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Tue Aug-12-08 12:01 PM
Response to Reply #31 |
| -Why all the party disunity this year? |
butlerd |
Aug-12-08 08:47 AM |
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where's the disunity coming from? I think that will answer your question |
NightWatcher |
Aug-12-08 08:48 AM |
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It's trolls. |
ClassWarrior |
Aug-12-08 08:48 AM |
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Same here, CW. |
sybylla |
Aug-12-08 09:38 AM |
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Most of the ones I know are as well.... |
PatGund |
Aug-12-08 01:29 PM |
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'Cause we're Democrats? |
muddleofpudd |
Aug-12-08 08:49 AM |
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Will Rogers' famous, famous quote. |
Kire |
Aug-13-08 11:59 PM |
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When has there EVER been party unity among Democrats? |
DFW |
Aug-12-08 08:52 AM |
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I'm not suggesting that we need total unity or anything |
butlerd |
Aug-12-08 09:06 AM |
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I WOULD suggest it......... |
DFW |
Aug-12-08 09:12 AM |
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Total unity would indeed be great |
butlerd |
Aug-12-08 09:27 AM |
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We'll have disunity as long as |
lamp_shade |
Aug-12-08 08:57 AM |
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Clintons |
TexasObserver |
Aug-12-08 08:59 AM |
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C-L-I-N-T-O-N-S |
poli speak |
Aug-12-08 09:08 AM |
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Y*O*U!!! |
indimuse |
Aug-12-08 11:38 AM |
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are just the visible tip of the iceberg. |
NCevilDUer |
Aug-12-08 11:08 AM |
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DLC is right. |
TexasObserver |
Aug-12-08 11:34 AM |
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Name removed |
Aug-12-08 11:13 AM |
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And her kitchen-sink strategy did more to split the party than anything else did. |
Occam Bandage |
Aug-12-08 11:28 AM |
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her "mixed message" dog and pony show now isn't helpful |
AtomicKitten |
Aug-12-08 12:25 PM |
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Bridge burning has some permanent effects |
GoesTo11 |
Aug-13-08 12:21 AM |
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Yeah, right............... |
Beacool |
Aug-13-08 11:43 PM |
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I think the Party is just fine....but here at DU |
prodn2000 |
Aug-12-08 11:56 AM |
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B.S. ... Bill Clinton wouldn't answer the question about whether Obama is qualified. |
Oregonian |
Aug-13-08 11:49 PM |
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You. |
emilyg |
Aug-12-08 12:59 PM |
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Yahtzee. |
AtomicKitten |
Aug-12-08 01:30 PM |
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The media is perpetuating it.. Even between Edwards and the |
glowing |
Aug-12-08 09:03 AM |
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I see it at our local level BIG time. |
elizm |
Aug-12-08 09:05 AM |
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It was a close race that lasted far longer than we are accustomed to. Add to that, |
Arkansas Granny |
Aug-12-08 09:33 AM |
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IMO, two major reasons. 1) An intense primary battle (primarily) between two big-time |
TooBigaTent |
Aug-12-08 09:37 AM |
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So, if there was this widespread recognition that we had a chance for a progressive, |
Occam Bandage |
Aug-12-08 11:31 AM |
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Because most Democrats are not leftists |
leftynyc |
Aug-12-08 01:06 PM |
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That would be correct, defeating the point of the person to whom I replied. |
Occam Bandage |
Aug-12-08 02:59 PM |
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I aimed my question at the wrong person |
leftynyc |
Aug-12-08 03:15 PM |
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And thank God for that!!!! |
Beacool |
Aug-13-08 11:44 PM |
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Those newbies helped the progressives. |
ieoeja |
Aug-12-08 01:22 PM |
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Democratic incompetence always expands to fill whatever polling lead we may ever possess. |
Occam Bandage |
Aug-12-08 11:26 AM |
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Sore losers. I was irritated when Kerry won the nom in 04, but |
Truth Hurts A Lot |
Aug-12-08 11:36 AM |
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Amen! |
JVS |
Aug-12-08 03:32 PM |
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I think part of it was because during the primaries some Obama supporters were nastier towards |
musicblind |
Aug-12-08 11:39 AM |
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So...the national party is split because, with no apparent root cause, |
Occam Bandage |
Aug-12-08 11:40 AM |
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I never used the word DU. It is not just DU. DU was one part of a larger phenomenon |
musicblind |
Aug-12-08 11:54 AM |
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Okay. We'll say the netroots as a whole. |
Occam Bandage |
Aug-12-08 11:59 AM |
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FIRST, I also said that Clinton supporters were more hostile than they needed to be as well |
musicblind |
Aug-12-08 12:10 PM |
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You're still positing an unexplained and frankly illogical random upswing of hostility. |
Occam Bandage |
Aug-12-08 12:23 PM |
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I know! I know! I know! |
NCevilDUer |
Aug-12-08 12:51 PM |
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Booing a proven liar? I'll do it every day and twice on Sunday. |
Zhade |
Aug-14-08 12:08 AM |
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Very analogous of the Deanies' approach in '03 |
PurityOfEssence |
Aug-12-08 03:04 PM |
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You are correct. The Kucinich supporters were some of the best behaved. n/t |
musicblind |
Aug-12-08 03:29 PM |
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Yeah, and Clinton supporters were simply angelic! |
americanstranger |
Aug-14-08 12:13 AM |
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That, my dear, is the correct answer |
prodn2000 |
Aug-12-08 11:59 AM |
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Thank you, you'll notice the person above you trying his best to |
musicblind |
Aug-12-08 12:11 PM |
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Charming. |
Occam Bandage |
Aug-12-08 12:23 PM |
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In all fairness, you've neglected to answer the question posited |
Raineyb |
Aug-12-08 02:36 PM |
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Here are two different answers including one where I posted an answer to his |
musicblind |
Aug-12-08 03:28 PM |
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And yet there's no discussion about why the Obama supporters might be a bit hostile towards Clinton |
Raineyb |
Aug-13-08 12:07 AM |
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double post |
musicblind |
Aug-13-08 09:07 PM |
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So what you really mean is that you don't want an answer you want Clinton bashing? |
musicblind |
Aug-13-08 09:10 PM |
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What I'm saying is that you're not interested in why the anger's there |
Raineyb |
Aug-14-08 01:27 AM |
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You obviously, given your claims, you haven't followed my posting history on DU during the primaries |
musicblind |
Aug-15-08 10:39 AM |
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Of course not |
Raineyb |
Aug-15-08 06:01 PM |
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I am on the receiving end of plenty of homophobic incidents |
musicblind |
Aug-16-08 12:33 PM |
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I doubt we'll agree as to how Clinton was treated during the primaries |
Raineyb |
Aug-16-08 05:28 PM |
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So true. If Hill haters devoted half as much energy going after McCain, it |
oasis |
Aug-12-08 12:20 PM |
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And if the Hill diehards devoted half as much energy going after McCain, |
Occam Bandage |
Aug-12-08 12:25 PM |
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You are so right. |
prodn2000 |
Aug-12-08 12:50 PM |
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I believe that is true |
musicblind |
Aug-12-08 01:04 PM |
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Bingo. |
emilyg |
Aug-12-08 01:00 PM |
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Media consolidation into Republican hands. /eom |
Overseas |
Aug-12-08 11:42 AM |
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Losers not losing with even a smidgen of Grace, that's what happened |
JackORoses |
Aug-12-08 11:51 AM |
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+1 |
AtomicKitten |
Aug-12-08 11:59 AM |
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-2 |
prodn2000 |
Aug-12-08 12:01 PM |
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I've been over it since Obama sealed the Nomination in Wisconsin |
JackORoses |
Aug-12-08 12:07 PM |
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Obama sealed the nomination in June....not a minute sooner |
prodn2000 |
Aug-12-08 12:11 PM |
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No, you are the one who constantly posts nasty messages |
musicblind |
Aug-12-08 12:13 PM |
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Yeah, because you won't need those "losers" to come and vote. |
Beacool |
Aug-13-08 11:48 PM |
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Hillary and DLC. nt |
my3boyz |
Aug-12-08 12:02 PM |
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Three reasons... |
butterfly77 |
Aug-12-08 12:13 PM |
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Your so-called respect for Hillary and her supporters might come off better |
LisaM |
Aug-12-08 12:15 PM |
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And I'm "just sayin'" the OP should know better.(eom) |
oasis |
Aug-12-08 12:24 PM |
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Party Disunity My Ass |
ContinentalOp |
Aug-12-08 12:54 PM |
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Good post! |
butterfly77 |
Aug-12-08 02:58 PM |
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Republicans pretending to be Democrats, is my opinion. |
jobycom |
Aug-12-08 03:09 PM |
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Many decisive and disgusting comments like in this thread. |
joshcryer |
Aug-12-08 03:17 PM |
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Right? There's nothing worse than a decisive comment! |
BlooInBloo |
Aug-13-08 12:22 AM |
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The tide shifted on the Iraq war. Two of the major candidates had baggage from 2003 |
JVS |
Aug-12-08 03:39 PM |
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These are fringe elements |
Trajan |
Aug-13-08 09:12 PM |
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because we can win |
dave29 |
Aug-13-08 11:57 PM |
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WHAT disunity? The mewling from the handful of petulant whiners who can't accept Obama's win? |
Zhade |
Aug-14-08 12:02 AM |
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Trolls, PUMAs and racists. |
Alexander |
Aug-14-08 12:14 AM |
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Don't forget the damned |
pecwae |
Aug-15-08 06:04 PM |
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To be fair, the Republicans are in disarray too.... |
Independent_Voice |
Aug-15-08 07:30 PM |
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GOP moles doing a replay of CREEP 1972 attack one Dem and blame another Dem. |
McCamy Taylor |
Aug-16-08 01:30 PM |
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Look at the two groups fighting in this thread and you have your answer. |
Forkboy |
Aug-16-08 05:36 PM |
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