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In reply to the discussion: how I know that Obama is doing well [View all]Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)15. This is the tried & true attitude of the "New Dems"
"We'll position ourselves just a hair to the left of the (now fascist) Repukes. Now we expect your full-throated support because it's either us or the fascists"
First of all, this isn't going to work forever. Second, having Obama in office has slowed, but not stopped, our march toward 3rd world status. If the right wing of our party wants our support, maybe they should start representing us.
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Seems to me that those who believe that anyone who disagrees with Obama is a racist
JDPriestly
Jun 2012
#30
Honest discussion? Greenwald's Ron Paul love and Cenk's giving Republicans free rides?
TheWraith
Jun 2012
#25
No candidate, no one human being, is more important than speaking out for human
JDPriestly
Jun 2012
#28