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In reply to the discussion: Democrat vs. Democrat- the NRA's worst nightmare has come true. [View all]gejohnston
(17,502 posts)47. the pro gun rights side is mostly grass roots
the control side is 99 percent astro turf, which is why they can only win with money bombs buying propaganda. That makes Bloomburg no different than Americans for Prosperity.
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graham4anything
Dec 2012
OP
The court's rightwing swing is shortly to end. Obama44, Hillary45 and soon a 8 to 1 left court
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#2
Just one supreme court ruling will do it. Saying the 2nd applies only to guns in the home
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#17
you are saying money bombs and a few people with a lot of money should be able
gejohnston
Dec 2012
#53
I like Dershowitz getting OJ off. Seeming Thomas Jefferson did not believe what he wrote
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#59
I'm sorry...please explain how we are going to get 8 progressives on the Supreme Court.
Common Sense Party
Dec 2012
#74
Sorry, it is well known, Bloomberg was a lifetime liberal democrat from Mass
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#9
He is supporting ANYONE who is vocal about supporting gun control, to get the Dems to do same
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#16
politics makes strange bedfellows. If you are looking for absolutes, there are none.
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#87
as you know, Mike Bloomberg is a liberal democrat *and the #1 GREEN person in the world) from Mass
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#10
actually NO. if you read close around election time, it specificlaly states-
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#46
There never was a chance the Dems would lose the senate. That was known from day one
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#52
so would anyone. You are dealing in absolutes. That don't exist in real life.
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#56
that is another topic, but a good president won't abuse it, so don't vote for Jeb in 2016
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#51
So you support the keeping the political fundraising activities of the Koch brothers legal?
krispos42
Dec 2012
#68
Mayor Bloomberg has started a grass roots but heavily funded to give folks THE REST OF THE STORY
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#78
the dems have gotten +2 on the votes against the NRA because of the victory
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#88
Did the constitution allow Bobby Kennedy to wiretap Dr. Martin Luther King Jr?
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#99
the NRA is the 1.5 %, as they have 4.3 million members out of 320 million americans
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#19
A complete rethinking shall be done. The above soundbyte is 1980s soundbytes
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#26
irrelevant, as he is gone from the house, and I don't hear anyone crying but his bank account
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#31
BTW, once the Dems know someone has their back, it will be 100% of the dems
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#21
Bloomberg tried to stab Liz Warren in the back. You don't talk about *that*, do you?
friendly_iconoclast
Dec 2012
#32
Support anti-NRA get his support. First one to say anti-NRA gets the bucks.
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#37
a majestic redwood takes decades after one plants a seed to be a majestic redwood
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#48
OMG...it's like the spontaneous protests by Unions & Workers- Bob Costas on tv just did anti-Gun
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#75
He elected a better Democrat and he elected Angus King. The Great Equalizer
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#80
the thingy with OWS was the Mayor of NY. You are confusing Mike the Man with the mayor
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#90
Where in the world would you come up with that analogy?I guess it takes a gun lover to distort
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#101
Yes, always has been that way. More so in the 24/7/365 national cable news media
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#108
I welcome your opinion. That is what a discussion of issues should be. Keep them coming.
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#96
send a letter to the mayor. In 2014 it will be Christine Quinn, democrat.
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#95
Money by side 2, to offset side A, means THE PEOPLE DECIDE, as it makes things EQUAL
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#103