Speaking of which... (Reply #24) - Democratic Underground

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Wed Oct 22, 2014, 11:14 AM

24. Speaking of which...

... I guess the local Party machinery declined your generous offer to run as the opposition candidate to the GOP incumbent?

-- Mal

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49 replies	Author	Time	Post
1984 [View all]	H2O Man	Oct 2014	OP
A random thought	malthaussen	Oct 2014	#1
I agree.	H2O Man	Oct 2014	#14
Of course, my pugilistic friend	malthaussen	Oct 2014	#23
k&r. Thanks for posting. nm	rhett o rick	Oct 2014	#2
Thank you.	H2O Man	Oct 2014	#15
K&R for an excellent, and very relevant post!	Martin Eden	Oct 2014	#3
Thank you.	H2O Man	Oct 2014	#18
Speaking of which...	malthaussen	Oct 2014	#24
Harvey Milk:	Bluenorthwest	Oct 2014	#4
Perfect.	H2O Man	Oct 2014	#19
Yeah, and look what happened to Harvey.	malthaussen	Oct 2014	#25
Some people t'ink: Great God will come from the sky.	Octafish	Oct 2014	#5
There's a great quote	H2O Man	Oct 2014	#20
This is the best thing I've read today.	pscot	Oct 2014	#6
Well, thank you!	H2O Man	Oct 2014	#21
K&R	JEB	Oct 2014	#7
Great!	H2O Man	Oct 2014	#26
An excellent essay	herding cats	Oct 2014	#8
Very good!	H2O Man	Oct 2014	#27
I am always glad to see posts of yours. They are positive and empowering.	cry baby	Oct 2014	#9
Thank you very much!	H2O Man	Oct 2014	#28
Michael Moore pointed out the shift when he said talking about politics is now "cool".	Spitfire of ATJ	Oct 2014	#10
Right.	H2O Man	Oct 2014	#30
The new crop of voters know the Republicans as the guys who lied is into a war for fun and profit.	Spitfire of ATJ	Oct 2014	#42
If our votes did not matter . .	FairWinds	Oct 2014	#11
Key point.	H2O Man	Oct 2014	#31
K&R	Solly Mack	Oct 2014	#12
Thanks!	H2O Man	Oct 2014	#32
"... changes begin at that grass roots level." Yeppers. Great essay H2O Man, thanks.	Scuba	Oct 2014	#13
Thank you.	H2O Man	Oct 2014	#33
thank you	G_j	Oct 2014	#16
Thanks!	H2O Man	Oct 2014	#34
I'd frame this one	G_j	Oct 2014	#41
Well said.	CanSocDem	Oct 2014	#17
"Think globally, act locallly."	H2O Man	Oct 2014	#35
Kicked and recommended a whole bunch!	Enthusiast	Oct 2014	#22
Thank you!	H2O Man	Oct 2014	#36
I am far more interested in our local elections now, than I used to be. I used to focus on the	sabrina 1	Oct 2014	#29
Right.	H2O Man	Oct 2014	#37
'We can take these decisions out of the hands of the party bosses'	sabrina 1	Oct 2014	#39
Right.	H2O Man	Oct 2014	#46
We are distracted by the coverage of the 'big elections'. So many of us did overlook	sabrina 1	Oct 2014	#47
Yes, exactly. Taking back the party at the local level is extremely important. We do not have to sit	Chathamization	Oct 2014	#48
Another great post from Waterman	malaise	Oct 2014	#38
Thank you!	H2O Man	Oct 2014	#43
It is a very important discussion	malaise	Oct 2014	#44
Our 21st century world turned out to be much more Brazil than 1984	hunter	Oct 2014	#40
You're right.	H2O Man	Oct 2014	#45
Thanks for this post. I agree 100%. It’s also an important point about reach out to the marginalized	Chathamization	Oct 2014	#49

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