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LaMouffette

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76. Somewhere I saw a cartoon of a man in a business suit getting chewed out royally by his boss.
Fri Dec 18, 2020, 09:02 AM
Dec 2020

In the next frame of the cartoon, the man is at home, yelling at his son for no apparent reason.

In the final frame, the son is kicking his innocent dog. (I didn't say it was a funny cartoon.)

That's how bullies operate: they only go after people whom they perceive as smaller and weaker than themselves. Jen O'Malley could wipe the floor with Marco Rubio, intellectually and probably physically, too. But since she's a woman, Rubio thinks he can berate her without getting beat up.

That's why GOP Representative Ted Yoho called Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "disgusting" and cursed at her. He thought that since she is a woman, AOC was a safe target who would not fight back (and he could not have been more wrong).

That's why Trump's favorite targets are women. He attacks women because he thinks he can get away with it. And he verbally abuses male opponents only at rallies where he's surrounded by a crowd of rabid fans (and the Secret Service) and through Twitter. And he doesn't have the nerve to fire anyone in person, only through Twitter.

All bullies are cowards.

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The man has a way with words. DEbluedude Dec 2020 #1
This Democratic man has way with words! BadgerMom Dec 2020 #13
***** ailsagirl Dec 2020 #33
Seriously. Shakespearean-esque IMO. mdelaguna Dec 2020 #75
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2020 #2
Indeed. volstork Dec 2020 #62
"You are an American Vichy" got an involuntary gasp and "wow!" from me. crickets Dec 2020 #84
+1, exactly uponit7771 Dec 2020 #88
He doesn't suffer from the regular Democrats conditioning to mince words and reflexively apologize Crunchy Frog Dec 2020 #3
Yes, and I love it n/t shanti Dec 2020 #17
Schmidt will not be silenced-- not his nature ailsagirl Dec 2020 #35
Yes, and I hope we lose that reflex. nt SunSeeker Dec 2020 #41
That is a great point, and maybe (hopefully) it will rub off on many Democrats Escurumbele Dec 2020 #52
Huzzah! Excellent! Thank you for posting this! scarletwoman Dec 2020 #4
Edited, corrected. LizBeth Dec 2020 #5
"President of the Senate" is correct. Lisa0825 Dec 2020 #19
Thanks Lisa, I have been schooled. I am good with that. I haven't heard that so appreciate info. LizBeth Dec 2020 #21
I recall having to look it up myself several years ago when I read the title. Lisa0825 Dec 2020 #56
That would be wrong dpibel Dec 2020 #22
I got it on the other reply, thanks., LizBeth Dec 2020 #23
Sweet dweller Dec 2020 #6
Indeed. (nt) ehrnst Dec 2020 #20
Who was the prez of the senate who made that memorable comment? Karadeniz Dec 2020 #7
Dick Cheney. n/t Laelth Dec 2020 #11
Yup it was Dick Cheney Digger Dec 2020 #40
I believe it was Dick Cheney. thucythucy Dec 2020 #14
Dick Cheney to Pat Leahy in 2004 catbyte Dec 2020 #26
I read the link... He's always been a jerk! Karadeniz Dec 2020 #53
Sweeet Deuxcents Dec 2020 #8
"You are an American Vichy." Well I like that irisblue Dec 2020 #9
As a nation, we need to tell Rubio to go fuck himself Blue Owl Dec 2020 #10
Steve Schmidt musclecar6 Dec 2020 #12
damn...I need a cigarette after reading that... dhill926 Dec 2020 #15
Well... Mike Nelson Dec 2020 #16
"Like a Rolling Stone"? Right artist. Wrong Song. My Pet Orangutan Dec 2020 #24
Even better... Mike Nelson Dec 2020 #34
Good on him. We need those who know the enemy (and not running for office) to lead the charge. ehrnst Dec 2020 #18
You lost them at biopic. Think third grade Steve Edwcraig Dec 2020 #25
He is going through what I did when I finally left the dark side... GulfCoast66 Dec 2020 #27
So glad you found your way UpInArms Dec 2020 #31
Zeal is wonderful, let's hope Georgia Dems feel it full force. JudyM Dec 2020 #68
Glad you joined the Resistance, esp'ly coming from the Gulf Coast. onetexan Dec 2020 #74
That made my evening. niyad Dec 2020 #28
Um wow The Jungle 1 Dec 2020 #29
I love it.. mountain grammy Dec 2020 #30
So glad VA_Jill Dec 2020 #32
"I'm speaking to you in a low and steady voice right now .." DemoTex Dec 2020 #36
I was apalled when Cheney said that to Lehey. How far we have regressed since then. Thanks Drumpf. Evolve Dammit Dec 2020 #37
...in Alice Wainwright Park sandensea Dec 2020 #38
Love this guy Joinfortmill Dec 2020 #39
Thanks for posting...total truth... Stuart G Dec 2020 #42
I want to collect all of Schmidt's tweets and quotes from other platforms Habibi Dec 2020 #43
That was Cheney to Pat Leahy in 2004 that he cited there malaise Dec 2020 #44
Little Marco should stick with his area of expertise; Trump's genitals. keithbvadu2 Dec 2020 #45
Fucking great Oscarthegreat Dec 2020 #46
Welcome to DU MustLoveBeagles Dec 2020 #69
Just WOW!! blueinredohio Dec 2020 #47
nobody does it better. Hamlette Dec 2020 #48
Steve Schmidt is fantastic! Tells it the way it is!! We can learn from me! samsingh Dec 2020 #49
Reminds me of Olbermann. zentrum Dec 2020 #50
Listen and learn Democrats! nt flamin lib Dec 2020 #51
Love this guy! Seaflorida Dec 2020 #54
K&R Tom Yossarian Joad Dec 2020 #55
There is no one so intensely engaged as the recent convert DFW Dec 2020 #57
Little Marco has opened the floodgates for us to blast out the FUCK word! madinmaryland Dec 2020 #58
Brilliant Slap Down! msfiddlestix Dec 2020 #59
He's the wordsmith we need superpatriotman Dec 2020 #60
I once emailed the Lincoln Project and asked them to produce a video of an equally wiggs Dec 2020 #61
Woohoo! So glad he's joined our team FakeNoose Dec 2020 #63
Steve Schmidt is quite the wordsmith Dukkha Dec 2020 #64
I stood up from my chair and clapped AmericanCanuck Dec 2020 #65
Well, he sure finished strong, didn't he? BobTheSubgenius Dec 2020 #66
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I'm so happy Schmidt is on our side! Go Steve, don't stop there! nt LittleGirl Dec 2020 #70
Bloody Brilliant Takedown of Cha Dec 2020 #71
KICK! Cha Dec 2020 #72
We need more Democrats calling them out in this way blue-wave Dec 2020 #73
Somewhere I saw a cartoon of a man in a business suit getting chewed out royally by his boss. LaMouffette Dec 2020 #76
One for the Ages bucolic_frolic Dec 2020 #77
He's fierce. I love that he's on our side now coeur_de_lion Dec 2020 #78
"for our ongoing segment, Schmidt Storm." iscooterliberally Dec 2020 #79
Sorry, but watching Donnie make Little Marco Vogon_Glory Dec 2020 #80
What Americans need to unnerstand tsSleepyTimeDwnSout Dec 2020 #81
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Damn that was good! liberalla Dec 2020 #82
Schmidt is a master of vitriol, a spirit I consume only in small doses. n/t MrModerate Dec 2020 #83
Amen! burrowowl Dec 2020 #85
He Schmidt all over him DeSmet Dec 2020 #86
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