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BumRushDaShow

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24. It's called "stirring the pot"
Wed Jul 16, 2025, 12:50 PM
Jul 2025

The more the GOP is focused on their own in-fighting, which is in turn magnified by the media that fed them in the first place, the less they can trigger in-fighting amongst Democrats when it comes to subjects like Mamdani vs Cuomo or "auto-pens", or like is about to happen imminently - the reappearance of Hunter Biden.

I truly think the "average", non-politically obsessed person knows it's bad. But when you have times like this, these people will find ways to TUNE OUT and try to focus on "self-preservation". They will go run off and turn on "Love Island" or binge "White Lotus" or whatever nonsense show.

Unfortunately, DU is a microcosm of this world and "tactics" to "get through to people" will obviously vary.

But we are watching the political parties themselves, at that higher level, engaging in tit for tats to "control the messaging". It's not the "average Democratic voter" doing this - it's the party leaders and operatives.

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"trolling" Who writes these ridiculous headlines? Prairie Gates Jul 2025 #1
Young people BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 #4
Wow Prairie Gates Jul 2025 #5
How would you describe Democrats' sudden focus on BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 #6
I think 'calling out', 'shaming', 'embarrassing' and your 'harassing' are all better than 'trolling' (nt) muriel_volestrangler Jul 2025 #15
And people wonder why you continue to see BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 #18
Is the use of "troll" concerned with race, then? muriel_volestrangler Jul 2025 #20
You need to deal with the interpretation of SLANG and its use in different communities BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 #21
So you're saying that it's fine for AP to use slang in its headlines that people interpret differently? muriel_volestrangler Jul 2025 #25
That's reality BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 #28
It's crap writing. Seriously. muriel_volestrangler Jul 2025 #29
But isn't that a problem that people have complained about BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 #30
I remember that cover! I was so busy looking at Preaident Obama, and First Lady Michelle's depictions, both.... electric_blue68 Jul 2025 #31
The Colombia School of Journalism had a blip about that BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 #32
But that implies that the person doing the trolling Miguelito Loveless Jul 2025 #11
And people wonder why there is a generational divide and discord within the party BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 #13
Is that a comparison you want to make? muriel_volestrangler Jul 2025 #14
And since "woke" was a term that came out of the black and brown community BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 #16
Point taken Miguelito Loveless Jul 2025 #19
Oh come on ... "But her emails" and "Lock her up" - THAT was trolling FakeNoose Jul 2025 #2
I wish they would troll him more over the tavernier Jul 2025 #3
The MAGats and their QAnon ilk subset BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 #9
That's my point tavernier Jul 2025 #22
It's called "stirring the pot" BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 #24
Sustain the pedo push BoRaGard Jul 2025 #7
be careful... myohmy2 Jul 2025 #8
"be careful......any 'client list' released by trump will probably contain mostly Dems" BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 #10
I'd rather see someone troll human rights violations, tariffs and financial crimes Marthe48 Jul 2025 #12
There's dirt on lots and lots of rich guys, I am sure. It's a hot potato, and always has been, usonian Jul 2025 #17
It's a trap Johnny2X2X Jul 2025 #23
Every day in every way Icanthinkformyself Jul 2025 #26
Its a perfectly fine title. Anyhoo, I thought it was well played by Khanna. Force them to take a vote. tulipsandroses Jul 2025 #27
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