Time to come out swinging

[lees1975]

https://signalpress.blogspot.com/2023/09/time-to-come-out-swinging.html

Representative Jasmine Crockett, of Texas, provided an example of exactly what the Democratic party needs when she got the floor yesterday in the first impeachment hearing instigated by the extremist right and permitted by Speaker McCarthy. Wow. That's flashing around social media now, exactly as it should be. She exposed duplicity and dishonesty, laid out information that contrasted what a real impeachment, or two, actually looked like as opposed to this political sham, and made a salient point.

It was, in fact, a whole day's worth of such examples from Democrats on that committee. They buried the opposing party, many of whose members on that committee want nothing to do with a pointless, baseless political attack that will only raise Democrats' chances of winning in 2024, and particularly of defeating those on the committee who know it's too close for comfort in their own district. Rather than appear on camera, some of the members left the chamber during the hearing, running off rather than confronting the truth with lies.

This is what we need. We need this kind of thing making the news cycle every day. It will counter the deference that the media gives to Trump, who doesn't have to do anything now to be the subject of daily coverage. And having sensible, coherent, intelligent Democrats passionately stating reasonable positions that are supported by facts will be quite a contrast to the often unintelligible, demented ramblings of Trump and of other Republicans who invent the facts to support talking points. What commentator or reporter wouldn't welcome an intelligent discussion rather than having to do something with blabber? This is what our party needs now, folks! We need a John Fetterman--Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez--Jamie Raskin--Jasmine Crockett approach to the way we appear in the media.

[Joinfortmill]

1. She was damn impressive.

[Walleye]

2. I am really impressed with theses young Democratic representatives

They are so much smarter and better prepared than the GOP. I need young people are masters of the English language something I have missed

[agingdem]

6. Jarod Moskowitz, Robert Garcia, Joseph Negusse...

Maxwell Frost, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Eric Swalwell, Jasmine Crockett, Alexandra Ocasio- Cortez... and at the not so young Gerry Connolly, Jamie Raskin, Ted Lieu.... and the Hakeem Jeffries who said, early on, he and his caucus are beyond playing nice...

[Walleye]

7. Look on the Republican face is like, "I thought you guys brought knives to gunfights"

[agingdem]

8. Republicans: "Receipts?...we don't need no stinkin' receipts!!!!"

[lees1975]

3. Quote

"It doesn't violate the integrity of the manner in which Democrats conduct their politics to raise the volume, take the best and clearest ideas out of the policy proposal, set down the thick volume of pages that only policy wonks will read, and confront Republican extremism and hypocrisy dead on."

[CrispyQ]

4. Here's a DU link with the video, well worth watching!!

https://democraticunderground.com/100218311823

Here's Mike Johnson busting some GOP chops over the shutdown.
https://democraticunderground.com/100218308745


Here's AOC proving a point that the GOP is nothing but a party of grievances.
https://democraticunderground.com/100218308662

Our young gen dems are pissed off & not taking any shit anymore! Fuckin' A! I've waited decades to see this kind of fight from our side.

[lees1975]

5. That's exactly what we need.

Democrats who are well prepared, articulate, and able to simply explain exactly why the Republicans are wrong and where they are lying. Keep it up and make it happen every day to force the media off its "Trump did this, Trump did that, Trump said this" mantra. Who cares what Trump says? When will they stop all of this "he's the nominee" crap and start pointing out that if we have real justice in this country, he'll be in prison before the election, and if he's not, then we are in huge trouble because we have overturned the rule of law by letting a criminal run for President? Because that's what it comes down to.

[llashram]

9. yes!!!

[wendyb-NC]

10. She's an awesome Representative

I love her passionate statement, so well stated and the honest truth about the GQP.

[yellowdogintexas]

11. So proud of her district for sending her to Congress! She is a more than worthy

successor to retired Rep Eddie Bernice Johnson!

Personally I think Rep Crockett is #AuntieMaxineJr and I hope she stays put for a few terms. We need her to stay in there and rise in the ranks

[lees1975]

12. I have to wonder

if Republicans really thought no one wound notice, or point out, that when the text message they put up as evidence was made, Biden was a private citizen neither a senator or President?

Oops.

Biden, an experienced, long-serving politician, knows all the rules about business dealings and being in office, and like most others of his generation, even some Republicans, they separate business from their politics, follow the rules and leave a paper trail behind to prove it. Republicans are much better at ignoring rules and trying to get away with it, or knowing that they will because no one will step up and hold them accountable. That's why there was no evidence of anything for them to disclose when they started this, and why there was such a mountain of it when Trump was indicted by four different grand juries.

[republianmushroom]

13. "duplicity and dishonesty", the hallmark of the republican party.

[MOMFUDSKI]

14. Agree.

This is no time for Emily Post manners. Go crazy

[Cheezoholic]

15. My new nickname for her is DGT, Damn Good Trouble n/t