We need Democratic leadership with balls. Why isn't Harris out there defending the Biden/Harris record. tRump never stopped running. We need to take a page out of his book. Stay in the news!
Sorry, no: we need more Democratic leaders *without* balls. I'm not sure why we're not seeing and hearing more from Harris, but it wouldn't surprise me one bit if the upper-level XY Dems and the big XY funders are blaming her for losing the election.
There you go, the problem with liberals, This knee jerk identity politics.
If anybody remembers I was so overjoyed that Biden jumped out and endorsed Kamala, that would have thought me irrational, Then I watched in dismay her uninspiring and piss poor performance as she played it safe to appease the party pro's.
Then when asked if she would do anything different, She said : No. That was the death knell.
All of her stage appearances, her appearances on TV were all the same vanilla script, if you heard one you heard it all.
What we needed and need is a fire brand like AOC, so what if the racists, the NAZI's, the bigots, the media will be up in arms, but the woman knows how to find, is not afraid and fights back, she can take it and better yet give more than she gets.
We lost because of the culture war, and the Democrats by playing nice and pretending that it was all about the price of eggs, ceded the battleground to the right wing culture warriors, and 90 million people stayed home. as did 100 million Muslims in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, whose votes could have carried those states for the Democrats
Enough of identity politics, the Republicans have been playing that game since 1860, they have refined it and won..
Excuse me, did you say 100 million Muslims in 3 states(or even in the whole country)? The population of the US is around 340 million! I’m assuming that was just hyperbole.
You say Harris and the Democrats were “pretending” it was all about the price of eggs. According to exit polls, the economy was the number 1 issue for voters. And I really get SICK and TIRED of people saying the campaign was all about culture issues. Harris talked about what she was going to do to help average people until she was blue in the face. Sure it got repetitive; it had to be so people get it drummed into their thick skulls.
If I said 100 millionMuslims I mistyped, here is the Muslim population by state
https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/muslim-population-by-state, if you take it that half of the populations aren't eligible to vote, then you can see that if those Muslims that could vote in the states of Wi, MI, PA had voted for Kamala, then Trump would not be president. But they had to flip the Democrats the finger, for supporting Israel, and in doing so ignored the Muslim ban
As regards what the election was all about. The media kept saying it was about inflation, but look at how they voted and what dominated the scene before and after the election, what is in the headlines now. The culture war.
currently trans and immigration, but also abortion. Those are the issues that have driven the election and why Trump is president..
A post morten has revealed that young males, black, Hispanic, white voted for Trump, in greater numbers than 2020, and it wasn't because of inflation.
A lot of Federal Employees voted for Trump because they believed that he would thin out the non productive or forced others into retirement.
A lot Hispanics voted for him because they thought he would deport the criminals that give Hispanics a bad name
As regards inflation, Consider this. Half, at least, of the population is male.
Males as a rule don't go grocery shopping, The grocery store is where inflation is noticed
Males do not generally shop for family groceries, I do because the wife is disabled. When I go to the market I do not see men comparing prices, nor do I generally see them shopping for anything but TV dinners,, beer, wine and alcohol
Men didn't vote because of the prices of eggs, Which by the way where I live have not gone up dramatically I bought 18 for $7.49
So yes this bit about inflation was all hype, generated by the media and the oligarchs, A distraction
I hate to tell you this, but the world doesn't care what you are sick and tired of.
William, can you pick another fighter? AOC is certainly not my favorite. She represented the Muslims who have supported the Palestinians in their fight with Israel, Muslims wouldn't vote for Harris, because she appeared to favor Israel. We might have lost the election, because Muslims in Mich., Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, all swing states voted for tRump.
The only way to stop arsonists is to prevent them from starting the next fire. Or in this case, the only way to defeat the attackers is to mount a counter-attack. And the best weapon for the counter-attack is Impeachment.
Of course Trump is committing impeachable acts, but he was impeached twice before and Congress refused to convict. The talk of impeachment has been so ubiquitous that I fear it has lost its mojo … I do think he will often be CLEARLY in violation of his position and oath of office, even to his loyal followers … I but wonder if impeachment will ever again happen to him …
Actually, all these “own the libs” images of Trump wearing a crown may help to hasten the day that his base begins to turn on him. They should be scary to his people, anyway. Are they?
The Left is NOT especially savvy at using Trump’s behaviors against him, though he offers such a wealth of fodder daily … This totally confounds me .. Liberals sound whiny, and their criticisms fall flat.
The Right has perfected their skills at Attack Politics … The Left has not.
At first, it took Jerry a few months to convince me it might work....but we have three (3) potential candidates here, alone. I previously posted some of the letters they sent. If you saw the video above, even formerly hostile reps HATE Putin. One Rep. Rep is a vet and had 3 kids who were officers. 2 of the 3 Republicans jhere were Dems who switched.
22 senate Republicans voted to fund Ukraine. Limit the arrticles to acquiescence to Putin.
I still think that the 2nd impeachment was poorly tried...failed to call witnesses -- failed to attack the venire panel (i.e. senators who had a material conflict).
For that Daniel I blame Liz Cheney. Liz played her role perfectly, the sacrificial lamb that kept the J6 committee focused on Trump, away from the likes of Boebert, MTG, Jordan, Biggs, Hawley and the rest of the conspirators in congress.
They are the ones that are really responsible for the attempt to overturn the election and the electoral fraud.
It was Boebert that gave the go signal for the attack on the Capitol, The minute that the first objection was raised (the Arizona electoral vote) she typed into her iPhone, this is 1776, the go signal and the crowd outside stormed the Capitol.
That was not brought up in Benny Thompsons committee, nor was the conspiracy of the Reps and Senators.
And Benny was the perfect foil to lead the committee. an ineffective and silent back bencher.
I didn't watch the whole video Daniel, I don't have the time to sit at my computer and listen to long conversations, there are so many. I don't know who Fitzpatrick is, but I assume Joyce is Joyce Vance, I get and read her newsletter daily.
Let me say this about immigration. That is a hill that liberty and democracy died on.
Immigration advocates have made it a moral issue, an essential part of the litmus test.
If we are not for open borders and a come one , come all policy then pictures are shoved in our face of children separated from their parents., our liberal hearts bleed, and we demand that we open the gates to everyone.
I've seen pictures of migrants huddled around fires on he Mexican side, the were wearing turbans (Sikhs) some from Africa, Haiti, Syria, the mid east.
Some are actually Islamic terrorist. Venezuelans are not political refugees, they are the equivalent of the Baustinanos. The middle and upper middle class of Venezuela who were living high off he labor of the peasant, until Chavez decided that Venezuela owned the oil and not Exxon Mobil.
Then they cleared out their accounts and flew from Caracas to Mexico, coming off the plane with their dolls and soccer balls, fresh scrubbed, claiming to have walked through the treacherous, dangerous, muddy Darien Gap and negotiated the 1,000 mile trip to the Mexican border. Bullshit and the stupid liberal fell for that song and dance.
America is not the employer of last resort, we can't even take care of our own, much less all of the economically distressed in the world, and actually that is lesson that we are learning at this minute, the hard way.
Thank You!...I just called my 2 Senators' local offices in our state and left messages to do "Town Halls' as you mentioned 'Republicans are hiding'....I'm in a 'Purple' state that went for Trump, but my 2 Senators are Democrats .....in my message I referenced Bernie Sanders drawing thousands!!!
This is a golden opportunity for Democratic officials to get in front of voters and remind them that 1) republicans are cowards; 2) republicans are destroying our democracy; and 3) Democrats are willing to meet with the public, answer questions, and focus on resisting Trump's insanity. Why aren't all the Dems doing this? Probably because they don't realize the benefits of doing this or they're too lazy to make the effort. Bernie is older than dirt but he's out there making stuff happen. Where are the rest of the Dems?
Ms. Sheridan, "Where are the rest of the Dems?" In their offices doing their usual policy work: NOTHING. The only hope for us, Bernie, was squeezed out, eliminated by the Democrats, not the republicans. Please see my response to Mr. Hartman on this blog.
Mr.Solomon, that is not at all a response to what I said. It is more of that Liberal-Class manufactured fear of the Russkies. I have seen it all my life. Nothing new. Even Walter Reuther and George Meany pedaled it all those years ago. But I thank you for taking the time to respond.
Brilliant ...but keep a hard eye on the autocracy take over 97% done and done...trump has no care or regard for the American citizen anymore than putin. They are protected by the judicial, the senate ? the FBI (KGB) and the military now...it is as ugly as it can possibly be but IF THE REPUBLICAN ACTUALLY EVEN HAVE POWER now that trump wrote an executive order yesterday allowing HIM to write the checks for the purse of the government instead of congress..........does he even NEED them .... it is a huge mountain
Both parties have answered to and bowed down to corporate overlords. One has to only look at the billions of dollars in subsidizes that are given to them, like Big Pharma. What do we get in return for our tax dollars enriching them? The highest prices on medications in the world. Look at the billions going to oil companies. That's waste and abuse.
Fucking block grants. Texas received 145 million for TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), instead of money going to TANF, it went to pregnancy planning centers. Some of those people ended buying million dollar houses, travel and one even bought a private jet. There is no fucking oversight on these bullshit, grifting, corrupt block grants. There's your waste, abuse and fraud.
Now is the time to break the invincible ignorance fallacy plaguing this country. Don't make it a red or blue issue. It's a war on all citizens. Democrats need to go to eastern Kentucky, West Virginia, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, etc. and talk to people. Don't be chicken shit assholes. We all hate oligarchs. Ask these people if than plan on learning how to speak Russian. Too many Republicans are taking credit for jobs the Infrastructure Bill provides in their communities who, in fact fucking voted against. Get to walking Democrats. Here's your window. Don't fucking blow it.
Excellent. Every Tr*mp abuse, excess, outrage, must be attached to, blamed on, every NAMED elected Republican. Put them on the defensive, make them squirm, make them respond, and don’t let up. Don’t waste time defending our record - make them defend theirs. Take and keep the narrative. Make Schumer and Jeffries irrelevant; both are clearly in over their heads. As an aside, it might help if two of the Dem’s best talkers, namely Clinton and Obama, came out of hiding and lent their voices to the cause...
Mr. Halstead, you have not been paying attention. Clinton and Obama are the source of the problem. They are Republicans in Democratic clothing. Please see my response to Mr. Hartmann in this blog.
YESSSSSS… I’m from Vermont, so my guys ARE doing this, but I love that you are promoting it, Thom! {I would love to get a more liberal governor here now, but it needs to be a GOOD one, not any old guy … Well, we’ll see what the future holds …}.
Yesterday Indivisible and others hosted a Zoom meeting with Sen. Schumer about mobilizing neighbor to neighbor speaking out. A few folks gave testimony as to the impact of proposed cuts. And one could sign up for a course on describing the impact on you.
That was a nice start, but, as for the town hall meetings, both the activist and the congress person visiting the "shy congressperson's district" data is needed to make the point - county by county. What is needed are facts such as: how many will loose hoy lunches at school; percent and amount of school budgets will decline and what that means for either increased school taxes or programs removed; funding for the local clinics/hospitals and how many drs. and nurses will be lost; jobs lost in the county because of cuts. and so forth. All politics is local - give the people the local facts!
PLEASE!!! Keep Chuck Schumer out of everywhere except New York City and Washington. He could set back the cause by 10 or 20 years and might actually cause meetings to degenerate into riots with chants of "Get the Jew!"
This is such a healthy way to keep our democracy moving upward, My Democratic members come to this rural area as often as they can. They want the public to participate. They like touching base with the activists.
It would be outstanding if every one with "rock-star" status came out of their private lives to work the road. Stop and think about what they have given already in terms of safety for them, their staff, and families.
It's wonderful to see younger Dems stepping up to the podium and putting it all on the line. They need credit and praise for all they do.
Trump is acting like a typical mob boss. His philosophy, if you can term what he does so deeply, is the carrot and stick. He bribes and then he threatens if he sees them attempt to renege on a promise. He can’t inspire, so he bullies. His lackeys are possibly, rightly scared of him, and so are his so-called enemies However, that didn’t stop them from begging for our money in donations to their campaigns for all those months leading up to elections.
Bernie has guts, and that’s the bottom line. Let ‘em all at least act like they’re doing their jobs and get out there and be political.
We need Democratic leadership with balls. Why isn't Harris out there defending the Biden/Harris record. tRump never stopped running. We need to take a page out of his book. Stay in the news!
Sorry, no: we need more Democratic leaders *without* balls. I'm not sure why we're not seeing and hearing more from Harris, but it wouldn't surprise me one bit if the upper-level XY Dems and the big XY funders are blaming her for losing the election.
There you go, the problem with liberals, This knee jerk identity politics.
If anybody remembers I was so overjoyed that Biden jumped out and endorsed Kamala, that would have thought me irrational, Then I watched in dismay her uninspiring and piss poor performance as she played it safe to appease the party pro's.
Then when asked if she would do anything different, She said : No. That was the death knell.
All of her stage appearances, her appearances on TV were all the same vanilla script, if you heard one you heard it all.
What we needed and need is a fire brand like AOC, so what if the racists, the NAZI's, the bigots, the media will be up in arms, but the woman knows how to find, is not afraid and fights back, she can take it and better yet give more than she gets.
We lost because of the culture war, and the Democrats by playing nice and pretending that it was all about the price of eggs, ceded the battleground to the right wing culture warriors, and 90 million people stayed home. as did 100 million Muslims in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, whose votes could have carried those states for the Democrats
Enough of identity politics, the Republicans have been playing that game since 1860, they have refined it and won..
Excuse me, did you say 100 million Muslims in 3 states(or even in the whole country)? The population of the US is around 340 million! I’m assuming that was just hyperbole.
You say Harris and the Democrats were “pretending” it was all about the price of eggs. According to exit polls, the economy was the number 1 issue for voters. And I really get SICK and TIRED of people saying the campaign was all about culture issues. Harris talked about what she was going to do to help average people until she was blue in the face. Sure it got repetitive; it had to be so people get it drummed into their thick skulls.
If I said 100 millionMuslims I mistyped, here is the Muslim population by state
https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/muslim-population-by-state, if you take it that half of the populations aren't eligible to vote, then you can see that if those Muslims that could vote in the states of Wi, MI, PA had voted for Kamala, then Trump would not be president. But they had to flip the Democrats the finger, for supporting Israel, and in doing so ignored the Muslim ban
As regards what the election was all about. The media kept saying it was about inflation, but look at how they voted and what dominated the scene before and after the election, what is in the headlines now. The culture war.
currently trans and immigration, but also abortion. Those are the issues that have driven the election and why Trump is president..
A post morten has revealed that young males, black, Hispanic, white voted for Trump, in greater numbers than 2020, and it wasn't because of inflation.
A lot of Federal Employees voted for Trump because they believed that he would thin out the non productive or forced others into retirement.
A lot Hispanics voted for him because they thought he would deport the criminals that give Hispanics a bad name
As regards inflation, Consider this. Half, at least, of the population is male.
Males as a rule don't go grocery shopping, The grocery store is where inflation is noticed
Males do not generally shop for family groceries, I do because the wife is disabled. When I go to the market I do not see men comparing prices, nor do I generally see them shopping for anything but TV dinners,, beer, wine and alcohol
Men didn't vote because of the prices of eggs, Which by the way where I live have not gone up dramatically I bought 18 for $7.49
So yes this bit about inflation was all hype, generated by the media and the oligarchs, A distraction
I hate to tell you this, but the world doesn't care what you are sick and tired of.
William, can you pick another fighter? AOC is certainly not my favorite. She represented the Muslims who have supported the Palestinians in their fight with Israel, Muslims wouldn't vote for Harris, because she appeared to favor Israel. We might have lost the election, because Muslims in Mich., Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, all swing states voted for tRump.
Marcy Kaptor with Republcans. Like this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53geB5z5vy0
Trump/Putin?Ukraine is splitting Republicans.
GOP lawmakers sound alarm over Trump’s Ukraine strategy
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5164032-republicans-blast-trump-russia-ukraine/
The only way to stop arsonists is to prevent them from starting the next fire. Or in this case, the only way to defeat the attackers is to mount a counter-attack. And the best weapon for the counter-attack is Impeachment.
https://jerryweiss.substack.com/p/remove-impeach-impeach
Of course Trump is committing impeachable acts, but he was impeached twice before and Congress refused to convict. The talk of impeachment has been so ubiquitous that I fear it has lost its mojo … I do think he will often be CLEARLY in violation of his position and oath of office, even to his loyal followers … I but wonder if impeachment will ever again happen to him …
Actually, all these “own the libs” images of Trump wearing a crown may help to hasten the day that his base begins to turn on him. They should be scary to his people, anyway. Are they?
The Left is NOT especially savvy at using Trump’s behaviors against him, though he offers such a wealth of fodder daily … This totally confounds me .. Liberals sound whiny, and their criticisms fall flat.
The Right has perfected their skills at Attack Politics … The Left has not.
We gotta do something about that.
I love this idea! Hooray for those who are doing this! I am going to call my congress people!
At first, it took Jerry a few months to convince me it might work....but we have three (3) potential candidates here, alone. I previously posted some of the letters they sent. If you saw the video above, even formerly hostile reps HATE Putin. One Rep. Rep is a vet and had 3 kids who were officers. 2 of the 3 Republicans jhere were Dems who switched.
22 senate Republicans voted to fund Ukraine. Limit the arrticles to acquiescence to Putin.
I still think that the 2nd impeachment was poorly tried...failed to call witnesses -- failed to attack the venire panel (i.e. senators who had a material conflict).
For that Daniel I blame Liz Cheney. Liz played her role perfectly, the sacrificial lamb that kept the J6 committee focused on Trump, away from the likes of Boebert, MTG, Jordan, Biggs, Hawley and the rest of the conspirators in congress.
They are the ones that are really responsible for the attempt to overturn the election and the electoral fraud.
It was Boebert that gave the go signal for the attack on the Capitol, The minute that the first objection was raised (the Arizona electoral vote) she typed into her iPhone, this is 1776, the go signal and the crowd outside stormed the Capitol.
That was not brought up in Benny Thompsons committee, nor was the conspiracy of the Reps and Senators.
And Benny was the perfect foil to lead the committee. an ineffective and silent back bencher.
All that is true, but the House managers did not know the lay of the land, did not know how to try cases.
The public should have heard from victims.....
Individual voir dire of the jury substantiates and solidifies the power of the oath.
When you write, Daniel, limit the arrticles to acquiescence to Putin. What does that mean?
Articles of impeachment. Make it a binary choice.
And for that Pat, you get a rousing standing ovation.
With Mike Johnson as speaker of the house and Republicans controlling the house and the senate, How do we Impeach anyone, be it Trump or a judge.?
Only takes 2 to flip.
Yes it does, but for the life of me I can't think of any Republicans that will flip.
1. They all want to be re elected, if for nothing else to protect their ill gotten gains.
2. They are physically afraid of MAGAts.
You don't live here. https://www.youtube.com/live/BWs96ExEPLw
Jerry has been working on people like Fitzpatrick and Joyce for a long time. Many Ukrainian Americans in their districts. Joyce was a prosecutor.
I didn't watch the whole video Daniel, I don't have the time to sit at my computer and listen to long conversations, there are so many. I don't know who Fitzpatrick is, but I assume Joyce is Joyce Vance, I get and read her newsletter daily.
Let me say this about immigration. That is a hill that liberty and democracy died on.
Immigration advocates have made it a moral issue, an essential part of the litmus test.
If we are not for open borders and a come one , come all policy then pictures are shoved in our face of children separated from their parents., our liberal hearts bleed, and we demand that we open the gates to everyone.
I've seen pictures of migrants huddled around fires on he Mexican side, the were wearing turbans (Sikhs) some from Africa, Haiti, Syria, the mid east.
Some are actually Islamic terrorist. Venezuelans are not political refugees, they are the equivalent of the Baustinanos. The middle and upper middle class of Venezuela who were living high off he labor of the peasant, until Chavez decided that Venezuela owned the oil and not Exxon Mobil.
Then they cleared out their accounts and flew from Caracas to Mexico, coming off the plane with their dolls and soccer balls, fresh scrubbed, claiming to have walked through the treacherous, dangerous, muddy Darien Gap and negotiated the 1,000 mile trip to the Mexican border. Bullshit and the stupid liberal fell for that song and dance.
America is not the employer of last resort, we can't even take care of our own, much less all of the economically distressed in the world, and actually that is lesson that we are learning at this minute, the hard way.
Thank You!...I just called my 2 Senators' local offices in our state and left messages to do "Town Halls' as you mentioned 'Republicans are hiding'....I'm in a 'Purple' state that went for Trump, but my 2 Senators are Democrats .....in my message I referenced Bernie Sanders drawing thousands!!!
This is a golden opportunity for Democratic officials to get in front of voters and remind them that 1) republicans are cowards; 2) republicans are destroying our democracy; and 3) Democrats are willing to meet with the public, answer questions, and focus on resisting Trump's insanity. Why aren't all the Dems doing this? Probably because they don't realize the benefits of doing this or they're too lazy to make the effort. Bernie is older than dirt but he's out there making stuff happen. Where are the rest of the Dems?
Ms. Sheridan, "Where are the rest of the Dems?" In their offices doing their usual policy work: NOTHING. The only hope for us, Bernie, was squeezed out, eliminated by the Democrats, not the republicans. Please see my response to Mr. Hartman on this blog.
I guess you didn't see the video of the joint House Ukraine group.
No Mr. Solomon I have not seen it, nor can I find it online. Can you direct me to it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53geB5z5vy0
Mr.Solomon, that is not at all a response to what I said. It is more of that Liberal-Class manufactured fear of the Russkies. I have seen it all my life. Nothing new. Even Walter Reuther and George Meany pedaled it all those years ago. But I thank you for taking the time to respond.
1. We are serfs.
2. They won the cold war.
3. They are free to steal our national treasury.
4. Feathers ofd Hope is the ONLY practical way to reclaim democracy.
Jeffries is a joke. He should resign. Yesterday. Schumer too. They are scared of their own shadows. I say Fuck ‘em
I am inclined to agree with you Ms. Feiner. But, of course it is no joke; unfortunately. Please see my response to Mr. Hartmann on this blog.
Will do
Brilliant ...but keep a hard eye on the autocracy take over 97% done and done...trump has no care or regard for the American citizen anymore than putin. They are protected by the judicial, the senate ? the FBI (KGB) and the military now...it is as ugly as it can possibly be but IF THE REPUBLICAN ACTUALLY EVEN HAVE POWER now that trump wrote an executive order yesterday allowing HIM to write the checks for the purse of the government instead of congress..........does he even NEED them .... it is a huge mountain
Great idea, never head of doing this, will call my Representative and suggest they do the same. Senator Sanders is always one step ahead.
Both parties have answered to and bowed down to corporate overlords. One has to only look at the billions of dollars in subsidizes that are given to them, like Big Pharma. What do we get in return for our tax dollars enriching them? The highest prices on medications in the world. Look at the billions going to oil companies. That's waste and abuse.
Fucking block grants. Texas received 145 million for TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), instead of money going to TANF, it went to pregnancy planning centers. Some of those people ended buying million dollar houses, travel and one even bought a private jet. There is no fucking oversight on these bullshit, grifting, corrupt block grants. There's your waste, abuse and fraud.
Now is the time to break the invincible ignorance fallacy plaguing this country. Don't make it a red or blue issue. It's a war on all citizens. Democrats need to go to eastern Kentucky, West Virginia, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, etc. and talk to people. Don't be chicken shit assholes. We all hate oligarchs. Ask these people if than plan on learning how to speak Russian. Too many Republicans are taking credit for jobs the Infrastructure Bill provides in their communities who, in fact fucking voted against. Get to walking Democrats. Here's your window. Don't fucking blow it.
Excellent. Every Tr*mp abuse, excess, outrage, must be attached to, blamed on, every NAMED elected Republican. Put them on the defensive, make them squirm, make them respond, and don’t let up. Don’t waste time defending our record - make them defend theirs. Take and keep the narrative. Make Schumer and Jeffries irrelevant; both are clearly in over their heads. As an aside, it might help if two of the Dem’s best talkers, namely Clinton and Obama, came out of hiding and lent their voices to the cause...
Mr. Halstead, you have not been paying attention. Clinton and Obama are the source of the problem. They are Republicans in Democratic clothing. Please see my response to Mr. Hartmann in this blog.
YESSSSSS… I’m from Vermont, so my guys ARE doing this, but I love that you are promoting it, Thom! {I would love to get a more liberal governor here now, but it needs to be a GOOD one, not any old guy … Well, we’ll see what the future holds …}.
Yesterday Indivisible and others hosted a Zoom meeting with Sen. Schumer about mobilizing neighbor to neighbor speaking out. A few folks gave testimony as to the impact of proposed cuts. And one could sign up for a course on describing the impact on you.
That was a nice start, but, as for the town hall meetings, both the activist and the congress person visiting the "shy congressperson's district" data is needed to make the point - county by county. What is needed are facts such as: how many will loose hoy lunches at school; percent and amount of school budgets will decline and what that means for either increased school taxes or programs removed; funding for the local clinics/hospitals and how many drs. and nurses will be lost; jobs lost in the county because of cuts. and so forth. All politics is local - give the people the local facts!
PLEASE!!! Keep Chuck Schumer out of everywhere except New York City and Washington. He could set back the cause by 10 or 20 years and might actually cause meetings to degenerate into riots with chants of "Get the Jew!"
Engage!
This is such a healthy way to keep our democracy moving upward, My Democratic members come to this rural area as often as they can. They want the public to participate. They like touching base with the activists.
It would be outstanding if every one with "rock-star" status came out of their private lives to work the road. Stop and think about what they have given already in terms of safety for them, their staff, and families.
It's wonderful to see younger Dems stepping up to the podium and putting it all on the line. They need credit and praise for all they do.
Thanks, Thom. On it!
Trump is acting like a typical mob boss. His philosophy, if you can term what he does so deeply, is the carrot and stick. He bribes and then he threatens if he sees them attempt to renege on a promise. He can’t inspire, so he bullies. His lackeys are possibly, rightly scared of him, and so are his so-called enemies However, that didn’t stop them from begging for our money in donations to their campaigns for all those months leading up to elections.
Bernie has guts, and that’s the bottom line. Let ‘em all at least act like they’re doing their jobs and get out there and be political.
Dead on, Thom. Noah Berlatsky made the same suggestion today too.
Great idea! Writing my congressional representatives about this today.