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Autumn

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40. I don't have any issue with what he said.

Reply to tenderfoot (Reply #17)

Fri Jul 28, 2023, 09:48 AM

Jul 2023

Sometimes you got to get down in the gutter with repukes. I applaud Swalwell for giving that asshole hell. He spoke truth to power and described the ass perfectly.

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'You Are a P*ssy': McCarthy and Swalwell Get in House Floor Feud [View all] Nevilledog Jul 2023 OP

👍 Joinfortmill Jul 2023 #1

Not trying to steal your post, just adding the juicy part. Westcoastguy99 Jul 2023 #2

Eh? Swalwell would kick the dogshit out of him. LuckyCharms Jul 2023 #6

Let's see: Polybius Jul 2023 #19

I'll give it to Swalwell ExWhoDoesntCare Jul 2023 #44

Swallwell is smart enough not to make a threatening move 1st. OAITW r.2.0 Jul 2023 #8

Shame on Swalwell. Does he not know that McCarthy isn't "weak"? He's a poor ballless Autumn Jul 2023 #3

Ohhhh love that spork three toes carry's McCarthy balls in her pocket line! kimbutgar Jul 2023 #4

That was an accurate statement. BigmanPigman Jul 2023 #5

THIS! SouthernDem4ever Jul 2023 #10

there are plenty of women who stand up to Trump Skittles Jul 2023 #14

100% correct Snooper9 Jul 2023 #21

He also have called him a cock and this great follow up line: Habitation Jul 2023 #46

Well, it's true. Scrivener7 Jul 2023 #7

Kevin the Klown earned that like's earned nothing else in his miserable life peppertree Jul 2023 #9

Where's the lie? In It to Win It Jul 2023 #11

Post removed Post removed Jul 2023 #12

yes, to be more correct Skittles Jul 2023 #13

current stereotypes aside... RussBLib Jul 2023 #15

yup Skittles Jul 2023 #16

Here's Rep. Swalwell's contact info, you can let him know there's an issue with his choice of words. tenderfoot Jul 2023 #17

so glad you're so "concerned" Skittles Jul 2023 #20

I don't have any issue with what he said. Autumn Jul 2023 #40

I have always considered the term pussy in this sense to be short for pussycat. edisdead Jul 2023 #18

Come on iemanja Jul 2023 #22

Who is defending it? edisdead Jul 2023 #26

I think the confusion is you are replying on a smartphone Snooper9 Jul 2023 #27

The purpose of the insult is to feminize a man iemanja Jul 2023 #42

Ok gonna say it one more time edisdead Jul 2023 #43

Really? Snooper9 Jul 2023 #24

What does that have to do with it? edisdead Jul 2023 #25

Been hearing that term for years and, as a female, never took particular offense. The British comedy allegorical oracle Jul 2023 #30

In this context, it's fierce contempt -- not double entendre. Duncan Grant Jul 2023 #31

I agree as to its meaning. Am saying it never bothered me like the "C" word does. BTW, my allegorical oracle Jul 2023 #35

Exactly. edisdead Jul 2023 #38

Gtfo. MrsCoffee Jul 2023 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author edisdead Jul 2023 #36

There actually is a bunch of linguistics articles and discussions about this word. edisdead Jul 2023 #37

Context is everything. MrsCoffee Jul 2023 #39

OMG Snooper9 Jul 2023 #23

This is the lowest form of discourse at DU. Duncan Grant Jul 2023 #28

It is not tenderfoot Jul 2023 #29

It doesn't bother me either. Oopsie Daisy Jul 2023 #33

I have seen a lot lower. Autumn Jul 2023 #41

It only takes one to remove him from leadership, right? Oopsie Daisy Jul 2023 #32

Wrong. ExWhoDoesntCare Jul 2023 #45