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In reply to the discussion: Other than Katie Porter & a couple others, the Democratic Party STILL doesn't know how to fight back [View all]ehrnst
(32,640 posts)299. Sitting on their thumbs? Like this?
Last edited Tue Dec 22, 2020, 10:49 AM - Edit history (3)
I guess one sees what one wants and disregards that which they don't. But here you go:
Its Treason. House Democrats Seize On Transcript of Trumps Ukraine Call
Maxine Waters calls Trump the Most Deplorable Human Being that I've Ever Encountered'.
Democrats propose sweeping bill to curb presidential abuses
When asked why Trump is so averse to listening to experts, Pelosi suggested he was in denial, and added, If youre not evidence-based, if youre not science-based, you have the luxury of just saying whatever you feel like. And that luxury is one our country can no longer afford because it is, again, dangerous. I cant psych out the president and why he does certain things, but I just do wonder how others can stand with him while he says the things he does, in a way theyre accepting as truth.
Link to tweet
Maxine Waters: Trump should be in 'solitary confinement'
Dems decry Trumps statements on housing as racist
Pelosi calls Trumps wall plan an immorality
Schiff closes Dems' impeachment arguments with emotional appeal to remove Trump
A sham, said Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. Power grab, protested Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. Not normal," said Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.
You don't convene a Supreme Court confirmation hearing, in the middle of a pandemic, when the Senate's on recess, when voting has already started in the presidential election in a majority of states, declared Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del.
You don't convene a Supreme Court confirmation hearing, in the middle of a pandemic, when the Senate's on recess, when voting has already started in the presidential election in a majority of states, declared Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del.
Democrats Excoriate Trump After Death Toll Revelations in Puerto Rico
Niles Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan called the diversion an insult to our servicemembers and their families, and said it would undermine military preparedness and national security at home and abroad.
John Lewis on Trump in emotional speech: I know racism when I feel it
Testing, tracing, treatment and social distancing are the only tools we have to stop the spread of the coronavirus, but President Trump orders his Administration to slow down the testing that saves lives, Pelosi said in a statement.
Dismissing politically appointed national security leaders during a transition is a destabilizing move that will only embolden our adversaries and put our country at greater risk, Smith said in a statement. "President Trumps decision to fire Secretary Esper out of spite is not just childish, its also reckless.
It has long been clear that President Trump cares about loyalty above all else, often at the expense of competence, and during a period of presidential transition competence in government is of the utmost importance.
It has long been clear that President Trump cares about loyalty above all else, often at the expense of competence, and during a period of presidential transition competence in government is of the utmost importance.
Two leading U.S. Democrats on Sunday condemned President Donald Trumps clemency for his long-time friend Roger Stone, wiping out his 40-month prison sentence for political wrongdoing, saying it was a perversion of American legal standards.
It's staggering corruption, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said of Trumps commutation of Stones sentence during an interview on CNN.
People should know this isn't just about lying to Congress, that means lying to the American people, and witness tampering and the rest, Pelosi said of the seven convictions a jury handed down against Stone. It's about our national security.
It's staggering corruption, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said of Trumps commutation of Stones sentence during an interview on CNN.
People should know this isn't just about lying to Congress, that means lying to the American people, and witness tampering and the rest, Pelosi said of the seven convictions a jury handed down against Stone. It's about our national security.
'Xenophobe. In. Chief.': Democrats blast Trump's plan to suspend immigration to U.S.
Zero-tolerance policy means zero humanity: Democrats decry Trump immigration policy after tour of detention center
Democrats blast Trump after report reveals he avoided income taxes for 10 years: 'Disgusting'
We are just now starting to see a flattening of the curve of the area, Schweyer said. "Now is not the time to be pulling our first responders off the street, to follow and tail the Presidents motorcade around this area, just simply so he gets a photo op that he thinks is going to help him, I dont know, either with his ego or re-election. Regardless, this is just an absolute shame, its a waste of resources, and hes putting more people in danger.
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Other than Katie Porter & a couple others, the Democratic Party STILL doesn't know how to fight back [View all]
mtnsnake
Dec 2020
OP
I don't want to sit back and watch them do nothing like you obviously prefer to do.
mtnsnake
Dec 2020
#4
Not sure how you can read wnylib's post and assume anything went over their head
StarfishSaver
Dec 2020
#258
People are going to have to get more involved and invested in society if change is happening.
betsuni
Dec 2020
#219
Apparently if you don't demand that Dems "scream bloody murder on TV every day"
ehrnst
Dec 2020
#310
I agree. It just doesn't work that way. Democratic voters aren't like Republican voters who don't
betsuni
Dec 2020
#250
I've never understood why some Democrats think the only way to beat Republicans
StarfishSaver
Dec 2020
#259
I find the "Democrats need to scream louder" to be the most immature form of political engagenent
StarfishSaver
Dec 2020
#266
There is nothing more immature than posting the same exact thing a dozen times in 1 thread
mtnsnake
Dec 2020
#270
It's certainly working well for MAGA crowd - Maybe we need to get flags and trucks?
sweetloukillbot
Dec 2020
#309
Sorry, wnylib, with umpteen posts in the trhead I didnt see your post until just a while ago
mtnsnake
Dec 2020
#217
You can tell the people who aren't really interested in progress but just want to complain
StarfishSaver
Dec 2020
#330
Agreed. Asking our folks to fight harder is NOT blaming them but coaching them
samsingh
Dec 2020
#149
So what are you looking for? Have you ever been involved in legislation or negotiations....
George II
Dec 2020
#193
The Dems being seen as weak allows people to think that both parties don't represent the people
DSandra
Dec 2020
#39
The Democrat That Said Trump Should Be Arrested On Jan 20 As He Leaves The White House?
DanieRains
Dec 2020
#132
If anyone surrendered before a fight began in any other setting, it's be seen as betrayal
DSandra
Dec 2020
#166
Actions must be bold. Language must be bold. When bullies bluster and threaten, get in their face.
Magoo48
Dec 2020
#154
Like the stern letter about the coronavirus stimulus plan signed by Bernie Sanders and five other
betsuni
Dec 2020
#141
I agree. We need better communicators. Porter puts the message in "kitchen table" terms
Raven123
Dec 2020
#3
I'm sure that Mitch McConnell will vote to impeach him if we yell louder
sweetloukillbot
Dec 2020
#19
Yes, Mitch and the Trump humpers TOTALLY respond to yelling on the part of Democratic leaders.
ehrnst
Dec 2020
#304
Do you honestly think the "Trump is undermining democracy" meme hasn't gotten us anywhere?
mtnsnake
Dec 2020
#22
How exactly do you think Democrats going on tv and screaming bloody murder is going to change their
StarfishSaver
Dec 2020
#24
Nice dodge. But since you seem to be an expert on screaming bloody murder
StarfishSaver
Dec 2020
#47
+1000. When one can't articulate what is demanding, then the likelihood of getting that demand
ehrnst
Dec 2020
#293
This is a valid and constructive critique of the party's strategy that in no way violates DU rules.
Towlie
Dec 2020
#9
Well, J try and stay on topic. There are plenty of other Republican bashing threads.
LiberalLovinLug
Dec 2020
#277
Democrats had a 60 vote filibuster-proof majority in the senate for all of four months and ten days
betsuni
Dec 2020
#279
About the topic of public support for M4A, since you brought it into the discussion...
ehrnst
Dec 2020
#301
What many advocates of the as-yet incomplete "M4A" (there still are huge funding gaps!) do is...
George II
Dec 2020
#311
Those attacks began even before Obama was sworn in. He was being bashed for some of his...
George II
Dec 2020
#300
I don't feel like a piece of software.I feel like a DU member who said I'd be willing to be on Jury
Hekate
Dec 2020
#111
Groupthink is not good as well, it doesn't allow for justified critiques and is ultimately harmful
DSandra
Dec 2020
#26
Once more, with feeling: Hillary lost the Electoral College in a game of peeling off fringes...
Hekate
Dec 2020
#95
The fact is, Clinton lost.......in 2016. Now in 2020 Biden won. But people are still complaining....
George II
Dec 2020
#241
Wrong, Symph. The GOP did not attack their wingnuts & were themselves absorbed by wingnuts...
Hekate
Dec 2020
#40
True. I keep an eye on her. She's slammin' Republicans, Rubio the 2024 contender especially.
ancianita
Dec 2020
#327
And yet no one has anything bad to say about her until she bashes Democrats and the party.
MrsCoffee
Dec 2020
#100
She may get more criticism than she deserves. She also gets more praise and credit than she's earned
StarfishSaver
Dec 2020
#165
The only thing that works is get the most votes/representatives. Screaming bloody murder...
brush
Dec 2020
#17
The base of the democratic party is the opposite of the base of the Republican Party
JI7
Dec 2020
#45
I'm as Democrat in demographic profile as one can get, and I want Democrats to fight harder
DSandra
Dec 2020
#182
This kind of demand is really about satisfying the desire for red meat among the already converted
StarfishSaver
Dec 2020
#44
Are we so helpless that we can't go after THEM? What about what they're doing to Hunter Biden?
mtnsnake
Dec 2020
#48
You keep insisting that this is only about yelling and screaming when it is anything but that.
mtnsnake
Dec 2020
#62
Yes, you proposed "taking action" yet somehow keep forgetting to share what that action is
StarfishSaver
Dec 2020
#74
Why is it that you want to see the GOP continue walking all over us with no response?
mtnsnake
Dec 2020
#83
"Claiming that "words have power" is not a defense to that kind of empty posturing"
LiberalLovinLug
Dec 2020
#128
So, in other words you don't like what Schumer, et. al., are doing but you can't say how....
George II
Dec 2020
#234
whatever....just read it. In other words nothing specific - just what another poster spoke about.
George II
Dec 2020
#239
"There's nothng about taking action in my OP"?? Really? It's right there in the first sentence
mtnsnake
Dec 2020
#67
Yup, The reason she is good is because she understands the issue and doesn't just repeat talking poi
JI7
Dec 2020
#58
I love how some folks are trying to make like my post is only about screaming and yelling
mtnsnake
Dec 2020
#66
Constructive criticism isn't screaming, yelling, bashing or trashing, so thank you for this.
democrank
Dec 2020
#121
No. "Nancy Pelosi didn't 'turn down' a great deal and then accept a much worse deal. There wasn't
betsuni
Dec 2020
#200
You're 100% right. It's time for a new generation of leadership who understands:
Maven
Dec 2020
#123
I agree. Our timidity - and 'taking high road bullshit - is risking our Democracy
samsingh
Dec 2020
#144
I remember how folks DEMANDED Pelosi impeach Trump and called her a weak coward
StarfishSaver
Dec 2020
#202
Oh my! Can't believe the blind loyalty crowd hasn't zapped this. Kudos
Laura PourMeADrink
Dec 2020
#174
Please go easy with such divisive and specious bellyaching like this. WE need to GOTV better and
Prof.Higgins
Dec 2020
#175
What are the problems, again, with our messaging? Please at least begin a list.
ancianita
Dec 2020
#187
Okay. Well. See, I thought I was summarizing what you said, so here's an example of
ancianita
Dec 2020
#321
Sure, keep bashing EVERY Democrat except for "a couple of others", i.e. all but 3.....
George II
Dec 2020
#188
"the ones that make the least noise are the ones that are actually accomplishing things"
betsuni
Dec 2020
#206
That's why it would be interesting to know of whom the OP is speaking, so we CAN....
George II
Dec 2020
#209