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Facts Our Party Will Not Officially Admit, That It Must [View all] True Blue Door Sep 2014 OP

Whaaaaat?!! The Emperor is naked?!!! No way! librechik Sep 2014 #1

"Nobody's perfect." True Blue Door Sep 2014 #3

the Dems just don't want to call them out. They think they'll get killed. Literally. librechik Sep 2014 #5

I agree, our leaders are physically afraid of the GOP's terrorist leanings. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #7

Yep! ^ world wide wally Sep 2014 #8

Right, but can't the bad guys be given the anthrax this time? nt valerief Sep 2014 #10

Oh baloney. People like Diane Feinstein are not afraid of being killed by truedelphi Sep 2014 #94

Really, if the status quo is treating you fine BuelahWitch Sep 2014 #145

+1 merrily Sep 2014 #182

who got anthrax? Where's Paul Wellstone today? How is President Kennedy enjoying his retirement? yurbud Sep 2014 #101

They KNOW they Will Get Wellstoned if they Don't Go Along AndyTiedye Sep 2014 #114

"Wellstoned" chervilant Sep 2014 #156

Are you suggesting these points should be part of the Democratic Party Platform? el_bryanto Sep 2014 #2

That would be one option, not exclusive to anything else. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #4

Than what exactly should be done - el_bryanto Sep 2014 #6

The historical issues would need to be broached as secondary comments True Blue Door Sep 2014 #9

Well I agree that we need to make voter suppression a key issue in the upcoming election el_bryanto Sep 2014 #18

Sounds like a manifesto or declaration of independence. Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2014 #36

+10000, thank you for uncomplicated TRUTH heaven05 Sep 2014 #11

Lack of spine ...noted. L0oniX Sep 2014 #13

Let's all accept full responsibility. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #16

The Democratic Party leadership are cowards and have been since November 22, 1963. Scuba Sep 2014 #31

no problem with that, statement heaven05 Sep 2014 #42

If they are corrupt then they aren't necessarily cowards. stillwaiting Sep 2014 #62

Interesting idea. As a block to better Democrats. Never considered that. merrily Sep 2014 #181

+10000000 noiretextatique Sep 2014 #122

USA ...the place where everyone tries to fuck over everyone. Old news. L0oniX Sep 2014 #12

I don't think it would be possible to miss the point any more than that. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #19

Your snark is evidence of my statement. L0oniX Sep 2014 #20

Your statement is a self-fulfilling prophecy. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #83

Enjoy your extended stay. L0oniX Sep 2014 #120

They've been dreaming of a "permanent Republic majority" since Nixon starroute Sep 2014 #14

I think we have to create our own opposition. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #26

I don't think these things can be done artificially starroute Sep 2014 #41

Good points, very depressing. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #84

Democracy only works as long as nobody gets greedy starroute Sep 2014 #87

Until we as a species return greed from the list of virtues Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #135

Just a Republican thing, huh? woo me with science Sep 2014 #15

Excellent. Some of us know... ballyhoo Sep 2014 #17

Thank you for the linked summary.... n/t xocet Sep 2014 #22

Nice list. I agree. GliderGuider Sep 2014 #23

make a list heaven05 Sep 2014 #24

Your inability to see the forest for the trees is duly noted. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #28

So, you're only blind in one eye. Fuddnik Sep 2014 #39

You're blind in both eyes. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #54

I think trying to build street cred is a subtle thing... Dreamer Tatum Sep 2014 #59

? True Blue Door Sep 2014 #73

2+2=5! woo me with science Sep 2014 #64

Reminds me of a Libertarian I once had to deal with a lot. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #70

That must have been quite a struggle for you. nt Dreamer Tatum Sep 2014 #74

Where did that come from? True Blue Door Sep 2014 #78

In case you are series, your post can be taken in more than one way. It appears to me that you rhett o rick Sep 2014 #184

+1 L0oniX Sep 2014 #123

This message was self-deleted by its author Maedhros Sep 2014 #77

Obama did not try to CLOSE the Guantanamo Bay prison, Maedhros Sep 2014 #75

He ordered the facility closed, not "moved." True Blue Door Sep 2014 #82

he wanted Gauntanemo closed and moved to the Thomas Correctional Center in Illnois. m-lekktor Sep 2014 #90

That's not a military facility. It has no institutional connection to Gitmo. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #92

Our biggest danger is the meme that Republicanism is our biggest danger. rhett o rick Sep 2014 #110

yep. corporate control and influence is not solely a republican problem. cali Sep 2014 #170

It really seems to make you uncomfortable to have people disagree with you.... Oktober Sep 2014 #151

Don't worry. Hillary will save us. RufusTFirefly Sep 2014 #49

The good news is there seems to be fewer willing to pretend... polichick Sep 2014 #69

Don't forget Goldman! Octafish Sep 2014 #111

Yeah, I didn't notice all of that stopping when Obama became president. cui bono Sep 2014 #129

"before they assume the powers they grant to themselves via money, corrupt courts, and guns" Triana Sep 2014 #21

Pretty much. Their internet cesspools are usually full of unmoderated threats of assassination. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #30

When the State issues orders to disarm, will you? Eleanors38 Sep 2014 #45

The only arms I have are firmly attached to my shoulders. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #80

You won't mind if I don't? The mechanical ones? Eleanors38 Sep 2014 #143

If half of the OP is true, I'll never disarm. Eleanors38 Sep 2014 #44

people still believe this wonderfully effective commercial branding from the gun industry? LanternWaste Sep 2014 #105

I merely called for clarity; instead I get a surface burst. Eleanors38 Sep 2014 #142

Dictators don't typically serve out their term geek tragedy Sep 2014 #25

Forget it, he's rolling... Dr Hobbitstein Sep 2014 #32

You seriously believe they didn't exhaust every option before satisfying themselves True Blue Door Sep 2014 #38

They knew it would be guillotine time mwrguy Sep 2014 #56

Damn skippy. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #85

I seriously believe they didn't have any plans of blocking Obama or an election cali Sep 2014 #57

LOL. Fine, play that game. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #88

Oy. Those dudes were ITCHING to take the money and run. Dreamer Tatum Sep 2014 #65

Who said they were "prepared to kill every American"? True Blue Door Sep 2014 #91

So you think then that the Emperor does have clothes. truedelphi Sep 2014 #96

Was that comment meant for me? True Blue Door Sep 2014 #98

Most certainly. truedelphi Sep 2014 #139

We elected a President, not a dictator. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #146

The opening paragraph from Reagan's first inauguration address philosslayer Sep 2014 #140

Hey, I can admit I was reading from context rather than intent. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #147

IMO Bush was tired of presidentin', but it also served their purposes CJCRANE Sep 2014 #40

Chimpy and The Dick hifiguy Sep 2014 #48

"Irreversible course" - I don't see what purpose fatalism serves. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #157

It's a mistake to see them as omniscient. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #67

+1! Let me set the record straight, Democratic politicians Dustlawyer Sep 2014 #27

+1 It's corruption, not fear, that leaves the Democratic Party silent on these issues. Scuba Sep 2014 #35

oh please. cali Sep 2014 #29

Finding one who agrees with me on every single one of my 8 points would be challenging. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #148

seriously? you make the claim that finding any for EACH would be easy, and you don't cali Sep 2014 #159

Now you're just trolling. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #175

here's what I can find-very quickly- on your assertion that bush was a dictator cali Sep 2014 #160

In other words, you were just trolling when you asked rhetorically True Blue Door Sep 2014 #176

trolling? YOU have a lot of nerve, dear. No, as I point out they're scarcer than hen's teeth. cali Sep 2014 #185

Good OP. CJCRANE Sep 2014 #33

Wow! Eight for Eight! Hari Seldon Sep 2014 #34

If everything you say is true, then rusty fender Sep 2014 #37

Agreed R.Quinn Sep 2014 #46

What part of saying that Democrats need to change do you interpret as True Blue Door Sep 2014 #149

fuckin' A d_b Sep 2014 #43

Well said. hifiguy Sep 2014 #47

Jeez louise. Dreamer Tatum Sep 2014 #50

well done. I want to add that this is in the realm of will never ever happen cali Sep 2014 #55

I served twice on alerts on your reply. That's odd. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #61

I said the statements were ridiculous, not the person. Dreamer Tatum Sep 2014 #63

Of course alerters aren't necessarily the OP. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #66

Fair point. nt Dreamer Tatum Sep 2014 #71

#4 may be hyperbolic but it is hardly stupid. Hissyspit Sep 2014 #112

Excellent! No doubt you could have done even more. BKH70041 Sep 2014 #125

You again? Oy. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #150

9. George W. Bush wasn't the last President. Cheney was. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #51

Probably, but Bush was heinous enough on his own to justify calling him a dictator. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #97

Then there was the glee he showed when they told him the price of gas at the pump. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #99

Which brings up a whole other memory of regime fuckery. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #152

And the first thing Ahnold did was stop the Enron investigation. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #166

This cynic remains cynical Cartoonist Sep 2014 #52

The Carter administration trained and funded Savak, the Shah of Iran's secret police torturers. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #95

You get what you vote for Cartoonist Sep 2014 #121

I disagree that you've never voted for an honest man. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #179

Me and Diogenes Cartoonist Sep 2014 #183

I have to disagree with #7. Every two years there are 435 separate elections for totodeinhere Sep 2014 #53

yup, voters failed to understand the importance of 2010 election and the Dems failed to tell them librechik Sep 2014 #72

Specious rationalization. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #81

No, a majority of people in a majority of House districts voted for the Republican. totodeinhere Sep 2014 #100

Let's be clearer about this concept. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #177

No your analogy doesn't work because by law each House district must have totodeinhere Sep 2014 #190

Not even close. Population per Rep. varies by as much as 59% from state to state. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #191

lol. your entire OP is filled with "specious". It claims opinion as fact cali Sep 2014 #169

All you have is denial and alternate history. No shred of reason. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #178

lol. YOU are the one making claims of opinion as fact. It is incumbent on you to cali Sep 2014 #186

One of the "facts" I see is the OP delete_bush Sep 2014 #189

I will sign on to that. zeemike Sep 2014 #58

"Rights must be asserted and defended" Jester Messiah Sep 2014 #60

Non-violent protest works just fine under most circumstances if people are committed. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #79

occupy is far from dissolved questionseverything Sep 2014 #109

correct. nt navarth Sep 2014 #131

A loan buyback program is pretty far removed from a mass street-protest. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #162

Two things that set the Civil Rights marchers apart from OWS Jester Messiah Sep 2014 #133

What separated Civil Rights from OWS was, as I said, commitment. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #163

the difference in the civil rights protests of the 60s and ows questionseverything Sep 2014 #167

Again, no. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #174

On your #1, I would say the Presidency became a dictatorship. mmonk Sep 2014 #68

Presidential power has gone up and down with time. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #76

you admit bush was lawless questionseverything Sep 2014 #103

I "square" it by the fact that Obama, unlike Bush, is not a dictator True Blue Door Sep 2014 #193

Agreed. mmonk Sep 2014 #192

Lol. n/t jtuck004 Sep 2014 #86

MUST. LOOK. FORWARD. blkmusclmachine Sep 2014 #89

MUST. IMPROVE. READING. COMPREHENSION. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #93

indeed stupidicus Sep 2014 #118

In (y)our dreams 99th_Monkey Sep 2014 #102

The real problem viInd_340 Sep 2014 #104

Wish I could Duval Sep 2014 #106

agree. hopemountain Sep 2014 #132

K&R#82 n/t bobthedrummer Sep 2014 #107

As much as I agree with most of what you say, Obama is not blameless in all of this. Welibs Sep 2014 #108

there's 5 mins 1dogleft Sep 2014 #113

And 8 years of mine. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #115

K.... Oktober Sep 2014 #116

Whatever you say, Ari Fleischer. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #155

Gee, what happened to the biggie stupidicus Sep 2014 #117

Bush was not a dictator Calista241 Sep 2014 #119

he was appointed by judicial coup noiretextatique Sep 2014 #124

kick Dawson Leery Sep 2014 #126

The continuous tantrum of the Republicans during the Clinton years resulting in his bogus impeachment Denis 11 Sep 2014 #141

Agreed. nt cstanleytech Sep 2014 #127

"Saying stuff like this just makes us look like idiots" delete_bush Sep 2014 #138

That one... Oktober Sep 2014 #153

Fallacious interpretation. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #154

So, you're saying he wanted to be a dictator Calista241 Sep 2014 #165

His opposition was cowardly and pathetic. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #172

Federal law was not in effect? Calista241 Sep 2014 #180

bwahahahaha. you live in an alternate "reality" and your knowledge of history is slim. cali Sep 2014 #187

oh for the love of reason. no, he didn't respect legal boundaries. cali Sep 2014 #171

The Government doesn't work for us. We work for them. We are thoroughly owned and operated. whereisjustice Sep 2014 #128

So none of that is happening any more now that Obama is president? cui bono Sep 2014 #130

Excellent rant. Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #134

Am I missing something? LostInAnomie Sep 2014 #136

One of the most brilliant posts I've seen Pharaoh Sep 2014 #137

Even if all you say were proven factual, I sadly suspect only a precious few would give a rat's ass indepat Sep 2014 #144

I find it hard to believe that so many DUers are taking this seriously. Firstly, cali Sep 2014 #158

Having been on DU for over 10 years myself NewJeffCT Sep 2014 #164

thanks. you're right; hyperbole is rampant on DU cali Sep 2014 #168

Your FEMA Reeducation Camp has wifi? Dreamer Tatum Sep 2014 #173

I managed to hack into NewJeffCT Sep 2014 #188

And it will take over 100 yrs to correct the disaster of the Bush Regime. baldguy Sep 2014 #161