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JoePhilly

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23. You should take responsibility for your own emotions.

Thu Mar 27, 2014, 03:55 PM

Mar 2014

Last edited Thu Mar 27, 2014, 05:44 PM - Edit history (1)

That will make you feel better.

I already feel fine, and I will have no trouble getting "enthused" for my GOTV efforts.

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The Liberal Left is the Base of the Party [View all] RobertEarl Mar 2014 OP

Links? frazzled Mar 2014 #1

You consider yourself Liberal left? RobertEarl Mar 2014 #7

links? JaneyVee Mar 2014 #11

Links? RobertEarl Mar 2014 #62

Sure ... frazzled Mar 2014 #63

Cool RobertEarl Mar 2014 #64

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2014 #22

Are you one of those who call leftists "corporatists" frazzled Mar 2014 #58

Welcome to DU, Blazer RobertEarl Mar 2014 #65

Remember when Republicans set out to demonize the word "Liberal"? Maedhros Mar 2014 #75

I am member of the Democratic Party. Labels are useless as they are not easy to define and lumpy Mar 2014 #129

We are all liberal left here. CJCRANE Mar 2014 #2

I know who it is! Capt. Obvious Mar 2014 #5

Not nonsense at all from me RobertEarl Mar 2014 #10

I'm not about to jump through a hoop on your demand. nt CJCRANE Mar 2014 #13

See? RobertEarl Mar 2014 #61

So am I. You are not the only liberal on here. CJCRANE Mar 2014 #67

That's fine RobertEarl Mar 2014 #69

Because you are making it like a McCarthyite witch hunt. I've been here a long time CJCRANE Mar 2014 #72

Using the McCarthy word now? RobertEarl Mar 2014 #82

You started the namecalling and you know it. This whole OP is just a big call out. CJCRANE Mar 2014 #83

This message was self-deleted by its author CJCRANE Mar 2014 #84

It seemed like more of an invitation than a Ed Suspicious Mar 2014 #79

It's a game. When did you stop beating your wife? CJCRANE Mar 2014 #80

I don't think we are all liberal left here. progressoid Mar 2014 #100

obama has high approval among liberal dems, he does horrible among conservatives JI7 Mar 2014 #3

That sounds true to me Progressive dog Mar 2014 #36

funny thing, a lot of these "trolls" held the same views they did on 1/19/2009 as they do today.. frylock Mar 2014 #86

du rec. xchrom Mar 2014 #4

Obama's approval ratings with liberal democrats sufrommich Mar 2014 #6

It's 88.9% Capt. Obvious Mar 2014 #8

LOL n/t fleabiscuit Mar 2014 #93

The liberal democrats you refer to have not been vetted by DU's ... JoePhilly Mar 2014 #16

You certainly do not represent the Libeal base RobertEarl Mar 2014 #17

I represent myself and don't make sufrommich Mar 2014 #20

You represent yourself?? RobertEarl Mar 2014 #24

You're just reaching for whatever sufrommich Mar 2014 #26

Just repeating your words RobertEarl Mar 2014 #71

so aside from representing yourself Bodhi BloodWave Mar 2014 #118

Interesting. Did you know that many of those groups formed a coalition before the last election sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #128

You might want to re-aquaint yourself with this link: Raine1967 Mar 2014 #28

This^^^^^ nt riqster Mar 2014 #45

I'm half tempted to post the entire link as an OP, but these days, Raine1967 Mar 2014 #50

They probably are all just lying about being Liberal, Progressive dog Mar 2014 #39

Obama is at something like 85% approval among liberal Dems. DanTex Mar 2014 #9

what percentage of people here do you believe to be anti-Obama.. frylock Mar 2014 #89

Well, I certainly don't think 85% of people here approve of Obama. DanTex Mar 2014 #97

So you'll be working to GOTV for Democrats in 2014, right? JoePhilly Mar 2014 #12

Been doing it since 2006 RobertEarl Mar 2014 #21

You should take responsibility for your own emotions. JoePhilly Mar 2014 #23

I'm a bit confused...How does.. SunsetDreams Mar 2014 #29

Joe and I go back a bit RobertEarl Mar 2014 #33

Since when it is a personal attack SunsetDreams Mar 2014 #44

Let's try this ... you just accused me of a personal attack ... JoePhilly Mar 2014 #66

Didn't warrant a jury RobertEarl Mar 2014 #68

Haven't you already determined that you get to decide who the "liberal base" refers to? JoePhilly Mar 2014 #70

Please stop with the personal attacks!!!! zappaman Mar 2014 #73

And you should see the ... JoePhilly Mar 2014 #74

Post removed Post removed Mar 2014 #78

You crack me up. JoePhilly Mar 2014 #81

Bahahaha, locked out of his own thread... giftedgirl77 Mar 2014 #104

Poster is now on a bit of a vacation. zappaman Mar 2014 #112

Plus there is no actual discussion of policy CJCRANE Mar 2014 #34

OP knows best. zappaman Mar 2014 #46

Exactly. SunsetDreams Mar 2014 #48

well if it's too hard and you're not enthusiastic enough to do it treestar Mar 2014 #40

Stop confusing the Liberal Left with the Ideologues posting crap on DU. KittyWampus Mar 2014 #14

yup, in fact i'm pretty sure many of them are right wing trolls JI7 Mar 2014 #15

yep. people here since 2002 are right-wing trolls.. frylock Mar 2014 #91

There you go RobertEarl Mar 2014 #19

That only works when you self-appoint yourself as a liberal monitor and then call out others CJCRANE Mar 2014 #31

Divide? Yep RobertEarl Mar 2014 #38

"The fake liberals who post here". Who made you the liberal monitor? CJCRANE Mar 2014 #41

you don't have the credibility to categorize DUers in these little boxes you feel they belong it. dionysus Mar 2014 #49

Sure I do RobertEarl Mar 2014 #59

Another lookup; fleabiscuit Mar 2014 #95

you have no clue what people here think.there's so much 24/7 criticism coming from every conceivable dionysus Mar 2014 #120

+1 redqueen Mar 2014 #25

Ding! Ding! Ding! Thread Winner! Tarheel_Dem Mar 2014 #96

Hey you! Number23 Mar 2014 #126

I think the TOS are a mere suggestion rather than a mandate these days. But I don't own the joint. Tarheel_Dem Mar 2014 #135

Might be good to define "liberal left" - different factions... polichick Mar 2014 #18

As someone that identifies as a liberal, GiveMeMorePIE Mar 2014 #27

UNREC brooklynite Mar 2014 #30

aren't democrats, by definition left wing? frylock Mar 2014 #92

Zell Miller and Dennis Kucinich. progressoid Mar 2014 #103

Kucinich? yes. frylock Mar 2014 #106

Zell headed "Democrats for Bush" progressoid Mar 2014 #113

Miller left the party, and Kucinich is sui generis Recursion Mar 2014 #121

The only division I see here being created SunsetDreams Mar 2014 #32

Says who? This is the flip side of saying that the bible thumpers are the base question everything Mar 2014 #35

Gawd RobertEarl Mar 2014 #47

The party is a big tent treestar Mar 2014 #37

"Without an active Liberal left, the party would be all republican." QOTD nationalize the fed Mar 2014 #42

Not really, moderates are the base of the party. Rex Mar 2014 #43

Were they the base, they would turn out to vote RobertEarl Mar 2014 #51

But the moderates have the numbers liberals just don't have. Rex Mar 2014 #52

I agree. It's misleading to suggest that the base is liberal. polichick Mar 2014 #54

It is a numbers game RobertEarl Mar 2014 #56

I don't know if they're the "base" of the party or not, if we're looking at sheer numbers. Common Sense Party Mar 2014 #53

That is what I meant, sheer number size. Rex Mar 2014 #55

Without moderate and conservative Democrats as well as a good number of Independent voters ... spin Mar 2014 #57

Nice spin, spin RobertEarl Mar 2014 #60

I sat down to watch Monday Night Football in December of 2006. ... spin Mar 2014 #99

Awesome post! SunsetDreams Mar 2014 #108

Thanks for your support. (n/t) spin Mar 2014 #109

Did it EVER occur to you that it just might work the other way? Raksha Mar 2014 #101

That's a fair question. ... spin Mar 2014 #117

Liberal left here..... Bobbie Jo Mar 2014 #76

My point? RobertEarl Mar 2014 #90

FWIW CJCRANE Mar 2014 #77

Post removed Post removed Mar 2014 #85

I've been here since 2002, I think I'll be here a while longer. CJCRANE Mar 2014 #88

Looks like his luck ran out. OilemFirchen Mar 2014 #98

But not before he edited his OP! CJCRANE Mar 2014 #102

Somebody fucked with him. OilemFirchen Mar 2014 #107

Well, he was banned from the E & E forum zappaman Mar 2014 #114

Holy shit Cali_Democrat Mar 2014 #124

Beats me. zappaman Mar 2014 #130

I support and vote for, the Democratic Platform. LanternWaste Mar 2014 #87

Let's hope not. BKH70041 Mar 2014 #94

ok i'll bite questionseverything Mar 2014 #111

so what are your top issues? grasswire Mar 2014 #115

Take your poison money to the TeaPubliKlans, that sounds more up your alley TheKentuckian Mar 2014 #123

There's a name for Democrats like you SwankyXomb Mar 2014 #133

liberal leftist, in my compass chart with a splash of anarchism on my own, who knew? juxtaposed Mar 2014 #105

True. But the Greens and other far-left progressives aren't part of the base of the party, pnwmom Mar 2014 #110

Right: "liberal" ... NOT "LIBERTARIAN"! baldguy Mar 2014 #116

Depends on what you mean by "base". Compare DU candidate support to the primaries Recursion Mar 2014 #119

We're still far enough off an election that JoeyT Mar 2014 #122

Actually the base is comprised primarily of women and people of color BainsBane Mar 2014 #125

Has anyone else noticed the OP's edit? Number23 Mar 2014 #127

Weird. zappaman Mar 2014 #131

Ya...that cracked me up! Cali_Democrat Mar 2014 #132

Oh please, everyone knows it's Reagan Democrats who are the base of the party Fumesucker Mar 2014 #134

lol! The "Principled Corporatist Democrats". Zorra Mar 2014 #136

You forgot historylovr Mar 2014 #137