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Sun Jul-24-05 05:44 AM
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| 32. As a Liberal Independent I owe no fealty to the Democratic Party |
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I'm here because they're the closest thing to a viable opposition party this country's got. Democrats like Conyers, McKinney and Boxer reflect my values; the DLC does not. Does that mean I'm not welcome?
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| -My first exposure to the DLC |
chaumont58 |
Jul-23-05 11:09 PM |
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Well, we need at least one link to start a discussion.... |
whistle |
Jul-23-05 11:13 PM |
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After what we've been through the past 4-1/2 years, |
8_year_nightmare |
Jul-23-05 11:14 PM |
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Seems as if you drank it yourself. |
Jim Sagle |
Jul-23-05 11:25 PM |
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My apologies. I thought the original post was about the DNC. |
8_year_nightmare |
Jul-24-05 02:09 AM |
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The DLC deserves a lot of the blame for that. |
AntiCoup2K4 |
Jul-23-05 11:26 PM |
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That says more than enough- |
Al-CIAda |
Jul-24-05 12:00 AM |
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Ew. The DLC is in even more urgent need of a purge than I thought. |
magellan |
Jul-24-05 12:22 AM |
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Not purge -- your graphic touches on the best approach |
Eloriel |
Jul-24-05 02:17 PM |
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Something else I'm wondering |
FreedomAngel82 |
Jul-24-05 12:23 AM |
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Biden has signed at least one of their declairations in the past. |
Al-CIAda |
Jul-24-05 12:32 AM |
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I remember after last November |
FreedomAngel82 |
Jul-24-05 12:20 AM |
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Dean's chairmanship was a coup. |
Zhade |
Jul-24-05 02:16 PM |
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It absolutely was a coup -- well said |
Eloriel |
Jul-24-05 02:43 PM |
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It was a fantastic victory over the DLC. |
Zhade |
Jul-24-05 02:48 PM |
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Kerry wasn't the most DLC of available candidates, and nothing was going |
1932 |
Jul-24-05 01:30 AM |
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You're right -- not even honesty, integrity, playing by the rules, |
Eloriel |
Jul-24-05 02:50 PM |
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Notwithstanding Dean's early strength, I can't think of any set of circum- |
1932 |
Jul-24-05 06:11 PM |
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Wow, I didn't know about Marshall's latest foray into fascism. |
Zhade |
Jul-24-05 02:12 PM |
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Interestingly Kerry dod not vote for most of these things you quote |
Mass |
Jul-24-05 06:08 PM |
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chaumont58... |
larissa |
Jul-23-05 11:30 PM |
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I'd be voting with ammo in a revolution |
AntiCoup2K4 |
Jul-23-05 11:32 PM |
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I, and others I talk to are starting to wonder. |
gumby |
Jul-24-05 12:01 AM |
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well, I'm also starting to wonder... |
wyldwolf |
Jul-24-05 07:30 AM |
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How about we don't let corporations influence public debate? |
RUMMYisFROSTED |
Jul-24-05 01:04 PM |
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This is not a question that you want to ask. |
cornermouse |
Jul-24-05 09:08 AM |
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False choice |
Demgirl |
Jul-25-05 04:21 PM |
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Your whole post tells us just about nothing. |
LoZoccolo |
Jul-23-05 11:57 PM |
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You're right... he gives ZERO examples... |
larissa |
Jul-24-05 12:00 AM |
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Don't know about all those elected officials, |
gumby |
Jul-24-05 12:09 AM |
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Chaumont... |
larissa |
Jul-24-05 12:15 AM |
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Damn, advanced stages...the cancer may be malignant. n/t |
Al-CIAda |
Jul-24-05 12:13 AM |
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OMG!!!! The Mayor of Laredo supports the DLC!!!!! |
bvar22 |
Jul-24-05 12:30 AM |
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Great list, but it actually supports the OP view |
burythehatchet |
Jul-24-05 09:07 AM |
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DLC is better than Republican |
KingFlorez |
Jul-24-05 12:16 AM |
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You're right King.. |
larissa |
Jul-24-05 12:21 AM |
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You're Right |
Don1 |
Jul-24-05 12:57 AM |
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Just to be accurate, the DLCer mentioned merely HOSTED a PNACer. |
Zhade |
Jul-24-05 02:22 PM |
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WRONG! The DLC is trying to ruin the DNC's grassroots effort. |
Carolab |
Jul-24-05 12:39 AM |
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I'm with you on that Carolab |
bearfan454 |
Jul-24-05 01:20 PM |
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Specifics? I don't doubt it for a minute, |
Eloriel |
Jul-24-05 03:01 PM |
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The Nation had a good article about the DLC a few weeks back. |
Carolab |
Jul-24-05 11:21 PM |
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Real Democrat is much better DLC |
rman |
Jul-24-05 04:35 AM |
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Uh, noooooo. DLC pretty much IS Republican |
Eloriel |
Jul-24-05 02:58 PM |
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Here's a snip of one article: |
Lorien |
Jul-24-05 01:18 AM |
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Thank you! |
wryter2000 |
Jul-24-05 12:05 PM |
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Well, Bill Clinton (who made the DLC famous, not the other way around)... |
Zhade |
Jul-24-05 02:32 PM |
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"(who made the DLC famous, not the other way around)..." |
wryter2000 |
Jul-24-05 05:09 PM |
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He gets it wrong pretty fast... |
Zhade |
Jul-24-05 02:27 PM |
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The DLC is a malignant cancer on the Democratic party |
AntiCoup2K4 |
Jul-24-05 03:25 AM |
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I'm betting you Think JFK was a Cancer then??? |
IndianaDemocrat |
Jul-24-05 01:40 PM |
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Echoing Republicans to win elections isn't winning. |
Zhade |
Jul-24-05 02:34 PM |
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We are not posturing, and neither is Dean. Forget their perception. |
madfloridian |
Jul-25-05 01:01 AM |
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The DLC are nothing but GOP/AEI moles |
wli |
Jul-24-05 04:13 AM |
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I would say some of THIS stuff could be written by freepers |
brentspeak |
Jul-24-05 04:16 AM |
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The same thought occured to me... |
T Town Jake |
Jul-24-05 05:19 AM |
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Maybe, just maybe it has something to do with the feeling of |
cornermouse |
Jul-24-05 09:41 AM |
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As a Liberal Independent I owe no fealty to the Democratic Party |
magellan |
Jul-24-05 05:44 AM |
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how did you draw that conclusion from that post? |
wyldwolf |
Jul-24-05 07:27 AM |
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It just struck me as one of those "You must vote Democrat... |
magellan |
Jul-25-05 12:52 AM |
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OT: I love your avatar! |
Zhade |
Jul-24-05 02:36 PM |
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Deceitful Little Conservatives |
mmonk |
Jul-24-05 05:10 AM |
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So im assuming that soon to be Gov. Spitzer... |
liberaliraqvet26 |
Jul-24-05 05:58 AM |
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The malignant cancer on the party are ... |
wyldwolf |
Jul-24-05 07:40 AM |
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Oh so here you are again.. doing the job as a DLC functionary. |
radio4progressives |
Jul-25-05 12:12 AM |
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Jul-25-05 04:53 AM |
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Actually, liberaliraqvet26 |
Eloriel |
Jul-24-05 05:22 PM |
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Al From, yes |
Demgirl |
Jul-25-05 04:23 PM |
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Funding from the Koch brothers should tell you plenty |
JNelson6563 |
Jul-24-05 07:21 AM |
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Like Howard Dean, you mean? |
wyldwolf |
Jul-24-05 07:24 AM |
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Busy thread for you! |
JNelson6563 |
Jul-24-05 01:08 PM |
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Dean's our |
zidzi |
Jul-24-05 02:34 PM |
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you mean like Howard Dean? |
wyldwolf |
Jul-24-05 05:58 PM |
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You need to stop that Koch stuff. |
madfloridian |
Jul-25-05 01:03 AM |
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no I don't. |
wyldwolf |
Jul-25-05 04:55 AM |
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More of the same |
wyldwolf |
Jul-24-05 07:23 AM |
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i have one answer for you ...joe lieberman and his ilk |
ooglymoogly |
Jul-24-05 10:00 AM |
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aside from his support of the Iraq war... |
wyldwolf |
Jul-24-05 06:01 PM |
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kerry and edwards like most democrats voted to give the president |
ooglymoogly |
Jul-25-05 03:11 PM |
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My problem with the DLC is their unwavering support for "free trade" and |
gulfcoastliberal |
Jul-24-05 12:22 PM |
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How 'bout what all Democrats should NOT be |
Eloriel |
Jul-24-05 06:02 PM |
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ok, point by point: |
wyldwolf |
Jul-24-05 06:07 PM |
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"Democratic party should put national interests above special interests" |
Zhade |
Jul-25-05 02:06 PM |
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The Iraq war had fuckall to do with the removal of Hussein |
eridani |
Jul-25-05 06:21 AM |
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The DLC seems to have two jobs: |
Q |
Jul-24-05 08:52 AM |
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Excellent post. n/t |
Al-CIAda |
Jul-24-05 10:57 AM |
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Maybe we could start an alternative? |
emcguffie |
Jul-24-05 11:10 AM |
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Dean's elecrtion as DNC chair went a long way toward helping |
Eloriel |
Jul-24-05 06:12 PM |
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The problem is that the 'party bosses' had no control over Dean... |
Q |
Jul-24-05 06:31 PM |
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So Dean sold out? |
tommcintyre |
Jul-25-05 04:13 PM |
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DLC candidates lose |
Demgirl |
Jul-25-05 04:29 PM |
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Gotta agree with you once again Q |
Lorien |
Jul-24-05 01:01 PM |
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I have a slightly different view in one regard... |
Zhade |
Jul-24-05 02:44 PM |
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Right. And here's an example of their ongoing war on Dean |
Eloriel |
Jul-24-05 06:43 PM |
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The DLC loses nothing having Dean as Chair... |
Q |
Jul-24-05 11:35 PM |
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I have to disagree... |
Q |
Jul-25-05 07:29 AM |
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Yep. They're the "Zell-its" of the Democratic Party. |
TahitiNut |
Jul-24-05 02:47 PM |
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Same here, TN. Same here. |
Zhade |
Jul-25-05 02:10 PM |
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HALLELUJAH! |
d_b |
Jul-25-05 06:33 AM |
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Some readings from the DLC web site |
chaumont58 |
Jul-24-05 09:22 AM |
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thank you for steppin up to the plate |
ooglymoogly |
Jul-24-05 10:06 AM |
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More like |
Don1 |
Jul-24-05 10:44 PM |
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The last 30 years Dems have been "reactionary" -- |
emcguffie |
Jul-24-05 11:09 AM |
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Being able to see something and doing something about it... |
Q |
Jul-25-05 07:21 AM |
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go here |
xxqqqzme |
Jul-25-05 04:44 PM |
#104 |
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