Oh, deep in my heart I know that I do believe We shall stand around and sort of disapprove mildly, someday - ThreadSky

kenwhite.bsky.social • 66 days ago

Oh, deep in my heart
I know that I do believe
We shall stand around and sort of disapprove mildly, someday

House Democrats sing “We Shall Overcome” following Rep. Al Green’s censure:

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Quit singing!
Go out to Republican districts R's are too afraid to go to
SHOUT to constituents about the lies they are fed
SHOUT about the abject corruption!
SHOUT about F'elon accessing our data!
Tell them how you'll fix it
Quit singing - Ask your Republican constituents to fight for our democracy!

duchbar.bsky.social•66 days ago

Should we start using the Susan Collins concern-o-meter on them now?

my-random-name.bsky.social•66 days ago

Where the fųck were they YESTERDAY?

cyndilou.bsky.social•66 days ago

We need this!

deirdreassenza.bsky.social•66 days ago

Bold thought but what about not letting 10 members censure him beforehand rather then letting them do whatever they fuck they want and then singing in lament after

shaidorsai.bsky.social•66 days ago

Whoa whoa whoa, you want a Democratic leader to exercise some political power? Didn't you know that "power" is a dirty word? Why, using your leadership to whip votes to defend your colleague would make you no better than a Republican!

shaidorsai.bsky.social•66 days ago

I just saw @fozziemandias.bsky.social like this and just have to give a shout out for being a bitchin’ pop culture / literature portmanteau buddy. 🙌

gritsmcbarkin.bsky.social•66 days ago

"I'm just trying to figure out what kind of power they even have. The Republicans are in charge! You know, they're in charge. There's nothing we can do until at least 2026. And I hope we can count on your support. Every bit of support helps, whether it's $10, or $100. Can I put you down for $1,000?"

karpouzisporo.bsky.social•66 days ago

My uncle just left me ten grand, and he would be proud to know I just sent the entire sum to the worthy DNC.

davenewb.bsky.social•66 days ago

The Dema should have done a Spartacus.

cmurf.com•66 days ago

One stood next to him for a brief moment.

No one took his place, as they should have. One by one, it would have taken hours to remove them all.

What else did they have to do? Sit menacing saying nothing, doing nothing.

robogeographer.bsky.social•66 days ago

The Glee Club will stop the bullies. Haven't you seen Pitch Perfect, Hairspray, and The Sound of Music?

joeblowtreehugger.bsky.social•66 days ago

This is the kind of sanctimonious BS that is turning the public off to Dems. Some actual fire is needed. Woulda, shoulda, coulda ended the filibuster and enlarged the court. Woulda, shoulda, coulda, created laws to end CItizen's united but nah, they like the $ too.

backspring.bsky.social•66 days ago

This. Stop being performative and start being effective.

eamusursuli.bsky.social•66 days ago

Democrats used to know how to wield a cane...

https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/The_Caning_of_Senator_Charles_Sumner.htm

pohlman.bsky.social•66 days ago

I read that as "Schumer" and got all tingly for a minute there.

msdavinci.bsky.social•66 days ago

Ten of them voted for it.

And my god we’re so fucked. 😟

bunky260.bsky.social•66 days ago

How bout not censuring in the first place…10 dems…smh
MF’s

dribrats.bsky.social•66 days ago

Nevertheless, he persisted.

ladyvonhammersmark.bsky.social•66 days ago

The more Dems sit around and do nothing substantial (with an exception or two) the more I think there are more than six sitting members of Congress that are Russian assets.

pintah.bsky.social•66 days ago

Song time, pink pant suits, and placards

We will bring down the orange faced bastard 🎵🎵🎵

pj1304.bsky.social•66 days ago

I fear the GOP members will start singing "🎵Proud to be an American" 🎵 as off key.

dougwar40k.bsky.social•66 days ago

"Trump take guac-a-mo-le,
Trump take guac-a-mohh-le,
Trump take guac-a-mohhhhh-le, away!"

did-i-do-that.bsky.social•66 days ago

They forgot the placards.

bradleyjakej.bsky.social•65 days ago

They’re so so so out of touch with like 97% of Americans, holy shit.

jmcport.bsky.social•66 days ago

We shall stop bending over
some day
maybe
sorta

123gin.bsky.social•66 days ago

Masters of too little too late

oldjames.bsky.social•66 days ago

We’ve got the worst leaders.

stoshm.bsky.social•66 days ago

that'll show 'em

wolffski.bsky.social•66 days ago

dems will really teach them a lesson and sing a Whitney Houston song when the Dept of Ed is eliminated

leohorishny.bsky.social•66 days ago

Pathetic. SO thankful I didn’t watch that nonsense.

jwoodlands.bsky.social•66 days ago

My husband has been saying we need different songs for this moment. Songwriters, get busy! Where is Taylor Swift?

keithflippenactor.bsky.social•66 days ago

This should have been done throughout Trump’s SoTU speech. Now too late

karpouzisporo.bsky.social•66 days ago

Even a world-weary old cynic ofttimes wonders what TAF! is really going on...

notonebit.com•66 days ago

fozziemandias.bsky.social•66 days ago

Is lighting one little fire in the House Chamber, throwing one little chair too much to fucking ask for these people

pcollirigger.bsky.social•66 days ago

Making MAGA Memes for Them.

mikeomalley.bsky.social•66 days ago

So goddam useless

thekayword.bsky.social•66 days ago

Followed by We Will Win by Chuck Schumer?

seismicpigeon.bsky.social•66 days ago

They late. I was singing that at home as soon as I saw they kicked him out.

peelimb.bsky.social•66 days ago

Perhaps a drum circle, Nag Champa and Kumbaya would be more effective

notafinger.bsky.social•66 days ago

MLK Jr, John Lewis, et al are dizzy from all the rolling over in their graves at this point

pandastorm.bsky.social•66 days ago

Where do I sign up for more of this bullshit said no one ever.

papersitter.bsky.social•66 days ago

FFS. Do something meaningful.

uofagrad97.bsky.social•66 days ago

This is beyond cringe.

klausfiend.dcerberus.com.ap.brid.gy•66 days ago

@kenwhite.bsky.social Why are Democrats still politicking like it's fucking 1968 where sit-ins and protest songs still work when their opponent is a party of monsters that promotes multiple kinds of genocide? Put something in the game, losers, or don't bother even showing up.

InkySchwartz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•66 days ago

@klausfiend @kenwhite.bsky.social Because public protests have worked in the last couple months. See the restorations for the national parks.

Is it perfect, no.
Is it the only tool, no.
Does working to our strengths work, yes.

klausfiend.dcerberus.com.ap.brid.gy•66 days ago

@InkySchwartz @kenwhite.bsky.social As I think Ken noted, the GOP is like a dog that plays basketball like Michael Jordan (but for evil), and the Dems keep saying "but dogs can't play basketball" as they get dunked on repeatedly; they bring wiffleball rackets to a knife fight.

InkySchwartz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•65 days ago

@klausfiend @kenwhite.bsky.social Well yes, in this case. And then we must separate what the party does vs the people.

No generalizations.

klausfiend.dcerberus.com.ap.brid.gy•65 days ago

@InkySchwartz @kenwhite.bsky.social I think the party itself doesn't know what it is anymore. Pelosi seems oblivious to the very corrosive effects of her stock trading habits; Schumer is monumentally out of touch. Jeffries seems like he's trying an impossible balancing act but the party is […]

klausfiend.dcerberus.com.ap.brid.gy•65 days ago

@InkySchwartz @kenwhite.bsky.social And meanwhile WMT and AMZN run roughshod over workers everywhere even as more labor gets sucked into their orbit because that's all there is in so many communities and even a hint of union talk, HQ threatens to rip out the location root and branch and boom […]

leeglick.bsky.social•66 days ago

Make it stop. Grow a metaphorical pair or get off the bus.

imdumfounded.bsky.social•66 days ago

The singing is what upsets you? Ten of our own voted to censure. That's what is setting my soul on fire.

aquaiantraveler.bsky.social•66 days ago

Me too. Why? What’s their reasoning?

imdumfounded.bsky.social•66 days ago

Doesn't matter. There can be no adequate reason for voting with fascists.

bethdeel.bsky.social•66 days ago

Fuck Republicans

3dogrunner.bsky.social•66 days ago

Fuck those guys.

colbypupgb.bsky.social•66 days ago

Dems need to end their policy of allowing members to not follow the party line on votes to have any chance of a unified front in slowing down the fascists.

browwiw.bsky.social•66 days ago

The Republicans always win by attrition because they are an absolute hegemony. How has the Dem leadership never learned this lesson?

colbypupgb.bsky.social•66 days ago

Both parties think the other operates under the same rules they do.

That's why Dems haven't been able to realize bipartisanship is dead and why Republicans always think Dems are doing things nefariously.

meemsu.bsky.social•66 days ago

Insightful observation. I suspect Dems know that bipartisanship is dead but don't know how to handle this other than sing campfire songs. Republicans I think really do (need to believe) Dems are a threat so to make GOP look like they're playing victimhood defense. Trumpland is upside down land.

colbypupgb.bsky.social•66 days ago

Dems need to remember the lessons of World War II and stop trying to move to the right. It wasn't moderates that defeated Germany. It was two countries run by unabashed leftists.

meemsu.bsky.social•66 days ago

Are you talking about the US and Russia for these two countries?

vmg-ylw.bsky.social•66 days ago

If this is the Party of the opposition it’s no wonder that a criminally insane, former reality TV game show host, is President.

wickedcheeky.bsky.social•65 days ago

I mean, TODAY would be a good day to overcome. Just sayin. If only we knew a bunch of people with government power to lead the way.

sharonfrances.bsky.social•66 days ago

They should’ve sung it when he was taken out.

pkc28.bsky.social•66 days ago

Vicious dirtbags…school yard bullies…republicans will never again be the party ppl were once proud of 🖕🏼🍕💩🍄

elizabethbennettjd.bsky.social•66 days ago

Were MTG or Boebert censured for repeatedly heckling Biden?

duimaze.bsky.social•66 days ago

This is why my stomach hurts.

joesegal.bsky.social•66 days ago

I'd prefer
Ho Ho Hay Hay No King No Fascist KKK!

cantard.bsky.social•66 days ago

I mean, there aren't the votes to expel. So, a censor vote means...nothing? So why bother with this civil rights era pageantry and just demand Johnson snort their taints?

angryoldtim.bsky.social•66 days ago

occasionalhyker.bsky.social•66 days ago

This is why the Democrats are losing. They're fucking cringe in an era of cynicism and anti-heroes.

mopitz.bsky.social•66 days ago

Embarrassing

crankyjaybird.bsky.social•65 days ago

Buncha limp dick nerds fuck them

chairmanbell.bsky.social•65 days ago

Democrats are the Susan Collins of political parties.

🤦‍♂️

blue-eyeddude.bsky.social•66 days ago

Well, the precedent is now set. Just wait until the next Dem president and Dem House majority. I hope the then-Speaker parks some Capitol Police behind Marge.