Rahm Emanuel: Democrats have become Ballotbox Poison

Sunday, February 02, 2025

The Honeymooners." "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet." "Leave It to Beaver." In campaign ads and rhetorical flourishes, Democrats are prone to conjuring fuzzy images of married couples sitting at their kitchen table struggling to cover their monthly bills. "Kitchen table" issues remain, at least in my party's mind, shorthand for middle-class economic struggles. In real life, however, tight family budgets aren't the only challenges folks discuss in the kitchen. Democrats too often refuse to address anything beyond what they're comfortable discussing " and our obvious discomfort talking about those other worries makes voters very uncomfortable.

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Rahm Emmanuel is a DINO Turd.

He has No Useful insights. Just the constant tendency to want the Democratic party to continue it's rightward tilt. Which is why they keep Losing.

Actually having liberal policies and not apologizing for it would be far more helpful. And Effective.

If people want Republican policy they will vote for the Real Thing, not watered down imitation.

Bad Advice from a Genocide enthusiast. Killing innocent people by proxy with American Arms and Cash is another reason the Dems are not an opposition party as much as Repuke Wannabes.

Bottom line, the "Centrist" Dems are not Helpful.

They are Pernicious.

#1 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-02-02 03:04 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

The only thing the Republican Party has going for it is Trump.

Without him the party would be on life support.

#2 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-02 03:50 PM | Reply

Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign flipped the script. His agenda was, as everyone knows, about "the economy, stupid." But voters were open to his economic message because he refused to ignore the country's other kitchen-table priorities. Far from proposing to "defund the police," or referring to cops as "pigs," he responded to concerns about rising crime by promising to hire 100,000 police officers. Rather than ridiculing "just say no," he appointed Gen. Barry McCaffrey as the drug czar. And after years of America watching progressives sneer at law enforcement, he rebuffed Sister Souljah for celebrating race-based violence.

Barack Obama pressed repeatedly for responsible parenting despite the criticism it elicited, pointing out that it is easy to father a child but much harder to be a dad. He remained steadfast in expelling criminal aliens from the country despite protests labeling him the "deporter in chief." He understood that the groups demanding free health care at the border, like the people who would later push for labeling Hispanics "Latinx," weren't representative of mainstream America, including most Hispanics themselves.

Clinton and Obama, the only two Democratic presidents to be reelected since Franklin D. Roosevelt, took stances that were in the mainstream of political sentiment, and both were willing to confront allied interest groups demanding fidelity and orthodoxy to out-of-touch positions despite the attendant criticism. In demonstrating that strength, they made voters comfortable electing and returning them to the Oval Office.

Dems need to toss the dead weight under the bus. The sooner the better. We have more important issues to deal with as a nation than championing an infinite number of genders and figuring out how to make criminals more comfortable on the streets.

#3 | Posted by censored at 2025-02-02 04:54 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 1

#3 | Posted by censored

Oooooh, another Tough on Crime warrior posting nothing but platitudes.

#4 | Posted by rstybeach11 at 2025-02-02 05:30 PM | Reply

"Civil Rights? Who needs them!"
-Censored

Based on your fondness for killing Palestinians and your hate for civil rights, I'm not too sure how you've fooled anyone into believing you're a democrat.

Trump couldn't use better supporters than you.

#5 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-02 05:31 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Censored is One Dumb ------------. I'm gratified to see many on the Retort realize it. I don't feel so alone now.

#6 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-02-02 05:46 PM | Reply

Oooooh, another Tough on Crime warrior posting nothing but platitudes.
#4 | Posted by rstybeach11

As opposed to Dems shooting themselves in the foot with the "defund the police" platitude, yes.

But, sure, Dems should double-down on what worked so well for them for the last couple elections. What's another twelve more years of GOP rule to quibble about?

#7 | Posted by censored at 2025-02-02 06:10 PM | Reply

Dems shooting themselves in the foot with the "defund the police"

Dems didn't champion "defund the police", just like democrats aren't for open borders.

You're just repeating Republican talking points. Like a good stooge.

#8 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-02 06:14 PM | Reply

The------------- admitted Leon rigged the vote in his favor.

www.newsweek.com

#9 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-02 06:14 PM | Reply

#7 Dude, You're Stupid. Quit while you only look dumb and not actually evil too.

You want to become what you claim to oppose.

Or are you really MAGA?

I think you're MAGA, myself.

#10 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-02-02 06:17 PM | Reply

Effetepustule voted for Trump and simps for Putin.

#11 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-02 06:20 PM | Reply

Censored isn't MAGA and that's been made clear a long time ago. I would say Censored is a reasonable middle of the road Democrat who doesn't trust the Republican Party, but looks at the direction Democrats have been heading since Obama's admin and party stance on topics most of the public could care less about. Instead of reading the room, Democrats went full tilt on the topics Censored mentioned and alienated the crap out of people. Just my two cents anyways ...

#12 | Posted by Bluewaffles at 2025-02-02 06:22 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Reasonable people don't Shill for Genocide. Censored is a violent moron.

American Imperialism in Europe and everywhere else is disgusting, and until Trump Turbocharged it, was Bipartisan.

Biden Tricking the Ukraine to commit Hari-kari for Western interests was typical.

But Trump takes it to A New Level.

He's threatening the entire World.

His fingers are twitching on the Nuclear Football and if that doesn't make you Squirm a little you're too stupid to Survive.

Something is going to Break.

One Man or Hundreds of Millions?

#13 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-02-02 06:31 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

This is what orc-loving filth like effetepustule champion.

www.cnn.com

#14 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-02 06:37 PM | Reply

I don't support Russia.

I just hate to see America trick dumb people into fighting for our interest but then abandon them when they don't prevail.

Which is a very Old Story in American Foreign Policy.

Ukraine was a war that could have been prevented if more Reasonable people had been making policy.

Using the Ukrainian aspirations for engagement with the West to get them to fight a war they wouldn't win was Cynical and downright evil if you really think about it.

Half a million Dead.

For What?

They won't get any of the lost Oblasts back.

Their country has been pulverized and now it's all good cuz Russia got "Weakened" without any Western personnel getting Hurt.

Sick Cynical ----.

#15 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-02-02 06:47 PM | Reply

Effetepustule is sad because 1 million orcs were turned into meat cubes.

#16 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-02 06:57 PM | Reply

- America trick dumb people into fighting for our interest

So... when Vlad invaded Ukraine targeting citizens, Ukrainians fought back because we tricked them?

#17 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-02 07:17 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Oh, wait... I get it. We tricked Vlad into invading, and then we tricked Ukraine into defending themselves!

We are SO tricky!

#18 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-02 07:18 PM | Reply

I hate to see Anyone Die for Stupidity.

Russia wasn't going to allow NATO expansion into Ukraine.

They Really Meant It.

Biden has a lot to answer for. Ukraine and Especially Palestine.

He got many people killed for BS reasons and now Trump

Is taking over to do even more Damage. Imperial Violence committed by stooges and Bigots. America gets willing accomplices for the Wet work.

America has lost it's patina of Freedom. It's just another Warlike Imperial Aggressor now.

No better than Russia, or Israel.

Trump will start Wars of Aggression in the Western Hemisphere,..

And you Whine about Russian aggression in Ukraine. Aggression provoked and prolonged by Western Intrangesence in the face of Russian Red lines they had been warning about for decades.

#19 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-02-02 07:19 PM | Reply

- Russia wasn't going to allow NATO expansion into Ukraine.

NATO wasn't pushing for Ukraine to join them... they had turned them down several times.

- Whine about Russian aggression

You've been shown multiple times evidence that Vlad has been planning on taking back Soviet states, territories, and other various and assorted neighbors since he first got into Office... planning to reform the old SU.

No one baited him into anything.

#20 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-02 07:24 PM | Reply

GFY You Putin sycophant Effeteposer. Just STFU geez.

#21 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-02-02 07:29 PM | Reply

"Article by Vladimir Putin "On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians"
July 12, 2021

During the recent Direct Line, when I was asked about Russian-Ukrainian relations, I said that Russians and Ukrainians were one people " a single whole.

These words were not driven by some short-term considerations or prompted by the current political context. It is what I have said on numerous occasions and what I firmly believe.

I therefore feel it necessary to explain my position in detail and share my assessments of today's situation."

en.kremlin.ru

#22 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-02 07:30 PM | Reply

There really is no American parallel to the Ukraine Russia relationship.

Canada Maybe? Now Trump wants that.

He's a Putin wannabe without the Putin Gravitas.

He sees other Strongmen taking what they want. Even when it's clearly stupid.

Trump is Clearly Stupid. Putin isn't American and he doesn't make policy here.

Biden thought he could Outflex Putin and the Russians.

Clearly he misjudged the situation.

The Russians don't have to overrun Europe, they just have to Break the Ukraine and prevent NATO from expanding into it.

Which is mostly already done.

Dumb War, Not fought for the reasons most people here believe.

Putin could have avoided War too.

The Stupid ---- was Universal.

Security Arrangements and Ukrainian Neutrality would have gone a long way toward preventing it.

But then Russia wouldn't have been "Weakened".

So Military Defeat will compel Negotiations that should have been done without War.

#23 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-02-02 07:58 PM | Reply

#23

Gibberish, much?

#24 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-02 08:00 PM | Reply

American Foreign Policy is Gibberish.

My rambling and only partially coherent nonsense isn't any dumber than Actual policies that have killed hundreds of thousands of people.

I'm a Dumbass spitballing on an anonymous forum?

Biden was the leader of the "Free World". He couldn't keep Israel from going Insane with American Arms. He Encouraged Them. He duped the Ukrainians into Self Immolation. For Nothing.

Is Trump More Coherent? He wants war with Denmark and the EU itself. War with Panama and who knows who else.

Where are the Grownups?

#25 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-02-02 08:13 PM | Reply

- He Encouraged Them.

Nonsense. Had it not been for him, there would be NO Palestinians now.

- He duped the Ukrainians into Self Immolation.

You are still just making --- up.... even after Vlad in #23 in his own words says you are just making --- up; that he always intended to take Ukraine by whatever means necessary.

- Where are the Grownups?

Certainly not at your house.

#26 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-02 08:30 PM | Reply

@#25 ... Where are the Grownups? ...

Certainly not in Moscow.

#27 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-02-02 08:56 PM | Reply

Touche'.

#28 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-02-02 09:16 PM | Reply

Touche'.

#29 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-02-02 09:16 PM | Reply

Who is Rahm E? This guy appears to be pretty smart, but late to the party.

#30 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-02-02 09:30 PM | Reply

NATO wasn't pushing for Ukraine to join them... they had turned them down several times.

God CorkyDaIdiot should be banned from the DR.

NATO welcomes Ukraine's and Georgia's Euro-Atlantic aspirations for membership in NATO. We agreed today that these countries will become members of NATO. Both nations have made valuable contributions to Alliance operations.
www.nato.int

#31 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-02-02 09:32 PM | Reply

More lies from CorkyDaIdiot

Putin Says 'Why Not?' to Russia Joining NATO

Mar 5, 2000 " "Why not? Why not?" Putin said when asked by BBC interviewer David Frost about Russian membership. "I do not rule out such a possibility . . .
www.washingtonpost.com

#32 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-02-02 09:35 PM | Reply

More lies from CorkyDaIdiot
Putin Says 'Why Not?' to Russia Joining NATO
Mar 5, 2000 " "Why not? Why not?" Putin said when asked by BBC interviewer David Frost about Russian membership. "I do not rule out such a possibility . . .
www.washingtonpost.com
#32 | Posted by oneironaut

Why not allow Russia to join a group that was formed to fight Soviet Aggression? So Russia could gain inside knowledge of NATO and sabotage it from within? How does that prove Corky is incorrect?

Or do you just post random quotes and run away? Just kidding, we know that's what you do, "Bernie Bro who voted for Trump," claims to be from California but did not know the ethnicity of its senators or how illegal immigration works. Very convincing cover story. Maybe spend a few more minutes before coming up with your next one. Gotta work hard for those Russian Troll-rubles

#33 | Posted by censored at 2025-02-03 07:23 AM | Reply

- do you just post random quotes and run away

That's his standard operating procedure.

Vlad makes his intentions perfectly clear in his letter I quoted, but 1Nut knows The Truth!

Xi must have had him Deported, lmao.

#34 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-03 11:08 AM | Reply

The only thing the Republican Party has going for it is Trump.

Without him the party would be on life support.

#2 | Posted by ClownShack

I guess we'll find eventually out, when he's dead.

#35 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2025-02-03 12:42 PM | Reply

" Dems didn't champion "defund the police",

They sure as hell did and in a couple of cities implemented it was disastrous results and ended up backpedaling. Why lie about it? Remember "swap out police officers with social workers."

"just like democrats aren't for open borders."

The Biden administration was and the numbers bear it out. He flew in over 100,000. When Texas put up barbed wire barricades he sent bulldozers in to life the razor wire so migrants could enter illegally. And the numbers absolutely bear it out. Why lie about it?

#36 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-03 01:20 PM | Reply

This is a tweet by Colin Wright:

Everything the Democrats thought they believed in turned out to be deeply toxic and unpopular: DEI racism, radical gender ideology that
mutilates kids, censorship, and unchecked illegal immigration. Now, they face a dilemma. The Republicans have claimed the commonsense positions on all these issues. If Democrats attempt to pivot away from their unpopular stances, they're left with little to offer that doesn't already align with the Republican platform. Adopting Republican positions on these issues would require acknowledging that Republicans were right, which undermines their identity as the
opposition. In effect, the Democrats have boxed themselves in. Their self-inflicted ideological collapse has left them without a coherent alternative, and it
will likely take many years for them to recover.

#37 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-03 01:27 PM | Reply

Without him the party would be on life support.
#2 | Posted by ClownShack

This is incorrect.

Vance is a rising star

And DeSantis has always been a star.

After watching Newsom, the best Dem, struggle with natural disasters, DeSantis is really looking like a generational talent.

Denying the tools your opponent has will only further erode your ability to win.

#38 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-02-03 01:32 PM | Reply

Vlad makes his intentions perfectly clear in his letter I quoted, but 1Nut knows The Truth!
- cork

Theses no singular position. His position evolved

Of course he changed his position when NATO threatens his border.

So much dishonesty.

#39 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-02-03 01:36 PM | Reply

Dems didn't champion "defund the police.

Kamala Harris praised defund the police' movement in June 2020 radio interview
www.cnn.com

Let me guess you're going to argue "praise" isn't championing.

#40 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-02-03 01:38 PM | Reply

"This whole movement is about rightly saying, we need to take a look at these budgets and figure out whether it reflects the right priorities," Harris said

#41 | Posted by YAV at 2025-02-03 01:44 PM | Reply

The Biden administration was and the numbers bear it out. He flew in over 100,000 [illegal immigrants].
#36 | POSTED BY BULLBRINGER

Are you fkkking Re Tar Did?

Seriously.

Because there's absolutely no point in discussing anything with morons who post absurd conspiracy theories. You've become nothing more than a proud AQnon conspiracy theorist.

You're a full blown Deplorable Trumping MAGAt. Wear your clan hat with pride.

#42 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-03 01:47 PM | Reply

Vance is a rising star

Maybe in your pants.

But without Trump, he's not a blip on the national scale.

And DeSantis has always been a star.

DeSantis, who couldn't get anyone to vote for him during the primaries, lost to Nikki Haley, and got his rear end handed to him in that debate with Newsom?

I hear even the republicans in Florida are done with him.

But sure. Whatever you say, 1GassyLump.

#43 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-03 01:52 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"This whole movement is about rightly saying, we need to take a look at these budgets and figure out whether it reflects the right priorities," Harris said
#41 | POSTED BY YAV

That's pretty much what the entire "defund the police" movement was about.

Regardless. Not many Democrats talked about it and it never became part of the dnc platform.

#44 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-03 01:54 PM | Reply

- His position evolved

The letter is from months before the Invasion, you ridiculous twit. (I misspelled ----)

#45 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-03 02:03 PM | Reply

" The Biden administration was and the numbers bear it out. He flew in over 100,000 [illegal immigrants].
#36 | POSTED BY BULLBRINGER
"""""
Are you fkkking Re Tar Did?

Seriously.

Because there's absolutely no point in discussing anything with morons who post absurd conspiracy theories. You've become nothing more than a proud AQnon conspiracy theorist.

You're a full blown Deplorable Trumping MAGAt. Wear your clan hat with pride.

#42 | POSTED BY CLOWNSHACK AT 2025-02-03 01:47 PM | FLAG: "

Uh huh

" WASHINGTON, D.C. " Today, the House Committee on Homeland Security revealed documents obtained through a subpoena of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that identified over 50 airport locations, including our nation's capital, used by DHS to help process into the country more than 400,000 inadmissible aliens through the administration's unlawful Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan (CHNV) mass-parole program. The program was officially launched in January 2023, and the documents obtained by the Committee cover the period from January-August 2023"accounting for roughly 200,000 of these individuals"

homeland.house.gov

Care to retract?

#46 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-03 02:35 PM | Reply

Answer this: Did Joe Biden legitimately, legally, and by a fraud-free election become the duly elected President of the United States?

#47 | Posted by YAV at 2025-02-03 02:46 PM | Reply

(that's my way of sayin that House Committee on Homeland Security has ZERO credibility to me so I don't much care what they "say")

#48 | Posted by YAV at 2025-02-03 02:47 PM | Reply

that's my way of sayin that House Committee on Homeland Security has ZERO credibility to me so I don't much care what they "say")

Posted by YAV at 2025-02-03 02:47 PM | Reply

Especially when most of them are credibility bankrupt.

#49 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-02-03 02:50 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

" Answer this: Did Joe Biden legitimately, legally, and by a fraud-free election become the duly elected President of the United States?

#47 | POSTED BY YAV AT 2025-02-03 02:46 PM | FLAG: "

Yes Biden won the election. No, it wasn't "fraud free", none of our elections are 100% completely free of fraud. Do I think whatever fraud occurred is the reason he won? No. He legitimately won.

" that's my way of sayin that House Committee on Homeland Security has ZERO credibility to me so I don't much care what they "say")

#48 | POSTED BY YAV AT 2025-02-03 02:47 PM | FLAG: "

Are you suggesting this is a lie, that Biden was not flying migrants in under this parole program?

#50 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-03 02:57 PM | Reply

I'll let you tell me if what you posted was straight up honest, or --------.
You posted:

"WASHINGTON, D.C. " Today, the House Committee on Homeland Security revealed documents obtained through a subpoena of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that identified over 50 airport locations, including our nation's capital, used by DHS to help process into the country more than 400,000 inadmissible aliens through the administration's unlawful Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan (CHNV) mass-parole program. The program was officially launched in January 2023, and the documents obtained by the Committee cover the period from January-August 2023"accounting for roughly 200,000 of these individuals"

1) The flights were not secret. Spare me the drama. A subpoena wasn't necessary. CBP releases updates regularly (monthly).
2) All the airports used were not disclosed for security reasons, which given how rabid MAGAts are, it 100% reasonable.
3) Biden didn't fly them in. The CPB approved which flights were authorized for migrants to use.
4) The migrants had to pay their own way.
5) The migrants had to have a financial sponsor in the United States.
6) The migrants had to book travel to specific airports.
7) None of the migrants are allowed to remain in the United States.
8) None of the migrants may seek citizenship in the United States.
9) They may persue getting a green card for termporary emnployment
10) None were allowed to vote,
11) This program was effective only for specific countries. Not just any nation, and not for just any reason.
12) Biden DID use his parole authority, as other presidents have done, to allow these specific migrants temporarily in under this program. Biden also did it to a higher level than most (maybe any?) other President.

There are multiple sources available for this information.
www.cbp.gov
apnews.com
etc.
There was no big super secret coverup or anything like it. All the information was in the public domain except the specific airports that migrants were flying into, which I already covered.

#51 | Posted by YAV at 2025-02-03 07:27 PM | Reply

I did point you to this in another thread, and yet you haven't responded. I'm curious - please tell me.

#52 | Posted by YAV at 2025-02-03 09:44 PM | Reply

You are getting into pedantics and that is fine.

But you are also not seeing the forest through the trees.

This wasn't a program that was legislated. It was created out of whole cloth by the Biden administration.

With a stroke of a pen, this administration deemed approximately 500,000 people suddenly eligible to enter, bypassing normal entry requirements, to just arrive here and immediately receive benefits.

Do we have any kind of transparency regarding the vetting process for these folks?

---------

"There was no big super secret coverup or anything like it."

I follow the news very closely. I saw very little reporting on this from mainstream sources and it was only after independent sources reported on it and cried foul. Then the mainstream sources acted as advocates for this administration.

This is yet another subset of an issue where Democrats have been way out of lock-step with the rest of the country.

#53 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-03 11:29 PM | Reply

---- off ------.

#54 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-02-03 11:41 PM | Reply

Oh great. Legallygiveshead has shown up to elevate the discussion to a new intellectual level.

#55 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-03 11:47 PM | Reply

Don't you ever tire of being a 1-trick pony?

#56 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-03 11:47 PM | Reply

#54 - what you posted is a rationalization. You can't invalidate anything I posted. You pretend that because the press didn't report it that that was meangingful and supported the flat out lies you posted. Note: I did not say you lied, but you are choosing to post those massive lies and mischaracterizations as "proof" of something nefarious. You are wrong to do so.

#57 | Posted by YAV at 2025-02-04 07:56 AM | Reply