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Doctor_J

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126. screeds like this are good catharsis, but useless

Tue Aug 21, 2012, 10:15 PM

Aug 2012

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as long as our so-called representatives are weak "centrists" who won't even do anything about millions of Americans having their vote taken away, and the radio is ruled by psychotic radicals. Unless this poster has a plan to start forcibly taking back the airwaves, his rant is just like all of the other worthless vanity posts we see every day

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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