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Start with Omar Kahn. Democratic campaign worker from FLA and Crist campaign, TheNutcracker May 2015 #1
Agree w U! Anyone who is labelled as a "Democratic campaign worker" for the state of truedelphi May 2015 #19
Yes. The Dem Party in Florida is very dysfunctional. HooptieWagon May 2015 #60
So, the key to whether something is bad for us is whether there is a public protest? Hoyt May 2015 #2
That's so predictable - marginalize and dilute and conflate the message. Fail. djean111 May 2015 #3
No, it's a valid and legitmate point . .. PosterChild May 2015 #5
"we live in a REPRESENTATIVE democracy" Phlem May 2015 #32
Sure... PosterChild May 2015 #47
ooo, ooo, you got me! Phlem May 2015 #48
LOL, if by "people" you mean... PosterChild May 2015 #49
wow Phlem May 2015 #51
Then good night (nm) PosterChild May 2015 #54
that is not EVER going to happen, Phlem Skittles May 2015 #57
*sigh* sad but true. Phlem May 2015 #58
Tiger Beat Skittles May 2015 #59
Gerry mandering so districts are shaped like Chinese dragons? Divernan May 2015 #45
No sane person calls street protests . .. PosterChild May 2015 #46
Well, no. "Street protests" have heralded every social advance of the past 100 years. DirkGently May 2015 #70
Very well said. n/t ronnie624 May 2015 #73
Sometimes, sometimes ... PosterChild May 2015 #75
No sane person calls street protests representive. TiberiusB May 2015 #85
Representive tennstar May 2015 #80
This message was self-deleted by its author RiverNoord May 2015 #81
The message is garbled gobbledygook. Just another shovel of bullshit on an already tall pile. Buzz Clik May 2015 #28
No. Why do you ask? DisgustipatedinCA May 2015 #4
The Vietnam protests drew puplic interests because the war was wrong. Too young to remember? L0oniX May 2015 #16
Didn't say some protests weren't justified. I bet I'm twice as old as you, or close to it. Hoyt May 2015 #42
+1 Buzz Clik May 2015 #29
OMG. Really? Phlem May 2015 #30
Public protest PLUS no media coverage. Remember all the antiwar protests on teevee? valerief May 2015 #37
The office of a US Congressman was occupied last week nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #52
It's a measure of public support for an idea, is the point. DirkGently May 2015 #72
Public polling by the Pew Research Center polling doesn't support your assertion cheapdate May 2015 #82
A 6-month old mixed bag. And the "grass roots support" remains FAKE. DirkGently May 2015 #91
Since we live in a REPRESENTATIVE democracy ... PosterChild May 2015 #6
Then start showing me a reasonable and well thought out policy position. DisgustipatedinCA May 2015 #8
As a card carrying member of the ACLU.. PosterChild May 2015 #11
Then maybe you shouldn't write posts that suggest people don't need to exercise their rights. DisgustipatedinCA May 2015 #13
LOL- Maybe I didn't, and ,.. PosterChild May 2015 #14
And yet, the Bundy freaks are more legitimate than the online pro-TPP astroturf shills brentspeak May 2015 #9
Historical pattens suggest otherwise. PETRUS May 2015 #40
I tried more thougtful ways. chev52 May 2015 #76
To be clear.. PosterChild May 2015 #79
The way they tap-dance Populist_Prole May 2015 #7
Integration propaganda OnyxCollie May 2015 #10
the overtly disdainful communication style of authoritarians perplexes me carolinayellowdog May 2015 #23
That is exactly how it seems. Marr May 2015 #69
Let me add one nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #12
Fuck the TPP ! L0oniX May 2015 #15
"There is no actual public support for the TPP." That's not what the polls show. pampango May 2015 #17
Exactly. It's not 0%. It's 1% Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #20
The last polls I've seen show Democratic support in the 50% to 60% range with pampango May 2015 #22
That's because there are Dems saying, "Love Obama = Love TPP". Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #43
Either that or Democrats view international negotiations and agreements as the way to deal pampango May 2015 #50
TPA passed out of the Senate on the strength of the REPUBLICAN vote. Romulox May 2015 #55
The reality is that there is a huge disconnect between the republican establishment and base. pampango May 2015 #61
So you stand with the Republican Establishment (this time? lol), against the DEMOCRATIC base. nt Romulox May 2015 #66
I understand that the Democratic base supports it according to the polls. It is the republican base pampango May 2015 #68
And yet... TiberiusB May 2015 #86
don't give 'em any ideas, they have the dough to hire like a million people to march on the Mall MisterP May 2015 #18
Good (but sad) point. DisgustipatedinCA May 2015 #21
And then there are those who are only for it because Barack Obama is for it. And totodeinhere May 2015 #24
That is a big component here, I'm afraid. BillZBubb May 2015 #34
+1 an entire shit load. Enthusiast May 2015 #63
Who doesn't get that leaders answer to US; DirkGently May 2015 #74
No worse than being against it just because he is for it treestar May 2015 #92
And there are plenty of Republicans who have that attitude. But I think that totodeinhere May 2015 #100
Hard to protest for or against something that don't exist yet! Cryptoad May 2015 #25
The anti-folks are rallying hard: Buzz Clik May 2015 #27
You know very well there have been leaked details, and that's what people object to. Marr May 2015 #87
Has the part about legalizing slavery been leaked? Buzz Clik May 2015 #89
You don't know what's been leaked? Marr May 2015 #97
Hm. What fraction do you suppose has leaked? Buzz Clik May 2015 #98
It's not a novel, it's a legal document. Marr May 2015 #99
That and happening to find every "leak" to be an outrage treestar May 2015 #93
I suppose it's possible that pro-TPP people are waiting for: Buzz Clik May 2015 #26
A stretch if you ask me - I haven't seen any public rallies in favor of air recently, either! George II May 2015 #31
A big yep! Phlem May 2015 #33
There are, however, protests about dirty air almost daily somewhere in the US. BillZBubb May 2015 #36
Ad hominem alone treestar May 2015 #35
Lots of actual people support it MaggieD May 2015 #38
Rah-Rah -Rah - Obama. 840high May 2015 #56
Democrats are mindless Obama cheerleaders. Right-wing talk radio needs to expose this right away! pampango May 2015 #62
Lots of actual people -- like the ones who own corporations. Octafish May 2015 #67
Yes. MaggieD May 2015 #77
Rodham-Clinton comments on Wal Mart in 1990 nationalize the fed May 2015 #90
Jackson Stephens, BCCI and Walton Mart Octafish May 2015 #96
Yep. So many stand with the corporations and then claim to stand with the exploited. raouldukelives May 2015 #83
Holy shit-- well, at least you're being honest here. CEO's = important, workers = not Marr May 2015 #88
All it proves is how intelligent they are ConservativeDemocrat May 2015 #39
Supporting TPP is written into the latest (2012) Democratic Party Platform: ucrdem May 2015 #41
Also in the 2012 Republican Party Platform- so you could say it's Buy-Partisan nationalize the fed May 2015 #44
If you're looking forward to a "Reagan Economic Zone," keep knocking TPP. nt ucrdem May 2015 #53
Sockpuppet fest. Enthusiast May 2015 #64
Exactly. Bobbie Jo May 2015 #65
+10000 Standard MO of our corrupt government now woo me with science May 2015 #95
The black budgets for propaganda and surveillance would blow some minds! Enthusiast May 2015 #102
HuffPo: Rush Limbaugh Attacks Obama's Trade Agenda ucrdem May 2015 #71
Some people still trust our government ...even after Vietnam and Iraq. Blind trust is easy for some. L0oniX May 2015 #78
I trust our government more than I do folks like this -- Hoyt May 2015 #101
If anything is "fake"... cheapdate May 2015 #84
Huge K&R. IMO that's a major issue of this election. woo me with science May 2015 #94
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