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elperromagico (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 11:20 AM Original message |
I think "progressive" should be the Democratic buzzword. |
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wickywom (383 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
1. I agree and have been using it more myself. |
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Dem Agog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
2. Progressive and Democracy! |
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shaolinmonkey (812 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
3. I think that's a good approach. Since they've demonized "liberal". |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
4. Your post is going into my language file. |
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ClassWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 11:28 AM Response to Reply #4 |
13. Don't depend too heavily on "hard facts"... |
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elperromagico (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 11:33 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Broad strokes. Always broad strokes. |
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ClassWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 11:42 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. And we need to stop thinking of rural voters as STUPID!! |
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elperromagico (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 11:48 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. That's exactly right. As I said, they think we look down on them. |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 12:03 PM Response to Reply #13 |
26. Thanks for the tip. Kansas City. |
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snacker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
5. And I think we should ALWAYS refer to Republicans |
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LuminousX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 11:28 AM Response to Reply #5 |
12. Regressive Right |
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ClassWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 11:30 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Radical right wing. |
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Wat_Tyler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
6. Agreed. It's a useful catch-all. It means something to us |
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GoBlue (930 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
7. Wholeheartedly agree, and we should always refer to them as.... |
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elperromagico (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 11:28 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Regressives. And backwards thinkers. n/t |
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LuminousX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 11:31 AM Response to Reply #11 |
15. I say avoid the word 'thinkers' in any adjectives |
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elperromagico (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 11:42 AM Response to Reply #15 |
19. "Backwards" is likely sufficient. |
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mcg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
8. "borrow-and-spend" |
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ClassWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
9. That's right. George Lakoff makes this point. |
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LuminousX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
10. Progressive and Regressive |
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atommom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
16. I agree. They've stomped all over our old "L" word |
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Paxdora (223 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
18. I agree completely... |
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nonconformist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
21. Agreed! |
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elperromagico (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 11:51 AM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Yes. We ran a good man, an intelligent man, an honorable man, |
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OneBlueSky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
23. progressive and populist . . . |
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LuminousX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 11:57 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Seeking our populist roots |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
27. I want to say, "EXCELLENT thread All!" |
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elperromagico (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
28. Kick. |
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