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Aepps22

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72. Hopium or Copium

Wed Mar 11, 2026, 10:34 AM

Mar 11

I agree with you 100%. I respect the governor but when you are in the minority you do what you can knowing that most of what you do will be overcome in fairly short order or isn’t strong enough for some people. I keep hearing about how Dems need to fight but they are fighting but people want results when they don’t have the actual numbers to stop the harm. Even when Minneapolis was taken over by ICE all the governor could do was tell people to document things which was all the power he had. He didn’t deploy the national guard or do any “bold” actions because I think he knew it wouldn’t work. We as voters need to take some responsibility for this nonsense because even if you didn’t vote for Kamala, no excuse not to vote for the house seat which would have given more power to stop some of this stuff.

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Tim Walz: People are Sick of Dems' "Strongly Worded Letters" [View all] ihaveaquestion Mar 10 OP

Preach Coach Traildogbob Mar 10 #1

Fuck the high road and fuck the norms. Stop turning the other cheek. dalton99a Mar 10 #2

Carrot and stick WSHazel Mar 10 #4

We need leaders who will "get the lead out"... BattleRow Mar 10 #17

Yes RetiredParatrooper Mar 10 #51

I agree with him MustLoveBeagles Mar 10 #3

Just think, he could be vice president now LiberalBrooke Mar 10 #5

FYI: He made it clear he didn't have any presidential aspirations ... Auggie Mar 10 #33

What does he mean by "breaking the norms"? An eviction freeze would go a long way toward walking the talk in MN rn. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 10 #6

He was referring to Trump destroying things leftstreet Mar 10 #8

I'd find it helpful if he had some examples of how he's doing that in MN WhiskeyGrinder Mar 10 #9

True enough n/t leftstreet Mar 10 #10

He's talking about Dems doing more of what Republicans do. hamsterjill Mar 10 #12

okay but like he could be doing this himself, yes? In Minnesota? Because I remember a lot of strongly worded statements WhiskeyGrinder Mar 10 #14

Yes, he most assuredly could be doing this - setting an example. hamsterjill Mar 10 #37

I think Dems would have a great platform if dickthegrouch Mar 10 #28

I think voters generally want and expect integrity from Democrats, but we've got to get control back first. hamsterjill Mar 10 #41

Yep. The one option that's LEAST desirable calimary Mar 11 #58

I wish Mr. Jeffries and Mr. Schumer would take these words to heart Mysterian Mar 10 #7

The most corrupt president in US history Grim Chieftain Mar 10 #11

Hear! Hear! yellow dahlia Mar 10 #56

here's something to chew on bigtree Mar 11 #73

Exactly! Betty Boom Mar 10 #13

And that disapproval doesn't translate to Bettie Mar 11 #68

You betcha. (n/t) DJ Synikus Makisimus Mar 10 #15

Yup. We coulda had him. And, Trump cheated. Just saying, peeps. Joinfortmill Mar 10 #16

We dems have been engaged in a war popsdenver Mar 10 #18

+1. Heck, we had people on here who were severely criticized for calling Trump a traitor/racist/dictator/Nazi/rapist dalton99a Mar 10 #21

+1 leftstreet Mar 10 #52

Just think! Linda ladeewolf Mar 10 #19

Exactly fuck'em makes them sue, cry and whine themselve into a tither Historic NY Mar 10 #20

I like Tim, but DownriverDem Mar 10 #22

He isn't either, what he is sick of is Bettie Mar 11 #67

But the approval numbers for Dems in Congress say he's right. Scrivener7 Mar 12 #76

100% Snackshack Mar 10 #23

+1. "We must move on. It's all good. Nothing happened." dalton99a Mar 10 #29

Exactly jfz9580m Mar 11 #59

Well far and beyond time to fight back by any means necessary. Six117 Mar 10 #24

What would you have our Democrats do? I'm guessing you must have some PLAN of action... QueerDuck Mar 10 #38

Sure. I'm sure when you go to work you wait for random people to tell you how to effectively do your job. Scrivener7 Mar 11 #62

Even in the YouTube HFY stories on space adventures, the politician sending "Sternly Worded Letter" is present LiberalArkie Mar 10 #25

Thank you, Walz. JBTaurus83 Mar 10 #26

Directive, organization, humanpower and follow-through. More is definitely needed. twodogsbarking Mar 10 #27

Dems are "prisoners of the norms, prisoners of the institutions." summer_in_TX Mar 10 #30

That, and Dems need to understand that they are using a broken system to fix a broken system. OldBaldy1701E Mar 10 #48

That is a great way to describe it. Scrivener7 Mar 11 #61

He's right SunImp Mar 10 #31

"he says well why can't Democrats can "break the norms" for things like national healthcare" J_William_Ryan Mar 10 #32

It's spot on. iemanja Mar 10 #35

We've been furiously reading through The Marquess of Queensberry Rules of boxing hadEnuf Mar 10 #34

"Weird." -- Walz on Trump, Couchhumper, MAGA and Project 2025 Kid Berwyn Mar 10 #36

The same thing happened to Sarah Palin. ihaveaquestion Mar 10 #50

that meme is bullshit bigtree Mar 10 #39

Yes. Yelling "NERDS!" at Democrats. betsuni Mar 10 #44

Fuck this shit, we need real opposition to the thug regime and their propaganda and we need it yesterday! Initech Mar 10 #40

Oh, but strongly worded scolding of Democrats is really doing something. Everybody loves to be angry at Democrats. betsuni Mar 10 #42

True. This performative "blame the Dems" reflex is a gift to the GOP. QueerDuck Mar 10 #45

It's perfect. Convince your enemy to spend its time attacking itself as the enemy. betsuni Mar 10 #46

I agree with you. OldBaldy1701E Mar 10 #53

we fucking had a historical legislative session with historical legislative accomplishments bigtree Mar 11 #65

Umm... OldBaldy1701E Mar 11 #66

don't blame Democrats for that bigtree Mar 11 #69

Ahh... so my ideals are 'personal projections' that no one else wants. OldBaldy1701E Mar 12 #74

the 'overlords' made me say that bigtree Mar 12 #75

It's amazing Dems every win anything Thew Mar 10 #54

Understandable why this criticism resonates Deminpenn Mar 10 #43

YES orangecrush Mar 10 #47

AMEN, Tim. republianmushroom Mar 10 #49

Oh no, the Posse is gonna go after Tim! luv2fly Mar 10 #55

Uh oh! He's gonna get scolded by the cheerleaders! Orrex Mar 10 #57

A few years ago, LPBBEAR Mar 11 #60

PREACH!!!! ihaveaquestion Mar 11 #63

Democrats have been out of power in Congress for a while now bigtree Mar 11 #64

Hopium or Copium Aepps22 Mar 11 #72

K&R spanone Mar 11 #70

Democratic leadership listen to Tim. Break the Norms! Be Bold. Clouds Passing Mar 11 #71