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Greg Sargent
@ThePlumLineGS
Such a big moment: Sen. Brian Schatz erupted at Josh Hawley on the floor, delivering a brutal takedown of Hawley's bad faith.
I talked to Schatz about why Dems need to do this more often, to alert voters.
Democrats need to make more noise," he told me:
washingtonpost.com
Opinion | A Democrat erupts at Josh Hawley, and a loudness gap is revealed
A showdown on the Senate floor points to a vast imbalance between the parties.
8:40 AM · Apr 8, 2022
Greg Sargent
@ThePlumLineGS
Such a big moment: Sen. Brian Schatz erupted at Josh Hawley on the floor, delivering a brutal takedown of Hawley's bad faith.
I talked to Schatz about why Dems need to do this more often, to alert voters.
Democrats need to make more noise," he told me:
washingtonpost.com
Opinion | A Democrat erupts at Josh Hawley, and a loudness gap is revealed
A showdown on the Senate floor points to a vast imbalance between the parties.
8:40 AM · Apr 8, 2022
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/08/brian-schatz-josh-hawley-ukraine-loudness-gap/
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https://archive.ph/TUiex
Democrats need to make more noise, Sen. Brian Schatz told me. We have to scream from the rooftops, because this is a battle for the free world now.
I contacted the Hawaii Democrat to talk about his extraordinary eruption at Sen. Josh Hawley on the Senate floor Thursday night. Schatz ripped his Missouri Republican colleague over his hold on a senior staffing nominee to the Defense Department, even as the U.S. is calibrating its response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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But that was the superficial cause of the eruption. The deeper catalyst was how Hawley is doing this, a stance thats saturated in almost bottomless levels of bad faith. Thats the real topic of Schatzs tirade, and you should watch all of it:
https://archive.ph/o/TUiex/
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This raises some questions: Why dont Democrats create moments like this more often? Are there other ways of getting loud, as Schatz did here, that dont degrade our politics and are substantively and politically productive?
What sparked Schatzs ire is Hawleys justification for his hold on President Bidens nominees, particularly Hawleys claim that Biden isnt delivering sufficient military aid to Ukraine fast enough. Schatz also blasted Hawleys demand that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin resign over the Afghanistan withdrawal to get his holds lifted.
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A Democrat erupts at Josh Hawley, and a 'loudness' gap is revealed [View all]
Nevilledog
Apr 2022
OP
1500 coordinated radio stations will always be louder as long as dem leaders ignore it
certainot
Apr 2022
#20
it's a 95% monopoly. and all the blowhards are protected by call screeners that can eliminate
certainot
Apr 2022
#44
"your sister's a whore, your brother's a thief, and your ideas are treasonous" said 300 racist assho
certainot
Apr 2022
#60
So we buy some stations. The others are on because they get listeners. Buy some for us.
oldsoftie
Apr 2022
#61
it's been a rw monopoly for 30 years. walmart vs mom and pop. heavy blue areas are dominated by
certainot
Apr 2022
#62
Damn. He hit point after point. Most people can't keep track of so many horrible acts.
JanMichael
Apr 2022
#33
The point that got me the most is that he's damaging the Department of Defense.
XacerbatedDem
Apr 2022
#39
No, Democrats act like they're governing. You can't throw these tirades too often.
Bucky
Apr 2022
#16
Remember how Pres. Obama called out some GQP idiocy but didn't mention their names and didn't have
Maraya1969
Apr 2022
#45
Seems to me if the Dems DON'T make a lot of noise then we are as guilty as the silent ones.
flying_wahini
Apr 2022
#52