HOOAH!

Reply to swag (Original post)

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 11:50 PM

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Tell him LTC Duckworth!

murielm99

(32,988 posts)

18. He better not start calling my brave Senator

Reply to swag (Original post)

Sun Jan 21, 2018, 12:12 AM

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any nasty names.

orleans

(36,913 posts)

19. k&r n/t

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Sun Jan 21, 2018, 12:22 AM

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Pepsidog

(6,365 posts)

20. Wow!! Love it. Finally a Dem fights back.

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Sun Jan 21, 2018, 12:24 AM

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Hekate

(100,133 posts)

21. Senator Duckworth is one of a large coterie of Democrats fighting back.She's the one we see today...

Reply to Pepsidog (Reply #20)

Sun Jan 21, 2018, 01:04 AM

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...a brave veteran continuing her service to this country.

Tammy Duckworth is a great woman.

Pepsidog

(6,365 posts)

22. Agreed. Great to see Dems fighting back

Reply to Hekate (Reply #21)

Sun Jan 21, 2018, 01:12 AM

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Nitram

(27,741 posts)

23. The big question: will Trump attack Duckworth and get himself deeper in doo doo.

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Sun Jan 21, 2018, 01:19 AM

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I love it when he's stuck in a hole and he just starts digging faster.

hedda_foil

(16,985 posts)

24. Cadet Bonespur!

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Sun Jan 21, 2018, 01:49 AM

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NNadir

(38,042 posts)

25. A beautiful locution to describe the coward. Cadet Bonespur!!! Love it. n/t

Reply to hedda_foil (Reply #24)

Sun Jan 21, 2018, 09:56 AM

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greatauntoftriplets

(179,005 posts)

26. That's my senator!

Reply to swag (Original post)

Sun Jan 21, 2018, 11:32 AM

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rainin

(3,246 posts)

27. At 3:58 she says "Let's stop blaming each other"

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Sun Jan 21, 2018, 11:58 AM

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I bristle whenever I hear comments that sound like both side do this. We aren't blaming each other. Dem leaders are attempting to govern and they are blaming our Dem leaders for their failures.

It's insidious and effective. I've heard Trump voters in my family fight to win until they run out of arguments only to fall back on "both sides do it." We should never allow those words to cross our lips.

Otherwise, I applaud her words and I love that she calls out Trump's poor leadership.

shenmue

(38,598 posts)

28. Uh, she's trying to be diplomatic, don't get on her ass

Reply to rainin (Reply #27)

Sun Jan 21, 2018, 09:18 PM

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rainin

(3,246 posts)

29. I'm allowed to not like the "two sides do it" comments?

Reply to shenmue (Reply #28)

Sun Jan 21, 2018, 09:31 PM

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Don't get on my ass.

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