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Six117

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24. Well far and beyond time to fight back by any means necessary.

Reply to ihaveaquestion (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 02:12 PM

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Waiting for permission to defend ourselves is paving the way to disaster.

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Tim Walz: People are Sick of Dems' "Strongly Worded Letters" [View all] ihaveaquestion 14 hrs ago OP

Preach Coach Traildogbob 14 hrs ago #1

Fuck the high road and fuck the norms. Stop turning the other cheek. dalton99a 14 hrs ago #2

Carrot and stick WSHazel 14 hrs ago #4

We need leaders who will "get the lead out"... BattleRow 13 hrs ago #17

Yes RetiredParatrooper 10 hrs ago #51

I agree with him MustLoveBeagles 14 hrs ago #3

Just think, he could be vice president now LiberalBrooke 14 hrs ago #5

FYI: He made it clear he didn't have any presidential aspirations ... Auggie 12 hrs ago #33

What does he mean by "breaking the norms"? An eviction freeze would go a long way toward walking the talk in MN rn. WhiskeyGrinder 14 hrs ago #6

He was referring to Trump destroying things leftstreet 14 hrs ago #8

I'd find it helpful if he had some examples of how he's doing that in MN WhiskeyGrinder 14 hrs ago #9

True enough n/t leftstreet 14 hrs ago #10

He's talking about Dems doing more of what Republicans do. hamsterjill 13 hrs ago #12

okay but like he could be doing this himself, yes? In Minnesota? Because I remember a lot of strongly worded statements WhiskeyGrinder 13 hrs ago #14

Yes, he most assuredly could be doing this - setting an example. hamsterjill 12 hrs ago #37

I think Dems would have a great platform if dickthegrouch 12 hrs ago #28

I think voters generally want and expect integrity from Democrats, but we've got to get control back first. hamsterjill 11 hrs ago #41

Yep. The one option that's LEAST desirable calimary 33 min ago #58

I wish Mr. Jeffries and Mr. Schumer would take these words to heart Mysterian 14 hrs ago #7

The most corrupt president in US history Grim Chieftain 13 hrs ago #11

Hear! Hear! yellow dahlia 5 hrs ago #56

Exactly! Betty Boom 13 hrs ago #13

You betcha. (n/t) DJ Synikus Makisimus 13 hrs ago #15

Yup. We coulda had him. And, Trump cheated. Just saying, peeps. Joinfortmill 13 hrs ago #16

We dems have been engaged in a war popsdenver 13 hrs ago #18

+1. Heck, we had people on here who were severely criticized for calling Trump a traitor/racist/dictator/Nazi/rapist dalton99a 13 hrs ago #21

+1 leftstreet 10 hrs ago #52

Just think! Linda ladeewolf 13 hrs ago #19

Exactly fuck'em makes them sue, cry and whine themselve into a tither Historic NY 13 hrs ago #20

I like Tim, but DownriverDem 13 hrs ago #22

100% Snackshack 13 hrs ago #23

+1. "We must move on. It's all good. Nothing happened." dalton99a 12 hrs ago #29

Well far and beyond time to fight back by any means necessary. Six117 12 hrs ago #24

What would you have our Democrats do? I'm guessing you must have some PLAN of action... QueerDuck 12 hrs ago #38

Even in the YouTube HFY stories on space adventures, the politician sending "Sternly Worded Letter" is present LiberalArkie 12 hrs ago #25

Thank you, Walz. JBTaurus83 12 hrs ago #26

Directive, organization, humanpower and follow-through. More is definitely needed. twodogsbarking 12 hrs ago #27

Dems are "prisoners of the norms, prisoners of the institutions." summer_in_TX 12 hrs ago #30

That, and Dems need to understand that they are using a broken system to fix a broken system. OldBaldy1701E 10 hrs ago #48

He's right SunImp 12 hrs ago #31

"he says well why can't Democrats can "break the norms" for things like national healthcare" J_William_Ryan 12 hrs ago #32

It's spot on. iemanja 12 hrs ago #35

We've been furiously reading through The Marquess of Queensberry Rules of boxing hadEnuf 12 hrs ago #34

"Weird." -- Walz on Trump, Couchhumper, MAGA and Project 2025 Kid Berwyn 12 hrs ago #36

The same thing happened to Sarah Palin. ihaveaquestion 10 hrs ago #50

that meme is bullshit bigtree 12 hrs ago #39

Yes. Yelling "NERDS!" at Democrats. betsuni 11 hrs ago #44

Fuck this shit, we need real opposition to the thug regime and their propaganda and we need it yesterday! Initech 12 hrs ago #40

Oh, but strongly worded scolding of Democrats is really doing something. Everybody loves to be angry at Democrats. betsuni 11 hrs ago #42

True. This performative "blame the Dems" reflex is a gift to the GOP. QueerDuck 11 hrs ago #45

It's perfect. Convince your enemy to spend its time attacking itself as the enemy. betsuni 10 hrs ago #46

I agree with you. OldBaldy1701E 10 hrs ago #53

It's amazing Dems every win anything Thew 10 hrs ago #54

Understandable why this criticism resonates Deminpenn 11 hrs ago #43

YES orangecrush 10 hrs ago #47

AMEN, Tim. republianmushroom 10 hrs ago #49

Oh no, the Posse is gonna go after Tim! luv2fly 7 hrs ago #55

Uh oh! He's gonna get scolded by the cheerleaders! Orrex 5 hrs ago #57