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demwing

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106. Just to clarify, there are no sarcasm tags on my previous post

Tue Aug 21, 2012, 08:21 PM

Aug 2012

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I am in full agreement, and want to know what one does in a political war?

Do we just hit the streets and phone banks like we've done every election?

Somehow, it seems as if being "at war" requires a more significant sacrifice.

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I'm done dancing around playing nice. I'm done looking for the high road. I'm done with it. I'm done [View all] kpete Aug 2012 OP

It's always been a war. 99Forever Aug 2012 #1

Aiken was a set-up to distract from Romney's tax return issues. xtraxritical Aug 2012 #49

But it backfired IMO evilhime Aug 2012 #59

No, he wasn't set up. SheilaT Aug 2012 #65

Exactly, SheilaT. The Obama Campaign Cha Aug 2012 #80

What Akin said is only a preview of things to come. YellaDog1950 Aug 2012 #110

No, this was not a set-up... amerciti001 Aug 2012 #95

I have not been distracted from the taxivader's more likely than not felonious activity. How much lonestarnot Aug 2012 #127

It's Akin, unless........... George II Aug 2012 #132

Very true Vietnameravet Aug 2012 #74

I have been saying this for years... DontTreadOnMe Aug 2012 #83

I'm with you! Plucketeer Aug 2012 #109

My feelings exactly get the red out Aug 2012 #2

We have become the Taliban HockeyMom Aug 2012 #78

EXACTLY, TRUTH DOES NOT MATTER TO THEM JUST RESULTS. Tribetime Aug 2012 #3

Rules, Schmools. 12AngryBorneoWildmen Aug 2012 #4

If only Obama ann--- Aug 2012 #5

A democrat daybranch Aug 2012 #9

Obama can only go so far. He's trapped. If he goes too negative/gets too mean, he turns Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2012 #29

I don't mean only in the campaign ann--- Aug 2012 #36

I agree with you 100%! It was the most frustrating thing. Look, they told this guy to his face Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2012 #45

Well Said BrooklynBoy Aug 2012 #134

I don't know about personal motives and hopes of Obama tama Aug 2012 #73

I'm sick to death of that LIE Ineeda Aug 2012 #98

Thank you. chollybocker Aug 2012 #104

Thank you for this. DURHAM D Aug 2012 #145

ann---, you are a big part of the problem Doctor_J Aug 2012 #119

Liberal to Liberal BrainMann1 Aug 2012 #111

"Show no mercy. Take no prisoners" hobbit709 Aug 2012 #6

Soap Creek no more war Aug 2012 #54

That was the original location. hobbit709 Aug 2012 #55

More Soap Creek (not much) no more war Aug 2012 #58

My rage over the past few days has known no bounds. burnsei sensei Aug 2012 #92

Sorry but if we are the same as them we lose. wilsonbooks Aug 2012 #7

We will never be the same as them. Laurian Aug 2012 #11

+1000 mac56 Aug 2012 #19

However, as long as the American voter applies this double standard to Democrats, expecting Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2012 #33

You're right, we don't have to be the same though just tell the truth more uponit7771 Aug 2012 #13

It doesn't seem as though the truth works. Republicans have been lying to the American Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2012 #34

'He who does not punish evil commands it to occur' Leonardo DaVinci Bluenorthwest Aug 2012 #46

Do you recall this article from the Boston Globe? Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2012 #53

The truth won't sway those who think it is lies. Beartracks Aug 2012 #116

Right. That's my point exactly. :) Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2012 #118

Didn't mean to be repetitive; rather, I was paraphrasing in appreciative agreement! :) Beartracks Aug 2012 #124

Yes, I know! I'm looking to start working in VA every weekend from here on out, rather than every Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2012 #133

It's more than just telling the truth Hells Liberal Aug 2012 #51

The colonists were called cowards for shooting from behind trees... socialindependocrat Aug 2012 #18

^^ THIS ^^ Occulus Aug 2012 #60

I'm sure that rockingirl Aug 2012 #22

Utter horse shit. So long as we are champions for social justice, the safety net, MADem Aug 2012 #35

Amen MADem Hells Liberal Aug 2012 #52

And if you take that knife and stick him before he sticks you, that's not being morally repugnant-- MADem Aug 2012 #66

Welcome to DU! calimary Aug 2012 #143

Amen, Calimary! Hells Liberal Aug 2012 #144

ABSOLUTE Utter Horse Shit. calimary Aug 2012 #91

+1,000,000! People who say "Waah, there's no difference" need to read your list! nt MADem Aug 2012 #141

Today, Akin said in an ad that he "prays for" the victims of rape. That is the last straw. yardwork Aug 2012 #8

I agree, Yardwork. I experienced a horror 45 years ago and had it deeply buried, but Laurian Aug 2012 #14

It's time. We have to rise up. Every woman and every man who cares. Every single one of us. yardwork Aug 2012 #15

He "prays" for them. How nice, how condescending, hifiguy Aug 2012 #16

As a policymaker, he has no business praying for them. burnsei sensei Aug 2012 #93

+1,000,000! calimary Aug 2012 #146

Dems need to learn to GET TOUGH again once and for all like FDR, Truman, and JFK ! RBInMaine Aug 2012 #10

And stay tough. AlinPA Aug 2012 #113

oops. deleted by author. AlinPA Aug 2012 #114

Voter suppression in Ohio, Penn and Fl get me to the same conclusion, take the gloves off and mud.. uponit7771 Aug 2012 #12

I love how Dems quietly took over decades Mosaic Aug 2012 #17

I appreciate the passion, but that's not how the real world works MannyGoldstein Aug 2012 #20

hey Manny...it's a cartoon, not real life. n/t Sheepshank Aug 2012 #24

My post was sarcasm MannyGoldstein Aug 2012 #68

And that's EXACTLY what Republicans want people to feel: Apathetic! When people feel Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2012 #39

passion heaven05 Aug 2012 #44

better late than never stupidicus Aug 2012 #21

Exactly......it's no hold barred from now on Sheepshank Aug 2012 #23

Absolutely, we have to be as repugnant as they are. JayhawkSD Aug 2012 #25

We don't have to lie--we can tell the truth but just do it forcefully. MADem Aug 2012 #42

Plus one. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2012 #43

Get down and dirty! HopeHoops Aug 2012 #26

Most of DU figured that out two elections ago rocktivity Aug 2012 #27

Agree about 2 elections ago. nt laundry_queen Aug 2012 #121

Longer ago than that. calimary Aug 2012 #147

Righteous anger. Cool. randome Aug 2012 #28

It's been war for, like, forever. RoccoR5955 Aug 2012 #30

It's only been the last few years that I've gotten TBF Aug 2012 #31

Stop being a "lady." Women, this is war. SunSeeker Aug 2012 #32

Akin is being punished for saying out loud what the Republicans believe. alfredo Aug 2012 #37

damn heaven05 Aug 2012 #47

It is important that a party be unified when they enter the convention. The Reps are alfredo Aug 2012 #99

Punished? He is ahead by 11 pts in the polls Doctor_J Aug 2012 #122

I'm talking about the party leadership. alfredo Aug 2012 #131

K and R "WE ARE DONE!" goclark Aug 2012 #38

vote heaven05 Aug 2012 #40

Breaking rules and laws gets short term gain and long term loss big time. Don't be tempted. nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2012 #41

Their means are to be emulated because they work. Their ends are to be opposed because they don't. lumberjack_jeff Aug 2012 #48

Amen, Brother Kpete Hells Liberal Aug 2012 #50

I am a SISTER, actually... kpete Aug 2012 #57

My apologies kpete Hells Liberal Aug 2012 #70

no apologies are ever necessary...here kpete Aug 2012 #112

The war on women. War on voters. Bake Aug 2012 #56

The Rockford Sons of Liberty OneAngryDemocrat Aug 2012 #61

I couldn't agree more! hamsterjill Aug 2012 #62

I like her style. This is a good plan of attack to defeat anyone who doesn't play fair (GOP) qb Aug 2012 #63

What has changed is that Republicans have dropped any rationalization or pretense of reason. gordianot Aug 2012 #64

when rage converts to action there will be change mick063 Aug 2012 #67

The mother of all shark-jumps...all Dem candidates, Surya Gayatri Aug 2012 #69

I've NEVER believed in playing nice with Republicans since Reagan. bvar22 Aug 2012 #71

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Aug 2012 #72

welcome to the low road. wyldwolf Aug 2012 #75

As all Democrats should have been, going back to the Reagan administration. Or perhaps Nixon's. villager Aug 2012 #76

Me too! I will no longer fear living in this DEEP red Tea Party state. This is it. patrice Aug 2012 #77

At least they finally recognized it. -nt CakeGrrl Aug 2012 #79

absolutely....time to call out people riverbendviewgal Aug 2012 #81

We're not going back. grasswire Aug 2012 #82

Good.... Aviation Pro Aug 2012 #84

Classy. You elevate the political arena to such heights. JayhawkSD Aug 2012 #138

Agreed. This is one that I can't shake. graywarrior Aug 2012 #85

Kind of evolutionary... defacto7 Aug 2012 #86

Yes. Agreed. Now what? demwing Aug 2012 #87

Just to clarify, there are no sarcasm tags on my previous post demwing Aug 2012 #106

I think the few members here Whisp Aug 2012 #88

Whey even bring that up? demwing Aug 2012 #107

I agree DonCoquixote Aug 2012 #89

I know what you mean... Elfin Yeti Aug 2012 #90

Facts brutus smith Aug 2012 #94

re:I'm done dancing around playing nice. I'm done looking for the high road. I'm done with it. I'm d allan01 Aug 2012 #96

Right there with you, my friend Politicub Aug 2012 #97

It's Time for Progressives to take back the Dem Party! YOHABLO Aug 2012 #100

What they believe is true: I think Republicans truly are stupid nutcases DaveJ Aug 2012 #101

e will vote kardonb Aug 2012 #102

Yes, it doesn't pay to play nice with sociopaths... polichick Aug 2012 #103

Kicked and Recd Firebrand Gary Aug 2012 #105

K&R Canuckistanian Aug 2012 #108

Rec'd. AlinPA Aug 2012 #115

When in the Course of Human Events It Becomes Necessary n/t LarryNM Aug 2012 #117

Get ripped Remember Aug 2012 #120

I was done years ago but nobody wanted to listen......look where the high road took us.... DainBramaged Aug 2012 #123

Amen, Kpete. Music To This Old Democrat's Ears. (nt) Paladin Aug 2012 #125

screeds like this are good catharsis, but useless Doctor_J Aug 2012 #126

Finally? Really? realFedUp Aug 2012 #128

reasons... defacto7 Aug 2012 #136

If the Republicans wanted to Fire up the Progressive base they succeeded! Liberalman777 Aug 2012 #129

I think voting fraud is going to be big this time around defacto7 Aug 2012 #137

Well said. Mild Wind Aug 2012 #130

Batteries away! Now! Now! Now! Arctic Dave Aug 2012 #135

many men here... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2012 #139

Yes indeed tavalon Aug 2012 #140

I want these fuckers stomped and squished like the insects they are. Odin2005 Aug 2012 #142