I’m seeing comments that are making sounds toward getting at least who Americans should have as a “charismatic leader”. That signals movement, to me, a grassroots movement to define more clearly what the party should start to move forward on. We have, now, quite a few candidates to choose from. But discussions on party policy and direction I haven’t seen a lot of, but that maybe just me. We need a strong leader first, I think.
Fighting back on social media will NEVER effectively offset the vile theater of trash broadcast on Fox News daily.
MAGA zealots are older, more hateful, and they’re effectively illiterate. All the “news” they hear comes ONLY from Fox. And social media for this bunch, if it even exists, is Facebook - the internets version of Fox News.
The mindful Trump voters that already regret their votes (the ones SE mentioned here today) are literate independent voters and true conservative Repkublicans, not the brainless MAGA faction that’s watching Fox News 24/7.
“Never interrupt your opponent when he is in the middle of making a mistake” - Sun Tzu. You’re right, Democrats are fairly invisible but Trump is cratering on every issue through his own doing. It almost seems like a deliberate strategy by Democrats, who are also winning a lot of the limited number of local elections happening. Sooner or later the national party will have to elucidate a platform, but Trump is doing all the heavy lifting for them right now.
The whole Biden economy was "bad" statements were total BS and I never understood how Trump made that stick. It wasn't until he got into office and tanked things that people finally woke up and realized that the economy was just fine.
If ICE were really deporting criminals, I don't think anyone would care. However, criminals lurk in the shadows and are typically tough to find. Just ask regular law enforcement. So, ICE goes after low hanging fruit and since, technically, illegal immigrants are "criminals", there you have it. The public were told murderers, thugs, aka REAL criminals were going to be deported, not their tax paying, hard working neighbors. 💩😔
But to make matters worse, ICE are using tactics straight out of Nazi Germany's playbook of arresting Jews and sending them off to extermination camps without due process and that is what is further causing people to dig in their heels and protest. That said though, give the Nazis credit, they did not wear masks. 😉🤦♂️😔
I think everyone agrees that a nuclear weaponed Iran is a very, very bad idea. But in a close second place is attacking the Fordow enrichment facility. Never mind the fact that it will likely take multiple bombing runs to destroy Fordow - a risky endeavor. Such an attack will likely cause the same effects as setting off a dirty bomb in the area - never mind the rest of us on the planet. An attack will also likely trigger most every radical Shia Muslim to become a terrorist and look at America's soft targets such as malls and the like as bombing and attack fodder. That will in turn cause Americans to go through airport-like security just to go shopping. Think taking their shoes off at the airport pissed people off, imagine everywhere else as well! Not good optics for a GOP looking to kick ass in the 2026 mid-terms. 💩😔
Ah, higher education. I have to say, I am not enamored with what comes out of our colleges and universities these days. Just talk to them. Have a deep discussion. It cannot be done without them referencing their smart device. And with the advent of AI, you get ChatGPT, Copilot, Genesis, et.al. tossed in as well. I'm not exactly sure what they are being taught, but it has limited rigor if any at all. I am starting to buy into Charlie Sykes' and Tom Nichols' narratives that education is all about the "experience" and Yelp! reviews and has nothing to do with actually educating an individual.
Solve everything on Day 1! What a total crock of shit! Just another lie that people allow him to pander. He signs all of these Executive Orders because he cannot trust his control of Congress to pass his BS because most of it is illegal. Yes, it does make it look like he is doing something, but almost all of it will get thrown out by the courts because he does not have the authority.
Which brings me to Congress and their absolute pussy whipped selves. My God! They are absolute lap dogs until the OBBB rolled around. Hopefully the Senate rips that turd apart and sends it back to the House in shambles to be reconstructed. If the House can even wrap itself around it after the Senate castrates it. You knew it was a turn when even MTG called it out! 😉🤦♂️💩😔
So, there is a new DNC Chair (Ken Martin) who may quit, there is a young maverick (David Hogg) who has quit, there is a Minority Leader in the Senate who doesn't know when to quit, there is a Minority Leader in the House who is as exciting as watching paint dry, so who is going to carry a NEW Democratic message?
The first thing that needs to be done is to apologize to the American people - full page newspaper apologies would be a start. They could apologize for all of the lies festered on the American people regarding immigration, the economy, and crime, done only to make Joe Biden happy by staying in line.
The best communicators actually carrying a message to the people regarding policies, direction for the country, and problem solving are former Republicans; SE, Charlie Sykes, Steve Schmidt, and David Jolly! Why the hell is that true. I think because they can say whatever the hell they please without worrying about crossing a DNC, Biden, Obama, Harris, donor line.
The President obviously has no plans to win any legal election based on convincing the electorate to vote for him or his candidates. I would like to see some attention focused on efforts to ensure legal elections. The President's whim of the day gets the focus then dies out but the election environment has the lasting effect.
From my side of the pond SE, our population is in a similar position in disliking, intensely in most cases, what our Government is doing. Where we are also aligned is that the vast majority of the population are looking at the alternatives and seeing nothing and nobody who will or could, honsetly, make the necessary corrections!
Trust me, if Sh*t* Creek was an actual destination it would be the 'go to' holiday location for 'living the experience'!
Despite all of the hoopla and fanfare around all of tRump's foibles, it remains to be seen whether people become disgruntled enough to ACTUALLY care to do something about it? I hear some grunts and groans here and there from some tRump voters I know, but I don't think it will amount to much with them. Perhaps with the rendering of the fan base, there may be a there "there" to create a large enough schism. One of the saddest things that we have discovered through this journey is that a lot of people on the "other side" only care when something DIRECTLY and NEGATIVELY affects them. We have had job slashes, ICE detaining citizens, IUkraine/Russia, Iran/Israel, India/Pakistan, Mr. Toad's Wild Ride of the stock markets, tariffs for all (those have yet to hit consumers). We can look at it, then rant and rave because we see others' lives affected. But many simply don't seem to care unless it happens to them!
Do you recall, in 2016, after the election, of the current administration, that prime minister BIBi , showed big Manuel’s explaining that , Iran is the cause of his country problems? He gave a full demonstration of this. Perhaps 🤔, I can find it on you-tube. Then he was asked to speak to this in the Congress. What about that big beautiful bill. 🤣🤣🤣 I wonder will it happen, or not. You are correct ☑️ about what you are saying. Will this administration, do anything at all? Who knows? Have a nice weekend. It is 95 plus here. God Bless, you for what you do in keeping us updated.
You are exactly on point. The Dems should be flooding social media with a plan to make things better. Where are they?
Exactly. Where’s the agenda? Where are the solutions? We need them.
I’m seeing comments that are making sounds toward getting at least who Americans should have as a “charismatic leader”. That signals movement, to me, a grassroots movement to define more clearly what the party should start to move forward on. We have, now, quite a few candidates to choose from. But discussions on party policy and direction I haven’t seen a lot of, but that maybe just me. We need a strong leader first, I think.
Fighting back on social media will NEVER effectively offset the vile theater of trash broadcast on Fox News daily.
MAGA zealots are older, more hateful, and they’re effectively illiterate. All the “news” they hear comes ONLY from Fox. And social media for this bunch, if it even exists, is Facebook - the internets version of Fox News.
The mindful Trump voters that already regret their votes (the ones SE mentioned here today) are literate independent voters and true conservative Repkublicans, not the brainless MAGA faction that’s watching Fox News 24/7.
Excellent commentary S.E. perfectly stated. No disagreement here but must admit I am scared…
Oh me too. But that’s why we’re here. In this space, talking about what we can do. Let’s keep talking!
“Never interrupt your opponent when he is in the middle of making a mistake” - Sun Tzu. You’re right, Democrats are fairly invisible but Trump is cratering on every issue through his own doing. It almost seems like a deliberate strategy by Democrats, who are also winning a lot of the limited number of local elections happening. Sooner or later the national party will have to elucidate a platform, but Trump is doing all the heavy lifting for them right now.
The whole Biden economy was "bad" statements were total BS and I never understood how Trump made that stick. It wasn't until he got into office and tanked things that people finally woke up and realized that the economy was just fine.
If ICE were really deporting criminals, I don't think anyone would care. However, criminals lurk in the shadows and are typically tough to find. Just ask regular law enforcement. So, ICE goes after low hanging fruit and since, technically, illegal immigrants are "criminals", there you have it. The public were told murderers, thugs, aka REAL criminals were going to be deported, not their tax paying, hard working neighbors. 💩😔
But to make matters worse, ICE are using tactics straight out of Nazi Germany's playbook of arresting Jews and sending them off to extermination camps without due process and that is what is further causing people to dig in their heels and protest. That said though, give the Nazis credit, they did not wear masks. 😉🤦♂️😔
I think everyone agrees that a nuclear weaponed Iran is a very, very bad idea. But in a close second place is attacking the Fordow enrichment facility. Never mind the fact that it will likely take multiple bombing runs to destroy Fordow - a risky endeavor. Such an attack will likely cause the same effects as setting off a dirty bomb in the area - never mind the rest of us on the planet. An attack will also likely trigger most every radical Shia Muslim to become a terrorist and look at America's soft targets such as malls and the like as bombing and attack fodder. That will in turn cause Americans to go through airport-like security just to go shopping. Think taking their shoes off at the airport pissed people off, imagine everywhere else as well! Not good optics for a GOP looking to kick ass in the 2026 mid-terms. 💩😔
Ah, higher education. I have to say, I am not enamored with what comes out of our colleges and universities these days. Just talk to them. Have a deep discussion. It cannot be done without them referencing their smart device. And with the advent of AI, you get ChatGPT, Copilot, Genesis, et.al. tossed in as well. I'm not exactly sure what they are being taught, but it has limited rigor if any at all. I am starting to buy into Charlie Sykes' and Tom Nichols' narratives that education is all about the "experience" and Yelp! reviews and has nothing to do with actually educating an individual.
Solve everything on Day 1! What a total crock of shit! Just another lie that people allow him to pander. He signs all of these Executive Orders because he cannot trust his control of Congress to pass his BS because most of it is illegal. Yes, it does make it look like he is doing something, but almost all of it will get thrown out by the courts because he does not have the authority.
Which brings me to Congress and their absolute pussy whipped selves. My God! They are absolute lap dogs until the OBBB rolled around. Hopefully the Senate rips that turd apart and sends it back to the House in shambles to be reconstructed. If the House can even wrap itself around it after the Senate castrates it. You knew it was a turn when even MTG called it out! 😉🤦♂️💩😔
So, there is a new DNC Chair (Ken Martin) who may quit, there is a young maverick (David Hogg) who has quit, there is a Minority Leader in the Senate who doesn't know when to quit, there is a Minority Leader in the House who is as exciting as watching paint dry, so who is going to carry a NEW Democratic message?
The first thing that needs to be done is to apologize to the American people - full page newspaper apologies would be a start. They could apologize for all of the lies festered on the American people regarding immigration, the economy, and crime, done only to make Joe Biden happy by staying in line.
The best communicators actually carrying a message to the people regarding policies, direction for the country, and problem solving are former Republicans; SE, Charlie Sykes, Steve Schmidt, and David Jolly! Why the hell is that true. I think because they can say whatever the hell they please without worrying about crossing a DNC, Biden, Obama, Harris, donor line.
The President obviously has no plans to win any legal election based on convincing the electorate to vote for him or his candidates. I would like to see some attention focused on efforts to ensure legal elections. The President's whim of the day gets the focus then dies out but the election environment has the lasting effect.
From my side of the pond SE, our population is in a similar position in disliking, intensely in most cases, what our Government is doing. Where we are also aligned is that the vast majority of the population are looking at the alternatives and seeing nothing and nobody who will or could, honsetly, make the necessary corrections!
Trust me, if Sh*t* Creek was an actual destination it would be the 'go to' holiday location for 'living the experience'!
Despite all of the hoopla and fanfare around all of tRump's foibles, it remains to be seen whether people become disgruntled enough to ACTUALLY care to do something about it? I hear some grunts and groans here and there from some tRump voters I know, but I don't think it will amount to much with them. Perhaps with the rendering of the fan base, there may be a there "there" to create a large enough schism. One of the saddest things that we have discovered through this journey is that a lot of people on the "other side" only care when something DIRECTLY and NEGATIVELY affects them. We have had job slashes, ICE detaining citizens, IUkraine/Russia, Iran/Israel, India/Pakistan, Mr. Toad's Wild Ride of the stock markets, tariffs for all (those have yet to hit consumers). We can look at it, then rant and rave because we see others' lives affected. But many simply don't seem to care unless it happens to them!
Do you recall, in 2016, after the election, of the current administration, that prime minister BIBi , showed big Manuel’s explaining that , Iran is the cause of his country problems? He gave a full demonstration of this. Perhaps 🤔, I can find it on you-tube. Then he was asked to speak to this in the Congress. What about that big beautiful bill. 🤣🤣🤣 I wonder will it happen, or not. You are correct ☑️ about what you are saying. Will this administration, do anything at all? Who knows? Have a nice weekend. It is 95 plus here. God Bless, you for what you do in keeping us updated.