25 Comments
User's avatar
⭠ Return to thread
Beth P's avatar

I truly think Jeffries is a good guy but he just doesn't have enough fire. You see someone like Crockett or AOC and you feel bolstered. I know Dems are in the minority but we are literally giving away our freedoms. We are betraying our allies. The time of politeness has passed. We need drastic measures or it will be too late. I never thought a government falling to autocracy would be so...quiet.

Expand full comment
Kathy's avatar

Agree,Beth.I too feel bolstered with Jasmine Crockett and AOC.Also Maxwell Frost.I watched Scott Dworkin podcast with Beto today and he was on 🔥🔥🔥. Yes, no time to be….quiet!!

Expand full comment
Paul Thompson's avatar

Frost is terrific.

Expand full comment
Gerry Queenan's avatar

I know they are overwhelmed by the speed of all the executive orders and filing lawsuits is the right thing to do but the Dems

should be calling press conferences and showing some

outrage. Bernie Sanders is trying very hard

Expand full comment
MorningStar's avatar

Bernie is going to tour the country trying to stop this insanity.

Expand full comment
Connie Rogers's avatar

Love Bernie!

Expand full comment
Paul Thompson's avatar

Yes, Bernie, like as timex, keeps on ticking (off the Repug's).

Expand full comment
toni's avatar

Bernie is amazing. But he can't hold the line forever.

Expand full comment
Vel Santic's avatar

On youtube I was comparing Dick Durbin's and Bernie Sanders's addresses re: tRumputin's terror over Ukraine - Bernie Sanders was so excellent to listen to, energetic, clearly and loudly (though, I'd prefer louder too) spoken - while Durbin like on life support barely audible almost mumbling.

Sigh, eh, dear Bernie Sanders if only USA was smart enough to ever elect you.....

Expand full comment
User's avatar
Comment deleted
Feb 21
Comment deleted
Expand full comment
Connie Rogers's avatar

Bernie would have won..no doubt in BOTH elections

Expand full comment
drbilldean@gmail.com's avatar

then get your a** out of bed and organize and protest in your community

Expand full comment
Stephanie Cordray Carroll's avatar

Stop pretending we aren’t! Some of us are protesting and organizing, but when Jeffries complies in advance, we lose any power we feel we gain. We need them with us! AOC and Crockett can’t do it alone. We need all of them to show tf up!

Expand full comment
drbilldean@gmail.com's avatar

thanks for your comment....Dems set up an office of communication to respond on a daily basis about the Republican ongoings

Expand full comment
applecore's avatar

🤣🤣🤣🤣 first I ever hear of it. That goes to show you how good they are at marketing! What the hell are they going to do sitting in an office. The Free press is already doing that a hell of a lot better than the Dems are 🤬

Expand full comment
Vel Santic's avatar

Indeed - if Democrats need to get their ideas from regular people so to have an idea of what to do, then Democrats might as well abolish the party itself i.e. themselves..... extremely sad.....

Expand full comment
Joe English's avatar

Bill, we do. We also think too. Repeating your same words during these comments only dilutes your POV. Maybe at least change them up?

Expand full comment
Joe English's avatar

Also I am happy to type ass too!

Expand full comment
MorningStar's avatar

Now you're talking! I feel the country rising to the level of Jan 6th. That's what they want us to do so we look like every name they call us. Discredit us to the world. Peaceful protests.

Expand full comment
Vel Santic's avatar

tsk, tsk.... if you let those dreads internalized, you'll never accomplish anything. first off, you're starting off with the false equivalences quasi-"premises" - please, don't do that, you need to liberate your frame of mind!! namely, jan 6th 2021 insurrectionist terrorism was perpetrated by tRumputinists!! so, why do you in your conscious (or, was it subconscious) level relate in any way to that??????????? as to them (or anyone malevolent) they call you much worse than even insurrectionist - anyways-already-no matter what. You can't allow your life, rights and interests be defined, controlled, not to mention, fenced in by the malevolent ones!! Btw. always keep in mind that Washington DC is the most Democratic-voting Territory in America!! That means - it's tRumputinist repukkke magats who should NOT have any business even being in Washington DC!!

Democrats, I keep telling you - assert your control and stand your ground!!

Expand full comment
toni's avatar

Projection.

Expand full comment
Vel Santic's avatar

Yep and that needs to be thrown back at and discarded routinely from the get go, instead of internalizing it in a stockholm-syndrome-like masochistic illness!!

Democrats must have a fighting, unabashed, unapologetic, empowering mindset if Democrats even think of accomplishing anything, NOT a scaredy, dreading, timid mindset!! Truth and facts are on Democrats' side - it's your best weapon, for Chrissakes, and grow a pair and stand your ground!!

Expand full comment
toni's avatar

I think leader Jeffries is a good guy. BUT you can't "bring a knife to a gunfight".

Expand full comment
Vel Santic's avatar

That BUT part IS the part that matters the most!! If you can't or don't know how to be self-defensive and more dominant, then, let somebody else who can and knows - and if in Democratic Party of USA there are no self-defensive nor more dominant folks, then, hate to tell you the extremely ugly reality that is, but you might as well quit existing..... The worst of Darwin-ist survival of the fittest is imposed, let it sink to you, it is imposed - so learn to swim and win, folks!!

And, no, I don't enjoy having to teach the others who cherish the truth and facts - the sacred importance of self-defense - if that person doesn't have it in himself/herself, it becomes too excruciating efffin' frustrating to me. Democrats AS SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SERVANTS MUST BE EFFICIENTLY SELF-DEFENSIVE AND DOMINANT WITH ALL AND EVERY MEANS - WITHOUT ANYONE EVEN HAVING TO TELL THEM!!

Expand full comment
Taz's avatar

Jeffries mean well, but we need to see anger. GET MAD!! The Democrats are just too soft with long explanations. More need to fo more like AOC, Jasmine, Raskin voice their strong opinions. More Dems need to do more. Quit telling what the public needs to do. Split up your congress (like the Republicans) and go to all media and get it done. This is why Democrats keep losing. Be strong not weak! Get on the offense and not defense. Get ahead of their message.

Expand full comment
ErrorError