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HOW GREAT WOULD IT BE IF ALL THE DEMOCRATS TOOK A KNEE DURING TRUMPS STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH. - Allen MarshallLink to tweet
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)To sit there and listen to him will be inexcusable.
I want to <hear the next day> how many R's walked out.
Metro135
(359 posts)YOU LIE!
forgotmylogin
(7,530 posts)FAKE NEWS!
I also remember a previous suggestion - every Democrat should carry an auction paddle with the word LIE printed on it and hold it up at appropriate moments.
Though their arms might get tired..,
lastlib
(23,248 posts)I also like the idea of them turning their backs to him while he speaks, but I don't know if the seating in the House chamber is suitable to that.
Cha
(297,323 posts)on and ON..! Good advice.. Mahalo, she
sheshe2
(83,791 posts)I would pay to see his reaction, Cha.
Cha
(297,323 posts)simultaneously!
Gasket Blowing Time!
sheshe2
(83,791 posts)Perfect image for that, Cha.
niyad
(113,344 posts)BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)Seeing him publicly crumble into a lardy pool of orange waste would be sooooooooooo cathartic!
❤️ 😄
sheshe2
(83,791 posts)BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)LiberalLovinLug
(14,174 posts)Every time he starts up again. No doubt praising himself for some imaginary accomplishment or another. It would drive him absolute nuts.
monmouth4
(9,708 posts)RandomAccess
(5,210 posts)brer cat
(24,578 posts)the vain asshole would think they were making obeisances. Turning their backs or walking out would send a clearer message.
Shrike47
(6,913 posts)brer cat
(24,578 posts)and touched his/her head to the floor, trump would be in ecstasy! That would a kowtow, I think. This does require more thought and planning. Maybe out of respect for arthritic knees they should just turn their backs or give him a middle finger salute.
alfredo
(60,074 posts)X_Digger
(18,585 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Moon him.
alfredo
(60,074 posts)byronius
(7,395 posts)Great idea.
joanbarnes
(1,722 posts)yuiyoshida
(41,832 posts)in his state of the Union address. He can't stay on script without having to add his two cents and who knows what he will say. Expect the worst ...because He gets a kick out of shocking the world by showing how much he gives a fuck about his job. He is only there to entertain himself, frankly.
sheshe2
(83,791 posts)Yes it could very well happen...especially if the Dems keep walking out.
SCVDem
(5,103 posts)I seriously cannot listen to that voice. It makes me ill.
sheshe2
(83,791 posts)but I haven't watched one in years and always read the transcript when it gets released. I could never stand all the sneering and smug smirks on the republicans' faces while Presidents Clinton and Obama were speaking. Now, I can barely keep my last meal down when they put clips of tRump on MSNBC or CNN. I get everything I need without all the drama, pauses for applause, or lack thereof, from the transcript. I might just make a drinking game out of it, drinking every time he lies...only problem is I'm not really a drinker and so would be passed out after the first paragraph.
SCVDem
(5,103 posts)Why are we allowing this to happen?
George II
(67,782 posts)....I think is for them to all stand and turn their backs on him.
sheshe2
(83,791 posts)As does taking the knee. He will go nuts if any of this happens, any of it.
George II
(67,782 posts)sheshe2
(83,791 posts)Totally off script and his handlers will not be able to stop him. He will go ballistic.
orangecrush
(19,572 posts)as well.
MLAA
(17,298 posts)Pepsidog
(6,254 posts)Alpeduez21
(1,751 posts)should be the Democratic response to the state of the union.
My name is .... and the president sexually assaulted me. Over and Over.
still_one
(92,219 posts)sheshe2
(83,791 posts)Both work for me.
Fugg Trump. He is a racist. It is that simple.
still_one
(92,219 posts)L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)Docreed2003
(16,863 posts)That would show the power of resistance to the president
sheshe2
(83,791 posts)Awesome!
Docreed2003
(16,863 posts)Motley13
(3,867 posts)Docreed2003
(16,863 posts)flying_wahini
(6,606 posts)I hate that TurdTrump as much as the next person -
but walking out would only divide us even more. Our country needs to heal
and peaceful even civil disobedience is the best way to achieve it.
We don't need to go low. Perhaps hissing when he speaks would be nice, tho.
sheshe2
(83,791 posts)Sorry.
tRump and the GOP have already divided us to a point of no return. We CANNOT heal with the GOP. They have proven to be traitors to this Country. They do not believe in the rule of law that this Nation was built on. They do not believe in the Constitution. They embrace Russia that is an enemy to the US.
We are not going low, we are standing up for ALL Americans, not just the white ones that the GOP is so fond of.
efhmc
(14,731 posts)and reading a good book.
zentrum
(9,865 posts)..suggestion. But walking out one by one is a real possibility that even the super polite Dems could do , if only they will.
alfredo
(60,074 posts)SeaDoo77
(540 posts)I would say, I don't need to sit there an let someone lie to me.
If Trump promises to tell the truth, I will go. If he tells one lie, he must resign.
Deal?
mainstreetonce
(4,178 posts)Every news commentator shown back to camera.
Someone think of one word every person at home can tweet.
"resign" ?
sheshe2
(83,791 posts)matt819
(10,749 posts)Brilliant.
orangecrush
(19,572 posts)marieo1
(1,402 posts)Great idea.............let's do it!!!
duforsure
(11,885 posts)Place it on their seat then walk out.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)But so what? The great majority of people would get it, which is a good thing.
niyad
(113,344 posts)sheshe2
(83,791 posts)It could be more by now.
matt819
(10,749 posts)Can you say spineless?
Apart from the few who announced they won't attend, I just don't see Dems having enough spine to plan something en mass.
Gothmog
(145,321 posts)onecent
(6,096 posts)K&R
pansypoo53219
(20,981 posts)renate
(13,776 posts)All those empty seats.