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Mr.Bee

(1,562 posts)
Wed Oct 1, 2025, 08:03 PM Oct 1

Now Dump Is Saying The Democrats SHUT DOWN The Government!

So naturally the news is reporting the democrats shut down the government

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lostincalifornia

(4,868 posts)
4. That is not a surprise, but this is why the DEMOCRATS need to get out their 24/7 and push back on the
Wed Oct 1, 2025, 08:16 PM
Oct 1

lies and misinformation, and explain exactly what is happening.

That includes television ads, going on news programs, and social platforms and explaining exactly what is happening and WHY.

They have to do their F**KING job, and that means getting the truth out, and not just sitting back assuming everything will be fine.

That has been one of the biggest faults of many Democrats, they assume the truth will always come out in the end.

Kerry did that, and he lost. They first tried to associate a sexual affair with a campaign worker, and that campaign worker came out and said it was hogwash, and the story went away. So when the swift pukes came out and blemished his service, Kerry did NOT push back, but just let the crappy news media push the swift boat lies. It doomed his campaign.

They tried to do it with President Obama, with Wright, but Obama DID NOT SIT back and assume that everything would come out fine in the end. He gave a national press conference, took questions, and not only gave answers, but clearly stated where he stood.

This is what the Democrats have to do. You have to actively fight. Newsom is giving a good example how it should be done, but there are very few elected Democrats that seem to have the motivation to do that, and that has to change, or it will be over for our Democracy.

Mr.Bee

(1,562 posts)
6. Message From The Oval Office this afternooon:
Wed Oct 1, 2025, 08:21 PM
Oct 1

From inside the White House to the banners plastered on government websites, Donald Trump and administration officials are explicitly blaming Democratic members of Congress for the federal shutdown.

Watchdog groups say the statements are in apparent defiance of ethics laws that prohibit political attacks and campaigning from inside federal facilities — which the president has continued to do since entering office without facing any consequences.

“The Radical Left in Congress shut down the government,” according to a large pop-up message and a bright red banner on the Department of Housing and Urban Development's website.

Another message at the top of the Department of Justice website says, “Democrats have shut down the government.”

“Due to the Democrat-led shutdown, website updates will be limited until full operations resume,” according to a red banner on the State Department’s website.

The OMB director blamed the impending shutdown on “Democrats' insane policy demands, which include $1 trillion in new spending.”

 

Oeditpus Rex

(43,094 posts)
8. 'So naturally the news is reporting the democrats [sic] shut down the government'?
Wed Oct 1, 2025, 08:31 PM
Oct 1

Or that The Felon says the Democrats shut down the government?

roamer65

(37,813 posts)
9. Half Ass Hoover.
Wed Oct 1, 2025, 08:39 PM
Oct 1

After the coming economic crash, this nickname for Dump will have special meaning.

SunImp

(2,604 posts)
10. All the federal websites are blaming the radical left for the shutdown
Wed Oct 1, 2025, 08:55 PM
Oct 1

These assholes want to shift the blame to us. I say fk bipartisanship & anyone that's going to call for it in the future.

Jack Valentino

(4,218 posts)
11. If "the far-left radical communist fascist socialist Democrats" shut down HIM,
Wed Oct 1, 2025, 09:09 PM
Oct 1

I would be ok with that.


"86 47"

dickthegrouch

(4,238 posts)
12. Yes, Dems shut it down rather than let his no-nothing cronies
Wed Oct 1, 2025, 09:33 PM
Oct 1

Double our health care premiums, among other atrocities.

Mr.Bee

(1,562 posts)
14. The Shining City On The Hill
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 09:12 AM
Oct 2

is now a steaming pile of Not-See dump dung
Oh but it's all the Democrats' fault.

Champp

(2,409 posts)
15. This is absolutely no surprise at all
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 09:28 AM
Oct 2

Dems need to be on their toes. You could see this coming ten thousand miles away.

What's our Big Time (this really matters) game plan to assert the facts in the face of a fully-predictable bullshit tsunami from Trump (as always)?

We should have been primed for all-hands-on-deck fact and truth campaign -- ready for the long term, because the Republicans are out to trash America and replace it with their Techno-Christo Control Plutocracy for the Elite and their obedient servants.

That sucks.

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