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In reply to the discussion: Bless Chris Hedges! [View all]one_voice
(20,043 posts)10. Yes, bless his lil heart. n/t
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Well, if trying to save lives of innocents is 'meaning well' as he has always done
sabrina 1
Jan 2012
#16
I hear a lot of things. I hear about drone attacks escalating and more children dying
sabrina 1
Jan 2012
#72
He is one of our finest minds and yet you ridicule him. I find that silly and irresponsible. nt
xiamiam
Jan 2012
#127
And which "Obama bad" meme will he subscribe to because he's all over the place.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jan 2012
#20
That's my biggest criticism of Ralph Nader and one of the reasons why the Greens ostracized him.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jan 2012
#39
YUP ... he's like a ground hog who pops out to see his shadow in election years.
JoePhilly
Jan 2012
#41
I thought as Chris Hedges does in 1996 and 2000. See, I supported Nader, too. I have to live
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jan 2012
#89
Yes, bless all those who oppose the brutal, illegal, genocidal wars that have slaughtered so
sabrina 1
Jan 2012
#12
Trying to square the civilian body counts with our poorly defined objectives
whatchamacallit
Jan 2012
#26
For the record, I haven't made any negative comments about Hedges, nor do I plan to
RZM
Jan 2012
#48
Well, I guess I don't want to be any club that turns a blind to blown up children
sabrina 1
Jan 2012
#54
Yes and I'm sure a new Republican President can't wait to blow up Iranian children and women. Voting
Pisces
Jan 2012
#100
How exactly is that any different from our current situation? Obama is pretty well allied with the
Erose999
Jan 2012
#66
Tell it to people whose human rights are at the mercy of President Gingrich/Romney.
CakeGrrl
Jan 2012
#96
Oh, shush! He's a "professional leftist" and troublemaker who doesn't toe the party line.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jan 2012
#32
So to be clear, you are explicitly promoting the idea of voting 3rd Party.
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2012
#59
I don't need to give you a break because I don't agree with your, um, creative speculation.
EFerrari
Jan 2012
#82
My, um, creative speculation is, um, dead fucking obvious because, um, Chris Hedges said TODAY
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2012
#99
Okay, I did all those things. And I still think Chris Hedges is an ass.
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2012
#146
Me, too! I've been there. Done that. It's tired. Third parties have absolutely no influence on
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jan 2012
#93
no Sid, you got it all wrong! just because they hate obama, and are kissing this idiot's ass for
dionysus
Jan 2012
#105
To be really clear, Chris Hedges has said he will be voting third party. The person you are
sabrina 1
Jan 2012
#85
No, it didn't die a long time ago, because it's still true. And THEN Nader took $ from Republicans
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2012
#123
Now Sabrina, you know good and well that some of these folks entire model of politics
TheKentuckian
Jan 2012
#130
Lol, that last sentence, so tragically true and to me, such a disappointment.
sabrina 1
Jan 2012
#133
Uh huh. And before he said that, all the same people appreciated him here at DU.
EFerrari
Jan 2012
#79
I have long appreciated Chris Hedges and will continue to appreciate him long after
EFerrari
Jan 2012
#83
I like this new "you're chasing us away from the Democratic Party" meme. It's a hoot.
Robb
Jan 2012
#117
Well, I'm not going to argue about it, but anytime you want some evidence I'll be happy
sabrina 1
Jan 2012
#120
This fight isnt between the D's and the R's as many posters here pretend.
rhett o rick
Jan 2012
#129