For ONCE, get the taste of blood in your mouth. For ONCE, act like you fucking mean it.

[kpete]

@TheRickWilson

1/ Now, let me take a moment to note something for the 1/6 committee.

Each one of these Trump mooks will resist the subpoenas. Each one of them will demand to testify in private. Each one with make spurious claims of executive privilege. Each one of them will lie and lie.

2/ Now...and this is the tricky part, but do try to pay attention.

Fuck. These. Guys.

Don't let them or their lawyers wedge you into the phony courtesies and hollow formalities of the Old Washington.

These are people who would have gladly burned down our nation.

3/ They TRIED. 1/6 for them wasn't a failed coup. It was training exercise. Bannon -- an avowed Leninist who wants to destroy every institutions to rebuild them in his own alt-reich vision. Meadows, an apparatchik who would carry out any excess. Patel, dirty from the jump.

4/ They are all the most hostile of witnesses. Hostile to the truth. Hostile to the country. Hostile to democracy and the Republic.

They'll be playing for the Fox camera. Your task isn't simply to investigate but to humiliate.

5/ Keep in mind the power of spectacle, which is too often underappreciated in politics. Keep in mind that the Trump acolytes and anal leeches will plan and execute this same outrage, at scale.

These are enemies of the American people and should treated as such.

6/ I'm a sterner sort than anyone on the committee, but for ONCE, get the taste of blood in your mouth. For ONCE, act like you fucking mean it. Enforce subpoenas. DOJ will back it. Jail obstructionists. Demand candor.

7/ Follow the phones. Follow the money. Follow the email trail. The Venn diagram of White House/Trump World conspirators and the angry mob is filled with some truly degenerate and vile human filth like Roger Stone and Ali Alexander.

8/ Live hearings. Fill the media void with the Trump mutant parade. Bring in the spawn of Trump. Make it hurt.

Enough for now. More to come.

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[Girard442]

1. Brav-effing-oh.

[hlthe2b]

2. I'd be happy to let "Coach" Wilson give a pep-talk and consult in a strategy session.

Yeah, he's been a formidable enemy and will likely be again in the future, but he knows these cretins and he knows how to get at them--and is not stymied by an increasingly (largely historical) sense of professional decorum.

[Crunchy Frog]

7. He should hold seminars.

[benfranklin1776]

17. Exactly right. He understands their slime ball tactics and MO very well

And he understands we’re dealing with wholly unprincipled adversaries hellbent on destroying our democracy, so we need to fight them with the same fervor and singular purpose we fought the confederacy in the Civil War and fascism in WW2, as these people are the rancid spawn of those diseased ideologies. So concerns about offending the delicate sensibilities of the beltway press, who endlessly try to rehabilitate them and minimize their clear and present danger are of no consequence. As he points out, the case can and should be made to the American people with all of the ugly truth about these traitors and their attempt to overthrow our democracy held up for all to see. No holds barred.

[dflprincess]

68. Maybe he should give the pep-talk right before they go into the committee room

for a session of the hearings.

[spanone]

3. K&R

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Rick Wilson is on the ball! We had better take his excellent advice. It's VITAL. n/t

[smirkymonkey]

5. Hear, hear!

[MontanaMama]

6. I will admit that I do wish Dems

would have more of this killer instinct.

[DanieRains]

26. I Have Been Screaming It From The Mountaintops For Years

Republicans are a disease.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

36. Yet we get dinged when we suggest it :(

[Bettie]

8. Not a huge fan of Rick Wilson

but he has it right in this case.

We need to fight like they do, but in our case, we are seeking the truth. To get it, our side should be willing to do whatever it takes and the law is on our side, if only we use it.

[NewHendoLib]

9. yep. we always play too nice

[DanieRains]

27. I Call It Surrendering Before The Fight

You can't be nice to the klan.

[OldBaldy1701E]

32. HEAR HEAR!! (n/t)

[NewHendoLib]

48. we must have huge warehouses of dry powder by now

[Laura PourMeADrink]

66. DUzy!!!!!

[uponit7771]

10. Only 64% of democrats believe Voter Suppression is a problem (link)

[lagomorph777]

11. "Your task isn't simply to investigate but to humiliate."

EXACTLY! Their power can only be destroyed by humiliation.

[SoCalDavidS]

12. I Wish There Was A Chance

UNTIL the Democrats follow this advice, it's going to be Lucy and the football.

I fear that once again, the Democrats will bring a Banana to a Knife Fight.

[dem4decades]

13. a soft banana at that.

[SayItLoud]

14. Condensing all those wonderful observations with 4 words.

FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE

[Mme. Defarge]

25. Scorched earth!

[Javaman]

15. aka squeeze their fucking balls until they scream. then squeeze some more.

they shouldn't be allowed an inch of leeway. fuck them all.

[DFW]

16. Agreed. For once:

Don’t bite the hand that feeds you, but don’t shake the hand that slaps you, either.

[Firestorm49]

18. You've got my vote. The time for pussyfooting is long gone.

[MiHale]

19. I was taught...if you can't say anything nice...

Don’t say anything. Rick Wilson should be listened to intensely.

That’s all.

[Baked Potato]

20. Don't worry Wilson, Democrats will clear out the crazies in your Party.

Since, you know, they can’t do it themselves.

[Bucky]

54. The main thing Democratic policies are about is cleaning up the messes Republicans make

From the environment to social programs to foreign policy to fiscal responsibility, the donkey is always mopping up behind the elephant. Now we have to even clean up when they fowled their own nest.

Somehow we've got to trick them into putting the country first and quit embracing criminality and lies as a way of "winning" elections.

[Baked Potato]

64. Yes! They depend on Dems keeping them from destroying us all. nt

[DeeNice]

21. Absolutely nailed it. /nt

[aocommunalpunch]

22. We can't put our own members in their places to help the party, but we're going to humiliate the

Republicans? Please excuse me while I shake my head in cynical disbelief.

[dlk]

23. AMEN!!!

[bahboo]

24. Do unto them, as they would do unto us...

Fuck 'em...

[dalton99a]

28. Precisely.

[Lemon Lyman]

29. Yup

This is one of the things about which Bill Maher has been right. Dems need to be better about bragging and messaging. Of course I don't want tfg-level bragging. But you have to remind voters what's you've done for them, like the child tax credit parents are receiving right now.

I read that tfg's #'s improved among groups b/c he made sure his signature was on the stimulus checks.

[sarcasmo]

30. Agreed. I'm still expecting a strongly worded letter.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

39. DUzy!!!!!

[Uncle Joe]

31. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread kpete.

[DENVERPOPS]

33. There were a ton of un-informed Dems

that I knew, who laughed out loud when Hillary said:

The Republican Party has turned into a "huge criminal conspiracy" or something to that effect............

Same for Pelosi when she said: "All Republican roads lead to PUTIN".............

[Wild blueberry]

34. K&R times a million!

Doing all this will prevent the next, real coup.

This old lady want blood from the traitors!

[EffieBlack]

35. "For ONCE get blood in your mouth and act like you mean it" says the GOP media strategist

to the people who impeached Trump twice.

I'd be interested to know exactly what Rick Wilson has done to get blood in his mouth lately (or ever) since all I've seen him do is send out tweets and sit in his house in front of his computer and ring light doing nothing but running his mouth ...

[Laura PourMeADrink]

41. He helped produce biting ads we didn't have

[EffieBlack]

42. Ooohh!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

43. 60 Minutes

[StarfishSaver]

47. AKA, the teevee version of a "strongly worded letter" ...

[Laura PourMeADrink]

49. Yes. No ads whatsoever is so much more effective

[StarfishSaver]

50. Ahh ... so there's something to be said for strong words

Except, of course, when Democrats use them ... at least for those who are hellbent on trashing Democrats at every turn while treating Republican media strategists as if they are God's gift to the world.

Gotcha.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

51. This is a good one ...

[ConstanceCee]

37. Yes, And

I think they should be reminded constantly that they are under oath, and what being under oath means.

[Dawson Leery]

38. The GOP does not play by any rule but to win.

Dems must do the same. The country will fall if they do not.

[StarfishSaver]

44. Democrats must stop playing by every rule except to win?

OK. But then how will anyone be able to tell us apart from Republicans?

[Dawson Leery]

45. If the Rethugs do not comply with the subpoenas, arrest them!

The GOP would do the same.

[FoxNewsSucks]

59. Easy

Compare their goals

[usaf-vet]

40. Drag each one into an alley and beat the ever loving crap out of them so they walk away, bloodied.

Of course, metaphorically speaking.

Although ........

[StarfishSaver]

46. Funny thing

I noticed that some of the same people (not you) who are demanding that Democrats get "blood in their mouths," humiliate Republicans, grind them into the dirt, beat them bloody, etc. also go out of their way to lecture BLM, Colin Kaepernick, and other people of color that protesting too loud or kneeling too much or using the wrong words is counterproductive and we should find other, gentler, less offensive ways to effect "real change."

It will be helpful to remember this take no prisoners and beat the ever loving crap out of them approach the next time anyone tells us our protests to stop police from killing us are too aggressive.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

56. Lecture

(Democrats) also go out of their way to lecture BLM, Colin Kaepernick, and other people of color that protesting too loud or kneeling too much or using the wrong words is counterproductive and we should find other, gentler, less offensive ways to effect "real change."

[Wingus Dingus]

52. Yeah, what he said.

[Bucky]

53. Okay, good advice, but fuck this guy anyway

"I'm a sterner sort than anyone on the committee"

-- Ugh, shut up you fucking Bush-Cheney poser. Like 90% of "anti-Trump" Republicans he's just jealous that Trump outgrifted the country. His patriotism is mostly the usual sore loser pique you always get from the country club right.

[FakeNoose]

55. Yes - just like Rick Wilson says

This is how to scare the sh*t out of Repukes. This is how to make them behave. Let them see the consequences of their actions. Make them admit everything they did, and punish them for all of it. Once this is done, don't stop until you've nailed the a$$hole who was at the top of it all.

[Grasswire2]

57. We are here, where we are, because of the weak strategy of "Look forward, not back"...

...that has encouraged Dems to go along to get along, for some stupid notion of "bipartisanship" and "tradition" and "comity" and "gentleman's agreement" while Republicans have nearly gutted us time after time and still continue to get away with it.

Republicans have USED our better nature against us.

And THAT is the essence of Sun Tzu's "Art of War' -- use your opponent's strengths against him/her.

Gotta end this trend, or live under autocracy. It's that critical.

[Irish_Dem]

58. Yes, it is way past time to fight like hell.

[Tribetime]

60. Love it...quit being nice .....jail these traitors

[Kablooie]

61. 8 months and they are just beginning to issue subpoenas? It's already too late.

The time to show strength was months ago.
This is just a slow, follow the book step by step procedure like it always is.
Allow the opposition every chance to defend themselves until the whole thing just fades away into a report that is filed away into history.

Sorry. I don't believe anything will come of this except a lot of empty words, hand wringing and smoke.
An insurrection to overthrow an election is apparently not serious enough for Democrats to briskly and severely lay down the law.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

67. Don't get it either.

[orangecrush]

62. consequences

Let's see some.

[Evolve Dammit]

63. Damn straight. Full force of the law. Enforce subpoenas and jail obstructionists. Thank you Rick.

[hay rick]

65. Enemies of the American people.

I use that phrase a lot. They are also enemies of the human race. Or save some oxygen ,time, and effort and just call them traitors. Coddling these people is irresponsible. It demonstrates weakness and only encourages further attacks on our society and democracy.

[NH Ethylene]

69. OMG yes! Treat them as if they are ordinary people who basically say f*** you to the judge.

Throw those assholes in jail until they are ready to testify!

[czarjak]

70. Rick and Steve were for them before they were against them.

MOF, I remember being told non-conservatives were the worst thing you could be. Arsonists complaining the smoke from the fire. Period. The base is theirs. Thanks, guys.

[Hekate]

71. Kick their asses