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onetwo (439 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 02:27 AM Original message |
Funny how progressives are taking ownership of Obama just because he won. Newsflash... |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 02:30 AM Response to Original message |
1. sure find some obscure talk he gave in a junior high or something to make your point |
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Undercurrent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 02:37 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Huh? |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 02:40 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. they don't have a smilie for sardonic understatement |
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Undercurrent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 02:48 AM Response to Reply #7 |
15. LOL Well it went right over my head. |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 02:41 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. I believe grantcart was being "obscure". |
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Undercurrent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 02:50 AM Response to Reply #8 |
16. I see that now. I was slow on the uptake. |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 09:09 AM Response to Reply #1 |
47. lol |
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skooooo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 10:28 AM Response to Reply #1 |
51. Obama said this over and over again... |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 02:35 AM Response to Original message |
2. Nice post...K&R |
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onetwo (439 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 02:46 AM Response to Reply #2 |
12. I'm a Quiznos kind of guy. Yeah... sad ;) |
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NattPang (993 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 02:36 AM Response to Original message |
3. Didn't he also said that he wasn't going to be perfect? |
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tblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 02:38 AM Response to Original message |
5. I wanted Edwards, but I'll take OB over any (R) any day. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 02:38 AM Response to Original message |
6. This forum should be renamed GD: Authoritarians. |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 02:46 AM Response to Reply #6 |
13. It's a good bet that when the thread title says "Newsflash," |
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stimbox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 02:47 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. Be careful Beth. You might end up in GD: Thought Crime. |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 08:26 AM Response to Reply #14 |
43. Comrade, it's not a Reeducation Camp! It's a worker's resort, |
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stimbox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 10:36 AM Response to Reply #43 |
54. Da, tovarich GD: worker's resort. n/t |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 11:39 AM Response to Reply #54 |
55. Excellent, comrade. Please clap harder. n/t |
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stimbox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 02:43 AM Response to Original message |
9. A lot of us progressives knew better... n/t |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 02:44 AM Response to Original message |
10. Have you met our Purity Squad? |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 02:45 AM Response to Original message |
11. Nice. Put down the most important set of voters who CLEARLY got him the nomination |
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onetwo (439 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 02:53 AM Response to Reply #11 |
19. See... This is the revisionist history I'm talking about. |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 02:56 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Precisely...the purity squad is also delusional... |
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onetwo (439 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 03:11 AM Response to Reply #21 |
26. Exactly. Not to mention the hypocrisy of complaining about putting down a voting bloc... |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 03:24 AM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Yep, We're delusional alright |
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onetwo (439 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 03:52 AM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Repubs can afford to stand up for their beliefs because Dems are too busy going after their own. |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 09:02 AM Response to Reply #32 |
45. Oh, SNAP! nt |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 05:27 AM Response to Reply #29 |
38. A few sources |
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onetwo (439 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 10:33 AM Response to Reply #38 |
53. Thank you. |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 02:58 AM Response to Reply #19 |
23. It's hardly revisionist history |
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NanceGreggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 02:50 AM Response to Original message |
17. Brilliant!!! |
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snowbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 02:51 AM Response to Original message |
18. I don't care what type of supporters join if they really want to pitch in... |
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Undercurrent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 02:58 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Yes. |
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Jim Lane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 02:54 AM Response to Original message |
20. Agreed. I felt the same way about Bill Clinton. |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 03:00 AM Response to Original message |
24. Great Post, OP. K&R |
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NattPang (993 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 03:04 AM Response to Original message |
25. I think Obama is doing great |
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onetwo (439 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 03:12 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Exactly. nt |
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Demit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 03:20 AM Response to Original message |
28. ...who apparently misunderstood where Obama has been coming from? |
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NattPang (993 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 03:28 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Criticism about Obama's stance on the FISA compromise Bill |
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MyNameGoesHere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 04:07 AM Response to Reply #30 |
34. Hey this little line sounds a lot like |
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Demit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 04:26 AM Response to Reply #30 |
37. No, I am not officially helping McCain. You need to get a better understanding of the word official |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 12:11 PM Response to Reply #30 |
56. Let me ask you this. Was Obama's switch on FISA a political mistake? Or do you feel it |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 03:30 AM Response to Reply #28 |
31. I believe there needs to be a certain number of votes to get the floor to |
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onetwo (439 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 03:54 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. There is no 180. |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 04:13 AM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Exactly. Added with a strong dose of misinformation and lazy research. ^_^ |
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truthisfreedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 04:16 AM Response to Original message |
36. Support the man. He's a fucking genius. |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 05:49 AM Response to Reply #36 |
40. I support him. Paraphrasing the DLC, what choice do I have? |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 09:06 AM Response to Reply #36 |
46. It takes one to know one. Some apparently are neither....Good on you! |
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iconicgnom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 05:33 AM Response to Original message |
39. It says a lot that "progressives" has become a dirty word, for many, on DU. |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 10:23 AM Response to Reply #39 |
49. Sure does. As always the Democratic invitation to progressives remains, |
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Runcible Spoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 12:18 PM Response to Reply #39 |
57. no shit! a bunch of people criticized Slate and Mother Jones article as "too leftist" |
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skooooo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 12:22 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. where?? |
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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 06:43 AM Response to Original message |
41. Iowa here, proud of it, Obama supporter since |
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JoFerret (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 07:14 AM Response to Original message |
42. The betrayal |
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demokatgurrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 08:27 AM Response to Original message |
44. No one "owns" him, but he would not have won |
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rg302200 (495 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
48. I support Obama no matter what |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
50. Obama Says His Critics Haven’t Been Listening (‘I am someone who is no doubt progressive’) |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
52. Obama Says His Critics Haven’t Been Listening (‘I am someone who is no doubt progressive’) |
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mix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
59. why progressives like Obama and will vote for him |
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onetwo (439 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 05:07 AM Response to Reply #59 |
60. "Still, your help is needed." - Doesn't sound divisive to me ;) -nt- |
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