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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:15 PM Original message |
why are you a liberal? |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
1. I'm not a complete idiot |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
2. Because I'm not an idiot. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
3. Because the snacks are better. |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:17 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I like the "intelligence and better food" theme we have developing... |
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dbonds (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
4. I think, therefor I am. |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
5. I'm not. |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:18 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. ok, why are you a progressive? |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:20 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Because liberals think they can fix the system that conservatroids built |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
7. Looser women. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
8. (shrug) I think what I think. It just so happens that the the term "liberal" mostly captures it. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
10. I'm willing to see grey, not just B&W. I also know there are structural obstacles to success |
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NRaleighLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:22 PM Response to Original message |
12. I believe in science, in progress, in change, and I am not a f*#&ing greedy asshole. |
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Merlot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:22 PM Response to Original message |
13. Born this way. |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:24 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. re: sprinkle liberally. the alternative is "scant", isnt it? |
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Stevenmarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
14. Because if I let my knuckles drag it makes my manicure look like shit. |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:28 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. ROFL! nicely done. |
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npk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:42 PM Response to Reply #14 |
67. That deserves a "good job sparky" reply |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
17. 1. I believe in The Beatitudes |
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OmahaBlueDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
18. I actually consider myself to be a moderate |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:08 PM Response to Reply #18 |
48. which would you consider more important? |
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OmahaBlueDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:45 PM Response to Reply #48 |
70. I would almost always vote non-fiscal conservative who was socially liberal |
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Ghost in the Machine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
19. Because the thought of having a lobotomy to become a freeptard scares the fuck out of me.. |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
20. Moi? You answer it, U.! |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:36 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. fair enough. I expected that. |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:45 PM Response to Reply #22 |
33. I'm in there with you U. |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:53 PM Response to Reply #33 |
39. I don't know |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:03 PM Response to Reply #22 |
46. you don't really flesh out "what I knew" |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:11 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. clarification, I hope. |
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notheyrejustwrong (50 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
21. Because my parents raised me right: |
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Coffee and Cake (140 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
23. I know all liberals don't agree with Hayek's liberalism, but |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:29 PM Response to Reply #23 |
62. I did not know Salma Hayek is a philosopher. |
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Coffee and Cake (140 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 11:41 PM Response to Reply #62 |
80. If she was ever my philosophy teacher, I am not sure I would learn anything |
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Tyler Generation (344 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
24. Because I'm an objective grown up |
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1badjedi (116 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
25. They have pie and cake. |
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Dinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:38 PM Original message |
Self-Delete (Dupe) |
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Dinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
26. Because I Am Pro-Life, And Pro-Equality, In The True Sense That Is |
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MedleyMisty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
27. I don't know that I really identify myself as "a liberal" |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
28. freedom and fairness |
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Chisox08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
29. 1. Liberals has better weed |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
30. Because |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:46 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. I think I might like this most of all. |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:56 PM Response to Reply #35 |
42. Thanks, |
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Dukkha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
31. Because the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few |
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Neoma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
32. Because I love my cup of freedom. |
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Bobbie Jo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
34. I'm a big fan of Common Sense. |
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Neoma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:47 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. The book? |
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Bobbie Jo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:57 PM Response to Reply #36 |
43. sorry...caps were misleading. Actually, yes to the book as well as the concept |
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Aristus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
37. I can't tell you why, but I can tell you for how long: |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
38. kinda sad that nobody really wants to answer it |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:02 PM Response to Reply #38 |
45. No, a lot of people have answered... |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:41 PM Response to Reply #45 |
65. okay there are maybe 5-6 good responses in the first 30 |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:51 PM Response to Reply #65 |
73. You have higher standards than I do - |
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theoldman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
40. Because Jesus was a liberal and I want to be like him. |
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PurityOfEssence (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
41. A few points |
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Ohio Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
44. Lots of reasons |
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SnoopDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
47. Because, humans evolved and survived, based on... |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
49. Because government should promote the general welfare. That... and the free pony they gave me. n/t |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:12 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. can we take the pony as sarcasm? |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:23 PM Response to Reply #52 |
59. Um, you didn't get?... Uh, yeah. Sarcasm. |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:26 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. it's a fairly simple thing. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:42 PM Response to Reply #61 |
66. I guess I fail at humor. |
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deaniac21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
51. Because I love people. |
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Kazak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
53. The only thing tangible I can point to is education. |
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Speck Tater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
54. My I.Q. turned out to be 3 digits so they kicked me out of the Republican party. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
55. Because the chicks are hotter. |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:17 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. no need to hide. |
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peace13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
57. Because I have empathy and compassion for others. |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
58. what a grand word- Liberal |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:26 PM Response to Original message |
60. I was somewhat conservative until I was drafted |
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Joe the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
63. Because I'm not a fucking moron.............. |
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tabbycat31 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:40 PM Response to Original message |
64. I was raised to be a Democrat |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
68. because i was raised as a christian, and some of it stuck. |
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DailyGrind51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
69. Because I have a capacity for empathy and the belief that we are not |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:46 PM Response to Original message |
71. I like people. |
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libodem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
72. I was born a liberal |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
74. Being a Hubbard Mellon or a quart of brake fluid, just didn't suit me. |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
75. Reagan on college financial aid & Exxon Valdez on the beach |
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Rincewind (682 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
76. Because |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 11:28 PM Response to Original message |
77. I developed a belief that we can create a better society. |
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Marr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 11:29 PM Response to Original message |
78. Because I'm neither a wealthy corporate executive nor stupid enough to be fooled by their |
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Juche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 11:39 PM Response to Original message |
79. Morals |
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