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Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts) Sun Jul 14, 2019, 05:49 PM Jul 2019

Dan Rather tweet; "Men and women in elected office shouldn't get a presumption of normalcy."

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Dan Rather ✔ @DanRather

This president's cruelty is matched by the cowardice of his enablers, who inflict just as much damage on this nation and its ideals. Men and women in elected office shouldn't get a presumption of normalcy. They must answer for their silence in the face of bigotry and misogyny.

5:43 PM - Jul 14, 2019

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Dan Rather tweet; "Men and women in elected office shouldn't get a presumption of normalcy." (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Jul 2019 OP

The first person who came to mind watoos Jul 2019 #1

I keep preaching DENVERPOPS Jul 2019 #3

Yes. All Mitch McConnell and his gang of sycophants need is a spine. Lonestarblue Jul 2019 #4

In elected office, cowardice is shared guilt. dchill Jul 2019 #2

They must answer for their silence in the face of bigotry and misogyny. PatrickforO Jul 2019 #5

I think Rather's "presumption of normalcy" comment needs explaining. I don't get who is doing that, ancianita Jul 2019 #6

And my wife wants to add that not only every single Dem should be issuing statements PatrickforO Jul 2019 #7

watoos

(7,142 posts)

1. The first person who came to mind

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sun Jul 14, 2019, 07:49 PM

Jul 2019

was Susan Collins, chirp, chirp.

DENVERPOPS

(8,790 posts)

3. I keep preaching

Reply to watoos (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 14, 2019, 08:15 PM

Jul 2019

I keep preaching non stop that it isn't Trump. It is the Republican Senators that are allowing, condoning and sanctioning his behavior that is in fact letting this all happen.

TAKE IT TO THE REPUBLICAN SENATORS AND IGNORE TRUMP. THE REPUB SENATE IS ENABLING HIM TO DO ALL THIS, NOTHING ELSE IS MAKING ALL THIS HAPPEN BUT THEM.........

Lonestarblue

(9,958 posts)

4. Yes. All Mitch McConnell and his gang of sycophants need is a spine.

Reply to DENVERPOPS (Reply #3)

Sun Jul 14, 2019, 08:25 PM

Jul 2019

They have the power to tell Trump to cut out his crap or they will support impeachment. End of story. Of course, they will never do that because they are just as corrupt as Trump.

dchill

(38,447 posts)

2. In elected office, cowardice is shared guilt.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sun Jul 14, 2019, 07:53 PM

Jul 2019

Right on, Dan!

PatrickforO

(14,559 posts)

5. They must answer for their silence in the face of bigotry and misogyny.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sun Jul 14, 2019, 08:48 PM

Jul 2019

Yes. Silence is acquiescence. EVERYONE in the Democratic party should be coming out with public statements condemning Trump for his hate-rage tweets against the Squad. Every single one.

You might not like AOC or you may love her, but to have our president tell her, and three other duly elected women of color in the House to go back to where they came from is outrageous.

ancianita

(35,937 posts)

6. I think Rather's "presumption of normalcy" comment needs explaining. I don't get who is doing that,

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sun Jul 14, 2019, 08:49 PM

Jul 2019

not with this president.

I think all Americans have a right, by default, to presume some things about elected men and women, until those things are proven not to be the case.

PatrickforO

(14,559 posts)

7. And my wife wants to add that not only every single Dem should be issuing statements

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sun Jul 14, 2019, 08:50 PM

Jul 2019

publicly condemning Trump, but Republicans should too.

Not to do so is to aid and abet the racism.

She is absolutely furious about this - I haven't see her this angry for some time now. But she is furious. And so am I. This is so wrong on so many levels that we have to rise up en masse and push back hard.

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