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Liberal_Stalwart71

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93. Me, too! I've been there. Done that. It's tired. Third parties have absolutely no influence on
Mon Jan 23, 2012, 07:03 PM
Jan 2012

policy outcomes.

These people are delusional. As delusional and naive as I was back in 2000 when I supported Nader.

Never again!!

OBAMA-BIDEN 2012!!!

Bless Chris Hedges! [View all] whatchamacallit Jan 2012 OP
I suppose he means well, bless his heart. MineralMan Jan 2012 #1
Damn. Beat me to it. nt msanthrope Jan 2012 #3
Well, if trying to save lives of innocents is 'meaning well' as he has always done sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #16
Well, bless your heart, too, then. MineralMan Jan 2012 #19
Leaving death, destruction and misery in their wake MinervaX Jan 2012 #45
Go or stay, they can't win. MineralMan Jan 2012 #53
I hear a lot of things. I hear about drone attacks escalating and more children dying sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #72
I'm always glad to hear your opinion of me. MineralMan Jan 2012 #111
It only takes a second. I type over 120 a minute or faster. sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #128
He is one of our finest minds and yet you ridicule him. I find that silly and irresponsible. nt xiamiam Jan 2012 #127
He is voting Third Party, I find that silly and irresponsible. SunsetDreams Jan 2012 #134
Of course-- he seems to put principles ahead of the 'team'. Marr Jan 2012 #140
Bless his heart. nt msanthrope Jan 2012 #2
I learned all that from my grandmother, MineralMan Jan 2012 #13
I worked in DC with some southern transplants. msanthrope Jan 2012 #28
And she would take you out Are_grits_groceries Jan 2012 #56
Ah, she died these 40 years ago. MineralMan Jan 2012 #108
Can't wait until he starts 3rdPartyUnderground.com!!! JoePhilly Jan 2012 #4
Heh BlueCaliDem Jan 2012 #8
And which "Obama bad" meme will he subscribe to because he's all over the place. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2012 #20
Agree ... and I want to see these 3rd party folks get busy on 2016!!! JoePhilly Jan 2012 #30
That's my biggest criticism of Ralph Nader and one of the reasons why the Greens ostracized him. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2012 #39
YUP ... he's like a ground hog who pops out to see his shadow in election years. JoePhilly Jan 2012 #41
Love this post! redqueen Jan 2012 #60
Thanks ... I'd be happy to see an actual 3rd party ... JoePhilly Jan 2012 #74
And if we magically did elect a third party president, redqueen Jan 2012 #80
I thought as Chris Hedges does in 1996 and 2000. See, I supported Nader, too. I have to live Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2012 #89
The closest I ever came to that was supporting Kucinich. redqueen Jan 2012 #91
well said! zappaman Jan 2012 #92
Walking the walk, something very few people as gifted as he is choose to do. EFerrari Jan 2012 #5
Agreed. n/t MuseRider Jan 2012 #7
Exactly! proud2BlibKansan Jan 2012 #122
"When keeping it real goes wrong." Robb Jan 2012 #6
Goes wrong whatchamacallit Jan 2012 #9
Heh. Scurrilous Jan 2012 #29
Yes, bless his lil heart. n/t one_voice Jan 2012 #10
Bless ProSense Jan 2012 #11
Thank you, ProSense BlueCaliDem Jan 2012 #15
LOL MinervaX Jan 2012 #46
I'm ProSense Jan 2012 #64
Yes, bless all those who oppose the brutal, illegal, genocidal wars that have slaughtered so sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #12
'Genocidal?' RZM Jan 2012 #18
Trying to square the civilian body counts with our poorly defined objectives whatchamacallit Jan 2012 #26
It was genocide. girl gone mad Jan 2012 #31
I don't know, how many dead Muslims does it take before it becomes genocide? sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #34
For the record, I haven't made any negative comments about Hedges, nor do I plan to RZM Jan 2012 #48
Numbers actually matter more than words in this case imho. sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #67
Thank you.... Dragonfli Jan 2012 #131
Hi Dragonfli, sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #132
The Iraq War was genocidal cpwm17 Jan 2012 #51
That was a revealing historical moment. sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #115
Indeed. whatchamacallit Jan 2012 #21
You and Chris Hedges just don't appreciate all the DIFFERENCES gratuitous Jan 2012 #25
Well, I guess I don't want to be any club that turns a blind to blown up children sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #54
Yes and I'm sure a new Republican President can't wait to blow up Iranian children and women. Voting Pisces Jan 2012 #100
I agree, which is why I am a Democrat. sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #101
Bless his vote that does nothing to help the Democrat WIN against the GOP. CakeGrrl Jan 2012 #14
+1000 BlueCaliDem Jan 2012 #23
How exactly is that any different from our current situation? Obama is pretty well allied with the Erose999 Jan 2012 #66
Maybe actual principles are more important than political victories _ed_ Jan 2012 #43
strawman argument nt zappaman Jan 2012 #44
No, it isn't. It's a direct response to a poitical argument. nt EFerrari Jan 2012 #69
You should look up the definition of a straw man argument _ed_ Jan 2012 #148
Tell it to people whose human rights are at the mercy of President Gingrich/Romney. CakeGrrl Jan 2012 #96
Anwar Al-Awlaki's teenage son was killed in a drone strike _ed_ Jan 2012 #147
bless him for trying to elect republicans? i'll leave that to you. dionysus Jan 2012 #17
Nice straw man argument _ed_ Jan 2012 #40
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jan 2012 #22
Yes, and DU Terms of Service be damned! Hugabear Jan 2012 #24
Problem for you is whatchamacallit Jan 2012 #27
You can copy and paste that all you want. Union Scribe Jan 2012 #143
Oh, shush! He's a "professional leftist" and troublemaker who doesn't toe the party line. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2012 #32
Et tu, Thomas Jefferson? sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #110
Fuck Chris Hedges zappaman Jan 2012 #33
Fuck Straw Man Arguments _ed_ Jan 2012 #36
There's a difference whatchamacallit Jan 2012 #37
so are you advocating voting 3rd party? zappaman Jan 2012 #41
What are you babbling about? whatchamacallit Jan 2012 #47
Babbling? zappaman Jan 2012 #50
Advocating? whatchamacallit Jan 2012 #55
again...simple question zappaman Jan 2012 #57
Nothing requires me to tell you how I will vote whatchamacallit Jan 2012 #61
okay zappaman Jan 2012 #63
While I can't speak for whatchamacallit... progressoid Jan 2012 #103
True, which is why I will be voting D all the way down the line. zappaman Jan 2012 #114
Where do you get off demanding everyone Union Scribe Jan 2012 #144
Thanks whatchamacallit Jan 2012 #125
So to be clear, you are explicitly promoting the idea of voting 3rd Party. Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #59
Where did I do that? whatchamacallit Jan 2012 #62
yes or no? Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #65
Where does the poster advocate for a third party? Show the words, thanks. EFerrari Jan 2012 #71
this whole god-damn thread is doing it. Don't be facile. Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #75
I don't need to give you a break because I don't agree with your, um, creative speculation. EFerrari Jan 2012 #82
My, um, creative speculation is, um, dead fucking obvious because, um, Chris Hedges said TODAY Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #99
No, actually, this whole thread is not 'doing it'. sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #90
Right. Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #97
Not to me there isn't. sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #102
Give other posters a fucking break. Union Scribe Jan 2012 #145
Okay, I did all those things. And I still think Chris Hedges is an ass. Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #146
That's what it sounds like to me...nt SidDithers Jan 2012 #68
The poster won't come out and say it zappaman Jan 2012 #70
Me, too! I've been there. Done that. It's tired. Third parties have absolutely no influence on Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2012 #93
no Sid, you got it all wrong! just because they hate obama, and are kissing this idiot's ass for dionysus Jan 2012 #105
Lol! Keep trying. whatchamacallit Jan 2012 #107
Oh, I will. You can count on that...nt SidDithers Jan 2012 #116
To be really clear, Chris Hedges has said he will be voting third party. The person you are sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #85
+1...nt SidDithers Jan 2012 #52
Post removed Post removed Jan 2012 #35
"Acolytes" _ed_ Jan 2012 #38
ROFL... SidDithers Jan 2012 #49
Yes, we should show extra compassion to the mentally incapacitated Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #58
You apparently are talking about some other Chris Hedges and not this one: EFerrari Jan 2012 #73
WEEEVE KWIS HEDGES AWONE!!!!!!! Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #76
Who can argue with that kind of intellect? EFerrari Jan 2012 #78
Ralph Nader also had an impressive resume, once upon a time. Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #95
a paid GOP stooge? progressoid Jan 2012 #104
He took money from Republicans in 2004. Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #112
The SC stole the 2000 election. Gore won that election! sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #106
Nader made the theft way fucking easier, didn't he. Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #113
No, he didn't actually. The 300,000 Democrats who voted for Bush sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #121
No, it didn't die a long time ago, because it's still true. And THEN Nader took $ from Republicans Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #123
Politics isn't about personalities, it's about issues. sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #126
Now Sabrina, you know good and well that some of these folks entire model of politics TheKentuckian Jan 2012 #130
Lol, that last sentence, so tragically true and to me, such a disappointment. sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #133
I made the same error. TheKentuckian Jan 2012 #150
That last sentence pretty much sums it up, doesn't it? woo me with science Jan 2012 #149
You were urging compassion for the mentally incapacitated? Marr Jan 2012 #141
Hurr Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #142
Nah, he was talking about this one. zappaman Jan 2012 #77
Uh huh. And before he said that, all the same people appreciated him here at DU. EFerrari Jan 2012 #79
so what? zappaman Jan 2012 #81
I have long appreciated Chris Hedges and will continue to appreciate him long after EFerrari Jan 2012 #83
Cool. zappaman Jan 2012 #84
Hedges is not a Democrat, thus I don't expect him to act like one. Bluenorthwest Jan 2012 #86
Nothing wrong with agreeing with some things he says zappaman Jan 2012 #87
Chris Hedges is a great guy! :) limpyhobbler Jan 2012 #88
Yeah real stupid SpartanDem Jan 2012 #94
The difference is that Gore ran a bad campaign. zappaman Jan 2012 #98
Who are you talking to?? sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #109
I like this new "you're chasing us away from the Democratic Party" meme. It's a hoot. Robb Jan 2012 #117
I'm glad you like it, as it is true. sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #118
I was being facetious. It's a pile of horseshit. Robb Jan 2012 #119
Well, I'm not going to argue about it, but anytime you want some evidence I'll be happy sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #120
Fuck him. He's trying to elect Republicans. DevonRex Jan 2012 #124
This fight isnt between the D's and the R's as many posters here pretend. rhett o rick Jan 2012 #129
Wow... Rex Jan 2012 #135
Here Cali_Democrat Jan 2012 #137
The previous post was a result of this SunsetDreams Jan 2012 #138
Who? boppers Jan 2012 #136
blessing are so rare nowadays, how could i not rec? NuttyFluffers Jan 2012 #139
He's Mostly On The Money colsohlibgal Jan 2012 #151
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