Senator Murphy is a leader! His YouTube video is as precise and clear as anything I’ve read, heard, or seen to date. Even an idiot, if they bothered to watch, would have to scratch their head and say Holy Murphy!
The USA needs to be saved. The former presidents and vice presidents could form a coalition that would govern while the fascists are purged and removed. Then new elections would be held. The constitution needs to be strengthened against traitors. Requiring 67% senate approval for an impeachment is unrealistic when you have so many self serving traitors.
It’s going to take all of us. And I would like to see the previous presidents getting together (republican and democrat), but it’s also going to take a LOT of work from the bottom up.
Core MAGA is lost. But< I think people have friends in their lives who sat out or reluctantly voted for Trump who can be persuaded. It's touchy and very individual on if or how you approach them. But, say, just sharing on your FB and saying people should watch can't hurt.
(Sorry for the long response. Once I got started…. 😱)
I’m glad Murphy is doing this but, frankly, it’s weak tea. What portion of his presentation could be used for a TikTok video? What portion would make a 20 second blurb on the evening news? Unfortunately, that’s the political world we live in. They need a multi media/multi platform strategy and then they need drama coaches to turn ten minute lectures into 2 minute hellfire sermons.
Second thing, they need to tie Trump’s amorphous grift and corruption to real world impact on everyday people. Without rampant corruption, Russia would be a very different, much stronger country, not at war with its neighbors, and investing in services and infrastructure its people and businesses need to thrive. Trump corruption is taking food from the mouths of American families, children will go hungry, their development choked off, all to feed the greed of already insanely rich men. Trump corruption means government policies that once protected American families and communities from poisonous pollution and vampiric financial practices, that created a level playing field for businesses of all sizes, is now, under the corrupt Trump administration, for sale to the highest bidder. Put some money in Trump’s corrupt pocket and buy your way into sweetheart deals, or government contracts that result in subpar services, or regulations that strangle your competition, or, as is with Musk, complete control over government agencies, especially ones that are doing their duty by investigating you or controlling taxpayer dollars that line your pocket. All that can be yours if you have enough money and direct a ton of it to Trump’s corrupt and greedy hands.
Third, the legislative branch is supposed to be the watchdog over the executive branch. The Republican Party controls Congress. What have they done to reign in Trump’s corruption, to investigate it and hold lawbreakers accountable? They have done worse than nothing. They have refused to hold hearings, they have prevented the Democrats from forcing grifters to testify under oath before the American people. Most Republicans are cheering on the grift and corruption and some are joining in. Murphy could have made the news by forcefully calling out Republicans and demanding Musk testify under oath and then going down the many reasons this is vital to our country’s future.
Finally, no business wants to invest in a highly corrupt economy. Rules can change depending on who slips a bag of cash to whom. What once was a safe profitable investment can overnight become a catastrophic loss. American companies, those not in on the grift, will lose out to those who are. They will be driven out of business, their employees will lose their jobs. Communities dependent on those jobs and taxes will suffer. Our economy will further centralize and become less and less competitive. Prices will go up and quality will go down. All because of Trump’s corrupt, insatiable greed and the spinelessness and complicity of Republicans.
We see this happening in real time in Russia. Is the American dream now to become like Russia, an authoritarian government where critics of Putin are murdered or disappeared, with a failing economy serving only the very rich?
Any segment of the above could be turned into a 30-60 second long hellfire sermon. A lot can be said in 2-3 minutes that can rivet the attention of viewers and mobilize citizen outrage. See. Not that hard.
I don’t disagree with anything you’re saying. And I’ve made many of the same arguments you are. But, we do need to acknowledge when something is good, even if it isn’t everything. I also want to spread this stuff to light a fire under more of their asses to take the 360-type approach we both agree on. Carrots and stick w/ Ds at this point. :)
Senator Murphy is a leader! His YouTube video is as precise and clear as anything I’ve read, heard, or seen to date. Even an idiot, if they bothered to watch, would have to scratch their head and say Holy Murphy!
The USA needs to be saved. The former presidents and vice presidents could form a coalition that would govern while the fascists are purged and removed. Then new elections would be held. The constitution needs to be strengthened against traitors. Requiring 67% senate approval for an impeachment is unrealistic when you have so many self serving traitors.
It’s going to take all of us. And I would like to see the previous presidents getting together (republican and democrat), but it’s also going to take a LOT of work from the bottom up.
But how to get Trump people to watch? They seem to be numb.
Core MAGA is lost. But< I think people have friends in their lives who sat out or reluctantly voted for Trump who can be persuaded. It's touchy and very individual on if or how you approach them. But, say, just sharing on your FB and saying people should watch can't hurt.
(Sorry for the long response. Once I got started…. 😱)
I’m glad Murphy is doing this but, frankly, it’s weak tea. What portion of his presentation could be used for a TikTok video? What portion would make a 20 second blurb on the evening news? Unfortunately, that’s the political world we live in. They need a multi media/multi platform strategy and then they need drama coaches to turn ten minute lectures into 2 minute hellfire sermons.
Second thing, they need to tie Trump’s amorphous grift and corruption to real world impact on everyday people. Without rampant corruption, Russia would be a very different, much stronger country, not at war with its neighbors, and investing in services and infrastructure its people and businesses need to thrive. Trump corruption is taking food from the mouths of American families, children will go hungry, their development choked off, all to feed the greed of already insanely rich men. Trump corruption means government policies that once protected American families and communities from poisonous pollution and vampiric financial practices, that created a level playing field for businesses of all sizes, is now, under the corrupt Trump administration, for sale to the highest bidder. Put some money in Trump’s corrupt pocket and buy your way into sweetheart deals, or government contracts that result in subpar services, or regulations that strangle your competition, or, as is with Musk, complete control over government agencies, especially ones that are doing their duty by investigating you or controlling taxpayer dollars that line your pocket. All that can be yours if you have enough money and direct a ton of it to Trump’s corrupt and greedy hands.
Third, the legislative branch is supposed to be the watchdog over the executive branch. The Republican Party controls Congress. What have they done to reign in Trump’s corruption, to investigate it and hold lawbreakers accountable? They have done worse than nothing. They have refused to hold hearings, they have prevented the Democrats from forcing grifters to testify under oath before the American people. Most Republicans are cheering on the grift and corruption and some are joining in. Murphy could have made the news by forcefully calling out Republicans and demanding Musk testify under oath and then going down the many reasons this is vital to our country’s future.
Finally, no business wants to invest in a highly corrupt economy. Rules can change depending on who slips a bag of cash to whom. What once was a safe profitable investment can overnight become a catastrophic loss. American companies, those not in on the grift, will lose out to those who are. They will be driven out of business, their employees will lose their jobs. Communities dependent on those jobs and taxes will suffer. Our economy will further centralize and become less and less competitive. Prices will go up and quality will go down. All because of Trump’s corrupt, insatiable greed and the spinelessness and complicity of Republicans.
We see this happening in real time in Russia. Is the American dream now to become like Russia, an authoritarian government where critics of Putin are murdered or disappeared, with a failing economy serving only the very rich?
Any segment of the above could be turned into a 30-60 second long hellfire sermon. A lot can be said in 2-3 minutes that can rivet the attention of viewers and mobilize citizen outrage. See. Not that hard.
I don’t disagree with anything you’re saying. And I’ve made many of the same arguments you are. But, we do need to acknowledge when something is good, even if it isn’t everything. I also want to spread this stuff to light a fire under more of their asses to take the 360-type approach we both agree on. Carrots and stick w/ Ds at this point. :)