re: New York Times Calls for ‘Godfather’ Tactics to Stop Trump’s SCOTUS Nominee

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"The far-left New York Times editorial board is calling on Democrats to use mafia tactics from The Godfather to stop President Trump from filling a Supreme Court vacancy. Using language that appears to not only condone, but to encourage violence, the editorial board writes:

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If anyone listens to the Dan Bongino show, you've heard him talk about how the left, or anyone for that matter doesn't really understand what the are asking for when they call for or encourage physical confrontation. He describes in detail how he's faced near death experiences as a cop in one on one confrontations and how he was left to wonder if it would end, or if it would take his life this time.
His assertion is that the left only instigates confrontations when they have numbers or when they are protected by police or campus security and they know the other side won't be free to battle back. He goes on to say they are soft and unprepared for a real physical battle.
While he goes out of his way to say that war or physical confrontations is not the way to proceed, he is convinced that the left would be annihilated in a real battle of sides.

Not only was he chosen by God, God is giving him the opportunities to rule in such a way, for His people. They don’t see it, and they keep fighting a losing battle. It’s kinda funny.

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shifting the court solidly to the right for a generation.

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I don’t understand this talking point, it’s literally impossible to ensure 5-4 majority for that long of a period with the Court’s current makeup. Its pure hyperbole...Thomas’s seat will have to come open waaaaay before “a generation”. He’s 70, he will die or retire at some point within a decade-ish.

Now if RBG or Breyer die/step down, then they can screech about locking down the court and have a point.

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If anyone listens to the Dan Bongino show, you've heard him talk about how the left, or anyone for that matter doesn't really understand what the are asking for when they call for or encourage physical confrontation. He describes in detail how he's faced near death experiences as a cop in one on one confrontations and how he was left to wonder if it would end, or if it would take his life this time.
His assertion is that the left only instigates confrontations when they have numbers or when they are protected by police or campus security and they know the other side won't be free to battle back. He goes on to say they are soft and unprepared for a real physical battle.
While he goes out of his way to say that war or physical confrontations is not the way to proceed, he is convinced that the left would be annihilated in a real battle of sides.

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I forget the way he worded it but the idea was "controlled violence" versus "uncontrolled violence". People who engage in controlled violence get a false sense of confidence and they lose sight of the fact that everything changes when the situation is no longer moderated. Blurring the lines between the two is very dangerous. I thought it was one of his best shows.

Sure the Senate has the votes to confirm Kethledge or Amy Barrett or some other antichoice ideologue. But, they're still accountable to the mainstream American voter at the polls, in November!

Extremism in the pursuit of hotbutton approval from a ideologically warped base is no virtue.

Who is gonna wake up with Sarah Jessica Parker's head in their bed?

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Barring some unforeseen development, the president will lock in a 5-to-4 conservative majority, shifting the court solidly to the right for a generation. This is all the more reason for Democrats and progressives to take a page from “The Godfather” and go to the mattresses on this issue.

The term “going to the mattresses” means going to war.

The Urban Dictionary accurately describes the phrase as meaning “preparing for battle” within the context of a mob war, a violent mob war involving firearms, assassinations, and bombings.

The anti-Trump New York Times describes this editorial as a “call to arms” and adds that the “fire now raging against Mr. Trump and his nominees can’t be sustained indefinitely.”

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Remember when the liberal media and the left were apoplectic over Sarah Palin merely stating that Republicans were targeting certain congressionalsets in the 2010 mid term elections.

tarzana

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ideologically warped base

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Bless your pathetic heart