Yeah, I'm not thrilled chanting of any kind.

What's your point? Pretend I went to an inner city school dominated by union teachers

I see your point but these aren't "millions of others". These are the people who run the state government in California.

I don't remember the leader of a state party doing anything like that. The video is really crass and leads me to wonder why they can't articulate a better argument.

Examples?

Please post the better argument. The video seems to be the way most Democrats today, not just leadership act on a daily basis. So lets hear it.

Reminds me of the lock her up chants. Basically they are acting like the "deplorables" that they blame for electing Trump.

If you can't beat'em, join'em I guess.

They are all fucking retards. Both sides.

Our senator, Kamala Harris (who, ironically has the same exact name of a chick I used to bang) and our Lt. Governor, Gavin "whether you like it or not" Newsom were named in the article as having taken part. Other than that it was the state convention of the dem party so I'd have to guess that many elected officials were there.

(jwbeuk) The video is really crass and leads me to wonder why they can't articulate a better argument.

Our senator, Kamala Harris (who, ironically has the same exact name of a chick I used to bang) and our Lt. Governor, Gavin "whether you like it or not" Newsom were named in the article as having taken part.

Not so much a defense as a question . . . . Are you at all surprised by this? It's just Democrats upping the ante under the rules that Trump set. "Lock her up." "Build that Wall." Now, "Fuck Donald Trump." It's crass, sure. It's not very becoming of the Democratic Party, but it's not at all surprising.

Are you more put off by the language or the disrespect to the president, or something else? IMHO, all this does is erode the Democrats' moral high ground (whether that high ground was real or perceived) and give the Republicans (and the President) more ammunition to solidify their base and distract the population from the troubling substantive issues.

You want a defense? You won't get one. It's not defensible. That doesn't erase the inappropriate mudslinging from the other side, though. It might feel good for them to encourage this stuff, but this is really Democrats starting the process of shooting themselves in the foot . . . again.

What kind of adult and elected official leads a crowd in a F the president chant? I don't care what side of the isle you're on it's not OK.

I actually take a different interpretation of the succinctness of their chant. It is short...two words...and encompasses the sentiment. It is articulated in a very cogent manner ( no mistaking the message). Swearing is crass to some but pretty direct and forward. I honestly think there are plenty of other more important things to be morally outraged in the political maelstrom encompassing the US than verbiage.

Didn't think you were that dense. But asking people to defend things they had no involvement in is, well, in your words, a real "douchebag" move.

But if that's the game you want to play, and if you don't want to defend Westboro because you have no association with them, then what state are you in. I'll then google something indefensible that happened there, and you can then defent that. Or better yet, what's the fuck with this NAMBLA thing?

Are you more offended by the fact that someone said and chanted "fuck" than you are about the countless Republicans who championed the racist, yes racist, birther cause, including your hero who is not in the White House?

Funny, because I'm around Democrats all the time, and I don't see this conduct on a daily basis. I don't see this from Republicans, independents and others either. But go ahead and keep living in your fantasy world.

I'm not offended by anything I just think it is immature, crass, and inarticulate. I don't actually expect anyone to defend it although Dan might give it a shot. More looking for condemnation and an explanation on how people feel about the leadership of their state acting in such a manner.