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hueymahl

(2,415 posts)
137. Yep. This right here.
Wed Aug 22, 2018, 10:03 AM
Aug 2018

I stand with Hogg. He is the future of the Party.

I also stand with and respect Pelosi. She (and everyone screaming ageism!) need to listen a little more.

Oh leave the kid be BeyondGeography Aug 2018 #1
Really? I dont know any Democrats who know anything about anything who do. Eliot Rosewater Aug 2018 #5
How about the 50-something D candidates who either won't vote for her as Speaker BeyondGeography Aug 2018 #6
All of us Dems, including that candidate, should not fall for repug framing of who our House... brush Aug 2018 #11
This. Crutchez_CuiBono Aug 2018 #27
Thank you! EffieBlack Aug 2018 #49
Totally agree with you. Fla Dem Aug 2018 #80
Indeed!! We need to vote before any decisions can or will be made. LakeArenal Aug 2018 #101
Anyone who wants to spend the rest of their evening SCantiGOP Aug 2018 #108
Ha! 7962 Aug 2018 #118
Hey, What about Bernie's Democratic Party Creds? Roy Rolling Aug 2018 #132
Spot on. geardaddy Aug 2018 #142
YOu wont like my answer to that question, but the attempt to destroy the D party from within Eliot Rosewater Aug 2018 #19
Pre-election promises are not the same as post election promises. Whose running for Speaker now? haele Aug 2018 #20
How about winning the House first-- dawg day Aug 2018 #28
How about not falling for Republican character assassination campaigns and inadvertently helping emulatorloo Aug 2018 #55
They're meanies!!!! n/t QC Aug 2018 #60
That says more about them than it does about her. pazzyanne Aug 2018 #104
It's not often when a Representative is elected Speaker of the House unanimously. George II Aug 2018 #121
How about those 50 or so candidates actually work on persuading their peers.. JHan Aug 2018 #156
Nailed it! NurseJackie Aug 2018 #157
Amen comradebillyboy Aug 2018 #8
I don't know of any either Elliot. You make a Good Point! Wwcd Aug 2018 #12
+100000000! The people who don't support Nancy Pelosi generally do not have a clue skylucy Aug 2018 #76
I will break this to you gently. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2018 #148
I know who doesnt like her and WHY. Sadly, there are some who dont like her on our side Eliot Rosewater Aug 2018 #153
Uh, no. procon Aug 2018 #23
This again? BeyondGeography Aug 2018 #26
He didnt say leadership was old, he said SHE is old FreeState Aug 2018 #52
Agriculture has nothing to do with this BeyondGeography Aug 2018 #71
??hu n/t FreeState Aug 2018 #83
I too reject agism BeyondGeography Aug 2018 #84
ag-riculture . . . ag-ism. n/t Ms. Toad Aug 2018 #99
He's 18 dflprincess Aug 2018 #130
Ageism against Democratic women is an attack line that began with Republicans. procon Aug 2018 #61
I gather he was saying she was old, Hatch is old, Trump is old. There is a time... Honeycombe8 Aug 2018 #110
There is no objection to passing the baton. procon Aug 2018 #126
When did old by itself become a disqualifier? happy feet Aug 2018 #64
That depends on who you ask? pazzyanne Aug 2018 #107
I'm with you Geography.... jodymarie aimee Aug 2018 #39
If you wish to be ageist against Pelosi, be consistent & be ageist against Carter & Hillary Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #43
Apples and oranges BeyondGeography Aug 2018 #47
2003? Hillary has been active at the highest levels of government since 1993. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #58
+1 happy feet Aug 2018 #74
Beyond Geography? ProfessorGAC Aug 2018 #111
What constitutes "a lot"? And of those, how many really are Democrats? George II Aug 2018 #123
His point is a 70 year old woman shouldn't be the Democratic Speaker of the House. lark Aug 2018 #136
70? BeyondGeography Aug 2018 #141
Hope some researcher keeps up with his opinions for the next 70 years or so. Hoyt Aug 2018 #2
Yes padah513 Aug 2018 #48
Propaganda works on all of us to some degree. Eliot Rosewater Aug 2018 #3
This is what republicans do. Talk so much shit about someone Thrill Aug 2018 #4
As well as some right here. Thanks, Thrill, you are absolutely correct. Wwcd Aug 2018 #9
This ... EffieBlack Aug 2018 #50
The young sometimes snowybirdie Aug 2018 #7
My generation knew EVERYTHING PatSeg Aug 2018 #22
He's only 18, so give him a break. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #10
Give him a break? No. He needs to educate himself as to who has fought as he does for gun control Wwcd Aug 2018 #15
Exactly! BigOleDummy Aug 2018 #42
Tbh, this education approach sounds like something a schoolyard bully would do Politicub Aug 2018 #149
Yep, when I was 18, the rule was "don't trust anyone over 30." JaneQPublic Aug 2018 #16
No. He might be young and inexperienced, but that's a poor excuse that procon Aug 2018 #30
"Never trust anyone over 30!" Mariana Aug 2018 #57
He's a mature 18 - he's done good things nini Aug 2018 #109
She isn't targeted by GOP b/c she's in the leadership position, she's targeted b/c she's EFFECTIVE RockRaven Aug 2018 #13
++++++++ nt brer cat Aug 2018 #95
Reading DU responses to your post is interesting. rogue emissary Aug 2018 #14
IKR? The Polack MSgt Aug 2018 #17
+1000 EffieBlack Aug 2018 #51
Perplexing indeed! Heartstrings Aug 2018 #56
IKR? nt brer cat Aug 2018 #96
The Strong Reaction To His Comment Me. Aug 2018 #18
He's asking the right question. Age often equals more net worth in Congress. MadDAsHell Aug 2018 #21
Most of them are already rich when they first get elected. Mariana Aug 2018 #59
It was rude and he should apologize Power 2 the People Aug 2018 #24
K&R. -----------Ah, youth. Wasted on the Young. UTUSN Aug 2018 #25
So true. heh heh. Crutchez_CuiBono Aug 2018 #128
An understanding soul, you are!1 UTUSN Aug 2018 #129
Wasn't there an earlier post today about firstwife Aug 2018 #29
When Dems fight each other in generational warfare, who benefits? IronLionZion Aug 2018 #31
No One.... LovingA2andMI Aug 2018 #35
Republicans and Russian trolls IronLionZion Aug 2018 #36
K&R stonecutter357 Aug 2018 #32
I think he means she zentrum Aug 2018 #33
He may have a point about considering someone else as Speaker, though not because of her age renate Aug 2018 #34
I was not pleased by his comment. sinkingfeeling Aug 2018 #37
Considering that he singled Pelosi out with an "ageist" RW talking point & he Wwcd Aug 2018 #45
Let's not be ageist. Let's not condemn Hogg's youth & inexperience, only his ill-considered content. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #38
Let him say his say. What's new about young people Hortensis Aug 2018 #40
Don't we need to win the midterms first? Corgigal Aug 2018 #41
If he hopes to run in the future... discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2018 #44
This is a part of embracing youth movements. NCTraveler Aug 2018 #46
Well stated....thanks for your post. I agree. NRaleighLiberal Aug 2018 #72
what the hell is wrong with people? bigtree Aug 2018 #53
yeah - pretty sure we call this a "representative" government hexola Aug 2018 #54
Apologize for having an opinion? HopeAgain Aug 2018 #62
Wow, saw this coming a mile away. vi5 Aug 2018 #63
Yep. This right here. hueymahl Aug 2018 #137
I'm 71 have voted in EVERY election since it was legal for me to vote. usaf-vet Aug 2018 #65
The Reaction On Twitter... LovingA2andMI Aug 2018 #66
Thank you. Of all OLD Congress people to name, he chooses his best anti-gun rights ally! Wwcd Aug 2018 #67
The Saying Is... LovingA2andMI Aug 2018 #68
Isn't it Ageist to condemn his comments because he's "only 18"? BamaRefugee Aug 2018 #69
exactly azureblue Aug 2018 #135
He's young and has a lot to learn... Kablooie Aug 2018 #70
Understandably impatient Zing Zing Zingbah Aug 2018 #73
Hell, I've been around twice as long (as Mr. Hogg) roughly ut oh Aug 2018 #77
Take your own advice azureblue Aug 2018 #75
You owe ME an apology for that nasty personal reply. Wwcd Aug 2018 #78
No melman Aug 2018 #79
So it's perfectly appropriate to call other politicians too old?? R B Garr Aug 2018 #85
No idea what you're talking about melman Aug 2018 #87
That actually makes sense. You have no idea that this thread R B Garr Aug 2018 #89
No melman Aug 2018 #90
Yes, I read your post. Calling politicians too old is apparently okay. R B Garr Aug 2018 #91
Perhaps you should read it again melman Aug 2018 #93
I saw your post. I saw what you said to Wwcd. This R B Garr Aug 2018 #94
When I jump into the middle of a discussion in which I wasn't participating, I make a practice.... George II Aug 2018 #119
That's terrific melman Aug 2018 #122
Yes, it's a great policy. George II Aug 2018 #124
Yeah melman Aug 2018 #125
Annnnnd, here we go again. It's been fun, but I'm not playing tonight. George II Aug 2018 #127
NO, it's wasn't "perfectly appropriate". Cha Aug 2018 #103
Yes it was melman Aug 2018 #112
NO it wasn't. Cha Aug 2018 #113
Yes it really was melman Aug 2018 #114
NO. Cha Aug 2018 #116
Yes melman Aug 2018 #117
I've got your back on this one,Wwcd. pazzyanne Aug 2018 #115
NO. You're the one who is "getting your drawers in a wad " Cha Aug 2018 #88
Pure ageism (and sexism), Cha mcar Aug 2018 #97
Yes, and it does need to be addressed.. Cha Aug 2018 #102
Just wait, kid The Flood Aug 2018 #81
Maybe he could start by Naming the Pro-NRA Congresspeople Wwcd Aug 2018 #82
An excellent open letter to David Hogg, Wwcd.. it Cha Aug 2018 #86
Democrats do not need to be divided. hamsterjill Aug 2018 #92
I truly hope David Hogg gets this letter. BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2018 #98
Yes, I hope he gets it and it fires him up more hueymahl Aug 2018 #139
Indeed! BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2018 #140
This thread makes me chuckle. aikoaiko Aug 2018 #100
What did he tweet, and why did you not put that? Leave the kid alone, will ya. Honeycombe8 Aug 2018 #105
White Males have been the most Pro Gun JI7 Aug 2018 #106
Very disappointed in him. I've lost much respect for him... NurseJackie Aug 2018 #120
Of course you have hueymahl Aug 2018 #138
Thank you! It's because I have higher standards... NurseJackie Aug 2018 #143
He's out over his skis and it's inter-generational strife bucolic_frolic Aug 2018 #131
The young often don't have a lot of respect for the old Mariana Aug 2018 #144
You miss the point bucolic_frolic Aug 2018 #146
K + R Raastan Aug 2018 #133
K&R lapucelle Aug 2018 #134
Republicans fear Pelosi because she is such an effective leader and because she is female. Cassidy Aug 2018 #145
Who are you talking to? Politicub Aug 2018 #147
Let's not have hissy fits over word usage, when his general gist was that she's out of touch Tarc Aug 2018 #150
Apparently, the Misogyny Lessons From 2016 Still Need Teaching dlk Aug 2018 #151
Thank you & apparently those lessons don't want to be learned by those who find them Wwcd Aug 2018 #154
November is very close FlightRN Aug 2018 #152
Indeed. He needs to know his Ageist comment supports his NRA enemies Wwcd Aug 2018 #155
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