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In reply to the discussion: On liberal "purity". [View all]Response to socialist_n_TN (Reply #33)
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dems have moved so far to the right that center right dems are now considered progressive lol nt
msongs
Dec 2012
#1
Yes, it is about winning. You and I may have little in common but I know about one
banned from Kos
Dec 2012
#48
You can keep lunatics out of the WH by running progressive candidates. This country is .
sabrina 1
Dec 2012
#115
It isn't winning anything if you just make it to the Oval Office and then give the other side
sabrina 1
Dec 2012
#114
I wouldn't LOL. I *was* a center Right Dem in 76. And I *am* now considered staunchly Left.
ieoeja
Dec 2012
#102
"At least FDR limited his civil rights violation to a particular ethnic group"...
SidDithers
Dec 2012
#11
There seem to be several people on this board who can only defend Obama's positions
dflprincess
Dec 2012
#128
I suggest you re-read that part of the '76 Democratic party platform concerning health care,
MadHound
Dec 2012
#23
The Constitution always applies to the US Government, it is the basis of it's authority.
TheKentuckian
Dec 2012
#36
"Obama killed one POS jihadist American citizen while he was in Yemen plotting attacks on the USA"
Liberal_Dog
Dec 2012
#57
FDR over looked the excesses of Dixiecrats and failed to integrate the armed forces.
bluestate10
Dec 2012
#62
Who knows what bending the current President would do in a similar spot and public sentiment?
TheKentuckian
Dec 2012
#27
2.3 billion trees planted, hundreds of state parks created, U.S. topsoil saved...
WorseBeforeBetter
Dec 2012
#56
Excellent post as always Octafish. You are one of the people who attract Democrats to this forum
sabrina 1
Dec 2012
#118
Don't you have anything to say about politics? Did you know that this is a political forum?
sabrina 1
Dec 2012
#116
Yes, I did. I read books too, many way longer than the WCR, I have even read whole series of
sabrina 1
Dec 2012
#127
Very interesting. I wonder if he knows that we interred Muslims during the Bush years, not just thos
sabrina 1
Dec 2012
#129
What is 'purity'? I see that talking point all the time but never get an answer as to what it means
sabrina 1
Dec 2012
#130
You nailed it. It's the Democratic Party that has moved to the right, so far
forestpath
Dec 2012
#24
he'll browbeat as many democrats out of the party as he can on the way to viccctorrryyyy!
dionysus
Dec 2012
#63
See, you don't 'move the party' what you do it let people come over to the party.
Bluenorthwest
Dec 2012
#89
Better than having them in the Party. They LOST remember? Now they are getting smart, well
sabrina 1
Dec 2012
#131
Better to be defeated without them than surrender with them and drug along for a ride
TheKentuckian
Dec 2012
#52
Yeah, here's the thing about 'pragmatists'. That is a term of art that is spoiled rotten.
Bluenorthwest
Dec 2012
#90
This country is overwhelmingly Progressive on the issues. We don't have to worry about
sabrina 1
Dec 2012
#120
I don't disagree with anything you said. I think there is a lot of shouting past each other
sabrina 1
Dec 2012
#138
no - there are plenty of radical left on DU. what you have done is buy into the right wing rhetoric
pasto76
Dec 2012
#42
Don't forget cuts to SS, Medicare and Medicaid. Those poor, starving Wall Street criminals
sabrina 1
Dec 2012
#119
Ms. Hathaway, if yer far to the left of us Democrats, then us Democrats must have become republicans
Zorra
Dec 2012
#82
Nance, you're supposed to lay off the italics so we can pretend not to know it's you.
LeftyMom
Dec 2012
#99