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This Woman is a fraud... (Original Post) MrScorpio May 2014 OP
LaRouche Strikes Again, Sir The Magistrate May 2014 #1
That gave us the Big Chump and his Bilk Illinois plan HubertHeaver May 2014 #38
K&R for exposure sakabatou May 2014 #2
How can she live with herself? Pathetic. nt SunSeeker May 2014 #3
They Don't Seem to Have Any Trouble with It Leith May 2014 #12
$$'s? erronis May 2014 #28
K & R for exposure. nt SunSeeker May 2014 #4
Spread the word, Texans! Glorfindel May 2014 #5
The stealth Republican. Enthusiast May 2014 #6
Kochs can sure find sellouts, can't they. ancianita May 2014 #7
K&R for Exposure. bvar22 May 2014 #8
We know all about that nutcase - TBF May 2014 #9
I heard a rumor about this. oldandhappy May 2014 #10
K and R thanks for posting no text.. Stuart G May 2014 #11
C'mon Texas spread the word Tribalceltic May 2014 #13
CUCKOO CUCKOO AAO May 2014 #14
John Cornyn is running in Texas.. and that race will be very very difficult to win... Stuart G May 2014 #15
We are highly unlikely to win the Senate seat in Texas - even IF Wendy and Leticia win Schema Thing May 2014 #36
Outstanding Point... Stuart G May 2014 #45
SHAME ON HER Skittles May 2014 #16
Very similar thing here in Wisconsin with the "Democratic" candidate for Governor. Scuba May 2014 #17
Same thing in Montana Delmette May 2014 #18
You're not alone. Had one in WA that ran... The Koch $$$ is pouring into west coast. n/t freshwest May 2014 #19
But you know, better a fake Democrat than any Republican! Scootaloo May 2014 #21
One quibble: riqster May 2014 #23
What's the big difference? Scootaloo May 2014 #31
In this case, it's a LaRouche acolyte who is to the Right of the Teabaggers. riqster May 2014 #40
You're telling me about personality, not policy Scootaloo May 2014 #41
How far to the right matters a lot. riqster May 2014 #43
It's a winding road vs. a straight path Scootaloo May 2014 #44
Policy-wise, I agree. riqster May 2014 #47
Ain't that the truth. nt raouldukelives May 2014 #25
I don't accept that as representing any DUer's slogan. BlancheSplanchnik May 2014 #27
EXTREME! blkmusclmachine May 2014 #20
paid shill (NT) The Wizard May 2014 #22
she runs vs a more legit D, I guess similar to Obama primary 'win,Rs want a D-W,Mi. to run- in Tx. Sunlei May 2014 #24
Recommend...but, don't understand how she qualified to run as a Dem? KoKo May 2014 #26
For those that aren't familiar with this Larouche candidate erronis May 2014 #29
The same BS-crazies 2naSalit May 2014 #30
Dang... Xyzse May 2014 #32
I think you are going to see more and more of this. As the Republican party goes over the rhett o rick May 2014 #33
If the GOP has to resort to this kind of a dishonorable and dirty trick, it means they are getting Cal33 May 2014 #34
Desperate people are dangerous. riqster May 2014 #42
pitiful zach.magee May 2014 #35
This has been going on for decades in Texas. Manifestor_of_Light May 2014 #37
And I'm sure plenty more where this came from all around the country. Phlem May 2014 #39
No one wants to "pretend" they are republican lol Sunlei May 2014 #46

The Magistrate

(95,247 posts)
1. LaRouche Strikes Again, Sir
Tue May 13, 2014, 04:36 PM
May 2014

We had some problems with them a while back in Illinois; they snuck a fellow on in the lieutenant governor's slot, and it was a disaster of an election.

Leith

(7,809 posts)
12. They Don't Seem to Have Any Trouble with It
Tue May 13, 2014, 07:06 PM
May 2014

I have a sense of ethics that is too strong to present myself as anything other than what I am. I don't see the point. If I'm ashamed of myself, then it's up to me to improve to my satisfaction or live with the consequences. Lying about myself will only make people doubt my word, my intelligence, my everything.

I don't understand how some politicians can live with themselves. Villains in Bond movies have more strength of character than this woman. At least they don't hide what they are or what they are trying to do.

If they don't think their political philosophy will "sell" to the voting populace, then they can either explain themselves better or take a long, hard look at their beliefs.

TBF

(32,067 posts)
9. We know all about that nutcase -
Tue May 13, 2014, 06:21 PM
May 2014

They put up tables here by the grocery stores with big posters saying Impeach Obama. She's a La Rouche follower.

Stuart G

(38,436 posts)
15. John Cornyn is running in Texas.. and that race will be very very difficult to win...
Tue May 13, 2014, 07:38 PM
May 2014

under any circumstances. This is not like Kentucky or Georgia, where there is a real chance to win.
Just want to add that, and.. yes she is a fraud.

Schema Thing

(10,283 posts)
36. We are highly unlikely to win the Senate seat in Texas - even IF Wendy and Leticia win
Wed May 14, 2014, 02:15 PM
May 2014

... Governor and Lt Governor (which IS possible - though they are certainly underdogs).


But if a total lying whack job is on the Democratic ticket right beside them, it makes it much harder.


We must not let this fraud win the primary.

Stuart G

(38,436 posts)
45. Outstanding Point...
Wed May 14, 2014, 06:09 PM
May 2014

Very well put..

"a total lying wack job.....makes it much harder..."

and that is why they are encouraging her to run..that is why she is running.

to destroy Wendy's chances..nothing else..

 

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)
21. But you know, better a fake Democrat than any Republican!
Wed May 14, 2014, 05:13 AM
May 2014

That's what so many keep telling us. Better to have an enemy with a D next to their name, than the same enemy with an R! Because policy doesn't matter, so long as you're on the winning team!

riqster

(13,986 posts)
23. One quibble:
Wed May 14, 2014, 09:23 AM
May 2014

There is a big difference between a Dem that isn't liberal enough, and Repub or Libertarian pretending to be a Dem.

The first is regrettable, the second a fraud.

 

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)
31. What's the big difference?
Wed May 14, 2014, 12:48 PM
May 2014

Either way you get the same outcome. Both weak liberalism and strong conservativism result in conservative policy.

riqster

(13,986 posts)
40. In this case, it's a LaRouche acolyte who is to the Right of the Teabaggers.
Wed May 14, 2014, 04:23 PM
May 2014

Much worse than, say, Obama.

 

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)
41. You're telling me about personality, not policy
Wed May 14, 2014, 04:26 PM
May 2014

So what's the big difference, if either road leads to the right?

riqster

(13,986 posts)
43. How far to the right matters a lot.
Wed May 14, 2014, 04:33 PM
May 2014

I have seen that over the decades. Under Clinton, we had too many people in the shelters and pantries. Under Bush, it became cataclysmic. Now, it's getting a bit better again.

Anyone who says it makes no difference which party wins, or says there is no difference between LaRouche and Obama is talking theory.

Put the shoes to the pavement, go into the homeless encampments, feed the poor with your own two hands, and the difference is stark.

 

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)
44. It's a winding road vs. a straight path
Wed May 14, 2014, 04:50 PM
May 2014

Both start at the same place and both lead to the same place.

I'm not comparing parties. I'm asking what the difference is between weak liberalism, and strong conservativism, since either way we get conservative policy. The former may wander around a bit more and phrase it in sunshine and gumdrops, but the end result we get is the same - right-wing policy.

The only option is strong liberal policy.

riqster

(13,986 posts)
47. Policy-wise, I agree.
Wed May 14, 2014, 10:54 PM
May 2014

How to get the center to move back left is the question. I submit that we tried the "fuck it, let it get god-awful and people will wake up" route in the Oughts, and it did not work.

So the only way I see to get to policy is incremental. Elect Dems instead of Repubes. Get some critical mass so we aren't fighting uphill all the time. The way we did it before, three times in the last century.

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)
27. I don't accept that as representing any DUer's slogan.
Wed May 14, 2014, 12:12 PM
May 2014

That's just exaggeration. Riqster's reply to you is correct.

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
24. she runs vs a more legit D, I guess similar to Obama primary 'win,Rs want a D-W,Mi. to run- in Tx.
Wed May 14, 2014, 09:33 AM
May 2014

Rs think she will be easier for their TX-R to steamroll over, than a more legit D.

KoKo

(84,711 posts)
26. Recommend...but, don't understand how she qualified to run as a Dem?
Wed May 14, 2014, 11:09 AM
May 2014

Why would Dem Party support her? Didn't she need to have some kind of endorsement by other Dems to get on the ballot? Shouldn't a better Dem candidate have been put forward?

Xyzse

(8,217 posts)
32. Dang...
Wed May 14, 2014, 12:54 PM
May 2014

She looks like a friend of mine who has a similar first name.
Completely different political affiliation however.

 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
33. I think you are going to see more and more of this. As the Republican party goes over the
Wed May 14, 2014, 12:55 PM
May 2014

cliff, more and more Republicans are going to start calling themselves Democrats, but retain their Republican ideologies. One needs to look deeper than just the letter behind their name.

 

Cal33

(7,018 posts)
34. If the GOP has to resort to this kind of a dishonorable and dirty trick, it means they are getting
Wed May 14, 2014, 01:51 PM
May 2014

desperate.

riqster

(13,986 posts)
42. Desperate people are dangerous.
Wed May 14, 2014, 04:27 PM
May 2014

Think of a frantic, cornered lion, far more damaging than one sitting at peace in the veld.

 

Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts)
37. This has been going on for decades in Texas.
Wed May 14, 2014, 02:25 PM
May 2014

When we go to the State Democratic Convention as delegates, we ignore all the LaRouchites and their propaganda tables.

This is nothing new.

Phlem

(6,323 posts)
39. And I'm sure plenty more where this came from all around the country.
Wed May 14, 2014, 04:06 PM
May 2014

Infiltrate and exterminate. There is no bottom for the GOP.

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