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Thu Oct-28-10 10:20 AM
Response to Reply #43 |
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LBGT are not the only ones on the left trashing the Democrats.
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| -If the "left" had not been so vocal against Obama, do you think |
apples and oranges |
Oct-28-10 09:36 AM |
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It certainly did NOT help! |
trayfoot |
Oct-28-10 09:37 AM |
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It certainly did help. Because it brought the people the Prez needs to GOTV this week... |
ClassWarrior |
Oct-28-10 10:39 AM |
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Frankly, I doubt it had all that much to do with any of it. |
MineralMan |
Oct-28-10 09:41 AM |
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+1 |
Lisa D |
Oct-28-10 10:06 AM |
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Yep, definitely. |
tabatha |
Oct-28-10 09:42 AM |
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Honey, going through life -- |
Hell Hath No Fury |
Oct-28-10 10:45 AM |
#76 |
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1) Jobs, 2) Jobs and 3) Jobs |
One_Life_To_Give |
Oct-28-10 09:42 AM |
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But we still don't hear we need to end outsourcing, which is the ONLY way to get jobs back! |
grahamhgreen |
Oct-28-10 01:04 PM |
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Because it can't happen |
Riley133 |
Oct-28-10 02:00 PM |
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It can, and will happen. All it takes is an act of congress! Given enough time |
grahamhgreen |
Oct-28-10 02:21 PM |
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No. The left has only been vocal against Obama's decisions that run against their views. |
Bucky |
Oct-28-10 09:44 AM |
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Unfortunately, that seems to have been just about everything |
NoPasaran |
Oct-28-10 11:07 AM |
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Good, positive, winning emotions recruit people. |
gulliver |
Oct-28-10 09:44 AM |
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I love this post. And what a quote "Attitude is trajectory". It really does set the course |
KittyWampus |
Oct-28-10 10:00 AM |
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“We create our own reality" |
jgraz |
Oct-28-10 11:42 AM |
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it helped our chances, no question |
Enrique |
Oct-28-10 09:44 AM |
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It has nothing to do with the left, and everything to do with the Democrats for not moving toward |
still_one |
Oct-28-10 09:45 AM |
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That's sort of the problem. Democrats could never agree because there are right wing Democrats. |
Selatius |
Oct-28-10 09:51 AM |
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I agree that the right wing Democrats would not accept it, but the populous would have, and that |
still_one |
Oct-28-10 09:57 AM |
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But the thing is the American population doesn't vote on the bills, Congress critters do. |
Selatius |
Oct-28-10 10:11 AM |
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The right wing Democrats were there in the Senate, voting |
treestar |
Oct-28-10 10:17 AM |
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and we will pay the consequence this in a week, I hope not, but I don't think the polls are that off |
still_one |
Oct-28-10 10:19 AM |
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That problem only exists because the Party "Leadership" refuses to lead. |
Greyhound |
Oct-28-10 02:30 PM |
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In my opinion, all the whining on our side RUINED his mandate |
apples and oranges |
Oct-28-10 10:05 AM |
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Hardly any on the left ruined any mandate. The right had more to do with that. |
Selatius |
Oct-28-10 10:15 AM |
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That didn't help, but it sure wasn't the reason independents are mixed. What was the mandate? Even |
still_one |
Oct-28-10 10:17 AM |
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What a steaming pile of horse poop. |
Hell Hath No Fury |
Oct-28-10 10:22 AM |
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Exactly, that is what a friggin' mandate IS |
treestar |
Oct-28-10 10:25 AM |
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Obama sabotaged his own mandate. |
girl gone mad |
Oct-28-10 10:33 AM |
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There was a mandate for a public option . It wasn't the fault of the left |
PA Democrat |
Oct-28-10 12:06 PM |
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+100000000000000000000 |
ClassWarrior |
Oct-29-10 09:06 AM |
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+100000 n/t |
bluethruandthru |
Oct-29-10 10:02 AM |
#145 |
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So your position is that Obama's agenda was so fragile... |
jgraz |
Oct-28-10 12:14 PM |
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That's EXACTLY the OP's position. That's the position of all who scold... |
ClassWarrior |
Oct-29-10 09:21 AM |
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The media sabotaged it all by blowing up the Tea Party Movement into what it never was. |
Selatius |
Oct-28-10 09:47 AM |
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The teabaggers are.. |
butterfly77 |
Oct-28-10 09:59 AM |
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Or the economy or obstructionist republicans and unprecedented anonymous money |
myrna minx |
Oct-28-10 09:47 AM |
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LOL. I hope the Onion is up for some serious competition. |
Karmadillo |
Oct-28-10 09:48 AM |
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Where do you hear the "left"? |
Gold Metal Flake |
Oct-28-10 09:49 AM |
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Yup. You got it right. |
ThomCat |
Oct-28-10 09:35 PM |
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+1 nt |
laundry_queen |
Oct-29-10 10:39 AM |
#146 |
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The media focused on the Tea Party |
Hawkowl |
Oct-28-10 09:52 AM |
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I see. So expecting accountability is now called "complaining" got it |
ixion |
Oct-28-10 09:52 AM |
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Actually, "whining" is the word I see most often |
tkmorris |
Oct-28-10 02:25 PM |
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I have a question... |
lame54 |
Oct-28-10 09:52 AM |
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So you want to blame the messenger.. |
Winterblues |
Oct-28-10 09:55 AM |
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They desperately, desperately want to blame the messenger |
jgraz |
Oct-28-10 10:10 AM |
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So you've informed the world that the Democrats aren't good enough |
treestar |
Oct-28-10 10:15 AM |
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If you lose politically, you employed a losing political strategy. |
jgraz |
Oct-28-10 10:27 AM |
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you should use your amazing powers for good, and not evil.. |
frylock |
Oct-28-10 01:10 PM |
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I'd be happy if Obama used his amazing powers at all. |
jgraz |
Oct-28-10 07:02 PM |
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He's not a king with a magic wand! n/t |
QC |
Oct-28-10 09:59 PM |
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Thank you! |
Riley133 |
Oct-28-10 02:03 PM |
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Let's play what if with a different IF -- IF the Democrats had been able to pass real |
T Wolf |
Oct-28-10 09:56 AM |
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Sure. Why not? |
treestar |
Oct-28-10 10:18 AM |
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You know what? |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Oct-28-10 09:57 AM |
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Indeed it has. |
deutsey |
Oct-28-10 10:02 AM |
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Um, it bites you harder |
treestar |
Oct-28-10 10:19 AM |
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Not me. I'm Brazilian. We elect leftists here. -nt |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Oct-28-10 10:44 AM |
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Brazilian? How much is that? |
jgraz |
Oct-28-10 12:17 PM |
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+1 n/t |
Catherina |
Oct-28-10 10:26 AM |
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If you lose politically, you employed a losing political strategy. |
jgraz |
Oct-28-10 09:58 AM |
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Thank you... If one looks at the candidates the Dems are up |
walldude |
Oct-28-10 10:08 AM |
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The Left does not get that much TV coverage. and besides |
OHdem10 |
Oct-28-10 09:59 AM |
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^ Definitely! ^ |
Mimosa |
Oct-29-10 09:35 AM |
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STFU No. 98456 |
donco6 |
Oct-28-10 10:01 AM |
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If the Gays had not been so vocal against Obama, do you think |
pgodbold |
Oct-28-10 10:02 AM |
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What are you talking about? |
apples and oranges |
Oct-28-10 10:06 AM |
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Deleted sub-thread |
Name removed |
Oct-28-10 10:09 AM |
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You caught that dog-whistle too. Eh? N/t |
donco6 |
Oct-28-10 10:16 AM |
#43 |
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OP did no such thing |
treestar |
Oct-28-10 10:20 AM |
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Hey, it called to you, didn't it? |
donco6 |
Oct-28-10 10:21 AM |
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Snap! |
racaulk |
Oct-28-10 11:45 AM |
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Double snap in Z formation! n/t |
QC |
Oct-28-10 12:22 PM |
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An around the world and back snap! |
racaulk |
Oct-28-10 01:20 PM |
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Funny how the "irrelevant" left gets blamed for the failures of politicians to win elections. |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
Oct-28-10 10:03 AM |
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Which way is it? |
treestar |
Oct-28-10 10:13 AM |
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Why not ask the Blue Dogs who vote with the Republicans? They're relevant. |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
Oct-28-10 10:16 AM |
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The OP is about the cold water you've thrown on the Democrats |
treestar |
Oct-28-10 10:23 AM |
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I find it hiliarious that they ignore the left as "irrelevant" then blame it for their failures. |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
Oct-28-10 10:31 AM |
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Sorry, Democrats are now vulnerable to "cold water" from the left? |
jgraz |
Oct-28-10 10:45 AM |
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"Insufficient water temperature, inadequate clapping, etc." |
Ignis |
Oct-28-10 11:31 AM |
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"Blue Dogs were elected by their constituents" Progressives are constituents too and it is not their |
AlabamaLibrul |
Oct-29-10 10:01 AM |
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that's your narrative.. |
frylock |
Oct-28-10 01:13 PM |
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If it didn't help |
The Philosopher |
Oct-28-10 10:05 AM |
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Knocking down the leader of the party never helps. |
HughMoran |
Oct-28-10 10:06 AM |
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Wait... our party has a leader? |
jgraz |
Oct-28-10 10:50 AM |
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Deleted sub-thread |
Name removed |
Oct-28-10 11:01 AM |
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Just a difference of opinion... |
kentuck |
Oct-28-10 10:09 AM |
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Of course we would |
treestar |
Oct-28-10 10:12 AM |
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You are just a treasure trove of quotable material. It's so precious. n/t |
superduperfarleft |
Oct-28-10 10:22 AM |
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Does this mean anything? |
treestar |
Oct-28-10 10:24 AM |
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Who died and left you boss over who can discuss how bad right wing policy is for the country. |
boston bean |
Oct-28-10 10:27 AM |
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I thought we were irrelevant? n/t |
superduperfarleft |
Oct-28-10 10:45 AM |
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What if Obama had listened to critics on the left? |
girl gone mad |
Oct-28-10 10:21 AM |
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STOP IT STOP IT! |
Hell Hath No Fury |
Oct-28-10 10:57 AM |
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In other words... |
jgraz |
Oct-28-10 12:04 PM |
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At last...the truth! |
QC |
Oct-28-10 01:24 PM |
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The President ought to have been listening to and acting on the points of the left |
TheKentuckian |
Oct-28-10 10:22 AM |
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Let's be honest. It still would not have been enough |
apples and oranges |
Oct-28-10 10:26 AM |
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Let's be honest, it would be a lot fucking better because closer to the good of the people |
TheKentuckian |
Oct-28-10 10:33 AM |
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I dunno. If you do something most people want, you get votes. |
Selatius |
Oct-28-10 10:36 AM |
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Amazing how many people seem to not understand that. |
jgraz |
Oct-28-10 10:52 AM |
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"Most people wanted the Public Option, and they didn't get it." |
Mimosa |
Oct-29-10 09:44 AM |
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If Obama hadn't been so vocal against the left... |
EOTE |
Oct-28-10 10:25 AM |
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Funny. |
muffin1 |
Oct-28-10 10:32 AM |
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this preemptive scapegoating was predicted weeks ago.. |
frylock |
Oct-28-10 01:19 PM |
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anything would be different? NO! |
damntexdem |
Oct-28-10 10:35 AM |
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Ah, yes, progressives are to blame for the Corporate Media's bias. |
ClassWarrior |
Oct-28-10 10:40 AM |
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You don't get it, do you? |
Jakes Progress |
Oct-28-10 10:40 AM |
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If Obama had stopped the wars, do you think our chances next week would be a lot better? n/t |
Catherina |
Oct-28-10 10:42 AM |
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Of course not. The only proper strategy would be for all of his critics to remain silent. |
jgraz |
Oct-28-10 10:47 AM |
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If Obama had done a better job, the electoral outlook would be better. |
JVS |
Oct-28-10 10:46 AM |
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The blame-the-progressives meme is already starting and it's not even election day yet! nt |
riderinthestorm |
Oct-28-10 10:50 AM |
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The hippie-punching is strong with this one |
jgraz |
Oct-28-10 10:53 AM |
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Asking about who to blame next week is so last week. |
Touchdown |
Oct-28-10 10:55 AM |
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No |
kctim |
Oct-28-10 11:02 AM |
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No. Progressives have little voice in current political discourse |
mmonk |
Oct-28-10 11:07 AM |
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For over 100 years when the left gets vocal the country moves forward. It always helps. n/t |
GOTV |
Oct-28-10 11:09 AM |
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Isn't it weird how that works? |
Hell Hath No Fury |
Oct-28-10 11:13 AM |
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No |
Stinky The Clown |
Oct-28-10 12:00 PM |
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Lefties are the convenient punching bag. |
Vinca |
Oct-28-10 12:06 PM |
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If Obama had listened to the left (Out of Iraqistan, Single-Payer, etc) we would sweep the elections |
grahamhgreen |
Oct-28-10 01:05 PM |
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Unrec for starting the blame the left meme before the election has even taken place. |
Individualist |
Oct-28-10 01:14 PM |
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If Obama had not been so vocal against the "left" do you think our chances next week would be a lot |
avaistheone1 |
Oct-28-10 01:19 PM |
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Focusing on the 10% we didn't get instead of the 90% we did get. |
Radical Activist |
Oct-28-10 01:25 PM |
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Someone needs to work on their fractions |
jgraz |
Oct-28-10 09:15 PM |
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Since the left is so damn powerful |
nadinbrzezinski |
Oct-28-10 01:30 PM |
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Let me hip you up to some SHIT |
mstinamotorcity |
Oct-28-10 02:00 PM |
#113 |
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The election has not even taken place yet... |
enuegii |
Oct-28-10 02:26 PM |
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Let's take the stimulus as an example. |
BlueCheese |
Oct-28-10 02:35 PM |
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(3) Gays. n/t |
donco6 |
Oct-28-10 03:23 PM |
#120 |
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No. |
Blue_In_AK |
Oct-28-10 03:28 PM |
#121 |
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nope |
ibegurpard |
Oct-28-10 07:40 PM |
#123 |
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"interesting" framing |
depakid |
Oct-28-10 09:20 PM |
#125 |
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oh, I get it.... |
unkachuck |
Oct-28-10 09:23 PM |
#126 |
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Most Definately |
otohara |
Oct-28-10 09:25 PM |
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I consider myself to be part of the 'left' who has had some |
tnlefty |
Oct-28-10 09:35 PM |
#128 |
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This flamebait POS is still up? n/t |
donco6 |
Oct-28-10 09:35 PM |
#130 |
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It is a bit divisive, isn't it? n/t |
QC |
Oct-28-10 09:43 PM |
#131 |
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I don't think criticism from the left has done any more harm than the overreaction to criticism |
fishwax |
Oct-28-10 09:47 PM |
#132 |
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The OP does not go far enough... |
JoseGaspar |
Oct-28-10 10:02 PM |
#134 |
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No. There's enough anger and money on the right. It would be iffy regardless. |
nemo137 |
Oct-28-10 10:04 PM |
#135 |
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Criticizing is not "being against" |
Kurovski |
Oct-29-10 12:33 AM |
#136 |
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The economy influences peoples votes for a party in power |
Mimosa |
Oct-29-10 09:31 AM |
#139 |
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Not really. I think the Left is going to vote Democratic anyway. |
Unvanguard |
Oct-29-10 09:33 AM |
#140 |
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Gee, funny thing |
MadHound |
Oct-29-10 09:49 AM |
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