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Sat Oct-08-11 08:56 AM
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Anyone trying to be all things to all people will end up being no one to anybody. That's why the profile of Democrats in the public consciousness is so low. Find the RIGHT things to fight for, the right PEOPLE to fight for, and become principled about making sure THOSE priorities always are first. People don't vote for Dems because they have no idea what Dems stand for - they purport to be on the side of the underdog but are awash in corporate money; they refuse to wear the "liberal" or "progressive" label" and instead come off as weak-willed appeasers; they run away from their greatest strengths whenever a news camera is shined on them: "I am neither liberal NOR conservative!," "There is NOT two Americas," etc. Sorry, but there ARE two Americas, and one of them is beating the SHIT out of the other.
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| -Why it's hard to be a Democrat |
FrenchieCat |
Oct-07-11 04:38 PM |
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Recommended, even though it didn't show. Yet. |
CaliforniaPeggy |
Oct-07-11 04:46 PM |
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Thank you! |
FrenchieCat |
Oct-07-11 04:54 PM |
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Thank YOU, Frenchie! You have just showed why the GOP is NOT a political party! |
BanTheGOP |
Oct-09-11 09:10 PM |
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Mine showed! |
Wait Wut |
Oct-07-11 05:07 PM |
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Kick & Recommend |
Pirate Smile |
Oct-07-11 04:57 PM |
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K & R |
Tarheel_Dem |
Oct-07-11 04:59 PM |
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It's also hard because Wall Street and other nefarious interests also buy off Democratic politicians |
Cali_Democrat |
Oct-07-11 05:00 PM |
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You speak for "the people" now? |
Tarheel_Dem |
Oct-07-11 05:16 PM |
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I speak for myself. It was my opinion |
Cali_Democrat |
Oct-07-11 05:18 PM |
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"This website" represents "the people" about as much as the tea party. |
Tarheel_Dem |
Oct-07-11 05:31 PM |
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Many Americans feel politicians are bought off by special interest money |
Cali_Democrat |
Oct-07-11 06:44 PM |
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I think Tea Party comparisons are wrongheaded. |
Jackpine Radical |
Oct-08-11 09:44 AM |
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Finally, someone admits the truth. |
saras |
Oct-08-11 01:23 PM |
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Hypothesis testing. |
Jackpine Radical |
Oct-08-11 06:05 PM |
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So DU is the same as the Tea Party in your mind? |
Mr Deltoid |
Oct-08-11 12:52 PM |
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Oh. You speak for this website now |
Vanje |
Oct-09-11 04:57 AM |
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You speak for me. |
emilyg |
Oct-08-11 12:14 PM |
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You speak for me |
Vanje |
Oct-09-11 04:59 AM |
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I don't see "the people" anywhere in the post above. |
theaocp |
Oct-07-11 08:56 PM |
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"I don't see"...... |
Tarheel_Dem |
Oct-07-11 09:11 PM |
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What's your opinion? Do you think special interest money has too much influence on politicians? |
Cali_Democrat |
Oct-07-11 11:30 PM |
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Well, duh. No one should have to raise & spend a billion dollars to hold public office. |
Tarheel_Dem |
Oct-07-11 11:38 PM |
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How is any Democrat different, then? |
theaocp |
Oct-08-11 09:21 AM |
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Something tells me you don't much care if a democrat actually wins. |
Tarheel_Dem |
Oct-08-11 10:33 PM |
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"But you work within the system you're given" |
Mr Deltoid |
Oct-08-11 12:56 PM |
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That's not even a nice dodge. |
theaocp |
Oct-08-11 09:17 AM |
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Do you really believe |
sulphurdunn |
Oct-09-11 04:35 PM |
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It is an uneven playing field at best..... |
FrenchieCat |
Oct-07-11 05:18 PM |
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A large part of the 99% started voting for Nixon and Reagan long before the Democrats... |
Hippo_Tron |
Oct-07-11 10:52 PM |
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Unfortunately, that's what happened. The Republican nearly had a monopoly... |
FrenchieCat |
Oct-08-11 01:37 AM |
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K&R. n/t |
FSogol |
Oct-07-11 05:15 PM |
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Rec'd. (And I will be shoving that Lincoln quote up a few teabagger asses. |
11 Bravo |
Oct-07-11 06:01 PM |
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WOW, awesome. Thanks for re-posting that one n/t |
mojowork_n |
Oct-07-11 07:12 PM |
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Like I said, someone dropped it into another thread, |
FrenchieCat |
Oct-07-11 08:38 PM |
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Democrats |
libinnyandia |
Oct-07-11 08:05 PM |
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Yeah |
Worship Money |
Oct-07-11 11:00 PM |
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K&R n/t |
Mimosa |
Oct-07-11 09:05 PM |
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K&R Excellent piece! |
JNelson6563 |
Oct-07-11 11:49 PM |
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excellent article Frenchi, kick and recommend! |
Douglas Carpenter |
Oct-08-11 02:35 AM |
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. . |
Karenina |
Oct-08-11 04:51 AM |
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It's hard to be a Democrat when |
Pab Sungenis |
Oct-08-11 06:31 AM |
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+1000000 |
Jamastiene |
Oct-09-11 09:17 AM |
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+1 |
Shining Jack |
Oct-10-11 07:25 PM |
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Tripe. Faith talk. To be rejected. |
Bluenorthwest |
Oct-08-11 08:36 AM |
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Exactly. +1. |
RandomKoolzip |
Oct-08-11 08:56 AM |
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Hmm |
DonCoquixote |
Oct-08-11 09:01 AM |
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The first step toward 'how' is to cease the steaming self service |
Bluenorthwest |
Oct-08-11 09:56 AM |
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Ok, let me clarify |
DonCoquixote |
Oct-08-11 10:12 AM |
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You tell me how to reach "Joe and Jane Churchy' while the |
Bluenorthwest |
Oct-08-11 10:15 AM |
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that coupled with this insistence from the straights that gay people hold responsibility to educate |
DonCoquixote |
Oct-08-11 07:28 PM |
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Why it's hard to be a Democrat who acts like one... |
truedelphi |
Oct-08-11 02:12 PM |
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This is the killer line in my opinion |
Hutzpa |
Oct-08-11 02:15 PM |
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My favorite paragraph: |
mtnsnake |
Oct-08-11 08:29 PM |
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It's hard because the de-facto leader of the party is embracing Reaganism and far RW policy. |
Edweird |
Oct-09-11 06:24 AM |
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No, it's always been hard.....the article is from 2004. |
FrenchieCat |
Oct-10-11 07:33 PM |
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