Jim Carrey tears in to dems

[Demovictory9]

Jim Carrey
‏
Verified account

@JimCarrey
May 25
More
A word to the castrato Adam Schiff and other Democrats: If you can’t win a PR war against this mobbed up, dirty, rotten Cheeto, then you need to get out of politics. Get mad, Goddamnit! Show some passion! We’ve had it with your calm, reasonable manner! MAKE SOME F'ING NOISE!!!


https://twitter.com/JimCarrey?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

[saidsimplesimon]

1. Jim, I hear ya and thank you.

[Demsrule86]

284. Thanks for nothing...he should join the Republican party.

[USALiberal]

322. So your stance is the Dems are tough enough on trump??? nt

[shenmue]

403. Yes. Who else is fighting him?

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. Ya know, he could be on to something....

[quartz007]

34. Simple answer................

Most career politicians stay in business due to BIG donors, not small donors. Get my drift?

[smirkymonkey]

73. I get it. But I think it can change.

Call me a hopeless optimist. But that has been the trend lately. There is no limit to what individuals can do when they are committed.

[George II]

128. On what to you base that broad, sweeping proclamation? That's about as offensive as the OP cartoon.

[quartz007]

150. Not hard, Google donor lists!

[George II]

153. Better yet, google "FEC Regulations", you may be surprised.

[ehrnst]

382. Even easier - just go to OpenSecrets

Senator Sanders' "independent expenditure" SuperPac is listed:

www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.php?cycle=2016&strID=C00490375


www.opensecrets.org/outsidespending/recips.php?cycle=2016&cmte=C00490375


www.opensecrets.org/outsidespending/detail.php?cmte=C00490375&cycle=2016


www.opensecrets.org/pacs/pacgave2.php?cycle=2016&cmte=C00490375


Who are the donors? NNU itself and its affiliate California Nurses Assn.

www.opensecrets.org/outsidespending/detail.php?cmte=C90013616&cycle=2016

Where did they get the money? They don't say. They are only required to disclose individuals who gave more than $200. There are none listed.


And this:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=10663156

[quartz007]

383. Even better!!!

[lapucelle]

393. I agree that it's better,

but there doesn't seem to be anything simple about trying to trace a super pac's millions back to identifiable donors, only to find that ultimately none are actually disclosed.

[George II]

394. "Oh, the humanity!"

[Cha]

147. Yeah, you're dissing our Democratic Party saying they're

not FOR the People.

You're WRONG.

[quartz007]

152. Never said that!

What I really said is without the BIG donors, career politicians have a difficult time winning elections. There are exceptions of course. Bernie Sanders is a prime example of someone who thrives on small donations.

Also I realize that some politicians genuinely care for the people. But most people do not know who they are unless they follow voting patterns in congress. Even us political junkies do not studiously follow congressional votes on every bill.

[George II]

156. But you're wrong..."big" donors can't contribute to so-called "career politicians", and.....

....you're incorrect about someone "thriving on small donations".

Whereas he'd like you to think his average contribution two years ago was $27, in fact that average was more like $60+, which is in line with many politicians. I could get into more details but......

[sunRISEnow]

157. 10,000,000.?

[George II]

160. Shhhhh....

$10M in "small contributions" all in one day. Don't tell anyone!!

[quartz007]

162. What are the donation limits on "Pacs"?

As I keep posting again and again, so long as politicians depend on donations, it encourages influence peddling, lobbyists, and special interests.

I would like to see all private funding made illegal and all campaigns should be publicly funded and shorten the campaign spans. Only then a true democracy can emerge.

[George II]

166. Same as individuals, $2700.

[former9thward]

395. Nice try.

You are very well aware what PACs do is NOT individual donations. It is "independent" spending on behalf of a candidate or against their opponent. This is where career politicians get their big donors. There are no real limits on what donors can give PACs or what can be done with the money. Remember Citizens United which there has been countless posts about?

[George II]

396. That's "almost" true. PACs don't make "independent" contributions, SUPER PACs do. PACs...

...are limited to the same maximum as individuals. There is a distinct difference between PACs and SUPER PACs, and the rules governing each are different.

Check out post #382 in this discussion. It is enlightening.

[quartz007]

410. This says different????

https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=r0gMW-3fKOaO5wKB4oPADw&q=how+much+can+corporations+contribute+to+political+campaigns&oq=how+much+can+corporations+contribute+&gs_l=psy-ab.1.0.0i22i30k1l4.2634.12062.0.16861.37.37.0.0.0.0.334.4906.0j28j1j1.30.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..7.30.4893...0j0i131k1j33i160k1.0.bNIlo39TsHU

[George II]

411. I read my original chart wrong, PACs can contribute up to $5000.

But $5000 doesn't constitute a "big donor" as it's being portrayed here.

BTW, a married couple can contribute $5400.

[Demsrule86]

282. I want a unicorn... with United which was inflicted on us by Nader and his Green slime, we can't

do as you suggest...at least if we elect Democrats, we have shot.I will never get a unicorn sadly, and you have an equally bad chance of winning anything if you kneecap Democrats by holding them to a standard of purity in terms of campaign finance that the other side does not have to adhere to. Jim Carrey is a jerk on this.

[Cha]

176. Good! Because they are for the

People.. and I don't want to see anyone dissing our Hard working Dems on the front lines.

And, please don't give any "prime examples". I don't buy into that. he's no better than anyone else fighting for our Democracy.

[ehrnst]

278. He needs the financial support and backing of the Democratic establishment to run.

As has been discussed thoroughly on DU when recently announced he would once again run as a Democrat, then decline the nomination, just every time he runs in the primary in VT.

And what "large donors" are you talking about?

You don't seem to be familiar with campaign finance law...

[quartz007]

369. I use "donors" loosely, not in strictest legal terms

It could mean starting a new PAC, donating to an existing PAC, or corporate donations.

[George II]

384. Corporate contributions are prohibited. No ifs, ands, or buts.

[quartz007]

388. What? I thought court said corporations are people??

[George II]

392. Read the FEC Regulations, Federal Campaign Finance Laws, and the Citizens United Decision.

[quartz007]

409. Too busy playing golf, sorry no time for that!

why don't you please summarize how corporations pour in so much money into politicians? You seem to have time to read all that stuff.

[George II]

412. How can I summarize something that I don't believe happens? Since you're the one....

...who claimed it, why don't you give a few details?

[quartz007]

415. Top contributors to Trump 2016 campaign

https://www.opensecrets.org/pres16/contributors?id=N00023864

[George II]

416. Read the disclaimers at the bottom of the page. There are similar lists....

....(different magnitudes and amounts) for just about every candidate.

[ehrnst]

385. Actually, "donors" is a very specific term, legally speaking, when it

comes to campaigns.

It's not a "loose" term, as we have seen with the Stormy Daniels hush money.

If Michael Cohen paid Stormy to stay quiet for the duration of the campaign, that is considered a campaign donation.

Of course if a SuperPac pays for ads supporting a candidate, that is not considered a donation, even though those ads may cost millions of dollars that a candidate does not have to spend.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=10663156

[quartz007]

391. Correct, I don't have to use a "Legal" term

I am not writing a court document or a congressional bill. Hence I do not have to be legally correct in expressing an opinion.

What I mean by "donations" is the money which flows to political candidates DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY to help them get elected.

As I keep posting again and again, PRIVATE DONATIONS encourage special interests and Lobbyists to influence politicians.

Only way the corruption will end is by financing all campaigns with tax money allocated by the government. Make all private donations ILLEGAL.

[ehrnst]

297. Bernie is a career politician, and has benefitted from SuperPac support.

Some very generous support from SuperPacs.

[Me.]

355. Yes He Has...Here's A Sample

“This is a guaranteed drink for Debate Night Bingo. Sanders’s rejection of super PACs has become such a core part of his campaign that his supporters worked it into their chant: “We don’t need a Super PAC, Bernie Sanders has our back.Yet there are some important distinctions glossed over in this claim, which obscures the fact that Sanders has benefited from outside groups, including a super PAC that has spent more than $1 million campaigning for him. Let’s check it out….

Most presidential candidates have tacitly sanctioned super PACs that support them and act as extensions of their official campaigns. They often are run by the candidates’ former staffers or top allies, and the candidates help raise money for these super PACs. For example, Jeb Bush’s allies run a super PAC and nonprofit called Right to Rise. Hillary Clinton’s super PACs, Priorities USA Action and Correct the Record, are run by her top allies. Such super PACs have been criticized for blurring the line between coordination and non-coordination. (Check out this helpful graphic by The Washington Post and the Center for Responsive Politics.)

Technically, there is no super PAC sanctioned by Sanders in the same way that other candidates have. There have been three unaffiliated ones. Billionaires for Bernie has not raised any money. Collective Actions PAC raised just $443. Sanders has worked to disassociate himself from these groups, PolitiFact found.

The third has gotten the most attention: a super PAC financed by the nurses union. The National Nurses United for Patient Protection has spent nearly $1.2 million as of February 2016 in support of Sanders, including on mailers and a bus tour through several key early primary states.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2016/02/11/sanderss-claim-that-he-does-not-have-a-super-pac/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.0000b15da80c


“On Thursday, Sanders won the support of Communications Workers of America, another major labor union. At an event announcing the endorsement, a similar tension was on display. Sanders denounced big money in politics, but CWA president Chris Shelton indicated the union is likely to use its super PAC to support his campaign. “We will respect Bernie’s wishes, but we will use all legal and possible resources to get him elected,” Candice Johnson, a spokesperson for the union said. “We do have a super PAC, but it’s a super PAC of a union of 700,000 working people, not a couple of billionaires. That’s a big difference.”

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/12/bernie-sanders-super-pac/420930/

“It is an unusual arrangement: Instead of billionaire donors looking to fund television ads, Sanders campaign staffers have formed a dissenting splinter group in the northernmost state and campaign on the ground for the Alaska caucus. From a drab shopping mall storefront, they want to take on Clinton’s powerful alliance on the Acela corridor.

The group also exists in murky legal territory, as federal election law requires a “cooling-off period” that prevents a candidate’s staff from leaving the campaign and doing certain kinds of work for a supporting super PAC within 120 days. America’s Youth PAC disputes it is doing anything illegal, but several independent campaign finance experts said it was pressing the boundaries of election law.”

http://time.com/4261350/bernie-sanders-super-pac-alaska-millenials/

[ehrnst]

381. That is some big $$$, (nt)

[Me.]

386. And Didn't Weaver Form Some Kind Of PAC

or something which allows them to accept money but not reveal the donor?

[Me.]

390. Here's What I Was Thinking About

It's Not A Pac....

Nonprofit Structure Backfires on 'Our Revolution'

“Tonight I want to introduce you to a new, independent nonprofit organization that is called Our Revolution, which is inspired by the historic Bernie 2016 presidential campaign,” said Sanders at the event, which was livestreamed to some 300,000 supporters. The group, Sanders declared, “will be fighting at the grassroots level for changes in their local school boards, in their city councils, in their state legislatures and in their representation in Washington.”

But the enthusiastic applause that greeted Sanders in Burlington contrasted sharply with the messy controversies and bad press dogging Our Revolution even before its official launch. On the same day that Sanders introduced the group, The New York Times reported that Our Revolution had been “met by a staff revolt” in the form of eight staff resignations. The malcontents blasted Sanders’s selection of his campaign manager, Jeff Weaver, to head the new organization, and complained that Our Revolution’s structure as a nonprofit 501(c)(4) social welfare group creates organizational and ethics problems.”

http://prospect.org/article/nonprofit-structure-backfires-our-revolution

[ehrnst]

397. Yep.(nt)

[fleabiscuit]

238. Amazing ain't it.

[Cha]

243. Yeah, all the RECS for Carrey depicting Adam Schiff as being

"castrated"..

‘Liegate’: Rep. Adam Schiff calls out Trump on ‘Spygate’ claim

https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2018/05/24/%E2%80%98liegate-rep.-adam-schiff-calls-out-trump-%E2%80%98spygate-claim/35311303/

Link to tweet

"For his part, the Democratic congressman fired right back at Trump, mocking his reportedly frequent use of “executive time” to watch television."

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

They're dissing all the excellent work Adam has done for us as if it were nothing. Unreal, flea

[saidsimplesimon]

254. Not dissing Adam,

just supporting a fellow traveler's frustration with the bi-partisan approach.

[Cha]

256. Rah Rah a drawing of Adam Schiff "castrated" is

is Dissing him.. no matter how you try to spin it.

Link to tweet

[saidsimplesimon]

259. OK, Cha

I apologize to you and the members of this site. My bad

[50 Shades Of Blue]

298. ITA and I'm stunned this vicious attack on a dedicated Trump-fighting Dem

like Schiff is not only allowed to stand here, of all places, but is actually being huzzahed. What has Carrey done to fight Trump aside from posting cartoons? Meanwhile Schiff works tirelessly against Trump where it actually matters. Here's what Carrey's done: he's given Trump a great big present, in this piece of utterly twisted ammunition, to use against one of Trump's most tireless foes.

[Cha]

301. I know it's surreal, 50 Shades. Jim Carrey

has done nothing to fight trump except cartoons.. while Adam Schiff has been out there on the Front Lines Fighting for our Democracy tirelessly as you noted.

trump better Not display Carrey's depiction of Adam Schiff as a Gotcha.

[Eliot Rosewater]

377. It is frustrating. Jim Carrey wants what we want, he may have gone the wrong way

to do it, but Jim suffers from the same misconception many do as to HOW democrats can get on TV to show their anger.

They cant just call reporters from major networks to come to their office, doesnt work like that.

[Demsrule86]

285. Hell would freeze over before I would rec this sorry post. Adam has done great work and Jim is

wrong and behaving like an asshole. I suppose we can expect more of this as the midterms loom...well clear to see on this thread who supports Democrats and who doesn't.

[Cha]

295. Thanks Demsrule... one thing

Last edited Sun May 27, 2018, 09:48 AM - Edit history (1)

about this flagrant lie from Carrey is.. I found out more about Adam Schiff than I knew.

Just a few examples from him and about him..

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

ETA~

Link to tweet

[onlyadream]

304. Right. Adam Schaffer is a treasure

Jim Carey is venting his frustration on the wrong person. Go after the GOP Congress who are enabling Trump, or the religious right, who are the biggest hypocrites ever.

[Cha]

305. Mahalo, onlyadream.. yes, Carrey is venting on the Wrong person..

I can't wait until we get out of this living nightmare.

[Demsrule86]

307. Me too...it is surreal.

[Demsrule86]

308. It is so much easier to attack Democrats and you get so much more publicity too.

[Demsrule86]

306. Thank you Cha...I really appreciate the information.

[Cha]

309. You're

[Demsrule86]

315. I really love your posts Cha and you!

[Cha]

316. Gee Thanks, Demsrule!

You too

[Demsrule86]

402. Thank you also!

[ehrnst]

283. Large donations - like $1 million in ads from SuperPacs like National Nurses United?

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/29/us/politics/bernie-sanders-is-democrats-top-beneficiary-of-outside-spending-like-it-or-not.html

[Cha]

80. I'm not flaming, smirky .. just saying that I do Not

think Adam Schiff, who is out there all the time on the Front Lines, trying to save our Democracy, deserves to be depicted as "Castrated".

[TheRealNorth]

90. Agree

I was very happy that Adam Schiff beat the Republicans to the punch Thursday and getting in front of the cameras and saying there was no FBI spying.

[Cha]

93. Mahalo, TheRealNorth! Yes, it was Adam Schiff who

got out there Thursday and said there was NO FBI spying.

[smirkymonkey]

117. No, he is one of the best ones. I agree.

I just wish more of them would get some backbone and attack these bastards because there is so much to attack them on. They are destroying this country. I want to see more Democrats out there FIGHTING! I'm sorry, I just wish they would be a bit more aggressive against this assault on our nation.

Mahalo, Cha!

[Cha]

159. Agree, smirky..

[kacekwl]

144. Schiff is really the only one who is speaking at all.

It's not his nature to be loud and harsh. I be there is someone they could find in the Democratic party who could. Come on guys and gals, someone step up loudly.

[Cha]

161. I miss Harry!

[mcar]

168. This is simply not true

Many Democrats are speaking out, on TV, on social media, in print media.

I see them and I hear them on a daily basis.

[Cha]

169. Mahalo, mcar!

[mcar]

200. So tired of this, Cha

People are applauding this filthy lie while 1500 children have gotten "lost" by ICE.

[Cha]

207. Yeah, "applauding" Adam Schiff "Castrated" when

he is one of the hardest working Dems out there.

Link to tweet

Fucking asshole trump calls him "little" and Adam Schiff keeps his cool.

[George II]

172. No he's not, MANY members of the House and Senate have been speaking out.

[NickB79]

225. Al Franken knew how to get loud

Sadly, he is no longer in Washington.

[Demsrule86]

286. I am sick of hearing about Franken. Maybe he should have stayed and fought for his seat.

And I was unhappy with the entire thing.

[sunRISEnow]

335. Right. To say he is the one that stands up, yet easily walking away from position suggest otherwise.

Without a fight, without explanation, without a word.

Interesting.

[Demsrule86]

401. I expect his feelings were hurt or he just had enough...but there is no reason to continue worrying

about it. What is done is done.

[Pensfan8771]

129. You're right

I believe Democrats should do everything in their power to grind government business to a halt until the investigations are concluded. Do you know how much damage the GOP are doing on a daily basis and we aren't even trying any parliamentary tricks to gum up the works? Did you also know that a recent poll found that 59% of the respondents didn't know of any of the charges stemming from the Mueller investigation? We are losing the PR war and our country in the process, i fear

[sheshe2]

220. You are calling for the Democrats to shut down this government to make a point?

[ehrnst]

279. That works so well for Republicans, doesn't it?

[Demsrule86]

287. It won't work. If you notice as the midterms approached they made a deal so as not to shut down the

government. Those who want to shut down the government risk the midterm for nothing. We won't win as the GOP loves a shutdown they can blame on us.

[cynatnite]

4. Gotta disagree with Jim on this...

As long as tRump opens his trap, sucks the oxygen out of the room and corporate media trips over their own feet to report it, the Dems are out in the cold.

The only way any of this changes is beating the repubs in November.

[msongs]

9. one does things because they are right to do, not just for PR reasons. nt

[cynatnite]

12. Agreed and the Dems do speak out...

But with tRump, whose turned the WH into a racist and traitorous reality show, corporate media is going to go at it 24/7 when he opens his mouth.

The Dems aren't heard because no one's paying attention to them.

Of course, we get our nightly outrage with folks like Ari, Rachel, Joy and others, but it's still almost always about tRump.

[KPN]

43. Yeah, but we have been right and

doing the right thing to do all along. You would think if they were effective strategies we'd be much further along. On some fronts, we've been backsliding significantly. The high road has always been my preferred approach, but at some point you have to question its efficacy.

[Demsrule86]

288. Not if they are smart...we have to win or we will lose every bit of progressive policy ....the house

is on fire and it is not 'smart' to do thing which will cost us the midterms.

[0rganism]

15. we don't win in November unless something changes

something's got to change or we wake up after another tragic night wondering what happened to our lovely Blue Wave.

[appalachiablue]

69. It requires major change to impact outcomes,.

Cowards die a thousand deaths, my father always said.

[0rganism]

345. so far there's been one major change that's got everyone talking

and that's Agent Orange's unlikely ascent to incredible power
thanks to that major change, the electoral problems we faced in 2016 are not only still present in 2018, they get reinforced every damn day. now when Trump holds one of his Nuremberg rallies he can call it "Presidential" and campaign all over the country (on the taxpayer's dime) for "Keeping America Great". what have we got going up against that? he's the POTUS, so networks treat every stupid turd that drops from his shit eating mouth like it came from a responsible public servant. and that is the bare minimum of the forces arrayed against us. this is a difficult position for Democrats, and one that is unlikely to change between now and November 2020, so something else has to give or we'll be in even deeper shit than we are now.

how's your father doing? healthy and unfoxified i hope. ALS took my father in 2011 and now i'm glad he died while Obama was still in office because this federal-level bullshit would have driven him 100% insane, no question.

[ehrnst]

280. "unless something changes"

What specifically?

We stop efforts on social justice?

We stop calling DT out when he is harming our country?

Someone waves a magic wand and state voter suppression laws suddenly disappear?


What?

[0rganism]

339. well, since you asked...

how about
1. the media ends their Herculean efforts at normalizing Agent Orange
2. Mueller drops a whole mess of indictments on the inner circle
3. someone waves a magic wand and Americans vote for rational government over base impulses
just for starters

[Demsrule86]

289. Bullshit. We win in November unless we listen to the shit that some are suggesting...

We have no power so the idea that we try and do stuff that play right into the GOP hands like shutting down the government is foolish and the specials indicate a real opportunity in the house despite the gerrymander and maybe even the senate...however, the some of the most important elections are governors and legislators so we stop the gerrymander.

[0rganism]

341. how's that generic ballot poll holding up for you? like what you see?

i sincerely hope November 7 is everything you figure it will be, no changes needed.

it's not enough to win some house seats, we have to win well over 20, which seems less and less likely every passing week. we'll be very lucky indeed to hold ground in the senate. as you observed, state legislatures and governorships are very important too -- we need that to go extremely well, people are suffering under the state GOP yoke.

[sunRISEnow]

351. We are still winning elections across the nation. The wave appears strong thru fact.

I cannot place the poll as the indicator, over fact. How about if we continue to pay attention instead of deciding behavior up against a poll the might have value but likely has no value?

[0rganism]

358. i certainly hope you're correct

the special elections so far point to a satisfying November. but i thought Hillary was going to be our next president, too.

and now Trump is in an even stronger position to distract and disrupt.

i'll just say i have serious concerns about the rising levels of obviously false propaganda being circulated in this country at this time. i expect the gaslighting to intensify throughout the summer. if/when Trump lands his much-ballyhoo'd summit with Kim, his presence will become even more ubiquitous than it is now.

and when the media focuses on Trump rather than the effects of his disastrous policies, he "wins".

[sunRISEnow]

359. I agree. We are really going to have to stay focused. Learn from 2016. Recognize it quickly and

address. Then move on to the next one. It makes it challenging when having to address all the many lies. But we see, people are willing to believe the most ridiculous ones, like Pizza gate.

It is a tough climate and Carrey only fed into it.

[Demsrule86]

400. Generic ballots are pretty meaningless but actually, the last few days pretty good.

[EndGOPPropaganda]

338. We're going to win big. Still: GOTV!

[quartz007]

38. you gotta hand it to tRump,

he is experienced in how to exploit his megaphone, from years and years of selling his brand based on "name". Ever seen any of his properties without a big "TRUMP" sign?

[cynatnite]

45. Media manipulation isn't anything new...

What's kept him where he is are the complicit repubs who prop him and his message up.

[quartz007]

48. actually 90% of republicans opposed him during primaries

The Bush brothers notably did not even vote for tRump in the general. Now it seems 90% have fallen in line behind his big fat ass.

[cynatnite]

49. They fell pretty quickly behind his fat ass when he won the nomination. n/t

[smirkymonkey]

171. Because they fall in lockstep behind any republican.

They are sheep.

[Cha]

201. Hand it to the freaking M$M.. who gave/gives

him the MegaPhone all the time.. they fucking helped normalize him.

[Demsrule86]

290. I hand nothing to Trump...and perhaps this isn't the best site to praise Trump...just saying.

[smirkymonkey]

170. I think the media is a huge problem here.

When we do speak up, we aren't given a platform or a voice media wise, or if we are it is rare. I am sick of seeing clips of Trump and his stupid ass declarations and they are allowed to stand with no rebuttal or challenge because the media is pushing a certain agenda. This has to stop. He must be allowed to be challenged publicly on everything he says.

[betsuni]

175. The other day I was watching PBS Newshour and Democrats' press conference was

mentioned only for a few seconds, no story, just a written statement that they held a press conference. Maybe they did a story later, but if they did, I didn't see it. Evidently not worthy of "News"hour.

[Cha]

217. Mahalo, cynatnite.. Depicting Adam Schiff as "castrated"

shows he hasn't been paying attention to him at all.

‘Liegate’: Rep. Adam Schiff calls out Trump on ‘Spygate’ claim

https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2018/05/24/%E2%80%98liegate-rep.-adam-schiff-calls-out-trump-%E2%80%98spygate-claim/35311303/

Link to tweet

"For his part, the Democratic congressman fired right back at Trump, mocking his reportedly frequent use of “executive time” to watch television."

Link to tweet

[R B Garr]

251. Thanks for your positive posts about Adam Schiff, Cha.

Carrey obviously doesn’t know much about how effective Schiff is. He handed James Rogan of the Clinton impeachment posse a huge loss by being his incisive, intelligent self. He is devastatingly effective. I would not want to be up against him.

[Cha]

255. Oh Good to know, RB! Here's a Tweet for you..

Link to tweet

You're Thank you!

[R B Garr]

265. Great Tweet, Cha. Says it all. Why mess with a good thing.

[Scruffy1]

241. Or stealing his thunder.

Extraordinary times call for extraordinary tactics.

[Cha]

269. Yes, extraordinary times.. but it doesn't

call for Carrey to LIE his damn ass off about Adam Schiff. I'm sure he's got trump smiling like he just ate shite.

[Trust Buster]

5. I have been recently criticized on other DU threads for saying the same.

[Cha]

219. Oh, you said Adam Schiff was "castrated"?

‘Liegate’: Rep. Adam Schiff calls out Trump on ‘Spygate’ claim

https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2018/05/24/%E2%80%98liegate-rep.-adam-schiff-calls-out-trump-%E2%80%98spygate-claim/35311303/

Link to tweet

"For his part, the Democratic congressman fired right back at Trump, mocking his reportedly frequent use of “executive time” to watch television."

Link to tweet

[Trust Buster]

231. I never posted that Schiff was castrated. You need to delete your post falsely accusing me.

[Cha]

237. I asked you a Question! Because you said you

were saying the same thing as the OP.

Your quote..

Trust Buster (6,330 posts)

5. I have been recently criticized on other DU threads for saying the same.

[BlueJac]

6. Sad but true!

It seems like a common problem.

[Cha]

84. No, it's Not true.. No way does Adam Schiff deserve

to be depicted as "castrated".

Shame on you all for lapping this up.

[monmouth4]

94. Thank you Cha, so agree with you...n/t

[Cha]

97. Mahalo, monmouth.

[mcar]

126. I can't believe what I'm reading on this thread

No, scratch that, I can. Seems some "progressives" are happier slamming Democrats with false criticisms than in fighting the Nazis in the White House and Congress.

[Cha]

158. To depict Adam Schiff as "castrated".. of all Dems..

is horribly Disrespecting all the Excellent work he has done for us.

It is incredible to me that so many who have seen what he has done are jumping on Jim Carry's "Castration" band wagon.

[mcar]

163. It's foul, Cha

Not to mention stupid.

[Cha]

183. It's Ridiculous! Way stupid.

‘Liegate’: Rep. Adam Schiff calls out Trump on ‘Spygate’ claim

https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2018/05/24/%E2%80%98liegate-rep.-adam-schiff-calls-out-trump-%E2%80%98spygate-claim/35311303/

I like Carrey but that doesn't mean I have to abide by this stupidity.

[smirkymonkey]

173. Not true. We are not slamming Democrats by asking them to be better, to be more aggressive in

fighting this cancer in the White House. We just want to see our side win and we see this as constructive criticism, not "slamming".

[sheshe2]

196. Constructive criticism is fine.

Supporting a thread that shows Schiff castrated is not.

Sorry smirky, this is just not right.

[Demsrule86]

310. Yes you are. When you blam Democrats for this cancer which is GOP shit...you are doing exactly

Democrats have no power to 'fight' (thanks to the parties are same fools)and the suggestions on this thread would only help Republicans win yet again.

[Tarheel_Dem]

167. +1. I guess Carrey belongs to the Hollywood chapter of OR? We're Democrats. No need for us to....

become what we claim to despise. This is highly insulting to Adam Schiff, and Democrats alike. In case Jim Carrey hasn't noticed, we don't control Congress or the m$m for that matter.

[Cha]

185. It is horribly insulting to Adam Schiff who is our there on

our front lines, Tarheel. "Castrated"? Really, Carrey?

‘Liegate’: Rep. Adam Schiff calls out Trump on ‘Spygate’ claim

https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2018/05/24/%E2%80%98liegate-rep.-adam-schiff-calls-out-trump-%E2%80%98spygate-claim/35311303/

Tarheel

[sprinkleeninow]

271. I saw this yesterday and thought: Whiskey-Tango-Alpha-Foxtrot!! /eom

[Demsrule86]

291. If it is true...that Democrats are castrated and I resent the implication as a woman...than

it was the left left (Green slime) who did it so they should shut the fuck up. Now Carrey did support Hillary but I am still pissed at this unfair attack...and those who support it should be ashamed in my opinion.

[stonecutter357]

7. cool story bro !

[marble falls]

8. WTF are you thinking???

[Thrill]

10. Shsssh can't sound the alarm around here

[Cha]

195. This is a stupid Alarm on Adam Schiff depicted as

"castrated". There's honest alarms and there's false alarms.

‘Liegate’: Rep. Adam Schiff calls out Trump on ‘Spygate’ claim

https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2018/05/24/%E2%80%98liegate-rep.-adam-schiff-calls-out-trump-%E2%80%98spygate-claim/35311303/

[Demsrule86]

292. What alarm? That we take a guy who has worked hard for our side and stab him in the back or we let

a celebrity lead us around by the nose?

[Cha]

373. GREAT POST, Demsrule!

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210663400

[Demsrule86]

399. Thank you Cha!

[stonecutter357]

11. it's disgusting .

[Cha]

56. It's heinoulsy disgusting to depict Adam Schiff as

"castrated".. Shame on Carrey and everyone here who agrees with this shite.

[wryter2000]

63. Completely disgusting

I'm sorry I had to see it here.

[Owl]

13. Awesome!

K&R

[oasis]

14. Wake the fuck up Jimbo, Schiff doesn't have a bully pulpit to run PR.

[NurseJackie]

25. Thank you for your excellent post. (From a fellow Real World resident.)

[oasis]

85. Yup. Carrey should be heaping praise on Schiff for his poise and

persistence in wrestling with both the Trump Administration and the Ryan/Nunes GOP obfuscation apparatus.

[wryter2000]

62. Yeah, but

Why let reality get in the way of a really good rant?

[oasis]

100. Jim had better check himself before he ends up being the

object of ridicule. His characterization of the congressman revealed his lack of respect in the most classless way.

[stonecutter357]

16. susan sarandon types make me sick ....

[TomCADem]

17. Thank you comrade for attacking Democrats!

[tonyt53]

91. BINGO!!!

[50 Shades Of Blue]

18. This is vile.

[OnDoutside]

41. +1 and untrue. Schiff has 1000 times more class than Carey will ever have. He'd be

better off taking better care of his girlfriends.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

46. Yeah, Carrey is no prince.

His picture is a piece of shit. Trump must love it.

[Demovictory9]

52. 99% of his tweets have been anti GOP, strongly anti GOP

Jim Carrey
‏
Verified account

@JimCarrey
Apr 3
More
If u believe wrestling is real u may even believe Fox news, Info Wars and the robotic drones on Sinclair Broadcasting. But wrestling doesn’t harm viewers. Performers like Sean Hannity and Alex Jones should join the WWE where their hyperbole will do less damage to the culture.

[Demovictory9]

55. but sometimes he takes on both GOP and Dems

More
And let’s not kid ourselves... rotting donkeys stink too. @DNC


602 replies 2,740 retweets 15,869 likes
Reply 602 Retweet 2.7K Like 16K Direct message

Jim Carrey
‏
Verified account

@JimCarrey
May 5
More
Elephants take a long time to decompose... and the stench can be unbearable. @GOP


746 replies 5,136 retweets 28,164 likes
Reply 746 Retweet 5.1K Like 28K Direct message

Jim Carrey
‏
Verified account

@JimCarrey
May 3

[50 Shades Of Blue]

101. Anyone who trashes Rep. Schiff, someone I

Respect and watch take on Republicans on a regular basis, can go fuck himself. I can't believe Carrey, an actor with a shady history with women who just recently started going after Repugs with cartoon illustrations, is now taking precedence over Adam Schiff, a very hardworking Democrat who is trying his best to stop Nunes on the ground and who I see on MSNBC and CNN all the time. Schiff is walking the walk and talking the talk. Carrey is just tweeting cartoons.

[Cha]

376. And, the one in the OP is deplorably Wrong.. 50

Shades is right.



https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210663400

[aikoaiko]

19. But we loves some Jim Carrey when he goes after college graduates

Love the monster you helped create.

[johnp3907]

20. When Jerry Lewis wannabes play political analyst.

[wryter2000]

67. You nailed it

I've been trying to find a way to describe his "acting." Jerry Lewis was a no-talent, too, AFAIC.

[johnp3907]

70. I usually call Carrey a poor man's Sammy Petrillo.

But I realize most people would have to google that name.

[wryter2000]

75. I would

Stick with Jerry Lewis.

[demmiblue]

21. Scihff has been one of our most outspoken Dems.

I don't get it.

I think I will ignore Carrey until he comes to his senses (or maybe not).

[RandomAccess]

24. You're missing the message

Read it again.

It's not JUST about speaking up -- it's about speaking up with passion and anger. Our great leaders need to show some passion, and some anger.

[demmiblue]

31. Nope, he has always been passionately outspoken.

Sure, some could kick it up a notch, but Schiff is working his strengths (intelligence and knowledge). He has consistently done a great job in taking down the GOP.

[RandomAccess]

32. He's great -- but not very loud

Needs to be a LOT louder; all of them do.

You're free to think everything's just hunky dory, but I know that there's not nearly enough Democratic outrage happening, and it needs to happen a LOT, and LOUD so that the MSM picks it up and we start countering Trump lies a lot more effectively than we're doing at the moment.

[demmiblue]

33. "You're free to think everything's just hunky dory"

WTF, dude... did I say that?!

[cynatnite]

39. How much outrage?

Should Dems go on TV stomp their feet and yell at the camera?

Thing is, that will not work. In fact, that has a tendency to backfire. We do not need a Dem to be in a repub ad with them pointing to it and saying "look at how much they hate our president".

We need reasoned people who will make their case logically and with a level head. Getting all outraged, hot under the collar and all that isn't going to get us far. It might help a little, but the backfire could be a lot worse.

Oh, and keep in mind that tRump still sucks all the oxygen out of the room and the media trips over themselves to cover it.

The only way for any of this to change is that Dems have to win in November. The repubs run it all right now.

[RandomAccess]

54. How much outrage?

Enough to suck a little of that oxygen.

[Demovictory9]

64. How do Dems win in Nov without making a little noise?

I am scared everyone is assuming an easy takeover for Dems in Nov.

[mythology]

188. And you thought the best way to alleviate that fear was this nonsense?

Seriously? You think saying Democrats suck is going to encourage us to turn out or something?

[Demovictory9]

191. settle down

[Demsrule86]

311. It is not easy. But we are after GOP seats in moderate GOP districts...'noise' can only hurt our

chances...we need to run on the ACA and local issues.

[sheshe2]

165. "speak softly, and carry a big stick."

Big Stick ideology
Big Stick ideology, Big Stick diplomacy, or Big Stick policy refers to U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy: "speak softly, and carry a big stick." Roosevelt described his style of foreign policy as "the exercise of intelligent forethought and of decisive action sufficiently far in advance of any likely crisis".

Big Stick ideology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Stick_ideology

[RandomAccess]

186. speak softly and

get ignored by the media

[liberalnarb]

205. Exactly.

[sheshe2]

209. So we embrace trumps style?

Rant. Rave. Tweet. Champaign 24/7. Scream. Ridicule. All with spittle flying and tearing the opposing party to pieces without a shred of evidence. Alrighty then.

[NurseJackie]

211. Exactly. Thank you.

High emotions = less thinking. (As we see so often.)

Schiff doesn't deserve this kind of bullshit attack and smearing.

[sheshe2]

213. No, Schiff does not deserve these attacks.

Same thing was said about Obama. He did not deserve them either.

[Cha]

227. Yeah, they're cheering on Adam Schiff as being "castrated"

like they don't have a gd clue what he's done for us.. out on the front lines.

‘Liegate’: Rep. Adam Schiff calls out Trump on ‘Spygate’ claim

https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2018/05/24/%E2%80%98liegate-rep.-adam-schiff-calls-out-trump-%E2%80%98spygate-claim/35311303/

Link to tweet

"For his part, the Democratic congressman fired right back at Trump, mocking his reportedly frequent use of “executive time” to watch television."

Link to tweet

Excellent point, she!

[sheshe2]

233. Insanity, Cha.

[RandomAccess]

340. SURELY, my dear sheshe,

you can think of some options between the two extremes. If not, I'm sure I can't help you.

[smirkymonkey]

182. +1000

I agree, we need to be louder, meaner and more aggressive. There are a number of Democratic politicians who are speaking up, but not nearly enough and not nearly with the outrage that our current situation requires. I support all of them, I just want them to be more fierce because this is really a matter of life and death for some people.

[MrScorpio]

83. It's not "anger" and "passion" that persuades me

Last edited Sat May 26, 2018, 10:00 PM - Edit history (1)

It’s facts and logic.

My cerebellum and prefrontal cortex have more of a sway on me than my medulla oblongata.

[Cha]

87. Yeah, mine too.. what you said.

[RandomAccess]

96. You're not the one who needs to be reached and persuaded

What I'm talking about is this:

59% of Americans don't think the Mueller team has found any crimes.
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/389039-poll-majority-of-americans-dont-know-that-mueller-probe-has

Trump lies daily, hourly and there's not enough pushback on his lies. They include lies about Democrats (such as Dems are responsible for the whole Mueller thing).

Trump is literally eviscerating our government, and few people know. Few people HERE know the extent to which it's being hollowed out.

And so much more.

The Democrats MUST find a way to communicate much more of this to the public, and it'll have to be done via the media. That means they have to get media attention. I don't have any CRITICISM of what Dems have done so far, except that they need to do MORE and LOUDER. They HAVE to get more media attention, so they can educate the public more. They have to. It's not an option if we're to save our democracy.

What I'd like to see is something like a weekly NOISY standard press conference in which Schumer and Pelosi (and any others they may appoint) get before before the microphone, and make enough noise that they get COVERED so it appears in print headlines, online news outlet headlines and especially broadcast media coverage too.

Think of this: how many things does Trump do every damned day that if Obama had done it, the Repubs would be screaming bloody murder, relentlessly and endlessly, to get massive press coverage. I'd like to see just a little of that from our side. It's far more justified than ever on the GOP side, but we do none. It's time to do some.

I'm telling you, it's absolutely necessary that we get more coverage on what's going wrong with this administration. Absolutely necessary.

[uponit7771]

405. That doesn't get fixed by showing anger

[sheshe2]

235. This.

MrScorpio
83. It's not "anger" and "passion" that persuades me

It’s facts and logic.

My cerebellum and prefrontal cortex have more of a sway on me than my medulla oblongata.

Thanks

[NurseJackie]

105. So you want him to entertain you with shouting and stomping and overwrought hand-wringing? What...

Our great leaders need to show some passion, and some anger.

So you want him to entertain you with shouting and stomping and overwrought hand-wringing? What exactly would that accomplish?

Personally, I prefer my politicians to be calm and steady... without unnecessary drama and showboating.

I trust our politicians who offer a smart, planned and calculated approach MUCH more than fist pumping hyper-emotional "anger".

[RandomAccess]

125. Nonsense

Read my other replies. I'm not going to repeat myself.

[NurseJackie]

132. No need. It wouldn't change a thing...

... the meaning is already clear. I'm smarter than many give me credit for.

[RandomAccess]

143. Not if you are sticking to your

mischaracterization of what I said.

[NurseJackie]

148. No translation necessary. The meaning was clear.

[liberalnarb]

206. Yeah that seems to be working out great so far.

[NurseJackie]

208. Aw.

[smirkymonkey]

178. I agree. I think Adam Schiff is great. But we need more than one voice in our party to

go on the attack against this outrage that is happening in this country. I am not bashing Democrats, I just want them to wake up and fight with more FIRE because the republicans right now are controlling the message and we need to be out there in force fighting against them. It does us no good to think that we can't improve on our message. We can and we need to.

[RandomAccess]

187. An awful lot of people

just don't get it -- some of them, I truly believe -- simply refuse. Some prefer to be oppositional "just because." And at least one person I know of is simply so hysterical about our current situation (I can identify!) that he's afraid that saying anything bad will somehow doom us all. Or cause Dems not to get elected in November.

Shrug.

[sheshe2]

239. Who are you talking about?

And at least one person I know of is simply so hysterical about our current situation (I can identify!) that he's afraid that saying anything bad will somehow doom us all. Or cause Dems not to get elected in November.

I am truly mystified at your meaning and your reference.

[RandomAccess]

342. It doesn't involve you.

[Cha]

190. So I wonder why is it that Carrey depicted Adam Schiff

as "castrated"?

Just a sample..

‘Liegate’: Rep. Adam Schiff calls out Trump on ‘Spygate’ claim

https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2018/05/24/%E2%80%98liegate-rep.-adam-schiff-calls-out-trump-%E2%80%98spygate-claim/35311303/

I like Carrey but this is totally wrong.

[Demsrule86]

313. Start blaming Republicans who don't give a rats ass what we think. And I have seen plenty of

Democrats pushing back...no amount of our words can stop Trump we were kneecapped by 'the party are the same asshats" like it seems Jim Carrey as well as the usual suspects... and we don't have enough power to stop much...our people have done well and the specials are going well...so I say people like Jim Carrey should just stop. Elections have consequences and when you lose as we did in 16, you get nothing.

[uponit7771]

404. Useless ... Seriously useless.

[drray23]

22. adam schiff is certainly not one i would accuse of being apathetic.

He is one of the most vocals. Not only that, he probably saved our democracy several times over already. If it was not for him, Nunes and his goons would already have derailed the Mueller investigation.

[still_one]

35. Exactly, and that Jim Carry is using Adam Schifft as his punching boy makes me wonder where Jim

Carry is coming from

Not only that, does Mr. Carry realize that the republicans control both houses in Congress?

Except for maybe a few Democrats who I can count on a single hand, the vast majority of Democrats in Congress DO speak out against trump, and the draconian poliicies they are pushing

[stonecutter357]

23. attacking Democrats is against the TOS right ?

[Judi Lynn]

26. You are reading his remarks as being an ATTACK on Democrats?

Maybe you could step back again and refocus, try to see the larger picture.

[Beaverhausen]

27. Calling Schiff a castrato?

That’s a sick attack on our most hardworking Dem. WTF!

[Cha]

194. Exactly, Beaverhausen.. Stupid to depict

Adam Schiff "castrated". Like he's not really paying attention to what his going on. Just trying for fake shock value.

‘Liegate’: Rep. Adam Schiff calls out Trump on ‘Spygate’ claim

https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2018/05/24/%E2%80%98liegate-rep.-adam-schiff-calls-out-trump-%E2%80%98spygate-claim/35311303/

[stonecutter357]

86. I will never see your larger picture Judi Lynn ! NEVER !

[Cha]

257. It's an attack on Adam Schiff.. showing him as "castrated"

is deplorably dissing all the Excellent work he has done for us.

Link to tweet

[Ferrets are Cool]

28. It is a shame that some here hate the truth

He is NOT wrong. MAKE SOME FUCKING NOISE. OUR COUNTRY IS AT STAKE.

[Cha]

58. Yes he is WRONG.. to depict Adam Schiff as castrated..

he's fucking sickeningly WRONG.

[redstateblues]

29. Sure- start screaming and going crazy-that should be really effective

[defacto7]

30. You can show all the passion and make all the noise you want.

But if it's all noise it's just fodder for the rw. It's about content and consistency and perseverance, that's what counts. Ok, we do need PR but not just political noise. It's the public that needs to make the noise, our leaders need to make the point.

[Cary]

76. It's about turning out and voting.

[heaven05]

36. ++ raise the hell!!

[Takket]

37. Schiff is by far the most vocal Dem i see opposing drumpf

This post by Carrey is just silly. Schiff is the last person to be criticizing. He should be criticizing the media that gives drumpf a never-ending platform and almost no rebuttal time to the left.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

40. Jesus Christ why does anyone pay attention to this guy.

[Demovictory9]

51. do you feel the same way after seeing this tweet?

Jim Carrey
‏
Verified account

@JimCarrey
May 22
More
Every morning Trump makes special breakfast sandwiches for House Republicans. Devin Nunes eagerly finishes first and always asks for seconds!

[WhiskeyGrinder]

53. Yeah, why?

[wryter2000]

72. Agreed

I won't be looking at any more of his "art" here if I can avoid it, and I feel like I need to take a shower after seeing this.

[Cha]

260. Carrey should stick to telling the truth about trump and

his doormats.

And, stip Lying about Adam Schiff..

Link to tweet

[BigmanPigman]

42. The Dem politicians and the media need to

get their asses in gear and SHOW people that we still exist and are not taking this shit lying down. The "liberal media" is still doing the same high ratings "distraction" BS and they jump from one story/scandal to another. Ask follow up questions, put some fight into it! Dems look like they have been beaten down and it is really depressing. No wonder the moron's poll numbers are rising. So is my blood pressure (not really).

[smirkymonkey]

184. I hear you, and despite the few lone voices in the party that are speaking up, I am afraid on the

whole it looks like Democrats are taking this shit lying down. We need to beat Trump at his own game. We need to take a page from Michael Avanatti's playbook. Sure, he's not a politician, but he's getting noticed and getting under their skin. He is looking like someone who is determined to win.

[BigmanPigman]

192. Anenatti is an excellent example.

That Parkland High School student David Hogg and Anenatti need to teach the Dems a thing or two about PR!

[Gidney N Cloyd]

44. We've got a deep bench. Each should play to their strengths. Some can make noise. Schiff has a...

...different approach. He speaks up, consistently, authoritatively, and bravely, but he always looks like the adult in the room.

[sheshe2]

133. Thank you.

[Cha]

47. Shame on Jim Carrey. And, his fucking

picture of Adam Schiff can fuck the fuck off.

No way does Adam Schiff deserve to depicted as castrated. Shame on everyone who agrees with him.

[redstateblues]

60. Well said

[Cha]

68. Mahalo, redstateblues

[johnp3907]

66. Well said!

[Cha]

79. Thank you, johnp!

[stonecutter357]

92. K&R !

[Cha]

95. Mahalo, stonecutter!

[stonecutter357]

114. Hi Cha , I hope Pele is treating you well ....

[Cha]

149. Mahalo, stonecutter.. Pele

is on the Big Island and we're on Kauai.

I hope Pele starts simmering down so the Big Islanders can get some Peace and Quiet.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

102. +1

[Cha]

151. Thanks, 50 Shades Of Blue!

[Me.]

104. Quite Agree

What a strain it must be, him in his air-conditioned studio, dabbing paint on a canvas, then there's Rep. Schiff, calling out Nunes and his cohorts every which way he can. But hey, what does Schiff know, big man, movie star Carey, thinks he's not doing enough. How about putting your money and feet where your mouth is Big Jim.

[Cha]

154. Exactly, Me.. Depicting Adam Schiff as "castrated"

is deplorably Disrespecting all the excellent work on the front lines that he has done for us.

[Beaverhausen]

107. 43 recs and counting.

Disgusting.

[Cha]

252. Yes, thoses who REC this are Completely Dissing all the Excellent

work that Adam Schiff has done for us.

Link to tweet

Thank you

[BannonsLiver]

350. A mix of Bots and supporters of you know who in 2020

Great fodder for my ignore list either way.

[Cha]

370. "Adam Schiff VS twittler" is now near the top of the page..

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210663400

As someone posted.. imagine if he weren't "castrated". I was posting this tweet of Adam's last night on this thread.. really appreciate seeing this today.

[Demsrule86]

314. Horrible...and it says something about those posters...

[NRaleighLiberal]

50. I completely agree.

[JI7]

57. Adam Schiff is not the Problem. Wish we had more people like him

[Cha]

65. Exacty, JI7.. It's Wrong and Shameful of Jim Carrey

to depict him as "castrated".

[Cary]

78. Yep.

He is fighting the good fight.

[RandySF]

59. Disgusting

[Oneironaut]

61. I agree with the general message only if Schiff represents all Democrats. Schiff has been a good

voice against Trump, but where is the rest of the party? It seems like they're all hiding.

[cutroot]

71. Voter apathy was and still is the problem

90 million eligible voters did not bother to vote. Adam Schiff does not hold the reins. The problem stems from the unknown non voters. If Jim Carrey manages to piss them off enough to vote, then I will abide his methodology.

[Dem2]

74. It's all about the timing

He's not wrong, but it's really tough for a minority party to feel their oats.

[Demovictory9]

77. good point.

[JI7]

82. He is wrong about Adam Schiff

[Dem2]

88. I agree

Chosen since he's been the main voice for the Democrats I'm assuming?

[Cha]

89. Yes, he is wrong to depict Adam Schiff as "castrated"

he couldn't be more wrong.

[Demovictory9]

110. probably not the best way to make his point, but Jim carry style is to be outrageous.

[Cha]

155. To depict Adam Schiff as "castrated" is

deplorably disrespecting all the excellent work Adam Schiff as done for us.

It's like Carrey's not paying any attention to what he's doing.

[blugbox]

81. This is not an attack on Dems

Carey clearly hates trump and everything he stands for. This is supposed to be taken as a harsh call to action...

Is he saying Dems should give up? Hell no!

Is the picture obscene? Does it make you angry? That's the point! He says himself get mad! Make some fucking noise! Direct that passion at trump!

If prominent Democrats start making noise like Carey is suggesting, the media would be all over it, because that in and of itself is news!

Just because you may not agree with his approach, for the love of the country DON'T turn your back on an ally

[smirkymonkey]

180. Thank YOU!

I wish more people could understand that. Constructive criticism is not meant to be an attack, the point of it is to make us better and we all know we can be better at fighting the republican narrative.

[greatauntoftriplets]

98. Screaming and yelling when you don't like something. Now who does that remind me of?

herr drumpf likes to do that, even if it's via Twitter. The last thing that Schiff needs to do is adopt any Trumpian behavior. herr drumpf and cohorts are all about their big swinging dicks. We shouldn't be emulating their arrogance.

[Demovictory9]

108. remember all the protests and marches in the street after Trump "won"?

Nothing wrong with speaking up. The opposition wants us quiet. When Bush "won" we quietly folded under the "sore loserman" onslaught. We barely said a peep when the GOP denied Obama the supreme court pick. OMG!!! How much more will be take? The orange man is dismantling the country.

[sunRISEnow]

119. Exactly. Look at the ones at the left we all loved to start out with. Graysen, Weiner, Kussinich.

It really does not film well.

[George II]

99. I like Jim Carray but he's way off on this. Hasn't he seen how Schiff has been standing up...

...against the republicans for the last year or more?

Knowing what Schiff has been doing, that "cartoon" is offensive.

[NurseJackie]

106. People hate Schiff because he's not "showboating" and putting on an act to entertain them.

Clearly, all they want is for him to be entertaining with shouting and stomping and overwrought hand-wringing.

But I wonder: What exactly would that accomplish?

Personally, I prefer my politicians to be calm and steady... without unnecessary drama and showboating.

I trust our politicians who offer a smart, planned and calculated approach MUCH more than fist pumping hyper-emotional "anger".

[sheshe2]

113. Like Obama.

Personally, I prefer my politicians to be calm and steady... without unnecessary drama and showboating.

I trust our politicians who offer a smart, planned and calculated approach MUCH more than fist pumping hyper-emotional "anger".

Next thing you know they will ask Mueller to do the same.

Fact is, slow and steady wins the race.

[sunRISEnow]

121. That is what it is. The thirst to be entertained. Yea fox. Interesting.

One can look at Sanders rallies in the past that did not show up in the vote.

[PatrickforO]

103. Yeah, baby!!!

I'm with you 1000'%.

Treason every other word.

Massive civil disobedience.

Massive contacts with US Congresspeople.

Let's make some fucking noise!!!

[Clarity2]

109. I love Jim Carey

to bits. And Ive thought about printing out his art many times and plastering it on my walls. But hes wrong here. The reason I love Adam Schiff is because he’s even keeled, calm as a cucumber...grace under fire. This is also how I like my presidents to be. And my dem politicians. Last think we want are people in our party on the level of wingnuts like Nunes, and his band of freedom caucus brothers.

You dont have to get angry to get your point across. Level headed people prevail.

[jalan48]

111. The Republican's control the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Branches of our Government so

yeah-it's time to make some noise.

[Progressive dog]

112. Jim Carrey can kiss my butt

What a disgusting tweet.

[lapucelle]

115. Jim who? N/T

[Freethinker65]

116. Castrating the donkey, as representation of the party in general, I could perhaps understand

Not necessarily agree with, but understand the frustration.

Castrating Schiff, one of few vocal Democrats making headlines in the media fighting for this country and its constitution, is off target and not especially helpful. We need more Democrats willing to speak out and go on record and camera like Schiff.

Also, the same satirical cartoon could be made of any GOP male unwilling to stand up to Trump.

It is also nothing new, and in fact kind of lazy, to attack men's perceived lack of strengths and abilities by attacking their sexual prowess.

[rso]

118. Carrey

I agree that the drawing of Schiff is over the top, but I also agree with Jim’s point. Prominent democrats need to start tweeting nicknames for Trump, Don the Con is a good one for starters. The media will definitely pay attention to that, which will cause 45 to react. It is in democrats’ advantage to keep a back and forth with 45, as it will distract him to no end and his anger is likely to cause him to obsess on the nicknames. This way, he is far more likely to disregard areas where he can do real damage, cause him to probably overreact, and most importantly, get media attention for democrats.

[Sunsky]

120. I agree nt

[Cha]

296. You agree that Adam Schiff is "castrated"?

[Sunsky]

300. I agree with the basic premise

That Democrats need to be stronger. We are in unprecedented times, the same ole same ole, won't work. Everyone I talk to ask- why aren't the Democrats tougher? Why aren't we hearing anything from the our elected officials? My mom called the office of our Senator Nelson, because she is afraid that our machines may be compromised. She received a very dismissive response. She will vote for him but is she enthused, NO.
I believe we are in the gutter/ swamp/ trenches and we have to fight our way out. I like the Avenatti way. I love Maxine Waters, I wish more of our elected officials were like her. Look at what happened to Sen. Franken. Our party needs to wake up and realize we have the mob in the Whitehouse, we have a Russian agent in the Whitehouse. Our democracy is under siege. Nice speeches won't work.
The words are Jim's not mine, so no I don't agree with every single word but I get his frustration. We all have our opinions and this is mine.

[Cha]

302. Yeah, I don't agree that Adam Schiff is "castrated".

[mcar]

122. This is revolting

I cannot believe the positive responses to this on this thread.

Adam Schiff is out there fighting every day. WTF is Carrey even talking about?

This is why Democrats lose - all this misplaced hate and purity politics.

[DemoHack]

123. Adam Schiff is fantastic.

He's one of the last Democrats that should be criticized for not going after Trump aggressively enough.

My $.02.

[Cha]

199. Exactly, DemoHack! It's like Carrey isn't

really paying attention.

[DemoHack]

273. His paintings are pretty funny.

Not a huge fan of this one though.
Well, I guess that's art.

[Cha]

274. He needs to stick to

telling the truth about trump and his doormats and stop flagrantly lying about Adam Schiff.

Excuse my long list.. want to make sure you saw it..

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[DemoHack]

275. Great list!

Yeah, Schiff has been a consistent fighter. I don't know what more he could do. We have to win back the House, so he can be CHAIR of the House Intelligence Committee!

And ideally, Nunes gets Blue Wave'd...

[Cha]

276. Yes.. that sounds

Awesomely Epic.. nunes and other traitors getting "Blue Wave'd.."

[zentrum]

124. Agree totally. I fear

...the Dems don't have it in them.

In fact, I'm shocked this thread is not blocked.

[Lunabell]

130. I really wish Democrats would fight trump harder.

Every last one needs to fight the fascist.

[TomCADem]

134. This Thread Is A Great Example of a RW/ Russian Campaign

Does any true progressive or Democrat think that Adam Schiff is a problem for Democrats? No.

When folks are pushing the same attacks as Trump, then you better take a close look. It happened in 2016.

Notice all the one line attacks on Democrats on DU in this thread. This is how it works.

[sunRISEnow]

135. Very good point. We always have to look at who gets the pay off. Thank you.

[Lunabell]

361. So, just because my opinion is different than yours

Im falling for Russian propaganda? Smh Get a grip. We don't all fall in lock step. We're all unique here.

[TomCADem]

371. So, Do Russian Trolls Attacking Dems...

...admit that they are part of a propaganda campaign to undercut Democrats or do they insist that they are honest to goodness Amerikanskis?

Frankly, if a poster is repeating the same talking points as Trumps should they even be on this Board?

[Lunabell]

378. That isn't what the poster is saying and you know it.

[JackInGreen]

131. Welp, Jim ain't wrong

But we cant hold any feet to the fire, can we? Gotta hold that polite, even, political line. Milquetoasts abound, and their defenders even more so. Easier to preach to the choir I suppose than light a fire in the belly.

[BannonsLiver]

349. Actually in this particular case Jim is quite wrong.

That he picked Schiff says he’s uninformed. Just another Surandon type.

[sunRISEnow]

352. "That he picked Schiff says he's uninformed. Just another Surandon type."

Exactly. They yell the loudest taking all the air in a room. Reason, fact, reality is not a part of the conversation. Yet, this is what he, and Sanders and the far left are demanding we participate in. How is that different from the right?

[Me.]

136. Shame On You Carrey

I guess all the grief Rep. Schiff gets from Comrade Trump isn't enough for you and you have to take your cheap shot.

[Chickensoup]

137. Every single reply is right.

It shows how seriously in trouble
we are. This is not about democrats or
Republicans. This is about saving
Our country from barbaric attack from within and aided by a super power who has been our enemy for the last 70 yrs and continues to be. Many conflicting interests share one goal which is dislodging Americas from its position as the leader of democracy, freedom and the leading economic power in the world.
so they Pursue an unbelievable campaign of lies, fake news and personal attacks against those who stand in their way. This is a war no less vicious than a military conflict and far more dangerous as it touches and threatens to dismantle the very institutions our country is built on. All of that coupled with unprecedented and unchecked corruption by those in power makes for a perfect storm.
We need leadership strong enough to stand and pound the table with fierce political conviction. Leadership that does not bend in the wind of attacks, that does not shy away from doing what is right no mater how difficult in order to save our country for future generations.

[Demovictory9]

203. +1000

[nini]

319. Please explain how we get the media to give air time our side

Beyond what they do now. It's not that we dont have leaders who speak out as much as the right wing media is too busy carrying the water for the fascist repubs.

[emulatorloo]

138. Adam Schiff is tough as hell and he sure isn't the 'enemy' you all are trying to make him out to be

Looks like this is Carrey’s bullshit attempt at being “fair and balanced” so the Trumpys won’t get so offended. Fine.

Doesn’t mean DU’ers need to cheerlead this nonsense and smear Schiff.

[BannonsLiver]

139. Oh go fuck yourself, Jim

[emulatorloo]

140. An excellent reply to Carrey's tweet

Link to tweet

“Schiff has been balls out confronting since Day 1. We don't need another circus clown beating the drum or tv personality causing drama. @RepAdamSchiff is a statesman with grace which it seems people have long fucking forgotten. Make no mistake-he's fucking on top of this shitshow”

Of course fucking DU has to be fucking DU and attack Schiff baselessly

[Cha]

245. Mahalo, emulatorloo!

Link to tweet

Mind if I pass this around?

[MariaCSR]

141. Hear, hear, Jim!

[Tarc]

142. An alert-worthy post that has sadly remained up, and on the front page

This divisiveness help no one but the GOP. We don't need an anti-vaxxer lunatic like Carrey on our side.

[onecent]

145. i guess I don't get it. WHY IS HE BLAMING THE DEMOCRATS???

The Dotard always blames us democrats anyway.

[ecstatic]

146. What many people here fail to realize is that the calm demeanor

helps to normalize trump. If someone is calm and smiling when talking about the investigations, etc., then the viewer will feel relaxed and think nothing too bad is going on.

I fully understand the reflex defensiveness in response to sentiments like this-- I'm a staunch democrat, loyal, defensive, and do NOT like airing dirty laundry on public forums... But on this, I have to speak out because I'd rather we change course now than find ourselves at the losing end of another election.

The same people who are shouting down people like me and Jim Carrey for speaking about this are probably the same people who said trump would never be the GOP nominee, and then said that trump would never win the election. Now that the worst has happened, twice, maybe it's time to STFU and listen for a change?

Here's the problem, we have excellent, smart, hard working democrats working on our behalf. But it seems like our side is lacking when it comes to the POLITICAL aspect of the job. I know there's a balance and tradeoff with regard to brains/competence and political instincts. Very few can do both, and those who can are pretty much rockstars in our party.

[JI7]

174. No, demanding others behave like trump is normalizing him

He went after THE person who has most been going after trump and calling out the shit.

[sunRISEnow]

181. Ya. I was thinking.

[liberalnarb]

214. No one is suggesting Dems should "act like trump".

Pushing Democrats to show some passion when they're fighting these monsters is not the same wanting them to act like trump. Elizabeth Warren, for example, is passionate fighter for our cause. She's a total badass. She acts nothing like trump, shes just strong.

[JI7]

215. Adam Schiff is a badass also. not everyone is the same. many of us find people like Adam Schiff

appealing.

[liberalnarb]

216. Yes, but we are not the ones we need to draw in. eom

[JI7]

218. a Jewish Liberal from Los Angeles isn't going to draw in Trump Supporters

[liberalnarb]

222. True, but I wasn't really talking about trump supporters.

There are still a lot of potential Democratic Voters who still aren't voting, but would be motivated by a strong, passionate, clear progressive message. The robotic, calculated manner many Dems exude is not appealing to those unmotivated. Again, I am in no way saying that Democrats should act like the shitheads on the right. I'm saying they should deliver a clear, thought out message with passion. They should act as though they really care. Talk about these issues with the sense of urgency that should accompany them, lives depend on us!

[JI7]

228. there is nothing to do show this to be the case. would they support Maxine Waters ?

[Cha]

230. Carrey is Wrong depicting Adam Schiff as "Castrated"..

‘Liegate’: Rep. Adam Schiff calls out Trump on ‘Spygate’ claim

https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2018/05/24/%E2%80%98liegate-rep.-adam-schiff-calls-out-trump-%E2%80%98spygate-claim/35311303/

Link to tweet

"For his part, the Democratic congressman fired right back at Trump, mocking his reportedly frequent use of “executive time” to watch television."

Link to tweet

It's just fucking WRONG.

[liberalnarb]

242. You've repeated this thread multiple times in this OP. I get it, Schiff jabbed at trump in response

to one of his babbling tweets. And sure, it may have been tasteless to suggest that the Congressman's genitals had been removed, but thats not the point.

[Cha]

244. You know I wasn't repeating this for you.. I'm posting

this to other members. I posted this once to you. Feel free not to read my posts to others.

And, yes depicting Adam Schiff as "Castrated" is exactly the point.

[liberalnarb]

247. You posted this in response to my thread and I was pointing out that whether or

not Schiff's testicles are still attached to his body is not relevant to my point that Democrats should be more vocally passionate in their fight. Lives depend on them. As Keith Ellison so eloquently put it "We don't have the right to lose a damn election!"

[Cha]

248. I replied to your post.. I would like it if the

fucking M$M gave the Dems more of a chance to speak.. but Carrey depicting Schiff like this is just Wrong.. and trump like.. using fucking hyperbolic LIES to describe Adam Schiff.

Link to tweet

[NurseJackie]

177. Oh good god! GMAFB! He's doing no such thing and you know it! He's not "normalizing" Trump!

...calm demeanor helps to normalize trump.

Oh good god! GMAFB! He's doing no such thing and you know it! He's not "normalizing" Trump!

Schiff isn't here to entertain anyone with fits of rage, stomping, shouting, wagging his finger, flailing his arms, gesticulating wildly, having a temper tantrum and foaming at the mouth. We don't need our Democratic leaders to become some caricatured personification of someone's wild rage and uncontrolled anger fantasies.

But it seems like our side is lacking when it comes to the POLITICAL aspect of the job.

Jesus! Stop it! It really serves no good purpose to smear good Democrats and the Democratic party this way. It's divisive and it's the cause of distrust. It weakens the party. Weakening the party only benefits the GOP.

Now that the worst has happened, twice, maybe it's time to STFU and listen for a change?

Oh brother!

[50 Shades Of Blue]

234. There is no excuse for Carrey's foul attack on Adam Schiff. None.

[ecstatic]

365. The pic was inappropriate, but I agree with the point,

and not specifically in regard to Schiff. Schiff is who he is, and obviously it's unrealistic to ask someone to change personalities. But members who have aggressive, more dramatic personalities need to be out front right now. We need our own Avenatti. Americans are not aware of everything that's been uncovered as we head into the midterms. That's unacceptable.

Big segment about our push back against trump on AM Joy today, with Congresswoman Maxine Waters appearing to agree that we need to do more.

?t=1m38s

[50 Shades Of Blue]

366. Attacking Trump's opposition instead of Trump himself is worthy of a Russian bot.

[betsuni]

164. So ... everything should be like a reality show, lots of conflict and "showing your passion"?

Are we incapable of listening unless someone's yelling?

[NurseJackie]

179. It seems that way, doesn't it? Amazing how some want...

It seems that way, doesn't it? Amazing how some want Schiff to entertain them with fits of rage, stomping, shouting, wagging his finger, flailing his arms, gesticulating wildly, having a temper tantrum and foaming at the mouth.

Personally, I trust intellect over raw emotion. We don't need our Democratic leaders to become some caricatured personification of someone's wild rage and uncontrolled anger fantasies.

I fail to understand why this type of bullshit is so gleefully celebrated. It really serves no good purpose to smear good Democrats and the Democratic party this way. It's divisive and it's the cause of distrust. It weakens the party. Weakening the party only benefits the GOP.

[betsuni]

193. And it's easier to make mistakes while emotional.

Democrats would only get mocked, like the Howard Dean scream.

[johnp3907]

197. Howard?

[betsuni]

198. Thanks, wrong Dean.

[johnp3907]

202. You got too emotional and made a mistake.

Proves your point!

[betsuni]

204. Oops! *in Rick Perry's voice*

[Cha]

210. Good point, betsuni. I've never seen those

shows but now I can imagine from your description.

Link to tweet

"For his part, the Democratic congressman fired right back at Trump, mocking his reportedly frequent use of “executive time” to watch television."

Link to tweet

Would love to see a David and Goliath story here.

[betsuni]

229. I watch cooking competition shows and "show us your passion" is big.

Compared to shows from the UK, Australia/NZ, and Canada, that are actually about the food and people are nice, the American ones are obnoxiously centered on conflict and too much sexism.

Americans come off as big selfish angry babies who think they deserve anything they want just because they want it badly. It's all "I deserve to win this because I want it the most, I have the most passion," and "I didn't come here to make friends, I came to win." And they all have sob stories, even if the only sob story is that their elderly grandmother in Italy that they haven't seen for twenty years is dying -- they have to win in order to pay for the ticket over there to say goodbye! Or their mother died, they say, weeping. When did she die? Oh, fifteen yeas ago, but it's been hard for me! My cat died four years ago, I'm still devastated! And yet I watch this crap sometimes... Purely for anthropological reasons don't you know.

[Cha]

236. From your take on those shows.. American

and the other countries.. I prefer it to be about Cooking and who has the best presentation.. and not about who can show how angry they are or how badly they want it.

Adam Schiff is brilliant and is getting the job done.. you can't change someone because Loud And Angry isn't their style.

Depicting Adam Schiff as "castrated" is Deplorably Dissing all the Excellent work he's done for us.. I cannot believe how many have REC this thread that think it's okay to say Adam Schiff is essentially "castrated".

[saidsimplesimon]

189. Oh, Canada

Thank you to all our neighbors.

Mr. Carrey, wish you were my son. I agree.

Stand UP America or shut the "F" up worthless politicians and let US show you the way.

[Cha]

223. Carrey is dead Wrong depicting Adam Schiff as "castrated"..

‘Liegate’: Rep. Adam Schiff calls out Trump on ‘Spygate’ claim

https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2018/05/24/%E2%80%98liegate-rep.-adam-schiff-calls-out-trump-%E2%80%98spygate-claim/35311303/

Link to tweet

"For his part, the Democratic congressman fired right back at Trump, mocking his reportedly frequent use of “executive time” to watch television."

Link to tweet

[50 Shades Of Blue]

232. Thank you. That anyone would start a thread to share with approval

Carrey's own unbelievably childish, Trump-like, and vindictive attack on Adam Schiff, a man who totally doesn't deserve it, pisses me off so much when I've watched so many of his interviews, followed his efforts to try to get between Nunes and his latest target, and read so many of his Tweets. The last place is would expect to see an attack on a Trump-fighting Democrat like Rep. Schiff just because he uses his intelligence, experience, and reason instead of counter-productively emulating Trump is DU. But I was wrong. I guess there are more Trump admirers here than I thought.

[Cha]

240. Excellent Point, 50 Shades! Carrey's portrayal of Schiff..

is trumpian in it's nasty hyperbolic stupidity. trump is the one who is "castrated" by those who rigged him into office.

Mahalo for relating all the experiences you've had watching Adam Schiff in Action!

[50 Shades Of Blue]

246. My pleasure! Schiff deserves to be supported! Trump is probably gloating over

Carrey's cartoon. Btw, he and Carrey have more than attacking Rep. Schiff in common; they're both anti-vaxxers.

[Cha]

250. Here's another Tweet supporting Schiff you'll

be interested in..

Link to tweet

Yes, I'm sure trump is gloating over Carrey's depiction of Adam Schiff.

Didn't know trump was an anti-vaxer.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

258. That was a great tweet - "statesman" is perfect description of Rep. Schiff.

I guess it's more accurate to say Trump believes vaccinations cause autism.

[Demsrule86]

293. Obviously true...makes me sick.

[saidsimplesimon]

226. Having read the comments,

I have not changed my position. Congress should work for US, not in the interests of party, themselves or for profit. I am not saying the Honorable Mr. Schiff is in this category, just firing a warning shot.

[backscatter712]

212. Carrey's absolutely right. Civility is wasted on Republicans.

Time to turn our nasty knob to 11.

Republicans are cockroaches and murderers. Don't anthropomorphize them.

[Cha]

221. Carrey is absolutely Wrong.. depicting Adam Schiff as "castrated"

‘Liegate’: Rep. Adam Schiff calls out Trump on ‘Spygate’ claim

https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2018/05/24/%E2%80%98liegate-rep.-adam-schiff-calls-out-trump-%E2%80%98spygate-claim/35311303/

Link to tweet

"For his part, the Democratic congressman fired right back at Trump, mocking his reportedly frequent use of “executive time” to watch television."

Link to tweet

[50 Shades Of Blue]

303. But Carrey didn't turn the knob to nasty on Republicans with this piece of shit.

He turned to the knob to nasty on a Trump-fighting Democrat. He gave a gift to Republicans with this unwarranted attack on a relentless Trump foe.

[mountain grammy]

224. I love Carrey's art. It's been relentless and biting, but

I don't believe Schiff deserves this. He speaks out almost daily, it's just his personality to speak in a quiet and repectful manner. We had a firebrand in Franken, but he's gone, and sorry guys, I'm still a little mad at Dems for that.

I'd love to see a Democrat out there raising hell, but it must be in their nature to do it. Warren is doing it, Booker is too. Schiff is good and unwavering in his criticism of the asshole in chief, but he won't be yelling, Jim, and that's ok too. The man is working his butt off.

[Demovictory9]

264. the guy fighting Trump the hardest is Stormy Daniel's attorney. He is fearless

E. Warren has been speaking up longer than just about anyone... about a system rigged for the wealthy.

[Cha]

272. And, so has Adam Schiff! trump tries to denigrate him and

now some Dems are agreeing that he's been "castrated" which is a flagrant lie.

I hope Adam Schiff never has to see that shit.

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[Cha]

261. That's not true..

Link to tweet

[nini]

253. We sure love to attack the Dems who are working the hardest to take 45 down

I am so sick of this shit on here.

[Cha]

263. Ain't that the truth, nini.. poster above called "Adam Schiff our Trey Gowdy"

Link to tweet

[nini]

317. I honestly dont know why i come here anymore

When the majority of the posts are anti Democrats, it defeats the purpose of what this place used to be. I prefer bashing the fascist republicans than tearing down the side that actually is on the right side of what is good about this country. I guess i need to keep adding to my ignore list.

[Cha]

321. We Dems who support the

Democratic Party and Adam Schiff love you coming here.. a breath of Fresh Air!

[nini]

334. Thanks Cha

Believe me..if it wasn't for people like you I wouldn't come back

[Cha]

336. Backatcha, nini!

[Iliyah]

262. He's like me.

I think Democrats to the win in 2018.

[mahina]

266. BS. Schiff is a badass.

We should take this opportunity to stand up for campaign finance revolution, true.

Schiff is fighting hard. It's easy to throw mud. Not so easy to do the work.

If Schiff thought throwing a fit would work, I'm sure he'd do it every day.

[Kirk Lover]

267. That ain't Schiff's style. I get what he's saying, but calling Schiff out by name ain't flyin.

The guy is a former prosecutor and a professional with dignity and decorum.

He fucking came up with LIEGATE....which I've been faithfully using. Did Jim help hashtag that around.??????
The paint fumes went to his head on this one.

[Cha]

268. Adam Schiff came up with "Liegate"! Awesome!

Mahalo, KL

[Cha]

270. I stand with Rep Adam Schiff!

No wonder Fucking trump tries to denigrate Schiff.. didn't think I would see Dems doing the same.

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

ETA~

Link to tweet

Adam Schiff

[KG]

277. I lulz'd

[Demsrule86]

281. Fuck you Jim...in a midterm year...this is what you got?

[50 Shades Of Blue]

299. Carrey just gave Trump himself a piece of handdrawn propaganda to use

Against Schiff. A classic attack on a Trump fighting Democrat. It's truly a shameful moment. I'm disgusted that I saw it here of all places.

[Demsrule86]

312. Exactly, I will never forgive Jim nor forget.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

318. Neither will I! It's one thing for Carrey to take cheap shots at Repugs because

they have it coming! Adam Schiff does NOT!

[USALiberal]

320. So everyone who is mad at Carrey thinks the Dems are tough enough on Trump???? Really??? nt

[Cha]

323. I think Carrey is Wrong to depict Adam Schiff as

"castrated". REALLY!!!!

[USALiberal]

324. Reverse the party's and they would be kicking our ass on Pruitt, Russia, Defecit, etc. nt

[Cha]

325. Yeah, and they'd have the M$M with

them all the way.. just like now.

Link to tweet

Carrey is Wrong to draw Rep Adam Schiff as castrated.

[USALiberal]

326. MSM is constantly calling out Trump daily. nt

[Cha]

327. Good.

[JI7]

328. No. They treat everything as a debate and normalize him instead of saying

He is lying.

They give him airtime to spew his bs.

They ask " was trump being spied on" instead of saying"trump is lying about being spied on".

[nini]

337. Do you see Schiff, Waters, Feinstein, Pelosi on those shows?

nah.. they don't give our side the time to really say what's going on. Just their light dusting of what is going on. Most Americans have no real idea how bad this is because they don't get to hear the hardcore truth in the MSM.

[JI7]

331. No. They would go after Democratsin birth certificates, war records , emails

Benghazi and other bs .

Other Democrats would not out up with real corruption of pruitt , Russia etc the way republicans do.

[USALiberal]

332. If Obama had a Pruitt they would have hearings on his spending weekly! nt

[JI7]

333. Democrats don't control congress. Adam schiff is doing what he can

But it's not his fault so many white people are more angry ay black people silently protesting abuse while defending trump trash corruption.

[Demovictory9]

344. the GOP hold the senate, house, supreme court, most of the state houses, the presidency

McConnell is selecting young nutty bigotted judges for lifetime posts at a record pace. Trump is dismantling civil rights.

we aren't tough on crap!! Sorry that people who like Schiff got their feelings hurt. Maybe Carrey went overboard, he probably did it in a moment of frustration.

Let's check back in November...if the GOP still hold everything, it's over for America. Trump will accelerate his dismantling of America.

[sunRISEnow]

356. Still, HRC won by three million. How many unprecedented events worked against HRC?

And still she won by three million. All the way down to possible flipped votes to win states to get Electoral win.

For two years, the Democratic Party has worked head on to stop the damages they can step in front of.

They are systemically working wins across the nation in a focused manner with one goal to take back the house and possibly senate.

Serious stuff.

And then you state they do nothing.

This does not make sense. You are not paying attention.

[PDittie]

362. I don't see where he/she

stated "they do nothing". "Aren't tough on crap" is not the same as doing nothing.

[sunRISEnow]

363. If the crap is like Carrey's attack Schiff being castrated, then you are right. I bet Schiff or the

Democratic Leaders will not address this crap. I can pretty much guarantee it. Nor should they. They almost never wade into crap.

[GoCubsGo]

329. I can't believe people are reccing this piece of crap.

What the hell is this clown talking about??? Adam Schiff has been all over the place making "some f'ing noise." So have Maxine Waters and others. Does he realize that the only way the Trump's ass-kissing media will recognize them is if they actually dropped their pants in public,or committed some other outrageous act? And, what the hell does Carrey think the media whores would do to them if THAT happened??? What universe does he live in?

[samnsara]

330. amen! Im tired of them saying out of date sayings like 'Over the Moon'...

and whats with 'beyond the pale'...or is it pail..? what does it mean and why? Cant we just yell at them and use the f bomb once inna while? Ppl yelled at me cuz I liked how Alan Greyson lit into the Repugs and Anthony the weenier man did as well! As did Al Franken.

[RelativelyJones]

348. 100%. I do not get this twee "beyond the pale" rhetoric. Talk about not paying attention.

[Hekate]

343. Who the eff is Jim Carrey & why is he calling one of our best a castrato? That's disgusting...

Carrey can go to hell for that.

[jmowreader]

346. Until Carrey renounces his antivax bullshit publicly, screw him

He’s up to his unfunny eyeballs in Jenny McCarthy’s antivax crap. Lately he’s changed to “I’m not antivax I’m antimercury” which is strange considering thimerosal isn’t bioavailable and it’s not in single-dose vaccine vials.

So...now he’s attacking Democrats who are going after Trump. Cry me a river, Carrey.

[RelativelyJones]

347. Jim is right. Dems always try to win a Mr/Ms Reasonable debate trophy

I recently saw Sen. Markey discussing Trump's North Korean diplotainment. It was about as inspiring as a bag of wet kleenex.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

353. Right Idea

Wrong Democrat

[sunRISEnow]

354. This has been a good thread, making it clear what the Democratic Party is up against, from people

claiming to be on our side. From within. I really appreciate so much conversation walking thru this message being sent out to gas light the base of the Democratic Party. For the next couple years, we are going to have to constantly address this because it is the weapon of choice, now. We learned from 2016. Right?

[northremembers]

357. Right Message, wrong method

I'm not even sure where to start. When I look at the other posts in this thread, along with many other threads I hear the same things: "We need more money", "We need to redraw the districts", "We need to get rid of the electoral college". Democrats have been losing ground for decades. Before Russian influence, before Twitter, before even Fox. Democrats started losing ground when we controlled the ability to draw the congressional districts. We don't need to change the rules to win elections and we should be mindful of the message we send to mainstream voters by repeating that message.

We lose because the general public feels disconnected from us on a fundamental ideological level. Most voters don't even know what we stand for, just what we are against. How many posts in this thread, including Jim Carrey's, are about "Beat Trump"? There is coverage of #metoo resulting in a wave of women running for office. Most of the message in that coverage is about women out for revenge for poor treatment in the workplace. It turns out many of these women have great ideas about how to improve their communities and our country, but those ideas are lost in the overall message of anger.

Liberalism and conservatism function on different dynamics. Anger is a conservative dynamic because it is destructive and divisive. Conservatism needs us divided to be successful. Liberalism needs cooperation to be successful. Anger cannot produce cooperation. Our heroes are not anarchists. They are leaders who inspire us.

Inspiration is our dynamic. How are we going to move our communities and country forward? How can we solve problems we have in common together? Negative campaigning helps conservatives, but not liberals. it's not so much that we have to follow a higher standard, but a positive standard.

So, who is running in this election, at any level, that inspires us?

[sunRISEnow]

360. I do not think they have lost ground. Manipulation had to be in place for Republicans to win.

2000, 2004, 2016. Losses for the Democratic Party, with the Popular vote, with unprecedented interference from court, local manipulation and suppression of votes, citizens untied.

They are doing this for a reason. They would lose otherwise. We are not losing the nation, the republicans have to be dishonest to win.

I think it needs to be clear as a nation, we go blue.

[northremembers]

375. Look around

The Republicans have controlled congress for 18 of the last 22 years. Most states have had Republican governors for the same amount of time. Most states have Republican legislatures. Again, all this goes back to before all the media schemes we complain about existed.

You're right about the popular vote. People in cities are less willing to be divided by what Republicans throw at us, but they aren't immune. Trump won in districts and states traditionally considered blue. We (Democrats) play into the divisiveness. Our base is a coalition of different demographics. One of the fundamental ways Democrats fail is by not maintaining a platform and ideology that presents our diversity a common set of objectives.

We are all in this together. Including the white, Christian, males. We can't communicate that with a campaign slogan. We have to say it with our platform and policies. Many Democratic politicians throw out policies on the campaign trail just to attract certain voter demographics. It's very easy for Republicans to take those policies to mainstream voters and say "See, the Democrats are out to get you".

By focusing on how we want to improve our communities for everyone we give mainstream voters something they want to be a part of. It takes more effort, and time, to set up. Without it our country will continue to be divided.

[Demovictory9]

364. great post!

Yes. what inspires us to vote Democratic... I can say - fear of what republicans and their phony ideals.

[VOX]

367. Carrey's way of saying, "On both sides, on both sides."

As a career-balancing move, he probably figured he should direct some fire at Democrats, so he can say, “Hey, I’m an equal opportunity satirist— see, I drew a nutless Adam Schiff.”

However, Schiff is worth a 1,000,000 Jim Carreys.

[LostOne4Ever]

368. Jim Carrey is an anti-vaxx anti-science conspiracy loon not that much different than trump

Until he changes his positions he can go f*** himself.

[honest.abe]

372. Unfair and unhelpful.

[stmac]

374. I think of it not as an attack, but a push...

Last edited Mon May 28, 2018, 11:47 AM - Edit history (1)

I’m pretty damn sure which side Jim is on and I fully support his cartoon. No amount of bullying or repetition is going to change that. The posts implying he’s a Russian operative are laughable.

We are living in unprecedented times, being perilously close to Fascism, Preemptive nuclear war, surrendering our institutions to foreign enemies, turning back civil and racial progress by decades. This will take generations to repair!!!

[Demovictory9]

407. +1000

[samir.g]

379. this is terribly insensitive towards everyone who has something other than typical male genitalia

Good to know that Carey thinks women and trans people are less important than men with dicks.

[doc03]

380. Damn right, the only Democrats I see that has the guts to

say anything is Eric Swalwell and Adam Schiff. Where is lets not talk impeachment Pollsi?

[honest.abe]

387. Did you read the tweet?

He specifically called out Adam Shiff.. which is absurd.

[doc03]

398. I know he is one of the few that says anything. It's unbeleiveable

we have the most corrupt Benedict Arnold presidency in history and our side lets them control
the media. Our chances of taking the House have apparently evaporated. They are winning! How can that be possible?
We had what a 12 point or so advantage a couple months ago and now it's down to 2 or 3 points! Where are the other 47 Senators
and the rest of the House? Where the hell is Polosi? One of the few Senators that says anything is Manchin and he backs Trump on most things.

[tavernier]

389. When did Carrey start working for Rump?

[Demovictory9]

406. He is very anti Trump

[tavernier]

408. Not when he gives him ammunition like this.

Not cool, JC.

[budkin]

413. Spot on

What the F is wrong with these people?

[oasis]

414. Carrey needs to take his ass back to the peanut gallery. For keeps.

[ehrnst]

417. Wow. I guess this is what a castrated Dem looks like, huh:

Link to tweet