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Snake Plissken

(4,103 posts)
Mon Nov 20, 2017, 02:07 PM Nov 2017

Why do Democrats always allow Republicans to control the narrative? [View all]

Instead of sitting back and allowing Al Franken to get railroaded and be used to deflect away from a pedohile running for the Senate, there should be millions of people marching on Washington right now demanding for a full investigation into Trump's well documented sexual assault allegations.

I hear people on the right demanding an investigation into Al Franken, but nobody is calling for an investigation into Trump's well documented sexual assault allegations.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_sexual_misconduct_allegations#Public_allegations_in_2016_of_unwanted_physical_contact

I feel like I'm in the Twilight Zone, people who fight for women's rights are being forced to apologize for jokes to people who were in on the joke by people like Trump and Roy Moore, and the media plays along with this dysfunctional shitshow, while everyone just accepts it.

I expect women to be paraded out by right wing political operatives every single day making random baseless accusations against random Democrats until the Alabama election in over, because the media is more than happy to accommodate them without ever asking for any proof to back up the claims.

This insanity will not end until people fight back against lowlife dirtbags like Roger Stone and Sean Hannity controlling the narrative behind the scenes.

I'm really wouldn't be surprised if in six months the lead story on the news isn't about Hillary Clinton's emails and the 12,754th investigation in Benghazi

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Good question. smirkymonkey Nov 2017 #1
Since youre so outraged, when will the March be held? brooklynite Nov 2017 #2
Thanks, you answered my question Snake Plissken Nov 2017 #3
Yep Alice11111 Nov 2017 #9
Precisely! We need to fight back with equal fervor & demand that standards be consistently applied. InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2017 #10
Some here don't like Democrats and they have a history of posting articles that attack Democrats... Demsrule86 Nov 2017 #4
I noticed that, a lot, actually. Eliot Rosewater Nov 2017 #6
Franken is doing what we seem to all think is the right thing to do in these cases maxrandb Nov 2017 #14
So, we're going with: "She's lying" ? oberliner Nov 2017 #17
Based on what she said in the CNN interview, Yes sounds a reasonable approach. OnDoutside Nov 2017 #23
We need to fight for him ...we allowed the Hillary to be attacked for years...and of course...some Demsrule86 Nov 2017 #19
The usual folks are here again attacking our Democrats. Eliot Rosewater Nov 2017 #21
There is a rule...but sometimes we don't alert on longtime DU'ers unless it is over the top and most Demsrule86 Nov 2017 #30
Dunno why haven't learned from Prof. Lakoff. elleng Nov 2017 #5
You have that correct. One reason, Dems hold back to verify Alice11111 Nov 2017 #7
Yep, I will wait until Al Franken says he does NOT remember grabbing her butt Eliot Rosewater Nov 2017 #22
I'm not usually one to question victims, but there are so Alice11111 Nov 2017 #25
Been that way for a while now awesomerwb1 Nov 2017 #8
I agree that Republicans usually "control the narrative" pandr32 Nov 2017 #11
Because Democrats arent ideologues. J_William_Ryan Nov 2017 #12
Dems should be running ads against the tax bill w Mnuchin Alice11111 Nov 2017 #13
There's no point to marching if all the Democratic politicians don't actively join procon Nov 2017 #15
i attribute it to a general lack of reliable leadership 0rganism Nov 2017 #16
The pattern is always the same vi5 Nov 2017 #18
There are many possibilities.. disillusioned73 Nov 2017 #20
The Dem party motto has always been: "Don't rock the boat". Binkie The Clown Nov 2017 #24
Snake saidsimplesimon Nov 2017 #26
It isn't the Democrats, it's the f**king media to create sensationalism whether a story is true or still_one Nov 2017 #27
Because they always follow the path that requires no critical thinking nt doc03 Nov 2017 #28
Because R's as a whole are plotting, scheming KPN Nov 2017 #29
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