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Ol Janx Spirit

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14. Yes, it is aggravating, but it is also something we have to know about to really deal with.
Wed May 14, 2025, 01:30 PM
May 2025

Last edited Wed May 14, 2025, 02:32 PM - Edit history (1)

Each of those news outlets have plenty of negative stories about the current Administration also. Do not think I'm not being sympathetic to your point or not as outraged as everyone else--I am. It's just that it gets really aggravating when time and time again our side gets right to the goal line and fumbles the ball in ways that allow the other team to stay in the game:
- I get it, but Hillary should never have had a private email server. That was stupid and even more stupidly handled.
- Fani Willis: seriously, you HAD to have an affair with someone you brought in on possibly the most consequential case of our lifetimes? Thanks!
- Joe, we had a great case against F-47 for classified documents, but no! You had some in your damn garage too?
- Hunter: thanks for looking super-grifty so the Rs could attack you and both-sides every bit of the Turnip family grift. Really helpful! Oh and, whatever happened with the laptop...nice move.
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg: We all loved you, but you were 81 in 2014 when a Democratic president and congress could have installed your replacement. We will live with this decision for a long time, and it undid so much of what you worked for your entire life for.
- How much mileage have conservatives gotten out of Hillary's "basket of deplorables" comment; or Biden's "the only garbage I see floating out there is [Trump's] supporter’s" comment. Those things just aren't helpful. Period.
- Merrick Garland: what were you doing?
- And there was a lot of talk from inside the campaign in 2020 that Joe would not run in 2024 and be a transitional president. I thought at the time that it was a great idea since he already showed a lot of signs of slowing down compared to past campaigns. A strong primary would have given Democrats a much better chance at winning in 2024.

It just gets exhausting to be on the other side of what you feel is just horrible people pushing horrible policies and constantly feel like blatant errors from your own side always leave the door wide open for them to keep on doing harm to America.

I hate the negative articles too, but in some ways it might be good for the party to own up to its mistakes and learn from them rather than to pretend everything is okay and it is all the fault of the press, the Rs, or the voters that didn't turn out.

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Trump is renaming the San Andres Fault to Biden's on all maps and Google mjvpi May 2025 #1
They are blaming Biden for clicks or sales Keepthesoulalive May 2025 #2
They're comfortable, they're not being deported so even thinking about Biden is good use of time to them uponit7771 May 2025 #3
I thought this was going to be about certain OPs and threads here Hekate May 2025 #4
And dweller May 2025 #8
Thank you obamanut2012 May 2025 #10
Same here, including in this thread. sighhhhhh. niyad May 2025 #18
So did I Progressive dog May 2025 #83
The media has no soul to search for Johonny May 2025 #5
So glad these people just had to talk to yorkster May 2025 #6
Presidential crimes of all time, soldierant May 2025 #52
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That sounds like a pretty broad generalization to me. ShazzieB May 2025 #65
What you're missing is that I have my opinion and you have yours. elocs May 2025 #70
I do not believe for one second MorbidButterflyTat May 2025 #67
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I'd take Vance to trump easily, if that were only choice. As for "brilliant observations," if I had not Silent Type May 2025 #63
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Not what I said. What I said was: a lot of people who want trump gone at any cost have not asked themselves... Hekate May 2025 #120
This message was self-deleted by its author Hekate May 2025 #44
Because Trump is killing our country and we didn't stop him, so Biden has to take the fall Wanderlust988 May 2025 #9
People are fascinated with usonian May 2025 #11
And Trump keeps falling asleep during events wryter2000 May 2025 #12
Plus he has to lean against the podium while speaking to support himself Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2025 #17
Trump falling asleep at meetings Dave Id May 2025 #22
Let me help you on that. Jesus, the fucking media. Autumn May 2025 #29
Or MorbidButterflyTat May 2025 #69
Sleepy bdamomma May 2025 #91
I am not a fan of the Biden bashing LetMyPeopleVote May 2025 #13
Yes, it is aggravating, but it is also something we have to know about to really deal with. Ol Janx Spirit May 2025 #14
Re: Hillary's private email server MorbidButterflyTat May 2025 #72
When 64% of independents view the Democratic Party unfavorably in recent polling... Ol Janx Spirit May 2025 #99
I don't give a damn what the so-called independents think. love_katz May 2025 #109
If that were the case wouldn't every election go to the Republicans? But that isn't what happens... Ol Janx Spirit May 2025 #116
The group that swings back and forth doesn't think. love_katz May 2025 #119
Why you bring up Menendez? BootinUp May 2025 #110
It just makes the Rs job easier in saying, "look, the Ds are corrupt, so you don't need... Ol Janx Spirit May 2025 #118
So much false equivalency mcar May 2025 #108
I'm not saying it's not false equivalency--it absolutely is... Ol Janx Spirit May 2025 #112
Contact these sources and tell them vapor2 May 2025 #15
Biden was a great president, but he should have stepped aside. johnnyplankton May 2025 #16
No Democrat would have won. BurnDoubt May 2025 #19
This! crimycarny May 2025 #78
I think the Pro-Palestinians shivved themselves. I've been sympathetic to their issues all along.... BurnDoubt May 2025 #80
+11 Emile May 2025 #103
I KNOW who is a hero and who is a zero. Conjuay May 2025 #20
If you want to know the test of a mans character,give him power. BattleRow May 2025 #51
What he said.... twodogsbarking May 2025 #21
Biden was stabbed in the back by his own party. hadEnuf May 2025 #23
Biden DENVERPOPS May 2025 #25
Thank you! True Blue American May 2025 #59
Sorry but I disagree. Biden should have stepped aside. johnnyplankton May 2025 #73
Biden had arguably the worst debate performance in the history of presidential debates. Self Esteem May 2025 #74
Mr. Tapper MorbidButterflyTat May 2025 #77
Thanks for actually telling it as it went down fujiyamasan May 2025 #88
It is not revisionist history. The party threw him under the bus and caved to the right wing bullshit. hadEnuf May 2025 #92
I thought President Biden's 24 SOTU was stellar! Your dismissal of it is "revisionism". Jack Valentino May 2025 #94
THIS!!! love_katz May 2025 #107
Well said! mcar May 2025 #114
Enjoy Iamscrewed May 2025 #26
Dumpy is very ill and the media is helping cover it up. So they must bash biden. Clouds Passing May 2025 #27
I think so also serbbral May 2025 #45
Media is clearly biased against Joe and in favor of the man baby CONVICT! SheltieLover May 2025 #28
Frustrating, isn't it. Ferrets are Cool May 2025 #30
Fuck 'em all. spanone May 2025 #31
What the hell??? PatSeg May 2025 #32
Gee, when people write critical books about Trump, most here accept them as true Fiendish Thingy May 2025 #33
I could be wrong .... serbbral May 2025 #48
It's an important story to be told? It's a news story, but as for its importance, how about the blatant JohnSJ May 2025 #50
Some of the responses in this thread are shocking MorbidButterflyTat May 2025 #76
The ship is sinking while some seem to think rearranging the deck chairs is a priority. JohnSJ May 2025 #79
There's more than one story worth covering. Nt Fiendish Thingy May 2025 #87
There is.... Bettie May 2025 #102
Now is the approve for reflection and criticism Fiendish Thingy May 2025 #121
I can see that too Bettie May 2025 #122
Trump and Republicans are corrupt fascists mcar May 2025 #115
It does feel like this is the flip side of MAGA. The truth was there for all to see. Some Americans believed Pisces May 2025 #66
Pretty much. It's only missing the writerJT May 2025 #71
Apparently some people make a good living BootinUp May 2025 #34
Surely you aren't insinuating.... orangecrush May 2025 #57
The MSM in the cesspool of a country is a f**king disgrace, and has been for some time. They don't even JohnSJ May 2025 #35
We have enough in front of us. Leave it to the historians. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2025 #36
And even so, Mtnmama May 2025 #37
Blaming is useless and counterproductive. We all would be better served by creative efforts to secure enough voters next Magoo48 May 2025 #38
How much did Biden's perceived weaknesses yorkster May 2025 #39
Biden was a good president Haru May 2025 #41
Once again, it reminds me of my most recent "Breaking News" piece for DU: Tommy Carcetti May 2025 #42
They facilitated the swift boat ads against Kerry without any problem, and what they did to Hillary was JohnSJ May 2025 #43
While trump was busy destroying the stock market kacekwl May 2025 #46
This bs is exactly what makes putin hard. 1WorldHope May 2025 #47
Who is to BLAME for a pathologically unfit felon winning the GOP presidential primary? Martin Eden May 2025 #49
The bashing will continue until morale improves. Dave Bowman May 2025 #53
Remember, msm is not our friend. ananda May 2025 #54
Biden is not the fucking president. orangecrush May 2025 #55
"Look over there!" kskiska May 2025 #56
I have a dream.... Blue Owl May 2025 #58
The MSM just wants to sell guns markodochartaigh May 2025 #60
whataboutism speak easy May 2025 #62
I am a proud supporter of Joe Biden LittleGirl May 2025 #64
Me too. I'd bet my house on it Joinfortmill May 2025 #86
There's one reality that's true... chouchou May 2025 #68
It'll continue until people stop clicking on it. n/t flvegan May 2025 #75
A whole Biden CT industry sprouting up suddenly. Need a Blame Democrats section in the bookstore. betsuni May 2025 #81
Another thought on Dem-bashing: some people are engaging in the recreational elimination of potential POTUS candidates... Hekate May 2025 #82
I've noticed that, too MorbidButterflyTat May 2025 #89
My guess is it will go on even after both have passed etc. 😹 Meowmee May 2025 #85
never mind drumpf's decline. pansypoo53219 May 2025 #90
MISDIRECTION!!!! Trump is SO BAD, they have to drag up BIDEN out of retirement, Jack Valentino May 2025 #93
Bingo Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2025 #113
More and more books are coming out Raine May 2025 #95
Doing Rebl2 May 2025 #96
This is a perfect analogy SocialDemocrat61 May 2025 #97
tRump being in the white house again is like a nightmare come true. ecstatic May 2025 #98
It's all bullshit. blue-wave May 2025 #100
I DON'TGET THIS Jimvanhise May 2025 #101
I agree it doesn't matter now, but these revelations are disappointing nonetheless. tritsofme May 2025 #104
It's been going on all week here too mcar May 2025 #105
Criminality is now OK Iamscrewed May 2025 #106
The billionaires own mainstream media - TBF May 2025 #111
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