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107. A 74 year old man fighting cancer doesn't need to be in leadership, he shpuld be fighting that fight.

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Democrat's Response (Connolly) To The NLRB Hacking Is Pathetic [View all] gab13by13 Wednesday OP

Today's Dems are, with few exceptions, a long way from FDR NewHendoLib Wednesday #1

FDR supported segregation SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #14

Those were different times. FDR had the spine to face down Wall Street and the wealthy to create the PatrickforB Wednesday #21

Yes they were very different times SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #24

See my post below. We are all groaning under the weight of the raw greed and lust for temporal power on the part PatrickforB Wednesday #34

Yes I saw it SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #41

One of the people who pushed FDR for internment was the governor of California dflprincess Wednesday #27

He was also head of the Warren commission SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #31

Reagan democrats Blue Full Moon Wednesday #29

Yet some insist they keeping moving to the right AStern Wednesday #48

move on, please AltairIV Wednesday #2

I'll go with that. The institutionalists are allowing billionaires courtesy of the 2025 plan, drafted at the behest of PatrickforB Wednesday #33

I agree with this. We need fighters in leadership now. yardwork Wednesday #39

Chuck Schumer especially and Jefferies for the shear fact that he allowed Pelosi to undermine him with Connolly Galraedia Wednesday #80

this did my (and so many other Democrats I know in real life) head in at multiple levels: Celerity Wednesday #87

He's still working under the old rules. Buns_of_Fire Wednesday #3

Bingo. yardwork Wednesday #40

He seems to be a good congressman Bettie Wednesday #4

This war has to be fought on social media. yardwork Wednesday #42

This exactly! Scrivener7 Wednesday #53

Ooooh! MorbidButterflyTat Wednesday #59

There was a time SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #46

He's busy kicking back and relaxing in his new position he never should have been given. Autumn Wednesday #5

Nancy Pelosi backed Connolly. gab13by13 Wednesday #6

Yes. She did. EOM Autumn Wednesday #8

He wasn't "given" anything. He was elected by his Democratic colleagues. tritsofme Wednesday #7

Yeah, we know how the system works. eom Autumn Wednesday #9

You convince your colleagues you are the best person for the job. That's how the process works. AOC didn't do that. tritsofme Wednesday #10

That's not how it works SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #16

That is exactly how it works. If you are unable to win the support of your Democratic colleagues tritsofme Wednesday #18

That's very naive SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #20

It was a secret ballot vote, she lost 131 to 84. tritsofme Wednesday #22

Again that's not how these things work SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #26

You are incorrect, it was not an appointment. There was a secret ballot vote, and she lost. tritsofme Wednesday #30

Once again not how these things work. SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #32

Oh my goodness what a scandal! Nancy Pelosi, who has joined the backbenches, had the audacity to have an opinion tritsofme Wednesday #44

Not a need for excuses SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #47

Right...by convincing your colleagues you are the best person for the job. tritsofme Wednesday #50

Not what happened SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #52

Pelosi is allowed to have an opinion and be an advocate. tritsofme Wednesday #55

Pelosi is most influential member of the caucus SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #57

Again, she is entitled to have an opinion and be an advocate for that opinion. tritsofme Wednesday #58

Exactly it's politics: using leverage to influence votes SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #60

So Pelosi should be silenced because people respect her opinion too much? tritsofme Wednesday #62

No but it's not some free vote either SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #64

It is essentially a free vote, that's a big reason it is done by secret ballot. tritsofme Wednesday #68

If really think it's a free vote SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #70

If you really think leadership has so much power in this day and age, I would make a similar offer. tritsofme Wednesday #72

They do SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #73

Speaking of reality and how things work.... Nixie Yesterday #131

Never said either is evil SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #133

It's obvious what happened by the vote. You can't ascribe Nixie Yesterday #134

Never ascribed shadiness either SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #135

Your link is to a story in the right-wing New York Post lapucelle Wednesday #77

I just saw AOL SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #81

It's so weird that the Daily Beast writer uses words like "schemed" and "plotted" regarding Nancy Pelosi. lapucelle Wednesday #94

Only if you ignore what happened SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #96

Nancy Pelosi was not working to "undermine" anyone. lapucelle Wednesday #97

Question SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #98

If she were the Democratic candidate, of course. N/T lapucelle Wednesday #99

Great SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #100

get real Hieronymus Phact Wednesday #37

Good point SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #45

Pretty funny Cirsium Wednesday #23

It was a secret ballot vote that AOC lost by a wide margin. tritsofme Wednesday #25

That doesn't matter Cirsium Wednesday #51

Unfortunately SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #54

Leadership makes recommendations through the steering committee tritsofme Wednesday #56

"Recommendations" Cirsium Wednesday #65

Nowhere have I hidden that I didn't support her for that position. tritsofme Wednesday #67

This indicates a more systemic issue in the party HereForTheParty Wednesday #75

whatever Cirsium Wednesday #83

With a little help. Or a lot. nt Autumn Wednesday #61

Correct, she lost the vote 131-84, she failed to convince enough of her colleagues to support her. tritsofme Wednesday #63

Yeah we know how it went. Autumn Wednesday #66

What is your point? Cirsium Wednesday #69

They obviously have a problem with AOC SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #71

I am just making sure to reject the false narrative that there was something illegitimate or untoward about her loss. tritsofme Wednesday #74

it is not easy to combat this shit stillcool Wednesday #78

Good grief Cirsium Wednesday #82

It should be noted that SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #95

Imagine posting a video of some Youtube rando calling Nancy Pelosi a "garbage person" lapucelle Thursday #121

No kidding, these attacks on Pelosi are disgusting. Time is valuable, no point in wasting it on that buffoonery. tritsofme Thursday #122

Yes, they prefer the war on Democrats to be one-sided. Nixie Yesterday #132

He said as the reason why he was entitled to be the ranking member of the Oversight Committee was that he had Celerity Wednesday #86

Seriously, MorbidButterflyTat Wednesday #89

disagree nt Celerity Wednesday #91

Disagree with reality and truth. MorbidButterflyTat Wednesday #93

he's actually fighting cancer... this negativity about Dems is not helpful LymphocyteLover Thursday #106

A 74 year old man fighting cancer doesn't need to be in leadership, he shpuld be fighting that fight. Autumn Thursday #107

Dems have the driest powder on the ship. LuvLoogie Wednesday #11

Careful, or you'll be scolded for demanding better from our elected Democrats Orrex Wednesday #12

He'll announce the formation of a subcommittee that will report back to him in six months. jalan48 Wednesday #13

See... mac56 Wednesday #15

Last term AOC was the Vice ranking member of that committee SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #17

Your assertions are not accurate. lapucelle Thursday #101

It's not misinformation SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #102

What are you even talking about at this point? lapucelle Thursday #103

No SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #104

Every one of your links confirms that Connolly overwhelmingly won the the secret ballot vote lapucelle Thursday #105

Why did you refer to AOC as loser? SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #108

Some asshole on Youtube referring to Nancy Pelosi as a "garbage person" lapucelle Thursday #109

So support for AOC is anti-democratic party? SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #110

A Youtube video made by an asshole calling Nancy Pelosi a "garbage person" lapucelle Thursday #112

So every news organization is in on conspiracy? SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #113

What are you talking about? An asshole on Youtube calling Nancy Pelosi a "garbage person" lapucelle Thursday #114

Why do you call AOC and Sen. Sanders' rallies a publicity tour? SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #115

I'm surprised that anyone in this day and age doesn't know what a publicity tour is. lapucelle Thursday #116

Do you think of AOC as a loser? SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #117

Sorry, but stalling tactics are not going to work. Class has been dismissed for the day. lapucelle Thursday #118

Yes or no. Do you think of AOC as a loser? SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #119

Have you submitted your answers yet? lapucelle Thursday #120

Do you think AOC is a loser? SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #123

Your list keeps getting longer: Incessantly referring to a Democratic congresswoman as a "loser" (check). lapucelle Yesterday #124

Do you think AOC is a loser? SocialDemocrat61 19 hrs ago #137

Have you tried pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del? lapucelle 9 hrs ago #138

Our daily dose of Democratic leadership's impotence and ineptitude. Paladin Wednesday #19

AOC is doing far more for the country on the Fighting Oligarchy tour with Bernie Gaugamela Wednesday #28

The answer to your question is: James48 Wednesday #35

They need to have a shadow government kansasobama Wednesday #38

That is so ugly. MorbidButterflyTat Wednesday #85

No recs except mine MorbidButterflyTat Wednesday #92

Not what I posted in my thread. gab13by13 Yesterday #128

These Dems have zero energy kansasobama Wednesday #36

Rachel Maddow's coverage of this has been haunting me since last night. Musk's theft of data makes Rump's squirreling LaMouffette Wednesday #43

Their response to the plundering of the SSA is also pathetic New Breed Leader Wednesday #49

Judges? Plundering? stillcool Wednesday #84

Give me 200 AOC's in the House gab13by13 Wednesday #76

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Leads Chuck Schumer in Hypothetical 2028 Matchup by 19 Points Celerity Wednesday #90

Chuck Schumer voted AGAINST the Republican spending bill. lapucelle Yesterday #125

It's doubtful that Chuck Schumer will run for another term. My money is on Dan Goldman lapucelle Yesterday #126

And here I thought dinosaurs were extinct. (n/t) DJ Synikus Makisimus Wednesday #79

What's wrong with a with a formal letter calling for the IG to report to Congress lapucelle Wednesday #88

There is absolutely nothing wrong with asking the IG's to investigate gab13by13 Yesterday #127

It would have been out of the news cycle by now lapucelle Yesterday #130

Connolly is not "chair" of the Oversight Committee. onenote Thursday #111

I assumed (wrongly) gab13by13 Yesterday #129

This is why D. Hogg is doing what he is doing CousinIT Yesterday #136