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Mon Sep-25-06 12:25 PM
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| 95. If the Dem Party was true ly an opposition party they would be all over it |
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but the more I see it, the less it looks like the Democratic Party is a true opposition party, or the common mans party, its a party of hacks, lobbies, wealthy people just giving us a minor choice to keep the illusion of choice for the masses.
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| -The torture issue is "The Chance of a Lifetime" for Dems. |
scarletwoman |
Sep-23-06 11:15 PM |
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Recommended |
Solly Mack |
Sep-23-06 11:20 PM |
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Thanks! Appreciate it! |
scarletwoman |
Sep-23-06 11:23 PM |
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I'll help keep it kicked until I have to go |
Solly Mack |
Sep-23-06 11:27 PM |
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Ditto on the recommend. |
Jackpine Radical |
Sep-23-06 11:31 PM |
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The whole issue really does get the mind to working in overdrive |
Solly Mack |
Sep-23-06 11:37 PM |
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If the Democratic Party doesn't make a strong, unified statement on this, |
Mayberry Machiavelli |
Sep-23-06 11:38 PM |
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I keep asking |
Solly Mack |
Sep-23-06 11:49 PM |
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Why do we have to wait, for prominent Dems to speak up about this? |
Mayberry Machiavelli |
Sep-23-06 11:26 PM |
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K&R |
life_long_dem |
Sep-23-06 11:33 PM |
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"I don’t want in power regardless of what party they are in" |
upi402 |
Sep-23-06 11:40 PM |
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Bumper Stickers for the Campaign: Torture Endangers American Troops |
BurtWorm |
Sep-23-06 11:53 PM |
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What good does it do for "rank and file" to make these signs if the people |
Mayberry Machiavelli |
Sep-24-06 12:03 AM |
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I hear you. |
BurtWorm |
Sep-24-06 12:15 AM |
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Absolutely spot on |
magellan |
Sep-24-06 12:08 AM |
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Up until this moment, the torture legislation, I had some hope. Hope for |
Mayberry Machiavelli |
Sep-24-06 12:18 AM |
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Mayberry, I'm with you |
magellan |
Sep-24-06 01:19 AM |
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Been telling my wife this... |
Singular73 |
Sep-24-06 12:17 AM |
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It's NOT. So it's not only moral cowardice, but political STUPIDITY. |
Mayberry Machiavelli |
Sep-24-06 12:18 AM |
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Morning kick... (nt) |
scarletwoman |
Sep-24-06 05:24 AM |
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k + r |
deacon |
Sep-24-06 06:15 AM |
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I'm hoping we've heard little from the Democrats because |
Vinca |
Sep-24-06 06:50 AM |
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Oh wow. I said the same thing about Amin to my husband |
Solly Mack |
Sep-24-06 08:47 AM |
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Fact is, we don't need to read stuff like this. |
mmonk |
Sep-24-06 09:02 AM |
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I love this quote in the article: "Little Suzy Swingvoter and her husband |
specimenfred1984 |
Sep-24-06 09:13 AM |
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That's it in a nutshell |
Solly Mack |
Sep-25-06 11:46 AM |
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this is excellent but |
leftchick |
Sep-24-06 09:43 AM |
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I agree with you LC |
spanone |
Sep-24-06 09:48 AM |
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I am in despair, too. But I'll still make one more effort to push them |
scarletwoman |
Sep-24-06 05:56 PM |
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i agree |
buddhamama |
Sep-24-06 09:55 AM |
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They all practice Politics at the expense of Governance. |
elehhhhna |
Sep-24-06 10:55 AM |
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K&R 4 wedge issue: Do Mr&Mrs BibleBelt think Jesus would condone torture? |
Tin Man |
Sep-24-06 11:56 AM |
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That's excellent! "Who would JESUS Torture?" |
scarletwoman |
Sep-24-06 04:55 PM |
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Very compelling reply - you've made a great observation |
Tin Man |
Sep-24-06 05:26 PM |
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Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm glad you like what I wrote. |
scarletwoman |
Sep-24-06 05:34 PM |
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My 85-year-old mother feels the same way |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Sep-24-06 10:33 PM |
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It's so incredibly sad. Our elders lived through so much, and learned so |
scarletwoman |
Sep-24-06 11:11 PM |
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Go to any right-leaning website |
Mind Snapper |
Sep-25-06 11:41 AM |
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I don't expect this approach would 'flip' every right winger, but... |
Tin Man |
Sep-25-06 12:17 PM |
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Oh yeah, and welcome to DU, MindSnapper ! |
Tin Man |
Sep-25-06 12:19 PM |
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They won't call it "torture" but I agree we need to define torture as |
gully |
Sep-24-06 01:05 PM |
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I have been saying this |
yebrent |
Sep-24-06 01:26 PM |
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A vote for the GOP torture bill is an act of complicity to war crimes |
leveymg |
Sep-24-06 02:37 PM |
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"torture is a family value" |
progressoid |
Sep-24-06 02:54 PM |
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Here's the phrase: TORTURE KILLS AMERICA |
eviltwin2525 |
Sep-24-06 02:58 PM |
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"Who Would Jesus Torture?" is already on a sticker. |
tomreedtoon |
Sep-24-06 04:38 PM |
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A real pearl there... |
sweetheart |
Sep-24-06 04:46 PM |
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Namaste, sweetheart, and thank you. |
scarletwoman |
Sep-24-06 05:14 PM |
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There have been several possibilities to draw a line in the sand |
BelgianMadCow |
Sep-24-06 05:41 PM |
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Well, this is where the rubber really meets the road, isn't it. |
scarletwoman |
Sep-24-06 06:00 PM |
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based on the timing, I'd say it is |
BelgianMadCow |
Sep-24-06 06:21 PM |
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Thank you for your thoughtful reply. |
scarletwoman |
Sep-24-06 06:55 PM |
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I hear you - we are in the same boat |
BelgianMadCow |
Sep-24-06 07:17 PM |
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"We are all in the same boat." -- yes. |
scarletwoman |
Sep-24-06 07:43 PM |
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It demands a total ideological retrenchment, however |
sweetheart |
Sep-24-06 07:52 PM |
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And what are we left with, if not the Dharma? |
scarletwoman |
Sep-24-06 08:55 PM |
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I postulate an enlightenment |
sweetheart |
Sep-24-06 09:06 PM |
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The tragedy IS mine. |
scarletwoman |
Sep-24-06 09:31 PM |
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my dinner with andre |
sweetheart |
Sep-24-06 09:42 PM |
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Never enter a battle of wits with a Sicilian. |
scarletwoman |
Sep-24-06 09:52 PM |
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...being otherwise executed |
sweetheart |
Sep-24-06 09:59 PM |
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The US doesnt torture people..... |
Ksec |
Sep-24-06 06:28 PM |
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Dems just gotta 'call em out' on their lies and misrepresentations |
Tin Man |
Sep-24-06 06:44 PM |
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The question is, WILL they? (nt) |
scarletwoman |
Sep-24-06 06:56 PM |
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WHY do you hate 'murikkka, Scarlet Woman? |
BeHereNow |
Sep-24-06 07:58 PM |
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Dear BHN -- perhaps I love America too much. |
scarletwoman |
Sep-24-06 09:37 PM |
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I understand- my sarcasm is my defense mechanism... |
BeHereNow |
Sep-24-06 09:57 PM |
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Can someone point me to.. |
sendero |
Sep-24-06 08:04 PM |
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I'm sorry I don't have the link at hand, but there was a recent poll |
scarletwoman |
Sep-24-06 08:45 PM |
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The whole point of the article.. |
sendero |
Sep-24-06 09:02 PM |
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Sorry. You asked in your post if any polling had been done on the question |
scarletwoman |
Sep-24-06 09:21 PM |
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There's already an exception for the scenario that |
Spike from MN |
Sep-26-06 12:10 PM |
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I made a homemade bumpersticker that says: |
bear425 |
Sep-24-06 09:16 PM |
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Thank you. I don't know how to make my own bumper sticker, can you help? |
scarletwoman |
Sep-24-06 09:28 PM |
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I just go to office depot and get either bumpersticker stock or |
bear425 |
Sep-24-06 09:42 PM |
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Thank you. |
scarletwoman |
Sep-24-06 09:50 PM |
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Oh, don't drive that far! |
bear425 |
Sep-24-06 10:02 PM |
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You're so sweet! Thank you again! |
scarletwoman |
Sep-24-06 10:24 PM |
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K&R |
madmusic |
Sep-24-06 09:30 PM |
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Burn Baby BURN |
sweetheart |
Sep-24-06 09:45 PM |
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Thanks for this! I haven't seen the Daily Brew since the early days |
glitch |
Sep-24-06 10:19 PM |
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Thanks for your k&r -- I hadn't checked out the "Daily Brew" for a long |
scarletwoman |
Sep-24-06 10:27 PM |
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Seems so long ago now, like from another time or dimension. |
glitch |
Sep-25-06 05:41 PM |
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K & R |
EnfantTerrible |
Sep-24-06 10:37 PM |
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When right-wingers say, "Yeah, but they're terrorists," I tell them |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Sep-24-06 10:38 PM |
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WHICH DEMOCRATS ARE FOR TORTURE? |
savemefromdumbya |
Sep-24-06 10:48 PM |
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I don't know, but I would be totally unsurprised if some of the |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Sep-24-06 10:53 PM |
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if Democrats support Bush on this one then they should flung out |
savemefromdumbya |
Sep-24-06 11:01 PM |
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Agreed |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Sep-24-06 11:06 PM |
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FILIBUSTER NEEDED! |
savemefromdumbya |
Sep-25-06 12:27 PM |
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Which Democrats support an illegal, immoral war? |
EnfantTerrible |
Sep-24-06 10:59 PM |
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Any who are silent on the issue. Any that vote for any compromise. |
mmonk |
Sep-24-06 11:06 PM |
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I'm hoping folks will start calling and writing their Dem senators & reps |
scarletwoman |
Sep-24-06 11:32 PM |
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Bedtime kick... |
scarletwoman |
Sep-24-06 11:48 PM |
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A kick before zzzzz's |
EnfantTerrible |
Sep-25-06 01:53 AM |
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morning kick... (nt) |
scarletwoman |
Sep-25-06 05:46 AM |
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Best thread on DU I've seen in a while |
Mind Snapper |
Sep-25-06 11:55 AM |
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Thanks. It's been very gratifying to see the interest this has generated. |
scarletwoman |
Sep-25-06 04:16 PM |
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Thanks for posting this, scarletwoman |
notsodumbhillbilly |
Sep-25-06 12:12 PM |
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You are so very welcome! I am outraged beyond endurance these days. |
scarletwoman |
Sep-25-06 04:25 PM |
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If the Dem Party was true ly an opposition party they would be all over it |
oc2002 |
Sep-25-06 12:25 PM |
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The sole purpose |
EnfantTerrible |
Sep-25-06 12:36 PM |
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Too late for an Rbut I can K, please send to your reps |
never cry wolf |
Sep-25-06 01:07 PM |
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Kick n/t |
EnfantTerrible |
Sep-25-06 01:38 PM |
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