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Atticus

(15,124 posts)
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 12:49 PM Mar 2022

Each time I hear Senator Sheldon Whitehouse speak, I become a little bit

prouder to be a Democrat.

He has more intelligence, common sense and decency than any dozen Republicans you care to name.

And,---he doesn't back down when the flying monkeys attack.

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Each time I hear Senator Sheldon Whitehouse speak, I become a little bit (Original Post) Atticus Mar 2022 OP
Sheldon Whitehouse NJCher Mar 2022 #1
Agree. Very articulate' empedocles Mar 2022 #3
An electable Bernie Sanders zaj Mar 2022 #8
Appropriate nomenclature. Marcuse Mar 2022 #2
Wait! Better than any dozen? I'd say better than the lot of them. flor-de-jasmim Mar 2022 #4
You know where Whitehouse belonged? moondust Mar 2022 #5
Would that administration be referred to as... EYESORE 9001 Mar 2022 #6
Yep. moondust Mar 2022 #7
Some time spent as AG first notinkansas Mar 2022 #46
No shit!!! He would clean the place up in a heartbeat! BComplex Mar 2022 #48
THIS!!! Samrob Mar 2022 #23
A great communicator, I wished more Americans would listen to his message. Pepsidog Mar 2022 #9
Yes, he is terrific! LymphocyteLover Mar 2022 #10
He is a great Senator! BlueJac Mar 2022 #11
Why doesn't he run for president. He seems so much smarter than everyone else Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2022 #12
EDITED... GB_RN Mar 2022 #30
Rhode Island BluesRunTheGame Mar 2022 #32
You're Correct. GB_RN Mar 2022 #33
? President can't be from Rhode Island? Because it's Democrat and small Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2022 #36
???? Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2022 #49
The post I responded to originally said Ohio. BluesRunTheGame Mar 2022 #50
I hope the dark money he identified are identified and run into the ground. LiberalFighter Mar 2022 #13
K&R mountain grammy Mar 2022 #14
I would love to have a President Whitehouse... 3catwoman3 Mar 2022 #15
With you on dat The Jungle 1 Mar 2022 #26
That would actually be pretty cool! calimary Mar 2022 #37
On board with that. BadgerMom Mar 2022 #38
Could not agree more... AmBlue Mar 2022 #41
He is completely impressive lillypaddle Mar 2022 #16
He is a fantastic Senator. n/m BradAllison Mar 2022 #17
That's my Senator! Totally Tunsie Mar 2022 #18
The activities, style and substance of Democrats such as Senator Whitehouse have made me change Tetrachloride Mar 2022 #19
It's refreshing to know babylonsister Mar 2022 #39
He was great during Amy Coney Barrett's hearing. Native Mar 2022 #20
He has been GREAT during every hearing he has been a part of for the last decade johnnyfins Mar 2022 #40
Recommended. H2O Man Mar 2022 #21
"than any dozen Republicans", you are too generous w republicans, I would say the # is Escurumbele Mar 2022 #22
Again, he is my alltime favorite Senator. MOMFUDSKI Mar 2022 #24
Senator Whitehouse is an American hero. The Jungle 1 Mar 2022 #25
".... or you can believe..." Sparkly Mar 2022 #28
I know it was a great rant. He produced it a short period. The Jungle 1 Mar 2022 #34
That could be a much broader metaphor for pretty much every GQP position. JudyM Mar 2022 #43
He's a powerhouse from our smallest state. OMGWTF Mar 2022 #27
He rocks it. Joinfortmill Mar 2022 #29
For some reason he reminds me of a combination of Gregory Peck. BigmanPigman Mar 2022 #31
Here is his questioning today Bev54 Mar 2022 #35
$400 million in dark money to remake the courts. Thanks for posting this. JudyM Mar 2022 #42
This message was self-deleted by its author YoshidaYui Mar 2022 #44
If he was the Majority Leader The Wizard Mar 2022 #45
And he warned everyone that we need to expand this Supreme Court bench.... turbinetree Mar 2022 #47

NJCher

(35,661 posts)
1. Sheldon Whitehouse
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 12:50 PM
Mar 2022

has long been one of my favorite senators.

He is a major asset to Democrats. He has the ability to look down the road and see the long-term problems we face. He is not afraid to speak up about it.

flor-de-jasmim

(2,125 posts)
4. Wait! Better than any dozen? I'd say better than the lot of them.
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 01:06 PM
Mar 2022

We have so many articulate speakers with humanity and dignity.

AmBlue

(3,110 posts)
41. Could not agree more...
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 10:57 PM
Mar 2022

Whitehouse would be an OUTSTANDING Presidential candidate. So intelligent, fearless, articulate, and able to clearly speak to the most important issues of the day. I think he would make a brilliant Commander in Chief!!

Tetrachloride

(7,839 posts)
19. The activities, style and substance of Democrats such as Senator Whitehouse have made me change
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 02:22 PM
Mar 2022

my style and substance of keyboard warrioring to less quarterbacking and more support in some topics

johnnyfins

(819 posts)
40. He has been GREAT during every hearing he has been a part of for the last decade
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 10:13 PM
Mar 2022

I just wish more people would listen to him.

Escurumbele

(3,389 posts)
22. "than any dozen Republicans", you are too generous w republicans, I would say the # is
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 02:41 PM
Mar 2022

much higher. I find that I can count the number of decent republicans with one hand and still have fingers left.

MOMFUDSKI

(5,523 posts)
24. Again, he is my alltime favorite Senator.
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 03:29 PM
Mar 2022

LOVE his droll sense of humor and intelligence. Glad to see he educated everyone watching about 'dark money' which is his pet project. I am sick about how the world works regarding this United States. How do we ever fix this?

 

The Jungle 1

(4,552 posts)
25. Senator Whitehouse is an American hero.
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 04:02 PM
Mar 2022

His answer to dip shit Inhofe on climate change is epic.
I refer to it whenever I need some climate change ammo. To much fun.

&ab_channel=SenatorSheldonWhitehouse

BigmanPigman

(51,590 posts)
31. For some reason he reminds me of a combination of Gregory Peck.
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 06:05 PM
Mar 2022

(epecially when he wears his reading glasses) and Walter Matthau.

JudyM

(29,233 posts)
42. $400 million in dark money to remake the courts. Thanks for posting this.
Wed Mar 23, 2022, 12:02 AM
Mar 2022

I love that he took the opportunity he had to talk about this.

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The Wizard

(12,545 posts)
45. If he was the Majority Leader
Wed Mar 23, 2022, 08:34 AM
Mar 2022

McConnell would be licking his wounds with his tail between his legs. The gloves would come off.

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