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On liberal "purity". [View all] MadHound Dec 2012 OP
dems have moved so far to the right that center right dems are now considered progressive lol nt msongs Dec 2012 #1
exactly! nt abelenkpe Dec 2012 #2
yes, and it is sickening Skittles Dec 2012 #4
Dems have also won five of the last six POTUS popular votes banned from Kos Dec 2012 #15
So, it's all about winning, all about the scorecard? MadHound Dec 2012 #19
Yes, it is about winning. You and I may have little in common but I know about one banned from Kos Dec 2012 #48
The Dems will become just as bad if we don't hold them accountable FiveGoodMen Dec 2012 #51
Exactly. ChaoticTrilby Dec 2012 #110
You can keep lunatics out of the WH by running progressive candidates. This country is . sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #115
Do you always use 30 years ago as your guideline?........ socialist_n_TN Dec 2012 #33
This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Dec 2012 #64
Go Donkeys!! TransitJohn Dec 2012 #70
It isn't winning anything if you just make it to the Oval Office and then give the other side sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #114
I wouldn't LOL. I *was* a center Right Dem in 76. And I *am* now considered staunchly Left. ieoeja Dec 2012 #102
K&R nt abelenkpe Dec 2012 #3
Being willing and able to substantiate what a person beleives.... orpupilofnature57 Dec 2012 #5
You hold FDR up as a paragon of radical leftist thought... SidDithers Dec 2012 #6
one may have many different plusses and minusses at the same time nt msongs Dec 2012 #7
You consider Obama some sort of progressive, MadHound Dec 2012 #8
Sid whatchamacallit Dec 2012 #9
... SidDithers Dec 2012 #12
"At least FDR limited his civil rights violation to a particular ethnic group"... SidDithers Dec 2012 #11
So trashing FDR is in vogue? whatchamacallit Dec 2012 #13
There seem to be several people on this board who can only defend Obama's positions dflprincess Dec 2012 #128
I thought only Republicans trashed FDR. Raksha Dec 2012 #134
Again, what are your excuses for Obama's violating all of our civil rights? MadHound Dec 2012 #14
The 2012 platflorm included ProSense Dec 2012 #17
I suggest you re-read that part of the '76 Democratic party platform concerning health care, MadHound Dec 2012 #23
I read it: ProSense Dec 2012 #29
Yes, the ACA is the law of the land, MadHound Dec 2012 #34
Speaking of ProSense Dec 2012 #39
And that has what, exactly, to do with the original topic of the OP? n/t MadHound Dec 2012 #40
Too much facts for you? n/t ProSense Dec 2012 #41
Nope, just wondering what it has to do with my OP. MadHound Dec 2012 #43
Who exactly was pushing single-payer in 1976? ProSense Dec 2012 #46
And job-obliterating free trade. MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #78
Obama killed one POS jihadist American citizen while he was in Yemen banned from Kos Dec 2012 #18
Actually he killed two, and possibly more. MadHound Dec 2012 #21
Don't expect much sympathy for the boy whatchamacallit Dec 2012 #26
The Constitution always applies to the US Government, it is the basis of it's authority. TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #36
"Obama killed one POS jihadist American citizen while he was in Yemen plotting attacks on the USA" Liberal_Dog Dec 2012 #57
That statement is bullshit. white_wolf Dec 2012 #65
"Jihadist"?!?! How is this disgusting right wing speech allowed here? TransitJohn Dec 2012 #72
I know, never saw that here until very recently. sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #126
What don't you like about the US Constitution? sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #125
FDR over looked the excesses of Dixiecrats and failed to integrate the armed forces. bluestate10 Dec 2012 #62
*Clap Puzzledtraveller Dec 2012 #92
People are complex. (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2012 #10
Who knows what bending the current President would do in a similar spot and public sentiment? TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #27
AND he instituted SS, the WPA, etc., and won a war Doctor_J Dec 2012 #31
2.3 billion trees planted, hundreds of state parks created, U.S. topsoil saved... WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2012 #56
Because we're talking about people, not gods. (nt) jeff47 Dec 2012 #60
Did FDR sign the NDAA? MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #77
Why is that the only thing you ever write about FDR, siddithers? Octafish Dec 2012 #98
Don't you have a JFK conspiracy story to peddle somewhere?...nt SidDithers Dec 2012 #101
''Peddle'' is a loaded term, implying profit motive, siddithers. Octafish Dec 2012 #109
Excellent post as always Octafish. You are one of the people who attract Democrats to this forum sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #118
Don't you have anything to say about politics? Did you know that this is a political forum? sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #116
... SidDithers Dec 2012 #122
Thanks for kicking this excellent thread. sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #123
Yes and you say you read all 26 volumes of the WARREN COMISSION and... zappaman Dec 2012 #124
Yes, I did. I read books too, many way longer than the WCR, I have even read whole series of sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #127
Very interesting. I wonder if he knows that we interred Muslims during the Bush years, not just thos sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #129
Hear hear! MrSlayer Dec 2012 #16
K&R n/t warrprayer Dec 2012 #20
The problem with "purity" randomtagger Dec 2012 #22
well, with the possible exception of wolf hunting... mike_c Dec 2012 #30
I sure hope whatchamacallit Dec 2012 #32
God damn, the word "troll" is overused. randomtagger Dec 2012 #75
+10 (NT) reACTIONary Dec 2012 #117
I'm with you... reACTIONary Dec 2012 #54
I don't know enough about fracking to make a decision. randomtagger Dec 2012 #76
What is 'purity'? I see that talking point all the time but never get an answer as to what it means sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #130
You nailed it. It's the Democratic Party that has moved to the right, so far forestpath Dec 2012 #24
Great post Autumn Dec 2012 #25
Your first paragraph summarizes it nicely Doctor_J Dec 2012 #28
You need to start getting real about Skidmore Dec 2012 #35
WHOOMP, there it is. MadHound Dec 2012 #38
I bow to your superiority. Skidmore Dec 2012 #50
he'll browbeat as many democrats out of the party as he can on the way to viccctorrryyyy! dionysus Dec 2012 #63
Psst, quiet now. Listen to yourself. MadHound Dec 2012 #68
One party is currently tossing out sufficiently pure members jeff47 Dec 2012 #61
Exactly. Skidmore Dec 2012 #87
See, you don't 'move the party' what you do it let people come over to the party. Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #89
and they've all been welcomed to the fold of the democratic party.. frylock Dec 2012 #105
Thanks for thinking time ends today and nothing ever changes ever. jeff47 Dec 2012 #112
Better than having them in the Party. They LOST remember? Now they are getting smart, well sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #131
I think it's the other way around... fascisthunter Dec 2012 #49
This country wants honesty. Skidmore Dec 2012 #88
another reference to "reality" frylock Dec 2012 #106
Yes, we live in the real world, don't we? Skidmore Dec 2012 #133
thank gawd i have someone like you to explain reality to me.. frylock Dec 2012 #137
Better to be defeated without them than surrender with them and drug along for a ride TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #52
Those of us who are focused on wining elections are not just... reACTIONary Dec 2012 #58
Yeah, here's the thing about 'pragmatists'. That is a term of art that is spoiled rotten. Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #90
Faith Based Pragmatists? That's one of the.... reACTIONary Dec 2012 #113
This country is overwhelmingly Progressive on the issues. We don't have to worry about sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #120
Have I ever said anything about Skidmore Dec 2012 #132
I don't disagree with anything you said. I think there is a lot of shouting past each other sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #138
I didn't vote for Obama so i don't care what the DLCers say. Arctic Dave Dec 2012 #37
To many he is a brand and not the President of The United States Puzzledtraveller Dec 2012 #94
no - there are plenty of radical left on DU. what you have done is buy into the right wing rhetoric pasto76 Dec 2012 #42
The Democratic party is a big tent, always has been, MadHound Dec 2012 #44
This Old Mainstream-Center FDR/LBJ Working Class Democrat agrees! bvar22 Dec 2012 #45
You shouldn't put LBJ and FDR in the same sentence. orpupilofnature57 Dec 2012 #86
great society? frylock Dec 2012 #107
the word "pure" is used by those who usually compromise principles.. fascisthunter Dec 2012 #47
No, it's not union_maid Dec 2012 #67
Couple of Things... Liberal1975 Dec 2012 #53
Bravo! Cuts through the bullshit. cheapdate Dec 2012 #55
What The Great Compromisers Le Taz Hot Dec 2012 #59
You know, it's not always the purists' positions that are a problem union_maid Dec 2012 #66
Well who gets to pick what we compromise on? JoeyT Dec 2012 #135
The problem always remains Summer Hathaway Dec 2012 #69
Embrace all? Really? MadHound Dec 2012 #73
Yes, of course Summer Hathaway Dec 2012 #80
Don't forget cuts to SS, Medicare and Medicaid. Those poor, starving Wall Street criminals sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #119
+1 Well said! Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2012 #74
Ms. Hathaway, if yer far to the left of us Democrats, then us Democrats must have become republicans Zorra Dec 2012 #82
Wow! Summer Hathaway Dec 2012 #83
! dionysus Dec 2012 #96
Nance, you're supposed to lay off the italics so we can pretend not to know it's you. LeftyMom Dec 2012 #99
... Summer Hathaway Dec 2012 #103
Right on Madhound! Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2012 #71
My purity leftlibdem420 Dec 2012 #79
You are on a seriously awesome roll here, MH! Zorra Dec 2012 #81
k&r nt bananas Dec 2012 #84
As an over 50 White male who has been a Democrat forever I can Resonance_Chamber Dec 2012 #85
Labor reteachinwi Dec 2012 #104
Excellent post! Puzzledtraveller Dec 2012 #91
NY Times: Obama balking at "entitlement" cuts ProSense Dec 2012 #93
Kick woo me with science Dec 2012 #95
That's not what the DLC says. Octafish Dec 2012 #97
K&R raouldukelives Dec 2012 #100
word up! frylock Dec 2012 #108
Liberals have become more marginalized, not more extreme. DirkGently Dec 2012 #111
Yep... And Now We Have A Glimpse Of The Future... WillyT Dec 2012 #121
Morning kick for an outstanding post. CrispyQ Dec 2012 #136
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