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TygrBright

(20,758 posts)
Wed Jun 22, 2016, 04:30 PM Jun 2016

They successfully ambushed Paul Ryan. THEY GOT SPINES! #NoBillNoBreak

Took me a while to figure it out...

They're taking down Ryan.

Yes, the "#NoFlyNoBuy" bill is a teaspoon to empty an ocean. Is it a serious threat to the proliferation of gun violence? Not a bit. It will do very, very little in actual fact.

But the GOP has their marching orders from LaPierre and the NRA: NO LEGISLATIVE RESTRICTIONS OF ANY KIND. No votes on them, no meaningful discussion, even. The NRA operates on the "camel's nose" assumption and assume that any successful action at all, no matter how ineffectual, represents weakness and a step onto some "slippery slope" toward Second Amendment DOOM and TYRANNY! So, no action, AT ALL, is the demand of the deathtool oligarchs and their NRA mouthpieces.

This action, on the "No Fly, No Buy" bill may do almost nothing in any real sense, against gun violence. But they suckered Paul Ryan into suspending the session and turning off the cameras, which may well have been exactly what they wanted. Now it's building momentum. Nothing makes people suspicious and nosy like being told "you can't see that."

Ryan is boxed into a very tight corner, there are no good exits and no good options for him.

appreciatively,
Bright

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They successfully ambushed Paul Ryan. THEY GOT SPINES! #NoBillNoBreak (Original Post) TygrBright Jun 2016 OP
Someone else has noticed, too... TygrBright Jun 2016 #1
Republicans need to do their jobs, the jobs we pay them for Scientific Jun 2016 #2
Apparently, the revolution will be Periscoped. C_U_L8R Jun 2016 #3
ROFL malaise Jun 2016 #7
It is a great tactic rufus dog Jun 2016 #13
Periscope rocktivity Jun 2016 #4
John's mama didn't raise no dummies. tavernier Jun 2016 #5
with all due respect to the Speaker.... dhill926 Jun 2016 #6
Are any Dems running against him? coco77 Jun 2016 #8
Can you feel the energy Democrats are creating now bucolic_frolic Jun 2016 #9
Yes, and I'm more than ever convinced that this is a Ryan takedown. TygrBright Jun 2016 #10
I'll... sendero Jun 2016 #11
Last night I wrote a note of support to my congressman (Carney, DE) re: his participation woodsprite Jun 2016 #12
FWIW, the NRA sponsored one of the bills the other day. linuxman Jun 2016 #14

C_U_L8R

(44,998 posts)
3. Apparently, the revolution will be Periscoped.
Wed Jun 22, 2016, 06:40 PM
Jun 2016

No bill, no break. This is fascinating must-see not-TV.

 

rufus dog

(8,419 posts)
13. It is a great tactic
Thu Jun 23, 2016, 10:51 AM
Jun 2016

Keep meaning to do some research on the House Member who is providing video. He is obviously going to get sanctioned so he must be in a very safe district with promises of support from others.

The Dems FORCED MSM to cover this by steaming the video. Video>Social Media>Traditional Media, so they created the story, bypassed msm, created buzz, force coverage, created a HUGE story.

tavernier

(12,377 posts)
5. John's mama didn't raise no dummies.
Wed Jun 22, 2016, 06:55 PM
Jun 2016

Or cowards. Mr. Lewis has been my hero for a long, long time.

And I completely agree with your assessment of the situation. Poor Pauly, caught between a rock and a hard place.

bucolic_frolic

(43,128 posts)
9. Can you feel the energy Democrats are creating now
Wed Jun 22, 2016, 07:37 PM
Jun 2016

It is organized, focused, relentless, heartfelt

Republicans are on the defensive trying to quell an uprising

Stifling Senate hearings, votes on this or that, stifle whatever
they don't agree with

TygrBright

(20,758 posts)
10. Yes, and I'm more than ever convinced that this is a Ryan takedown.
Thu Jun 23, 2016, 09:46 AM
Jun 2016

And it's starting to work.

It won't happen quickly, but this is the first and biggest, most publicized blow- making Ryan look unreliable to the NRA. He can't maintain control.

interestedly,
Bright

woodsprite

(11,911 posts)
12. Last night I wrote a note of support to my congressman (Carney, DE) re: his participation
Thu Jun 23, 2016, 09:54 AM
Jun 2016

in the House sit-in. Some yahoo replied back to me that Sandy Hook was a false flag operation staged by our government, then tried to change it into an abortion issue. Yeah, what to say to someone like that. I replied with:

There are no words to say to any person who believes that Sandy Hook was a false flag, except to say that the next bill the Democrats do this for should be one that increases and guarantees care for mental health problems in this country. You're right, my number is wrong. According to stophandgunviolence.org, the number is now at 113,273 since Sandy Hook. Regarding the abortion figure, if you haven't had one, known someone who has had one/needed one, known someone who has died from a botched procedure, or have female body parts of your own, it should be none of your concern. It seems many pro-life supporters are great at supporting the fetus, wanting to force women to their will (sometimes against medical advice) but could care less once the child is born and in need of medical care, food, education, jobs, etc.

Didn't like posting that on John's page, but I felt I had to reply.

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