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SocialDemocrat61

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39. I thought he did fine

Reply to Bread and Circuses (Original post)

Tue Feb 25, 2025, 03:47 PM

Feb 2025

I want leaders who are thoughtful and are not demagogues. MAGAts like demagogues. We should be better. There are plenty of democrats operating as attack dogs, such as AOC, but we need wise leaders too.

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Hakeem Jeffries on Rachel Maddow - Swing and Miss . [View all] Bread and Circuses Feb 2025 OP

Rapid response task force and litigation working group?!!! KPN Feb 2025 #1

I don't believe you bigtree Feb 2025 #60

This message was self-deleted by its author KPN Feb 2025 #2

Is he mad at us again? Iggo Feb 2025 #3

Hakeem and Chuck are decent and good men - the problem is radius777 Feb 2025 #4

Yep. We need more Bernies, more AOCs, more Crocketts. GPV Feb 2025 #6

I just had to laugh at this. The way this site has treated Bernie Saunders... mucholderthandirt Feb 2025 #17

Been around since the beginning. I've been all about Bernie, and before that, Nader. GPV Feb 2025 #22

"But there are more people in my brother's condo unit than there are in Vermont" displacedvermoter Feb 2025 #34

Agree. We have the bench warmers leading the Dems now. Bread and Circuses Feb 2025 #24

Pelosi and Reid were only "good" with a majority, Hakeem's never had a majority, & Chuck has always been useless krawhitham Feb 2025 #31

First off - it's the lack of energy KT2000 Feb 2025 #5

By and large, this party runs from a triangulating, moderate standpoint. This is where, GPV Feb 2025 #7

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People know what to do: protest, town hall, volunteer, calls and letters, get active locally, etc. betsuni Feb 2025 #9

I would be happy if he just did something, other than trust in his imaginary friend Autumn Feb 2025 #20

Mocking religion. Is it all religion, just Christianity, just Baptists, or just something about Jeffries betsuni Feb 2025 #45

I'm very fair. I mock all religions and their so called leaders equally. Autumn Feb 2025 #46

Yes and Bread and Circuses Feb 2025 #25

Continue to Resist the Democratic Party and it's leadership? betsuni Feb 2025 #44

Yes. Everybody can do something. But it would be a lot Scrivener7 Feb 2025 #52

Where is the passion? ihaveaquestion Feb 2025 #10

Yes! No passion! I want to see fire in the belly, kick ass & take names! n/t elocs Feb 2025 #43

January 6th was the turning point for me MotownPgh Feb 2025 #54

The angry masses want fire and brimstone from them. Instead we get thoughtful analytics. GreenWave Feb 2025 #11

You can combine fire and brimstone displacedvermoter Feb 2025 #15

I agree there needs to be more Democrats doing exactly what BlueKota Feb 2025 #51

Thoughtful analytics is the Democratic way. Always has been. Where have you guys been, under a rock? mucholderthandirt Feb 2025 #18

You can't win against people who ignore all the rules, BlueKota Feb 2025 #53

Which part is thoughtful analytics? God is still on his throne? Autumn Feb 2025 #21

Kudos to Rachel for asking though questions tishaLA Feb 2025 #12

Frankly, I wouldn't want him as Speaker at this point displacedvermoter Feb 2025 #13

Yes and...that's my concern. Bread and Circuses Feb 2025 #26

I agree. Jeffries has not risen to the occasion. yellow dahlia Feb 2025 #42

I'm afraid I have the opinion many of the rest of you have. He's a very good man, but this nightmare calls for Vinca Feb 2025 #14

He is not getting it done. Loryn Feb 2025 #16

Jasmine is awesome Bread and Circuses Feb 2025 #27

Jasmine hasn't stopped any republican action, no matter how eloquent bigtree Feb 2025 #32

Jefferies means well but the_liberal_grandpa Feb 2025 #19

We need Democratic leaders with fire in their bellies, mad as hell, elocs Feb 2025 #23

I only half watched the interview. SleeplessinSoCal Feb 2025 #28

Relying way too myuch on the courts EarthAbides Feb 2025 #29

this isn't advocacy, it's opposition to Democrats, our Democratic leader bigtree Feb 2025 #30

Donate money to a DNC PAC! displacedvermoter Feb 2025 #35

if we don't elect enough Democrats we will never stop Trump bigtree Feb 2025 #37

Believe me, I know how important displacedvermoter Feb 2025 #40

You are inappropriate Bread and Circuses Feb 2025 #47

the sophistry in this post bigtree Feb 2025 #48

Leadership matters Mysterian Feb 2025 #59

I was just about to post this clip with a nearly identical comment! markpkessinger Feb 2025 #33

Thanks, we support the Dems... Bread and Circuses Feb 2025 #41

you do realize this is a just few minutes of the Dem leader bigtree Feb 2025 #49

They are not meeting the moment. alarimer Feb 2025 #36

I missed the alarimer posts of a Dem saying something bigtree Feb 2025 #50

If they are not getting in front of the public, they might as well not be saying anything at all. alarimer Feb 2025 #56

but they are getting out in front of the public, dear alarimer bigtree Feb 2025 #57

So disappointing. If you suffer from insomnia, listen to Jeffries speak awesomerwb1 Feb 2025 #38

he was voted in to do the job he just accomplished bigtree Feb 2025 #58

We can disagree. awesomerwb1 Feb 2025 #61

I thought he did fine SocialDemocrat61 Feb 2025 #39

"It pains me to point out that he's not the person to lead the Democratic Caucus..." LudwigPastorius Feb 2025 #55