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[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Imagine if there were someone in Schumer's job who had a pulse, and cared more for Americans than his weird-ass Baileys marketing personas or the Israelis.

[–] FrankFrankson@lemmy.world 45 points 4 days ago (4 children)

This might rile up Chuck so much that he ends up writing a strongly worded letter about it!

[–] Stern@lemmy.world 20 points 4 days ago

hes lining up this pose right now

[–] 5in1k@lemmy.zip 8 points 4 days ago

The Baileys still like him so he doesn’t care.

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

The letter will be titled "Heil Israel"

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe 2 points 4 days ago

Careful, or he might dip his glasses in mild irritation.

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 34 points 4 days ago

Chuck is pro genicide. Chuck already has his beach front property picked out in Gaza. Hes just deciding if he wants to pay extra for the house's foundation to be made out of whole Palestinian family. Usually it's just the women and children. You gotta pay extra to have the men thrown in the same mass grave.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 22 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Chuck Schumer had popularity?

[–] Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca 10 points 4 days ago

He is very popular with the Bailey family, they are America, they are upper middle class, they work and pay taxes, they support middle of the road politics that go nowhere, they don't actually exist except as a concept in Chuck Schumer's age addled mind.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 26 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Has anyone asked the Baileys what they think?

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

The Baileys voted for Trump all three times he ran. They can kiss my hairy ass.

[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

He was popular?

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Unfortunately the Democratic Party is a private institution that is not obligated to serve the will of the voters.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilding_v._DNC_Services_Corp.

[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

The Democratic party doesn't choose Chuck Schumer, the senators do. And if they don't follow the will of the voters you can make it an election issue and organize challenges.

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yes that’s technically correct but the party leadership will do everything they can to retain control for their wealthy donors

[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Doomerism a convenient view to adopt because it doesn't ask you to do anything. The wealthy donors love people who have already given up, even if they're mad at those donors. When the rubber hits the road it's still giving them easy power.

At least people who don't do anything because they think the system is just going to work on its own get to be happy while subordinating themselves.

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago

I contribute beyond shitposting. I just believe the party leadership is not inept, but rather corrupt, and we should treat them accordingly.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Specifically, the Dem senators do. Its an intra party vote that can be called for at any time by a small number of Dem Senators.

[–] NM_Gringo@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

If you can't take over the feckless Democrats, then you don't deserve to be in politics. They're lazy, fat, and arrogant. Taking over the Democratic party is political t-ball. We will fight. We will win. We are Klingons...I mean progressives. You get the idea.

[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

They can make with the shocked Pikachu in November then. Why oh why won't the people vote for them just because they're not trump!?

"We're not as bad as Trump, we promise we'll only screw you over once! Pinky swear!"

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 10 points 4 days ago

Its about time.

[–] SGGeorwell@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago

His mother allegedly voted several times in the poll.

[–] ButtermilkBiscuit@feddit.nl 1 points 3 days ago

Ah yes the same chuck schumer that marched in the Israel day parade in NYC with Nazi war criminal Smotrich? Get fucked chuck, I hope you and hochul and any other NY politician that went to the genocide parade get primaried. Your years of service to the zionist genocide squad should guarantee you a sweet home in an apartheid settlement in pissrael.

[–] arctanthrope@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

I thought it said "Chuck Schumer population plummets" and thought, well that's a weird way to announce that he died