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gab13by13

(33,091 posts)
18. I mean the Republican party is dead and the Magat party is evil, we all know that,
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 10:25 AM
Jul 2025

The Magat party doesn't play by the rules, laws, and norms that it used to play by. Democrats need to up their game.

I live in a bright red town, Republicans vastly outnumber Democrats but 50 years ago powerful people wanted to strip coal and frack for gas on our pristine watershed. They also wanted to build a coal cleaning plant in a flood plain.

I organized our town of mainly Republicans to fight these people. I was the spokesperson for the largest crowd to ever attend our council meeting. I organized a group of people and we held meetings and could only get one local newspaper to cover our meetings because the other papers were owned by powerful people. Our group got the fish commission involved to attend public hearings re: our watershed.
We were behind the 8 ball because of Dick Cheney's fossil fuel law, the law wasn't on our side.

When all was said and done we put so many restrictions on the strippers, frackers that we protected our water supply.

My district Democratic chairlady asked me to run for borough council, I ran and won 2 terms overwhelmingly in a bright red town because I let the people know what could happen to all of us, both Republicans and Democrats.

Unwashed Magats may be affected more adversely than Democrats and we should have let those people know that, just like I did 50 years ago.

Don't give me crap about attacking Democrats, I have never in my life voted for anyone but. I was just upset what Schumer said to Chris Hayes, it still pisses me off.

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Healthcare that we the taxpayers are paying for. Alice B. Jul 2025 #1
Well, he peered wearily over his half-glasses at the press corp Orrex Jul 2025 #2
Erasing the word "Republicans" would make your headline more accurate . . . . hatrack Jul 2025 #3
For years, I've been calling for Schumer to step down from leadership. Intractable Jul 2025 #4
It just turns my stomach what we did to Franken gab13by13 Jul 2025 #6
I believe Schumer is more responsible for the sabotage of Franken than even Gillibrand. Intractable Jul 2025 #8
When you say "We are following Chuck Schumer's plan", who exactly is "we"? lapucelle Jul 2025 #5
Woe are we. Woulda coulda shoulda. 🙄🤡😜🦢 Oopsie Daisy Jul 2025 #7
Senate Democrats passed the CR back in March gab13by13 Jul 2025 #10
With the exception of Senator Jeanne Shaheen, every Democratic senator voted against the CR, lapucelle Jul 2025 #14
Of course it's not accurate. The objective is never to be accurate * Oopsie Daisy Jul 2025 #19
Folks who can't make the distinction between a procedural vote and a legislative vote lapucelle Jul 2025 #20
I stand by what I posted gab13by13 Jul 2025 #27
That story makes it clear that Democrats didn't vote for the CR, so no, Democrats did not pass the CR. lapucelle Jul 2025 #36
I do not understand your post, sorry, I am slow. gab13by13 Jul 2025 #43
There is no cloture rule in the House of Representatives. lapucelle Jul 2025 #47
I think you're missing the fact that there is no cloture rule in the House of Representatives, lapucelle Jul 2025 #49
Something I want you to know, gab13by13 Jul 2025 #31
I stand by what I posted gab13by13 Jul 2025 #30
Did you go to any of the People's Town Halls organized by the DNC and held in red congressional districts ? lapucelle Jul 2025 #16
The hairsplitters and nitpickers of today would not have been happy with that either. Oopsie Daisy Jul 2025 #17
I will never call you names, no matter the insults. gab13by13 Jul 2025 #34
Well said. Gimpyknee Jul 2025 #25
When Republicans rape, loot and pillage while Democrats watch in helpless silence dalton99a Jul 2025 #9
It's always too little, too late with you Fiendish Thingy Jul 2025 #11
I'm going to be 78 this week gab13by13 Jul 2025 #13
I think it was more like 111,189 times Fiendish Thingy Jul 2025 #15
Unimaginable Kid Berwyn Jul 2025 #12
Post #32 ancianita Jul 2025 #35
Don't blame me. I suggested we refuse to seat the traitors in 2021. Kid Berwyn Jul 2025 #38
Did you read my post? It's not blaming you at all. It's pointing out how the OP is fact free and evidence-free wrong. ancianita Jul 2025 #42
Sorry, did not mean to sideshow. Kid Berwyn Jul 2025 #46
Fair enough. And ancianita Jul 2025 #48
I do appreciate history. That's why I am a Democrat. Kid Berwyn Jul 2025 #50
Awesome historical context! On this point we now agree: "Of course, we didn't know any of that until decades later...." ancianita Jul 2025 #52
I mean the Republican party is dead and the Magat party is evil, we all know that, gab13by13 Jul 2025 #18
Post removed Post removed Jul 2025 #22
Our elected Democratic representatives need to really step up to the plate. Only a few have been. Clouds Passing Jul 2025 #21
Patience, grasshppper. This isn't a Law & Order episode. Garland's got this. Scrivener7 Jul 2025 #23
... ancianita Jul 2025 #37
To read your post is to wonder how Schumer ever got to be Majority Leader of the Senate. MineralMan Jul 2025 #24
Post #32 ancianita Jul 2025 #33
Thank you! MineralMan Jul 2025 #41
Happy to help! ancianita Jul 2025 #44
Schumer's strategy... Trust_Reality Jul 2025 #51
The politicians get top notch free health care at taxpayer expense. Irish_Dem Jul 2025 #26
Waiting to see if the billionaires nod their heads Blue Full Moon Jul 2025 #28
We have failed to run against tax cuts for decades now IbogaProject Jul 2025 #29
YOU ARE WRONG. Your OP misinforms DU. "Democrats had over 3 1/2 months to do those town halls, ancianita Jul 2025 #32
Very Nicely Done! MineralMan Jul 2025 #40
I understand that town halls happened, many were organized by numerous Democratic organizations. gab13by13 Jul 2025 #45
You're assuming that these are normal times lapucelle Jul 2025 #53
When push comes to shove... Xoan Jul 2025 #39
Yes. I observed the failed tactics of Schumer and Jeffries, from the beginning. yellow dahlia Jul 2025 #54
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