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SocialDemocrat61

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13. I have no idea

Reply to gab13by13 (Reply #7)

Wed Feb 25, 2026, 10:01 AM

16 hrs ago

I didn't watch the speech.

And if there were no democrats, republicans would have spread out to fill the chamber and the main visual of the night would have been the whole chamber cheering and applauding him. That's what most people watching on TV would have remembered.

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Democrats Should have Boycotted It [View all] gab13by13 18 hrs ago OP

He would have loved that SocialDemocrat61 18 hrs ago #1

Yes. Because of his need for constant universal attention, he would have hated it. There is no reason anyone Scrivener7 18 hrs ago #2

Then Republicans would have spread out SocialDemocrat61 17 hrs ago #6

I didn't watch much of it but I have a question, gab13by13 17 hrs ago #7

I have no idea SocialDemocrat61 16 hrs ago #13

Yes. I think he would have hated it. And the press would Scrivener7 16 hrs ago #10

And most people would not know SocialDemocrat61 16 hrs ago #11

We disagree. I have read your opinion, you have read mine. Scrivener7 16 hrs ago #12

So I guess we agree to disagree SocialDemocrat61 16 hrs ago #14

Damn if you do, damn if you don't. Emile 18 hrs ago #3

IMO, this wasn't a SOTU speech gab13by13 16 hrs ago #9

And if they had, there would be a non-stop chorus of complaints from the usual group/s... QueerDuck 18 hrs ago #4

How can you respect the institution and constitutional obligations when he does not respect either? Katinfl 17 hrs ago #5

Well, I can walk and chew gum at the same time, and I think our elected Democrats can do so too. QueerDuck 16 hrs ago #8

Giving Trump a platform, normalizing, complicit, not meeting the moment to show they're pushing back betsuni 15 hrs ago #16

They should have walked out Blue Full Moon 16 hrs ago #15

This. Arthur_Frain 15 hrs ago #17

I said it repeatedly Miguelito Loveless 13 hrs ago #18