Summary

Jon Stewart slammed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for supporting a GOP funding bill after initially opposing it.

On The Daily Show, Stewart mocked Schumer for surrendering leverage without gaining anything in return, joking that he “got some cheese.”

He criticized Schumer’s strategy of waiting for Trump’s popularity to drop, calling it delusional.

Stewart argued Democrats avoid proposing real alternatives by pretending Republicans will compromise. He warned their approval rating is dangerously low, making their approach politically ineffective and out of touch.

20 points

What the F@#K happened!?!

Someone dropped off a briefcase fulla Trump coins and Schumer magically did a 180.

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Collusion. The only answer is collusion.

They pretend to oppose his policies, and do nothing but feign disappointment at them.

They’re on the take, just as corrupt as their counterparts.

Eat them too.

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If you think he did a 180 then he convinced you as well. Dudes been going in the same direction for as long as i can remember.

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It was always a charade, they just don’t feel like they have to keep it up anymore.

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Can we start using “Vichy” to describe any Democrats who collaborate with the fascists?

Jon Stewart slammed Vichy Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer…

Stewart argued Vichy Democrats avoid proposing real alternatives by pretending Republicans will compromise.

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I don’t believe it applies to the entire party. There were Democrats (mostly in the House) who are actually opposing the fascists. The problem is that none of them are in leadership and the Vichy leadership is actively fighting the few Democrats who are trying to oppose the fascists rather than fighting the fascists.

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You folks in the US literally need to Nuke all your parties and start up from scratch…

Maybe throw in a labour party for measure

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“Quisling” is another good one

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I feel like neither of these are good. Like if I called you a troglodyte. Do you really care. It almost makes me look dumber for not having the social awareness to make a decent burn. Remember you’re trying to find something that makes them mad, not something that lubes up the dicks of the lefty beside you. Both is preferred but at a minimum you need something that actually gets their attention. Anything that anyone needs context or prior information is not good. Look at every single one the republicans used. Everybody understood it immediately. Some were legit catchy like Reeeeeeeeeeeeee super effective.

Calling anyone a Rosenstrasse or Reichsdeutsch is just head up our own asses level of stupidity. It lacks any kind of punch. Avoid 10 cent words. Use stuff that a grade 3 student would understand.

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The only insult which actually bothered Republicans in recent years was “weird”.

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I second this.

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I am tired of this doofus

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The real takeaway is that the country is burning and our politicians are yucking it up together in a gym. We’re 100% in the ivory tower phase. They are removed from it therefore they don’t care enough to do anything but the same old same old.

We need to bring the issues to them in creative ways so that they feel the “impact” of our anger.

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Feel free to lead by example.

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