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In reply to the discussion: Krugman slams centrists [View all]Dont call me Shirley
(10,998 posts)7. Van Jones, Shirley Sherrod, exiled.
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Add to that the DNC's tepid support for Barrett in Wisconsin to defeat Walker
AnotherMcIntosh
May 2012
#40
You can take your concerned notice of the President's words to the CBC off your list
Number23
May 2012
#65
lol The only "surrender" I'll ever make to you is to surrender to the knowledge
Number23
May 2012
#72
If true progressive ideals were adopted and fought for, we'd ALL be democrats.
mother earth
May 2012
#13
Did anyone not know that the president was "black"? Not sure why it was necessary to use that...
Tarheel_Dem
May 2012
#17
"I'm so tired of centrism that keeps us stagnating and in endless status quo."
Tarheel_Dem
May 2012
#34
Look, not trying to do 2008 over, although JE was on message (unzipped tho he was, unknown to
mother earth
May 2012
#57
Agreed. No disrespect towards that issue, but why are all other issues now invisible?
AnotherMcIntosh
May 2012
#41
I agree AE was a joke, but let's be real PK, there are extremes on both sides. Not sure if Paul....
Tarheel_Dem
May 2012
#16
Ever visited wsws? I mean, really. Hell, I think Greens can be extreme, but then I'm a Democrat.
Tarheel_Dem
May 2012
#19
But they are in parties that call themselves to the left of the Democrats
muriel_volestrangler
May 2012
#22
Come on muriel, you & I both know that we all get lumped in as "the left". I guess my point is.....
Tarheel_Dem
May 2012
#24
Okay, I never said they were "influential", I merely observed that they do exist.
Tarheel_Dem
May 2012
#33
He says the Democrats are centrist; he critcises the AE "centrists" with quotes
muriel_volestrangler
May 2012
#47
The Tea Party is not an actual party thus, unless they run for a non-partisan office, they MUST run
Luminous Animal
May 2012
#31
Hello Third Way Manny, I am DLC Dragonfli! (new and improved for the ultimate centrism)
Dragonfli
May 2012
#38
Why no!!! Each year we get to move further right, as far as the envelop will bear
Dragonfli
May 2012
#44
So we're safe for 10 years before we have to adopt all the current Republican policies? Whew.
AnotherMcIntosh
May 2012
#45
Why is Paul Krugman Misrepresenting the Demise of a Wall Street Funded, Right Wing...
ProSense
May 2012
#48
Given: The center is SKEWED to the Right. This makes it PRIME political real-estate.
patrice
May 2012
#50
Any "third" or "center" anything that doesn't admit your basic point: "need to call for fundamental
patrice
May 2012
#55