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Lawrence O'Donnell Jr - What did liberals ever do? What did liberals do that was so offensive to the Republican party? (Original Post) Swede 23 hrs ago OP
We need to let that ring throughout the tree tops and over the countryside wendyb-NC 23 hrs ago #1
I have a huge crush on this man. legallyblondeNYC 23 hrs ago #2
Get in line! SunSeeker 22 hrs ago #10
I love this! ShazzieB 23 hrs ago #3
Quoted by Matt Santos (Jimmy Smits) on The West Wing! elleng 23 hrs ago #4
An episode Lawrence wrote? TommyT139 22 hrs ago #6
Heck yes!!! elleng 22 hrs ago #9
Excellent -- badge of honor indeed Hekate 23 hrs ago #5
Totally agree. But why isn't message getting to voters? We ought to be winning 65+%. Silent Type 22 hrs ago #7
Money. Big fat gobs of dark money buy a lot of anti-liberal propaganda. nt SunSeeker 22 hrs ago #11
Democrats have done well with fund raising and even "dark" money in recent years. Just don't think that's Silent Type 22 hrs ago #13
Because the RW knows messaging. The rest of us want to tell the truth. erronis 2 hrs ago #22
Why??? The incompetent, compromised, corrupt media Charging Triceratops 1 hr ago #27
Did not JFK say something very similar? 3catwoman3 22 hrs ago #8
It IS a badge of honor! dchill 22 hrs ago #12
SIMILAR, from Harry Truman: elleng 21 hrs ago #14
Why .... We are kind and expect nothing back.... Bread and Circuses 21 hrs ago #15
Kick dalton99a 21 hrs ago #16
Wow! HOW did I Miss this Meme from him. You, go, Lawrence! TY, for posting! electric_blue68 21 hrs ago #17
And Don't You Forget About That! ALL of that!!! calimary 21 hrs ago #18
They have bdamomma 1 hr ago #24
Exactly how I've always felt about it, O'Donnell. B.See 19 hrs ago #19
Woke bdamomma 1 hr ago #25
But today they've moved onto the scarry "trans" people. progressoid 9 hrs ago #20
CRT! DEI! WOKE! Skittles 5 hrs ago #21
They bdamomma 1 hr ago #28
They are eating the pets! Dave Bowman 1 hr ago #31
Republicans bdamomma 2 hrs ago #23
Repubs say "pull up by your bootstraps." And Dems try to ensure people have bootstraps! Beartracks 1 hr ago #26
Pretty simple. We've been calling Republican bullshit since Nixon. OAITW r.2.0 1 hr ago #29
Damn Libruls!1! Dave Bowman 1 hr ago #30

wendyb-NC

(3,918 posts)
1. We need to let that ring throughout the tree tops and over the countryside
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 11:29 PM
23 hrs ago

Thanks, for posting, Swede. As always Lawrence is right on target.

Silent Type

(7,619 posts)
13. Democrats have done well with fund raising and even "dark" money in recent years. Just don't think that's
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 12:59 AM
22 hrs ago

the main reason. I’m assuming 35% or so are just racists, bigots, etc., who wouldn’t vote for a liberal no matter what. I don’t have the answer, but we need to figure something out quickly with mid-terms just around corner.

erronis

(17,373 posts)
22. Because the RW knows messaging. The rest of us want to tell the truth.
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 08:46 PM
2 hrs ago

The RW will spout lies and cast unfounded aspersions on their enemies.
The rest of us want to cite facts with footnotes.

The RW will put flashy zooming graphics with subtle innuendos to make their points.
The rest of us will present charts and numbers and facts - again documented.

The RW will stick skinny blonde people with legs and no brains as spokespeople.
The rest of us feel that is tacky and will present with real experts (with citations.)

I've been through a ton of power-pointless presentations where the whooshes and colors and generic actors are the main part. The facts and real content are usually inconvenient for the presenter, so they are avoided.

Whoooooosh!

27. Why??? The incompetent, compromised, corrupt media
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 09:14 PM
1 hr ago

Too many people don't know any of what Lawrence said there.
And if you told them, they'd think you were lying.

elleng

(137,336 posts)
14. SIMILAR, from Harry Truman:
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 01:08 AM
21 hrs ago

Socialism is a scare word they have hurled at every advance the people have made in the last 20 years.

Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security.

Socialism is what they called farm price supports.

Socialism is what they called bank deposit insurance.

Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.

Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.

When the Republican candidate inscribes the slogan "Down With Socialism" on the banner of his "great crusade," that is really not what he means at all.

What he really means is "Down with Progress--down with Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal," and "down with Harry Truman's fair Deal." That's all he means.

' In President Harry's Truman's remarks in Syracuse, New York on October 10, 1952.'

electric_blue68

(19,238 posts)
17. Wow! HOW did I Miss this Meme from him. You, go, Lawrence! TY, for posting!
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 01:25 AM
21 hrs ago

BOOM!

ETA:
Hadn't read it was spoken by a WW character, but a script written by Lawrence?

calimary

(84,858 posts)
18. And Don't You Forget About That! ALL of that!!!
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 01:59 AM
21 hrs ago

That’s what makes us Democrats, and that’s what makes Repubs mean, nasty, selfish, shortsighted, and vindictive.

bdamomma

(66,964 posts)
24. They have
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 09:06 PM
1 hr ago

nothing over us, we are all for the betterment of people. Republicans are just for themselves, and have not done one thing for the country or us. But this bunch will eff up, and that's when we pound the ideas that we will succeed.

We need to hear from AOC, Crockett, Raskin, Swalwell, Frost etc. Bring in the new guards!!!

B.See

(4,053 posts)
19. Exactly how I've always felt about it, O'Donnell.
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 03:26 AM
19 hrs ago

And while we're at it, "WOKE" is a fkng COMPLIMENT.

Heaven forbid we should ever be as oblivious, bamboozled, and willfully ignorant as THOSE mfkrs.

progressoid

(50,866 posts)
20. But today they've moved onto the scarry "trans" people.
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 01:43 PM
9 hrs ago

They are invading our bathrooms and cheating at sports.

And let's not forget the criminals coming across the border to get free medical care and then kill our kids at the bus stop. It's happening!!@11! Wake up sheeple!!

Skittles

(160,809 posts)
21. CRT! DEI! WOKE!
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 05:41 PM
5 hrs ago

it is endless and it will never stop because repukes know how the repuke base is EASILY MANIPULATED

bdamomma

(66,964 posts)
28. They
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 09:16 PM
1 hr ago

are doing the same thing that Hitler did, anyone who was not like them be it colour, creed, gender and religious beliefs were unpure? or viewed as not having the same mannerisms or were considered different from the norm and were branded or looked suspicious. And be very afraid of them. Geez, this is 2025 not 1825.!!!

bdamomma

(66,964 posts)
23. Republicans
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 08:52 PM
2 hrs ago

which are no more, do not know how to govern, all the want is to steal and give money to their wealthy donors.

Democrats (which I am proud to be, thanks to my parents) care about the people, and always have.

Beartracks

(13,641 posts)
26. Repubs say "pull up by your bootstraps." And Dems try to ensure people have bootstraps!
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 09:11 PM
1 hr ago

And Rebubs also say, "Tough shit about your lack of bootstraps. Sucks to be you."

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