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JHB

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6. It's not their toy. It's OURs too, and frankly I'm fine with...

Reply to jodymarie aimee (Original post)

Sat Jul 21, 2018, 12:23 PM

Jul 2018

...turning their own tactics against them.

After so many years of being called weak on defense, coddling criminals, fiscally iirresponsible, and getting our marching orders straight from the Kremlin, I damn well insist on it.

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"This week when the legislators were on the floor chanting USA USA really creeped me out." [View all] jodymarie aimee Jul 2018 OP

I took it almost as a kind of sarcasm - GOPers were voting to defund election security The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #1

Same here, and also as an ironic reclamation of the prerogative to such patriotic chants. (n/t) FreepFryer Jul 2018 #3

It was definitely sarcastic, but somehow shouting slogans sarcastically doesn't enough Jul 2018 #10

Ba da bing, ba da boom Achilleaze Jul 2018 #19

LOL. Patriotism is not the sole province of the right, no matter what ms geesen might imply. (n/t) FreepFryer Jul 2018 #2

that is exactly what I mean jodymarie aimee Jul 2018 #8

It wasn't weird at all. I see nothing wrong w the chant and Geesen does not speak for Democrats (nt) FreepFryer Jul 2018 #11

Currently, it's not at all the province of the right. They couldn't give less of a shit about coti Jul 2018 #17

The evidence is increasingly proving you correct. (n/t) FreepFryer Jul 2018 #18

I don't see how anyone can take issue with this. NCTraveler Jul 2018 #4

Right? They seem to workshop anything they can think of. (n/t) FreepFryer Jul 2018 #7

I thought they were doing it satirically. Aristus Jul 2018 #5

It's not their toy. It's OURs too, and frankly I'm fine with... JHB Jul 2018 #6

I see it as pure patriotism MaryMagdaline Jul 2018 #9

Dems need to out-patriot the phony Republican patriots Power 2 the People Jul 2018 #12

I was taken aback and thought they could have chanted something else. Equinox Moon Jul 2018 #13

I'm with you on that !! jodymarie aimee Jul 2018 #14

Their chant sounded more like they were in support of the bill instead of opposing Equinox Moon Jul 2018 #16

"LOCK HIM UP" works for me leftstreet Jul 2018 #15