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DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav

(408 posts) Tue Jan 29, 2013, 05:01 PM Jan 2013

This is being heavily posted today around a few of the forums that most DU folks [View all]

wouldn't bother to read. I read everything. The comments in response to it have been about 80 percent positive.

My question, after you listen to the short speech.

Are the Republicans starting to lean more towards Democrat thinking or have Democrats changed and no longer believe the things said in this speech? Or are we maybe starting to find some common ground with the American people proving they're more bipartisan than the politicians representing them?

Please take the few minutes to listen to it before you alert on me for it being something that hurt your feelings because you don't agree with what's being said.

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This is being heavily posted today around a few of the forums that most DU folks [View all] DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav Jan 2013 OP

I doubt you will find a single republican who would endorse this speech. This is the SWP platform. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #1

I've found several who love it, which brought me to my question. Maybe we aren't as different as the DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav Jan 2013 #2

They can 'love' it but they don't endorse it. Like I'm pro-choice, but I'm not endorsing abortion. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #3

I was talking to this right-wing guy Chathamization Jan 2013 #5

Thank you for your answer. I'm starting to read and hear the same things. Are we all so brainwashed DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav Jan 2013 #6

Definitely a hive mentality on both sides Chathamization Jan 2013 #12

I don't think any of our elected officials from either party care about DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav Jan 2013 #13

"Are the Republicans starting to lean more towards Democrat thinking..." alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #4

Oopsie kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #7

Please excuse my grammar error. I like to believe myself to be fluent in English but it still someti DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav Jan 2013 #8

Oh, you seem quite fluent alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #10

Thank you! HangOnKids Jan 2013 #11

Which forums might those be? The Prepper Forums? The Libertarian Forums? The Alex Jones forums? Earth_First Jan 2013 #9

One was a forum where everyone's welcome to believe what ever they want and post what DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav Jan 2013 #15

I get the message, but I don't relate to camouflaged thug looking guys with weapons.nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #14

Thanks for getting what I'm saying. And you're right, that image certainly doesn't help DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav Jan 2013 #16