Anyone else remember when ...

[Cary]

Certain erstwhile Democrats wanted to reach out to the teabaggers, finding kindred disaffected spirits?

How did that work out?

I find certain current thinking to be eerily similar.

[Squinch]

1. Democrats have been making this mistake since Nixon beat Humphrey.

We're Charlie Brown and these mythical "conservatives who just need us to make them understand" are Lucy with the football.

It's time we stopped.

[Cary]

2. Exactly.

[dhol82]

5. Yup

I know one RWNJ. I have had conversations with him and have tried to give him valid information.
He has told me that he stopped his subscription to the NYTimes because of the fake news. He now only listens to (and believes like a true believer) Fox and Breitbart.
Nothing I can say will sway him.
Other than that he is a really nice guy and knowledgeable of history. Yeah, go figure.
I will be curious to see what he says after trump is indicted. I will bet that he will take to the streets because of the miscarriage of justice.

[CentralMass]

3. Not that I would conflate the two but the strategy of calling the other side names didn't seem to wo

[BigmanPigman]

4. Obama tried to reach across the isle and look how far that got him!

They NEVER work with Dems and haven't since the 80s.

[Cary]

6. They are fascists

You can't negotiate with fascists.

[CentralMass]

9. This is not about reaching across the aisle it's about winning elections.

It would seem like a bad strategy to call the the people names etc.

[BigmanPigman]

10. Did I call them names?

However, no matter what you or they call themselves the point is the same. The FREEDOM CAUCUS (formally called the Tea Party by themselves) does NOT ever want to compromise and trying to find proof is an example of how far you have to go to find the few (if any) times they have ever conceded anything to the Dems, no matter which person or leader is running the show at any given moment. They pride themselves on this fact. They are the hard right extremists and that is why Boehner himself left his position whistling a happy tune. He couldn't even work with them and HE obstructed Obama every chance he got.

[madinmaryland]

14. The "Freedom Caucus" AKA "Dick Armey's Army of Dicks" AKA "Teabaggers"????

AKA the Koch Brothers water carriers. Pathetic human beings.

[Cary]

12. So do what you think you need to do

No one's stopping you from exercising your faith. It's the prosylitizing that is over top. I don't believe in what you're pushing here. That's my right.

[BigmanPigman]

16. My reply was to CentralMass, not your post.

[Cary]

17. Sorry.

I'm having a bad day. I have a fever among other things.

[Demsrule86]

7. There are some who hate the Democratic Party and are drawn to others who hate it.

But not all...some are trying to help...just think they are misguided.

[OnDoutside]

8. I don't see it's really possible in the current climate. The most important thing is that the truth

gets out.

[CentralMass]

11. Not you. I assumed this was in reference to recent comment that Hillary made about Trump voters.

[Cary]

13. Nope

It's a statement of fact. It's not my responsibility. Period. End of story.

[malaise]

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