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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI'm "sorry", but I think it's time for a scorched-earth policy against
Republicans such as Graham and Cruz. I am good and goddamned sick and tired of listening to them say the most horrible things about our candidates, our nominees, and our voters, and we just sit back and smile and say they are over reaching or that was ridiculous. I think that there should be some real acidic remarks with no holds barred, and Im sick and tired as well of us being so polite all the time because we dont want to be like them. We dont want to be like them? We dont wanna be winners? Because you aint gonna win in America by being a nice guy, because you know what they say about nice guys.
We should find whoever was writing Don Rickels schtick and employ him/her to write some really nasty lines which will stick to these mealy-mouthed lying perverts. Couple that with some background research into their personal habits and preferences and itd be Game On.
GoCubsGo
(32,098 posts)The dregs of the dregs of humanity right there. Every last one of them.
gab13by13
(21,445 posts)he is a pal of Eastman.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Atticus
(15,124 posts)Joinfortmill
(14,485 posts)Beatlelvr
(622 posts)Mort Saul.
jaxexpat
(6,864 posts)multigraincracker
(32,736 posts)the Passive Aggressive Approach to murder.
I'm really sorry to bring this up, but.....you have broke every rule of common decency, moral rules and the fucking law, so.....
Old Crank
(3,645 posts)Being nice doesn't work.
Buns_of_Fire
(17,202 posts)Rickles' writers could come here for ideas!
Stinky The Clown
(67,832 posts)KS Toronado
(17,378 posts)of his involvement in Jan 6th coup attempt and is were we should attack him. Graham on the other hand
sure had his lips on donnie's ass after playing golf with him. Find the blackmail IQ4.5 used, probably
furnished by Russia or Epstein, help us Anonymous!
DFW
(54,448 posts)Love it!
DFW
(54,448 posts)Florida beware!
KS Toronado
(17,378 posts)DFW
(54,448 posts)First, though, I'm re-doing Tom Paxton's famous Vietnam War protest song, and then a Calypso commentary on Republicans on Congress voting on (i.e. against) EVERYTHING.
Sympthsical
(9,140 posts)There was just a joke about it on SNL. I'm not sure where this illusion that we're super nice all the time comes from. Have you . . . met Twitter?
Our side slams Republicans all day every day. Which is totally fine. But what is this, "We're just so nice about them" thing coming from?
No we're not. All the internet does is slam those two all day long. Which isn't to say they aren't richly deserving of scorn - they are.
I dunno. This is amusing. "Guys, we need to get out our slam books even harder."
I mean, ok. Good talk.
Kingofalldems
(38,497 posts)Sympthsical
(9,140 posts)That's what makes it entertaining.
Rebl2
(13,575 posts)our politicians on our side are too nice sometimes. They dont say crazy and unbelievable things about the other side. Now we on this platform are not so nice. I dont have Twitter or Facebook so dont know what goes on there, but I am guessing from what I read here, we arent so nice.
Samrob
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demmiblue
(36,903 posts)ProfessorGAC
(65,253 posts)I wish she would have said "I can't consider that a serious question."
Her "I'm not a biologist" (paraphrasing) answer was too indirect & much too nuanced.
bringthePaine
(1,734 posts)Escurumbele
(3,407 posts)Enough with letting these assh^*& spew hate and idiocy without making them accountable.
Democrats talk about the truth all the time, and I am all for it, so go out and tell the truth about these idiots without mincing words.
spanone
(135,902 posts)gibraltar72
(7,513 posts)Dems would be well advised to hire Steve Schmitt to run some campaigns.
Greybnk48
(10,178 posts)and TAKE THE GLOVES OFF FOR ONCE! Hit below the belt like they do.
But don't lie, because we don't need to. The truth is bad enough, just tell it!
It would be criminal not too.
PatrickforB
(14,599 posts)telling it like is with these traitors. Take a page from Lincoln Project.
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They have been playing it with us for years. Let's turn the tables.
Seinan Sensei
(369 posts)Repugs have no shame.
We can scorch the earth
We can follow the money
We can shine a light in dark places
We can point to inconsistencies until the cows come home
BUT
To those who have no shame, it doesn't matter. There is no Kryptonite
HOWEVER
They do understand Power and Money
Take away their Power
Take away their Money
That will matter to them
Moostache
(9,897 posts)We should stand on their heads and bury them in ther own filth.
uponit7771
(90,367 posts)jaxexpat
(6,864 posts)If this path is taken it must be understood that there is no tolerance for their foolishness at any level. I suggest one consult Hillary for apt responses and counterpoints to reveal and quash their rhetorical gymnastics before they have traction. She's capable and between gigs at the moment. I doubt she'd have a problem staying on the offensive.
kentuck
(111,110 posts)...but they don't like to crack the eggs.
Celerity
(43,603 posts)Snackshack
(2,541 posts)This is something I still do not understand. The GOP has handed 1 scandal after another to the Dems and for whatever reason the Dems never seem to clue into this fact.
The Lincoln Project for better or worse has shown Dems how to go about pushing back on the GOPs daily insanity and still the Dems are basically silent with mid terms rt around the corner.
nitpicker
(7,153 posts)I want to leave such remarks to those willing to run the risk.
usaf-vet
(6,221 posts)Link to tweet
Franken has repeatedly said the above.
Then here is an article that could lead somewhere.
https://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/article255603616.html
Why don't we hire some firm dig up proven dirt. The republicans have been doing it for years.
LiberalLovinLug
(14,178 posts)Yeah well, Democrats were extremely lucky the day Al Franken decided to get into politics under the Democratic banner. What a weapon to have! We got to see him just beginning to pull his weight.
Amazing how easy it is for Democrats to shed popular and loyal talent like that. It was almost instantaneous. NO need for even a simple ethics inquiry. Roger Stone and a RW radio host whos only claim to fame was a troops comedy stint with him oversees over a decade before. They found an old photo that she could extrapolate on. While the word went out to get other stories of encounters with Al that could be misconstrued. None of which ever even approached the bar of "sexual abuse".
I'm still pissed at that whole circus show. He would have been great at what the OP here is advocating Democrats do more of. But Democrats seem to really lack any vision or awareness in recognising and using weapons like Franken. Comedians can be deadly. And Al is one of the best.
I_UndergroundPanther
(12,480 posts)Drag it all out and air it all. Fuck these wingnut criminals.
CCExile
(473 posts)I am (she was i the nightclub business longer! ). If she could hear the dialog, I was suffering with the rest. We couldn't be the only baby boomers with this problem, so I went Duck Duck Go (hallowed be thy name) and did some searches. I ran across a line of sound bars made to enhance dialog specifically, called Zbox (no, I don't work for them). Read some reviews and bought one. It worked!
mahina
(17,717 posts)Xavier Breath
(3,659 posts)7wo7rees
(5,128 posts)You are always so calm and peaceful. Damn!
(I'm screaming...sorry, Ms7wo7rees)
H2O Man
(73,637 posts)I agree 100%.
AllaN01Bear
(18,556 posts)dlk
(11,584 posts)n/t
mac56
(17,574 posts)We go high, they win elections
BradAllison
(1,879 posts)She didn't think it could happen, and neither did I.
live love laugh
(13,167 posts)CaptainTruth
(6,610 posts)Rethugs have attacked our democracy & when you're attacked you either fight back with superior force & tactics, or you lose.
I'm tired of losing.
SleeplessinSoCal
(9,156 posts)She only posted a fake pic. But we kicked her hard and killed her spirit.
PCIntern
(25,610 posts)as a kickoff spokesperson.
LT Barclay
(2,609 posts)They want to carry words like deplorable as a badge of honor, so have him come up with something really horrible and dare them to put it on a t-shirt
Pepsidog
(6,254 posts)childfreebychoice
(476 posts)Sick and tired of dems mentality can't we all get along, against ppl who wants us dead, or at the minimum, unable to vote. This is not the same Dem party of my youth, (70), they r ruthless, severely deluded, and dangerous to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
The Jungle 1
(4,552 posts)Make their lies hurt until they stop lying.
Initech
(100,108 posts)And that's about it. Fox News is literally the worst thing that's happened to this country in the last 40 years.
c-rational
(2,596 posts)hamsterjill
(15,224 posts)Dems need to ramp up the rhetoric. It may sound juvenile, but to the general population, it shows strength and resolve.
Cannot be nice to bullies.
ProfessorGAC
(65,253 posts)Chiming in to K&R.
bif
(22,777 posts)budkin
(6,722 posts)I've thought about this for years but have no idea how to go about it? Create content?
bucolic_frolic
(43,372 posts)That's the problem. So slimy there are no prominent sticking points ... they're all the same massive size and putrid.
Evolve Dammit
(16,783 posts)I_UndergroundPanther
(12,480 posts)talk over them so they cant get a talking point in edgewise and give them no wiggle room and demand answers. no mercy.
Oppaloopa
(867 posts)calimary
(81,532 posts)For me, this isn't just a suggestion, it's a DEMAND! And a STRATEGY. Which I wish Democrats would adopt across the board.
The time to take the gloves off passed at least a couple of decades ago.
FakeNoose
(32,827 posts)It can't be the candidate who must defend himself/herself by trading insults with Repukes. That would be demeaning for some and it could backfire horribly.
We need a prominent Democrat who has comedian-chops and who knows how to throw insults and get laughs.
Does anybody come to mind? Hmmmm....
Skittles
(153,226 posts)taking the high road with these slimy pieces of shit is simply ineffective
rambler_american
(790 posts)Democrats always bring the sheet music for Kumbaya to a knife fight. It's past time we fight back.
Richard58
(239 posts)You spoke my mind! I want to see Democratic members of Congress go on the offensive! I want them to call out the GOP for what it is---FASCIST! I also want them to tell them to grow up and stop being so fucking stupid! No more being nice to these idiots! We are at war with these knuckle-draggers and we need to start fighting fire with fire! When MTG goes on one of her tirades in the House I'd love to see some Democrats start laughing at her and tell her what a moron she is. I'd give anything for that to happen.
madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)tRump has insulted all of his potential competitors in the Republican Party and we are not going down that road are we? The whole cult eats that shit up making it nearly impossible for a sane republican to get anywhere in their primaries. Theyve already exposed their perversions, treasons, felonious behavior and yet they are still pay no consequences.
Im sorry, but going all Don Rickels is not going to cut it. Other than feeding that party of cult more rope may be he only solution.