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not_the_one

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22. sorry, milquetoast offerings of platitudes to the enemy
Fri Mar 29, 2019, 11:35 AM
Mar 2019

just doesn't get it with me.

We are extremely angry. We are over the top outraged.

This country is going down the tubes because the democrats always come across as nothing but milquetoast. Our democratic leaders, apparently, don't have the passion to put across our facts and information in a way that includes that anger and outrage.

We CAN chew gum and walk.

Americans are tired of the same old crap. That is why "one party is just like the other" sticks so easily.

We, the base, feel the passion. But our leaders refuse to present it.

Adam Schiff said it well, but with rare exception, he sounded like he was reading a prepared statement from a children's book.

We need to see fire in our leaders eyes, and hear it in their voices.

You can be damned sure you will see and hear both as the republicans lie and cheat. But, hell, they do it so convincingly that a large portion of Americans believe them.

And until we inject the fire, no one will listen.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden

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Thanks. elleng Mar 2019 #1
Thank you, The 2020 Presidential Campaign in on! Trump campaigning tonight. OhNo-Really Mar 2019 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author BlueFlorida Mar 2019 #2
Really? 217 posts? OhNo-Really Mar 2019 #5
No thank you! Iggo Mar 2019 #3
Rant on OhNo-Really! Devil Child Mar 2019 #6
✨🍻✨ OhNo-Really Mar 2019 #7
Actually Andy823 Mar 2019 #8
Yes we do! and/or were disallowed the vote. OhNo-Really Mar 2019 #9
"Do we agree we need a certain percentage of the so-called 40% Pro-GOP to switch sides?" Atticus Mar 2019 #10
We can agree to disagree. OhNo-Really Mar 2019 #11
who do you suggest we target? that agree and don't vote? OhNo-Really Mar 2019 #12
43% of registered voters did not vote in 2016. Blue_true Mar 2019 #17
That is really a sad story. OhNo-Really Mar 2019 #20
What is the root cause? Blue_true Mar 2019 #24
Low EQ. Great insights OhNo-Really Mar 2019 #29
we certainly need to shore up our base Celerity Mar 2019 #18
Always and forever. OhNo-Really Mar 2019 #21
I'm with you Atticus. rownesheck Mar 2019 #14
That is okay by me Peacetrain Mar 2019 #13
nope. we just need the padlock taken off the ballot box. mopinko Mar 2019 #15
Sorry, I am not sacrificing my principles on inclusion and fairness to cater to people Blue_true Mar 2019 #16
A bit of a stretch of the Ops intention OhNo-Really Mar 2019 #19
ohNo-Really grannyokie Mar 2019 #23
grannyokie. yes, hate is bad for us. 💝. I am also in Red State, but well-educated blind followers OhNo-Really Mar 2019 #28
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I understand what you're saying radical noodle Mar 2019 #30
I don't hate them. I just feel that efforts to win over future allies are better spent on other Blue_true Mar 2019 #25
sorry, milquetoast offerings of platitudes to the enemy not_the_one Mar 2019 #22
Yes, bring on the fire. OhNo-Really Mar 2019 #27
"they do it so convincingly that a large portion of Americans believe them." BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #31
They don't care whether they represent a majority of Americans or not. They do care about ... marble falls Apr 2019 #44
That about sums it up! BumRushDaShow Apr 2019 #45
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Hate Cannot Be Our Banner McKim Mar 2019 #33
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I couldn't agree more. Pobeka Mar 2019 #42
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