EffieBlack
EffieBlack's JournalWhen I was a "millennial," I never expected candidates to "inspire" me
I never complained that Jimmy Carter wasn't exciting or that Walter Mondale didn't touch my heart or that Michael Dukakis didn't make me feel all warm inside. I just voted for them because I believed they would be much better for the country than the Republican candidate.
This "I'm not going to vote unless I feel completely connected to the Democratic candidate, who needs to talk directly to me and my needs if they want my support" is all new to me ...
As a black loyal Democrat, I say SCREW the white working class who insist on voting Republican
Screw them and leave them to themselves.
If I hear one more person insist that those folks aren't bigots but are just misguided souls who don't understand that they are voting against their interests and we must be patient and not antagonize them and especially don't get them riled up by being too obvious with our "identity politics" (i.e., acting like women and people of color are a valuable part of the coalition). Bullshit. They may be voting against their ECONOMIC interests, but they have other interests, too, interests that obviously substantially outweigh those economic concerns and they vote THOSE interests over and over. And its obvious that those interests are, for the most part, directly antithetical to mine. And the only way to assuage them is to kick me and people like me to the curb.
There are plenty - PLENTY - of Democratic voters who, if treated with even a minimum amount of respect and interest, will vote Democratic and walk through fire for the party. I am sick and tired, after years of loyally supporting the Democrats through thick and thin, even when they take us for granted, hearing some Democrats continue to insist that the party must fall all over itself chasing around after angry white men, racist white working class. Oh yes, yes, I know it's verboten to call them racist - they're just upset and confused and worried about jobs, blah, blah, blah . . . screw that, too. But funny thing - there are plenty of black and brown folk living in those same states facing the same economic woes and THEY didn't vote for Trump. So this isn't about economics.
Black and brown and lots of white voters will vote Democratic but need to be reached, need help overcoming cynicism and distrust (gee, I wonder why they feel that way) and - LISTEN TO THIS - desperately need help fighting and navigating the massive voter suppression that targets us.
So, please spare me having to listen to one more sentence about how we must set aside our interests and help the party attract people who have demonstrated election after election that they have no interest in aligning with a party that embraces us. If you have one group of people voting 50-60% for Trump and the Republicans and another group who vote 90+% for Hillary and the Democrats, why would you go begging the first group to change their minds and come over to our side when you can just reach out and encourage more of the second group who are a sure thing to go to the polls?
So, please. Stop trying to drag bigots into my party. I don't want them and I'm not going to move out of the way to make room for them. So just stop it.
Can we trash Trump for being married to a woman who puts up with him?
I mean, if we can go after Hillary for "enabling" her husband's bad behavior . . .
Does it seem the women reporters covering Trump feel "unshackled" to tell the truth about him?
I've noticed in the past year that whenever some of the women reporters covering the Trump campaign tried to speak honestly about what is really going on around Trump, they were shut down pretty quickly by the anchors. Katie Tur of MSNBC, in particular, frequently tried to call out the despicable behavior of Trump and his supporters when she covered his rallies. I remember, for example, one night about six months ago when she started talking about the dysfunction of the campaign - how reporters were penned in, not allowed near the candidate, loud music blasted on the ropeline so they couldn't hear what he said to his supporters and vice versa - she was shut down but quick.
But lately, Tur and several of the other women covering Trump have been much freer to talk about the reality of Trump world and they are doing it in harsh terms without challenge because not only do they have their facts pinned down perfectly after months of direct observation, the anchors and other reporters know they're telling the truth.
I definitely get the sense that they are actually relieved that they're finally being listened to at long last ...
I wish I could take a curse jar into Trump's green room right now
I'd be gettin' PAYED!!!
THANK you, Joy Reid!
I am certain that the media's recent discovery of their backbones is largely due to Joy Reid's fierce fact-checking and always polite but firm "I don't have time for your bullshit" challenges to lying liars.
It's really nice to see them trying to do better the last couple of days. Let's hope it lasts.
Most obvious, logical but not asked question: "Mr. Trump, why did you avoid serving in the military?
I mean, after all, he SO loves the troops, knows more than generals know and is a brilliant, but extraordinarily discreet military strategist - why didn't he join the military when he had the chance to use those skills to serve the country back when it was still great?
If service members continue to back Trump after his pathetic showing tonight-well, I just don't know
He is an absolute disgrace.
I wish reporters would ask Republican politicians who say they must support Trump because the voters
"If you feel so strongly that you should support a candidate because he represents the will of Republican voters, why haven't you supported President Obama, who was elected by a majority of the entire American electorate?"
Are protesters REALLY trying to shout down John Lewis during his MSNBC interview?
Are you KIDDING me?
And they think anyone needs to continue reaching out to them because they're "grieving?" This doesn't look like grieving to me . . .
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