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In reply to the discussion: I posted some things two years ago about Kamala Harris that were I shouldn't have. [View all]Edit history
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I posted some things two years ago about Kamala Harris that were I shouldn't have. [View all]
Ken Burch
Aug 2017
OP
A progressive is someone who does the work, advances the ball, doesn't mind getting
LuvLoogie
Aug 2017
#1
Thank you for making a factual and realistic observation and plainly stating the truth.
NurseJackie
Aug 2017
#104
You already trashed Kamala as a hawk- with no evidence for that. You fucked up and showed your
bettyellen
Aug 2017
#119
You've proved you're willing to baselessly trash Dems and spread lies about them, so you're words
bettyellen
Aug 2017
#124
Actually I don't think many did. I try my best to be antiracist. so I can't speak for racists.
Ken Burch
Aug 2017
#14
"Again...how is it racist to say that race matters less than what you believe on the issues?"
sheshe2
Aug 2017
#75
It illustrates we often hold others to a much higher standard than we hold ourselves to.
LanternWaste
Aug 2017
#17
There is rarely, if ever, simply one, rather than many points available at any given time.
LanternWaste
Aug 2017
#21
In the interest of honest discourse, what I see in your negative comments of two years ago and...
stevenleser
Aug 2017
#20
Is every progressive obligated to give unquestioning support to ALL Democratic officials
Ken Burch
Aug 2017
#24
You are extremely invested in trying to get people to accept your constant criticism of democrats.
boston bean
Aug 2017
#39
You asked. All you do is criticize democrats andd then when other democrats disagree, you whine like
boston bean
Aug 2017
#42
I campaigned for the ticket all fall. I wrote an OP enthisiatically endorsing HRC before Philly.
Ken Burch
Aug 2017
#44
I don't focus on "criticizing Democrats". I have criticized some at times, but so what?
Ken Burch
Aug 2017
#48
People say heated things in a campaign season. And I've apologized for what I said,
Ken Burch
Aug 2017
#146
My post about Perez was about the fact that he was being used as the stop-Keith candidate.
Ken Burch
Aug 2017
#123
My suggestion, which you'll ignore, is that you stop posting about Kamala Harris.
yardwork
Aug 2017
#41
Ok...I said some respectfully critical things. I also posted an OP congratulating him when he won.
Ken Burch
Aug 2017
#46
what, I don't get blamed for random shit other people say all the time? Yes, I do.
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2017
#81
If someone said something so bad about Schumer and Warren, why not link directly?
betsuni
Aug 2017
#83
Okay, speed-reading through the parts where you put words in my mouth
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2017
#100
I read links. I wouldn't know you were linking to yourself if I hadn't at least bothered a little.
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2017
#186
I would also like to say that the post he links to in one of my OP's was a comment/response and was
boston bean
Aug 2017
#112
You follow that comment thread, it's impossible not to conclude it's directed at Schumer.
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2017
#135
It wasn't calling him a sexist.. as you so imply with your direct link to a comment implying that.
boston bean
Aug 2017
#137
No, that's not what I'm implying. But the post in question? Clearly aimed at Schumer
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2017
#138
"the most wonderful and perfectly blameless overqualified candidate for president in human history"
betsuni
Aug 2017
#111
Your lack of strong feelings about a woman you claimed was being anointed 3 years out for POTUS...
Hekate
Aug 2017
#78
Yeah, it's over 80 degrees inside my house and it's 1:00 am. High humidity from some monsoonal...
Hekate
Aug 2017
#98
Others here have already explained it much better than I could ever hope to...
NurseJackie
Aug 2017
#125
The most progressive thing to do is always to take the most progressive stands on the issues
Ken Burch
Aug 2017
#128
That's just not very realistic. All these hard-left absolutes are a mistake.
NurseJackie
Aug 2017
#133
If the strategy you're talking about had been used by the black freedom movement
Ken Burch
Aug 2017
#155
I didn't say Manchin was the governor. That's why I put the punctuation there.
Ken Burch
Aug 2017
#157
Doesn't matter. A true progressive would be OPPOSED to him losing his Senate seat...
NurseJackie
Aug 2017
#168
By the way, it's a BIG mistake to try and liken your "revolution" to AA and LGBT struggles.
NurseJackie
Aug 2017
#158
You're comparing this "revolution" thing to the struggles of AA's POC and LGBT citizens. It's not.
NurseJackie
Aug 2017
#163
Nothing in my post implied that white left activists were an oppressed group.
Ken Burch
Aug 2017
#173