Hakeem Jeffries is on with Ari right now, calling for some Republicans to show courage. That's fine, but why isn't he asking the same of his Democratic colleagues? I'm going to keep calling this BS out until it changes. YOU do something!
Hakeem Jeffries is on with Ari right now, calling for some Republicans to show courage. That's fine, but why isn't he asking the same of his Democratic colleagues? I'm going to keep calling this BS out until it changes. YOU do something!
HJ should publicize the "behind closed doors" quotes of Republican and Democratic congressmen...wait for the fall out. Gov't officials are being assassinated. Protecting a colleague at this juncture is cowardly. Throw the club talk into the public arena.
This guy is as soft as they come
The Democrats aren't the ones having to cross party lines to vote. What do you want the Democrats in Congress to do, march in with M16s and hold them to the Republican's heads?
I've written about this at length on several occasions. Sorry you missed it.
You're right. You needn't be sorry, I should. I've just hit my limit for today of people demanding Democrats somehow magically overrun the Congressional majorities.
what would you like them to do? Specifics...
They could go to red districts and talk to people and ask what they need. They could be speaking on the Capitol steps every day talking about how ICE is kidnapping people. They could show up to hospitals and clinics endangered by the recent bill and interview patients and staff. Anything.
They are holding town halls in red districts. They are trying to inspect ICE detention centers. They have spoken out, but don't get media attention.
They held a few. It needs to be constant. They could get the attention if they tried. We need more. Or we need to replace them.
Totally Agree!... TOTALLY!!! 💯%
Don’t care for the guy. He is not our path moving forward. He’s a Washington talking head… he’s just talking points,, no real substance..
Moot. Jack Hopkins hasn't been following the strategy. If he was--he'd have calls to action that resulted in effective action rather than complaints about frustration over a misunderstanding.
All I heard were the old rehearsed talking points. I turned it off.
Same. Old. Bullshit.
No longer a political party, it's just a 🎊PARTY🎉 ❗
"YOU do something!" - and endanger his summer vaca and primo healthcare...you jest?
You cannot defeat the devil until you are ready to call him by his name.
When I hear the Dems praising a Democrat in office, it's obvious who they're talking about: Jeffries, OAC, Newsom, Walz, Raskin, Pritzger, Crockett, and maybe a half dozen more. Frankly, I'm not certain they know there are hundreds of Democrats in office. We need to hear from ALL of them.Every one.
THANK YOU! Every time I criticize the dem party for DOING NOTHING, I get screamed at. The Dem party needs to DO SOMETHING!
Yep, watching now. Democrats are not working together as a party to move forward with clarity. He and other Dems can start by getting behind the Democratic candidate for mayor in NYC-Zohran Mamdani.
They are not. That is so clear.
Hes such a bad leader.
share.google/omBeqwihUVt9... It’s bad enough the Republicans lie, cheat, disappear people and now we’re being gaslight by our own party
And why isn’t he endorsing Rohan Mamdani when nyc is in his district. It’s because he’s bought and paid for by the AIPAC lobby. Pathetic. He needs to go.
It is also stupid to call out Republicans for courage. They are not going to do it. Just call them out for being pieces of shit and if they want to prove otherwise by being courageous then they can. But assume the worst about them and act accordingly.
HES A FUCKING PUSSY
Sorry, Jack. I disagree. I watched the very same interview, and I felt that Leader Jeffries was very clear on where Democrats stood. In terms of the subject of the House vote, he was absolutely right to ask these spineless Republicans to demonstrate some courage to do the right thing.
Is he ok? Like mentally?
What should he do? I think you think they have more options than they do
The Republicans have no courage. The end.
AIPAC owns Jefferies
How many republicans are watching Ari?
Instead of hiring pollsters or running focus groups, they should hire a psychologist to teach them about how to deal with the enemy.
Interesting that neither our government nor media is the least bit interested in assistance from behavioral scientists. I sent to msnbc the name of a highly qualified psychologist I worked for who specializes in personality disorders back in ‘16 to be interviewed & warn what would happen. Crickets.
Everything we knew would happen has happened. I don’t know if it would’ve helped at all. I just know the general population is completely uneducated about human development and behavior.
Democrats need to hire a minister of propaganda who can get everywhere on the internet and reverse some of the damage that's been done by using that power for a good purpose. I see people on the right and the far left falling for embarrassingly obvious, targeted propaganda ahead of every election.
There is a hell of a lot of truth in what you have said. They need a whole panel of them.
I saw that and said, ”now’s the time to fight. GOP privately complaining to Dems about Trump? Name fuckin’ names. Tape their words on your phone. Time to play dirty.” Or we’ll never get out of this.
Time for them to band together and stop hiding. Strength in numbers.
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Sometimes obsessing about building bridges is bad. www.classics-authority.com/movies/the-b...
Excellent thought and should be done
All he is, is talk with no action.
I’m so happy to see this because I’m not getting him, all he does is talk but does zero.
Fact. He is surrounded by many just like him.
You don't have to go illegal like the Republicans but being the only ones adhering to "norms" has only brought us into the first phases of fascism. It's do or die at this point.
Insanity.
I am NOT anti-Jeffries. I WANT him to succeed. Having said that, I'm willing to kick his proverbial ass...or that of any other Democratic leader...until they stop f*cking around...playing these bullshit charades aimed at convincing us that are fighting all out. That's a G'damn lie.
Agree!! We need Bernie and AOC!
Watched Lawrence of Arabia last nite. Great movie. Got me thinking, who is our Lawrence of America? Our T E Lawrence to unite the bickering Dem factions?
I think Jeffries plays it safe. He does not step up to the plate to hit it out of the park. He is content hitting singles, then people get caught in a pickle and called out.
💯 all talk talk talk......
I just worry slamming Democrats when they are the minority and literally HAVE NO POWER TO CHANGE ANYTHING will cause people to believe the lie that both parties are the same and hold their vote. Midterms are not that far away.
The filibuster is performative
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And he should support @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social All Dem leadership should. Now.
and the proof is the corporate donors to Jeffries/Schumer et al; I mean Blackrock!!! WTF? Reality is that it's performative bullshit; a show of opposition that his PAC-donors are ok with because they don't have any substantive effect on the oligarchs who keep him in his job.
This experience has exposed them as the two faced do nothings they really are.
Schumer is the worst of them.
Not a single Democrat voted for Trump’s big ugly bill. Such unanimity has been the rule under the current leadership, and is historically unusual. What do want them to do, bring dynamite to the floor?
“Unanimity” means jack if it’s just performative voting with no strategy behind it. Democrats didn’t vote for Trump’s bill...great. (Did you think they were going to??) But where was the damn fight? You think the Founders stopped at “no” and went home? Wake up. We’re in a war, not a debate club.
IKR!?
They think so far inside the box that they have become part of the cardboard. They are completely untethered from this current regime takeover. They should be enforcing and standing firmly on the rule of law.
A.I.P.A.C. Shakur #PrimaryEveryDemocrat
Democratic leaders and elected leaders need to stop bitch fighting like a bad episode of the Housewives of Congress. Let’s all come together and fight for our common good. If we aren’t showing our willingness to fight then how to we convince anyone else to join us.
He’s still trying to use shame on the GOP sociopaths. They couldn’t care less what anyone thinks of them. They’re not worried about another election. Remember Trump said his voters wouldn’t have to vote again.
THE PEARL CLUTCHING DONT WORK!
So, what does work when you don't have enough votes to make change through legislation? What is the magic?
AGREED
The last sentence begs the question, will there be elections then?
Do you think he meant what he said? I do.
But if by then elections have been made unconstitutional, or if the Constitution doesn't exist, what he said happens. Authoritarian gov has no meaningful elections. Look at Russia!
It’s unfortunate, but he told us what he was going to do & he did it. We’re an authoritarian oligarchy now & the constitution seems like it’s been rendered irrelevant just like Congress & the Justice System.
I wouldn't go that far yet. But it is moving in that direction. Never surrender in advance!
I am a realist. We have no working government. It only took 6 months. Putin is delighted.
Has politics ever surprised you? Did Sen John McCain surprise you with his thumbs up, saving the ACA? Did a black Sen Barack Obama surprise you when he was elected President? The uncertainty in politics produces our reality.
I am not surprised about what Trump is doing. It’s been the goal of Putin for decades to destroy the U.S. I know it would fast & be done before fall. I don’t think there’s any way out if this at this point. The sad thing is, we were warned.
I'm sorry you feel this way. Giving up never accomplishes much. Hope drives a winning team, and I hope there is enough humanity in America to stop this slide into tyranny. I took a sacred oath to fight for our country. I'm not giving up.
I can’t watch him. He’s like nails on a chalkboard to me. He talks a LOT, but I never see him making a substantive difference for the D party.
I have watched him making a substantive difference. It helps when you look for strategy specifically. Been working with his material since January.
Kamala did not stand up to Trump or demand a recount & forensic examination of the equipment. However, the Democratic Party & the people of the US are equally, if not more, guilty. It’s like the small fish swimming against the big fish. Only by acting smart and brave can the small fish win.
Watched . He needs to pump it up . No time for calm philosophy.
You ignore any positive action and continually criticize. This is not an effective way to motivate people.
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It truly is PATHETIC WATCHING DEMOCRATS BEG REPUBLICANS. FASCIST REPUBLICAN PIGS LOVE THEIR SNIVELING SUBSERVIENT GROVELING. IT GIVES THEM A HARDON.
He should be primaried out in favor of an actual fighter instead of a yapper.
How low do the democrats have to sink to beat the republicans?
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Hakeem Jeffries is a nice person but is that enough? No! We need a leader who is passionate, driven, charismatic, strategic in thought and deed and smarter than everyone else in congress.
You're right. He is a nice guy. Right now...and think the citizens of this nation who are under attack, are sick and tired of "nice." It's not working. It hasn't for 8 years. It's not going to.
no, we need leaders willing to stand up & take Action
What would you like him to do?
That’s always a good question, but it usually stops the conversation. Even more outspoken members have been unable to effect much change. But some of them present themselves as better leaders, at least.
They’re a minority party. The only thing they can realistically do is stall, and in the House even that is difficult. These posts encourage this attitude: “Democrats are useless, why bother voting for them?” That’s not what we need.
I will always vote for the D’s because of their empathy, compassion, integrity, intelligence, and unwillingness to be in a cult or blindly follow a leader.
Create a "shadow cabinet" and hold daily press conferences calling out the MAGA destruction going on around us?
They already do that. Are you reading or following anything besides these posts?
Aren’t the ranking members of the committees effectively a shadow cabinet?
Any of the shit republicans have been getting away with for decades Or alternatively, what Zohran Mamdani is doing right now
Mamdani has more charisma than most people. It’s pretty difficult to tell somebody to “be charismatic”.
Be charismatic and fight for progressive policies, if that’s better
This started out with “democracy is on the line”. That’s what the fight is about, not progressive policies.
He was Pelosi’s apprentice. I’m not sure he has a good grasp of how things have changed since she was in charge. He’s using her old playbook and modern society can’t survive on that.
Hakeem Jeffries is a great leader with character, and restraint - the second he goes out and acts like a fool people will complain about that too.
He's not in power- they are.
1. You're right...he is not in power. Nor is he, or any other Democratic leader, utilizing their power to take massive action...that I have written about extensively. 2. #1 covers it all.
"What would Mitch do?" That's the question they should ask themselves.
They're still talking about the bill. I have yet to hear one mention Sergio Gor, the Russian asset in the WH.
All they do is talk. And talk some more. The PEOPLE are the ones on the streets.
Jeffries like Schumer is pathetic. We need fire and brimstone raining down on republicans, not pussy footing and grandad slippers.
We need our leader to be like AOC, Bernie, Murphy, etc. There are Dems who understand this moment.
Not sure who Murphy is?
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social senator from CT.
Yes..... get off the toilet Schumer and lead your party!
Flood the lines.
Totally agree 💯 bsky.app/profile/leah...
Good cop bad cop
He’s not wrong, we need more Republicans to stand up to trump. All the Dems already voted against that horrible bill. (I do agree the Dems could do better)
No, he's not wrong. However, it isn't going to happen, and he has no power to make them. He and every other Democrat, however...DO have the power to take massive actions (all of which I have written about in detail)...and one thing is clear: None of them have. The party is leaderless.
Where do I need to go to read in detail what they could be doing?
(I had the same question but didn’t want to seem argumentative)
www.jackhopkinsnow.com/p/stop-prete...
I'm sharing this, since I can't see that he has done it himself here: www.jackhopkinsnow.com/p/stop-prete...
Thank you!
Pete is a great leader bsky.app/profile/chri...
Jack, you are kicking asses that deserves a kick! Dems are fucked. Until they get a warrior, they are destined for failure
Thank you. I need others to join me. Pretending they are "already" fighting hard is a clown's game.
It’s becoming increasingly difficult to vote democrat other than it’s not Trump. Musk will peel off the independents who vote based upon gas prices on Election Day. Independents or are fickle fucks.
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Didn't we just establish the Republican Party has no courage!!!!!! G-BUZ, HAKEEM!!!!
Just out of curiosity, have you read Jeffries job description? What is it that you think he isn't doing? What, in your opinion, should Jeffries be doing and asking if his Democratic colleagues? Viewers would like to know, so tell us.
32 years as a concrete mixer driver, pump operator, and batch plant operator. Never once did I tell new hires to “try not to lose an arm greasing the tail pulley,” because it was too time consuming to show them how to properly lockout/tagout machinery. Leaders are participants, not spectators.
The point is that Dems don't have a majority and can't DO something unless a few Republikkkans show courage; which is never going to happen. They have all been neutered
That point is inaccurate. They don't have power...BUT...they CAN do MANY things...and do them all at once. They haven't been. They're not.
It's easy to blame the Dems, and I'd like them to do more too But we all have to own the fact that the American electorate is who screwed us in the election
All the Dem House Reps delayed the vote on the bill, one by one thru the night. Sen Booker filibustered And they've tried to get access to ICE detention camps Sen Van Holland went to El Salvador America ELECTED Republikkkans to govern. Don't let them off the hook
I would like to see that list. I want my reps to start fighting also!
Time for 24x7 monitors in every ‘concentration’ camp. Legally allowed, morally required. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social @schiff.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov @rokhanna.bsky.social @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov
Bro Hakeem Jeffries makes millions off special interest groups he’s not the leader we need .He’s compromised
Moderation failed against Hitler. It has failed against Taco Yam-Tits and his Nazis
No matter who we get in charge they're all going to make millions off of special interest groups we just need to make sure that they're fighting for who we need and for what we need.
Exactly!!!!
He's not wrong, the only way out of this mess is for exactly that to happen. Or we literally fight the assholes
If calling out political cowardice makes you uncomfortable, good. Hakeem begging Republicans to save us isn’t strategy...it’s surrender in a suit. We don’t need permission from the people wrecking the house to start fixing it. We need spine.
💯 Jeffries and Schumer are absolutely not the right people for this moment.
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Somebody "wrecking the house" deserves a two by four upside the head to stop them, then we fix it.
I didn't disagree with you but sure, go off
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man, like i agree with you, but the Democratic party is a flaming trash pile. They are proof that term limits are needed in all elected officials. Boomers and A few Silent gens still taking up oxygen and trying to implement an 80 yr old dream, all the while disenfranchising MILLIONS...
and MILLIONS of GenX, millennials, GenZ. They all need to step aside because their ideas, are just not good. The BEST and quickest way to get the lobbyists out is to impliment term limits and not allow elected officials access to stocks. I want @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social to succeed, but...
i great until they impliment change and accept that they are in fact the "Do nothing Democrats" Nothing will change and they will lead us further down this fascist hell hole that we are falling in to. It's time to stop being the "tolerant left" and start being the "Fuck off and fight" left
I think he’s speaking specifically to impeachment. He doesn’t need to ask the same of Dems. If the GOP votes were there, every single Dem would vote to impeach the Felon, tomorrow.
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
How is it that the leadership of the Democratic party is still at the point that they’re asking for some Republicans to show courage? As evidenced by the recent passage of the “big, beautiful bill,” Republicans are nothing more then the elected members of the cult rubber-stamping the destruction …
It's a way of saying, "We aren't doing anything...don't plan to...so we're going to hammer Republicans for not voting against the president they saved from impeachment...and prison." Embarrassing.
Of those currently in office, who (if anyone) do you think would be a great Dem leader in the House?
This type of politics from Jeffries = apathy.
And I thought he had learned something with his "magic minute" speech.
Omg. Democrats need Republican votes to pass legislation. How do you not know that?
… of America on behalf of whatever Trump’s agenda truly is.