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OR Dem Blumenauer Becomes First to Announce 'State of the Union' Boycott
Fox News ^ | 1/6/18 | Fox News Insider

Posted on 01/06/2018 5:38:14 PM PST by randita

An Oregon Democrat has become the first member of Congress to announce a boycott of the State of the Union address.

Rep. Earl Blumenauer, who represents much of Portland and its eastern suburbs, announced he will not attend the presidential tradition on January 30, Pete Hegseth reported.

Blumenauer said on Twitter that he would instead be "working at home listening to Oregonians about what they think about the State of the Union [address]."

He warned that the speech would be another example of President Donald Trump's "destructive, divisive" dialogue.

(Excerpt) Read more at insider.foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Oregon
KEYWORDS: 115th; dopeydems; earlblumenauer; oregon; portland; snowflakes; sotu; stateofunion; trump; trumpsotu
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Wouldn't it be great if ALL the Democrats boycotted.
1 posted on 01/06/2018 5:38:14 PM PST by randita
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To: randita

Great news!

PACK THE HALL WITH TRUMPERS!


2 posted on 01/06/2018 5:39:25 PM PST by JPJones (More tariffs, less income tax.)
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To: randita

Typical Liberal IDIOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


3 posted on 01/06/2018 5:40:01 PM PST by mplc51
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To: randita

Blumenauer? More like Blumenidiot. He accomplished his goal—this is the first I’ve heard of him.


4 posted on 01/06/2018 5:40:17 PM PST by Rastus
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To: randita

I would be happy to attend and occupy his seat.


5 posted on 01/06/2018 5:41:59 PM PST by Jet Jaguar
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To: randita

Lefty Airhead with a Bow Tie....stay away, the IQ in the room will go up BIGLY!


6 posted on 01/06/2018 5:42:10 PM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: randita

Portlandia Stalinist Nutter.


7 posted on 01/06/2018 5:42:14 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj ("It's Slappin' Time !")
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To: randita

I think they should take a knee instead.


8 posted on 01/06/2018 5:43:06 PM PST by CrazyIvan (Honk If You've Been Sexually Assaulted By Harvey Weinstein.)
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To: randita

“Blumenauer said on Twitter that he would instead be “working at home listening to Oregonians about what they think about the State of the Union [address].””

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That is his cover on why he is not attending. Actually, he is spending the time trying to figure how to pump his on gas.


9 posted on 01/06/2018 5:45:33 PM PST by TMA62 (Al Sharpton - The North Korea of race relations)
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To: randita
From the excerpt: "He warned that the speech would be another example of President Donald Trump's "destructive, divisive" dialogue."

RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT! Telling the truth is "destructive, divisive" dialogue".

10 posted on 01/06/2018 5:46:13 PM PST by rockinqsranch (Conservatives seek the truth. Democrats seek the power to dictate what truth is.)
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To: randita

Rep. from Portland. What a shocker.


11 posted on 01/06/2018 5:48:12 PM PST by Sasparilla ( I'm Not Tired of Winning.)
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To: randita

He should give his seat for the speech to a pro-Trump voter from his district. All the Dems should do that.Give us a glimpse at what fully-realized MAGA looks like with no Democrats in Congress.


12 posted on 01/06/2018 5:48:39 PM PST by Bryanw92 (Asking a pro athlete for political advice is like asking a cavalry horse for tactical advice.)
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To: randita

Is that the jackass with the bicycle pin?


13 posted on 01/06/2018 5:53:54 PM PST by brianr10
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YES! Leave the losers out in the cold.

Let them go hang out with their MS13 voters.


14 posted on 01/06/2018 5:56:13 PM PST by snarkytart
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To: rockinqsranch

He quoted this from Lincoln, “Abraham Lincoln: “No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.”

More appropriate to Democrats is Republican Lincoln saying of politicians, “You can fool some of the people some of the time, and you can fool all of the people some of the time. But, you can’t fool all of the people all of the time.”

Most likely why democrats lost 1,000 government seats in the last couple of years, and why Hellary was sent packing.


15 posted on 01/06/2018 5:56:59 PM PST by Sasparilla ( I'm Not Tired of Winning.)
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To: randita

Trump should offer a lottery for any of his constituents that want the seat


16 posted on 01/06/2018 5:58:08 PM PST by silverleaf (A man who kneels for the national anthem doesn't stand for much of anything)
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To: TMA62

Lol!!!


17 posted on 01/06/2018 5:58:39 PM PST by silverleaf (A man who kneels for the national anthem doesn't stand for much of anything)
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To: randita

All I can say to him is “Thank you!”


18 posted on 01/06/2018 6:01:55 PM PST by TigersEye (0bama. The Legacy is a lie. The lie is the Legacy.)
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To: randita

Trump should just submit the SOTU message in written form, and forgo the speech. I don’t think a live speech is required by the Constitution.

It would be a ju-jitsu move to those spoiled wimps who want to stay home and pout, and save the networks a lot of air time.

It would give CNN and MSNBC days worth of material to use on the air.

It would also be immediately distributed all over the internet, embedding in stone the message he wants to impart to America.

Let them fight that.


19 posted on 01/06/2018 6:05:02 PM PST by FrankR (On the knees is not a good place to be...a man on the knees is only half a man.....)
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To: randita

Well,we can at least look forward to Ruth Buzzi Ginsburg getting all liquored up again.

20 posted on 01/06/2018 6:07:05 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Remember: All Cultures Are Equal!)
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