Abdul El-Sayed absolutely destroys Donald Trump.
Q: You recently called President Trump the dumbest effing guy who ever was president.
AES: True.
Q: You've also said Democrats should drop the decorum and treat the president as the unserious fool that he is.
AES: True.
Q: Why are you taking that approach?
AES: Because he's a bully alongside being a narcissist. And the only way you deal with bullies is to stand up to them. Bullies don't bully you because they necessarily care for the thing you have. They bully you because they like to bully you because it makes them feel strong. And the way you take on a bully is to bully back. Because then they learn that this does not make them feel strong. It makes them feel weak and they don't like to feel weak. So they back off. And the more you let a bully get away with bullying, the more they signal to everybody else that this person cannot be stood up to. And so I think it's important for us to stand up to him.
@AliceFromQueens I have no idea if Fain has the juice but I could see it. If he has the juice close enough to AES I could see him taking it but there’s very few pols who are as good as AES.
This is so funny. Every few years, conservatives get complete control of a city/state and try their policies, only to end in complete and total disaster
In Kansas, Republicans launched one of the biggest state tax cuts ever, their signature and only actual policy (besides terrorizing immigrants and restricting women's reproductive rights). As a result, tax revenues dropped by $700 million in the first year, Kansas growth lagged neighbors, and they made such deep cuts to education that even Republicans admitted they severely screwed up and repealed their policies. This should have put supply-side economics in the dustbin of history but Republicans can't read so they fail to learn from history.
In Oklahoma, Republicans cut taxes, resulting in a hole so large -- nearly $900 million -- that 20% of school districts had to go to 4-day weeks to save money. Nothing like screwing children so wealthy Republicans get wealthier! Oklahoma ended with about 1,500 fewer teachers and were forced to assign a mileage cap to Highway Patrol because they couldn't afford gas. Great governance, guys. Republicans later admitted their policies were idiotic and repealed many of their policies, raising taxes.
Florida's coming disaster will be extremely entertaining to watch. When Republicans actually try to effect policy (rare -- usually they just demonize minorities), it almost always ends in disaster
This is why I will never be lectured to by a Republican about their views on taxes
“Israel today. Israel tomorrow. Israel
Forever.”
@adamjohnsonCHI calls out @JBKSchlossberg and others’ deeply cynical attempt to paint those who oppose AIPAC-backed @RepJeffries for speaker as racist.
(H/T @zeteo_news)
@Oddloaf1@zero_ech@CameronCorduroy Yeah, not racist at all and I don’t do 14 words for anyone.
Anyone who thinks this is about “purity” is dumb as a box of rocks