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In reply to the discussion: If we do not pull together on DU, we will fly apart. [View all]L0oniX
(31,493 posts)257. They are laughing at you over on DI.
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If the Democrats in the Senate and Obama in the White House spend the next two
Warren Stupidity
Dec 2014
#1
And I am confident that you wil embrace each compromise with patronizing explanations about why it
Warren Stupidity
Dec 2014
#3
these "many of us" vote Democratic every fucking election, thank you, we just aren't going to shut
Warren Stupidity
Dec 2014
#18
Wasnt talking about you and those in your camp, talking about rightwing trolls here to
NoJusticeNoPeace
Dec 2014
#77
Down like Charlie Brown. I take a large glass loaded with ice, between a 1/3 to 1/2 Elijah Craig,
TheKentuckian
Dec 2014
#360
+1000!!!. I recall getting into to it with the Lieberman fan club. Of course this also entailed
adirondacker
Dec 2014
#220
google it. They were there. Now, they are owned in bulk by Corporate amerikkka.
roguevalley
Dec 2014
#127
Who said that? But if you vote in such a way that Mitt romney or rand paul can be
NoJusticeNoPeace
Dec 2014
#104
Choice matters. So does food, fuel, etc. Can we stop pretending social issues are ALL that matter?
merrily
Dec 2014
#207
I have no more room to embrace compromise. 4 months in the hospital with a rare
NewDeal_Dem
Dec 2014
#82
You should post more Pro Police threads promoting the status quo. It will make everyone feel better
Katashi_itto
Dec 2014
#217
I love Bill & wish he was on a different night, or that they would show it again during the week.
CrispyQ
Dec 2014
#30
I just watched it and found out some things I didn't know. I'm going to have to read his book.
octoberlib
Dec 2014
#36
I'm with Warren. The only thing evil needs to triumph is the silence of good people.
roguevalley
Dec 2014
#126
Enabling, defending, trying to silence critics, etc. goes well beyond mere silence.
merrily
Dec 2014
#208
It is the responsibility of the people in a democracy to hold public servants accountable.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Dec 2014
#4
The Moran who voted for the environment bill while Reid, Schumer and others voted against it?
merrily
Dec 2014
#209
Exactly. "If we don't 'pull together' and HRC loses, it's all your fault." or "Maybe we have to get
rhett o rick
Dec 2014
#148
They have nothing but derision. They can't discusses the TPP, fracking, the Patriot Act, indefinite
rhett o rick
Dec 2014
#160
I will not betray my principles just to help the lesser of two evils win. n/t
Rye Bread Pizza
Dec 2014
#10
Good, and if a republican president appooints a SC justice who overturns roe and your
NoJusticeNoPeace
Dec 2014
#13
Ahh, so that is an insane thing I said, cant happen. Got it...i dont know who I get angrier at,
NoJusticeNoPeace
Dec 2014
#79
The Voting Rights Act was on the books a long time, too, and look at it now. Also...
Hekate
Dec 2014
#337
The anti-choice movement has terrorists in its ranks who murder doctors, stalk the children of ...
Hekate
Dec 2014
#346
They don't need to do it. The Tenthers dealing out all kinds of evil in the states, as planned.
freshwest
Dec 2014
#294
I can support democrats that pull their noses out of republican butts than those
RKP5637
Dec 2014
#147
BINGO. Too bad a few around here refuse to see it. Much too focused on evil Obama, of course.
BlueCaliDem
Dec 2014
#131
yep. cheer for food stamp cuts and TPP and pension cuts and school privatization
Doctor_J
Dec 2014
#63
I don't have to worry about the party. After over 40 years as a Democrats I changed to
Autumn
Dec 2014
#66
Cheer? Show me ONE PERSON on DU who cheers for ANY of those, please do that or admit
NoJusticeNoPeace
Dec 2014
#80
You are so right. Those that accept the Conservative Democrats crap don't actually cheer
rhett o rick
Dec 2014
#149
Politics. It's important to maintain ties with Wall Street, no matter one's personal opinion.
randome
Dec 2014
#224
Your implication that Democrats don't want to maintain ties with Wall Street is a Strawman.
rhett o rick
Dec 2014
#237
You heard that too? Let's all pull together and support H. Clinton-Sachs or the world will
rhett o rick
Dec 2014
#96
There will be consequences for abandoning working people and serving Wall Street and the 1%
Teamster Jeff
Dec 2014
#15
If democrats don't want to be attacked they should stand for democratic ideals.
CrispyQ
Dec 2014
#17
Agreed. If the Republicans (the Koch brothers) take over in 2016 this will be a happy place again.
freshwest
Dec 2014
#306
It is just a tiny microcosm here at DU, isn't it? Our collective influence is equal in size.
RiverLover
Dec 2014
#67
When it comes to speaking out on torture and violence DU seems pretty coherently strong to me
Johonny
Dec 2014
#39
He was speaking to a group who were risking everything to take a strong and principled stand
dflprincess
Dec 2014
#166
I don't get it. We are alway told that DU is not representative of the real world, it's
Autumn
Dec 2014
#134
The Circle-Jerkin Lemmings are in full gallop....little hope of stopping them I'm afraid..nt
pkdu
Dec 2014
#184
The elephant in the room is that the people didn't fuck up, they've been fucked.
mother earth
Dec 2014
#68
I certainly hold no ill-will against anybody on this site. I may snap at someone that I think is...
BlueJazz
Dec 2014
#70
Some can only evaluate as far as the label. D is good and R is bad. The Oligarch Rulers know this
rhett o rick
Dec 2014
#89
Democrats do not march in lockstep with Republicans on financial issues, either.
ColesCountyDem
Dec 2014
#123
I couldn't agree more...the " I want Warrens babies brigade" would rather see the Supreme
pkdu
Dec 2014
#187
Amazing isn't it....I had another equally innocuous one hidden 4-3. I should be able to reply
pkdu
Dec 2014
#270
Disruptive posts are subjective. People are alerting just because they don't like what is said...
L0oniX
Dec 2014
#284
He was the Democratic VP canidate, tells you something about Democratic party.
bahrbearian
Dec 2014
#234
Let's talk real Democratic strategy here. Dems do well when Dems are mad.
McCamy Taylor
Dec 2014
#90
I respectfully disagree with every thing you wrote, and it has NOTHING to do with RW media
RiverLover
Dec 2014
#196
There are two wings to the DEmocratic Party. One is the Warren Wing that wants
rhett o rick
Dec 2014
#93
we will become united when we purge the Wall Street/Neocon Wing and their apologists
corkhead
Dec 2014
#214
The Conservative Wing of the Party works for Wall Street. They aren't about to throw
rhett o rick
Dec 2014
#238
That sounds great but how is that different than what we've been doing for the last 30years??
rhett o rick
Dec 2014
#296
"those we don't agree with" Really? We should embrace the sources of campaign and influence money?
L0oniX
Dec 2014
#241
A late contender for the Leonard Pinth-Garnell Award, Stream of Consciousness Sophomorics.
OilemFirchen
Dec 2014
#322
It's time for a revolution and you want us to mellow out and accept the status quo.
rhett o rick
Dec 2014
#158
Our founders were slave traders. You would have excoriated them the same as you do Democrats today.
randome
Dec 2014
#161
I want a representative government free of corporate control. Can you understand that?
rhett o rick
Dec 2014
#168
I guess they (The Third Way) just want us to sit down and shut up. They really don't
rhett o rick
Dec 2014
#164
MinMan, you are one of the few reasons I am still here. Your experiences have made you wise...
Hekate
Dec 2014
#183
As frustrating as this sounds DU is just a forum. It is not necessarily representative of how the
still_one
Dec 2014
#205
DU was born out of Republicon dominance of all branches of government. Maybe we need that again to
corkhead
Dec 2014
#210
It's super relevant, and at the time of your 'confession' this was what some of us told you we did
Bluenorthwest
Dec 2014
#334
If Democrats don't want to lose, they need to start fighting for the people who vote for them...
whereisjustice
Dec 2014
#275
The notion that our votes must be EARNED, by QUALITY CANDIDATES with GOOD IDEAS,
Maedhros
Dec 2014
#358
This is the sickest collection of posts I've ever seen on DU. Who the eff are these people?
Hekate
Dec 2014
#347
I am too tired & demoralized to even think about fighting. I need to heal. I have never been this
catbyte
Dec 2014
#318
Kramer: We're flying apart, Jerry . . . oh, yeah, baby, we are . . . like a flock of seagulls . . .
Major Hogwash
Dec 2014
#348
I think "ugly as three miles of dog crap" would be a better description.
Agnosticsherbet
Dec 2014
#351