Just an incredible speech about what and how to fight back. We need more of this.

[flying_wahini]

I wish she was my Senator.

[link:

Link to tweet

?s=21&t=EvGt1WLAN9Onq6-ueZMvmg|

[Irish_Dem]

1. Wow, excellent speech.

I'd love to see her run for US congress.

[wanda4rafi]

35. Or President, if she's old enough. Kinda kidding, but what a speaker!

That is as powerful and eloquent response to a Magat as I've heard since they first crawled out of the slime.

Someone needs to send this to Lawrence, or Rachel.

[Irish_Dem]

47. Yes she has a future in politics.

A gifted speaker with a great sense of morality and service.

Yes I hope one of the MSNBC hosts shows this clip.

[ShazzieB]

62. Jonathan Capeheart did!

He was sitting in for Lawrence O'Donnell last night. He showed the video and then had Mallory McMorrow on the show for an interview. It was great!

[Irish_Dem]

64. Oh that is great. This clip needs to be shown to the public.

I hope she gets national attention and is considered for US congress. We need people like her.

[jmbar2]

2. dayam, that was powerful.

[Leghorn21]

3. I'M ALIVE AGAIN!!!

FANTASTIC

MUCH NEEDED


RESPECT

thanks so much for posting, fw!!

[DFW]

4. WOW!!! Next keynote speaker at the 2024 Democratic Convention!!

I will certainly bring this clip to the attention of a few people! What a FABULOUS speech!

[malaise]

66. THIS

[Jarqui]

5. I wish she was everybody's senator ... nt

[onecaliberal]

6. SO MUCH THIS!!!

[justhanginon]

7. That is how you fight back the haters. I hope some of our national politicians

take note! This is what we need on the national stage.

[Rebl2]

8. ABSOLUTELY!

[peggysue2]

15. Yes! This is what defuses the hate

Righteous indignation, standing firm on your values and pushing back in a clear, deliberate, forceful manner.

We need more of this.

[flying_wahini]

9. My senators (Cruz & Cornyn) can hardly walk and chew gum.

[Nevilledog]

39. Cruz is busy doing the Devil's work...

Link to tweet

Tweet text:

The Recount
@therecount
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) slams Disney for opposing Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law:

“In every episode now, they’re gonna have Mickey and Pluto going at it … You can always shift to Cinemax if you want that.”


Watch on Twitter
11:11 AM · Apr 19, 2022

[Conjuay]

48. Yo, Raphael

You got less than 5 million votes the last time around.

Magic Kingdom ALONE had seven MILLION attendees in 2020- during a pandemic.(Attendance that year was down 67% over the previous year)

That's only the one park - Disney World has four parks- are you sure you want to piss off that many potential voters?

But go ahead and get yourself leashed up to DipShitis, that way you can both crash and burn.

[dlk]

10. Using fake pedophilia as a political weapon is a specialty of a Putin & the Russians

Rachel did an excellent segment on this last night. What this appears to demonstrate is how deeply Putin has infiltrated the Republican Party.

[lagomorph777]

16. That sounds about right.

All the more reason to destroy that bastard as quickly as possible. He has given us the excuse and the world is aligned with us.

Sanctions, destruction of his military with Ukrainian help, and ultimately his own cronies will reduce him to rubble.

[dlk]

57. Can't happen fast enough

It’s amazing how one person can be responsible for so much death and destruction.

[Orrex]

51. I was called a "pedo" and a "groomer" multiple times on FB today by a single person

Alerted on every one of the posts; every post was deemed not to violate "community standards."

The Reichwing has strong allies in social media, and conventional media have no interest in calling out Reichwing tactics.


We are fast approaching the point of "by any means necessary."

[dlk]

58. They want to eliminate anyone who doesn't agree with them

History has shown where that leads.

[RVN VET71]

67. Hungary is showing where that leads.

And CPAC, eagerly following that lead, proudly carries its Othala Rune banner to Budapest.

[dlk]

74. The fascists are here

They have been ramped up by Russian pay ops.

[lagomorph777]

69. Fascistbook is a very sick "community".

I avoid it like the plague - also Twit and whatever other crap has popped up.

[wnylib]

11. That is one helluva speech!

More of this, please.

[world wide wally]

12. Awesome!

[DENVERPOPS]

31. Agreed

Double and Triple Awesome!!!!!!

[peggysue2]

13. Whoosh!

Excellent speech, powerful delivery.

I want this woman on my side.

[LuckyLib]

14. This is what needs to happen -- call their bullshit what it is. Often. In a strong voice.

Speak out. Speak up!

[japple]

17. Thank you, thank you, thank you for posting this. This needs to be viewed by everyone.

This Senator is a powerful speaker her words are TRUTH!

[MLAA]

18. Holy moly. She hit it out of the park and beautifully written and powerfully delivered

speech and it is the TRUTH.

Wow, just wow. She is inspiring.

[LittleGirl]

19. I love that she mentioned Father Hesburgh

from the University of Notre Dame. He made the school co-Ed in the 70s as the longest serving President. He marched with MLK Jr. He was an honorable decent man of the cloth. Respect! Excellent speech!

[markie]

20. Yes!!

that is how it's done

[Wild blueberry]

21. Splendid response to a small hateful troll

Thank you for posting this! Glad I got to see it; hope lots more do.

[patphil]

22. An absolutely excellent speech.

I'm awestruck.

[wendyb-NC]

23. That's was an awesome response to the retrumplican senator

I wish she was my Senator, too.

[Stuart G]

24. Great Speech,..Also. Thank You for Sharing With Us.....K and R. Thanks Again..

[BComplex]

25. What state is she in?

She needs to speak at the democratic national convention in 2024.

Just wow!

[Brother Buzz]

29. Michigan

Curiously she's the total antithesis of another woman from Michigan, RNC chairwoman, Ronna Romney McDaniel.

[BComplex]

55. Boy! I'll say!

Antithesis indeed!

[SunSeeker]

26. Rachel Maddow did a whole segment last night about how Putin got into politics by using pedo smears.

It is no coincidence that It has become Republicans' smear du jour.

[Glaisne]

70. Jonathan Capehart played her entire speech

on the Last Word after Rachel (he was subbing for Lawrence).

[AllaN01Bear]

27. next time i hear this nonsense , i mgoing to ask , what have u done or have your church done

for the poor. example . a friend was at a well known bigbox church and she asked the pastor on what have u done for the poor and he goes and i aint parafraising ," o them" and out of my friends mouth came , it is easier for a camel to fit thrugh an eye of a needle than a rich man to enter into heaven. " i am glad she stood up to the pediofile nonsense and such. ah the rs pointing back on themselves , no?

[Emile]

28. +1 K&R

[dwayneb]

30. Truthful heartfelt words - now what?

Yes it's a good speech. Very rational, and to a normal person this would be compelling.

But we have to understand that our enemies are not normal. They have been fully brainwashed to believe whatever is fed to them, and they certainly are not going to be watching a speech from someone who has been castigated by their handlers. Why would they listen to anything a "Democrat" or a "Liberal" might say? In fact they won't even participate in debates now and for one simple reason - subconsciously or consciously they understand that their belief system isn't based on logic and reason, and they don't care.

I didn't hear much from her about how to "fight back". As in, identifying specific actions and strategies to derail the powerful propaganda machine of the Radical Right. Words like "we won't let hate win" isn't going to cut it - all this speech does is to unite those of us who are already united.

What we have to figure out is how to exercise the propaganda machine at the same level as our enemies. And it is going to take a lot more than another speech to people that are already convinced, no matter how truthful and heartfelt.

We need a leader like Obama to lead the charge. And so far, I have not seen anyone stepping forward with those qualifications.

[wanda4rafi]

37. I never heard a speech by Obama that moved me like hers. And I admire the

hell out of Barak as a speaker. I disagree somewhat with your take. Is she going to convert true believer magats. No, but independents and even repugs with an open mind would sit up and pay attention to her words. And even those of us who are tried and true liberals need folks who have the power to inspire us when we become overwhelmed by the endless tide of bs from the right. After hearing her, I'm ready to grab a pitchfork or whatever and head for town.

[dwayneb]

46. I hope you are right

I'll be right there with you with the pitchfork.

I guess my post was sort of oblique. It is out of frustration more or less - I have come to realize that simply because you know something is true, or feel strongly about it - does not mean you have a path forward or a strategy to win the war.

Based on the last two elections, two minorities of the voting public have been neck and neck in determining whether we will remain a democracy or whether we will move toward authoritarianism. Roughly ~30% voted for a Democrat and ~30% voted for Donald Trump. In one election Trump barely won the EC, and in 2020, Biden had a bigger margin in the EC, but the split percentage wise was not that much different.

The elephant in the room is that 1/3 to 1/2 of the voting public didn't even bother to cast a ballot in the last two Presidentials.

The question is - how do we reach these voters and motivate them to go to the polls? They hold the key to our future. Not the people on this forum, or the ~30% that voted for Clinton and for Biden. They are a given.

[wanda4rafi]

75. Your points are well taken.

Thanks.

[niyad]

52. Welcome to our DU family.

[wanda4rafi]

76. You are very gracious.

Thanks.

[List left]

32. I'll have what she's having.... Donated to Her campaign nt.

[liberalla]

33. That was fantasic! I'd like to see what followed. She should've received huge applause and cheering

She's a warrior for the children.
Bravo!

[MyOwnPeace]

34. Wish we could see.......

if the 'SLUG' who wrote the original campaign note was even in the room. Would LOVE to see her facial expression while she is being cooked on the fire. My guess would be that she was taking notes and not even looking up - but hopefully dying a thousand deaths in her own demented mind.

[Warpy]

36. That was what we call a barn burner

Her official website doesn't have a "donate" button. I'll be watching the space and if I can still see when one pops up, I will donate.

Wow.

I haven't heard anything that great in a very long time.

She's a keeper.

[jxla]

49. Donation Link

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/malloryweb

To contribute by check:
Mallory McMorrow for Michigan
PO Box 2136
Royal Oak, MI 48068

[llmart]

68. Thanks for the link.

I'll be donating today. This woman deserves all of our support for defending herself against the dirt the Michigan GOP likes to dish out. Yes, she represents a rather liberal part of Michigan but I really want to see her have a national presence also. She's that good.

[lees1975]

38. K & R

[SKKY]

40. I have no idea who that woman is, but we need her on the national stage. Her message...

...could easily counter the trash coming from the right. She's a force, and I think Lana Theis (No idea who she is either and couldn't care less.) just introduced Sen. Mallory McMorrow to the nation. Probably not her intention.

[niyad]

53. State senator, Royal Oak, Michigan.

[Liberal In Texas]

41. BRAVO!

[themaguffin]

42. That was excellent. We need this every day. Every Dem. Every FN Day,

[Aepps22]

43. Roy Moore

These Republican clowns 🤡 support pedos all of the time. Their gaslighting is remarkable.

[IcyPeas]

44. wow. we do need more of this righteousness

k&R

[demmiblue]

45. K&R!

[Evolve Dammit]

50. More please. From all angles x 1000! Entering a dark era if not aggressively and vocally countered.

[Operaweeble]

54. HUZZAHHH!!!

[Tommymac]

56. "possibly the most exquisitely articulated "go f%k yourself""

Link to tweet

Possibly the best reply on Twitter today.

[burrowowl]

59. Kick!

[AmBlue]

60. More of THIS!!!

Dems need to vent their righteous fire and anger like this EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.

We cannot give an inch!!

[RocRizzo55]

61. Best speech I have heard in a very long time. N.T.

[Emile]

63. She is smart and impressive! We'll be hearing more about her

in the future on the national stage!

[malaise]

65. She was fabulous

Jope others learn how to deal with ReTHUGS

Didn't see your thread wjen I posted last night

[intheflow]

71. Out-Fucking-Standing!

She looks like a. Up and coming light in the party.

[twodogsbarking]

72. What she said.

Amazing woman.

[geardaddy]

73. Righteous!