Stephen Colbert shreds top Democrat Hakeem Jeffries for ‘silent’ protest at State of the Union: ‘A bold rebrand of doing jack squat’
Source: Aggravating_Money992
Stephen Colbert shreds top Democrat Hakeem Jeffries for ‘silent’ protest at State of the Union: ‘A bold rebrand of doing jack squat’
Source: Aggravating_Money992
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Colbert not wrong. Sitting there looking stern while he lies for two hours is basically a participation trophy.
Colbert is on point with his retorts lately.
He should have sat in the front row wearing a t-shirt with Trump and Epstein on it.
I’m guessing Trump has something on him, potentially handed to him by Musk and relating to his social media private messages.
We’re not allowed to talk about how criminally negligent our elected reps of the capital “D” flavor have been on Reddit (Reddit is still unaware of citizens united and the systems already in place that got us to this embarrassing point to begin with, so naturally; we’re still only allowed to blame everything on republicans) so it’s always nice when someone who these idiots actually listens to is able to say it out loud on network tv.
When I say this and I’m accused of supporting fascism and attacking democrats.
Colbert is spot on.
Participating gives the circus an air of legitimacy that it does not deserve.
Democrats need to realize that trying to look like the smartest guy in the room actually makes you look weak. No one respects weakness.
However, shrillness is also a bad look.
The goal should be to project strength while attacking the other side for being failed and incompetent. Playing stoic won’t get you there.
Jeffries needs to get some balls or take some stimulants.
IDK Why democratic approval ratings are so low. Their leaders make it clear they intend to **do nothing**. Chuck Schumer doesnt care if the masked police are shooting you at home; so long as Israel has funding for free healthcare nothing will change.
Fun fact not many people know: Jack Squat is actually Scott Free’s 2nd cousin on his mom’s side.
The party needs new leaders. Jeffries and Schumer are just puppets of big corporations.
The back-to-brunch libs are starting to wake up.
I got auto deleted for my last post so I need to add some nonsense to pass adhere to the rules. My original post:
MLK: “Shhh.”
Bullseye
I think its fun to ask “What would controlled opposition do differently?” and jf the answer is nothing, i assume they are
He needs a sign “People of color aren’t apes”. Good trouble!
Democrats lack the will to be confrontational, where they would & should eviscerate their opposition verbally with logic, facts, & morale decency. I will say I don’t think Jefferies is the person to do that. I do think he got eyes on the subject which was a goal he clearly had In mind. But Colbert is right it’s not enough and other people need to step up. We’re close to mid terms and a presidential election and there still aren’t clear front runners. GOP at least have their game plan down.
I’m surprised he didn’t have pearls to clutch
We live in a defacto fascist dictatorship. The President is defying the courts, the courts and congress have allowed him to violate the constitution, and he has built a private army that is murdering people in the streets without consequences. Attending his speeches is tacit approval of fascism. The canary in the coal mine is dead, the Dem establishment refuses to acknowledge it, and instead pay lip service in sternly worded statements.
Republican vs Democrat = Oligarchs vs Corporatists and it shows.
Hang on, during Obama’s day wasn’t it unheard of for Justice Alito to shake his head and mouth “not true” when Obama criticized Citizens United?
Acting insane is what MAGA does, State of the Union isn’t some new thing Trump put together to make himself look good. Democrats should still have some decorum.
These guys are like the kid in the outfield who hopes the ball doesn’t get hit to them. How dare us ask for more than sitting back collecting checks and gifts from lobbyists, enjoying their career titles and chit chatting with colleagues at parties. We’re like an annoyance to them.
reminder: November is not enough
getting the Democrats a majority in the midterms doesn’t solve the problems because they are also beholden to elite special interests.
until they deliver on a pro-American agenda of universal healthcare, ubi, and a wealth tax on holdings above $100M including income tax on loans obtained against stock holdings this round of change is not over.
until the current administration is tried for their crimes this round is not over.
Jeffries and Schumer have literally had their spines surgically removed
If Dems retake the House it *cannot* be Jeffries who gets the gavel. Dude has negative sauce and commands zero respect. Needs to be a fighter like Raskin or Jayapal.
The leadership Dems are about as useless as the Republicans are. They need to be primaried the hell out of there.
Shouldn’t have shown up. Nothing gained from giving it his attention. Only much-deserved criticism. Disappointing that he couldn’t meet the moment and be the leader of the resistance.
hey, remember summer 2024 when Dems started calling the GOP “weird” and laughing at their insane lies, and it rallied a whole bunch of people and things felt good for the first time in a decade, then they just…stopped?
we finally had these fascists on the back foot and then someone at the DNCC said we should dial back the “weird” talk, harris spent an entire debate just saying “boy, talk about extreme,” and here we are.
That’s the same as doing nothing.
At least wear a shirt
Something
I hope he gets voted out
You want to make it comfortable for the child rapist?
God the Democrats got some very weak people in office or you know co-conspirators
The opposing party never claps at the SOTU. Jeffries did nothing but wanted to take a victory lap for it.
Like Trump ever had a problem with a black man shutting up.
Democrats aren’t there to oppose anything. They are there to insider trade.
I think Jeffries is performative and lacks any authenticity at all.