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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I'm Canadian, moderately "left", and I say this bluntly. [View all]KMOD
(7,906 posts)291. Hey Rick,
You should lock this one too, and suggest it be posted in the CT forum.
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It's not "outrage" -- I am dismissing your characterizations as utter, foolish nonsense.
MADem
Dec 2015
#13
It was harder for the Canadians to get rid of Harper because they don't have a
totodeinhere
Dec 2015
#179
You are complaining to the wrong person. I happen to support our two party system although
totodeinhere
Dec 2015
#303
I am not complaining--simply making an observation. Nearly 12 years of Harper was TOO much.
MADem
Dec 2015
#306
You can do what you want. If you think the views of anonymous people on the internet somehow
MADem
Dec 2015
#295
You give a good explanation. Unfortunately too many on this board don't know squat about Canadian
totodeinhere
Dec 2015
#182
It was, if you pull the string, a CANADIAN (ostensibly) who STARTED this thread and, in
MADem
Dec 2015
#299
But that is not what your opening post says. Your OP says Clinton supporters
KittyWampus
Dec 2015
#135
Every Clinton supporter I know likes Trudeau. Do you have a link backing up your opinion?
pnwmom
Dec 2015
#203
Isn't that weird?? First time I've ever see anyone accuse Democrats of being upset that Trudeau
Number23
Dec 2015
#17
But, look around.. they don't need anything to back it up, do they? Make an accusation and
Cha
Dec 2015
#80
Exactly. But when there's all important recs to be counted, little things like facts and
Number23
Dec 2015
#205
Yet we've seen what many of the people who have rec'd this thread think about Canadians around here.
JTFrog
Dec 2015
#132
It's amazing how denigrating "liberal" people on DU can be toward Canadians, or actually....
George II
Dec 2015
#164
Not just Canadians. Some of these folks become down right FREEPERISH toward "ferners"
Number23
Dec 2015
#207
MADem, our heath care is going to the toilet. Ours is not what the US wants!
akbacchus_BC
Dec 2015
#93
WTF? Our health care system in Canada would be a huge improvement for our friends in the USA
LiberalLovinLug
Dec 2015
#173
don't tell the new democrats/hillarians. They think heritage care is healthcare
Doctor_J
Dec 2015
#238
Well she sure pissed Harper off by being against Keystone, not sure what Trudeau's position is on
still_one
Dec 2015
#2
Her emails showed a lot of disdain for Harper in the foreign ministry when she was Sec of State
still_one
Dec 2015
#64
I am just speaking off the top of my head, so I may be wrong, but I thought the state department was
still_one
Dec 2015
#136
Because 'Well, there hasn't been a final decision made' means that she 'intended,'eh?
MADem
Dec 2015
#312
he doesn't ridicule all progressive American Democrats. Just the foolish barking ideologues.
KittyWampus
Dec 2015
#137
There's more to Canada than just hockey. I wish more Americans understood that.
George II
Dec 2015
#113
Thanks for the OP delrem. the truth really does seem to upset them doesnt it?
litlbilly
Dec 2015
#58
More an opinion that an outright lie. You are free to disagree but calling the OP a liar is going
totodeinhere
Dec 2015
#300
Then OP should produce evidence of these throngs of Hillary supporters upset Harper was defeated.
tritsofme
Dec 2015
#308
Many Hillary supporters are very good at covering their tracks so presenting proof may be
totodeinhere
Dec 2015
#314
If OP "sees it everywhere" it shouldn't be difficult to show us a single example.
tritsofme
Dec 2015
#315
Obviously they would get kicked off the DU if they were not pretending to be Bernie
applegrove
Dec 2015
#245
No. They want to up the number of Bernie supporters and then turn a small percentage of them enough
applegrove
Dec 2015
#256
You don't think the GOP would try and stop those on the far left from voting? That they would do
applegrove
Dec 2015
#263
Justin Trudeau, while not as right wing as Harper could at best be called a moderate.
totodeinhere
Dec 2015
#294
I mean he is an example of a liberal doing well politically and giving people hope and a liberal
applegrove
Dec 2015
#298
That poster has 4 hides in the last 90 days themselves, don't know why they feel superior. nt
stevenleser
Dec 2015
#193
Thanks to their unnecessary attacks on EVERY freaking thing that EVERY freaking body posts here, it
Number23
Dec 2015
#254
Yes, that person is exceptionally nasty. Part of a cadre of 15-20 supporters of that
stevenleser
Dec 2015
#266
If you wanted to say that Harper was just like Clinton, why didn't you just post that as an OP?
KittyWampus
Dec 2015
#141
I like Hillary Clinton as a candidate, and I was ecstatic when Harper lost....
George II
Dec 2015
#163
Trump seems to have a lot of fun spouting lies and untruths about his opponents.
tritsofme
Dec 2015
#253
Mulroney was a liar and a cheat and his protege Harper fell right into his footsteps.
akbacchus_BC
Dec 2015
#48
MADem, we tried to get of Harper. Then we had a revote and he got elected with a majority vote.
akbacchus_BC
Dec 2015
#87
Your posts have been spectacular in this thread. And pretty much destroyed the OPs premise
Number23
Dec 2015
#212
they've already been saying "we can't be like CANADA" and implying that VT is barely American
MisterP
Dec 2015
#56
Too bad the OP'er doesn't say what he really wanted to say, rather than make up a cool story
KittyWampus
Dec 2015
#147
And everyone I know is thrilled and excited Trudeau won. I won't put stock in you "blunt" statement
seabeyond
Dec 2015
#68
Sea, we are thrilled that Mr. Justin Trudeau is our PM. He is down to earth, young too
akbacchus_BC
Dec 2015
#83
Fine. As I said, I have only seen Clinton supporters that also endorse and support Trudeau.
seabeyond
Dec 2015
#105
Show me one Clinton supporter that validates OPs point. Just one. Forget all, just one.
seabeyond
Dec 2015
#73
I see it that way, Hillary's recent rhetoric is very conservative and yet the on-line support is all
Todays_Illusion
Dec 2015
#72
You'd think so.. also the ones who agree him.. where's their proof? Just accusations with absolutely
Cha
Dec 2015
#86
Sorry, I can't agree at all. There is a HUGE difference between Clinton and Harper, and...
George II
Dec 2015
#112
From attacking BLM to hawking online polls to just making stuff up, it's hard not to lose respect
stevenleser
Dec 2015
#269
I agree that Hillary would be an unmitigated disaster as President, for the environment, for any
peacebird
Dec 2015
#127
TRUTH TO POWER! F*CK THE MAN! HELL NO, WE WON'T GO! WE WON'T FIGHT FOR TEXACO!!!!!11
Buzz Clik
Dec 2015
#200
The 90s were supposed to overturn the 60s...what happened to the VW buses and Flower Power?
libdem4life
Dec 2015
#234
The vast (90%+) majority of Americans (including Hillary supporters) couldn't name a Canadian PM
LonePirate
Dec 2015
#181
I remember his mom and dad. Nixon hated the latter and the former dated Mick Jagger.
DemocratSinceBirth
Dec 2015
#196
Clinton supporters, please vote in my fair and unbiased poll. Please Rec and Kick too...
DemocratSinceBirth
Dec 2015
#194
How does this compare to a HC supporter claiming we don't care about raped women?
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
#229
Strawman, typical. Point out where I admitted anything or said it was "ok".
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
#231
Then you should have read my other posts for the link before passing judgment on me.
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
#268
No, it's not. I didn't rec this thread and I said I disagree with the op.
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
#272
You had to go back to May to find something you posted in defense of Bernie's supporters?
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
#276
The op even admitted it wasn't about the primaries, it should have been locked.
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
#285
No links to support any of that and 2/3 of this thread is Hillary supporters saying the complete
Number23
Dec 2015
#241
Well I'd like to think that half of those recs are ironic but this place passed that point a long
Number23
Dec 2015
#248
Seriously? I've never heard anything from a single Clinton supporter to suggest this.
Zynx
Dec 2015
#257
Yep. Bernie's supporters here have driven DU into the ground. DU is unquestionably theirs and this
stevenleser
Dec 2015
#318