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Thu Mar-10-11 07:13 AM
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| 5. I don't think the last election had anything to |
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do with "Teach Obama a Lesson". People wanted change, they haven't seen it so they looked elsewhere for it. And people are gullible enough to believe what they hear.  |
| -"This whole "Teach Obama a Lesson" thing is working so perfectly, isn't it?" |
obamafourmore |
Mar-10-11 07:04 AM |
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Yeah, we're so much better off with the Rethugs now empowered. |
pnwmom |
Mar-10-11 07:06 AM |
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People didn't HAVE to vote any way but they way they wanted to. |
Fearless |
Mar-10-11 10:23 AM |
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Yeah, they wanted to after swallowing Nader's lies. n/t |
pnwmom |
Mar-10-11 01:42 PM |
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Oh so true. After all the Union are still intact..oh wait... |
Lastactiongyro |
Mar-10-11 03:42 PM |
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It's not the Democrats who are attacking the unions. |
pnwmom |
Mar-10-11 03:49 PM |
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Name removed |
Mar-10-11 07:06 AM |
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Yes, people can continue to act like there is no difference between the parties |
qanda |
Mar-10-11 07:11 AM |
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the less daylight there is between the parties, the harder it's going to be to whip up enthusiasm |
yurbud |
Mar-10-11 10:37 AM |
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I see a HUGE Horizon between the parties! |
barbiegeek |
Mar-13-11 05:56 PM |
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Yep. Exactly. |
Zoeisright |
Mar-10-11 02:18 PM |
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unrec |
xchrom |
Mar-10-11 07:12 AM |
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I don't think the last election had anything to |
Autumn |
Mar-10-11 07:13 AM |
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Bingo |
Armstead |
Mar-10-11 10:19 AM |
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Ed is asshole |
sellitman |
Mar-10-11 07:14 AM |
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I'll take Ed over Limpballs any day. n/t |
fasttense |
Mar-10-11 07:16 AM |
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Ding! Ding! Ding! Ed's a fake. How do folks like Schulz, Cenk & Arianna... |
Tarheel_Dem |
Mar-10-11 10:50 AM |
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The Easy $$$$$ is being a blowhard Conservative. |
Armstead |
Mar-10-11 11:58 AM |
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Cenk was a Rethug? |
Wabbajack_ |
Mar-11-11 04:30 AM |
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Yep. |
namahage |
Mar-11-11 09:55 AM |
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Schulz, Cenk, Arianna are not fakes |
Kalun D |
Mar-13-11 04:57 PM |
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You got the wrong lesson for Obama. |
fasttense |
Mar-10-11 07:14 AM |
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That's the lesson you THINK you're teaching |
BklnDem75 |
Mar-10-11 08:00 AM |
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How to fight back without support? |
treestar |
Mar-10-11 08:23 AM |
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He started his term with all the support any President could hope for |
ThomCat |
Mar-10-11 09:49 AM |
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He didn't have all the support he needed. |
rury |
Mar-10-11 10:15 AM |
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He started his term with more support, more cheering crowds, |
ThomCat |
Mar-10-11 11:03 AM |
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President Obama and the progressive and moderate Democrats got the car out of the ditch and got... |
rpannier |
Mar-10-11 06:02 PM |
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Yet, it is a lesson he keeps ignoring. He keeps doing NOTHING for people |
ThomCat |
Mar-10-11 09:46 AM |
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Maybe the Admin and those in Congress should have thought about their behavior |
rpannier |
Mar-10-11 07:16 AM |
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So to teach the Administration a lesson, |
BklnDem75 |
Mar-10-11 08:05 AM |
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That is such a straw man and you know it. |
zalinda |
Mar-10-11 10:40 AM |
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The bigger fallacy is comparing turnout... |
BklnDem75 |
Mar-10-11 11:57 AM |
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That's the strawman |
zalinda |
Mar-10-11 12:26 PM |
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That's an amazing gift you have there. |
BklnDem75 |
Mar-10-11 12:53 PM |
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And so does your teaching dems and Obama |
zalinda |
Mar-10-11 02:41 PM |
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It's not my meme |
BklnDem75 |
Mar-10-11 03:58 PM |
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You don't fight it, you spread it n/t |
zalinda |
Mar-11-11 01:51 AM |
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lol you got it backwards |
BklnDem75 |
Mar-11-11 03:54 PM |
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Exactly so. The fallacy doesn't get any more convincing no matter how it's spun, does it? |
DirkGently |
Mar-10-11 03:37 PM |
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"Not as bad as the Republicans, is not cutting it anymore." |
RUMMYisFROSTED |
Mar-13-11 11:29 AM |
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Vote. Don't Vote. It's a choice. But at the end of the day, the people |
Tarheel_Dem |
Mar-10-11 10:54 AM |
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+1 |
kjackson227 |
Mar-10-11 01:00 PM |
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Exactly. "Punishing" the President is a ridiculous concept. |
CakeGrrl |
Mar-10-11 01:42 PM |
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Exactly. And now "progressives" are screaming for Obama to save these |
Tarheel_Dem |
Mar-10-11 01:56 PM |
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more FACTS? facts are.. facts are... fighting woids..... PUT UP YER DUKES!1!11! |
dionysus |
Mar-10-11 06:00 PM |
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Truer words have never been spoken... |
kjackson227 |
Mar-14-11 01:18 PM |
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Feh |
Teaser |
Mar-10-11 11:26 AM |
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Very true |
rpannier |
Mar-10-11 05:39 PM |
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So the 15%'ers are to blame. We must be the most powerful group in intertube history! |
Pholus |
Mar-10-11 07:32 AM |
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15% is definitely enough to give Repukes close elections. |
WolfoftheWild |
Mar-10-11 03:27 PM |
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But aren't all these rightward moves are supposed to bring in droves of independents, |
Pholus |
Mar-10-11 04:27 PM |
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Jesus! |
Keith Bee |
Mar-10-11 07:33 AM |
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I don't think it was anything so deliberate. |
Deep13 |
Mar-10-11 07:43 AM |
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Yes, Ed was wrong |
Meshuga |
Mar-10-11 07:44 AM |
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How many times |
PATRICK |
Mar-10-11 07:48 AM |
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In two years |
obamafourmore |
Mar-10-11 08:01 AM |
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probably the smartest DU post of all time.... |
dennis4868 |
Mar-10-11 08:06 AM |
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Exactly, they expect a progressive President to do it all |
treestar |
Mar-10-11 08:26 AM |
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Not to mention a conservative majority on the USSC that opened the floodgates... |
Tarheel_Dem |
Mar-10-11 10:57 AM |
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And which party chose to allow the GOP to install those SC Justices without a fight? |
Armstead |
Mar-10-11 12:22 PM |
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Remember that ruling from Justice Harriet Miers? |
BklnDem75 |
Mar-11-11 12:06 AM |
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IIRC, Miers being pulled from consideration |
last_texas_dem |
Mar-11-11 12:52 AM |
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No,That is repeating erroneous conventional wisdom that is defeatist |
Armstead |
Mar-10-11 10:29 AM |
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I must question your sanity if you think Bernie Sanders has a shot in hell of ever being President |
WolfoftheWild |
Mar-10-11 03:30 PM |
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And he never said that |
rpannier |
Mar-10-11 05:45 PM |
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He doesn't because of the attitude of defeatists like you |
Armstead |
Mar-10-11 05:47 PM |
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dupe |
WolfoftheWild |
Mar-10-11 03:30 PM |
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this massive Ship of Greed has been sailing for eternity |
Whisp |
Mar-10-11 11:59 PM |
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Complete, unadulterated, utter, bullshit... |
truebrit71 |
Mar-13-11 04:40 PM |
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America doesn't want to acknowledge |
LWolf |
Mar-10-11 08:06 AM |
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Maybe it was the Obama supporters from '08 who stayed home b/c he wasn't on the ballot. |
CrossChris |
Mar-10-11 09:36 AM |
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Obama is praying that a general strike isn't called in Wisconsin |
brentspeak |
Mar-10-11 09:41 AM |
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Indeed, he has not learned the lesson yet. |
Bonobo |
Mar-10-11 10:01 AM |
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Certainly is, the car went over the cliff. |
Historic NY |
Mar-10-11 10:06 AM |
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Ouch. I didn't know Ed said that, fail! |
flamingdem |
Mar-10-11 10:22 AM |
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many young and new voters didn't return because they were naive |
certainot |
Mar-10-11 10:36 AM |
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in 2000, it was ''blame Nader,'' now corporate Dems have expanded it to blame everyone to the left |
yurbud |
Mar-10-11 10:41 AM |
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You got it |
Armstead |
Mar-10-11 12:50 PM |
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This whole "Screw the base" thing is working so perfectly, isn't it? |
ljm2002 |
Mar-10-11 10:45 AM |
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+1 n/t |
whatchamacallit |
Mar-10-11 11:00 AM |
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"What if President Obama had listened to Ed Schultz, Kucinich, Howard Dean," |
Tarheel_Dem |
Mar-10-11 11:08 AM |
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I don't give a shit about post presidential Obama |
Hawkowl |
Mar-10-11 11:16 AM |
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Well, nearly 90% of us (Democrats) disagree with you. Hopefully, |
Tarheel_Dem |
Mar-10-11 11:20 AM |
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You love those false choices don't you? |
Armstead |
Mar-10-11 12:10 PM |
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Good grief... |
ljm2002 |
Mar-10-11 11:45 AM |
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You definitely know from "over-the-top". |
Tarheel_Dem |
Mar-10-11 12:00 PM |
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Let them eat cake, eh? |
Armstead |
Mar-10-11 12:15 PM |
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Well once again... |
ljm2002 |
Mar-10-11 12:24 PM |
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You are making too much sense |
Armstead |
Mar-10-11 12:27 PM |
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Again, your "opinion" isn't shared by Democrats, or even liberals. |
Tarheel_Dem |
Mar-10-11 01:32 PM |
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It's my opinion, not my "opinion"... |
ljm2002 |
Mar-10-11 02:04 PM |
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Hey, if you think the American people will go for anyone more leftist than Obama, |
Tarheel_Dem |
Mar-10-11 02:23 PM |
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Again, for me, this is NOT about Obama's re-election... |
ljm2002 |
Mar-10-11 02:30 PM |
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"Effective" is in the eye of the beholder. I still say that 90% of us disagree with you. |
Tarheel_Dem |
Mar-10-11 02:53 PM |
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You keep citing that 90% figure... |
ljm2002 |
Mar-10-11 03:20 PM |
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Obama is not "leftist" |
ReggieVeggie |
Mar-10-11 03:27 PM |
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Let's put it this way, he's as "left" as this country's going to go. Mmmmkay? (nt) |
Tarheel_Dem |
Mar-10-11 03:29 PM |
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then this country is totally screwed |
ReggieVeggie |
Mar-10-11 04:16 PM |
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We can't even get Democrats to agree on the issues. For instance, I disagree |
Tarheel_Dem |
Mar-10-11 04:41 PM |
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Exactly...There is a difference between compromise and selling out/giving up |
Armstead |
Mar-10-11 12:06 PM |
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I guess the right people are learning their lesson and will vote in 2012!! |
Pisces |
Mar-10-11 11:11 AM |
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this oughta be fun to watch |
Teaser |
Mar-10-11 11:23 AM |
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Wow, awesome rant. |
young but wise |
Mar-10-11 11:31 AM |
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Genius I tells ya. Derp. |
AtomicKitten |
Mar-10-11 11:35 AM |
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....Or the whole "Tell the base to go to hell, they don't matter" might be a factor |
Armstead |
Mar-10-11 12:03 PM |
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No it's not, he still hasn't learned. |
tekisui |
Mar-10-11 12:03 PM |
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Exactly |
BklnDem75 |
Mar-10-11 12:20 PM |
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Any voter who is silly enough to allow ANY radio or television... |
kjackson227 |
Mar-10-11 01:16 PM |
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Randi Rhodes made an EXCELLENT point... |
Liberal_Stalwart71 |
Mar-10-11 02:09 PM |
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I'm a big fan. |
AtomicKitten |
Mar-10-11 03:44 PM |
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Bullship |
Kalun D |
Mar-13-11 05:02 PM |
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Obama's top ten campaign lies: |
mistertrickster |
Mar-10-11 02:20 PM |
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I was a reelect them out of spite type kat but the ineptitude and political malpractice |
TheKentuckian |
Mar-10-11 03:00 PM |
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In the end, the lesson was actually for the non-Voters. |
WolfoftheWild |
Mar-10-11 03:03 PM |
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Wow. Now Obama's level of success depends on Ed Schulz ? That's some fancy blame shiftin.' |
DirkGently |
Mar-10-11 03:43 PM |
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Consequences |
creon |
Mar-10-11 03:47 PM |
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Congress |
creon |
Mar-10-11 03:56 PM |
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Meh. |
JoeyT |
Mar-10-11 07:59 PM |
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We're not trying to teach a lesson |
jeanpalmer |
Mar-10-11 08:14 PM |
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So, even in theory, if you always vote Dem no matter what they do... |
Bonobo |
Mar-10-11 09:38 PM |
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Laughably stupid. Is this your idea of solidarity? |
Union Scribe |
Mar-10-11 11:59 PM |
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Mar-11-11 12:16 AM |
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OP is posting someone else's writing, not his own opinion, |
FrenchieCat |
Mar-11-11 12:20 AM |
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Why is s/he posting it then, if it's not his/her opinion? |
ClassWarrior |
Mar-11-11 12:26 AM |
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Because they have that right...... |
FrenchieCat |
Mar-11-11 12:28 AM |
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The Repug surge in '10 was the product of the liberal base |
last_texas_dem |
Mar-11-11 12:46 AM |
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See Wisconsin stats for a starter..... |
FrenchieCat |
Mar-11-11 01:57 AM |
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Bingo |
Mikeystyle |
Mar-11-11 12:53 AM |
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so how is this the result of the efforts of "true liberals" again? Conservatives were motivated and |
fishwax |
Mar-11-11 01:47 AM |
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Or, if you prefer "This whole "Electing Obama" thing is working out so well". |
Donald Ian Rankin |
Mar-11-11 09:46 AM |
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NOT AS MUCH AS BASHING THOSE WHO DIDNT VOTE, gee you're post |
StarsInHerHair |
Mar-13-11 12:52 AM |
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Traditionally ppl don't come out to vote in big numbers in midterms & they don't watch MNBC |
Mimosa |
Mar-13-11 04:08 PM |
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We Voted the Dems Into Power |
Kalun D |
Mar-13-11 04:54 PM |
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This is not how all |
mstinamotorcity |
Mar-14-11 11:52 AM |
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