Ignis
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Tue Oct-19-10 05:46 PM
Response to Reply #45 |
| 49. "what I try to do is bring the actual details to the forum" |
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...In the form of McCarthyite baiting questions, wherein answering the narrowly phrased question truthfully has a high probability of resulting in the DUer's tombstoning. That's not being an honest broker, so you can stable the high horse. 
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| -Boy, those Dems sure know & appreciate their base. |
Jackpine Radical |
Oct-19-10 09:45 AM |
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Which of these blue dogs don't you want to see re-elected? n/t |
LoZoccolo |
Oct-19-10 09:51 AM |
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We could lose a dozen of them... |
kentuck |
Oct-19-10 09:54 AM |
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Which of these blue dogs don't you want to see re-elected? n/t |
LoZoccolo |
Oct-19-10 09:55 AM |
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I could care less if any of them get elected and will not donate one red cent to their cause. |
Winterblues |
Oct-19-10 10:00 AM |
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Which one of them votes with the Republicans all the time? n/t |
LoZoccolo |
Oct-19-10 10:05 AM |
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Hitler liked dogs, what's your point? |
frustrated_lefty |
Oct-19-10 10:32 AM |
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Dang. Support the Democrats for cryin out loud. |
jaxx |
Oct-19-10 11:02 AM |
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Is there an echo in here? |
Jackpine Radical |
Oct-19-10 10:23 AM |
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Exactly. Rahm as email sender is unbelievably "contextually insensitive." |
philly_bob |
Oct-19-10 10:39 AM |
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Well, it might be more effective if he said - |
RaleighNCDUer |
Oct-19-10 12:35 PM |
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Yeah, I'd contribute to that pitch. (nt) |
philly_bob |
Oct-19-10 01:01 PM |
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No, just the usual baiting to get you to break DU rules. |
Ignis |
Oct-19-10 12:56 PM |
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Ahem. That's "dirty FUCKING hippie." |
Jackpine Radical |
Oct-19-10 05:32 PM |
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Thanks, but I'm trying to swear a little less fucking often. |
Ignis |
Oct-19-10 05:35 PM |
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Not to mention the difficulty of |
Jackpine Radical |
Oct-19-10 05:45 PM |
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The voting records show that people generally can't point out "blue dogs" |
LoZoccolo |
Oct-19-10 05:37 PM |
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"what I try to do is bring the actual details to the forum" |
Ignis |
Oct-19-10 05:46 PM |
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McCarthy tried to brand people with a label that was pretty much impossible to prove either way. |
LoZoccolo |
Oct-19-10 05:52 PM |
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Ah, it's the "NO U" defense. |
Ignis |
Oct-20-10 11:48 AM |
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The "NO U" defense consists of just repeating their claim back to them or saying "NO U". |
LoZoccolo |
Oct-20-10 02:48 PM |
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"my opponents are more McCarthyist than me" |
Ignis |
Oct-20-10 03:11 PM |
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Right, I said that. |
LoZoccolo |
Oct-20-10 03:39 PM |
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So you have no answer to the question I posed? |
Ignis |
Oct-20-10 05:11 PM |
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I reject the premise of the question. |
LoZoccolo |
Oct-20-10 05:34 PM |
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When one asks, "What's the MPG on that silver Honda you drive?" |
Ignis |
Oct-20-10 06:18 PM |
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That might be considered nitpicky. |
LoZoccolo |
Oct-20-10 06:48 PM |
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So what's the MPG of the Honda? I don't care whether you call it silver or grey. |
Ignis |
Oct-21-10 04:08 PM |
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I reject the premise of the question. |
LoZoccolo |
Oct-21-10 04:13 PM |
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That's a complete fabrication that misrepresents my question. |
Ignis |
Oct-21-10 04:26 PM |
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OK, now that we are clear about that, let's proceed. |
LoZoccolo |
Oct-21-10 04:55 PM |
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As a matter of fact, an opponent rejected the premise of my question in this thread. |
LoZoccolo |
Oct-20-10 06:53 PM |
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I have enough on my hands, just being me. |
Ignis |
Oct-21-10 04:10 PM |
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PS: Anyone can just answer the question with "none" if they don't think there are any. |
LoZoccolo |
Oct-19-10 05:54 PM |
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Voting for the Democratic position on, say, a proclamation ISN'T THE SAME THING... |
Tesha |
Oct-19-10 06:53 PM |
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Let's see this congressperson who has only voted for the smokescreens then. n/t |
LoZoccolo |
Oct-19-10 10:45 PM |
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Pick any of the assholes who are now advertising about how they "voted against... |
Tesha |
Oct-20-10 06:41 AM |
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"Do your own research." lol |
LoZoccolo |
Oct-20-10 08:44 AM |
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NPR did a story in just the last several night about this. |
Tesha |
Oct-20-10 01:52 PM |
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About what? Proclamations? |
LoZoccolo |
Oct-20-10 02:47 PM |
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Here, courtesy of Newsmax, is a list of ten "Democrats" who are probably... |
Tesha |
Oct-20-10 05:25 PM |
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Yet he voted opposite the Republicans on H.R. 512. |
LoZoccolo |
Oct-20-10 10:02 PM |
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Ahh, the famous "argument by nit-pick" method. |
Tesha |
Oct-21-10 06:28 AM |
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One major bill? |
LoZoccolo |
Oct-21-10 08:44 AM |
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The devil's in the 8%. |
Jackpine Radical |
Oct-19-10 07:42 PM |
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Who is this candidate who only voted with the Democrats on unimportant issues? |
LoZoccolo |
Oct-19-10 10:54 PM |
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92 votes to name post offices or highways, or acknowledge |
RaleighNCDUer |
Oct-22-10 11:17 AM |
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That is entirely beside the point I was trying to make. |
Jackpine Radical |
Oct-19-10 10:19 AM |
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I just got the same email.. |
Webster Green |
Oct-19-10 09:52 AM |
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Shame 'bout that. |
YOY |
Oct-19-10 09:59 AM |
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Deleted message |
Name removed |
Oct-19-10 09:53 AM |
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Not all do. |
crim son |
Oct-19-10 10:06 AM |
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Same here in NY |
displacedvermoter |
Oct-19-10 10:25 AM |
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I like the strategy of voting for progressive candidates in 'safe' elections |
bigtree |
Oct-19-10 10:41 AM |
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Even when the leading Dem candidate is a dud, and his/her |
displacedvermoter |
Oct-19-10 11:34 AM |
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what you define as a dud |
bigtree |
Oct-19-10 11:52 AM |
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Because the base plays the part of the battered wife - |
RaleighNCDUer |
Oct-19-10 10:18 AM |
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Jeez, that really makes it concrete, doesn't it? |
Jackpine Radical |
Oct-19-10 10:24 AM |
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Sounds about right to me |
GreenPartyVoter |
Oct-20-10 11:53 AM |
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"Where you gonna go, to Sarah Palin's house?" |
Ignis |
Oct-20-10 01:47 PM |
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Can't say that I blame you |
kctim |
Oct-19-10 10:30 AM |
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heaven forbid you be asked to support Democratic ideals rather than |
RaleighNCDUer |
Oct-19-10 10:37 AM |
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In other words |
kctim |
Oct-19-10 10:54 AM |
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Right. Democrats - the OTHER Republicans. nt |
RaleighNCDUer |
Oct-19-10 11:32 AM |
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Aw, sorry you feel that way |
kctim |
Oct-19-10 11:45 AM |
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You are wrong. The right has so poisoned the label of 'progressive' |
RaleighNCDUer |
Oct-19-10 12:23 PM |
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Ah |
kctim |
Oct-19-10 02:09 PM |
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No, Blue Dogs are NOT moderate Democrats - they are right wing |
RaleighNCDUer |
Oct-19-10 02:33 PM |
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Well said |
Bluenorthwest |
Oct-19-10 02:51 PM |
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Partisan talking points |
kctim |
Oct-19-10 04:36 PM |
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OK, what moderates are replacing blue dogs with republicans? |
RaleighNCDUer |
Oct-20-10 10:25 AM |
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I am glad you left it up |
kctim |
Oct-20-10 12:11 PM |
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wtf |
RaleighNCDUer |
Oct-20-10 12:42 PM |
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Which ones are right-wing? n/t |
LoZoccolo |
Oct-19-10 05:39 PM |
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If you're going to quote the (D) platform, it's helpful to have read it. |
Ignis |
Oct-19-10 05:40 PM |
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Thank you. |
RaleighNCDUer |
Oct-20-10 12:52 PM |
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That's just crazy talk! |
Ignis |
Oct-20-10 01:21 PM |
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I'm not sure if Rahm has the same reputation among our dependable voting 'base' |
bigtree |
Oct-19-10 10:34 AM |
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appreciate the sentiment |
DemocratAholic |
Oct-19-10 10:42 AM |
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+1 |
bigtree |
Oct-19-10 11:53 AM |
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Giving money, or votes, to the Blue Dogs is like giving Lucy another football to hold. |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
Oct-19-10 11:13 AM |
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I appear to not be on Rahm's e-mail list. |
Barack_America |
Oct-19-10 11:38 AM |
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Stop whining, you professional leftist. |
Arugula Latte |
Oct-19-10 11:54 AM |
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States where the voters don't believe in evolution but we're going to get them to vote for liberals? |
NNN0LHI |
Oct-19-10 12:30 PM |
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We need to stop calling them dogs. Dogs are loyal! |
B Calm |
Oct-19-10 01:32 PM |
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An email from Rahm Emanuel? Just hit "DELETE" and move on. Why the melodrama? |
emulatorloo |
Oct-19-10 03:18 PM |
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Rahm Emanuel's email demanded that you contribute money? |
Cali_Democrat |
Oct-20-10 01:50 PM |
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Did he threaten you if you didn't contribute ? how did he "demand" you to contribute ? |
JI7 |
Oct-20-10 04:42 PM |
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