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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI'd like to see the three former Democratic Presidents jointly condemn
the ban on Muslims, as well as the detention or ban for folks with visas, green cards or dual citizenship.
dolphin52
(9 posts)HoneyBadger
(2,297 posts)Bernie has already condemned it.
fun n serious
(4,451 posts)malaise
(269,022 posts)mrgorth
(3,431 posts)Rex
(65,616 posts)He's been calling out the plutocracy in this country for a long time.
malaise
(269,022 posts)Rex
(65,616 posts)sanctions. Which of course are NOTHING like Trump's ban. So he will have to speak up.
I can't believe what we're seeing in one week
Rex
(65,616 posts)However he did not get the chance. They left him with America about to fall apart in 2008. With the ME a flaming mess. So he never got to resend so many horrible orders by Bush-Cheney and they have picked up right where they left off in 2008.
I hate republicans. I despise their leaders.
malaise
(269,022 posts)immediately.
Rex
(65,616 posts)At least had investigations into the illegal Iraqi invasion that clearly show GOP collusion for war profits.
malaise
(269,022 posts)but he will learn - and fast
Rex
(65,616 posts)Christofascism is scary shit.
HoneyBadger
(2,297 posts)Rex
(65,616 posts)That is why he targeted Iran an no other country.
HoneyBadger
(2,297 posts)wishstar
(5,270 posts)HoneyBadger
(2,297 posts)Lucky Luciano
(11,257 posts)democrank
(11,095 posts)and make themselves heard over Donald Trump's shameful policies.
malaise
(269,022 posts)Yes they can!
democrank
(11,095 posts)Thanks, malaise.
bdamomma
(63,868 posts)filthy repigs saying anything??? This is illegal. I feel sick about this.
mcar
(42,334 posts)Maybe you should check them out.
JI7
(89,250 posts)malaise
(269,022 posts)livetohike
(22,144 posts)cruelty and chaos must be stopped. Trump is insane and making irrational decisions.
malaise
(269,022 posts)They own this mess - all by themselves
SaschaHM
(2,897 posts)The GOP decided to set themselves on fire. Sometimes you have to sit back and let them burn.
tazkcmo
(7,300 posts)I'm floored by the lack of response by our Democratic leadership.
malaise
(269,022 posts)but so far - not on this one.
I read that he was in Turkey.
tazkcmo
(7,300 posts)A high profile, press conference, big ta-doo denouncement with plan of attack/opposition not just to this Proclamation but to the mental capacity of this shit flinger.
I've seen other individual pols like Sen Gillibrand and Murphy and others speak out and give them credit and encouragement. I'm with you though, we need high profile, serious people to step up.
malaise
(269,022 posts)Blue_Roses
(12,894 posts)of rope, for now, which may burn the house down (God help us all), but it will give them a clear voice and possibly more responsive ears from those who voted for this fraud. Right now, Trump is throwing red meat at his base and they are lapping it up. But, the tide will change very soon. As Bogie said in Casablanca, "Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but someday soon..."
tazkcmo
(7,300 posts)Exactly what we DON'T need right now, with respect to you.
As Bogie said in Casablanca, "Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but someday soon..."
We don't have that kind of time.
Blue_Roses
(12,894 posts)"Here's looking at you kid..."
tazkcmo
(7,300 posts)Just watched Queen of the Nile after binging on Cary Grant movies. I love the "oldies"!
Blue_Roses
(12,894 posts)Isn't Katherine Hepburn in that one? This is what we need in these times of stress. Old movies to show that they did get through the tough times --and I mean the real ones in their day.
tazkcmo
(7,300 posts)All sorts of WWII era films on You tube. It is fun to contrast their "style" with ours today. We've lost some of our luster since then, imo.
OTOH, it's encouraging to see the difference in attitudes towards women/minorities/class between then and now. All in all, I enjoy them.
ananda
(28,864 posts)Trump is clearly his own worst enemy right now.
He is sowing so much chaos and idiocy that it will
all come crumbling down around him.
BainsBane
(53,034 posts)The two Bushes.
spanone
(135,841 posts)that would be incredible.
HoneyBadger
(2,297 posts)spanone
(135,841 posts)he sounds like a fucking genius next to trump....and i was never a fan
George W. Bush Addresses Muslims in the Aftermath of the 9/11 Attacks
September 20, 2001
by millions more in countries that America counts as friends. Its teachings are good and peaceful, and those who commit evil in the name of Allah blaspheme the name of
Allah. The terrorists are traitors to their own faith, trying, in effect, to hijack Islam itself. The enemy of America is not our many Muslim friends. It is not our many Arab
friends. Our enemy is a radical network of terrorists and every government that supports them.
https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/quotes/george-w-bush-addresses-muslims-in-the-aftermath-of-the-9-11-attacks
malaise
(269,022 posts)GliderGuider
(21,088 posts)This is not just a bad week in politics. This is a geopolitical war being waged by Russia against the USA. Do you think Putin cares what Democratic ex-presidents have to say about anything?
It's a lot more accurate to think of Trump as a Russian Special Forces General who has occupied the WH.
If the ex-presidents speak out it might rally international opinion a bit, but it won't alter the tactics in play at the WH.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)HoneyBadger
(2,297 posts)I would like to see both teams boycott the Superbowl. Just air a 4 hour long protest.
Mr.Bill
(24,300 posts)if the two living former Republican Presidents would join them.
Dark n Stormy Knight
(9,760 posts)And they have to know it.
KittyWampus
(55,894 posts)Mr.Bill
(24,300 posts)but my wife said she already saw that on facebook.
HassleCat
(6,409 posts)They should stand together. I think the Republicans are just as aghast as the Democrats on this one.
elmac
(4,642 posts)Stupid Trump Decisions.