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Rob Reiner is on point. It is time to take the gloves off. When drumpf tweets, (Original Post) mfcorey1 Feb 2020 OP
Yes. Liberal Jesus Freak Feb 2020 #1
I have to agree. His only "strength" is the ridiculous premise that he is "strong." Only ridicule, hlthe2b Feb 2020 #2
And we can not live in fear of his cult. At this point there has been a takeover mfcorey1 Feb 2020 #4
While Dems have been taking the high road malaise Feb 2020 #3
That's a mistake the Dems always make. nt Jade Fox Feb 2020 #20
Being nice with republicans will lead to a fascist one-party state and mass executions Yeehah Feb 2020 #5
Dems should not be milktoast anti-repub Feb 2020 #19
He is 100% correct. IMO we will have a record turnout livetohike Feb 2020 #6
Democrats need to hit hard at the ballot box Baked Potato Feb 2020 #7
When they go low, kick them in the fucking face. dalton99a Feb 2020 #8
+1000 smirkymonkey Feb 2020 #12
And kick him in the nuts to make sure he gets the message. lastlib Feb 2020 #14
What nuts? Putin cut them off. LakeArenal Feb 2020 #27
What we really need is high profile people to respond to all of *'s idiocy. unitedwethrive Feb 2020 #9
it'll have to be a tag team effort. barbtries Feb 2020 #10
What did he say? volstork Feb 2020 #11
I heard him on Joy Reid today. phylny Feb 2020 #15
does drumpf even read the responses/ Richard D Feb 2020 #13
Possibly just as important (or more so) as responding to him..... lastlib Feb 2020 #16
Agree agree agree!!! blueinredohio Feb 2020 #17
Loved what Reiner said! Jade Fox Feb 2020 #18
Time to fight back. Get back on track. State the Obvious Feb 2020 #21
It's time to fight dirty rdking647 Feb 2020 #22
Agree. There needs to be a pro-active strategy against Trump's tweets. kentuck Feb 2020 #23
Bully billymerk Feb 2020 #24
He's right. Like they say about a street fight... LuckyCharms Feb 2020 #25
Time for the candidates to start calling Trump what he is, a wannabe dictator.. Thomas Hurt Feb 2020 #26
it's not about being nice.. stillcool Feb 2020 #28
Punch a bully right in the mouth (or the nose) ElementaryPenguin Feb 2020 #29
Reiner says that when tRump tells Bloomberg he's short stopbush Feb 2020 #30
Rob Is Dead On colsohlibgal Feb 2020 #31

hlthe2b

(102,324 posts)
2. I have to agree. His only "strength" is the ridiculous premise that he is "strong." Only ridicule,
Sun Feb 9, 2020, 12:24 PM
Feb 2020

mocking and devastating "exposure" of him for what he is and what he (really) does will wake up some of his cult. And when you see MSM lazily supporting his lying memes because they never bothered to check--they need to be shamed as well.

mfcorey1

(11,001 posts)
4. And we can not live in fear of his cult. At this point there has been a takeover
Sun Feb 9, 2020, 12:26 PM
Feb 2020

of the government in most strategic areas. We have nothing to lose and a whole country to regain!

malaise

(269,107 posts)
3. While Dems have been taking the high road
Sun Feb 9, 2020, 12:25 PM
Feb 2020

white racist armed gangs are parading the streets with masks - Rob is on point.









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Yeehah

(4,589 posts)
5. Being nice with republicans will lead to a fascist one-party state and mass executions
Sun Feb 9, 2020, 12:39 PM
Feb 2020

Trump calls opposing political parties the enemies of the people and his vapid supporters cheer their guts out.

anti-repub

(6 posts)
19. Dems should not be milktoast
Sun Feb 9, 2020, 02:41 PM
Feb 2020

You are clearly correct. The problem is the Dems have traditionally been sweethearts. Witness Sen Chris Coombs criticizing fans for booing trump at the world series.

livetohike

(22,156 posts)
6. He is 100% correct. IMO we will have a record turnout
Sun Feb 9, 2020, 12:42 PM
Feb 2020

if our nominee is the one who won’t let Trump get away with anything and hit him back hard. We cannot let Trump beat up our candidates without firing back

Baked Potato

(7,733 posts)
7. Democrats need to hit hard at the ballot box
Sun Feb 9, 2020, 01:34 PM
Feb 2020

The right wing armed thugs want an equal response more than anything. It’s actually ALL they want. They want just one shot fired so they can shoot their brand new $1500 mock military rifles. They want a shooting incident to touch off a violent response. Then, they will run back to their cars and scurry home while the fighting goes on.

Some of them may keep shooting, the ones who are lost and confused. In their Comic Book, Marvel minds, they think they have super powers and will quickly finish everyone off in the same way they do playing Fortnite or Call of Duty.

Democrats should just watch them parade around in their khakis and gear. That way we will all be here to vote later.

unitedwethrive

(1,997 posts)
9. What we really need is high profile people to respond to all of *'s idiocy.
Sun Feb 9, 2020, 01:44 PM
Feb 2020

Heck, we've been doing it for years, but it needs to be on a much bigger scale.

The problem with taking the high road is that it only works when the other side has a conscience.

phylny

(8,383 posts)
15. I heard him on Joy Reid today.
Sun Feb 9, 2020, 02:22 PM
Feb 2020

He said the only way to deal with a bully is to punch him in the nose. Said that Bloomberg, for instance, would counter Trump ridiculing his height by saying, “And you’re fat.”

Richard D

(8,757 posts)
13. does drumpf even read the responses/
Sun Feb 9, 2020, 02:00 PM
Feb 2020

There's usually a lot more negative responses than the few positive ones.

lastlib

(23,259 posts)
16. Possibly just as important (or more so) as responding to him.....
Sun Feb 9, 2020, 02:24 PM
Feb 2020

(I doubt he can read responses.....or takes time to....) hang his bullsh*t around the necks of his GOPher supporters in Congress. "Hey Roy Blunt (you miserable wretch), you SUPPORT this BS?? I'm gonna remember that in November!"

Jade Fox

(10,030 posts)
18. Loved what Reiner said!
Sun Feb 9, 2020, 02:40 PM
Feb 2020

Our Achilles Heel as Democrats is we always want to appear nicer than the Repubilicans.

Meanwhile the Republicans know they can't win playing fairly. Not enough American share their values. So they play dirty as they need to.



ps. Thanks for the heart!

State the Obvious

(842 posts)
21. Time to fight back. Get back on track.
Sun Feb 9, 2020, 03:00 PM
Feb 2020

Many of us are "too nice". (You know... mature, empathetic, thoughtful, fair and honest) We might be all of these things, but we also know how to fight back with purpose

When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.

Rob, if you are "the teacher"....I am ready!
Keep us on track.

 

rdking647

(5,113 posts)
22. It's time to fight dirty
Sun Feb 9, 2020, 03:10 PM
Feb 2020

The rethugs like to cheat. They like to insult. They like to fight dirty. It’s time to fight fire with fire. Do to them what they do to us.
Every time a gop political figure appears in public they should be met by nothing but derision.


When Cheeto has a rally it should be disrupted by protestors. Their facebook and twitter pages should be filled with posts calling out their lies.


Fight back hard. Fight to win. The hell with playing nice

kentuck

(111,106 posts)
23. Agree. There needs to be a pro-active strategy against Trump's tweets.
Sun Feb 9, 2020, 03:15 PM
Feb 2020

They would need to have responses every evening, at the same time, and they need to get the media to report it.

They should announce that they are appointing a response team to respond to his lies.

It couldn't hurt.

LuckyCharms

(17,450 posts)
25. He's right. Like they say about a street fight...
Sun Feb 9, 2020, 04:37 PM
Feb 2020

If you're stupid enough, unlucky enough, or are just in the wrong place at the wrong time...

If you get in a street fight, you better try to kill the bastard, because he's going to try to kill you.

I guess if you are highly skilled in martial arts, that might temper this statement.

The best thing is to avoid fights at all costs. Always.

But since this fight has been brought to us...do as the clown says and go for the juggler.

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)
26. Time for the candidates to start calling Trump what he is, a wannabe dictator..
Sun Feb 9, 2020, 04:45 PM
Feb 2020

That is the narrative, Trump wants to this country into a dictatorship and he wants to be our Putin or Kim Jong Un.

They should be calling him that in speeches and what they are going to do to remove him when they win.

It took way too long for press to start calling him a liar, time to start telling the truth about his dictatorial ambitions.

stillcool

(32,626 posts)
28. it's not about being nice..
Sun Feb 9, 2020, 05:08 PM
Feb 2020

it's about being sane. If people on the tv cover his lies, and don't care to correct those lies, that's on them. Responding to his ridiculousness is juvenile at best. Responding, is like feeding trolls. They get off on it.

ElementaryPenguin

(7,800 posts)
29. Punch a bully right in the mouth (or the nose)
Sun Feb 9, 2020, 05:10 PM
Feb 2020

And they get tamed real quickly.

I think Bloomberg is the one that will shut him up.

colsohlibgal

(5,275 posts)
31. Rob Is Dead On
Sun Feb 9, 2020, 06:32 PM
Feb 2020

If he starts moving behind our candidate during a debate like he did with Hillary our candidate ought to turn around and tell him to quit and/or lurk behind him. Punch back, it’s what you do with a Bully. If he calls you crooked call him stupid and crooked.

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