DEM Unity NOW. Fake it if you have to.

[Dr Fate]

For right now, we need to look strong, unified and on the ball.

Dontcha think SOMEONE does? Bush's admin is a cluster fuck.

This is Dr Fate speaking, not some pom-pom waving DEM excuse maker- anyone who reads my posts knows this.

DEM unity now. NOW. Fake it if ya have to.

Thanks for listening.

[stepnw1f]

1. You Are Right...

This is our chance to prove a point.

[wyldwolf]

2. I don't have to fake it...

..but thank you. Your post is timely and true.

Cheers to you...

[Old and In the Way]

3. We got warts.........

but ours aren't cancerous.

[rockymountaindem]

11. That's the best analogy I've ever seen on DU.

n/t

[Im with Rosey]

47. I think it is great, too.

[BlueJac]

4. COME TOGETHER

[xray s]

5. ok

but I'm just so damn frustrated that no one is holding that fucker Bush accountable

[Dr Fate]

7. Wes Clark for one, speaks for us all.

Did you see his statement, challenging Bush for not being prepared?

Other "star" DEMs like Hill, Bill, kerry, Dean & Edwards have appealed on the behalf of charities.

[lancdem]

10. It's important to do both, I think

[LittleClarkie]

12. And don't forget Reid telling Frist to focus on helping the victims

not his rich friends his estate tax.

[Cha]

17. And FYI..

Dean has made this statement calling on bush to rally his oil buddies for breaks on gas prices..

"Under the Bush Presidency over the past five years we've seen skyrocketing gas prices and oil companies reaping record profits, while ordinary Americans struggle to pay their bills -- yet the President has seemingly looked the other way. Americans are always willing to shoulder their fair share of the burden, and they have been. Now it's time for the President to step up and put the needs of the American people ahead of profits for his pals in Big Oil. So while he's asking ordinary Americans to do more, he ought to show some real leadership, and call on his friends in Big Oil to join in the sacrifice and stop gouging American families at the gas pump."


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2051591

http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=52439

[Mass]

24. Ask Boxer and Kennedy to the list.

[blueraven95]

6. participating in Dem unity

:hi:

[LittleClarkie]

8. DEM UNITY NOW

And anyone who reads MY posts knows that I am (dramatic music) Unity Gal!

No faking here.

Clark has blasted Bush for his response.
Reid has pushed Frist to help the victims, not his rich friends.
Dean has cancelled fundraising and stands ready to help.
Kerry has sent out emails urging folks to give (though God knows we're all getting tapped out money-wise)
I'm sure there have been others.

Not enough of a stand it may be said, but much, MUCH better a stand than:

1. "Chose to stay so it's their problem"
2. "They're the ones who chose to live in 'paradise'"
3. Golf, golf, strum, strum.
and other heartless, soulless Republican responses.

[Dr Fate]

13. Edwards & the Clintons too. Meanwhile, Hastert calls for razing NO.

n/t

[LittleClarkie]

21. Can we raze HIS house while we're at it?

So he can see how it feels for someone to want to erase where you live?

[Texas_Kat]

61. Let me add to your list

Gen'rl Clark sent an appeal to his supporters Monday afternoon to help by contributing to the Red Cross and other hurricane relief NGOs.

[inthebrain]

9. We warned Bush and the American people....

About these tax cuts. His cuts to FEMA and first responders are responsible!!!!!

Damn those socialist entitle ment programs. We on the left have been screaming about this for years.

Bush and the right refused to listen. Yet they claim it is we who hate America.

Damn selfish bastards!!!

[MichiganVote]

14. Sorry, can't oblige. Every politician in DC is guilty of facilitating this

disaster. Besides, the Dem's are every bit as effective as a much more marginalized party. The only thing I am unified against is Bush. Show me a party that is against Bush and I'm in. Otherwise, why bother.

[Dr Fate]

16. Welcome to the coalition.

We gladly accept those who are also against Bush.

[LittleClarkie]

20. But I would also respectfully add

that, rather than wait for someone to "show" us an opposition party, getting in there and MAKING an opposition party is the ticket. THAT is "why bother."

Be part of the solution, rather than waiting for it to happen, as it were.

[Dr Fate]

23. Face it, it's what we need to do.

I'm not saying we cant criticise- but some of this bashing Clinton for doing charity with Sr right now is just stupid.

This is Bush's mess- 100%.

[MichiganVote]

27. I don't care if Clinton raises money with the devil. Its a so called free

country and he can do whatever he wants. There are plenty of reasons to criticize Clinton but most of them are said, sad and done. Outside of some cameo appearances and money raising, Clinton is a has been acting like a has been. Time for Dem's to get over him and move on.

[MichiganVote]

26. So where is the opposition? Exactly where? The only worthwhile

opposition I have witnessed has come from one mother calling out to us all about her pain regarding her dead son. Sheehan is the only brave voice I have heard. Conyers was good for a half a minute but he got scant support from his colleagues. A few flash in the pan moments by Reid and Palosi is completely ineffective.

Most of these politicos are bought and paid for by the business elite.

[LittleClarkie]

32. Let's see now

Clark on telly blasting Bush's leadership.

Reid telling Frist to pay more attention next week to the victims of Katrina and less on estate tax legislation to help his buddies.

Kerry, Edwards etc calling for aid.

Dean cancelling fundraisers left and right and saying "These are our people. Let's go help them" of the people of N.O. a very blue city in a red state.

As for the rest, it's not my day to watch them. But you asked for specifics, and this is what I've seen so far on the board.

[MichiganVote]

25. Yeah well could have fooled me. The Dem leadership look like

a bunch of diaper changing, finicky, shit loving, burros in the back of a Bush pick up. Not impressed.

[Dr Fate]

18. "Every politician" is not in charge of FEMA or the National Guard.

The floods & chaos are BUSH's fault.

Lets not buy into the "we can all share the blame" bullshit- that only helps Bush- who you oppose.

[MichiganVote]

28. Clinton underfunded these levees too.

[Dr Fate]

53. And when did he leave office? Does he control FEMA and the guard?

No Democrat needs to be straining themselves to pin this on Clinton or his penis.

[MADem]

62. That FEMA report came out in 01, after he left office n/t

[Dr Fate]

15. Imagine if Kerry/Edwards were handling this.

I'm not their biggest fan on DU, but I just cant imagine them botching this like team-Bush has.

I have not even SEEN Cheney? Where is that stroked out bastard?

[Cha]

19. Hunkered down in the

bunkers! Oh wait there was some fund raiser I read he was to attend but for the life of me I can't place where the fucker was going.

[Dr Fate]

22. Cheney is a sick man. He would not help inspire anyone any how.

We need inspiration & hope- I believe Kerry, Edwards, Gore , Clinton would be providing that right now.

Cheney is too busy feeling his own pain to feel ours.

[Clarkie1]

41. Kerry/Edwards would be on the ground there, as would any Democrat.

Clark would have had the best leadership skillset and expertise to deal with this type of emergency disaster, if he were president now. He would have PREPARED for it...and I'm sure others would have as well.

[Beelzebud]

29. Fuck our "leaders". How about CITIZEN UNITY?

I'm tired of our "leaders".

they are UTTER FAILURES.

REP AND DEM ALIKE>

It's time for the tar and feathers. Maybe pitchforks and bon-fires.

[MichiganVote]

31. That's more like it

[katinmn]

46. I won't pretend to like the asshats that consistently vote against

the best interests of the people.

I'm tired of our Dem leaders faking unity with the people.

It's a new fucking day.

It's time the people start leading.

[Dr Fate]

52. All for it. n/t

n/t

[calimary]

30. YES, DAMMIT.

YES.

Visualize IMPEACHMENT!!!!!!
Then go DO something about it.

If not now, WHEN?!?!??!?!?!?

[welshTerrier2]

33. sorry ... stop the war first ...

i'd like to see Dem unity too ...

but faking it? forget it ...

[LittleClarkie]

37. I think there are a few in New Orleans who would say fuck the war

right now.

[welshTerrier2]

38. putting their own needs first is understandable but ...

their suffering is NOT worse than the problems faced in Darfur, Iraq or anywhere else in the world where people are dying everyday ...

and cheerleading for Dem unity is not going to help any of them ...

[LittleClarkie]

40. Considering that this is the good Dr. Fate

I don't think that's exactly what he's saying here.

We'll never leave this war under Republican leadership. And we'll never leave Republican leadership unless we get our act together as a party. Cheerleading be damned.

All I really want is some Democrat asses in some Republican seats. Otherwise we're at the mercy of these assclowns.

[welshTerrier2]

43. we all want to kick out republicans ...

but we are not going to do that by "faking it if we have to" ...

maybe i'm missing your point or Dr. Fate's but it sounds like cheerleading to me ...

[Dr Fate]

54. Do what you want- I'm going after BUSH. George Fucking Bush.

He has ruined this country.

We never have use to have all these Hollywood movie disaters until that REPUBLICAN mother fucker got in the Whitehouse.

"Faking it" was a joke- I mean, cant we think a few seconds before we post, for one thing? Cant we restrain ourselves a little- who else can get these maniacs out of office but us DEMS? Cant we all just get along? ;)

[sendero]

63. How about this..

... I will unite behind ANY DEM who unites with us against Bush.

The apoligists, the excuse makers, the panderers, ass-kissers and appeasers can really go straight to hell, whether they are Dems or not.

[TayTay]

34. Thank you for saying this Doc

Its' an honor to totally agree with this statement.

We can resume hashing out our differences later. Right now, the Dem Party needs everyone behind it. Think of it as slowly forming a gaint fist. Because after the immediate danger is over, we are going to hit these unfeeling bastards with everything we have.

[KoKo]

35. I have to ask..."Dem Unity"...with what?

Maybe you can explain to me what I'm supposed to be unified with.

Thanks...

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

50. Not one voice raised.

Unity of silence?

[blondeatlast]

36. Right now, it's all we've got. It's the wall separating us from

utter failure.

[Clarkie1]

39. We have much more in common than we have differences. n/t

[BlueIris]

42. I have to fake it every time I'm in a room with most "Dems."

These days anyway. I'm sure some of you on this board (Georgia Dems? Other Southern Dems? Illinois Dems?) know what I'm talking about.

[Eloriel]

44. Oh, don't be silly

You're talking to a bunch of nameless, faceless people on the internet whose names you don't even know, and who have nearly ZERO impact on anything except when we band together and write letters, make phone calls, raise money for someone's surgery, etc. (not to be dismissive of those things).

Just WHO are you appealing to for unity, and for what? Our unity -- or lack thereof -- here at DU means squat. Absolutely SQUAT.

[Dr Fate]

51. Then why post here at all?

Seems like you spend a lot of time for here for somthing that does not mean squat- I guess you just mean everyone elses posts!! ;)

[Usrename]

45. No need to fake it here! I am a believer!

[lostinacause]

48. "DEM Unity NOW. Fake it if you have to."

Wouldn’t that be intellectually dishonest?

[Dr Fate]

58. I'm half kidding about that part- catchy thread name, though- eh?

n/t

[babylonsister]

49. I''m not faking it and you are DR. FATE, fer cryin' out loud!

I love Dr. Fate, and DEM unity! All hail!

[HuskerDU]

55. Us dems will never have unity on anything. We can't

even agree to pretend to agree. But that doens't matter. What does matter is that * voters are turning on him.

I talked to an obvious * voter today (obvious because he called the Iraqis 'towelheads') who was furious with *. Our country is literally falling apart. This can only be pinned on the Republican party.

Just as Joe McCarthy was asked 'Sir have you no sense of decency?' by a member of his own party, so must * be asked to step aside by the very knuckle-draggers who elected him.

If the rednecks around here are any indication, that time is coming soon.

[Dr Fate]

57. Not true. But we are a coalition party.

I realize that these days.

We need to all stick together and take Bush on- Bush REALLY is destroying the country.

[kerrygoddess]

56. Thank you... We need this now more than ever...

And quite frankly America needs the Dems to stick together now more than ever.

[Sparkly]

59. The Democratic Party is our greatest hope.

I'm with you, Dr. Fate -- and let's push them to speak truth to power.

I'm with outspoken Democrats like My Woman Maxine, Doctor Dean, Professor Conyers, Master O'Malley, and of course, My General. Would love also to hear from President Gore and Coach Cuomo!!

Meanwhile, let's hold the rest of their feet to the fire -- now's the time to take it on and fight!

I will be with this party forever, Dr. Fate. There's no alternative in my forseeable future.

[AntiCoup2K4]

60. Before you try to push the "unity pitch"...

...maybe you should tell Mary Landrieu to rip the Chimp a new asshole for what his stupid ass has done to her state. And Breaux for that matter (retired or not). They need to speak up for the people they supposedly represent and NOT kiss that murderous bastard's ass just this once.

But I'll bet Big Al has specifically ordered them NOT to call out Der Fuhrer. Along with the rest of the spineless sellouts.