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18. Exactly

Sun Jul 22, 2018, 10:19 AM

Jul 2018

They can continue to deny the people’s righteous anger. Or they can use it.

I've been excoriated here for wishing our Dem leaders would get LOUDER and NOISIER -- so as to make headlines and counteract the lies.

Ridiculous.

People are VERY angry, and if our Democratic leaders don't AT LEAST reflect that, give some VOICE to our anger, they're going to be very sorry about turnout.

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Leonard Pitts Jr: Democrats don't need a new slogan, they need a pair of brass, er, knuckles [View all] babylonsister Jul 2018 OP

the slogan can be as simple "How can you trust republicans to protect??" and then go thru the beachbum bob Jul 2018 #1

If you watch CSPAN you see they do have some amazing battles. The press just ignores it and mucifer Jul 2018 #2

+10000 nt brer cat Jul 2018 #6

+100 EndGOPPropaganda Jul 2018 #8

On twitter alone you see a lot of "righteous anger" from our Dem leaders ehrnst Jul 2018 #9

Loved this cartoon from Luckovich NewJeffCT Jul 2018 #20

Mahalo, mucifer! Sure as hell the press doesn't watch Cha Jul 2018 #44

Yep. Don't bring pie charts to a street brawl. JHB Jul 2018 #3

In what way do you think our leaders are "denying the people's righteous anger?" ehrnst Jul 2018 #4

It's broadbrushing Shite.. I hate it. Thank You, Cha Jul 2018 #43

For starters, Scarsdale Jul 2018 #5

At this point, I think accepting mediocrity in their leaders justhanginon Jul 2018 #38

Fuck Donald Trump - Fuck Republicans - Vote Democratic dalton99a Jul 2018 #7

I still can't believe we didn't demand Sarah Sanders resignation over the Red Hen gulliver Jul 2018 #10

Dems ignoring the emoluments clause piss me off; babylonsister Jul 2018 #12

That needs to be made a big issue by the Dem leadership, and the cost to us for Autumn Jul 2018 #15

I wish! And even babylonsister Jul 2018 #17

you do realize that Sen. Richard Blumenthal had filed a lawsuit NewJeffCT Jul 2018 #23

Good news, even if it's moving at a snail's pace. There's likely all kinds of stalling by opponents. ancianita Jul 2018 #26

and, I would guess that the 196 members of Congress in on the lawsuit NewJeffCT Jul 2018 #28

This country is too big to not be able to assemble an objective jury. They're being fake lameasses. ancianita Jul 2018 #29

What are you doing introducing facts kcr Jul 2018 #46

I want Yellowdog88 Jul 2018 #11

Dems can fight fair. zentrum Jul 2018 #13

If nobody offers to interview Democrats outside of MSNBC NewJeffCT Jul 2018 #24

If you do things that are zentrum Jul 2018 #45

They need to sell progressive/liberal/democratic policies.... vi5 Jul 2018 #14

Agree wholeheartedly! babylonsister Jul 2018 #19

OMG Finally!!! Someone gets it. Please make this an OP. This point deserves it's own thread. rainin Jul 2018 #22

This. It can't get any clearer than this. Autumn Jul 2018 #25

Not sure why Bill Clinton's abortion quote was not re-used NewJeffCT Jul 2018 #27

and Bill won many Southern and red states radius777 Jul 2018 #50

and, the number of abortions went down under Clinton NewJeffCT Jul 2018 #51

Excellent! You speak for me! scarletwoman Jul 2018 #32

No mealy mouthed genuflecting The Wizard Jul 2018 #40

good, but one thing to pick DonCoquixote Jul 2018 #41

I have thought we need a PR booster shot for a Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2018 #16

Exactly RandomAccess Jul 2018 #18

+1000 smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #53

Call for boycotts! Call for a national strike! Ponietz Jul 2018 #21

Dems/Progressives/Many Moderates are ANGRY! Dems need to acknowledge and capitalize on that anger. LBM20 Jul 2018 #30

They need a new slogan, too. A slogan is reflective of what the party is feeling... Honeycombe8 Jul 2018 #31

True in all that you say bucolic_frolic Jul 2018 #34

True enough. Tack left a bit and we'll take Nov. marble falls Jul 2018 #33

It's a fight for the survival of the republic. Need to get dirty like Rs Pepsidog Jul 2018 #35

Dead on. lancelyons Jul 2018 #36

We are not obliged The Wizard Jul 2018 #37

Agreed BlueDog22 Jul 2018 #39

This is a broadbrushing insult against our Hardworking Cha Jul 2018 #42

Hmmm... agree and disagree. Tatiana Jul 2018 #47

Guy is consistent. NCTraveler Jul 2018 #48

Absolutely. We can no longer take the high road against an enemy like the republicans mtnsnake Jul 2018 #49

We need a new slogan, brass hardware, and Alec Baldwin from Glengarry/Glenross Algernon Moncrieff Jul 2018 #52