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Is left wing outrage as unhinged as right wing outrage? [View all] Fred Sanders Jul 2014 OP

Fred, our reaction is sane and justified. These important cases are harbingers. Anansi1171 Jul 2014 #1

You misunderstand. Of course, passion, of course. But accuracy is important, false passion based on Fred Sanders Jul 2014 #2

If accuracy were important you'd undrstand that why your comments about BC are in error kcr Jul 2014 #22

yet there are people on this board who still in the light of all that scotus is will still leftyohiolib Jul 2014 #3

It is a 5 to 4 court, with a couple of conservative Justices a bit wobbly on the con side. Fred Sanders Jul 2014 #4

I will support any Dem candidate who Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2014 #8

and here it is, the person who would cut off their foot to spite theeir leg leftyohiolib Jul 2014 #11

Why do you do that? Why launch into a personal attack like that? What do you think you gain? Bluenorthwest Jul 2014 #14

well to me the attitude of the poster is beyond mean not only to myself but to leftyohiolib Jul 2014 #23

That does not explain anything. You leave the issue aside and attack the poster personally. Bluenorthwest Jul 2014 #56

any democrat is better than any republican....hands down VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #66

So you'd vote for David Duke, avowed racist, because he 'ran as a Democrat'? Seriously? Bluenorthwest Jul 2014 #69

could david duke make it thru the primaries? leftyohiolib Jul 2014 #87

because we are not standing for wishy washy "Dems" VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #52

Listen up VR. I'm a second generation Democrat with elected officials in my family history Bluenorthwest Jul 2014 #57

then stop pretending you dont know this.... VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #64

It's as if you did not even read what I wrote. Afraid to discuss issues, much like the OP. Bluenorthwest Jul 2014 #71

this is Democratic underground....not Third Party VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #74

Totally unresponsive and utterly inapplicable. Bluenorthwest Jul 2014 #105

Yeah you opinion gives me a sad.... VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #107

+3 Enthusiast Jul 2014 #114

+2 Enthusiast Jul 2014 #113

+1 Enthusiast Jul 2014 #112

As far as I can tell, you and that mouse in your pocket ONLY stand for wishy washy Democrats. TheKentuckian Jul 2014 #70

and who do you and the mouse in your pocket VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #75

Post removed Post removed Jul 2014 #83

!!! grasswire Jul 2014 #79

and they subsequently scored a hide for it... VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #97

does anyone have the guts to post the jury results? grasswire Jul 2014 #99

+1 Enthusiast Jul 2014 #116

I wouldn't say "Turd Way", personally grasswire Jul 2014 #122

No jury here, but... Bobbie Jo Jul 2014 #129

it was PM'd to me grasswire Jul 2014 #133

You have 3 n/t HangOnKids Jul 2014 #130

and? VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #134

Well you had to make a point that the post was hidden HangOnKids Jul 2014 #135

and? VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #136

OH for fuck sake HangOnKids Jul 2014 #137

yea for fucks sake.....who's counting besides you? VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #138

This message was self-deleted by its author HangOnKids Jul 2014 #142

This message was self-deleted by its author HangOnKids Jul 2014 #145

+1 Enthusiast Jul 2014 #115

I'm saying I won't vote for people who agree with the very Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2014 #15

Not feeling exactly as you do perpetuates the two party system that is strangling democracy. Fred Sanders Jul 2014 #21

no it isnt.....thats republicans. VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #53

Now you are getting it. Bluenorthwest Jul 2014 #58

why now? i have always understood this... VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #61

Really? Bluenorthwest Jul 2014 #68

i have always supported Democrats here and elsewhere VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #78

then you vote Republican instead VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #77

Well, no, no I don't. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2014 #103

How is this weird....to we women...NOT voting for the Democratic Primary winner IS exactly VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #104

When you vote for all these blue dog so-called dems Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2014 #106

What Blue Dogs....most of em got taken out by teabaggers in the last Midterm... VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #109

My Congressman Kurt Schrader is a blue dog. Loves him some Cat Food Commission aka neverforget Jul 2014 #140

Okay your Congressman....did I say there were none? VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #141

And here's the list of Blue Dogs. They exist and help Republicans. neverforget Jul 2014 #146

asdf VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #143

Yet they help enable Republicans and their policies and they call themselves Democrats. neverforget Jul 2014 #144

But they are not an influential power to the rest of the Democrats so you were off the mark there VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #147

Lol! 19 is a pretty large number of Democrats that vote with Republicans on economic neverforget Jul 2014 #148

its a fraction of the 50 they numbered 4 yrs ago....sorry.... VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #149

Just keep minimizing the Republican enablers.... neverforget Jul 2014 #150

they got themselves "minimized"..... VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #151

I've never seen that. I have seen ... Scuba Jul 2014 #12

Stand or fall on your core principles. The cons do. Fred Sanders Jul 2014 #16

principles are a luxury that wont do you any good without the power to hang on to them leftyohiolib Jul 2014 #28

Do you realize the folly in your statement? Scuba Jul 2014 #30

Purity is required of the left wing also? Fred Sanders Jul 2014 #31

Purity? No, but it's a long, long road from purity to the Third Way. Scuba Jul 2014 #35

It is a quandary, the standing on principals thing, because then what was the black voting for Fred Sanders Jul 2014 #36

"What good is power without principles?" that wasnt my statement leftyohiolib Jul 2014 #34

Nope, you said that sticking to principles would empower the Tea Party. I can't disagree more. Scuba Jul 2014 #37

you cant disagree more? people stuck to their principles in 2010 and what did that give us? leftyohiolib Jul 2014 #59

To suggest that the Tea Party victories in 2010 were due to the Democratic Party running .... Scuba Jul 2014 #63

'traditional Democratic Party principles' which are? leftyohiolib Jul 2014 #73

Well, they don't include chained-CPI, that's for sure. Scuba Jul 2014 #84

of those which are immune from tampering by the scotus leftyohiolib Jul 2014 #86

Do you disagree that these are traditional Democratic Party principles? Do you disagree ... Scuba Jul 2014 #91

no and i dont know but those are important to me but leftyohiolib Jul 2014 #92

Plus one a whole bunch. Enthusiast Jul 2014 #117

Abandoning our principles in favor of corporate donations is killing the Democratic Party. Scuba Jul 2014 #118

+1. Truer words were never spoken. Enthusiast Jul 2014 #120

i have been saying this anytime i get the chance SCOTUS is the most important issue leftyohiolib Jul 2014 #5

I have been posting and commenting, not here, for 6 years that the whole tea party idiocy based Fred Sanders Jul 2014 #6

I never appreciate the "calm down" comment vanlassie Jul 2014 #7

Lots easier to say "calm down" when one doesn't have a uterus or is a union member. bullwinkle428 Jul 2014 #9

Fuck that noise. JTFrog Jul 2014 #10

Oh good, another "Democrat" that LondonReign2 Jul 2014 #13

Fred, your posts always strike me as not just conservative but also religious in nature Bluenorthwest Jul 2014 #17

Religious in nature? How ever you get that, it made me laugh! Fred Sanders Jul 2014 #18

I note that you failed to answer any of three very simple yes or no questions Bluenorthwest Jul 2014 #24

Internet inquisitors of personal information are not my thing. Fred Sanders Jul 2014 #27

And yet you are an internet preacher, using insults and personal invective willy nilly. Bluenorthwest Jul 2014 #33

Personal information? Nobody's asking for your phone number. winter is coming Jul 2014 #44

Fred refues to state his positions on the very issues he wants to advise us to remain silent about. Bluenorthwest Jul 2014 #46

Thank you for calling him out... tenderfoot Jul 2014 #81

I also want those who are in agreement with him to be called out Bluenorthwest Jul 2014 #108

More hair needs to be lit on fire. The lack of fire on the Dem side is what kills us Armstead Jul 2014 #19

Only one thing needs to happen, and Obama repeats it until he must be crying himself to sleep. Fred Sanders Jul 2014 #20

I don't disagree with the importance of that , but it is much bigger than that Armstead Jul 2014 #25

"Get voting to be a passion" Armstead Jul 2014 #50

OMG, you and I agree 100% on this, IronGate Jul 2014 #26

welcome to DU redqueen Jul 2014 #48

Thank you. IronGate Jul 2014 #54

welcoming is nice but just so you know he's a right-wing troll leftyohiolib Jul 2014 #88

It may not be as unhinged RadicalGeek Jul 2014 #29

What nonsense... ljm2002 Jul 2014 #32

I do not mean to offend. It turns out that internet chatting has that affect, I just call it like I Fred Sanders Jul 2014 #38

No offense taken... ljm2002 Jul 2014 #43

Very well said! countryjake Jul 2014 #93

Using words like unhinged and "hair on fire" don't help communications Armstead Jul 2014 #72

Please post a paragrahp describing your personal views on a woman's right to reproductive choice. Bluenorthwest Jul 2014 #39

Gotta go. World Cup preview on. Fred Sanders Jul 2014 #40

USA, what a game! And Switzerland, Argentina, what a beautiful game. Fred Sanders Jul 2014 #100

Women's equal right to healthcare coverage is nowhere near as important as men talking about sports! redqueen Jul 2014 #45

This poster is advising silence about the SCOTUS decisions so I asked if he is Pro Choice Bluenorthwest Jul 2014 #49

That isn't about priorities, it is about ducking and dodging for the purposes of intellectually TheKentuckian Jul 2014 #67

The conservatives are chipping away at our individual rights. yallerdawg Jul 2014 #41

Dumbest post of the day. redqueen Jul 2014 #42

Unless Fred decides to grace us with another thread... theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #47

I'm waiting with bated breath to hear what issue Fred will allow us wimminfolk to have Arugula Latte Jul 2014 #76

so basically , you don't understand the decisions or the ramifications. Why not just say so? bowens43 Jul 2014 #51

It is my sincere religious belief JEB Jul 2014 #55

Your response to the questions asked of you stage left Jul 2014 #60

In a word, NO. eom MohRokTah Jul 2014 #62

In these cases, yup. But that is par for the course at Du. There is always a contingent that has quinnox Jul 2014 #65

Wrong it's only four types- and wrong to make excuses for it- IF you are a Dem. Cannot belive I am bettyellen Jul 2014 #80

alrighty... tenderfoot Jul 2014 #82

Who is the lefty equivalent of Cliven Bundy? KamaAina Jul 2014 #85

It's not your rights that are infringed on...so it's no big deal. Marrah_G Jul 2014 #89

It's bad enough getting the smart ohheckyeah Jul 2014 #90

Post removed Post removed Jul 2014 #94

... Phentex Jul 2014 #95

Psssst.... ohheckyeah Jul 2014 #96

Legalize Lonnie Anderson's hair! H2O Man Jul 2014 #98

If you want to change the court MFrohike Jul 2014 #101

What's with all these people mistyping words to make a liberal site look stupid? valerief Jul 2014 #102

Et tu, Fred? smh Cha Jul 2014 #110

It is kind of funny to watch people Tweet @SCOTUSBlog Hissyspit Jul 2014 #111

Completely unrecommended. Enthusiast Jul 2014 #119

FACTS from the ACLU to be disturbed by... Many very detailed cases at the link: freshwest Jul 2014 #121

Are you a Republican? PowerToThePeople Jul 2014 #123

Wow, with friends like you... randys1 Jul 2014 #124

A little late to the piling on, there are more recent threads. Fred Sanders Jul 2014 #125

I know, but wow man...never mind, i wouldnt know where to start randys1 Jul 2014 #126

Let me get this straight onecaliberal Jul 2014 #127

We do seem to have a few men here making all kinds of excuses for a RWing leaning court. Rex Jul 2014 #132

This message was self-deleted by its author AverageJoe90 Jul 2014 #128

Foxnews appreciates you doing their job for them! Rex Jul 2014 #131

Yeah, no kidding theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #139