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Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
11. And the need to defend undefendable lies.
Sat Feb 18, 2017, 02:25 PM
Feb 2017

Well, I didn't mean to sound like I'm against yelling at our so-called "representatives," just against driving the wedges in the audience deeper. They can all use some shaking up, though, and a lot more than this will be needed before that comes about. I'd prefer to go straight for rebuilding the center, but I'm also old enough to remember well an era when angry boogiemen made sitting down and hashing out some common solutions with church and civil group leaders seem like a really good idea. Whatever works.

Good! bravenak Feb 2017 #1
Oh, Bravenak, I can just imagine you right in there. Hortensis Feb 2017 #9
Yep. I would try to hold my anger to get my answer bravenak Feb 2017 #10
And the need to defend undefendable lies. Hortensis Feb 2017 #11
Yeah. It's sad to see that the responses have become so reactive. bravenak Feb 2017 #12
Agree 100%. Fortunately, most trumpsters did not ask for Hortensis Feb 2017 #14
I actually think you are right and we do finally have someone to rally against bravenak Feb 2017 #15
It was Ashville, NY not Asheville, NC n/t moonscape Feb 2017 #17
Tea Party Scarsdale Feb 2017 #2
Tea Party had $$$ Money, Koch money. We have numbers. mpcamb Feb 2017 #4
Excellent work Progressives. zentrum Feb 2017 #3
fantastic flamingdem Feb 2017 #5
As you say western NY is red. But western NY is also poor. What the hell were they doing voting Squinch Feb 2017 #6
Too much snow fucked with their heads? Cooley Hurd Feb 2017 #8
It's always so funny to hear these politicians try to quell an angry crowd. retrowire Feb 2017 #7
SAVING ACCOUNTS !!! packman Feb 2017 #13
Complete Video of Reed's town hall here: mobeau69 Feb 2017 #16
Thank you Asheville! Why should we be quiet/polite when R's are tearing US apart wordpix Feb 2017 #18
To get these Koch heads to listen to the people I still say have as many work stoppages in this geretogo Feb 2017 #19
Yes! Ligyron Feb 2017 #24
Right on ! geretogo Feb 2017 #30
I wonder aloud.... blue sky at night Feb 2017 #20
I've always figured that there were a lot of blue voters in red districts... Wounded Bear Feb 2017 #21
This is Paladino country. Maybe there's hope for Western New York yet! NBachers Feb 2017 #22
I love that the people chant the question when Reed won't answer it womanofthehills Feb 2017 #23
"Trump's Taxes - Trump's Taxes - Trump's Taxes". That was vey good! mobeau69 Feb 2017 #25
WE'RE FED UP BEING COURTEOUS TO YOU FASCIST BASTARDS Skittles Feb 2017 #26
My wife is from Chautauqua County. BobTheSubgenius Feb 2017 #27
A Republican Congress member in a Republican District, guillaumeb Feb 2017 #28
Excellent ailsagirl Feb 2017 #29
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