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JNelson6563 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-27-10 05:25 PM
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1. Some excellent points.
The Rethugs have some real crazies on their ballots. This can only be good for Dems.

Julie
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  -"These People Could Be In Charge" babylonsister  Aug-27-10 08:22 AM   #0 
  - Some excellent points.  JNelson6563   Aug-27-10 05:25 PM   #1 
  - doubtful that fear of these wild Repubs could draw enough of the  nightrain   Aug-27-10 05:48 PM   #2 
  - that's the logic that got us  CTLawGuy   Aug-28-10 08:05 AM   #5 
  - no. Obama and Congress folks campaigned to get the progressive vote and then  nightrain   Aug-28-10 12:00 PM   #6 
     - polls show 90%+ of liberal democrats support  CTLawGuy   Aug-28-10 03:34 PM   #9 
     - Did someone suggest "soviet-style socialism"? Your percentages are unreasonably high. The fear  nightrain   Aug-28-10 04:33 PM   #14 
        - that's what the left seems to expect from Obama  CTLawGuy   Aug-28-10 06:06 PM   #20 
           - it's okay that you don't understand the alternative viewpoint, but at least  nightrain   Aug-28-10 06:30 PM   #21 
              - if the left wants to put another republican in office  CTLawGuy   Aug-28-10 09:54 PM   #25 
                 - yeah, more booga booga....  nightrain   Aug-28-10 11:00 PM   #27 
                    - stick your fingers in your ears  CTLawGuy   Aug-28-10 11:14 PM   #37 
                       - the icon says it all...  nightrain   Aug-28-10 11:18 PM   #41 
                          - yup  CTLawGuy   Aug-29-10 12:02 AM   #45 
                             - but it's not working.... we don't STFU because DLCers say to  nightrain   Aug-29-10 12:13 AM   #46 
                                - no one thinks you shouldn't push for what you believe in  CTLawGuy   Aug-29-10 12:33 AM   #47 
                                   - Deleted message  Name removed   Aug-29-10 08:31 AM   #48 
                                      - for the record I am no fan of the DLC  CTLawGuy   Aug-30-10 06:20 AM   #62 
     - We are electing reps only from our own states.  Hansel   Aug-28-10 03:51 PM   #11 
        - the November election could be seen as a unofficial referendum on Obama's effectiveness in  nightrain   Aug-28-10 04:27 PM   #13 
  - It sounds like you are willing to hold our nation's well being hostage  NJmaverick   Aug-28-10 04:46 PM   #16 
  - no. but nice try. Is that what the DLC is doing? promoting fear of Republicans  nightrain   Aug-28-10 04:58 PM   #17 
     - "no" doesn't cut it, you sit there holding a gun to our nation's head  NJmaverick   Aug-28-10 05:01 PM   #18 
        - no such thing. I don't think you'd understand another approach besides instigating fear.  nightrain   Aug-28-10 05:09 PM   #19 
           - How condescending of you. Care to address why you seem to  babylonsister   Aug-28-10 10:03 PM   #26 
           - no babylonsister, I'm not salivating, that seems to be your projection...  nightrain   Aug-28-10 11:07 PM   #30 
           - Thanks for the link to Greenwald's article and quote by Maddow...  slipslidingaway   Aug-28-10 11:07 PM   #31 
              - thanks!  nightrain   Aug-28-10 11:17 PM   #39 
                 - My pleasure, and still the point you raised goes unanswered. n/t  slipslidingaway   Aug-28-10 11:26 PM   #43 
  - Okay, just promise us you won't complain when  geek tragedy   Aug-28-10 11:04 PM   #29 
     - we're all getting it bad enough now... more booga booga...plus the nastiness...  nightrain   Aug-28-10 11:08 PM   #33 
  - Interesting...  Imajika   Aug-27-10 06:49 PM   #3 
  - why do fear? why not have good candidates?  nightrain   Aug-28-10 12:01 PM   #7 
     - Because fear works...  Imajika   Aug-28-10 07:00 PM   #22 
     - You could ask the same thing of the rethugs, but you never do. nt  babylonsister   Aug-28-10 07:11 PM   #24 
        - "never"? that's a pretty long time, and how could you possibly know? more attack.  nightrain   Aug-28-10 11:10 PM   #34 
  - I think this at least defines why they came out for Blanche Lincoln to promote their moderation ...  DemocraticPilgrim   Aug-28-10 05:58 AM   #4 
  - This is the wrongiest of the wrong, the worst of the worst, the catastrophies of messages.  Safetykitten   Aug-28-10 12:16 PM   #8 
  - Thanks for your insight. Care to tell us why you think this?  Arkana   Aug-28-10 03:43 PM   #10 
  - Or it's just the truth.  Hansel   Aug-28-10 03:53 PM   #12 
  - Why is this wrong? Should we not point out the weaknesses  babylonsister   Aug-28-10 07:10 PM   #23 
     - Reasons this is a mistake  Safetykitten   Aug-29-10 11:43 AM   #60 
  - What's wrong with this is that it's too long. Unfortunately we live in a bumpersticker society.  jillan   Aug-28-10 04:35 PM   #15 
  - The fear campaign ....  slipslidingaway   Aug-28-10 11:03 PM   #28 
  - Greenwald is not worried about Republicans controlling Congress.  geek tragedy   Aug-28-10 11:07 PM   #32 
  - really? that's not at all how I read him... amazing mindreading though...  nightrain   Aug-28-10 11:13 PM   #36 
  - You avoided the point being made and went on the attack, he quotes Maddow...  slipslidingaway   Aug-28-10 11:16 PM   #38 
  - thank you, as always... :)  nightrain   Aug-28-10 11:12 PM   #35 
     - Thank you! Missed quite a bit this past month or so :) n/t  slipslidingaway   Aug-28-10 11:18 PM   #40 
        - content, maybe a little... but otherwise kinda the same... LOL  nightrain   Aug-28-10 11:21 PM   #42 
           - Well then I think that is good :) n/t  slipslidingaway   Aug-28-10 11:28 PM   #44 
  - So rather than taking actual actions that would win people's respect and vote,  MadHound   Aug-29-10 08:53 AM   #49 
     - absolutely. That's Dems taking a few pages from Rove's playbook. We should do better.  nightrain   Aug-29-10 09:38 AM   #50 
        - May I Ask You A Question  Yavin4   Aug-29-10 09:44 AM   #51 
           - or, how do we end invasion and occupation (deaths) of foreign countries with a Democratic Congress?  nightrain   Aug-29-10 10:06 AM   #52 
              - So, You Don't Have An Answer  Yavin4   Aug-29-10 10:26 AM   #53 
              - you didn't read carefully. Look near the bottom. And try to listen with an open heart  nightrain   Aug-29-10 10:35 AM   #54 
              - Just "standing up" doesn't get legislation passed.  Fire1   Aug-29-10 10:43 AM   #55 
                 - you miss the point of acting with integrity and how that changes a person  nightrain   Aug-29-10 10:57 AM   #56 
                    - So, now PO has no integrity? n/t  Fire1   Aug-29-10 11:05 AM   #57 
                       - PO? who/what are you referring to?  nightrain   Aug-29-10 11:17 AM   #58 
                          - President Obama. n/t  Fire1   Aug-29-10 11:28 AM   #59 
                             - I wasn't alluding to Obama. Fire1, think of it in personal terms,  nightrain   Aug-29-10 12:23 PM   #61 
 

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