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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 08:23 PM Original message |
Has the DU Community forgotten political R-E-S-P-E-C-T? |
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Maven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 08:24 PM Response to Original message |
1. K/R |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
2. Perhaps because many of us are not afraid of the label |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 08:40 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. "progress" "progressive" "progressive era" -- when did that become |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 09:03 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. It is a republican friendly term because MANY former "liberal democrats" |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 09:16 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. agreed and agreed again |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 09:19 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Point taken ... thank you for fully explaining your post. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 09:25 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. all right.... now let's find a liberal, progressive Populist candidate to vote for!! |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 01:23 PM Response to Reply #12 |
49. Biden and the Bankruptcy Bill - Not So Simple |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 09:24 PM Response to Reply #2 |
20. Frankly, I believe "progressive" is more descriptive of my beliefs... |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 09:33 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. What if we start calling ourselves |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 09:39 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. "Populists" ---> yes, IMO, that is a viable label for many Democrats at DU. n/t |
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cui bono (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 07:10 PM Response to Reply #23 |
62. I don't think liberals and progressives are being led down the corporate |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 07:43 PM Response to Reply #62 |
64. "None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free." -Goethe |
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cui bono (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 08:11 PM Response to Reply #64 |
67. Sounds like the good ol' USA don't it? nt |
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Australian (41 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 06:37 AM Response to Reply #2 |
36. Liberal, English or REAL-TALK ? |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 06:51 AM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Inside of America, to be a liberal is also good. |
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cui bono (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 07:12 PM Response to Reply #36 |
63. In reality liberal is a great thing here too, it's just the RW spin machine won't |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 07:48 PM Response to Reply #63 |
65. well put |
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IWantAChange (974 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
3. Well said Omega Minimo - well said....... |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
4. Unfortunately, DUers would rather BE wrong than be TOLD they're wrong. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 08:44 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. way to break it down, BlooInBloo |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 06:26 AM Response to Reply #4 |
35. "Given a choice between changing their mind and proving that |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
6. K&R |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 08:46 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. nice to see you, haruka3_2000 |
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VelmaD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
8. that was beautiful |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 08:56 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. brilliant post in the "PC" thread, VelmaD |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
10. very well said |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
13. THANK YOU |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 09:20 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. thank you and I LOVE your sigline |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
14. "Take EXTRA care to clearly express your point of view" |
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Quixote1818 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
15. I don't know why people often want to be so mean while on line. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 01:02 AM Response to Reply #15 |
28. There's a difference b/w what people say and how they say it |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 03:02 PM Response to Reply #15 |
53. I think that poster got TS'd too though. |
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autorank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 07:00 PM Response to Reply #15 |
61. Good question Quixote 1818. 1) Key board commandos 2) Trolls |
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dapper (755 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
16. K&R |
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bettyellen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
22. the self-centered, self-righteous blowhards could use this perspective... |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 09:40 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. LOL |
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bettyellen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 09:48 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. LOL, what is scary is my post is all paraphrasing other DUers.... |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 10:04 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. and like BlooInBloo said in #4 |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 06:42 AM Response to Reply #27 |
37. 'expressing ignorance openly' |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 01:03 AM Response to Original message |
29. Yes. - Great Post! |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 01:40 AM Response to Reply #29 |
32. xultar! |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 01:06 AM Response to Original message |
30. Nice read. You wrote, "heart doesn’t seem to be engaged" |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 01:31 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. if only the opposite was a simple trend |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 03:50 AM Response to Reply #31 |
34. simple kindness shown to another changes everything in that moment. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 12:18 PM Response to Reply #34 |
44. Dalai Lama? |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 02:37 AM Response to Original message |
33. Thank you, omega minimo, for your post. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 12:44 PM Response to Reply #33 |
46. "I have learned a lot from people who have a different take on things" |
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Australian (41 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 06:52 AM Response to Original message |
39. Do Americans understand "Why this is happening" ? |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 12:32 PM Response to Reply #39 |
45. some |
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Australian (41 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 10:00 PM Response to Reply #45 |
70. Global Perspective |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 10:25 PM Response to Reply #70 |
71. aye |
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Australian (41 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 11:43 PM Response to Reply #71 |
74. The Truth can WIN the ELECTION |
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evilkumquat (363 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 12:45 PM Response to Reply #39 |
47. The United States is a Very Young Country |
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Australian (41 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 11:22 PM Response to Reply #47 |
73. Old Nation, New Generation |
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Jonathan50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 07:02 AM Response to Original message |
40. Robert Burns |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 12:09 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. "It wad frae monie a blunder free us." |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 08:44 AM Response to Original message |
41. I wish you had put Obama-Biden-flap early on in the message |
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tomp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
42. what is "progressive" and what is "appropriate"? |
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The Count (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
48. Obama is a credit to his race? What if Obama would have said this of Biden? |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 01:54 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. I'm sorry. Maybe that (putdown) phrase isn't familiar anymore either |
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The Count (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 02:25 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. Oh, the apology is mine. Once I got to that sentence, I saw red and stopped |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 04:46 PM Response to Reply #51 |
56. all right |
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theNotoriousP.I.G. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
52. Thank you |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 12:51 AM Response to Reply #52 |
75. I thought the two of you would agree. |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 01:28 AM Response to Reply #52 |
76. One word: |
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foreigncorrespondent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 02:18 AM Response to Reply #76 |
79. ROFLMAO |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
54. We have to trust each other. We have to trust that alltogether we will |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 04:51 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. esp. since |
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CelticWinter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
55. Thank you n/t |
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happydreams (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
58. I think selective blindness is disrespectful as well as a lie! |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 06:08 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. Not sure if your "strong assertions" are "inane or BS"--- but what are you talking about? |
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happydreams (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 09:03 PM Response to Reply #59 |
68. You know exactly what I'm talking about. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 10:38 PM Response to Reply #68 |
72. this is a good example of anger/fear coming loud and clear, but meaning, not so much |
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autorank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
60. Thank you very much. Needed political primer. No excuses for not knowing this now. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 08:07 PM Response to Reply #60 |
66. much obliged, autorank |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-11-07 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
69. Democrats are nicer to Repuglicans than they are to each other. |
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evilkumquat (363 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 01:51 AM Response to Reply #69 |
77. Think Of the Democratic Party Like a Family |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 02:06 AM Response to Reply #77 |
78. the real question is |
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evilkumquat (363 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 09:40 PM Response to Reply #78 |
80. The Paper Rolls Off the Front |
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