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calimary

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29. Yes it is. People change. As they grow or age, they start thinking differently.

Thu Nov 20, 2014, 06:28 PM

Nov 2014

Anyone who has emerged from the reagan drug haze and hangover, and dried out, and now sees the light - should be APPLAUDED. And ENCOURAGED.

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One thing I can't get past when it comes to Elizabeth Warren [View all] Cali_Democrat Nov 2014 OP

I understand your feelings here. I don't get how she could think like that either. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2014 #1

Oops! Haha Cali_Democrat Nov 2014 #5

you don't think reagan was a real republican? once he was an ardent democrat and a union leader unblock Nov 2014 #2

I like her message for the working class, but if Bernie runs I will give B Calm Nov 2014 #3

but do you vote for whoever wins the Primary? VanillaRhapsody Nov 2014 #8

Yes B Calm Nov 2014 #11

Yes it is..... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2014 #12

Congrats, you're VanillaRhapsody approved! nt Union Scribe Nov 2014 #85

I'm supporting Bernie too.... TheNutcracker Nov 2014 #81

Why? Because some on DU will berate you for it? VanillaRhapsody Nov 2014 #4

VR irisblue Nov 2014 #6

I culled it from here... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2014 #7

But none of that matters ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2014 #31

LOL nt Logical Nov 2014 #86

i think she just needs to explain it, i don't question her current positions though JI7 Nov 2014 #9

Explain what? VanillaRhapsody Nov 2014 #13

Probably the same way nichomachus Nov 2014 #10

OMG.....this is ALL you got? VanillaRhapsody Nov 2014 #14

She also pushed for promoting women while on the board. Thinkingabout Nov 2014 #19

Oh no no no no. There's much much more. n/t nichomachus Nov 2014 #57

And why would it not be proper to serve on Walmart board orvany other board. Thinkingabout Nov 2014 #15

Especially ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2014 #38

Nit familiar with who gets on board of directors, eh. Thinkingabout Nov 2014 #64

Huh? n/t 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2014 #68

Have you studied board of director members? Interesting information. Thinkingabout Nov 2014 #69

Say what you are trying to say ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2014 #70

I am saying it is interesting to read information on members of board of directors, you will find Thinkingabout Nov 2014 #72

Because they're a scumbag company that hurts workers and the communities they operate in? nichomachus Nov 2014 #56

What does it have to do with someone serving on a Board of Directors? Thinkingabout Nov 2014 #67

Which "supposed Democrat" served on the Board of Walmart? 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2014 #32

I have nothing against Senator Warren and I fully understand that one's opinion may evolve over time Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2014 #16

Some of us also were fanboys/girls of Obama and he was all about Hope. And Change. Oh yea, and... ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #42

Not everyone follows politicians that closely One_Life_To_Give Nov 2014 #17

Aids began around 1979 or recognized in the US. Reagan was elected in 1980. Thinkingabout Nov 2014 #22

1st recognized US Aids case April 1980 One_Life_To_Give Nov 2014 #33

Guess I was paying attention, really did not have to have a close relationship Thinkingabout Nov 2014 #36

Thinkingabout--you might want to check your posts. In 2 you have "nit" when you mean "not." tblue37 Nov 2014 #73

Typo Thinkingabout Nov 2014 #74

I think her economic message re banks and finace is spot on. Agnosticsherbet Nov 2014 #18

Well. I used to be a Democrat... kentuck Nov 2014 #20

It's easy for me to see because I know how people can change their views. Depends on where their Cha Nov 2014 #21

This is a good post. bigwillq Nov 2014 #23

Mahalo bigwill.. I added "How Lucky we are", too.. in some repects. Cha Nov 2014 #25

Yes it is. People change. As they grow or age, they start thinking differently. calimary Nov 2014 #29

I absolutely agree with you. Jackpine Radical Nov 2014 #28

Sure people change their views ... frazzled Nov 2014 #30

I hear what you are writing; but, ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2014 #47

Probably the same way Hillary Clinton wasa Goldwater Girl and Ronald Regan was a kelly1mm Nov 2014 #24

Did Hillary ever vote for Goldwater? Thinkingabout Nov 2014 #46

No. She worked for his campaign while in high school (and for other Republicans later). For more kelly1mm Nov 2014 #54

Yep while she was in high school, and her first vote was in 1968 and she was supporting a Democrat Thinkingabout Nov 2014 #55

Right, just like I said, she was a self-described Goldwater Girl. Then she changed. Reagan/Warren kelly1mm Nov 2014 #58

When I see post where Hillary was a Goldwater girl in high school I question whether some thinks Thinkingabout Nov 2014 #61

actually it is very different dsc Nov 2014 #63

I don't get it either, would love to hear her explanation... polichick Nov 2014 #26

I have become cynical regarding any modern politician. Lint Head Nov 2014 #27

Didn't President Obama evolve on marriage equality? People change. Starry Messenger Nov 2014 #34

not really, he supported same sex marriage and for political reasons changed his position JI7 Nov 2014 #40

That seems worse somehow. Starry Messenger Nov 2014 #44

True - it's calculated lying. polichick Nov 2014 #49

he is a politician and wanted to win, i would say it might have been worse if JI7 Nov 2014 #50

Same with my parents. They vote Dem now, for all the good it does. RiverLover Nov 2014 #75

Let's examine the premise behind your analysis tymorial Nov 2014 #35

What gets my ire is that she brushes off and avoids the questions by claiming all she cared about Bluenorthwest Nov 2014 #37

And those "superior ideas about the markets" is how we got into the mess she talks about so much. polichick Nov 2014 #43

And she does not acknowledge that she was a proponent of those ideas when she criticizes them now Bluenorthwest Nov 2014 #76

Like EW, I am a recovering Republican. DuckBurp Nov 2014 #39

How old was Reagan when he became a Republican? Crunchy Frog Nov 2014 #41

I've been a democrat since high school when I became politically aware NightWatcher Nov 2014 #45

It's never too late to grow up, TheCowsCameHome Nov 2014 #48

Plenty of DUers forgave Robert Byrd for serving in the KKK as an Exalted Cyclops. Nye Bevan Nov 2014 #51

and, didn't some democrats become Reagan Democrats? noiretextatique Nov 2014 #66

but... but ... Hillary bad. Hillary BAD!!! wyldwolf Nov 2014 #52

I understand completely - I cannot get past Hillary's TPP -she helped write it and cheerleads for it djean111 Nov 2014 #53

Yes, and I remember from school sadoldgirl Nov 2014 #59

Not concerned about her Republican past, nor Clinton's for that matter eridani Nov 2014 #60

I like what she's doing now! delrem Nov 2014 #62

I'd love it if she clearly and unambiguously repudiated much specific policy she supported. Bluenorthwest Nov 2014 #80

I too would love to hear more. delrem Nov 2014 #90

wasn't HRC a republican too? eom noiretextatique Nov 2014 #65

Her parents were. So she is dubbed 'Goldwater Girl' because she worked on that campaign as a teen Bluenorthwest Nov 2014 #77

so, the short answer is yes noiretextatique Nov 2014 #79

so, i take that as a yes noiretextatique Nov 2014 #82

People sometimes simply experience epiphanies. Even intelligent, tblue37 Nov 2014 #71

Carter lost because of the failed hostage rescue, and MOST people were napi21 Nov 2014 #78

Greatest Democrat I ever had the pleasure to meet, Senater Robert Byrd. Autumn Nov 2014 #83

She is inconsequential. She will never be President. Not electable. Beausoir Nov 2014 #84

Yet important enough for the OP and plenty of others Union Scribe Nov 2014 #87

It would bother me if she went the other way. People change. The politics have changed as well. jillan Nov 2014 #88

I've changed my mind on many, many things over the years. LawDeeDah Nov 2014 #89

Harry Truman was a member of the Ku Klux Klan for a while. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #91

As I have discussed several times here, I was a Republican for 20 years Samantha Nov 2014 #92