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The Skeletons Keep Falling Out of Scott Walkers Closet
Scott Walker. Now with extra "splainin' to do. Thanks to a legal filing by Cindy Archer, former top aide to then Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker, we now have more information on how the first...
View ArticleCribbing the "War is a Last Resort" line from Senator Sanders
Correct me if I'm wrong (as I suspect many will) -- but in tonight's MSNBC Democratic Forum, it was the first time, I've heard Hillary Clinton, actually using Bernie Sanders' signature line, "that...
View ArticleIt's beginning to look a lot like Relatives. :(
I am posting this diary as a form of therapy. It was either this or grab a spork and go on a familial rampage.I am currently under siege as relatives have come to stay with me for this festive season....
View Article"Sanders hasn't been attacked yet."
One of the main talking points being used against Bernie Sanders on this site is that he supposedly “hasn’t been attacked yet.” This is used as an excuse to explain away Bernie’s slow, but steady,...
View ArticleBernie Sanders Elevator Talk
There was a diary earlier today asking Bernie Sanders supporters to provide some positive talking points: An HONEST Question For Thoughtful Supporters of Bernie Sanders: Your POSITIVE Talking Points? ....
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Kos: Bernie should surrender March 15, er, now. Bernie Supporters: Phone...
Over the weekend, we had Clinton surrogates compare Bernie Sanders to Dick Cheney, Joe McCarthy and Stalin.Those slams went nowhere, so early this week, they’ve unveiled several new lines of attack:1)....
View ArticleDebunking another Clinton campaign talking point: Banks
This week, the talking point that’s going around is about how that dummy Sanders doesn’t know how to break up the banks. That he “bombed”, had “a disaster”, “struggles”, etc.In particular, this...
View ArticleThe Great Anti-Sanders Talking Point Diary
In my opinion, one of the most entertaining things about this primary season has been the way that certain Kossacks will adopt particular anti-Sanders talking points en masse, push them relentlessly...
View ArticleRespond to Republicans/Conservatives Bemoaning Trump!
TL;DR: OK, let’s ditch the schadenfreude and start USING this.Sure, it’s great to sit back and enjoy the popcorn while the GOP goes through its internecine battles, but let’s keep our eye on the prizes...
View ArticleDonald Trump's National Security Speech Tells us not to Throw Caution to the...
On June 13, Donald Trump gave a speech in Manchester, New Hampshire that was basically a list of talking points on national security that he read from a teleprompter. Trump's speech came the day after...
View ArticleA Key Pro-Trump Talking Point
There’s all kinds of complicated dynamics going on in this strangest of all presidential elections, a number of which are new and different. Collectively, they will result in either a healthy Hillary...
View ArticleTrump Administration Starts To Take Shape; A Preliminary Estimation,...
How are Democrats going to deal with the Trump administration going forward? *Updated with some new links and more.Control of Congress, the White House, the Supreme Court as soon as they can install a...
View ArticleCartoon: Oddly familiar talking points
Let me start by saying I consider myself to be somewhat to the left of Bernie. I favor a Scandinavian-style social safety net — heck, I am Scandinavian. So this comic is not coming from the perspective...
View ArticleDemocratic Talking Points
DEMOCRATIC TALKING POINTS (From Now And For The Next Two Years)I have come up with three main talking points that I think Democrats can use to explain and discredit the power monopoly the...
View ArticleSuggested Democratic Talking Points - April 26, 2017
Suggested Democratic talking points of the dayRegarding the scandal of the day:President Trump must explain why he put a secret foreign agent, taking payments from Russia, in charge of America’s...
View ArticleGOP talking points on Trump's attempt to end Russia investigation taking...
There can be no argument that the past week has been a very difficult time to be a Republican. Day after day, the scenario is the same: Scandal erupts in the Trump White House, aides frantically scurry...
View ArticleThe Benefits and Burdens of Republican Policy
The Republican Party is not for “smaller government” or “less government.”That mischaracterization is an oft-repeated yarn Republicans spin, one of the many platitudes they have heaped upon their party...
View ArticleWhy Chuck Schumer Should Sit Down and Give Cousin Amy the Podium.
Okay, so it's been just over 7 months now since President Shitclown began flatulating up an unbearable stench all over the world and I'm still waiting for our Democratic... um... leadership to come...
View ArticleWhere are the Democratic talking points?
Who’s in charge of coming up with Democratic talking points? As far as I can tell, nobody. Oh, James Carville used to be a heavy contributor, but not so much lately. So, who? I have read...
View ArticleNews Reporters really got to learn to 'Dumb-down' for their Questions for Donald
—If their questions are too sophisticated or too thoughtful, The Donald will just pivot, and start repeating his favorite “talking points”… without proof, without evidence …without answering the...
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Debunking the myth that FDR prolonged the depression
By Tristam Pratorius Franklin Delano Roosevelt was probably one of our best presidents, but conservatives, as they were 80 years ago, are still fanatical about tarnishing his presidency and what he...
View ArticleDems Talking Points 2018
In the heat of the moment, a condition that seems to be never-ending these days, all of us seem to have the inclination to become agitated and make snap judgements. When we believe we have been hurt or...
View ArticlePicks of the Week: Our favorite stories from the Daily Kos Community
The Daily Kos Community counts some of the greatest writers on the web amongst its numbers. From breaking news to first-person stories, thoughtful analysis to impassioned calls to action, every single...
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Running against Corruption -- Target 1: Trump's Tax Returns
—Top of the Democratic list of “talking points” about ending Corruption — should be this:Democrats Are Going To Get Trump’s Tax Returns If They Win The House“You’re damn right,” one Democrat said. by...
View ArticleCorrecting Failed Democratic Talking Points
A couple of days ago, I watched NY Representative Hakeem Jeffries, chairman of the House Democratic caucus, struggle to make the argument that Donald Trump was not being invited to make his SOTU speech...
View ArticleRepublican memo reveals strategy to downplay white nationalism and blame...
In the wake of the most recent mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, congressional Republicans have been circulating a “memo,” on how to discuss gun violence. The Tampa Bay Times obtained...
View ArticleRepublicans mistakenly send Democrats their BS talking points...Maybe we can...
Forgive the puppy-speak in my title. My 3 pooches helped me write this.File this news report away as another museum-quality exhibit from the era of Trumptastically Incompetent Government, but it would...
View Article“Dirty” talking point is a clean win for Trump
By now everyone has heard the democratic talking point that Donald Trump abused his public office by threatening to withhold military aid and a White House visit in exchange for ”Dirt” on his...
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Pushing back on those Republican 'Transcript' talking points.
On Face the Nation this morning, Missouri Senator Blunt was called on by his party to spill some of his honor in an effort to deliver the Republican talking points in defense of their loathsome leader...
View ArticleProgressive views are popular. So why are polls still so close?
A question that I keep seeing here (and that I keep asking myself):Given that Progressive values and positions are viewed favorably by a substantial majority of voters, why do Democrats keep losing...
View ArticleCNN’s new conservative pundit slammed by host after he questions Purple Heart...
If you don’t know Sean Duffy, former GOP congressman from Wisconsin, consider yourself momentarily lucky. The Republican hypocrite, who voted to do away with people’s healthcare while thanking God on...
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Trump Instructed his Team to "Get the Emails"
—Trump Instructed his Team to “Get the Emails” — the DNC Emails that Russia had stolen.— Not Ukraine.The Mueller interview notes are being released, finally.Mueller interview notes obtained by CNN show...
View ArticleWhy Dems need to address Republican talking points
We should be seriously worried that Donald Trump has a 43% approval rating. First because much of that support comes from states that will determine the next president and that Trump’s next business...
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How to sink Trump's latest 'I want Nothing' Defense, with one simple Date...
—First off, who in the world believes Donald Trump, the King of Gluttony, actually “wants nothing”? The guy buys a thousand “Hamberders” to feed a single football team— so he obviously wants something—...
View ArticleRenewable Friday: Oil and Gaslighting IV, Republican Talking Points vs. Greta...
We have looked at corporate gaslighting on energy three times now, and Republican politicians once. (Links below) Now it is time for Republican FUD again. Rep. Garret Graves and Rep. Greg Walden are...
View ArticlePlease suggest on-line resources to help one prepare to talk with Republicans.
I’ve received a request from my step-brother for materials that will help him rebut common Republican talking points when engaging in discussions with other family members and acquaintances.A bit of...
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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Insult
I have written a few things like this in the past, but I saw this in the daily roundup today and I had to comment.When are Democrats going to get past their fear of being labeled by the GOP? Worrying...
View Article40 of Trump's biggest broken promises
This is a really great video, worth sending around to friends and family…. but this one is probably even better as a refresher for us to use when someone brings up all the Trump “promises kept”...
View ArticleNo my Conservative Friend, President Joe Biden is not "my" President. A rant
So I’m seeing a talking point going around that bothered me as a child back in the 60’s and 70’s. Conservatives doing the I will proclaim that Joe Biden is “My” President and that is something you...
View ArticleSo, Republicans don’t know what infrastructure is. This should help.
The Republican talking points are all about the Democrats packing gobs of unrelated pork spending unrelated to infrastructure into the American Jobs Plan, the 2 trillion plus stimulus bill proposal...
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Black Legacy: Valerie Thomas, the NASA scientist who invented 3D...
If you enjoyed Avatar back in 2K9 or Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over or Mission Impossible or James Bond or The Great Gatsby or Hugo (Martin Scorsese) or Terminator or Titanic (1996) or Top Gun or Jurassic...
View ArticleThey Have Abandoned Critical Thinking, Assuming They Valued It In the 1st Place
Critical thinking skills seem to be lacking in the U.S. ….the world really. There are many reasons for it. Way back in the 1960s it was thought to be apathy. It’s easier to let other people do the...
View ArticleLucy And Football: "Bipartisan" Group of Senators Meet For Another Failed...
Senate “majority leader” Schumer has deferred to another “bipartisan” group of senators to meet on wasting more time on crafting a gun control bill that will not pass the U.S. Senate. This is another...
View ArticlePerhaps It Is Time for Democrats to Refine Their Talking Points.
Why do Democrats often seem so poor in political messaging? Why do they seem so often willing to go after one another on issues rather than Republican’s, Conservative’s, and the greedy plutocracy. I...
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Forget about Biden's "Age problem" -- What about Trump's Anger problem?
——One of the main reasons I took up “blogging” here so many many years ago: was to contribute to the perpetual rhetorical battle, occurring around the water-coolers of America. A place where votes...
View ArticleA message from the National Atom Bomb Association
The following is a transcript of a speech by Wayne Bombardier*, founder of the National Atom Bomb Association.* ————————It’s abundantly clear that all American citizens have a constitutional right to...
View ArticleThe Debate- my thoughts
My take on the debate last nightOf course I was disappointed with Biden’s performance. I wish it had been announced that he was sick but showed up anyway, to give a context. As Jill Biden said, he...
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Something Doesn't Add Up Here
—JD Vance to the Press:[...]“And we have got to bolster security at our schools. We’ve got to bolster security so if a psycho wants to walk through the front door and kill a bunch of children they’re...
View Article2023 Crime Stats from FBI just Released -- Murder Rate Dropped Nearly 12%...
From the FBI Press Release today:The FBI’s crime statistics estimates, based on reported data for 2023, show that national violent crime decreased an estimated 3.0% in 2023 compared to 2022 estimates:...
View ArticleInflation, Immigration, Crime, etc.
Biden did not create global inflation and Trump did not create $2 gas. However, Biden did create the strongest economic recovery in the world and Trump did raise the price of gas before he left...
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