In Breaking Bad, the character Walter White explains to a major drug dealer why cheaper knockoffs of his signature Blue Sky methamphetamine are just not enough: “So… it’s grade-school tee-ball vs. the New York Yankees. Yours is just some tepid… off-brand, generic cola. What I’m making is classic Coke.”
This week, James Carville released his own uncut, undiluted classic product to a nation of rage addicts. Blue Sky rage. What set off Carville was telling. He and others were outraged that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries met with Trump’s son-in-law and close adviser Jared Kushner to discuss areas of common ground. Such dialogue “with the enemy” is unthinkable in an “age of rage,” particularly for someone like Carville who previously threatened that, once Democrats are back in power, Trump supporters would be treated the same way as Nazi collaborators after World War II.
Carville went into his signature berserker trance on his podcast appropriately called the “Politics War Room”: “These people are a pack of felons and traitors, and you do not meet with them! You do not meet with them. There’s only one thing you can do with people that you genuinely believe deep inside of every fabric of your body are a pack of thieves and a pack of traitors.”
As usual, Carville delivers the line with the intensity of a man seconds away from a self-induced stroke. The message, however, is clear. Anyone seeking a middle ground or compromise is a traitor and will be dealt with the same way as collaborators once Democrats regain power.
What is really on display is rage politics. When you feed this addiction, you have to keep your product pure to avoid the pain of rage withdrawal. Carville is asking Democrats the same question as Walter White in whether they really want some cheap knockoff when they can have the real thing. Go with the classic. Go with the rage.
Over on the social media safe space for liberals, BlueSky, Carville is being heralded as a prophet of furor. It was a perfect combination. BlueSky was created for liberals to remove themselves, particularly from X, because of conservatives returning to social media after years of censorship.
The media billed BlueSky as the future, as many predicted the rapid death of X. It did not exactly work out that way. Many liberal influencers proclaiming their abandonment of X never actually left and many others have returned. BlueSky is now little more than a progressive boutique in comparison to X. It has an estimated 43 million users as opposed to as many as 600 million for X. (Monthly active users drop to around 27 million versus more than 300 million).
Yet, the business model of BlueSky is to offer a protected zone for liberals to rave amongst themselves without the distraction of as many opposing views or voices.
It is a social platform that is premised on the same “you do not meet with them” screed of Carville.
Recently, Carville has lashed out at the far left of his party, such as Democratic Socialists, over their radical agenda. However, he and other establishment figures are primarily objecting to the fact that these radical policies will not succeed in the election and return them to power.
Carville has no problem trashing the system to secure and maintain power. He previously called for packing the Supreme Court, but notably told Democrats not to actually talk about it: “If the Democrats win the presidency and both houses of Congress, I think on day one, they should expand the Supreme Court to 13. F—k it. Eat our dust. Don’t run on it. Don’t talk about it. Just do it.”
Other Democratic leaders continue to try to co-opt the mob for their own uses. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer dismissed questions about the DSA platform in eliminating the presidency, the Supreme Court, and the Senate. These are small differences, according to Schumer, compared with the need to win elections: “Not everyone has the same exact view on every single issue.”
One of those small disagreements is the very existence of the institution that Schumer so desperately wants to lead.
Carville and Schumer, however, appear to agree on the key element of the political strategy in keeping the rage alive. The greatest threat to that strategy is any dialogue of Democrats with their Republican neighbors. If reason were to break out before the elections, all could be lost.
The effort reflects the fact that the rage in an age of rage eventually burns off. People look into a mirror on both sides and realize that we have become grotesque and Carvillian by yielding to the anger and hate. Once people start to talk again, it is harder to hate so completely and blindly that hate traffickers need.
So Blue Sky rage is hitting the streets. The Classic coke of hate to be injected directly into the veins of a nation of rage addicts.
After all, as Walter White asked his fellow traffickers, “Do you really wanna live in a world without Coca-Cola?”
Jonathan Turley is a law professor and the best-selling author of “Rage and the Republic: The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution.”
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Only for some, Clark. It’s a repeat performance.
It’s a recurring theme, Clark. When history is destroyed…
“you do not meet with them”
Suppose you disagree with the other side about legislation (tax cuts, “Save America Act,” whatever). Suppose you disagree about a particular policy (use of the National Guard, Iran embargo, again — whatever).
How are you supposed to settle those disagreements if you never “meet with them?” What is the alternative to persuasion, discussion, debate?
Pistols at ten paces?
How about a civil war? That always settles disagreements. The future is bleak for the USA.
Thinking that some of the geratric vets here would come theretofore (The Turley Battalion) and sacrifice themselves for MAGA.
Why not? They’re better off dead rather than screaming here all day long, better to go out in a blaze of glory.
No one is screaming here all day long.
Now, who is here making stupid comments, all day long, is you.
Oh stop, your generations can’t read and write. Real nation builders, sure.
Sam,
The idea of people meeting, sitting down to discuss differences was once common sense and applied to the majority of Americans.
Now, it seems “You do not meet with them.” is their idea of . . . something.
What it is not is leadership.
If we are going to use WW2 standards could we consider interning James now? Perhaps if we did he could get the help ho so desperately needs.
This bizarre action by this religious cult of woke progressivism is nothing new, but it does tend to get out of hand and needs containing:
Notable Examples of Medieval Religious Fanaticism
The Flagellants: These wandering bands of penitents emerged during times of crisis, peaking during the Black Death in 1349. They marched naked to the waist from town to town, publicly whipping themselves with iron-spiked cords. They believed this extreme physical suffering would appease God’s anger and end the plague. Paradoxically, their open wounds and constant travel likely helped spread the disease faster.
The Cathars and the Endura: The Cathars were a widespread heretical sect in southern France during the 12th and 13th centuries who believed the material world was inherently evil. To escape reincarnation into the corrupt physical world, some members practiced the endura—a ritual fast unto death. Adherents would deliberately starve themselves, or even consume poison, after receiving their final sacrament to ensure they died in a completely pure spiritual state.
The Stylites (Pillar Saints): While originating in late antiquity with figures like Simeon Stylites, this extreme form of asceticism continued deep into the Byzantine medieval era. These hermits lived for decades on top of narrow, elevated stone pillars exposed to the elements. They refused to descend, relying entirely on baskets lowered by ropes for food, sacrificing all physical health to get “closer to heaven”.
The Tafurs: Operating during the First Crusade, the Tafurs were a fanatical mob of ultra-poor crusaders led by a self-proclaimed king. They took vows of absolute poverty, marched barefoot, wore rags, and fought using only sticks and tools. Driven by religious hysteria and starvation, they became infamous for butchering and cannibalizing dead enemy soldiers, believing they were executing divine judgment.
You can find examples of this throughout history and it should serve us well to understand the pathology behind this behavior in order to best deal with this. If they can be turned to cannibalism or suicide, then they become the same sort of threat as an islamist suicide-bent pilot of 2 airplanes headed to twin towers.
Interesting and educational, Thank You!
Its plagiarized… wikipedia
I don’t use wikipedia, it’s too far bent to the left to trust it.
Any FACTS to back that up with….
Ah… Dustoff wants facts. Help him out before he starts crying.
Repeating the truth or history is not plagiarism. HOWEVER, if you would like to cite the source of WhimsicalMama’s research and reference, please do so.
I queried Google AI for “examples of medieval religious fanatics who adopted illogical behavior” and copied the results. If you open that site and ask the exact question you will get that answer, it’s not plagiarism as much as information transfer.
Its plagiarism if you don’t credit the source(s). She did not. Those are definitely not your words.
BTW, whose truth? Whose version of history?
Is this really all that you’ve got? Pretty pathetic, next will you become the grammar nazi of the site? Plagiarizing a bot source is not plagiarism any more than the bot using its resources to post its results being accused of plagiarism. If I cite a human I always define it so.
This is not about grammar. You don’t even understand what you’re been accused of. Bot source, so its not your words. Right?
You think just insulting someone will solve the problem.
I do not believe it just flowed out your head. You read an article, then just reference it. Whats so hard about that?
As it stands, you’re comemnt is not credible.
“This is not about grammar.”
You’re right.
It’s about those who elevate the intellectual status of the blog by articulating ideas and arguments (e.g., whimsicalmama). Versus those who degrade it with childish insults and mindless snipes (e.g., you).
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The population of the USA as it sits right now was predicted 2 1/2 thousand years ago as it will be the final human rule world power(Dan.2:44).
Here, here
Islam is foremost a political system. It has a portion of loving captivity and your captors syndrome as seen in women. Truly tragic slavery.
It’s pretty clear if the left ever holds meaningful power ever again, we are pretty much ******, not just as a society, but as a nation, and they will make it permanent. It would be the literal end of freedom, we’ve already seen this in macrocosm during the Biden years, and they are all following the same directives and cut from the same cloth. These people are sick, and they do not care who they hurt. They have been driven insane by their entitlement and hatred to the point of no longer seeing others as even being human. I am no longer going to call it a parallel; though it was up in the air for awhile, the Rubicon has been crossed: the modern left ARE some of the worst fascists and liars the world has ever seen, they will absolutely govern like fascists, and continuing to support them in any capacity anymore is suicide.
James
If the left ever holds meaningful power again, it is game on. As I have told you many times, if they ever succeed you will be fighting in the streets for your own life and your future. They will hunt you down as they have repeatedly told you.
Game on? And what exactly is the plan? Send a bunch of MAGA geriatrics to stand on street corners to yell at drivers?
I would imagine it would be more fueled by well armed rednecks, ex-military and just fed up men of all stripes realizing that the enemy is inside the gates. You really should visit some other platforms than those that just paint the right as geriatric old maga people.
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Perhaps Anonymous should revisit the commencement of the Civil War, a place called Fort Sumter and a geriatric Fire-eater by the name of Charles Ruskin.
Young man will hurt you an old man will kill you goes the saying.
you just described the socialist shitehole Chicago.
they have most definitely succeeded and our governor who is running as the democrat candidate for president wishes to nationalize it
I agree, but first the blood of humanity will flow like water from a massive thunder storm. Unlike other nations like UK and Australia when they say “turn in you fire arms” these modern left fascists, liars power seekers will be hunted down not only by the Red State Second Amendment populace but also those in uniform who are angry at them as well. These pople are not offerings anyone but the drug users, liars, cheats and crooks anything so the reaction will be natural; them are me! In the meantime, I see these idiots helping Republicans win elections; people like Carville need to be in a secure padded cell.
I saw a meme recently that posed the question: If you defund and eliminate law enforcement, who will protect you from the well-armed opposition to your islamist/communinist screed?
I’m thinking, you an that hoard of rednecks you emulate.
I’m just a lifelong historian from way back in the 60s when I selected history as my major at university. I observe, that is what an historian does, then compare movements and actions and analyze this data. it really isn’t difficult to find comparative examples of movements and ideologies from the past and learn something about the current flows of concepts and peoples then, that relate to the present. What you need to be able to see this is a well-rounded liberal arts education that allows for those parallels and contradictions to become apparent. I knew that there were similar odd movements in the past and just did a quick search to refresh my memory. If you call that MAGA then you are far more un/ill informed than previously suspected.
whimsicalmama,
Well said.
And thank you for the historical references.
There are rednecks here? 😂
Anti-social personality disorder
James,
Well said.
I do think we are seeing more and more fractions in the Democrat party.
The TDS induced, crazy, by any means to attain power, Democrats like Carville.
The DSA who has highjacked part of the Democrat party and if they keep winning Democrat primaries, could threaten to take over the party.
And the moderate, traditional Democrats like Bill Maher and PT who just want their party back from the stupid and crazy.
I think the moderate, traditional Democrats are going to get fed up with their own party and go Independent.
Someone should administer an Altzheimer’s test to Carville. Or not, his absurd flip-flopping between condemning and supporting the woke Marxists in his party is becoming quite useful to a prospective upset of typical midterm expectations in favor of Republicans…
Carville has become the consummate COMMUNIST in leading the Dementia Induced Rage to declare his fellow Americans enemies of the State (his communist State) and to be ultimately dispatched as collaborators. This guy went from strategist to lunatic as kept licking the DSA LSD blotter paper. Now he is graduating to their Gas Station Heroin and needs his daily fix of TDS to make it through his IRRELEVANT DAY! What a MORON HE HAS BECOME.
This level of rage has damaged a couple of generations. No positive actions, just reactions and off the wall screaming and threats.
Carville preaches: “These people are a pack of felons and traitors, and you do not meet with them! You do not meet with them. There’s only one thing you can do with people that you genuinely believe deep inside of every fabric of your body are a pack of thieves and a pack of traitors.” But We the People already know that … especially Charlie Kirk, Brian Thompson, and (almost) President Donald J. Trump.
Know that? Nope. Republicans are incapable of respodning in kind. Well for the bigmouths on this blog who call for liberal blood for any affront to their own woke sensibilities.
Wrong.
We have never called for liberal blood.
Bill Maher, the good professor, my own sister, all sane and normal liberals.
Bill Maher, I would gladly sit down with him, buy him a cup of coffee and talk about the state of affairs.
PT, I would gladly buy him lunch or have him over for dinner to discuss current events.
Of course my sister and I have shared many meals together and talk.
It is the nutty illiberals, which I think the TDS is driving Carville into, that we have to watch. Watch like, that guy down at Times Square, muttering to himself, walking in circles.
When there was a Democrat party Carville’s bluster may have had impact but that time has come and gone just like the Democrat party. If Mr Carville was serious about his allegiance to America he would direct his“rage” to expel the Karlies from the remnants of Democrats. He should remind all that there is no such thing as a “democratic” socialist, it’s just a soft way to peddle Marxist communist. Rage on Mr Carville, rage on.
Carville is an angry, cranky old coot. He doesn’t like people. He hates all Republicans and many Democrats who disagree with him. He should put down the camera and spend more time with his family, except he probably hates them, too.
If you looked and thought like James Carville, wouldn’t you hate everyone including yourself?!
Unfathomable that he is married to Mary, Buchannan’s sister…
Carville is an angry, cranky old coot. … you should read the comments here.
“… once Democrats regain power …” – JT
“… once Democrats regain power …” – JT
“… once Democrats regain power …” – JT
“… once Democrats regain power …” – JT
“… once Democrats regain power …” – JT
“… once Democrats regain power …” – JT
“… once Democrats regain power …” – JT
“… once Democrats regain power …” – JT
??? “”After all, … “once Democrats regain power” … “Do you really wanna live in a world without Coca-Cola?”” ???
This post is a very clear example of Turley hypocrisy. Truth social has 6 million users and Trump spews hate every day. Yet not a peep from Turley.
Opposition to wacky far left ideas is not hate. It’s a political discussion. Saying men dont belong in women’s sports, for example, isnt hate. Grow up live in the real world and you will be more at peace with yourself and others.
Weak sauce. Truth Social became irrelevant when Musk rescued “X” from it’s leftist trajectory.
“To everything – turn, turn, turn
There is a season – turn, turn, turn
And a time to every purpose under heaven
A time of love, a time of hate”
“Do you renounce Satan and all his Works and all his empty promises ?”
Hatred is acceptable where appropriate.
The left likes to wrap itself with a faux claim to anti-fascism.
But as you demonstrate all the time -YOU are the fascists.
When Carville says “do not talk about it, do not run on it, just do it”
He is advocating fascism.
Everything you hate about Trump, is something he promised openly to the american people.
People voted for Trump supporting what he planned, or at the very least knowing what he was going to do.
That is how a representative republic and self government works
Lying to get elected is fascism.
Hating Fascists is good.
Isn’t “Truth Social” just the Donald Trump Fan Club? Ppl who hang on his every word, including liberals who repeat and react to his every thought?
Na… its more than that, its a fog horn for MAGA disciples, sorta like the muslim call to prayer.
Well then take it upon yourself to educate folks. Provide examples… sally huh, you got a penis?
It seems the Left is behaving more and more like a cult, where neither outside communication with opponents or agreements are tolerated. Loyalty to the Left is paramount, essential, and violators (currently Hakeem Jeffries) must be punished. Over the years many groups, Jacobins in France, Nazis in Germany, Puritans in New England, even the 19th century Millerites, and others have followed the same pattern.
The root cause is not so much rage as it is containment, commitment, and control over the “flock.” The James Jones cult of the 1970s was the canonical religious type in recent times. Radical Islam and the far Left are more recent.
“It seems the Left is behaving more and more like a cult, …” and what pray tell do yo make of this hoard of geriatrics screaming about liberals every day?
Can you point out an example of anyone screaming anything about liberals?
Dialog with your opponent is not acquiescence. We saw the same bs when Trump spoke with Putin and when he spoke with the rotund loon in NK. When Jeffries, with his phony Obama inspired speaking style and his insincere partisan nonsense starts to look like one of the adults in the room I think we are in trouble. Bar too low blues.
OldFish,
But that is what some now declare: You spoke to him! You are a (insert name of . . . whoever, here) stooge!
It is simply more dumbing down of Americans, which the MSM uses to continue to dumb down their viewers.
Question: Does he consider his conservative wife to be a liar and a thief?
What a stupid comment.
I wonder if you will be able to form, and express, a coherent comment after puberty? I’m guessing no.
But you’ve clearly got many years ahead until the onset of puberty, we can hope for miraculous verbal and brain development in the meantime. We’re rooting for you to surprise us all.
Hi Anonymous, I wonder if you will be able to form, and express, a coherent comment after puberty? I’m guessing no.
Hi Anonymous, I wonder if you reached puberty? I’m guessing no. From the comment, I mean.
He is an expletive deleted Marxist air bag!
And an very effective Democrat soldier. MAGA could use him. He has a price.
Lots of new ignorant trolls lately.
Carville hasn’t been effective since the 90s. He is a mercenary, but not a good one. Now he’s a caricature of what he was 30 years ago. MAGA needs not help.
But your ignorant posts are always appreciated, because it does help MAGA GOTV.
Lots of new ignorant trolls lately? An anonymous troll calling commenters trolls. Gotta love anons.
I ran into Carville one time at an airport while on line waiting to go through security. He was about ten people in front of me. When he got to the TSA counter, several bottles were removed from his carryon. The TSA officer apparently told him he couldn’t carry these bottles and would have to dump them or leave and pack them in stored luggage. Carville threw his usual fit, yelling and screaming incomprehensibly. I heard him yell that he paid a hundred dollars for some bottle of hair lotion and the same for another bottle of cologne. Everyone in line could hear him carrying on. Finally, he relented and decided to dump the bottles rather than miss his flight. By then, I had caught up to where he was. As he emptied the bottles from his carryon, he kept babbling about how expensive they were and what a waste it was to dump them. I said, Jim, what do you need hair lotion for anyway? He looked at me and gave me his iconic ear to ear smile. I always thought the man was just putting on an act to attract attention but, believe me, he’s as nutty in person as he is on TV sometimes.
Sounds like an obvious lie. No date, location, the airline etc.
Continue to troll. Have mommy make you some pizza rolls.
Continue to troll. Have mommy make you some pizza rolls 🙂
An obvious lie, like when Dr. Blasey Ford accused Kavanaugh of trying to assault her when they were in hs? No date, no location, etc.?
If you note the canker on his lip in the photo you understand that his brain has been damaged by disease and has the porosity of a sponge. Although it could be grape jelly from St Alfonso’s pancake breakfast house, where he stole the margarine…
Yet he has no ‘rage’ on the anniversary of the Abbey Gate bombing where 11 US Marines, an Army Ssgt, and a Navy Corpsman lost their lives (along with nearly 200 Afghans), because Traitor joe ‘refused to listen to the generals,’ the very thing they accused President Trump of……all while Carville posingly wears his “USMC” hat. Tell us more about traitors…’ragin’ dolt.’
So what, Carville was not involved in the decision making, yet you blame him? Typical liberal.
Still trolling along I see. Keep up the pathetic work!
We sense anger…
For fake outrage? Yes.
Lee Harvey Oswald was a Marine too.
..and radicalized just like the low IQ, ‘ragin’ dolt!’ Good point.
I’m just relieved that he’s no longer wearing LSU garb. He’s insulting the Marines now. They may not take it lightly that someone who threatens our freedom,security and prosperity uses the USMC lend gravitas to his rants.
Remember Carville served as the thug in many of the Clinton’s crimes, and he embodies and personifies that horrific evil enterprise. He speaks the truth, however, stating “once Democrats are back in power, Trump supporters would be treated the same way as Nazi collaborators after World War II”. If the Democrats regain with the House or the Senate, the next two years will be an unimaginable morass of Congressional gridlock, impeachment hearings, and refusal to cooperate on even the most mundane national necessities.
Remember what? You offer no proof.
Honestly ? You would deny the sun rose in the east if it was politically beneficial.
Bill Clinton lied under oath, obstructed justice, tampered with witnesses,
If you really need proof – there are hundreds of thousands of pages that you can go look into.
Sworn testimony by others. A blue dress with Clinton’s semen on it, various threats and bribes.
Yes, Clinton lied under oath, he persuaded Monica to lie under oath, and he rewarded Monica for her perjury with out-of-town job offers that she ultimately declined to take, that Clinton buddy Vernon Jordan had arranged for her.
And you provided no proof, just sleazy headlines. You should write for NY Post. You do? My bad dude.
Speaking of stains: I’m thinking Bill suffered from ED back then, to the point he had to settle for oral and manual. That would explain how he could claim he never had sex with Monica, because to the good ol’ boys down in Arkansas, “‘sex” was only PiV.
Now here’s the essence of the MAGA mind. Like a socialist, he’s fixated about what you have in your pants.
Unlike the essence of a Democrat Socialist who only cares how much you have in your wallet…that’s in your pants.
Proof? We lived it. We saw it. We were there! It was 24/7 on TV and the front page of every newspaper nationwide. It all came out during the Clinton impeach and the multiple investigations into the Clinton crime family (plus multiple rapes just as icing on the cake).
This is on the public record. You apparently either do not know history or choose to be willfully and woefully ignorant.
Public record huh? And where is that please? And came of all those alleged crimes?
On his last full day in office, Clinton cut a deal with the Justice Dept. They would not prosecute him, but his law license would be suspended for five years. (Bill never applied to have it reinstated, and Hill later let her own license go). And incoming AG Ashcroft honored the deal.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/white_house-jan-june01-clinton_01-19
Its PBS. No sane person thinks PBS is credible.
If the rage seems bad now, just imagine how out of control it will be if the Democrats win the House and Senate in the midterms, but without a veto-proof majority, and Trump vetos every one of their legislative efforts.
Democrats Hate America
Love Illegals, power and stealing
They MUST be DESTROYED!
I wish I was as confident as you are that Carville’s approach won’t work. He, and people like him, frighten me.
That is why they scream.
Americans hate America? Loves illegals, power and stealing. You just described Donald Trump.
Hey Anonymous, why are you single handedly trying to sabotage this comments section? What is it in your demented personality that has you doing this moronic act of yours? Seriously, you need a check up, you need to talk to someone, you need a hobby.
Leftists only try to tear down, they never create.
And yet here you swearing and cursing every day, all day long, at an anon commenter, and you say he needs help?
Tear down? Again, here you are trying io tear down an anon.
Do even understand what you write? Give this guy a mirror, on me.
What did he try to tear down?
Can you show us what you created?
Only in your head. MAGA hates YOU – You are NOT america.
There is nothing wrong with hatred – but you should expect to be judged for what you hate.
Hating communism, socialism hating murderers, assassins, these are laudable.
Hating Women, jews, free markets, freedom – these are evil.
Says the troll you everything.
do you have an argument ?