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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRob Reiner is on point. It is time to take the gloves off. When drumpf tweets,
hit back just as hard, everyday. Being nice is only going to get him four more years.
Liberal Jesus Freak
(1,451 posts)He had a GREAT rant!
hlthe2b
(102,324 posts)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)of the government in most strategic areas. We have nothing to lose and a whole country to regain!
malaise
(269,107 posts)white racist armed gangs are parading the streets with masks - Rob is on point.
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Jade Fox
(10,030 posts)Yeehah
(4,589 posts)Trump calls opposing political parties the enemies of the people and his vapid supporters cheer their guts out.
anti-repub
(6 posts)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)if our nominee is the one who wont 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)The right wing armed thugs want an equal response more than anything. Its 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.
dalton99a
(81,553 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)lastlib
(23,259 posts)I was DONE with nice three years ago.
LakeArenal
(28,829 posts)Putin has them on his keychain.
unitedwethrive
(1,997 posts)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.
barbtries
(28,808 posts)trump tweets way more than i do.
volstork
(5,403 posts)Can someone please link to tweet/article, etc?
phylny
(8,383 posts)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 youre fat.
Richard D
(8,757 posts)There's usually a lot more negative responses than the few positive ones.
lastlib
(23,259 posts)(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!"
blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)Jade Fox
(10,030 posts)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)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)The rethugs like to cheat. They like to insult. They like to fight dirty. Its 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)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.
The only way to stop a bully is to stand up to him. Never relent.
LuckyCharms
(17,450 posts)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)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)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)And they get tamed real quickly.
I think Bloomberg is the one that will shut him up.
stopbush
(24,396 posts)Bloomberg should respond youre fat.
colsohlibgal
(5,275 posts)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, its what you do with a Bully. If he calls you crooked call him stupid and crooked.