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Donkees

(31,387 posts)
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 04:57 PM Jan 2018

Sanders and progressives plan three responses to the State of the Union

By David Weigel January 29 at 3:02 PM

Excerpt:

As Democrats announced last week, third-term Rep. Joe Kennedy (D-Mass.) will give their official response to the president’s Tuesday night speech, delivering it from his home state and skipping the pomp in Congress. Virginia Del. Elizabeth Guzman, a member of the Democrats’ 2017 landslide class in the state legislature, will give a Spanish-language response — also official.

There’ll be a response from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), too, differing from the official speeches in that the senator, for the second year, will give a retort to the speech itself. (Typically, respondents write their speeches ahead of time with only vague ideas of what’s in the presidential address.)

And there will be at least two more progressive responses. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) will respond to Trump at the top of a BET news special, and former Maryland congresswoman Donna F. Edwards, who’s running for Prince George’s County executive, will deliver an address on behalf of the Working Families Party. All of them are to Kennedy’s left on a few issues, such as marijuana legalization.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/01/29/sanders-and-progressives-plan-three-responses-to-the-state-of-the-union/

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Sanders and progressives plan three responses to the State of the Union (Original Post) Donkees Jan 2018 OP
I'll be watching every one of them on YourTube and cheering them on! Sophia4 Jan 2018 #1
I worry about splintering into factions. AJT Jan 2018 #2
Odd headline mcar Jan 2018 #3
To be clear, Rep. Joe Kennedy (D-Mass.) will give the official response of the Democratic Party. VOX Jan 2018 #4
Is Maxine Waters considered a "progressive"? left-of-center2012 Jan 2018 #5
Congressional Progressive Caucus Donkees Jan 2018 #12
Wonderful! It's great to have their voices. Nanjeanne Jan 2018 #6
So Bernie's already taking attention away from Kennedy? Can't wait till 2020 (not) NightWatcher Jan 2018 #7
Exactly. R B Garr Jan 2018 #8
Thanks. My alternate post was going to be "Is Jill Stein doing one too?" NightWatcher Jan 2018 #9
LOL, that is exactly right again. Pure propaganda only R B Garr Jan 2018 #10
Thank you. JNelson6563 Jan 2018 #11
Here, in case of a hide: BoneyardDem Jan 2018 #13
I think a solution might be to field a candidate who will win. David__77 Jan 2018 #14
 

Sophia4

(3,515 posts)
1. I'll be watching every one of them on YourTube and cheering them on!
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 05:00 PM
Jan 2018

I love the fact that we have so many good speakers and so many good people.

Poor Republicans. They've got nothing and no one as good as ours.

Our people care. Republicans don't care, not one bit.

Go Democrats (and progressives and liberals of all hues).

mcar

(42,306 posts)
3. Odd headline
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 05:05 PM
Jan 2018

Perhaps the writer forgot that it is the Democrats that are making 3 responses...

oh, it's Dave Weigel. Never mind.

VOX

(22,976 posts)
4. To be clear, Rep. Joe Kennedy (D-Mass.) will give the official response of the Democratic Party.
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 05:17 PM
Jan 2018

The others, including Bernie Sanders and Maxine Waters (for BET), and Donna Edwards, who’s running for Prince George’s County executive, will deliver an address on behalf of the Working Families Party.

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
5. Is Maxine Waters considered a "progressive"?
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 06:37 PM
Jan 2018

What really does progressive mean in this context?

I've often seen it used as a derogatory remark.

Donkees

(31,387 posts)
12. Congressional Progressive Caucus
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 09:08 PM
Jan 2018
The CPC was established in 1991 by six members of the United States House of Representatives: U.S. Representatives Ron Dellums (D-CA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Thomas Andrews (D-ME), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_Progressive_Caucus

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)
7. So Bernie's already taking attention away from Kennedy? Can't wait till 2020 (not)
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 06:40 PM
Jan 2018

Alert on me for bashing a Democratic figure even though Bernie is not a Democrat. Let's start losing 2020 to trump today.

Go home Bernie, it's late. And we cannot have "or bust-ers" funneling off even a few thousand votes AGAIN.

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)
9. Thanks. My alternate post was going to be "Is Jill Stein doing one too?"
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 06:48 PM
Jan 2018

Every little cog plays their part in getting trump elected.

 

BoneyardDem

(1,202 posts)
13. Here, in case of a hide:
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 09:34 PM
Jan 2018
NightWatcher
7. So Bernie's already taking attention away from Kennedy? Can't wait till 2020 (not)

Alert on me for bashing a Democratic figure even though Bernie is not a Democrat. Let's start losing 2020 to trump today.

Go home Bernie, it's late. And we cannot have "or bust-ers" funneling off even a few thousand votes AGAIN.


I agree 100%...except you forgot to ask for the taxes.

David__77

(23,372 posts)
14. I think a solution might be to field a candidate who will win.
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 11:47 PM
Jan 2018

If the Democratic candidate had won in 2016, the “or busters” would perhaps be as relevant as the PUMAs.

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