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Masha Gesson, Russian expert unmatched, on JOY's show. She said "This week when the legislators were on the floor chanting USA USA really creeped me out." Joy was taken aback....but think about it, I agree with Gesson. Our DEM reps and senators know who they are and where they are and what their job is.....to sink to the R's level, and Trump's level..having to profess loyalty to our country by yelling the name of our country in the Capitol is kind of lame. And they were unwittingly copying the nutjob Rs at Trump rallies. USA USA USA......
I like to think DEMS are smarter and more sophisticated than that.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,270 posts)so the Dems kind of rubbed their faces in it. That's what I saw, anyhow. YMMV.
FreepFryer
(7,077 posts)enough
(13,235 posts)really work. Especially not with the dumbed-down population we have today. Ill bet most people got no message at all from that display of sarcasm.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)FreepFryer
(7,077 posts)jodymarie aimee
(3,975 posts)Rs yell it like they are claiming the country and we are outsiders....when DEMS do it back it is lame. I get WHY they did it, but still weird. And Gesson is a straight shooter...she says what she means,she doesn't waste words being "sarcastic"...
FreepFryer
(7,077 posts)coti
(4,612 posts)our country.
FreepFryer
(7,077 posts)NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)Outside of those already standing in opposition to the Democratic Party and leftward progress.
I'm sometimes taken back a bit at how weak and cheap some shots at the party are.
FreepFryer
(7,077 posts)Aristus
(66,087 posts)Showing the Republicans the malleability and pointlessness of such empty slogans.
JHB
(37,128 posts)...turning their own tactics against them.
After so many years of being called weak on defense, coddling criminals, fiscally iirresponsible, and getting our marching orders straight from the Kremlin, I damn well insist on it.
MaryMagdaline
(6,849 posts)Dems knew they were voting to save democracry. Im not a cynical liberal. I believe the vote is sacred. My Democrats in Congress do, too.
One of the greatest speeches of my lifetime was Al Sharpton at 2004 Convention. The stealing of the 2000 election. When he spoke of the 3 civil rights martyrs in Mississippi, I had chills down my spine.
If you are not moved by USA, USA! with our guys fighting for our votes, I really dont know what I can say to you.
Power 2 the People
(2,437 posts)So sick of the false perception that the repugs are the patriots.It was actually nice to see the Dems use the same theater they use on us. If these types of displays point out how truly unpatriotic the rethugs are, then we must go full-out to show it to the rubes who only understand bumper sticker slogans.
My experience is that you can never talk logic to a right winger. They only understand emotion and simplicity.
Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)jodymarie aimee
(3,975 posts)Traitors OR Impeach....more to the point.