Hakeem Jeffries, on whether 88 year-old with dementua and NO POWER should retire

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Current Events » Hakeem Jeffries, on whether 88 year-old with dementua and NO POWER should retire
Smashingpmkns posted...
You can continue making up fake scenarios and speaking for other people idc. Its incredibly silly.

theres no fake scenario here; you literally chose to support a man with a Nazi tattoo who lied about it.
Ring the bells that still can ring/Forget your perfect offering/There is a crack in everything/That's how the light gets in."- RIP, Leonard Cohen
LightSnake posted...
theres no fake scenario here

LightSnake posted...
Platner could deny the Holocaust and youd tell us its fine because some other Dems are old and he said some buzzwords to easily manipulate people.
Ok
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LightSnake posted...
Norton should retire. Plain and simple

the issue is theres no way to force her and you dont drag respected elders publicly. Jeffries is public face of a party whose strongest supporters include older black women
people are respected for their actions

the action of refusing to give up your seat should lose you respect
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Jeffries is probably just worried that shed be replaced with an actual progressive.
Taxes, death, and trouble.
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TheGoldenEel posted...
people are respected for their actions

the action of refusing to give up your seat should lose you respect

she has decades of work that have earned her that respect.
SaikyoStyle posted...
Jeffries is probably just worried that shed be replaced with an actual progressive.

its a non voting position and the democratic voters in DC are mostly similar to Jeffries own constituency.

Ring the bells that still can ring/Forget your perfect offering/There is a crack in everything/That's how the light gets in."- RIP, Leonard Cohen
LightSnake posted...
its a non voting position and the democratic voters in DC are mostly similar to Jeffries own constituency.
Even so, it would scare the donors.
Taxes, death, and trouble.
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SaikyoStyle posted...
Even so, it would scare the donors.

no it wouldnt. No donor cares one iota about the non voting rep from DC
Ring the bells that still can ring/Forget your perfect offering/There is a crack in everything/That's how the light gets in."- RIP, Leonard Cohen
SaikyoStyle posted...
Jeffries is probably just worried that shed be replaced with an actual progressive.
Who wouldnt vote for anything either?
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LightSnake posted...
no it wouldnt. No donor cares one iota about the non voting rep from DC
Because the seat isnt held by a leftist.
Taxes, death, and trouble.
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SaikyoStyle posted...
Because the seat isnt held by a leftist.

how
Ring the bells that still can ring/Forget your perfect offering/There is a crack in everything/That's how the light gets in."- RIP, Leonard Cohen
It definitely perpetuates the image of ineffectual government comprised of aging out-of-touch bureaucrats.
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LightSnake posted...
you support a guy with a Deathshead. Nobody here is letting you forget that anytime soon.

Platner could deny the Holocaust and youd tell us its fine because some other Dems are old and he said some buzzwords to easily manipulate people.

hell, he probably does

Honestly, Platner probably has a lot more dirt to dig up.
Holy Diver.
Dio posted...
Honestly, Platner probably has a lot more dirt to dig up.

Nobody starts with the most damaging oppo research. There's like a 75 percent chance this dude has some weird sex scandal out there that's being held in reserve.

Collins' recent statement of "lol this is great" says she wants to run against him
Ring the bells that still can ring/Forget your perfect offering/There is a crack in everything/That's how the light gets in."- RIP, Leonard Cohen
ZMythos posted...
It definitely perpetuates the image of ineffectual government comprised of aging out-of-touch bureaucrats.
Which suits the donors.
Taxes, death, and trouble.
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I'm having a flashback to the first of the new Wolfenstein games, when you meet Deathshead, the Nazi.

He's all "this name sucks, I'm a happy guy, and it sounds better in German, say it with me, TOTENKAPF."

I'm not sure why that's popping up in my head, I'm sure there's no connection.
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LightSnake posted...
he has a Nazi tattoo and youre supporting him. Whats fake here? Youve already failed the test while you whimper old about someone who cant even vote.

why should we believe anything you say? Why should *anyone* think you have principles? I know, youll hiss I dont care what you think! As if thats a substitute for being devoid of integrity and you wouldnt say it if that accusation didnt bother you with its veracity

you spent years whimpering at others for their supposed lack of integrity and then you supported a dude with Himmlera emblem over his heart. You have nothing to say worth hearing about any other subject anymore and everytime you try, youll be reminded of that.
Hey if it makes you feel any better I really dont give a fuck. But the only one whimpering and moaning is you so I'd get that under control if you want to have an adult convo next time

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Smashingpmkns posted...
Hey if it makes you feel any better I really dont give a fuck. But the only one whimpering and moaning is you so I'd get that under control if you want to have an adult convo next time

"I don't give a fuck the dude has an SS tattoo" says a lot about you

Ring the bells that still can ring/Forget your perfect offering/There is a crack in everything/That's how the light gets in."- RIP, Leonard Cohen
LightSnake posted...
"I don't give a fuck the dude has an SS tattoo" says a lot about you
I've explained over and over again my stance here and you keep misrepresenting it for whatever reason. Again, let me know when you want to have a real conversation instead of all this weird baby shit you keep doing.
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Smashingpmkns posted...
and you keep misrepresenting it for whatever reason.

Smashingpmkns posted...
Hey if it makes you feel any better I really dont give a fuck.
I think they call this "a lay-up."
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Smashingpmkns posted...
I've explained over and over again my stance here and you keep misrepresenting it for whatever reason. Again, let me know when you want to have a real conversation instead of all this weird baby shit you keep doing.
Why are you fine with the Nazi tattoo?
Taxes, death, and trouble.
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shockthemonkey posted...
Were going to derail every topic with Platner shit now? Really?

If a dude is gonna chime in on why he feels a Dem isn't suited to office, then bringing that up is valid.
Ring the bells that still can ring/Forget your perfect offering/There is a crack in everything/That's how the light gets in."- RIP, Leonard Cohen
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shockthemonkey posted...
Yeah man its totally not just that you love to derail topics with other arguments
I'm gonna go ahead and say the Jewish descendant of Holocaust victims is probably allowed to be a bit of a stickler about the fucking Deathshead.
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And that particular mask doesn't fit on anyone else here?

Like, say, either of us?
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...do I need to point out the irony twice
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Democrats only switched candidates because they were forced to after Biden's disastrous debate performance, not even considering the possibility that an 80+ year old man might not be up to the task of a 2nd term as President. And of all the possible candidates, they picked the incredibly unpopular Vice President of an incredibly unpopular administration.

In the business world, such a failure would have resulted in every top executive being fired and the company possibly being investigated. The fact that Jaime Harrison wasn't told to clean out his desk the INSTANT the White House, Senate and House were called for Republicans last November is an indictment on Democratic Party leadership.
Tmaster148 posted...
It's always so weird that the ages of politicians only matters if you are a Democrat.

UnfairRepresent posted...
Yes, let's spend more time attacking Democrats while Trump openly destroys the country into a new fascist hellscape.

Jeez louise, you guys are the ones who would complain the fridge was left open while the building is burning down

I bet you morons felt really smart typing this shit.

They're liberals, of course they're criticizing their representatives in government. What do you want them to do, go vote for spry young Republicans,?
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bIuerain posted...
I bet you morons felt really smart typing this shit.

They're liberals, of course they're criticizing their representatives in government. What do you want them to do, go vote for spry young Republicans,?

Endlessly complaining about Democrats sure has helped get Democrats elected. Look who is currently in charge of the government and people kept insisting that we couldn't talk about Trump and his problems with age or his mental capacity over Biden.

Like you can sit here and cry about how Democrats are so awful when right now the government is controlled by Republicans and they will have no problems tearing down everything to instill a fascist government. But good thing we talked about how a democrat has dementia and maybe should step down.

At some point it's not about trying to improve anything.
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Also, I don't think shouting "you suck, leave" at someone who very much remembers dealing with extreme institutional sexism to get where she is is gonna make them more amenable
Ring the bells that still can ring/Forget your perfect offering/There is a crack in everything/That's how the light gets in."- RIP, Leonard Cohen
Smashingpmkns posted...
Platner isn't a Nazi. And yeah dementia should be a disqualifier to hold public office that shouldnt be a real question lol

do you think people just get a nazi tattoo and then repeatedly show it off because it's a nazi tattoo just for shits and giggles, or
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LightSnake posted...
Also, I don't think shouting "you suck, leave" at someone who very much remembers dealing with extreme institutional sexism to get where she is is gonna make them more amenable
She doesn't remember. She has dementia. That's the problem.
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Tmaster148 posted...
Endlessly complaining about Democrats sure has helped get Democrats elected. Look who is currently in charge of the government and people kept insisting that we couldn't talk about Trump and his problems with age or his mental capacity over Biden.

Like you can sit here and cry about how Democrats are so awful when right now the government is controlled by Republicans and they will have no problems tearing down everything to instill a fascist government. But good thing we talked about how a democrat has dementia and maybe should step down.

At some point it's not about trying to improve anything.

Democrats are being criticized because of their incompetence.

Democrats are not only not meeting the moment, they're not even in the same building as the moment. The current Democratic Party leadership doesn't exactly fill me with confidence that they'll win the midterms.
CastletonSnob1 posted...
Democrats are being criticized because of their incompetence.

Democrats are not only not meeting the moment, they're not even in the same building as the moment. The current Democratic Party leadership doesn't exactly fill me with confidence that they'll win the midterms.

Just bend over for the Republican takeover then. Clearly you have no problems with Republicans taking power.
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Tmaster148 posted...
Just bend over for the Republican takeover then. Clearly you have no problems with Republicans taking power.

the takeover has already happened my guy, you are trying to fight a battle that has already been lost, and it's silly.
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ConfusedTorchic posted...
the takeover has already happened my guy, you are trying to fight a battle that has already been lost, and it's silly.
And we call this particular sentiment "useless."
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ConfusedTorchic posted...
the takeover has already happened my guy, you are trying to fight a battle that has already been lost, and it's silly.

All this stuff about parties needing to do soul searching conveniently ignores that not only did Republicans not switch strategies after 2020, they didn't even switch candidates.
Ring the bells that still can ring/Forget your perfect offering/There is a crack in everything/That's how the light gets in."- RIP, Leonard Cohen
DrizztLink posted...
And we call this particular sentiment "useless."

no, that's what we call getting mad about someone who has no power, running for a figurehead position that also has no power.

when what it is, is just a distraction to try and stop people from getting mad at the people who actually have power.
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Also, I'm just gonna say?

Biden's strategy was literally "give poor people and the working class and free money, bring back American manufacturing and invest in our infrastructure and communities while strengthening unions."

And the working class hated it so much they voted Republican
Ring the bells that still can ring/Forget your perfect offering/There is a crack in everything/That's how the light gets in."- RIP, Leonard Cohen
ConfusedTorchic posted...
no, that's what we call getting mad about someone who has no power, running for a figurehead position that also has no power.

Nobody cares about Eleanor Norton. Nobody is voting because of Eleanor Norton.

I dunno, for all this "do some soul searching," people on the left seemingly do not understand why they keep getting crushed on this issue. Yeah, call this respected political figure a senile piece of shit who should be thrown in a nursing home. I'm sure one more time is enough for the people who have voted for them for decades and look up to them as respected leaders and elders to agree with you
Ring the bells that still can ring/Forget your perfect offering/There is a crack in everything/That's how the light gets in."- RIP, Leonard Cohen
ConfusedTorchic posted...
no, that's what we call getting mad about someone who has no power, running for a figurehead position that also has no power.

when what it is, is just a distraction to try and stop people from getting mad at the people who actually have power.
And you're here saying "they already won no point in fighting back lol," which is the actual point I raised.

If you'd care to try again?
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DrizztLink posted...
And you're here saying "they already won no point in fighting back lol," which is the actual point I raised.

If you'd care to try again?

man context is everything and it's gonna be difficult for you to understand if you don't use your critical thinking skills.

a republican taking over this position, isn't taking over anything. getting mad because a democrat decided to run for it again also isn't them taking over anything, nor is it preventing anything from happening if they weren't.

the republicans have already taken over, and getting mad about a figurehead position with no power is completely useless and real silly.

what is going to change if someone younger or more charismatic gets this seat?

nothing.
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shockthemonkey posted...
Were going to derail every topic with Platner shit now? Really?


To be honest...It has more merit for conversation that trying to subvert Democracy and take power away from citizens that vote.

Which is exactly how this thread started.
ConfusedTorchic posted...
do you think people just get a nazi tattoo and then repeatedly show it off because it's a nazi tattoo just for shits and giggles, or

looking at the tattoo, I couldnt tell you it was a Nazi tattoo without extra knowledge. Also he had it covered up recently based on articles Ive seen.

still doesnt look good, but I do believe in human stupidity can lead to mistakes. Has he said anything worth blasting for or is all the hate for the guy cause of a tattoo?
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texanfan27 posted...
Also he had it covered up recently based on articles Ive seen.

he stated he would get it removed, instead he showed off how he got it covered up with another tattoo the very next morning (this is valid for removing a tatto, since actually getting them removed sucks, so no fault is found here, until), while also having his skin fully healed in less than one day, which isn't possible.
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texanfan27 posted...
Has he said anything worth blasting for or is all the hate for the guy cause of a tattoo?


Yes...he has. But he said it was all jokes and trolling so I am sure you'll give him another benefit of the doubt.
texanfan27 posted...
looking at the tattoo, I couldnt tell you it was a Nazi tattoo without extra knowledge. Also he had it covered up recently based on articles Ive seen.

still doesnt look good, but I do believe in human stupidity can lead to mistakes. Has he said anything worth blasting for or is all the hate for the guy cause of a tattoo?

At least three separate sources, including his former campaign manager, have said he knew it was a Totenkopf and he's a military history buff. Oh, and according to CNN, they reviewed text messages provided by their source that details him discussing it as a Totenkopf years ago.

He only covered it up after lying about it.
Ring the bells that still can ring/Forget your perfect offering/There is a crack in everything/That's how the light gets in."- RIP, Leonard Cohen
ConfusedTorchic posted...
man context is everything and it's gonna be difficult for you to understand if you don't use your critical thinking skills.

a republican taking over this position, isn't taking over anything. getting mad because a democrat decided to run for it again also isn't them taking over anything, nor is it preventing anything from happening if they weren't.

the republicans have already taken over, and getting mad about a figurehead position with no power is completely useless and real silly.

what is going to change if someone younger or more charismatic gets this seat?

nothing.
You're entirely welcome to quote anything in this topic I've said about caring about this particular event.

Or even about this seat or the person sitting in it in general.

Go on.
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