I found the Portland Frog Brigade via this NY Post column, "Dems ditched American heroes for adults in frog suits and tiresome De Niro — all we can do is pity them."
The frog suits made me think of Saul Alinsky's "Rules for Radicals," #6: "A good tactic is one your people enjoy."
But the column says we should pity these people. It quotes Rep. Maxine Dexter of Oregon:
"Tonight I defy Trump and his authoritarian project by standing in joyful, radical, peaceful resistance with the Portland Frog Brigade. We answered with frog costumes, dancing, singing and joy when Trump wanted us to cower in fear."
I did think frogs were a right-wing mascot — I'm thinking Pepe the Frog — but it's 10 years since Pepe's heyday and people of all persuasions are entitled to a frog of their own. I think the hippie vibe is a good move — costumes, dancing, singing, joy.
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"...Trump wanted us to cower in fear..." she said without evidence. When Trump said "these people are crazy," he was right. Exhibit A.
Resist!
Dear communists:
(Famous quote by Theodore Dalyrimple:)
"In my study of communist societies, I came to the conclusion that the purpose of communist propaganda was not to persuade or convince, not to inform, but to humiliate; and therefore, the less it corresponded to reality the better. When people are forced to remain silent when they are being told the most obvious lies, or even worse when they are forced to repeat the lies themselves, they lose once and for all their sense of probity. To assent to obvious lies is in some small way to become evil oneself. One's standing to resist anything is thus eroded, and even destroyed. A society of emasculated liars is easy to control."
200,000 illegal aliens are driving commercial trucks on our roads.
The left: WE don't care.
The left define authoritarianism - with lies.
Actual "resist" authoritarian liars are communist democratics.
“I think the hippie vibe is a good move — costumes, dancing, singing, joy.”
Well, there were costumes. I didn’t see that other stuff, though.
"Tiresome DeNiro" may be the most apt phrase ever.
Were they all out of lemming costumes?
I liked the puppets; one of my biggest complaints about the non-violent protestors over the last decade or so is how joyless they are. Having fun does matter. The willingness to be absurd is an asset. The sixties radicals knew it, but the more recent variety are too earnest to be anything but sad and annoying.
It’s all fun ‘n’ games until some people go out “froggin’”.
Hopping mad. And I don't mean angry...
“I think the hippie vibe is a good move — costumes, dancing, singing, joy.”
They’ve got you fooled, don’t they!
Nazi salute at 0:23.
“The People’s SOTU” had approximately 75 persons show up, half of which were media.
These amphibious assholes are all antifa.
..."How would you like it, if you were a man,
Playing the part of a toad?
Crawling about on your elbows and knees,
Eating the dust of the road......"
Another Nazi salute at 0:33.
Whatever you do, don’t watch the GiraffeMan twerk video.
I know but this...22nd Century psychology textbooks are gonna be lit.
Multiple nazi salutes at 0:52.
Most graphic Nazi salute at 1:00.
Grab yer gig…
Multiple Nazi salutes at 1:10.
Confirming yet again, they're children. Not even adolescents.
"I think the hippie vibe is a good move — costumes, dancing, singing, joy."
I guess it depends on whether it activates your supporters more than it repels those who are undecided or on the other side. I see the frog costumes and think that the protestors are fundamentally childish, unserious, and shouldn't be within a mile of policy, likewise for protests involving papier-mâché street puppets or other theater props. The kids are having fun, but the adults who actually need to wrestle with the issues see juvenile behavior.
As a "response" to a barn-burner of a SOTU speech though, it lacks relevance, substance and sadly entertainment value. I'm dreadfully weary of all the cosplaying theatre kids and their political drama. It's like a school for retards took over the democrat party.
Drive down to Florence, Oregon where citizens deal with hordes of little froggies by driving over them and walking on them. The crunch factor is off teh charts.
Even when they're doing things that seem joyful, it comes off as more manic anger than joy.
I dont know. It probably isnt good for street fighting, but I may be wrong, look at the air padding.
Not for nothing but a lot of the people in frog costumes are Antifa.......FYI.
Q: What’s long, green and smells of pork?
A: a roadside line of these cosplaying clowns beaten to a pulp by law enforcement.
"I think the hippie vibe is a good move — costumes, dancing, singing, joy."
Just like Kamala!
In GuangZhou some blow-up costume factory owner is laughing at these 白左 all the way to the bank while they try to stay ahead of orders. The margin has got to be way higher than those stupid Guy Fawkes masks.
are they assassination frogs?
Beat on teh brats when they get to feelin’ froggy.
Leftists openly RESIST The Constitution.
They operate illegal sanctuary cities. They house illegals for vote schemes and high crime. Then - you the tax payer, will be made to pay for it all with higher and higher taxes.
This makes the cultists, dance.
I think the hippie vibe is a good move
Well, you would, wouldn’t you?
Where are the scorpions when we need them?
It’s a simple distraction tactic to lure people away from the SOTU. Immature, incoherent, and infantilizing, these types of charades should not be given so much media attention. And they wouldn’t if our media weren’t propagandists.
Except it's driven by hatred. Do you know who else liked to dress all the same in costumes hiding their identity so they could get a good hate on?. Clue: It wasn't hippies who generally just wanted to listen to music, get high, and get laid.
Wait, so now wearing a mask (at least a frog-like mask) at a protest is OK again?
Participation is the value, not accomplishment. What are they accomplishing?
I would categorize it as unserious. But, of course, hippies were never serious about “sticking it to the man “. They just wanted to be the man…with or without surgery.
It's impossible to take the left seriously about anything other than their ability to destroy things, even as they pretend to be happy.
While some might think they are giving off 'hippie vibes', if you know today's progressives, you know there is nothing happy about these people. 'Progressives' are the most miserable people in any room they enter. And their goal is to make everyone as miserable at they are. They are professional hand-wringers and wannabe performing artists.
They always remind me of the old cartoon character, Hardy-Har-Har who played the sidekick to Lippy the Lion. They can put on a frog costume and play along with their make-believe friends, but they are who they are.
And one wonders about the mindset that thinks Americans in general are going to take them seriously when we see who they are led by, and how they portray themselves in front of the nation. My grandkids have more adult instinct in them than these people.
Oh good, another example of people who want to put me in a camp for not being vaxxed- or want to destroy me because my politics are different.
but yeah, let's highlight how fun these totalitarians are. fun
Portland lefties are, at best tiresome. They are an embarrassment to those of us who levitated the Pentagon while peaking of on Purple Owsley.
Do we need to take that guy in the giraffe costume seriously, too?
I'm really starting to believe that leftism is a mental disorder.
The frog suits will be replaced by Mao jackets if these Drama Club losers ever get power.
Why frogs? Why not ducks or beavers? Or even platypi, treasured for their duck-like beaks and beaver-like tails?
Leftists destroyed Portland. It used to be a delightful hippy city.
hidden identity - helps Neo-fascist leftists continue the destruction.
Gay green.
Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is, apparently, optional.
Keep proving you're all Theater Kids.
"A good tactic is one your people enjoy." While I think this is largely true, that doesn't mean the converse of something your people enjoy is a good tactic is true. I think the various animal suits, the singing, the videos of dancing comes off as fake. It feels like mean, nasty people trying to look like fun, nice people. The video that showed Renee Good smiling at the officer and saying, "I'm not angry at you," had the same energy. A mean, nasty person trying to convince other people and themself that she is actually a nice, good person.
n.n said...
Gay green.
Gan-green.
It is interesting that the frogs have gotten more attention, at least on the Right, than the official rebuttal by Virginia's Governor Spanberger. Spanberger's rebuttal was filled with lies and egregious statements, but I also think it was the most competently delivered rebuttal in a very long time. For the first time, I understood why she won the gubernatorial election so easily. If I were a GOP strategist, I'd keep a close eye on her.
I feel great apprehension that in 30 years I too will be unable to resist acting like boomers who can't let the hippies go.
Dems did not stand up for Iryna Zarutska and Erika Kirk at Trump's State of the Union. But are happy to celebrate the illegals that help them maintain power.
spanberger is a skilled slimebag.
Pepe has frog legs. That's a joke.
From Enormous paper-machete heads to pussy hats to frog costumes. What's next, "Hey Ho Donald Trump has got to go" as screeched by Tinky Winky.
“I think the hippie vibe is a good move”
** Laughs in GenX **
"Put us back in charge," screamed the people in frog suits.
"These people are crazy, I’m telling you. They’re crazy. Amazing. Terrible. Boy, oh boy."
- DJT
The Democrat Party is croaking.
Really stupid. So were the giraffes.
gan-green
A cheeful play, but maybe, baby, only a fetus... feature of misconception of perception in transition.
Thats some strong brown acid
Its part of the whizzo chocolate confectionary
If they did the hippie thing and dressed as the flower children of the sixties I would have enjoyed that, but I found this performance completely asinine. I quickly imagined those inflated bags of wind being pricked and being instantly deflating. Frogs are cute, but they also inhabit a very slimy world. They’re also very loud and stupid. You know, the story of the frog in a pot being fooled by warm water, slowly getting hotter and eventually being cooked alive.
They are swamp critters arent they
I'm sorry but, is the Hostess unaware these Portland Frogs are militant, death threatening, America hating leaders of AntiFa?
The outfits are masks. Masks off, Antifa!
Oh, so that's what the underside of my frontal lobes look like. I didn't think my eyes could roll back that far!
I did think the frogs were a right wing mascot
I suspect that’s part of the reason they chose the frog. Is that an Alinsky rule? …when you’re unpopular hitch your wagon to what’s working for your opponent and claim it’s been your own all along…
Tonight I defy Trump and his authoritarian project by standing in joyful, radical, peaceful resistance wearing a frog suit.
Tell me they're not nuts.
No kings? I don’t understand. For the previous four years The state authorized your employer to fire you if you did not take an experimental shot. For four years, the state threatened to arrest parents and children who went outdoors to play in parks. For four years here in California, they arrested people who went to the beach or went surfing. For four years, they threatened to arrest teenagers who want to skate parks and eventually fence them off. When the skaters hopped defenses, the state filled in the skate parks with sand. But preferred members could go out to Michelin rated restaurants. Those who were not connected, have their restaurants closed and their businesses closed. No Kings? When did that start? They were perfectly happy with an all powerful state for the previous four years.
They were perfectly happy with state intelligence agencies spying on their opponents. They were perfectly happy with state intelligence agencies, spying on reporters, senators, and even political candidates from the other team running for office.
They are perfectly happy with kings as long as they are from their side.
there is nothing 'hippy" about zit faced antifa thugs wearing frog costumes.
Tho we note they are all the same costume. so typical of the lockstep left.
Keith. spot on.
Teh left are the kings. the vile evil kings.
Long ago I learned that some animals are more equal than others ... hmm.
It's frogs all the way down.
The traditional Democrat character balloon is Scabby the Union Rat. But Unions are turning Republican, except for government employees.
If you’ve seen the rogue’s gallery of booking photos of these Antifa Mooks that occasionally surface on media, you will know why these folks prefer to wear masks/costumes. Chancreous, malformed faces, filth and bad haircuts are the rule, not the exception.
'Progressives' are the most miserable people in any room they enter. And their goal is to make everyone as miserable at (sic) they are.
Cannot be repeated often enough.
Is there anything these people are doing that is going to convince anyone else who is not already part of their madhouse to join them? I think not.
Wow--this is stupider than I expected. I thought the "hippy vibe" meant street dancing to decent but outdated music.
I honestly don't get it.
a review of the frog revue
https://x.com/azariel91/status/2027024171927314798?s=46
Why are they wearing ties?
Eva - thanks for that.
here is a........
clickable link
Pepe Le Pew was a skunk with style.
No one who purports to love this country and its constitution, shouldn't need any other Trump transgression than a coup that sought to overturn a free and fair election.
Trump is who he is. It's Trump voters who have lost touch with reality. Please at least acknowledge this distinction from time to time.
Ridiculing is certainly a lot of fun.
Thanks Peachy
Kakbot - shouldn't you be shopping for frog costumes?
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