Column By Mike Bibb
“Oh! Which side are you on? Which side are you on? (Tell me!) Which side are you on? Which side are you on? We’ll fight against DOGE! We’ll fight Elon Musk, The Elon Scab within our walls. We’ll fight from dawn to dusk! Oh! Which side are you on?”
Feb. 11, 2025, American Federation of Government Employees singing an updated version of “Which side are you on?”, a Harlan County, Kentucky protest song during the coal miners’ strike in the 1930s.
Oh boy, now Dems have publicly resorted to the “F-word” when describing their disdain for Donald Trump.
When you thought it couldn’t get any nastier — or dumber — Democrats find a way to outdo themselves.
Not content with calling Trump “Hitler” and his followers “Nazis” during the presidential campaign last year, several Democrat Congressional Representatives have recently resorted to cackling to a crowd that their opinion of the President hasn’t changed.
“F*** Donald Trump!” has become their new cheer.
An American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) rally outside the Capitol on Feb. 11 included several U.S. Representatives who stepped to the mike and voiced their disapproval of President Trump and his campaign to expose rampant waste, fraud, and corruption within government agencies.
Why would someone oppose waste, fraud, and corruption within the government? Democrats do.
Among them, Oregon Rep. Maxine Dexter (D) informed the crowd, “I don’t swear in public very well,” and then proceeded to qualify that with her “F*** Donald Trump” outburst.
So much for her 15 minutes of fame.
Rallygoers sang off-key an old 1930s-era coal mining protest song, “Which side are you on?” Not exactly the caliber of Bob Dylan’s 1963 Vietnam War lament “Blowin’ in the Wind,” but they tried.
I suppose the FDT exclamation was the brainy creation of one of their more intellectual leaders. Mass. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D), perhaps. She also mimicked Dexter’s theatrical “FDT” wisecrack.
Keep in mind that these people are government employees, which means your taxes pay for their jobs, benefits, and work environment.
Similar to the rendition of “Which side are you on?” a variant of the “FDT” shout was initially conceived by a vocal gathering of NASCAR fans at the Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama on Oct. 2, 2021.
With a throng of stockcar enthusiasts erupting into an extemporaneous chant of “F*** Joe Biden!” a clever NBC Sports announcer — attempting to muffle the jeering — spoke over the yelling with her impromptu “Let’s Go, Brandon!” when interviewing driver Brandon Brown.
Her efforts failed. The fans’ screams were clear and loud — and it wasn’t “Let’s go, Brandon!”
Nevertheless, with the help of social media, the “Let’s go, Brandon!” phrase rapidly amped into a universal jab against President Joe while simultaneously becoming a rallying cry for Trump.
Other sports venues, T-shirt vendors, and bumper stickers soon capitalized on the fad. Even “Let’s Go, Brandon!” spectator waves were seen in college stadiums.
A change was coming. Joe’s last chance at regaining the Presidency ended in an abysmal televised performance during his debate with Donald Trump. Soon after, the Democrat National Committee removed Joe and replaced him with Vice President Kamala Harris.
Another mind-numbing blunder that didn’t work, either.
Over three years later, Democrats have resurrected the incantation and redirected it to Trump. It is as if their antics are a newly minted stunt, springing from the combined genius of their world-renowned pool of deep thinkers.
With Joe and Kamala out of the picture and no coherent presidential aspirant attracting anyone’s attention, the Blue Party is in a jam.
Faced with the stark realization they’re in desperate need of a middle-of-the-road candidate who will not suddenly wander into the ultraliberal woke wilderness of some of their associates, DNC strategists will have to pretend at least they are searching for a reasonable contender, reflecting concerns and hopes of ordinary citizens.
Especially since Joe Biden assured us he would be a “uniter” and then abruptly did the opposite. Democrats may find it difficult to fool the people again.
It would be a mistake to prop up Kamala. Her inept and costly venture into presidential politics was a qualified mess, especially after she blew through 1.5 billion dollars during her abbreviated campaign. Much of the money is still unaccounted for. It went somewhere or into pockets, no doubt about that.
In the meantime, it’s looking like the only thing Dems can do is continue pounding the “We hate Trump” drum, holler “impeach” half a dozen times a day, conjure schemes to impede his Presidency, and dream up more fantasy tales and Russian collusion hallucinations.
As they’ve done for the past ten years, predictably, the mainstream press will follow along, bobbing their heads in simultaneous agreement obediently.
Dems might want to spend a little more time working on their vocabulary. As bright as they profess to be — with all their framed degrees, honors, awards, and Hollywood adorations — it might be a good idea to insist their speech writers use fewer four-letter curse words when slamming Trump and more encouraging statements of what they intend to do to make things better.
That’s the real challenge. Indeed, there’s someone within the party with enough sense to realize their way of doing things is rapidly losing appeal.
DEI, open borders, and drag shows are no longer in vogue, nor are the queens, sanctuary hucksters, and cross-dressing Navy admirals promoting them. It was fun while it lasted, but Sleepy Joe’s finally gone full-time to the beach, and it’s back to the real world for everyone else.
If Democrats want to be a part of it, they may begin acting like it. Otherwise, they can continue to piss and moan about how badly they’re being mistreated — and Trump is the root cause of it all.
Then, we’ll see how many fewer Electoral College votes they get next time.
