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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 11:43 AM Original message |
Why the time is NOW to take a stand against the DLC |
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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
1. So Obama, Wall Street's favorite Democrat, can commandeer their "unity" position? |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 11:48 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. He is making a huge mistake in doing so. |
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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 11:59 AM Response to Reply #2 |
16. So, shouldn't you be taking a stand against Obama? He's out DLCing the DLC |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:08 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. I'm not in the Obama camp, and have said it's increasingly unlikely that I ever will be. |
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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:16 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. I understand, but where are your lofty anti-Obama posts? He's out DLCing the DLC.. certainly he ... |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:18 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. He's not "out-DLC-ing" the DLC, but he's too moderate for sure. |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:23 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Jeez, ww is rallying support to trash Obama. |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:26 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. ... |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:28 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. * |
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Moochy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 10:10 AM Response to Reply #35 |
122. Great Advice |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:42 PM Response to Reply #33 |
53. Why can't they extoll the benefits of the DLC-I wonder? |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:44 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. There are BENEFITS of the DLC???? |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:57 PM Response to Reply #54 |
60. Unless you support the corporate agenda that is destroying this nation. |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 01:00 PM Response to Reply #60 |
63. I hear THAT! |
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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:29 PM Response to Reply #31 |
41. So the DLC is the root cause of Obama's campaign? |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:30 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Nah.... his having to compete with the Queen of the DLC for all the oxygen in the room is... |
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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:39 PM Response to Reply #42 |
49. so, being the competitor he is, he's out DLCing her.. right? |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:40 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. See post # 48. |
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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:59 PM Response to Reply #51 |
61. I did. I have two for you |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:38 PM Response to Reply #29 |
48. Excellent article about Obama and the DLC... |
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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:39 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. I've read it many times... It is excellent if you suspend your disbelief for a moment or two. |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:41 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. Well, it was worth a try. |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 06:30 PM Response to Reply #50 |
162. Says the man who fibs every time he claims he never supported Joe Lieberman (I) LOL!! |
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kenfrequed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 11:43 AM Response to Reply #29 |
134. Uhm |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
3. This shit again? Crying about the DLC is like SO 5 years ago... |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 11:51 AM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Then, I have a suggestion for you: Put me on ignore, because your hostility will not make me stop. |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:00 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. "hostility"? hahahahahahahaha gasp! hahahahahahaha! |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:02 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Thank you. I knew I could count on you to be kind and understanding. |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:50 PM Response to Reply #21 |
56. TC, you really feel anyone who doesn't agree with you is "hostile"? |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:32 PM Response to Reply #9 |
45. i wonder who that is |
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KaptBunnyPants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 01:12 PM Response to Reply #9 |
67. Good job TC. |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 11:52 AM Response to Reply #3 |
12. What did she say that is so offensive? |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:10 PM Response to Reply #12 |
26. Don't worry... this happens every time I post one of these anti-DLC threads. |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:14 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. The name calling and lack of debate coming from many of the DLC crowd |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 10:18 AM Response to Reply #28 |
128. Deleted message |
JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 10:50 AM Response to Reply #28 |
130. Name calling is a sign of being on the defensive. |
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Zodiak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:24 PM Response to Reply #26 |
34. But it is always the same people who do that |
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DURHAM D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 11:53 AM Response to Reply #3 |
13. A perfect response. Thanks. eom |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 10:13 AM Response to Reply #13 |
125. Deleted message |
mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:26 PM Response to Reply #3 |
36. Many of us want to BRING THE ISSUES/POLICIES OF THE DLC TO LIGHT! |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 09:31 AM Response to Reply #36 |
115. Hey, mod mom....have you read |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:31 PM Response to Reply #3 |
43. too bad the DLC isn't also "so 5 years ago" -- as long as they're around, they'll be deserving of |
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xxqqqzme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 01:00 PM Response to Reply #3 |
62. Please take being a student of political history more |
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peacetalksforall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 01:03 PM Response to Reply #3 |
65. Five years ago? C'mon. Democrats are just waking up to the harm |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 01:19 PM Response to Reply #65 |
69. "The truth hurts.... |
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Hersheygirl (353 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 06:48 AM Response to Reply #65 |
86. You have hit the nail on the head, |
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Jim Sagle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 11:17 PM Response to Reply #3 |
84. Correction - this is THE shit. It RRRRRAWWWWWXXXXXX!!!!!!! |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 09:43 AM Response to Reply #3 |
119. Unfortunately it's also so NEXT YEAR |
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Moochy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 10:13 AM Response to Reply #3 |
123. Keep dreaming |
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bbgrunt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 11:47 AM Response to Reply #3 |
136. well, it may be passe to those who are politically adept, but it is |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 11:48 AM Response to Reply #136 |
138. Thank you! |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 06:07 PM Response to Reply #3 |
159. LOL! BS!!! Tell that to Joe Lieberman (I), or Ned Lamont (D). |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 07:15 PM Response to Reply #3 |
165. So what's your point???? Are you looking around?? Democracy is has been destroyed |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 07:17 PM Response to Reply #3 |
166. And another thing. You have "progressive" in your name. The DLC isn't progressive. Hello!! nm |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
4. The DLC convention was skipped by all of the Presidential candidates. |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 11:51 AM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Except |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 11:58 AM Response to Reply #4 |
15. But, Pres. Clinton, Mr. HRC, himself, was there and he was talking her up , bigtime... |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:01 PM Response to Reply #4 |
19. Not for those beating a dead donkey. |
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Zodiak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:29 PM Response to Reply #19 |
40. Your five year old meme does't wash. |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:36 PM Response to Reply #40 |
47. No, no, no, and don't be silly. |
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Zodiak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 11:44 AM Response to Reply #47 |
135. A substanceless refutation |
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Zodiak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:26 PM Response to Reply #4 |
37. They aren't over |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:34 PM Response to Reply #37 |
46. They need to be over, though, and that's why we need to persevere against them! |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
5. K&R -- how can we have a third party if we don't have a second? |
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rateyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 09:11 AM Response to Reply #5 |
101. Now, that's a damned good question! nt |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 06:16 PM Response to Reply #5 |
161. Funny you should ask. The DLC supported & funded a Pro-Bush 3rd party- See Joe Lieberman (I) |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
6. DLC spins free trade: |
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MisterP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:06 PM Response to Reply #6 |
23. if you notice, they always insist on "calm"--which means smug, insufferable, and patronizing |
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AikidoSoul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 01:46 PM Response to Reply #23 |
156. Wish I had a video recording of that. Do you know of one? N/T |
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MrMickeysMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:17 PM Response to Reply #6 |
30. I think we need to draw a distinction between American run international... |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
7. I definitely think it's time to bid "adieu" to the DLC/Clinton '90s Democratic Party era ........ |
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RFKJrNews (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:49 PM Response to Reply #7 |
55. 90's Nostalgia |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:54 PM Response to Reply #55 |
59. Thanks, m'dear! |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
8. Rock On TC! |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
10. DLC ties to PNAC (neocons): |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
14. Yeah, it'd be nice to have some change... |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:01 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Me? -- Optimistic? |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
20. From Huff Po: "The Trouble with the DLC": |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:03 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Yes! This is the same article that was posted at BuzzFlash! |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:09 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Another GOODIE-David Sirota from BIG MONEY VS GRASSROOTS: |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:11 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Sirota is THE MAN! |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:20 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. 1 more EXCELLENT Sirota piece: THE DEMS '08 CHOICE... |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:29 PM Response to Reply #32 |
39. "And that's when we get to the real problem with the DLC -- its policies are BOTH morally bankrupt, |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:31 PM Response to Reply #39 |
44. a veritable two-fer |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:51 PM Response to Reply #44 |
57. But, unlike this "two-fer" fersure! |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:54 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. no worries - I get it. |
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paulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 07:13 PM Response to Reply #58 |
164. what did the Clintons have to do with the |
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DURHAM D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
64. This is kind of sad - |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 01:10 PM Response to Reply #64 |
66. I REALLY hope you don't mean this "New War": |
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DURHAM D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 01:32 PM Response to Reply #66 |
71. Why don't you ask a military person what |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 01:42 PM Response to Reply #71 |
73. Assuming you are not literally meaning a new war but the "current challenges" |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 01:16 PM Response to Reply #64 |
68. With all due respect, I disagree. |
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DURHAM D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 01:35 PM Response to Reply #68 |
72. Well you won't be able to do that. |
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Moochy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 10:15 AM Response to Reply #72 |
126. IT'S NOT A TUMOR! |
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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 01:19 PM Response to Reply #64 |
70. it's red meat. Whenever a DLC candidate is thrashing "progressive" ones in polls, they play... |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 06:36 PM Response to Reply #70 |
76. The GOP won't vote for ya so why try and alienate the folks who GOTV for Kerry/Edwards? |
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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 07:14 PM Response to Reply #76 |
77. I'm sorry - you're under the impression GOTV efforts were invented in 2004 |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 09:28 PM Response to Reply #77 |
78. certainly not but it was brought to new heights w huge voter registration drives |
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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 10:03 PM Response to Reply #78 |
81. maybe that was the first time you noticed it? |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 10:16 PM Response to Reply #81 |
82. Where I live there weren't any precinct captains and were even missing ward people. |
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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 10:19 PM Response to Reply #82 |
83. where I live, all through my county, and all adjacent counties the opposite was true |
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rateyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 09:12 AM Response to Reply #76 |
103. Gore won. nt |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 05:31 PM Response to Reply #64 |
158. sorry, but it's not the "old war" just yet. n/t |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
74. kick |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
75. "I won't vote for anyone who supports the DLC, or whom the DLC supports" |
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antigop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
79. Great thread, Totally Committed! n/t |
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antigop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 09:48 PM Response to Reply #79 |
80. American Prospect: Ready to rumble |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 07:43 AM Response to Reply #80 |
87. Kucinich and his policies could move this whole Party back toward its Leftist soul, but... |
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antigop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 07:49 AM Response to Reply #87 |
88. You are preaching to the choir, TC. I have railed against the corporate hostile takeover. |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 07:53 AM Response to Reply #88 |
89. Preaching to the choir? Do you see how many people here see NOTHING WRONG with the DLC-status quo? |
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Maribelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 08:11 AM Response to Reply #89 |
92. Melding the Clintons to the DLC, then insinuating the country is doomed because of them ... |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 08:18 AM Response to Reply #92 |
93. Um... the Clintons ARE the DLC, or at least its "soul parents"... |
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Maribelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 08:49 AM Response to Reply #93 |
98. I want the Democrats to win. I want them to win the White House. I want them to win 60 Senators. |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 08:58 AM Response to Reply #98 |
100. And, my opinion is this: HRC as POTUS, with 60 Dem. Senators who vote strictly middle-of-the-road, |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 11:27 AM Response to Reply #100 |
131. who the heck thinks Clinton can bring 60 Dem Senators with her? |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 11:50 AM Response to Reply #131 |
139. I think she meant 60 Dem Sens total in the Senate.... |
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antigop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 09:14 AM Response to Reply #89 |
104. OK, I thought you were referring to me, personally. I agree -- many do not see it. n/t |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 09:19 AM Response to Reply #104 |
108. Correct you are, my friend! |
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antigop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 09:21 AM Response to Reply #108 |
111. Do they not see it because they don't want to? n/t |
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vssmith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 05:14 AM Response to Original message |
85. I wondered why Murdoch cozied up to Hillary then.... |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 07:59 AM Response to Reply #85 |
90. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 (that President Clinton signed)... |
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Maribelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 08:24 AM Response to Reply #90 |
95. Consolidation of major business is inevitable. It began long before Clinton. |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 08:31 AM Response to Reply #95 |
96. He enabled the consolidation that has led to many of our social and economic ills |
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Maribelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 08:54 AM Response to Reply #96 |
99. I have NO opinion of the DLC/Clinton connection. I've merely crawled out of the woodwork. |
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vssmith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 07:00 PM Response to Reply #90 |
155. One other thing |
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Maribelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 08:05 AM Response to Original message |
91. I know positively, the problems with voters in Florida have nothing at all to do with the DLC. |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 08:22 AM Response to Reply #91 |
94. This thread has nothing to do with the Florida mutiny. |
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Maribelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 08:41 AM Response to Reply #94 |
97. Well, that's not what I was trying to address. |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 09:18 AM Response to Reply #97 |
105. Why shouldn't they? If I had had it proved to me that MY VOTE could be stolen, massaged, and |
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salib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 09:28 AM Response to Reply #97 |
114. Did you read the OP? |
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salib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 09:34 AM Response to Reply #114 |
117. Don't you think that the problem lies in the very name of the DLC, |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 09:40 AM Response to Reply #114 |
118. Thank you for trying to point out one of the major points of the OP, but |
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Maribelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 10:00 AM Response to Reply #114 |
120. I think we just went around in a circle. |
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BlueJac (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
102. No on DLC........... |
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antigop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
106. A great book: David Sirota's "Hostile Takeover". n/t |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 09:20 AM Response to Reply #106 |
109. I agree! I read it twice, and highly recommend it. |
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ejbr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
107. If Bush isn't impeached, I find no reason to even vote. |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 09:24 AM Response to Reply #107 |
112. My point upthread about voter apathy and "staying home in droves" exactly. |
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ejbr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 09:32 AM Response to Reply #112 |
116. Most definitely |
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antigop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 09:21 AM Response to Original message |
110. Thanks, Totally Committed -- over 40 recommendations on this thread -- |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 09:25 AM Response to Reply #110 |
113. Yes... with your help, mod mom's help, and all those who came here |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
121. Wow! I want to thank everyone whose Rec's have put this on the Home Page! |
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antigop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 10:13 AM Response to Reply #121 |
124. Hmmmm...at least SOME people are paying attention. n/t |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 10:16 AM Response to Reply #124 |
127. Seriously.... |
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Just-plain-Kathy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 11:56 AM Response to Reply #121 |
140. I hope this thread stays on the Home Page... |
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AikidoSoul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
129. I agree. Are there any strategies in place or being developed |
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bbgrunt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
132. thanks for posting this--very illuminating and crucial understanding |
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Gregorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
133. Thanks. I appreciate your help in bringing more awareness to this. |
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antigop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
137. David Sirota -- Debunking Centrism |
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guruoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
141. I have two questions |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 12:04 PM Response to Reply #141 |
143. Thanks for your agreement. |
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guruoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 01:53 PM Response to Reply #143 |
146. I believe the primary differance in our thinking |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 01:58 PM Response to Reply #146 |
147. You mean the way this mealy-mouthed bunch of DINO's in Congress just voted on FISA? |
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guruoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 02:37 PM Response to Reply #147 |
149. Nooooo, not happy at all with that, but |
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Just-plain-Kathy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
142. TC, I'm sure I'm not the only one who wanted to add to the "recommends" to your post... |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 12:05 PM Response to Reply #142 |
144. Thanks so much, Just-plain-Kathy... |
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Just-plain-Kathy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 04:48 PM Response to Reply #144 |
152. You didn't last long on the front page. What's up with that? |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 04:50 PM Response to Reply #152 |
154. Frankly, given the subject-matter, I was stunned to see it there at all. |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
145. Latest from the Anti DLC Coalition: |
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Lena inRI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
148. Well. . .well. . .well. . . |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 04:21 PM Response to Reply #148 |
150. Lena... first of all I'm so glad to "see" you! |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
151. This guy's not a tool of the DLC |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 04:49 PM Response to Reply #151 |
153. No, he sure isn't. And we are damned lucky to have him! |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
157. The "Neo-Liberals" are the UK equivalent of the DLC. |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
160. My favorite part was when they supported Joe Lieberman's 3rd Party. |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 07:01 PM Response to Reply #160 |
163. I have to agree with you. The Lieberman over Lamont fiasco was the absolute end for me. |
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