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In reply to the discussion: Joseph Kennedy lll in 2020 [View all]DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)7. Maybe we need more "rags to riches" stories like Donald Thump.
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He has a commitment to liberal values which he is able to articulate.
DemocratSinceBirth
Mar 2017
#2
Suggesting that we've gotten some of our best recent leadership where people might not
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2017
#15
You gave a great description of what is enough for an activist, or leader of a movement.
ehrnst
Mar 2017
#25
That guy (Trump) is not charismatic, inspirational, nor is he a natural leader.
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2017
#30
Bill Clinton and Barack Obama were both complete products of meritocracy, as much as such a thing is
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2017
#43
So you're saying Yes, because of her last name, HRC was not running on merit. (nt)
ehrnst
Mar 2017
#47
If i had ten bucks for every time someone did the "So you're saying..." followed by something
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2017
#48
You omitted her in your list of those who merited office. Your post - right up there...
ehrnst
Mar 2017
#50
Jesus fuck. The fact that you have to construct arguments Ive never made, here
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2017
#54
So we disqualify him automatically on the basis of his family tree? That's democracy?
ehrnst
Mar 2017
#13
Look, man, anyone who knows me knows how hard it is to get me to shut up.
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2017
#17
If Joe Kennedy III is really all that, i will gladly suppport the guy.
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2017
#55
He's good, but he's got time to build the resume. And we need him where he is right now. (nt)
ehrnst
Mar 2017
#12
You mean the family history of giving three lives in service to their nation ?
DemocratSinceBirth
Mar 2017
#23
I hope it is, it'll tie him to good people... Benedict Donald is tied to a white supremacist
uponit7771
Mar 2017
#24
Hmmmm, then we're making the mistake of proffering the perfect while they proffer the horrible
uponit7771
Mar 2017
#29
Yep - people will accuse him of being part of a "dynasty" some of whom died before he was born
ehrnst
Mar 2017
#41
I didn't change my mind. I said "Dynasties are a terrible principle by which to run democracies"
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2017
#62
Hopefully by 2020, we won't be all the way back to hating Irish Catholics
Starry Messenger
Mar 2017
#27
Ted Kennedy didn't lose because of "Chappaquiddick, womanizing, and hard partying"
brooklynite
Mar 2017
#31
we didn't lose because her name was Clinton... was far more complicated than that
Fast Walker 52
Mar 2017
#59
You said "Joseph Kennedy lll" (with three lower-case L's) but I keep seeing "Joseph Kennedy Ill" ...
NurseJackie
Mar 2017
#60