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Best Tweet (Original Post) sheshe2 Jan 2018 OP
The lies and the propaganda will be intolerable. yallerdawg Jan 2018 #1
And as each Dem walks out he/she should yell out Metro135 Jan 2018 #25
Or... forgotmylogin Jan 2018 #44
THIS!! lastlib Jan 2018 #55
Yeah, keep the walk out going on and Cha Jan 2018 #2
Donnie would go ballistic! sheshe2 Jan 2018 #6
Pervert dotard would be tweeting and spewing hate Cha Jan 2018 #9
I hope he blows more than one. sheshe2 Jan 2018 #13
maybe a major gasket would blow-- one can hope. niyad Jan 2018 #72
Oh hell yes, grab a ticket for me too! BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2018 #58
Yes it would, Blanche. sheshe2 Jan 2018 #66
😊💙. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2018 #71
Yup. Do it one by one LiberalLovinLug Jan 2018 #57
Ooooh, that is really mean and I really like it..n/t monmouth4 Jan 2018 #3
Me Too! sheshe2 Jan 2018 #5
I love this idea. RandomAccess Jan 2018 #4
If they took a knee brer cat Jan 2018 #7
If they took a knee, some of them couldnt get up. Shrike47 Jan 2018 #21
If one of them toppled over brer cat Jan 2018 #28
He would accuse them of being Muslim if they touched their head to the floor alfredo Jan 2018 #48
Perhaps stand up and turn their backs? n/t X_Digger Jan 2018 #23
Speak Pres Turd's own language. lagomorph777 Jan 2018 #41
Put one of those fart machines in his podium. alfredo Jan 2018 #49
! brer cat Jan 2018 #51
Better than interrupting with 'You Lie!'. I'd find a walkout serious and respectable. byronius Jan 2018 #8
No, not just Democrats, all citizens everywhere. joanbarnes Jan 2018 #10
I have a feeling that All this Racial Hatred Trump has will come out yuiyoshida Jan 2018 #11
He is at a boiling point. sheshe2 Jan 2018 #16
I'll read the transcript. SCVDem Jan 2018 #12
Nor can I. sheshe2 Jan 2018 #14
Agreed... stpetegreg Jan 2018 #60
Just call him Benito! SCVDem Jan 2018 #68
Good idea, but if they're going to walk out they should all walk out together. Better suggestion... George II Jan 2018 #15
All that works... sheshe2 Jan 2018 #19
He'd probably seethe and go off script, "throw those sons of bitches out!" George II Jan 2018 #20
That is my bet. sheshe2 Jan 2018 #22
I like the back turning idea orangecrush Jan 2018 #46
Im all for taking a knee as soon as the shithole starts to speak. MLAA Jan 2018 #17
He doesnt deserve the respect sitting through his speech conveys. Pepsidog Jan 2018 #18
The women accusing Trump Alpeduez21 Jan 2018 #24
I think that is a great idea, even better than boycotting it still_one Jan 2018 #26
Walk out or take a knee. sheshe2 Jan 2018 #30
Take a knee gets the media spotlight still_one Jan 2018 #35
Really bad idea. L. Coyote Jan 2018 #27
Why? sheshe2 Jan 2018 #29
Walk in...then kneel and go back... Docreed2003 Jan 2018 #31
Boom! sheshe2 Jan 2018 #32
Thanks sheshe2....thats the truth!! Docreed2003 Jan 2018 #37
Be careful with that one, the moron would take it as a genuflect Motley13 Jan 2018 #52
Lol...youre probably right about that! Docreed2003 Jan 2018 #53
As much as I would love to see them all fume it would set a dangerous precedent. flying_wahini Jan 2018 #33
Nope. sheshe2 Jan 2018 #40
I am taking a nice glass of Merlot efhmc Jan 2018 #34
Love the take a knee zentrum Jan 2018 #36
Wear bags over their heads alfredo Jan 2018 #50
LOL! zentrum Jan 2018 #69
I Wouldn't Go If I Was In Congress SeaDoo77 Jan 2018 #38
I like like it and... mainstreetonce Jan 2018 #39
Traitor. sheshe2 Jan 2018 #43
Wins the internet for today. matt819 Jan 2018 #42
AMEN!!! orangecrush Jan 2018 #45
minngal marieo1 Jan 2018 #47
Hold up a picture of Robert Mueller duforsure Jan 2018 #54
This! sheshe2 Jan 2018 #62
He would blame them for what he isn't bothering to do lunatica Jan 2018 #56
that is a great idea. but I thought many Dems are going to skip that act of the circus? niyad Jan 2018 #59
I think I heard 4 were skipping. sheshe2 Jan 2018 #63
Great idea matt819 Jan 2018 #61
K&R Gothmog Jan 2018 #64
Yes, lets keep this going, maybe someone from out group with get it started!!!!!! onecent Jan 2018 #65
shout YOU LIE in unison. pansypoo53219 Jan 2018 #67
no... they should make his SOTU look like his inauguration renate Jan 2018 #70

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
1. The lies and the propaganda will be intolerable.
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 10:06 PM
Jan 2018

To sit there and listen to him will be inexcusable.

I want to <hear the next day> how many R's walked out.

forgotmylogin

(7,530 posts)
44. Or...
Tue Jan 16, 2018, 12:31 AM
Jan 2018

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)
55. THIS!!
Tue Jan 16, 2018, 12:44 PM
Jan 2018

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.

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)
58. Oh hell yes, grab a ticket for me too!
Tue Jan 16, 2018, 02:05 PM
Jan 2018

Seeing him publicly crumble into a lardy pool of orange waste would be sooooooooooo cathartic!

❤️ 😄

LiberalLovinLug

(14,174 posts)
57. Yup. Do it one by one
Tue Jan 16, 2018, 02:04 PM
Jan 2018

Every time he starts up again. No doubt praising himself for some imaginary accomplishment or another. It would drive him absolute nuts.

brer cat

(24,578 posts)
7. If they took a knee
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 10:19 PM
Jan 2018

the vain asshole would think they were making obeisances. Turning their backs or walking out would send a clearer message.

brer cat

(24,578 posts)
28. If one of them toppled over
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 11:53 PM
Jan 2018

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.

yuiyoshida

(41,832 posts)
11. I have a feeling that All this Racial Hatred Trump has will come out
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 10:40 PM
Jan 2018

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)
16. He is at a boiling point.
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 10:52 PM
Jan 2018

Yes it could very well happen...especially if the Dems keep walking out.

stpetegreg

(28 posts)
60. Agreed...
Tue Jan 16, 2018, 02:38 PM
Jan 2018

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.

George II

(67,782 posts)
15. Good idea, but if they're going to walk out they should all walk out together. Better suggestion...
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 10:52 PM
Jan 2018

....I think is for them to all stand and turn their backs on him.

sheshe2

(83,791 posts)
22. That is my bet.
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 11:07 PM
Jan 2018

Totally off script and his handlers will not be able to stop him. He will go ballistic.

Alpeduez21

(1,751 posts)
24. The women accusing Trump
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 11:22 PM
Jan 2018

should be the Democratic response to the state of the union.

My name is .... and the president sexually assaulted me. Over and Over.

flying_wahini

(6,606 posts)
33. As much as I would love to see them all fume it would set a dangerous precedent.
Tue Jan 16, 2018, 12:03 AM
Jan 2018


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)
40. Nope.
Tue Jan 16, 2018, 12:20 AM
Jan 2018

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.

zentrum

(9,865 posts)
36. Love the take a knee
Tue Jan 16, 2018, 12:13 AM
Jan 2018

…..suggestion. But walking out one by one is a real possibility that even the super polite Dems could do , if only they will.

 

SeaDoo77

(540 posts)
38. I Wouldn't Go If I Was In Congress
Tue Jan 16, 2018, 12:15 AM
Jan 2018

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)
39. I like like it and...
Tue Jan 16, 2018, 12:18 AM
Jan 2018

Every news commentator shown back to camera.

Someone think of one word every person at home can tweet.

"resign" ?

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
56. He would blame them for what he isn't bothering to do
Tue Jan 16, 2018, 12:48 PM
Jan 2018

But so what? The great majority of people would get it, which is a good thing.

matt819

(10,749 posts)
61. Great idea
Tue Jan 16, 2018, 02:47 PM
Jan 2018

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.

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