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DisgustipatedinCA

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61. You're exactly right. What a pathetic hobby the OP has.

Wed Jul 1, 2015, 10:36 AM

Jul 2015

The OP is functioning in the role of a Republican when he posts things like this. The difference, as you've pointed out, is that if the OP were a Republican, we could reply with something like, "say it again, you misbegotten worthless subhuman piece of dogshit troublemaking fuckstain". But of course, Dan here isn't a Republican so we wouldn't say things like that to him. Still, it would be nice if he would skip these sorts of posts in the future.

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Other than throwing the 2000 election to Bush, what has the far left accomplished recently? [View all] DanTex Jul 2015 OP

. City Lights Jul 2015 #1

scoot over! Cali_Democrat Jul 2015 #92

This far leftist threw nothing to Bush except shit. hobbit709 Jul 2015 #2

It wasn't the left that caused Gore's loss, it was ... Scuba Jul 2015 #3

Actually, it was ... brooklynite Jul 2015 #27

So you agree, it wasn't the (so-called) far left. nt truebluegreen Jul 2015 #29

I agree that they didn't have enough clout to make a difference in 200...any more that they do today brooklynite Jul 2015 #44

Political reality? You mean kowtowing to Goldman-Sachs? They love HRC and Jeb. Don't you rhett o rick Jul 2015 #169

GORE WON. Bush stole it. sketchy Jul 2015 #69

Yeah... kenfrequed Jul 2015 #77

We are not, this is a Rove ploy all old and worn out. Rex Jul 2015 #114

we got Jebbed! virtualobserver Jul 2015 #128

And Gore conceded when no one was holding a literal or figurative gun to his head, nor was KingCharlemagne Jul 2015 #100

This Far Lefter RobinA Jul 2015 #117

Yes, a pretty bad candidate accepting bad advice, elleng Jul 2015 #129

I doubt Gore would lie America into war on Iraq. Octafish Jul 2015 #139

If he accepted Lieberman as his vp betterdemsonly Jul 2015 #190

Al Gore's own words provide that confidence that he would resist the Iraq War sketchy Jul 2015 #214

After he retired from office when it didn't matter anymore. betterdemsonly Jul 2015 #215

He won. Gore1FL Jul 2015 #160

Remember, he didnt even win his home state! nt 7962 Jul 2015 #179

It was a confluence of factors. Nader was definitely one of them. DanTex Jul 2015 #33

Nader was a big factor, yes. whathehell Jul 2015 #49

+1,000,000 HughBeaumont Jul 2015 #95

Minimum wage is going up in many states, income inequality is now a "thing" being discussed peacebird Jul 2015 #4

Changing the discussion on some issues, I'll give you that. DanTex Jul 2015 #9

Who else are you thinking of as the "angry left", then? n/t whathehell Jul 2015 #51

I've noticed that a vocal part of the Sanders contingent doesn't share the same respect and support DanTex Jul 2015 #54

You may be right, but, whathehell Jul 2015 #59

what real accomplishments do you attribute to not-far-left "bloggers, noisemakers, etc."? 0rganism Jul 2015 #87

So all you have to do to be part of the "angry left" is not like or respect Hillary Clinton? tularetom Jul 2015 #186

It's more general than that. DanTex Jul 2015 #188

It took a while for him to get to his point, didn't it. cherokeeprogressive Jul 2015 #194

Prefer pointing fingers? Are you listening to yourself? Get a mirror for Chrissakes. nt Xipe Totec Jul 2015 #5

Ended capitalism and imprisoned the oligarchs. Nye Bevan Jul 2015 #6

Nah I'm pretty sure they accomplished that already. Agschmid Jul 2015 #30

The OP's view of political reality is to embrace the dominance of our overlords. Vote for a rhett o rick Jul 2015 #170

Who's to do list is that on? For fucks sake that is crazy talk- ending capitalism? bettyellen Jul 2015 #211

I guess it is. Nye Bevan Jul 2015 #212

My favorite thing about DU? johnp3907 Jul 2015 #7

Nader got exactly what he wanted when he elected Bush. onehandle Jul 2015 #8

Yup. Some on the far left like having the GOP in power because it makes them feel relevant. DanTex Jul 2015 #14

And another deftly-laid trap for progressives Le Taz Hot Jul 2015 #10

Doing Karl Roves work for him must be rewarding in some way. Rex Jul 2015 #115

the supreme court 'threw' the election to bu$h spanone Jul 2015 #11

With a key assist from Nader (nt) Nye Bevan Jul 2015 #34

And Katherine Harris and butterfly ballots and 308,000 FL "Democrats" voting for Bush progressoid Jul 2015 #175

They sure weren't the left of the party. More centrists and DINOs voted merrily Jul 2015 #201

Good fucking grief. Gore won. Bush stole it. Your premise is bullshit. morningfog Jul 2015 #12

If Nader would have been a big enough man to urge his supporters to vote for Gore, Nye Bevan Jul 2015 #36

Don't give Bush legitimacy. Bush stole it. Gore won. Period. morningfog Jul 2015 #74

It took teamwork for Bush to steal it. Nye Bevan Jul 2015 #79

So very wrong. It was stolen by the illegal actions of Bush, Harris and the SC. morningfog Jul 2015 #103

Too true kenfrequed Jul 2015 #84

If Gore would have been a big enough man, jeff47 Jul 2015 #155

You're calling folks who would vote for Bush over Gore "Democrats" but at the same time stevenleser Jul 2015 #156

I'm using the metric the poster decided was relevant. jeff47 Jul 2015 #157

Or thye would have found another way to steal it. Gore1FL Jul 2015 #161

what morning fog said sketchy Jul 2015 #71

Today's DU rage. GeorgeGist Jul 2015 #13

Good idea. n/t demmiblue Jul 2015 #23

Posts like this really make DU suck. demmiblue Jul 2015 #15

So I'm causing division, huh? Not the dozens of daily posts bashing Obama and the Democratic party. DanTex Jul 2015 #17

Yes, yes you are. n/t demmiblue Jul 2015 #18

How do you feel about the Obama-bashing? Is that divisive? Do you ever call that out? DanTex Jul 2015 #19

Blah, blah, blah. n/t demmiblue Jul 2015 #21

I see. It's been fun discussing this with you. DanTex Jul 2015 #22

So you match bullshit with bullshit?... lame54 Jul 2015 #41

Well, I find it odd that people accusing me of being "divisive" are the same ones who DanTex Jul 2015 #42

that could have been your OP... lame54 Jul 2015 #43

There is no lie in my OP. The last time the far left had any consequential impact on the DanTex Jul 2015 #46

The lie is... lame54 Jul 2015 #52

You don't know what "far left" means then. Gore1FL Jul 2015 #163

keep telling yourself that G_j Jul 2015 #24

You are bashing the Left in favor of the conservative/corporatist that have (political reality) rhett o rick Jul 2015 #171

This message was self-deleted by its author rhett o rick Jul 2015 #172

These are laid to "trap" Le Taz Hot Jul 2015 #25

+1000 G_j Jul 2015 #26

You're exactly right. What a pathetic hobby the OP has. DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2015 #61

Check this out. Le Taz Hot Jul 2015 #64

Le Taz Hot for the win. DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2015 #66

LOL! Le Taz Hot Jul 2015 #67

"Cool story, bro" is on the level of "boom goes the dynamite" DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2015 #68

AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service frylock Jul 2015 #91

Thanks. I didn't expect a 4-3 split for excoriating Republicans. DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2015 #93

yarp frylock Jul 2015 #90

Why do you think? Rex Jul 2015 #206

Yep..I can't agree more. Sancho Jul 2015 #16

You realize Obama started with a Democratic Congress, correct? blackspade Jul 2015 #135

Yep, for a short while... Sancho Jul 2015 #137

I would not call the people who supported Nader far left Frances Jul 2015 #20

Wot? They were prescient? truebluegreen Jul 2015 #32

I'll tell you. Efilroft Sul Jul 2015 #28

^^ Thread win. n/t winter is coming Jul 2015 #45

+1 Go Vols Jul 2015 #99

What a garbage OP PowerToThePeople Jul 2015 #31

Same here...makes me glad I'm not spending much time on DU these days deutsey Jul 2015 #88

Other than the fact that this OP is complete, total, utter bullshit... truebrit71 Jul 2015 #35

What kinda troll turd soufflé is this? whatchamacallit Jul 2015 #37

what a bullshit thread title... lame54 Jul 2015 #38

Such a load. CBGLuthier Jul 2015 #39

+1 /nt RiverLover Jul 2015 #72

There hasn't been a "far left" in government for years. ananda Jul 2015 #40

Pesky facts. bunnies Jul 2015 #89

Are you saying President Obama is not a "leftist"? kentuck Jul 2015 #47

I would say he is not the "far left." The Tea Party would disagree. DanTex Jul 2015 #48

silly/weak H2O Man Jul 2015 #50

yeah, you're really winning them over HFRN Jul 2015 #53

A "not joke"! DanTex Jul 2015 #55

LOL. The Left is an irritating "fringe" when the party is power but all powerful at election time. Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2015 #56

Precisely! Kelvin Mace Jul 2015 #62

So true! City Lights Jul 2015 #86

+1 leftstreet Jul 2015 #122

LOL MuseRider Jul 2015 #57

You say "principle" like it's a dirty word Kelvin Mace Jul 2015 #58

Oy veh. cyberswede Jul 2015 #60

Ralph Nader had every right to run. ellie50 Jul 2015 #63

A bigger man would have appeared with Gore a few days before the election, Nye Bevan Jul 2015 #70

And he probably could have had a place in Gore's administration had he done that. stevenleser Jul 2015 #168

People voted for who they wanted to vote for. MattSh Jul 2015 #65

I'm fully convinced that many on DU are so far left Sheepshank Jul 2015 #73

Sorry, but no. blackspade Jul 2015 #141

you can continue to pretend there are no posers here..... Sheepshank Jul 2015 #158

Of course there are posers? blackspade Jul 2015 #165

Maybe worded awkwardly, but had you bothered to read the entire post Sheepshank Jul 2015 #167

LOL! Opps...that one just let their slip show a bit. Rex Jul 2015 #205

This far-lefty didn't support Nader. yardwork Jul 2015 #75

nader didnt elect bush. his brother's voter purge did. mopinko Jul 2015 #76

Nader denialism lives on. redstateblues Jul 2015 #177

Uncounted votes being removed in Florida annabanana Jul 2015 #78

what you never hear, is that Gore distanced himself from 'success' over a scandal HFRN Jul 2015 #80

I take you are using "far left" incorrectly, as a synonym for "traditional Democrat." merrily Jul 2015 #81

A Supreme Court decision, aided by Republican Congressional aids who used a felony to stop counting Agnosticsherbet Jul 2015 #82

Since your OP doesn't have an ounce of truth in it Oilwellian Jul 2015 #83

Oh FFS, another post from you saying Bernie is going to lose us votes, give it a rest. Nt Logical Jul 2015 #85

Yet another Obama accomplishment: Cali_Democrat Jul 2015 #94

Insipid. eom JEB Jul 2015 #96

Sorry . . . but in the end, HughBeaumont Jul 2015 #97

Other than kill 1,000,000+ Iraqi civilians in a war based entirely on lies, what has KingCharlemagne Jul 2015 #98

Here is what the far left is doing, and why they are extremely valuable. NCTraveler Jul 2015 #101

Who are these people? HassleCat Jul 2015 #102

You have it backwards. WE haven't controlled any policy since the early 70's. mmonk Jul 2015 #104

You deserve the crap you are getting for posting this crap corkhead Jul 2015 #105

There is a difference between winning elections and having them stolen. peace13 Jul 2015 #106

Gore lost because he didn't win his home state (Tennessee). 4lbs Jul 2015 #107

Not this shit again. JHB Jul 2015 #108

Are we back in Junior High school now? arcane1 Jul 2015 #109

Amen to corporatism, rising income inequality, fracking, drone wars, and NSA internet surveillance! AZ Progressive Jul 2015 #110

how could anyone not vote for Gore with the fabulous Joe Lieberman on the ticket?!1 m-lekktor Jul 2015 #111

... Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2015 #112

LOL! You waited til the end to bash Sanders! That takes skill! Rex Jul 2015 #113

Gay marriage Prism Jul 2015 #116

Marriage equality. n/t alarimer Jul 2015 #118

They got Republicans to start talking about income inequality, Qutzupalotl Jul 2015 #119

The far left. The far left. Where have I heard that before? Iggo Jul 2015 #120

And oh BTW, a lot of good things could be said of Bill Clinton, but Bill still did the following... AZ Progressive Jul 2015 #121

Why, bless your heart! I do hope you get over whatever is ailing you. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2015 #123

Nader costing Gore the presidency is, indeed, a hard thing to "get over". Nye Bevan Jul 2015 #130

Imaginary ailments are tough to conquer. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2015 #140

Have you been living under a rock all week? KamaAina Jul 2015 #124

BULSH%T. The SCOTUS are the ones who did that. bobalew Jul 2015 #125

Justice Scalia? Is that you? The hippies are coming! Zorra Jul 2015 #126

this kind of mindless drivel is not helpful. Grow up. bowens43 Jul 2015 #127

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jul 2015 #131

I see some of those loud voices went back into hybernation. Rex Jul 2015 #134

You do realize that Gore won in 2000, correct? blackspade Jul 2015 #132

Are you afraid of Bernie? Motown_Johnny Jul 2015 #133

I think it's insulting to say the far left threw an election to Bush. Vinca Jul 2015 #136

I used to post that. Apparently, different websites say different things about the final vote count. merrily Jul 2015 #142

The du reaganites hate liberals more than they hate Scalia Doctor_J Jul 2015 #154

The centrists threw that election by nominating somebody who the average person couldn't tell craigmatic Jul 2015 #138

The Felonious Five are part of the far left?! KamaAina Jul 2015 #143

Bless your heart. Exilednight Jul 2015 #144

Why do we pay firefighters when there are still fires? Orsino Jul 2015 #145

Douchetastic! nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2015 #146

Oh, good lord, Blue_In_AK Jul 2015 #147

lol! HappyMe Jul 2015 #148

You've convinced me Kalidurga Jul 2015 #149

See my sig line uppityperson Jul 2015 #150

Nice smear. Octafish Jul 2015 #151

They all voted for Obama, who then embraced the republicans as soon as he took office Doctor_J Jul 2015 #152

Does Rove at least pay well? Decent benefits? (nt) jeff47 Jul 2015 #153

I am far left and voteds for Al Gore Gore1FL Jul 2015 #159

What can the "far left" do except advocate for their principles? reflection Jul 2015 #162

Turns out 11th Dimensional Chess is just waiting six to eight years The Second Stone Jul 2015 #164

We won't get single payer or any form of national healthcare from Hilary. GoneOffShore Jul 2015 #173

She already put everything on the line The Second Stone Jul 2015 #181

Utopians are the bane of liberalism tabasco Jul 2015 #166

For the non-progressives in the Democratic Party, they would rather see a Republicon victory than rhett o rick Jul 2015 #174

Nader denialism lives on. redstateblues Jul 2015 #176

Who do YOU know that voted for Nader? I didn't and none of my friends and family did. hobbit709 Jul 2015 #184

When you have to bring up Nader as an example of the "far left" you are losing the argument tularetom Jul 2015 #178

Nader is the quintessential example of the "far left". He was the one who popularized the DanTex Jul 2015 #183

All right, but apart from the sanitation, medicine, education, public order, irrigation, roads, progressoid Jul 2015 #180

Dear DanTex - would you define opposition to the TPP as "far left"? I only ask as bullwinkle428 Jul 2015 #182

No. I'm basically neutral on TPP, probably slightly opposed. DanTex Jul 2015 #187

"probably slightly opposed ..." cherokeeprogressive Jul 2015 #195

And this is funny because.......? DanTex Jul 2015 #200

Wiggle room. cherokeeprogressive Jul 2015 #204

Of course. The far left doesn't do nuance. Another similarity with the GOP. DanTex Jul 2015 #217

I appreciate the answer, and I certainly look forward to further posts on this bullwinkle428 Jul 2015 #198

1. Nader is HARDLY "far left". 2. The rest is absurd. WinkyDink Jul 2015 #185

Kucinich and Sanders and Warren all won national office betterdemsonly Jul 2015 #189

And they didn't get there by bashing the Democratic party. DanTex Jul 2015 #191

I don't believe Gore would have resisted the drumroll on the Iraq war betterdemsonly Jul 2015 #192

I certainly do. I actually think there wouldn't have been a 9-11 if Bush hadn't ignored DanTex Jul 2015 #193

Nader voters didn't vote GOP. betterdemsonly Jul 2015 #196

They didn't vote for Gore, though. If you're not part of the solution, you're DanTex Jul 2015 #197

Fakng a pretext for war has a long democratic tradition going back to betterdemsonly Jul 2015 #199

He did not throw the 2000 election. God, some people merrily Jul 2015 #202

What threw the election to Bush was.. cannabis_flower Jul 2015 #203

But who exactly constitutes "the far left?" DFW Jul 2015 #207

I'd prefer the term "unrealistic left" steve2470 Jul 2015 #208

Thanks for that, Steve. DFW Jul 2015 #216

good point about realistic! nt steve2470 Jul 2015 #221

The far left people I know stand against money. raouldukelives Jul 2015 #213

That was the first presidential election I voted in Victor_c3 Jul 2015 #209

Bush and Cheney aren't at all sorry for the carnage they unleashed on you, either DFW Jul 2015 #218

Excuse me? The 2000 was thrown to Bush? Initech Jul 2015 #210

Exactly what is your reason for posting this nonsense? WI_DEM Jul 2015 #219

To piss off the majority of posters here, the OP likes to stir up shit daily in GD. Rex Jul 2015 #220