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bsiebs

(895 posts)
Fri Oct 31, 2025, 02:56 PM Friday

This is how to handle the reporters that frame questions to put Democrats on the defensive... Great job Joe Neguse!

Congressman Joe Neguse, representing the 2nd District of Colorado...

This is why I am so proud to be a Democrat. We are NOT the same as Republicans. We are just fundamentally different people and the corporate media is WORTHLESS. Well done Rep. Joe Neguse!

Texas Paul (@realtexaspaul.com) 2025-10-31T16:40:30.158Z
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This is how to handle the reporters that frame questions to put Democrats on the defensive... Great job Joe Neguse! (Original Post) bsiebs Friday OP
More of this please. SunSeeker Friday #1
Woot! More of this, please!!! AZJonnie Friday #2
Music to my ears. A template for how to answer a question to this self inflicted crisis from the biased media 🔥 Deuxcents Friday #3
Good on Neguse Beringia Friday #4
Whoa where has this guy been all my life. BannonsLiver Friday #5
This is an excellent response! RainCaster Friday #6
Need to get it down to 20 seconds NCDem47 Friday #7
There are a bunch of 20 second or less clips in there perfect for MSM. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Friday #14
Even in the first 20-30 seconds we knew he was right. erronis Friday #16
Frankly, yes. Orrex Yesterday #59
Great response. progressoid Friday #8
Brilliant response! cer7711 Friday #9
Outstanding ProfessorGAC Friday #10
I'm sure CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN etc..... fantase56 Friday #11
Might as well just shorten it to ABCNNBCBS Blue Owl Friday #48
Excellent response! Bravo! denvine Friday #12
Excellent! . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Friday #13
Please . . .. Scubamatt Friday #15
Love This Guy! DET Friday #17
A fighter with a wicked sharp mind and unwilling to be bullied. Bluetus Friday #22
Close to octogenarian myself! colorado_ufo 23 hrs ago #66
Sure, but we can do that from the sidelines Bluetus 23 hrs ago #67
That is exactly what I was trying to say! colorado_ufo 19 hrs ago #69
Oh, that was excellent! ananda Friday #18
Well said! Rebl2 Friday #19
You have to get in their grille Bluetus Friday #23
Truth Codifer Friday #20
Simply brilliant. The only thing I would add would be Bluetus Friday #21
Masterclass BaronChocula Friday #24
Incredible answer Picaro Friday #25
Well said. Thank you Rep. Neguse. patphil Friday #26
BRAVO!!! Martin Eden Friday #27
I really like Joe Neguse PatSeg Friday #28
DURec leftstreet Friday #29
Yes! This! Blue_Roses Friday #30
WOW.. & TY & Rep Joe Neguse... Cha Friday #31
YES!!!!!!! K&R spanone Friday #32
Bravo!! Chicagogrl1 Friday #33
BRAVO! peggysue2 Friday #34
Excellent! LoisB Friday #35
Preach!!! Pisces Friday #36
Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe Friday #37
I see ForgedCrank Friday #38
are you for real? Skittles Friday #39
"reframe the question" ForgedCrank Friday #42
The republicans (and their compliant press) are always setting the tone of the conversation... bsiebs Friday #44
I agree ForgedCrank Friday #46
ignoring stuff and/or taking the high road has gotten Dems nowhere Skittles Friday #45
No where ForgedCrank Friday #47
you literally used the word IGNORE Skittles Friday #53
Yes, I ForgedCrank Yesterday #60
The RW establishes a narrative KT2000 Friday #49
I insist ForgedCrank Friday #50
He is GREAT, thinks fast on his feet, and nails the topic every time Attilatheblond Friday #40
Well done Rep Joe Neguse! Well Done!!! Fla Dem Friday #41
This! This! This! This! This! red dog 1 Friday #43
Rethugs kept reframing "No Kings Day" Seinan Sensei Yesterday #54
Posted on FB. Martin68 Friday #51
THANKS FOR POSTING, I have reposted on BS vapor2 Friday #52
Great response... JT45242 Yesterday #55
yeah!!! BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #56
Rep. Neguse is da guy!!! oasis Yesterday #57
K&R ReRe Yesterday #58
Oh, He'll Yeah! Hey Joe Yesterday #61
YES, YES YES! LittleGirl Yesterday #62
He's my representative! evemac Yesterday #63
no text Tetrachloride Yesterday #64
Wow! He's brilliant flamingdem Yesterday #65
Exactly! What is so damn hard about that? msfiddlestix 22 hrs ago #68

Deuxcents

(24,618 posts)
3. Music to my ears. A template for how to answer a question to this self inflicted crisis from the biased media 🔥
Fri Oct 31, 2025, 03:23 PM
Friday

NCDem47

(3,190 posts)
7. Need to get it down to 20 seconds
Fri Oct 31, 2025, 03:57 PM
Friday

I stayed with it....but sadly, most Americans won't and MSM won't air a clip of it on Nightly News.

Like the message, fire and speaker though!

erronis

(21,806 posts)
16. Even in the first 20-30 seconds we knew he was right.
Fri Oct 31, 2025, 04:25 PM
Friday

Do you want every Democratic response to be a 20 second sound bite?

Orrex

(66,313 posts)
59. Frankly, yes.
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 07:07 AM
Yesterday

Because every Republikkkan lie is a 5-second soundbyte that the compliant MSM is happy to replay thousands of times. Democrats need to come up with equally brief responses, and they're generally not very good at it.

Granted, that's in part because it takes longer to refute a lie than to tell it, but Repubs aren't going to stop lying, nor is the MSM going to stop repeating those lies.

Scubamatt

(226 posts)
15. Please . . ..
Fri Oct 31, 2025, 04:22 PM
Friday

Senator Schumer and Leader Jeffries - please send this clip to EVERYONE in your caucus and tell them that THIS is what the ymust be doing. Thank you, Rep. Neguse, for showing us how it needs to be done.

DET

(2,288 posts)
17. Love This Guy!
Fri Oct 31, 2025, 04:27 PM
Friday

He was brilliant during the impeachment hearings. And he gave a great response here. Definitely someone to watch.

Bluetus

(1,796 posts)
22. A fighter with a wicked sharp mind and unwilling to be bullied.
Fri Oct 31, 2025, 04:46 PM
Friday

That puts him to the top of my list of leaders who should have the baton in hand by now, right there with Jasmine, AOC, Swallwell, and many others.

He is 41 years old. We really don't need those octogenarians. We have a great team of progressive leaders. The boomers need to step aside.

And the age bullies here can chill. I'm not that far from being an octogenerian. My generation has had our chance. We need to pass the baton. We have a great bench. They shouldn't be riding the bench.

colorado_ufo

(6,175 posts)
66. Close to octogenarian myself!
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 02:38 PM
23 hrs ago

We need to remain as the experienced consul to the new, talented workers. This is how we remain as a strong team.

Bluetus

(1,796 posts)
67. Sure, but we can do that from the sidelines
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 03:27 PM
23 hrs ago

People in their 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s have so much more to lose. They deserve to be in the leadership.

Bluetus

(1,796 posts)
23. You have to get in their grille
Fri Oct 31, 2025, 04:48 PM
Friday

They are asking the biased, gaslighting questions BECAUSE the Republicans have been so good at "working the refs". We MUST do this. It is part of the job.

Bluetus

(1,796 posts)
21. Simply brilliant. The only thing I would add would be
Fri Oct 31, 2025, 04:40 PM
Friday

It would have been an A+++ if, after laying out all the facts as he did, the Representative would have turned to the media person and said,

"Now, if you care to ask your question without the false predicate, taking into account the facts I just gave you, I would be delighted to answer your question. Would you like to try again?"

BaronChocula

(3,671 posts)
24. Masterclass
Fri Oct 31, 2025, 04:53 PM
Friday

I don't complain about what our party does to move forward because it is made up of many great people who bring different strengths. But if every elected Democrat turned questions like this around on the journalist, it would be a rhetorical home run derby.

Picaro

(2,270 posts)
25. Incredible answer
Fri Oct 31, 2025, 05:02 PM
Friday

I’m sure the reporter (who is most likely working for one of the right wing propaganda organs) was shocked.

Ran into a buzzsaw didn’t he?

peggysue2

(12,278 posts)
34. BRAVO!
Fri Oct 31, 2025, 06:03 PM
Friday

Do not allow these creatures to frame the narrative. Reframe with the truth and leave them speechless.

This is a Master Class by Joe Neguse for all his Democratic colleagues to follow.

ForgedCrank

(2,945 posts)
38. I see
Fri Oct 31, 2025, 06:20 PM
Friday

it differently. He's an elected representative and they should all be asked the hard questions. They should also answer the questions as asked, regardless of how squirmy it may feel, and not change the subject like this. It's absolutely required to ALSO add this information to the response, but he never answered the actual question. I find this unacceptable from any angle. They all do it and it's about time they stopped doing it and stand proud of their position in front of the cameras and the public. I'm growing very tired of this nonsense. State your position without hesitation and say it like it is.
In addition, ALL questions from reporters that contain statements should be completely ignored. For example: "We know you are a complete idiot, but what will you do about xxxx?" This is an obvious exaggeration, but you get the point. These are not reporters, these are political operatives posting as journalists, and they should be shunned when they do it. That question should simply be "regarding subject xx, what is your position?". Period.
It's time to put an end to this side-show style politics, we need representatives and journalists, not a modern version of Barnum & Bailey.

Skittles

(168,369 posts)
39. are you for real?
Fri Oct 31, 2025, 06:29 PM
Friday

he didn't CHANGE THE SUBJECT - he reframed the question AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ASKED - THAT is how you deal with REPUKE PROPAGANDA

ForgedCrank

(2,945 posts)
42. "reframe the question"
Fri Oct 31, 2025, 06:41 PM
Friday

is what I'm talking about. You don't need journalists to make up and answer your own questions.
And if you read the entirety of my comment, you would have nothing left to argue about.
And yes, I am for real. There are some of us left out here ho want a government that answers to us. We don't want a soap opera, we want representative government.

bsiebs

(895 posts)
44. The republicans (and their compliant press) are always setting the tone of the conversation...
Fri Oct 31, 2025, 08:01 PM
Friday

I do not believe that we need to take their construct of the issue to drive the conversation. There is nothing improper about providing a better perspective of the issue before providing an answer... that, in my opinion, is part of the legitimate answer...

ForgedCrank

(2,945 posts)
46. I agree
Fri Oct 31, 2025, 08:06 PM
Friday

100%. But he never did answer the question, and that is the part I'm sick of. He had a golden opportunity to tell the public exactly why they are handling this the way that they are, but he instead wasted the entire thing bashing on Trump and his crew, you know, that shtick that fill 99% of the "news" cycle and does nothing to further progress. Sure, like I said before, that needs to be PART of the answer, but the question still needs addressed and it wasn't.
And I don't mean to target him specifically, they all do this, all of the time. The Republicans are even worse about it. I'm just getting tired of it, we deserve open, honest, and complete answers when they are asked, that's all I ask for from someone who insists that they want to be elected to represent.

Skittles

(168,369 posts)
45. ignoring stuff and/or taking the high road has gotten Dems nowhere
Fri Oct 31, 2025, 08:03 PM
Friday

time to throw it right back into their faces with what the REAL ISSUES are - and guess what - it AIN'T DEMS

ForgedCrank

(2,945 posts)
47. No where
Fri Oct 31, 2025, 08:11 PM
Friday

did I say to ignore the Trump factor. In fact, I very specifically said that it needs to be a PART of the answer. "Re-framing the question" isn't what we need, we need the question answered, and it wasn't. He can add all he wants to it, but answer the question first.
In fact, this has been the standard method of handling questions for a very long time, and yea, look where it has gotten us.
Actual details of why Democrats are handling this the way they are consist of a minute portion of what reaches the public, and I find that to be unacceptable. He blew an opportunity by giving us another wheelbarrow full of what we already have plenty of.

Skittles

(168,369 posts)
53. you literally used the word IGNORE
Fri Oct 31, 2025, 11:58 PM
Friday

he didn't BLOW it, he did what ALL Dems should be doing

DONE HERE, this is pointless

ForgedCrank

(2,945 posts)
60. Yes, I
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 08:28 AM
Yesterday

did use the word ignore. But you either refuse to acknowledge my entire statemetns, or it's magicaly invisible to you because it doesn't serve this apparent need to argue.

My original statement: "ALL questions from reporters that contain statements should be completely ignored"

Then I said "No where did I say to ignore the Trump factor."

Both statements are true, and I never said to ignore the Trump factor.

It would really help you a lot if you actually read stuff.

KT2000

(21,786 posts)
49. The RW establishes a narrative
Fri Oct 31, 2025, 08:56 PM
Friday

and uses so-called journalists to repeat it, as this reporter just did. Eventually they control the narrative and the Democrats are put into the defensive position.
Rep. Neguse refused to play into their hands and established a narrative the included more information and the Democrats point of view. Kudos to him. That is a great politician who knows what he is doing.

Please insist that Republicans answer questions - truthfully.

ForgedCrank

(2,945 posts)
50. I insist
Fri Oct 31, 2025, 09:17 PM
Friday

that they all answer questions truthfully.
Not sure if you read my original comment that was attacked. I'm not a lock-step lemming, I challenge all of them, especially Democrats because they are supposed to be representing me. Just because I demand that my representatives actual represent does not in some way mean I absolve Republicans. They are the problem of the Republicans to deal with, not us. If they want to act like children and dodge questions, then we can criticize that. If MY representatives do it, I will also criticize them.
Again, read my entire entire original comment because the entire context actually matters. Loaded bullshit questions from journalists that contain statements should be completely ignored. Reporters and journalists are supposed to ask questions, not lay a foundation first. Their "question" should be ignored if they waste their turn on such nonsense. Neguse wasted an opportunity to explain to the voters what they are doing and why. Instead, we got more useless garbage that accomplished nothing to support our cause.

Attilatheblond

(7,652 posts)
40. He is GREAT, thinks fast on his feet, and nails the topic every time
Fri Oct 31, 2025, 06:29 PM
Friday

I have a miserable congressman and envy people who have such great representation.

red dog 1

(32,061 posts)
43. This! This! This! This! This!
Fri Oct 31, 2025, 07:00 PM
Friday

This! This! This! This! This!

This is how you reframe the stupid “both sides” questions from national journalists and the utterly ineffective White House press that are NORMALIZING a lawless administration every day.

Thank you, @neguse.house.gov!

@housedemocrats.bsky.social please take note!

(@beach2024.bsky.social) 2025-10-31T15:18:04.837Z

Seinan Sensei

(1,225 posts)
54. Rethugs kept reframing "No Kings Day"
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 12:17 AM
Yesterday

They referred to it as Hate America Day
Wrong, wrong, wrong!!!
It was “No Kings Day” plain and simple

“Pro-Life” movement needs to be reframed
Change it to Pro-Birth movement

“Conservative” needs to be reframed
Change it to Right Wing

JT45242

(3,710 posts)
55. Great response...
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 12:36 AM
Yesterday

Would have liked him to then ask. ..
Just one more thing...which party holds a majority in both the Senate and the house?

Why aren't you asking them what will do.

You can't because they are not here. Likely so there cannot be a vote to release the entirety of the Epstein files.

ReRe

(12,151 posts)
58. K&R
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 03:51 AM
Yesterday

Yes! That's how you do it. Reframe the GD Press's obvious partisan leaning questions! Teach them how to do their jobs, since they don't know how to find their way out of a paper bag. I watched that Presser live and was so proud of Rep Neguse when it happened.

Hey Joe

(291 posts)
61. Oh, He'll Yeah!
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 10:37 AM
Yesterday

This is what we need more of in this party!
More clarifying truth!
Let the stenographers take THIS down!

evemac

(246 posts)
63. He's my representative!
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 12:37 PM
Yesterday

[ ]Not only is he beautifully articulate, but squarely refamed this question back to the reporter with the truth!
Well done.

flamingdem

(40,730 posts)
65. Wow! He's brilliant
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 01:39 PM
Yesterday

Beautiful reframing and has to happen in response to every trumpie msm toelicker.

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