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Fumesucker

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65. If you're on DU you're not "doing things", not at the same time anyway.
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 07:01 PM
Nov 2012

A lot of us have a rather proprietary attitude toward DU, we've been here a long time and seen a great deal of water pass under the bridge, it's impolite to come into a long established forum and immediately start throwing your weight around and telling everyone how they're doing it all wrong.

Try getting the feel of the place and learning some of the more common traditions here before you start with the finger pointing.

I'm trying to be nice at the moment but I'm quite capable of flaming you to shriveled lump of carbon if I want to and I can do it without getting myself in trouble with a jury.

By not pursuing a republican agenda. n/t Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #1
WTF? So the agenda radically changed in the last two years from Obama's first two years? stevenleser Nov 2012 #11
The OP asked "How do we keep people motivated?" Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #20
And this changed in 2012 how? If you are claiming the President did something bad before 2010 stevenleser Nov 2012 #30
Maybe he changed or, and I think this more likely, the clown car candidates scared people out of Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #45
The President didn't belittle ANYONE. bluestate10 Nov 2012 #48
I suppose you actually believe that so I'm not going to bother writing a list for you. n/t Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #71
Tim Geithner at Treasury. Rahm Emanuel & the Public Option. The escalation of Afghanistan.... Junkdrawer Nov 2012 #21
And they came back a few days ago because the agenda changed how? nt stevenleser Nov 2012 #29
Two factors: Junkdrawer Nov 2012 #38
You really believe that the additional voters that showed up were thinking that? stevenleser Nov 2012 #40
Re: Two Factors Chathamization Nov 2012 #42
Because of fearmongering. LAGC Nov 2012 #39
There is a much simpler explanation. 2008 featured the excitement of the first black President stevenleser Nov 2012 #41
Yeah. That worked out well. Now we are in hand to hand combat with a bunch of fucking neanderthals, bluestate10 Nov 2012 #50
+1000000 Amen. woo me with science Nov 2012 #26
Were there any House races we should have won and we didn't? sadbear Nov 2012 #2
Exactly my point. If Dems had been as engaged and passionate in 2010, Repugs would NOT have been Pryderi Nov 2012 #9
You're right. sadbear Nov 2012 #16
We need to have a sustained march to take over State Houses and Governor mansions. bluestate10 Nov 2012 #51
We should have won at least one House race in Arkansas Art_from_Ark Nov 2012 #25
It's all about the gerrymandering. surrealAmerican Nov 2012 #35
The DLC needs to adopt the Obama campaign model liberal N proud Nov 2012 #3
The DLC is defunct, and has been for quite some time. MineralMan Nov 2012 #72
Keep telling the truth! Waltons_Mtn Nov 2012 #4
I'd like to see a more active online focus on organizing Chathamization Nov 2012 #5
Become a PCP and get involved with your local party. It's easy to do. n/t Pryderi Nov 2012 #10
I'm already involved in my local party Chathamization Nov 2012 #23
A national push for more people to get involved could definitely help with that. LeftInTX Nov 2012 #62
We have to get rid of the electronic voting machines. iemitsu Nov 2012 #6
Turnout numbers ARE verifiable. From 2010: Pryderi Nov 2012 #13
Join your local central committee and club BlueToTheBone Nov 2012 #7
Yep. I've attended trainings at DFA and Camp Wellstone and was a PCP trainer for my county party Pryderi Nov 2012 #18
Where do you live? BlueToTheBone Nov 2012 #22
Here we go again. 99Forever Nov 2012 #8
Your post is a textbook example of how some folks see what they want to see in a post. stevenleser Nov 2012 #12
Where the fuck did I say that??? n/t Pryderi Nov 2012 #14
I dunno, how about here: 99Forever Nov 2012 #19
"...had been as engaged in 2010 as they were in 2012." Chathamization Nov 2012 #24
It's finger pointing nonsense... 99Forever Nov 2012 #27
It's not nonsense, it's the truth Chathamization Nov 2012 #28
When people start calling their opinion "the truth"... 99Forever Nov 2012 #32
What part is opinion? Chathamization Nov 2012 #34
Post removed Post removed Nov 2012 #15
There are a number of folks that can get behind Democratic personalities but are for TeaPubliKlan TheKentuckian Nov 2012 #17
A sharp left turn and embrace of liberal quinnox Nov 2012 #31
This has to come from somewhere Chathamization Nov 2012 #33
Your post does not make sense. former9thward Nov 2012 #36
Post-2010 Gerrymandering n/t Chathamization Nov 2012 #37
Doesn't work out that way. former9thward Nov 2012 #43
What? Chathamization Nov 2012 #44
Your article ignores two things. former9thward Nov 2012 #46
Two things Chathamization Nov 2012 #49
Your post doesn't make sense. bluestate10 Nov 2012 #55
By concentrating more effort in state races. Jack Sprat Nov 2012 #47
Totally agree LeftInTX Nov 2012 #52
Exactly Chathamization Nov 2012 #54
Welcome to DU! Fumesucker Nov 2012 #60
So you've said it a thousand times before... Chathamization Nov 2012 #61
If you're on DU you're not "doing things", not at the same time anyway. Fumesucker Nov 2012 #65
In case you didn't notice Chathamization Nov 2012 #67
Eh, I don't really know the poster you were replying to either. Fumesucker Nov 2012 #69
That is the job of the DNC. Earlier this year I was asked to bid for a delegate spot at the bluestate10 Nov 2012 #57
The Supreme Court is fixing to strike down The Voting Rights Act. Is that "sexy" enough? dogknob Nov 2012 #53
I won't come to that conclusion yet. Remember Health Care? All of us thought it was dead when bluestate10 Nov 2012 #58
I think it's Sec 5 which I believe is Pre-clearance with DOJ LeftInTX Nov 2012 #66
People just don't turn out for the midterms in our party. MrSlayer Nov 2012 #56
We need a DNC that does work other than collect donations. The DNC has the job is keeping bluestate10 Nov 2012 #59
True Chathamization Nov 2012 #64
2010 had the Tea Party LeftInTX Nov 2012 #68
Why would they? MrSlayer Nov 2012 #70
. ChangeUp106 Nov 2012 #63
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