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Phlem

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84. Buh By!

Reply to UTUSN (Reply #73)

Thu Feb 26, 2015, 12:28 AM

Feb 2015

Because a lot of us are Free Thinkers and not burdened by tradition, but by fact.

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Rahm Emanuel’s “Huge Embarrassment”: What It Means For Liberals — And America - Salon [View all] WillyT Feb 2015 OP

Kick !!! WillyT Feb 2015 #1

Don't forget Rahm's GITMO. Octafish Feb 2015 #143

I think Rahm-rod could lose... joeybee12 Feb 2015 #2

Actually, Rahm *IS* the “Huge Embarrassment” n/t SomeGuyInEagan Feb 2015 #128

No disagreement from me! n/t Aerows Feb 2015 #138

K&R ReRe Feb 2015 #3

Is Solon owned by the Koch Bro? Cryptoad Feb 2015 #4

No brucefan Feb 2015 #6

never make me believe it Cryptoad Feb 2015 #9

why? he likes privatization and giving public money & property to corporations, just like the ND-Dem Feb 2015 #57

And union busting and closing down schools. n/t cui bono Feb 2015 #92

Yeah, those are all tenants Aerows Feb 2015 #140

Me neither! cui bono Feb 2015 #144

No idea but the DLC was in part financed by them.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #8

25K,,,,,,, you make me laugh Cryptoad Feb 2015 #10

Does Koch creatures being on the DLC board of trustees make you laugh also? Fumesucker Feb 2015 #12

Seems you really dont have a grasp on Evil. Cryptoad Feb 2015 #13

I take it you are a Rahm supporter. nm rhett o rick Feb 2015 #14

That says it all for me Aerows Feb 2015 #18

nope Cryptoad Feb 2015 #20

That's rich Aerows Feb 2015 #22

Critical Reading is Critical Cryptoad Feb 2015 #25

Oh Aerows Feb 2015 #29

Sorry but the facts will not support that claim. Cryptoad Feb 2015 #37

Because you proclaimed it? Aerows Feb 2015 #38

no casue you claimed i stated somethings in my post Cryptoad Feb 2015 #67

Oh I'm shuddering in my boots. Aerows Feb 2015 #139

Good for you,,,,, Cryptoad Feb 2015 #145

just because someone has a D by their name doesn't make them a democrat. Unless you ND-Dem Feb 2015 #58

"Tear Down Another Democrat..." Like... Joe Lieberman, Or Zell Miller ??? WillyT Feb 2015 #61

you and your buds are not alone Cryptoad Feb 2015 #68

I Have No Idea What That Means... WillyT Feb 2015 #70

I can grasp that Cryptoad Feb 2015 #74

so you consider lieberman and miller democrats? i guess you and your buds... well.... ND-Dem Feb 2015 #88

and let us not forget Fred Phelps Mnpaul Feb 2015 #75

So you just blindly support your "team" no matter what? cui bono Feb 2015 #94

Wow, party before Country. I bet you condemn the Republicans when they do that. A Simple Game Feb 2015 #99

I think Fumesucker Aerows Feb 2015 #15

Thats your opinion,,,, Cryptoad Feb 2015 #23

You are Aerows Feb 2015 #24

You. Are. Not. Alone. Enthusiast Feb 2015 #31

Thanks :) Aerows Feb 2015 #33

Good for you Cryptoad Feb 2015 #34

You have your opinions Aerows Feb 2015 #39

never confuse opinions with facts Cryptoad Feb 2015 #40

Yeah Aerows Feb 2015 #45

You say yeah but still can not support your claims. Cryptoad Feb 2015 #49

Nope, not alone! BrotherIvan Feb 2015 #69

Me too ... n/t sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #125

Thank you :) Aerows Feb 2015 #136

No kidding The Green Manalishi Feb 2015 #135

Indeed he did! Aerows Feb 2015 #137

Seems you really don't have a grasp on reality. cui bono Feb 2015 #93

Why do you ask? cui bono Feb 2015 #91

K&R DeSwiss Feb 2015 #5

Everyone who can needs to help Garcia. There IS a chance if people come out to vote, that sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #7

They mention that a change is coming to the Democratic Party. It can't get here rhett o rick Feb 2015 #17

There is a change coming, not just here, see the Mid Terms eg, when the Progressives won and sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #43

We can't handle any more of their failed policies Mnpaul Feb 2015 #76

You Are Quite Welcome !!! WillyT Feb 2015 #59

If the election were being held the first week in July Warren DeMontague Feb 2015 #97

UMMMM, that would be the first week in August, not July. Bohunk68 Feb 2015 #108

Not this year. Warren DeMontague Feb 2015 #132

We have our own celebration, independent of others. Bohunk68 Feb 2015 #146

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Mar 2015 #147

That's good, man. Good for you. There was a "farfegnugen" sticker that used to say "fukinmissim" Warren DeMontague Mar 2015 #148

Anytime sabrina 1... Anytime... WillyT Feb 2015 #106

Agree. I just sent him $25. Here's the link: dmr Feb 2015 #131

Thanks, I appreciate that. Will also send him some money. sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #142

The suck is strong in that neolib. AtomicKitten Feb 2015 #11

+1! Enthusiast Feb 2015 #30

+1 Phlem Feb 2015 #82

It is certainly interesting how this is playing out... one_voice Feb 2015 #16

No one gets pushed to the left. They may change their rhetoric to try to appease the Left rhett o rick Feb 2015 #21

You mean just politicians right?... one_voice Feb 2015 #26

Of course. nm rhett o rick Feb 2015 #44

Really, so LBJ was a civil rights leader before being elected president? randys1 Feb 2015 #27

Do you think someone "pushed" LBJ to the left? That would be rather remarkable. nm rhett o rick Feb 2015 #42

A tiny, tiny bit MFrohike Feb 2015 #66

Exactly my thoughts. zeemike Feb 2015 #35

That's what I am afraid of. Rahm will suddenly and very temporarily LondonReign2 Feb 2015 #118

I think there is a difference between Obama and Rahm. Pres Obama could speak like a progressive. rhett o rick Feb 2015 #121

Agreed, they both will/have come off as fakes when they do LondonReign2 Feb 2015 #122

That's important rett o rick 1norcal Feb 2015 #130

You can't push someone to the Left. They are what they are. All that phrase means is 'push them to sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #46

okie dokie. one_voice Feb 2015 #52

And it's way-crazy to think that anyone could push H. Clinton to the left. In 2008 rhett o rick Feb 2015 #54

omg, she couldn't find her way to the left with the help of google maps and Waze! cui bono Feb 2015 #95

On Warren 'pushing others to the left' it really should be noted that many Democrats are to her Bluenorthwest Feb 2015 #62

Thank you for this... one_voice Feb 2015 #63

Did You Forget Hillary Clinton Was A Goldwater Girl ??? WillyT Feb 2015 #107

Um, no. But this is the second time Hillary Clinton was mentioned... one_voice Feb 2015 #112

Sorry... I Just Get So Fed Up With The "Warren Was A Republican..." Nonsense... WillyT Feb 2015 #117

No worries Willy! one_voice Feb 2015 #126

Reagan/Bush loyalist? Mnpaul Feb 2015 #79

Even Obama's support and a $10 mill. advantage couldn't carry Rahm over the finish line. Divernan Feb 2015 #19

I do not want Rahm Emanuel in the Democratic Party. I don't care of he changes to GOP. Enthusiast Feb 2015 #28

Was Rahm part of the early Chicago Penny Pritzker, Hilton-Superior Bank support for BO? appalachiablue Feb 2015 #85

I'm not sure about that. Enthusiast Feb 2015 #98

Rahm is not in the Democratic Party. He is part of the Third Way that LondonReign2 Feb 2015 #119

Emanuel has sorely underestimated Chicagoans rage over the parking meters riderinthestorm Feb 2015 #32

I thought the parking meter fiasco was Daley's final gift on his way out the door . . . hatrack Feb 2015 #72

It was but Emanuel has taken that privatization scheme and expanded it 10x riderinthestorm Feb 2015 #109

Thanks for the link swilton Feb 2015 #123

This message was self-deleted by its author stillwaiting Feb 2015 #36

Poor Rahm. Tsk. Tsk. Sad, very sad. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2015 #41

The article could have also pointed out rpannier Feb 2015 #47

Talk about missing the point! Warpy Feb 2015 #48

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Feb 2015 #50

+10 Same here- appalachiablue Feb 2015 #104

+1,000. Sad, isn't it? LondonReign2 Feb 2015 #120

When was that? former9thward Feb 2015 #141

“moral victory” fallacy Renew Deal Feb 2015 #51

Nader and Nader voters are being used as scapegoats for the failure of the Democratic rhett o rick Feb 2015 #56

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Feb 2015 #64

It's never their fault Mnpaul Feb 2015 #77

Just like Republicans indeed. JEB Feb 2015 #124

Well that was a lame ass comparison. Who's bush in this scenario? nt Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2015 #60

What will the other candidates do? KamaAina Feb 2015 #53

make it so. ND-Dem Feb 2015 #55

The tide is turning. 99Forever Feb 2015 #65

This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Feb 2015 #71

Why is "huge embarrassment" about a Dem so bruited on a Dem website?!1 I don't care. n/t UTUSN Feb 2015 #73

Buh By! Phlem Feb 2015 #84

Garcia is also a Dem. Starry Messenger Feb 2015 #87

You can have him. Maybe he'll shut down schools and city run mental health clinics Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2015 #102

Hmmm, so there is hope. Jamastiene Feb 2015 #78

Go Garcia! Take the Third Way down! daredtowork Feb 2015 #80

Rahm and Debbie Wasserman Shultz - the very model of the loony right wing of the Dem Party whereisjustice Feb 2015 #81

I'm waiting for the defenders and centrist, third way apologists to show up Phlem Feb 2015 #83

http://media.liveauctiongroup.net/i/9378/10425744_2.jpg?v=8CDBD2ABE243CF0 blkmusclmachine Feb 2015 #86

I blame myself WhaTHellsgoingonhere Feb 2015 #89

"it’s hard to deny that there’s a change happening within the Democratic base" cui bono Feb 2015 #90

Insulting people is not generally a good strategy to get them to vote the way you want Warren DeMontague Feb 2015 #96

That idea is fornicatingly cognitively challenged... Fumesucker Feb 2015 #115

Politics aside, I've always considered the guy a jerk. Kind of a skinny Chris Christie. Vinca Feb 2015 #100

oh please Chicago kick Rahm's ass to the curb!!! tartan2 Feb 2015 #101

Rahm...remember when you laughed at us when we tried to rid ourselves of Stellar Feb 2015 #103

I'm donating money to García and will volunteer to get the vote out. I still think Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2015 #105

picking rahm to be WHCoS told me all i needed to know about obama. KG Feb 2015 #110

Rahm's a Liberal PatrynXX Feb 2015 #111

when he loses the runoff, I want to know where to line up to piss on his political grave yurbud Feb 2015 #113

It's still an uphill climb for García. We'll do our best but can't guarantee you'll have Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2015 #129

if he wins, we'll just have to mail the piss and tell him it's champagne yurbud Feb 2015 #133

In that case we'll need the big bottle for him and his boy Rauner. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2015 #134

Obama picking Rahm as his chief of staff was when I knew we had been had yurbud Feb 2015 #114

Another major factor (not mentioned in the article) is Rahm's support of our new Snarkoleptic Feb 2015 #116

K&R! KoKo Feb 2015 #127