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This was an excellent editorial LiberalEsto Jul 2012 #1
Pretty strong stuff there. Guess this story has some legs. Is that a big paper in NYC? freshwest Jul 2012 #2
It's third after the Wall Street Journal and NY Times in circulation LiberalEsto Jul 2012 #3
I would consider that BIG. Thanks for the information. freshwest Jul 2012 #6
It's generally not a liberal paper by any stretch of the imagination. Chorophyll Jul 2012 #67
R#15 & K n/t UTUSN Jul 2012 #4
Not to Worry! Silly Daily News is just VENTING! alcibiades_mystery Jul 2012 #5
Nothing has ever changed in the history of America ever nxylas Jul 2012 #7
A wonderful editorial evilhime Jul 2012 #8
Well, there is a report that someone at a gun range where he applied to participate, turned him down sabrina 1 Jul 2012 #86
Barack Obama = Wayne LaPierre? ok. nt hack89 Jul 2012 #9
Add to that, the same middle of the road BS on every issue, and extend the mother earth Jul 2012 #10
You're "stuck"? And what has happened on the left fringe to "better our lives"? Sounds like..... Tarheel_Dem Jul 2012 #11
You mean that "left fringe" that gave you Social Security and an eight-hour work day? villager Jul 2012 #12
Post removed Post removed Jul 2012 #13
Republican values are the failed ponzi scheme. Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2012 #15
I think you should do a little more research before you pollute this web site, troll. xtraxritical Jul 2012 #18
Ayn Rand hated Social Security too.. Fumesucker Jul 2012 #19
and her acolyte Paul Ryan also took social security Enrique Jul 2012 #34
K&r avaistheone1 Jul 2012 #75
fILED PONZI SCHEME? DonCoquixote Jul 2012 #20
ha, ha, ha. very funny. I hope you enjoy your stay here, however short. mysuzuki2 Jul 2012 #21
Looks at the ramikin...pokes a stick at it...look kids a troll in it's natural habitat...sitting on Katashi_itto Jul 2012 #23
rofl Tsiyu Jul 2012 #27
I imagine being a Walmart greeter leaves you little time ramikin Katashi_itto Jul 2012 #24
I'm actually a Union Pipefitter and a democrat. ramikin Jul 2012 #32
The "bums of society"? klook Jul 2012 #42
SS is not unsustainable nor is it a liability. That is a rw talking point. geckosfeet Jul 2012 #53
SS is paid for brush Jul 2012 #54
A union pipe fitter... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #62
I also cocked my head when he said he was union. intersectionality Jul 2012 #80
You go you precious flower you DainBramaged Jul 2012 #25
That was the Democratic Party. I specifically asked about "the fringe". More spewing from you. Tarheel_Dem Jul 2012 #17
Overly self-satisfied, yet ultimately mistaken, answers on an internet forum are not activism either villager Jul 2012 #33
And "if" my Aunt Margaret had different apparatus, she'd be my uncle. I didn't ask you... Tarheel_Dem Jul 2012 #35
Actually, it did -- but your ears have been locked for a long time. villager Jul 2012 #40
Thanks for stopping by. Tarheel_Dem Jul 2012 #50
...and for your inevitable use of smilies! villager Jul 2012 #64
when you use terms like "left fringe" and "spewers"... tomp Jul 2012 #55
Do you feel the same for those who use the word "centrist" as a term of derision? Tarheel_Dem Jul 2012 #93
Bwah! woo me with science Jul 2012 #97
+1 Art_from_Ark Jul 2012 #101
centrist is a euphemism for collaboration with the right... tomp Jul 2012 #100
Yep. woo me with science Jul 2012 #96
I am talking about the second depression & how nothing is being done about jobs or the economy. mother earth Jul 2012 #26
what has happened on the left fringe to "better our lives"? Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #47
Okay, I'll give you that one. Tarheel_Dem Jul 2012 #51
Who is this "Fringe Left" of which you speak so condescendingly? bvar22 Jul 2012 #49
I love it brush Jul 2012 #56
I just dont understand how a Democrat can be so venemently against the "left". rhett o rick Jul 2012 #65
Thank you, thank you, thank you! dgibby Jul 2012 #78
Just cant wait to disparage the "left" can you? Why do you hate the left so? rhett o rick Jul 2012 #59
The term DINO... 99Forever Jul 2012 #83
Seems like a lot of DINO's in the party now. nm rhett o rick Jul 2012 #87
Hey, didn't you pronounce that I was on your now infamous "Ignore List"? Tarheel_Dem Jul 2012 #94
Why do you disparage the left at every opportunity? At a time when we should stick together rhett o rick Jul 2012 #98
There are many variations of "the left". I despise some every bit as much as I despise the..... Tarheel_Dem Jul 2012 #99
You responded to a post above and went off on the "fringe left". What did the poster say that rhett o rick Jul 2012 #103
I'll say this once more, and then you can place me back on "Ignore". I despise people... Tarheel_Dem Jul 2012 #104
I appreciate your criteria, however, how did the post in question meet that crieria? nm rhett o rick Jul 2012 #105
I hope you're not this dense, or are you just pretending? Tarheel_Dem Jul 2012 #106
I see a frustration with the status-quo. Far from "fringy leftist". Far from helping elect GOP rhett o rick Jul 2012 #107
Your solution is a nonstarter. Where are these legions of "progressives" who can run & win... Tarheel_Dem Jul 2012 #108
You claim that the left "piss & moan". rhett o rick Jul 2012 #109
I'll "channel my hatred" wherever I please, but thanks anyhoo! Tarheel_Dem Jul 2012 #110
I believe your vehement devisiveness in the Democratic Party is causing damage to the reelection rhett o rick Jul 2012 #111
And I believe you're being "rhett-o-rick-al"? People who post here already have their minds made up Tarheel_Dem Jul 2012 #114
Do you also hate Sen Bernie Sanders? rhett o rick Jul 2012 #115
When Bernie runs against the Democratic Party, we'll talk. Tarheel_Dem Jul 2012 #116
But, but Sen Sanders often speaks out about how bad things are. When others do that you treat them rhett o rick Jul 2012 #117
Now I'm "herding"? Tarheel_Dem Jul 2012 #118
please, by all means, identify the notable groups and members of the "Lefty fringe" stupidicus Jul 2012 #85
A newspaper cashing in on the tragedy ... how unexpected. JoePhilly Jul 2012 #14
NY Daily News, defender of the stop-and-frisk black and hispanic people policy... PoliticAverse Jul 2012 #16
Kick for the victims of the NRA Tsiyu Jul 2012 #22
Really now - what did they have to say about George Bush malaise Jul 2012 #28
Absolutely. He got a pass on everything, all of it, every last bit of carnage & chaos he and Cheney mother earth Jul 2012 #29
I saw 30 round magazines for sale legally in NY state before the ban ended alabama_for_obama Jul 2012 #39
Really? The shooter had a 100 round mag according to reports, thankfully his gun failed. Why fear mother earth Jul 2012 #82
How much ammo he bought is meaningless hyperbole. alabama_for_obama Jul 2012 #84
Obviously a person can't carry it around, but it should've set off huge red flags, this never would mother earth Jul 2012 #88
Ugly Politics !!!!!! elbloggoZY27 Jul 2012 #30
I wonder if anybody has ever tried filing a civil suit moondust Jul 2012 #31
Suits against gun manufacturers and sellers have been tried. n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2012 #37
Mostly, the only ones even considered are ones where a cheap gun blows up in the shooters face. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #48
The word BUSH is never mentioned in that article which is a huge tip off NNN0LHI Jul 2012 #36
so this editorial is a bit correct... alabama_for_obama Jul 2012 #38
This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Jul 2012 #41
That's one way of looking at it... -..__... Jul 2012 #66
This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Jul 2012 #89
This is like blaming Obama for... SkyDaddy7 Jul 2012 #43
Excellent Editorial! burrowowl Jul 2012 #44
The last line is the truest aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2012 #45
right marions ghost Jul 2012 #113
AR-15's are by definition not assault rifles. AtheistCrusader Jul 2012 #46
bullshit, there is no equivalency between Obama and lapierre. If you want to blame because you still_one Jul 2012 #52
where does the right to bear arms end. lambiepie Jul 2012 #70
I am not sure if you have had the opportunity to listen to the 24/7 hate talk radio that goes on still_one Jul 2012 #92
Yeah. You're missing the brainwashing laundry_queen Jul 2012 #102
Agree. K&R nt TBF Jul 2012 #57
We could have anticipated this many years ago with the introduction of Erda Jul 2012 #58
very well said.... gblady Jul 2012 #60
True. ananda Jul 2012 #61
Blaming violent video games on the CO massacre... Alduin Jul 2012 #69
well since we have little control over our genetics Tumbulu Jul 2012 #73
"Who eats it anymore anyway?" Alduin Jul 2012 #74
You might think you know the difference between a video game and "real life" Erda Jul 2012 #76
I'm a believer of "garbage in, garbage out" for the brain. There's a reason why tv ads exist.. progressivebydesign Jul 2012 #90
Sorry to hear that you eat this food Tumbulu Jul 2012 #81
Well said Tumbulu Jul 2012 #72
Yes, I agree Beringia Jul 2012 #95
It is time for the owners of Democratic Underground to chose sides. NT. Warren Stupidity Jul 2012 #63
Wow. From RW rag to positive reviews of NY Daily News. Zax2me Jul 2012 #68
I never saw them as a RW rag Enrique Jul 2012 #71
Good article Sherman A1 Jul 2012 #77
This: 99Forever Jul 2012 #79
I'm kinda torn on this issue stupidicus Jul 2012 #91
Yep. Just like Wall St. raouldukelives Jul 2012 #112
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