C'mon people. Cut off the bark and the tree will die. (Reply #175)

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Mon Mar 30, 2015, 10:25 AM

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175. C'mon people. Cut off the bark and the tree will die.

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This is what happens when progressives stay home on election day and claim both parties are the same [View all]	Cali_Democrat	Mar 2015	OP
The Dem Party isn't infested with religious fanatics. That's enough for me to distinguish the two.	nomorenomore08	Mar 2015	#1
We're just better at hiding the religious extremists who are here.	blkmusclmachine	Mar 2015	#70
Sure there are some (like fervently anti-choice Catholics). But they're not the base of the Party.	nomorenomore08	Mar 2015	#97
Progressives did not sit home.	WorseBeforeBetter	Mar 2015	#2
They stayed home and made waffles...nt	SidDithers	Mar 2015	#5
Yeah, I have no idea who you are referring to. (n/t)	WorseBeforeBetter	Mar 2015	#8
yup	JI7	Mar 2015	#13
Who did you vote for in 2014?	morningfog	Mar 2015	#51
Who was running for office in Canada at that time?	Rex	Mar 2015	#60
You are too generous in calling him an "expert in American politics."	morningfog	Mar 2015	#62
As are replies in this vein	sharp_stick	Mar 2015	#78
+1000 eom	BlueCaliDem	Mar 2015	#176
And bragged about it.	Bobbie Jo	Mar 2015	#86
I'm out of the loop...	cyberswede	Mar 2015	#138
Yep	Bobbie Jo	Mar 2015	#139
Was it a single person, or a bunch of people?	cyberswede	Mar 2015	#140
I suppose "they"	Bobbie Jo	Mar 2015	#141
This was the thread...	SidDithers	Mar 2015	#144
And continues to be proud of it, promising to do it again in 2016.	BlueCaliDem	Mar 2015	#177
The Waffle Abides	Katashi_itto	Mar 2015	#162
Big ole "yup"...	Agschmid	Mar 2015	#164
I have 5 friends who I classify as liberal democrats. Not a single one voted in the last election.	LiberalArkie	Mar 2015	#35
Me too, Liberal Arkie..	mountain grammy	Mar 2015	#80
My experience is the exact opposite. EVERY "liberal democrat" in my circle...	WorseBeforeBetter	Mar 2015	#171
They like to return to spew this lie time after time	LondonReign2	Mar 2015	#110
Truth matters little to that crowd.	bvar22	Mar 2015	#161
Ah, thanks for that info.	WorseBeforeBetter	Mar 2015	#172
Exactly...	joeybee12	Mar 2015	#135
Rex nailed it in #75. Any time some shit Sensible Centrist policy...	WorseBeforeBetter	Mar 2015	#173
oh look another hippie punching op.	Warren Stupidity	Mar 2015	#3
Attacking progressives will inspire them to vote next time.	L0oniX	Mar 2015	#4
Jesus, did you see some of the youth bashing posts after the election?	F4lconF16	Mar 2015	#14
Bingo. Thanks.	840high	Mar 2015	#72
I am a youth bashing youth.	iandhr	Mar 2015	#85
+1	L0oniX	Mar 2015	#123
Yeah. Go figure	RufusTFirefly	Mar 2015	#32
works every time	madokie	Mar 2015	#48
You miss the NJ Senator Martinez threads	yeoman6987	Mar 2015	#180
DU rec...nt	SidDithers	Mar 2015	#6
Since not even one of the loser dems ran on this	betterdemsonly	Mar 2015	#7
+1000	F4lconF16	Mar 2015	#10
In 2009-2010 the GOP was able to block everything with only 40 Senators, how was that any better?	Doctor_J	Mar 2015	#16
^^^^^^^That right there^^^^^^^^^^	BrotherIvan	Mar 2015	#69
Right you are!	MissDeeds	Mar 2015	#71
That word "everything"... it doesn't mean what you think it means.	stevenleser	Mar 2015	#87
They blocked Obamacare??	Major Hogwash	Mar 2015	#93
They blocked healthcare and stuck us with Gingrichcare	Doctor_J	Mar 2015	#102
Hahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!	Major Hogwash	Mar 2015	#170
Lol! You would have more credibility if you didn't pull 'facts' out of your arse. n/t	demmiblue	Mar 2015	#9
^^^this^^^	L0oniX	Mar 2015	#124
...	Fumesucker	Mar 2015	#11
LOL! So perfect. nt	laundry_queen	Mar 2015	#43
bullshit.	NRaleighLiberal	Mar 2015	#12
Why are some of these divisive, shit-stirring OP's allowed to stand, while others	Doctor_J	Mar 2015	#15
It appears to me that those that hate liberals and progressives have more power here	rhett o rick	Mar 2015	#19
LOL ...	1StrongBlackMan	Mar 2015	#61
Why, did you spill your Third Way Kool Aid?	U4ikLefty	Mar 2015	#96
No, it was Liberal hating 3rd way punch. n/t	1StrongBlackMan	Mar 2015	#106
Oh boy! You want some cheese with your whine?	leftofcool	Mar 2015	#101
because OPs complaining about the people doing this are seen as "equal time"	MisterP	Mar 2015	#77
What is the goal of this OP? This same post or something similar has been posted on a regular	rhett o rick	Mar 2015	#17
I think it's the usual bullying by the DINOs. Even though their approach to governing has been a	Doctor_J	Mar 2015	#20
Serious question. Who are these people, I mean what do they believe in, that find it	rhett o rick	Mar 2015	#27
Who are these people? Third Wayers	LondonReign2	Mar 2015	#111
The goal is to stir shit and piss off everyone except oligarchy shills? Just guessing.	L0oniX	Mar 2015	#168
Yea! Beat up on liberals! That'll get them to do what you want!!	jeff47	Mar 2015	#18
LOL. "Let's nominate a DLC candidate and then complain when the liberals don't like it."	rhett o rick	Mar 2015	#22
Don't think they have forgotten Nader. I had to set one of them straight	A Simple Game	Mar 2015	#47
Blaming Nader is illogical. What did he do but legally run for office? A lot of illegal things	rhett o rick	Mar 2015	#95
I asked this last one why he picked on Nader when there were 7 other	A Simple Game	Mar 2015	#100
One of the failures in 2000 of the Democratic Party Machine	rhett o rick	Mar 2015	#109
I have no doubts that it will be the same if Clinton is the nominee.	A Simple Game	Mar 2015	#112
Be careful here, talk like that will bring the wrath.	rhett o rick	Mar 2015	#120
Screw the wrath, it's the internet, I'm not foolish enough to let it bother me. n/t	A Simple Game	Mar 2015	#122
they beat themselves up	treestar	Mar 2015	#163
It's not the liberals "playing victim".	jeff47	Mar 2015	#165
Those aren't Liberals, and I don't care how loudly they scream on DU that they are.	BlueCaliDem	Mar 2015	#178
How do you explain the fact that the more progressive States had higher turnouts in 2014?	Bluenorthwest	Mar 2015	#21
What I want to know is, if this OP author isn't a progressive, what is she?	rhett o rick	Mar 2015	#24
Hey now! Don't let reality get in the way of a good liberal beating! (nt)	jeff47	Mar 2015	#25
The OP is full of shit stirring. Nothing more, nothing less.	morningfog	Mar 2015	#52
The non-progressives really don't like to discuss actual issues,	rhett o rick	Mar 2015	#128
Don't expect honest answers from the OP. This is a hit and run piece.	L0oniX	Mar 2015	#169
Obama attributed midterm losses to AAs, Latinos, young'uns and unmarried women.	SMC22307	Mar 2015	#23
Well, I'm old and white and I voted straight (D) as I have since 1978	Doctor_J	Mar 2015	#30
Same here, only 1980 for me.	SMC22307	Mar 2015	#34
"What do you know that he doesn't? "	Phlem	Mar 2015	#50
Well then. What that tells you is that	Erich Bloodaxe BSN	Mar 2015	#103
I stayed home.	LWolf	Mar 2015	#26
Here is what I saw this last election day. Hundreds of people showed up to	rhett o rick	Mar 2015	#28
+10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000	Phlem	Mar 2015	#54
so you "woo hoo" a thread explaining why it's better to have the REP put into office?	Sheepshank	Mar 2015	#116
so it was better to put a REP in office?	Sheepshank	Mar 2015	#115
If you have an argument, why not spite it out in lieu of these	rhett o rick	Mar 2015	#119
bull fucking shit...I was clearly answering your post	Sheepshank	Mar 2015	#121
You left out an important part of my post. No Republicon was put into office.	rhett o rick	Mar 2015	#126
I noted the important part of your post...you divert attention from it	Sheepshank	Mar 2015	#134
My post was very clear, but you said " so it was better to put a REP in office?"	rhett o rick	Mar 2015	#137
What you assert was not stated. You distorted and then just ran with it.	TheKentuckian	Mar 2015	#153
I agree with Cali's post	guillaumeb	Mar 2015	#29
Just 36.3 percent of registered Illinoisians voted last November (including me!)	greatauntoftriplets	Mar 2015	#31
This OP is what happens when people make things up	MannyGoldstein	Mar 2015	#33
but not enough people who are natural left voters actually vote	guillaumeb	Mar 2015	#37
I think that's a different issue than the OP	MannyGoldstein	Mar 2015	#55
Both sides don't have to be identical to turn off voters.	winter is coming	Mar 2015	#66
true	guillaumeb	Mar 2015	#157
Heh. See #4	progressoid	Mar 2015	#40
Juror #4 is my kinda DUer. (n/t)	SMC22307	Mar 2015	#44
This place has become DemocraticThunderdome lately. nt	MannyGoldstein	Mar 2015	#57
This is what happens 20 minutes after the TPP is posted in GD.	Rex	Mar 2015	#75
Let's try to turn that around a little, shall we?	MannyGoldstein	Mar 2015	#89
this is what happens	PowerToThePeople	Mar 2015	#36
You and the recently booted AverageJoe90 are of like minds.	SMC22307	Mar 2015	#38
random acts of hippie punching	Enrique	Mar 2015	#39
yep. The voters fault.	Phlem	Mar 2015	#53
Random acts of hippie punching that are contrary to actual facts no less	LondonReign2	Mar 2015	#113
K & R	Cryptoad	Mar 2015	#41
of course it's the voters fault.	Phlem	Mar 2015	#42
Yep. This is exactly what happens. Wanna keep the jerks out?	calimary	Mar 2015	#45
Words can't express	Jamaal510	Mar 2015	#46
Good post! And here's something else to "vote for"...	Beartracks	Mar 2015	#59
Thanks, Jamaal.	freshwest	Mar 2015	#90
Since I don't live in a parliamentary country, I don't vote for 'party'.	Erich Bloodaxe BSN	Mar 2015	#104
Yes, elections have consequences.	Agnosticsherbet	Mar 2015	#49
No. this is what happens when Democrats provide no leadership	Android3.14	Mar 2015	#56
Warren had no plan? Fuck that!!	Sheepshank	Mar 2015	#117
Intentional misunderstanding? You tell me.	Android3.14	Mar 2015	#125
LOL! The 80s called and wants it's meme back!	Rex	Mar 2015	#58
Cali_Democrat reiterates Horse shit. You whine about liberal non-voters but you offer no facts!	Ford_Prefect	Mar 2015	#63
I actually I think they know all this--so, besides keeping their mitts on the reins against a rival	MisterP	Mar 2015	#83
I think, for clarity/accuracy ...	1StrongBlackMan	Mar 2015	#64
Agreed. The GOP is in permanent election mode, see the MSM. They write the narratives for the L&R.	freshwest	Mar 2015	#91
Yep ...	1StrongBlackMan	Mar 2015	#107
Blaming progressives for the failures of the Democratic party is ludacris & explains	think	Mar 2015	#65
Meanwhile, back at the ranch	Mnpaul	Mar 2015	#67
Exactly. The fish rots from the head /nt	think	Mar 2015	#74
Careful	Mnpaul	Mar 2015	#81
I call bullshit.	99Forever	Mar 2015	#68
BS	840high	Mar 2015	#73
Yep. The Democratic circular firing squad	MaggieD	Mar 2015	#76
any proof that the progressives lost '14 and not the absence of any actual campaign?	MisterP	Mar 2015	#79
just like the Republicans	Mnpaul	Mar 2015	#82
Brecht has a poem for that	MisterP	Mar 2015	#84
Dropped a steaming pile and split huh OP?	tkmorris	Mar 2015	#88
Nailed it	Android3.14	Mar 2015	#133
Recently I renewed my prescription for Fukitol™ for a 2 year supply.	Major Hogwash	Mar 2015	#92
Umm... am I the only that sees your "this is what happens" as a hypothetical instead of you saying	Number23	Mar 2015	#94
And, they're still defending it on DU.. mustn't upset their sensibilities by pointing out the	Cha	Mar 2015	#98
Avail yourself of some facts before posting.	DisgustipatedinCA	Mar 2015	#150
You "avail yourself of some facts".	Cha	Mar 2015	#166
the people I know that stayed home were middle of the roaders.	hobbit709	Mar 2015	#99
Who says progressives stayed home?	Scuba	Mar 2015	#105
I've posted this story about the 2010 exit poll many times and it showed	neverforget	Mar 2015	#131
Yeah, but those are facts and the whole destroy the premise of the OP.	Scuba	Mar 2015	#132
Thanks, I'm going add this to the list of facts I have in post 110	LondonReign2	Mar 2015	#136
like how "spoilers" didn't lose us '68, '80, or '00	MisterP	Mar 2015	#143
Only fools would claim both parties are the same.	NCTraveler	Mar 2015	#108
I'm so fucking sick of hearing "they're the same" bull shit	Sheepshank	Mar 2015	#114
good luck	G_j	Mar 2015	#145
would be great if it weren't true.	Sheepshank	Mar 2015	#146
I'm sure someone might say that occasionally	G_j	Mar 2015	#147
has anyone stated numbers?	Sheepshank	Mar 2015	#152
I don't think that is possible	G_j	Mar 2015	#154
ahh I see subtelty isn't in your vocab.	Sheepshank	Mar 2015	#155
"they're the same"	G_j	Mar 2015	#156
Thought it would be nice for you to see some of those 'nebulous' posts	Sheepshank	Mar 2015	#174
Both of your examples are comments	G_j	Mar 2015	#182
another non-nebulous post	Sheepshank	Mar 2015	#181
It is the OP that is a "big fat whopping lie".	LondonReign2	Mar 2015	#149
crickets	G_j	Mar 2015	#158
it's hard to dispute these facts but the hippie punching will	neverforget	Mar 2015	#159
A fine whine that doesn't get better with age............	marmar	Mar 2015	#118
sometimes we have to sweep our dirt floor	olddots	Mar 2015	#127
No, this is what happens as a result of dogmatically pushing a decades long agenda supposedly	TheKentuckian	Mar 2015	#129
From your OP it seems you are not a progressive so I am curious as to	rhett o rick	Mar 2015	#130
is there some kind of evidence	G_j	Mar 2015	#142
I don't take correction from those far to the right of me.	DisgustipatedinCA	Mar 2015	#148
Elections has consequences, a good senator needs other congressional members to	Thinkingabout	Mar 2015	#151
I Call Them Republican Enablers, They Are Enabling Republican Victories...	Corey_Baker08	Mar 2015	#160
What a load	MFrohike	Mar 2015	#167
C'mon people. Cut off the bark and the tree will die.	Capt. Obvious	Mar 2015	#175
Those weren't "progressives". They're Liberal Regressives, because that's exactly what happens	BlueCaliDem	Mar 2015	#179

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