Many pundits, especially in the right wing owned media, continue to claim that Democrats are not speaking out. I am here to tell you that Democrats are speaking out. Democrats are speaking out loudly, forcefully and truthfully about this clown show of a government that is in power in this country today.
The reason that we don’t hear about Democrats speaking out is that the media is owned almost completely by the far right in this country. From newspapers to radio, TV and social media such as X the right has a near monopoly on information in this country. They will not undercut their power by letting the opposition be heard.
But we will. And let me tell you that Democrats are fighting for our democracy with the ferocity needed. Exhibit A for today is Senator from Illinois Tammy Duckworth. This is a person that to me has the makings of a presidential candidate. Yes, she was born in Thailand, but her father was an American and as I understand it, that makes her eligible.
Here we see Duckworth taking on party man SoD Pete Hegseth on his miserable performance in his time as Secretary of Defense: (5+ minutes)
Senator Duckworth was followed by Senator Rosen of Nevada. Hegseth was also smirky to Senator Rosen. I won’t post that video but it is certainly worth looking up. Rosen lets Hegseth know who is boss.
Rosen was followed Senator Slotkin of Michigan. Hegseth was plain condescending to Senator Slotkin. The good senator did not let him get away with it. As she lambasted him at the end of her time. Sadly, a person has to dig deep to find these instances because they are for all practical purposes hidden by our media. (5+ minutes)
While we are at it and we are talking about Pete Hegseth, have you given any thought at all as to how badly a war in Iran would be run with a C-I-C like Trump and a clown of a Secretary of Defense like Hegseth? It just sets the mind to spinning. As noted in Duckworth’s questioning the Navy lost bombers in by just dropping them off the boat. We certainly do not look ready for anything serious right now.
Note also that both Trump and Hegseth are much more pre-occupied with their war on America’s blue cities than they are with something international. That is unless there is some money to be made or bribed by Trump.
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Thanks for posting this, Dave. Dems are also sharing clips of their take downs of Republican admins. in committee hearings. From Slotkin and Duckworth to AOC, Melanie Stansbury of New Mexico, Ossoff from Georgia, and many others whose names most may not recognize, they are standing up and exposing MAGA lies on a daily basis. I encourage everyone who sees these videos on social media to share them with followers. Dems need to know when they stand up we will have their backs.
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Thank you, but Americans are not hearing this. We have triple threat of poor messaging, shortage of messengers and minuscule understanding of media/medium that carries news.
Americans didn’t widely hear of Duckworth’s questioning of Hegseth because of the overwhelming media saturation by Donald Trump. His constant controversial statements and actions dominate news cycles, pushing other significant but less sensational stories, like a Senator’s detailed questioning of a nominee’s qualifications, out of the public’s immediate attention.
Until Dem’s and others acknowledge this, (and I will write about this), our megaphones are tiny. I wish you had tens of thousands of Iowans amplifying your message. We need Iowa federal candidates learning and talking about this.
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