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procon

(15,805 posts)
Tue Jan 30, 2018, 09:43 AM Jan 2018

Why are there so many posts here fantasizing about Democrats acting like

Republicans to disrupt the State of the Union Address? There are people here at DU promoting ridiculous Republican tactics, like wistfully hoping some hapless Democratic congress member will repeat Representative Joe Wilson's (R-SC) infamous "You Lie!" outburst

Someone else thinks a Democratic lawmaker should invite porn star Stormy Daniels to the SOTU, because Republicans use similar maneuvers and what... do they look classy? Is this a clever strategy, do porn props make Democrats look good?

There are many other posts advocating Democrats toss aside ethics and responsibilty and wallow on the same muck that Republicans are. Someone suggested a "patriot" (presumably a Democrat?) should sneak past security and cut the power cut to Trump's TelePrompter, as if that would somehow make Trump look worse than he is.

Have we come down to the level of plotting how a Democrat could pants Trump, or tape a "Kick Me!" sign on his back? Why is this silly, juvenile stuff being promoted in so many posts? Let Republicans be Republicans. They aren't anything that we need to hold up as role models by trying to mimic their unethical behaviors.

Look, we can expect that Trump will do a decent job of reading a speech that he didn't write. He will talk about things he neither understands or agrees with, and a great deal of what he says will be nothing more than misleading Republican propaganda messaging and outright lies. The regular press corps will critique Trump's performance, and the pundits will excoriate him in light of the latest news. Tomorrow morning Trump will read those criticisms and lash back in a nasty tweet storm, undoing whatever bonus points he may have earned for reading actual words.



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Why are there so many posts here fantasizing about Democrats acting like (Original Post) procon Jan 2018 OP
I think it's because it's fun strangedaysindeed Jan 2018 #1
+1. . . n/t annabanana Jan 2018 #2
What "them"? Do you believe a lot of Republicans are secret Looky Lous at DU? procon Jan 2018 #4
Who, me? I would never suggest MOONING the President! lagomorph777 Jan 2018 #5
TOU-PEE! TOU-PEE! TOU-PEE! Phentex Jan 2018 #3
What does that even mean? 🤷 nt procon Jan 2018 #6
Do you know what he wears on his head? Phentex Jan 2018 #7
 

strangedaysindeed

(226 posts)
1. I think it's because it's fun
Tue Jan 30, 2018, 10:10 AM
Jan 2018

to antagonize them.

Taking pokes at them and watching them get all huffy and puffy about it is entertainment at this point.

"Tomorrow morning Trump will read those criticisms and lash back in a nasty tweet storm, undoing whatever bonus points he may have earned for reading actual words."

It's called 'rope a dope'.

procon

(15,805 posts)
4. What "them"? Do you believe a lot of Republicans are secret Looky Lous at DU?
Tue Jan 30, 2018, 10:21 AM
Jan 2018

I appreciate funny jokes and satirical post , but there no way to separate them from someone who is seriously pushing for Dems in congress to pull some juvenile stunt for the shock value on national TV.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
5. Who, me? I would never suggest MOONING the President!
Tue Jan 30, 2018, 10:23 AM
Jan 2018

Though that would be the one thing that I'd watch it for.

Phentex

(16,334 posts)
3. TOU-PEE! TOU-PEE! TOU-PEE!
Tue Jan 30, 2018, 10:15 AM
Jan 2018

That's all I would chant.

And I know it will never happen but it's just fun to think about.

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