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Thu Nov-17-11 01:29 PM
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| 5. Doesn't exactly coincide with their message that the system is corrupt.. |
| -OWS is doing a good job of making people aware that there |
MineralMan |
Nov-17-11 01:21 PM |
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Were they old enough to vote in 2008? Besides, as long as there's money in election and proprietary |
valerief |
Nov-17-11 01:23 PM |
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From what I can see, yes, they were mostly old enough to |
MineralMan |
Nov-17-11 01:29 PM |
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Voting still matters. Outrage isn't enough. n/t |
pnwmom |
Nov-17-11 01:53 PM |
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It would be a disaster if people chose not to vote |
flamingdem |
Nov-17-11 01:26 PM |
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I'm hoping that's not a wide-spread sentiment |
arcane1 |
Nov-17-11 01:28 PM |
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I'm just going by some polls that were taken of the actual |
MineralMan |
Nov-17-11 01:32 PM |
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Can you share any of these polls so other can see the stats? |
Bluenorthwest |
Nov-17-11 02:04 PM |
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They were posted here on DU. As such, they became part of |
MineralMan |
Nov-17-11 02:09 PM |
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So you can not actually cite them. Nor quote them. Nor name |
Bluenorthwest |
Nov-17-11 02:16 PM |
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Here's a cite: |
MineralMan |
Nov-17-11 03:18 PM |
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OK, here's a cite: |
MineralMan |
Nov-17-11 03:33 PM |
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+1 Voting can have a positive impact in a very short time. nt/ |
Scuba |
Nov-17-11 01:33 PM |
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What has been the positive impact of voters throwing the GOP out in 2006 & 2008? |
leftstreet |
Nov-17-11 01:34 PM |
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I'm not going to post the list. |
MineralMan |
Nov-17-11 01:35 PM |
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It was undone by voters letting the GOP back in in 2010. |
pnwmom |
Nov-17-11 01:55 PM |
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If we could have just kept the GOP out, we'd have Single Payer healthcare now |
leftstreet |
Nov-17-11 01:59 PM |
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Yes, it can. I'm hoping it does exactly that, and in the correct |
MineralMan |
Nov-17-11 01:34 PM |
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Doesn't exactly coincide with their message that the system is corrupt.. |
Fumesucker |
Nov-17-11 01:29 PM |
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! |
leftstreet |
Nov-17-11 01:30 PM |
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I suggest you review the results of the 2011 election. |
MineralMan |
Nov-17-11 01:33 PM |
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Bad cop, good cop.. |
Fumesucker |
Nov-17-11 01:37 PM |
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OK. Whatever you say. |
MineralMan |
Nov-17-11 01:53 PM |
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It's legal in the US for a corporation to give money to a politician in order to secure his/her vote |
Romulox |
Nov-17-11 01:37 PM |
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It is. We have the SCOTUS to blame for that. |
MineralMan |
Nov-17-11 01:44 PM |
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That's why we need the next appointments to be made by a Democratic President. |
pnwmom |
Nov-17-11 01:56 PM |
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Precisely. I'd like to see the next several appointments made |
MineralMan |
Nov-17-11 01:58 PM |
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Agreed. At the very least, IMO, we need to recognize that |
Zorra |
Nov-17-11 01:39 PM |
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I almost hate to say this... and I am not advocating anything... |
redqueen |
Nov-17-11 01:41 PM |
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You know, I'm not sure we have time for that, really. |
MineralMan |
Nov-17-11 01:52 PM |
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You must be one of those "natural leaders"... |
Fumesucker |
Nov-17-11 01:58 PM |
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Am I? I'm capable of making myself understood, it's true. |
MineralMan |
Nov-17-11 02:06 PM |
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The last organization I was part of was band boosters for my daughter's HS.. |
Fumesucker |
Nov-17-11 02:20 PM |
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Political organizations require communication. I'm not sure what |
MineralMan |
Nov-17-11 03:32 PM |
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Political organizations also require grunt work.. |
Fumesucker |
Nov-17-11 04:21 PM |
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If you want to influence an organization, there's a certain amount |
MineralMan |
Nov-17-11 06:58 PM |
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There are certain types of people who are entrenched... |
redqueen |
Nov-17-11 02:08 PM |
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I wouldn't really judge that as being the cause of the New Deal... |
ellisonz |
Nov-17-11 02:31 PM |
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They took the planks. |
redqueen |
Nov-17-11 02:51 PM |
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You're mixing terms... |
ellisonz |
Nov-17-11 03:11 PM |
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K&R... |
SidDithers |
Nov-17-11 01:56 PM |
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Why don't you cite or name these polls you see? |
Bluenorthwest |
Nov-17-11 02:08 PM |
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They were posted here on DU. |
MineralMan |
Nov-17-11 02:11 PM |
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Well then we can not discuss them. |
Bluenorthwest |
Nov-17-11 02:35 PM |
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That's why I didn't put specific number in my post. |
MineralMan |
Nov-17-11 03:17 PM |
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OK, here's a cite: |
MineralMan |
Nov-17-11 03:30 PM |
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Maybe they have a better idea than voting. |
izquierdista |
Nov-17-11 02:17 PM |
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That works in small groups...sometimes. |
MineralMan |
Nov-17-11 07:02 PM |
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Great post. |
Wait Wut |
Nov-17-11 02:18 PM |
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Unrec for careless slander of a movement that is generating activism |
EFerrari |
Nov-17-11 02:40 PM |
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I made no slander at all. |
MineralMan |
Nov-17-11 03:34 PM |
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Unrec - changes can happen outside the voting booth. |
TBF |
Nov-17-11 03:20 PM |
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You may notice that those people are armed. |
MineralMan |
Nov-17-11 03:54 PM |
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Personally I would not like to see it - |
TBF |
Nov-17-11 04:21 PM |
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K&R. Your message is important. |
great white snark |
Nov-17-11 04:34 PM |
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