Democrats plot protest for Trump's speech to Congress

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill



BY MIKE LILLIS AND RAFAEL BERNAL - 02/02/17 06:00 AM EST

House Democrats are rallying behind a plan to make President Trump’s first speech to Congress as uncomfortable as possible by inviting guests they say will suffer under new White House policies.

The strategy means Trump will likely face a crowd including ethnic minorities, LGBT people, undocumented immigrants, the disabled and others when he addresses a joint session on Feb. 28.

It’s a shift in tactics for Democrats, some of whom skipped Trump’s inauguration last month in protest.
Democrats say there are no plans to stage a similar boycott of Trump’s speech, but they want to put him face-to-face with people who feel alienated and targeted by his controversial executive orders.

In a letter circulating on Capitol Hill, a group of liberals is urging fellow Democrats to bring guests who have made “a positive impact” on the community “despite discrimination or marginalization.”

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/317473-democrats-plot-protest-for-trumps-speech-to-congress

[guillaumeb]

1. Imagine the coverage if the attendees started chanting "you lie"

as Trump speaks.

[Else You Are Mad]

4. If the Dems do chant that.

Mark my words, if that happens, Republicans will just gaslight the American people by saying they have never in their whole career have seen such insulting behavior on the part of the Democratic Congress people towards a sitting president.

[guillaumeb]

9. At which point every Democratic Congress member

should send out a link to how Obama was treated at the State of the Union speech by one GOP Congressman.

[bdamomma]

10. we know

the repigs have very short memories.

repigs are down the rabbit hole now.

[guillaumeb]

13. That is why they must be gently reminded of recent history.

Perhaps we could have Frederick Douglass narrate the clip. Trump is quite fond of him and might even appoint him to a position.

[RegexReader]

32. don't give him

any more big ideas.

[meow2u3]

15. Repugs have convenient memories

Their selective amnesia for how shabbily they treated Obama is on full display. Yet they have the gall to demand that Democrats bow and scrape to tRump?

[bdamomma]

19. I would love to see

mcconnell and ryan pay dearly. they are so guilty of crimes.

[guillaumeb]

28. Well, there is one huuuuuuge difference. One might call it a bigly difference.

Trump is white.

[Initech]

26. We should also compile a list of:

- All the times Donald Trump questioned Obama's birth certificate
- All the death threats Obama got from the GOP
- All the times the GOP insulted Obama and his family

And that's going to be a damn long list.

[guillaumeb]

29. Agreed. But all of Trump's and the GOP's insults

were based on the concept that as a black man, Obama could never (in their eyes) be a real President. In my view, the underlying racism that motivated all of their treatment can never be denied.

[Initech]

25. They called Michelle Obama an "ape in high heels".

And now we're stuck with fucking Donald Trump as the president. They've been lowering the bar for appropriate behavior since Clinton. In no, way, shape, or form can they tell us what is or is not insulting behavior. Fuck them all.

[ananda]

2. I also hope there's a huge protest demo there.

nt

[femmocrat]

3. That would only make a difference if he gave a damn about those people.

He would notice some celebrities who have opposed him though!

IMO, that tactic is a little too much like his dragging Bill Clinton's accusers to one of the debates. Democrats stlll don't know how to fight dirty.

[The_Voice_of_Reason]

5. All Democratic members of Congress

both the House and Senate should simply BOYCOTT the Orange Menace's "State of The Union" speech, go home and spend time listening to their constituents concerns.

[LonePirate]

6. I strongly disagree with boycotting the speech.

If Dems boycott, Republicans will simply pack the House chamber with rabid sycophants who will give standing ovations for everything. It will give the appearance that all of Congress is strongly supportive of him.

If Dems go, they can stay seated and never clap in order to send a strong message to him and to the public that the majority of Americans does not support him or his vision for the country.

[titaniumsalute]

8. I agree let him hang himself

[LonePirate]

11. He will become enraged if he sees half the crowd not applauding him.

He'll go off script, giving everyone another glimpse at his sheer incompetence.

[bdamomma]

16. you got to tell me

that this POS is going to have a State of Union speech.

We all know it will be filled with "I will fix this" "I won in a landslide" and all those lies.

[The_Voice_of_Reason]

18. My thoughts....

I support a boycott, but guess I envisioned something a bit different.

Have everyone SHOW UP, and just after the Orange Menace takes the stage, stand and and very quietly leave the room leaving EMPTY CHAIRS as a constant visual reminder that he does not represent over half of America.

[gopiscrap]

22. or every time he gets an ovation

turn their back on him and raise their fist in the air in protest, then let the Capitol Police escort them and as it is done, go lip. Make a total mockery and chaos out of his speech.

[NYC Liberal]

23. Even better: show up and applaud the lines that aren't meant to be applauded.

Like at Shrub's SOTU in 2006 -- when he said that Congress had failed to enact his plan to "save" (re: privatize) Social Security, Dems stood and cheered wildly.

[jpak]

7. "You lie!"

[randome]

12. Yeah. That was the vocal 'battle cry' of the GOP deciding they liked wallowing in the gutter.

And here we are watching Trump squeal and squirm in the mud.
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[central scrutinizer]

14. Make sure not to watch it

if it gets a low Nielsen share, it will irritate his delicate diva ego.

[bdamomma]

17. he doesn't respect us

I don't respect him. Filthy piece of trash.

[pbmus]

20. Everybody scream LIAR...at the top of there lungs...

[elmac]

21. Lets have a few "you lie" shouts

just like ol times.

[torius]

24. They should

also bring rural white Trump supporters who are worried about losing health care, or feel betrayed by him for his Swamp Cabinet. His supporters will not be swayed by minorities, LGBT etc.--those people to them are just PC libruls.

[rzemanfl]

27. They should bring in a choir to sing "You lie!" as a Gregorian chant. n/t

[Blue Idaho]

30. The a Dems should show up

Ignore the president and very visibly play with their phones. The rest of us should just turn off our TV sets while he is speaking.

Switch Off Trump!

[BumRushDaShow]

31. They should go full British House of Commons on his ass.