It's all part of the playbook.

If the President came out and said he like dogs and cats, they would start crying "What, you hate all other animals!!"

The DNC has been hijacked by the Alt Left Progressives.  Media Matters is a perfect example of that.

And putting Tom Perez as head of the DNC is another example.

 The democrats need leadership from the more centrist of the party and those in the flyover country.  They also need to disown the alt left progressives and openly come out against them.   Only then will they be able to start taking back their party and rebuilding their message to something that might just resonate with voters.  Right now the Alt Left message is "hate Trump" and people are getting quite tired of it, even democrats.

 If the democrats would openly come out against Media Matters it would actually help their cause.

But he didn't............it just mysteriously shut itself down..........then mysteriously opened itself again.......

Russians meddling in our forum.

Never underestimate the ability of Republicans to fuck it up, in the next election or beyond. Of course, the same applies to the Democrats, as evidenced by the nomination of the Anointed One. What I'd like in a candidate, broadly, is social liberalism, fiscal sense, and answers that aren't automatically "more government" and "more shitty laws".

It's as if our nation as a whole has reached some zenith of Mazlowian needs being satisfied. I can only think of Nero and the satiating of his fetishes as there was no higher calling than the supplication of all wants, desires, and the ability to go through life with zero conflict.

Many seem to seek out, and to exaggerate to the Nth degree any microscopic bump in their day/life. We even have a new word for it - 'microaggression' which places the blame on the one who is standing for common societal rights. Like privacy, and personal property. How DARE people who are both wealthy and conservative have an equal voice to the wealthy on the left? How DARE a person with historical moral values want to maintain them in public? don't the conservatives know that their brand of rectitude and honest beliefs cannot and will not be tolerated? They must bend, they must stretch, they must remove barriers to social advancement.

There is no room or allowance for grading people based on their contribution anymore. All personal contribution is bad, and all social engineering will be the order of the day. And if one disagrees, we will make a LAW and see that it is followed. Can't compete in organized effort for an outcome/goal? No matter, you get a prize anyway, just for showing up, and setting down your gameboy for 10 minutes. Some white male said 'no' to you? Well, that is just not allowed anymore. Progressivism is only about 'yes', no matter what the question, and most specifically if the person asking is a minority. I want your job. YES! I want your office. YES! I want your Beemer. YES! I want your house. YES! I want to be prez. YES! Contribution? Dedication? Effort? Hard work? Bah - those are 19th century thinking. Take that shit somewhere else. This is about me DEMANDING that I'm equal to you in everything, and you accepting it. Got it?

When we have reached this point, and gone one step beyond there is going to be a realignment. Oh yes, very much so. The 2016 election was the turd in the progressive punch bowl. And they - will - not - stand - for - it!

Well, come on, lets get it over with. Do your thing, light the fuse, get it out in the open and bring it. This will not be the 1860s, and you will not have a weak, and backward enemy. We are well armed, well supplied, well led, and well fed the f**k  up motivated. I'm so ready to 'reorient' a few progs on my way to a better place.

Welfare was Lyndon Johnson's strategy for hijacking the minority vote.
He even claimed it would sew up the black vote (he used the "N" word) for the next two hundred years.
Liberals conveniently forget the facts and blame racism on republicans because lying is so much easier than dealing with fact and truth.
When Gary claims Obama did such a good job "selling" obamacare, he did it with his tongue forcefully pressed against the corner of his cheek because lying IS the democrat party answer to everything.

I concur completely, but to say so in public would be deemed racist.  And that is not a joke.

Values and responsibility are learned traits.  Some people learn the easier than others, but for the most part, people will turn out in a predictable manner considering how they are raised.

Why would that be deemed racist? Actually, I mostly agree with that. And disagree that the "armed society is polite society" is necessarily true, though I like it as a slogan.

In Vermont, guns are mostly used responsibly because of culture, upbringing, values, as you say. The fact that they are rarely used for violent crime has little to do with the fact that anyone could be packing; I don't, and I don't think most people, give that fact a second thought on a day to day basis. There is also the sense of community that is very strong here. People know, and rely on, their neighbors; that cohesion and interdependence, as well as the low population density, reduces the kinds of stresses and conflicts between people that can trigger people with mental illness to act out violently, reach for a gun to "convince" someone to get off their lawn, etc.

That culture and upbringing is lacking in most parts of most big cities where crime (and violent crime) is rampant. And stresses are much higher. That's not racist, it's just the truth.

Don't mistake what I'm saying for calling for greater regulation of gun sales. I think we're past the point of diminishing returns there and would like to see some relaxation where it's practical. I just don't think that is practical in big cities, and don't have a problem with the existing restrictions staying on the books there. Here in Vermont, there has been a movement for some while to toughen up the gun laws, that was given a big push forward a couple of years ago when a DCF social worker was stalked and shot dead by an angry, mentally ill mother. Gun control advocates started screaming that she should never have been able to buy a weapon. I consider that a kneejerk reaction to an isolated incident, and I'm happy that our Gov. Scott is against stricter legislation. I would vote against any state congressman that tried to push that legislation through because it's an unnecessary imposition on Vermonters and would be a sad loss of freedom for the state.