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Bonobo

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1. The GREAT LIE that tied Carter to "malaise" and "ineffectual" was the start of the party's downfall

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Jun 25, 2012, 12:20 PM

Jun 2012

We allowed the greatest champion of the traditional Democratic principals in my lifetime to be branded with the above catch phrases.

This caused the Dem party to become the party of business and eschew the values at our core.

The process continues to accelerate.

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Jimmy Carter Is Spot on: "The USA is abandoning its role as the global champion of human rights". [View all] kpete Jun 2012 OP

The GREAT LIE that tied Carter to "malaise" and "ineffectual" was the start of the party's downfall Bonobo Jun 2012 #1

+1000 EmeraldCityGrl Jun 2012 #19

President Carter, the USA HAS BEEN abandoning its role as the global champion of human rights,... Lionessa Jun 2012 #2

Wow, imagine that. The biggest warmonger is losing its human rights status. valerief Jun 2012 #3

Why give people these things called "rights" when there's profit to be had! Initech Jun 2012 #4

Sorry, James, your verb is off malthaussen Jun 2012 #5

I hate to say it Jimmy, but... BlueDemKev Jun 2012 #6

I thought the same thing. Odin2005 Jun 2012 #7

This fucked up corporate government is also abandoning the rights of US citizens. L0oniX Jun 2012 #8

Correction: HAS abandoned... cbrer Jun 2012 #9

FYI JVS Jun 2012 #10

WTF? hobbit709 Jun 2012 #11

That is hilarious. There are some seriously thin skinned folks here. morningfog Jun 2012 #13

I agree with Juror #2. naaman fletcher Jun 2012 #14

I'd like to point out the language in that alert and how fascistic it sounds. Bonobo Jun 2012 #18

All that's missing Blecht Jun 2012 #21

I was going to make a snarky and sarcastic post about bullwinkle428 Jun 2012 #23

Kinda like saying the KKK is abandoning it's role as the Champion of Integration. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2012 #12

kr HiPointDem Jun 2012 #15

If we could have bombed a hundred drone strikes instead of invading Afghanistan Kolesar Jun 2012 #16

we did what?????? azurnoir Jun 2012 #17

Is malaise Jun 2012 #20

President Carter was correct when he pushed this in the campaign against Reagan nanabugg Jun 2012 #22