Like the Drinker Who Has To End Up (Reply #76)

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Sun Apr 10, 2016, 02:07 PM

The River (2,615 posts)

76. Like the Drinker Who Has To End Up

in the gutter, like the gambler who has to go bankrupt or
the junkie who's forced into rehab, this country doesn't seem
to be able to respond to anything but a full blown crisis before
it is willing to change.
Frankenstein food, lead filled water, polluted air, lack of healthcare.
The list goes on and on. Lady Liberty is being raped in the kitchen
but we won't get off the couch to help because "American Idol" is
on the idiot box. So be it.
I've "got mine" so I shouldn't care, but I do. I don't care about race, gender,
age or religion, I care about principles, honesty and character. If you care more
about breaking a glass ceiling than climate change, if you care more
about name recognition than income inequality, If you care more
about "Party" than principle, I won't help you in November.

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156 replies	Author	Time	Post
The DU Hillary people have finally convinced me [View all]	randr	Apr 2016	OP
There's that immoral argument again...	CrowCityDem	Apr 2016	#1
I've only been on here for a month	Trenzalore	Apr 2016	#6
and it was like that (or worse) in the previous months	DrDan	Apr 2016	#21
But well founded. nt	artislife	Apr 2016	#65
in the fertile minds of some	DrDan	Apr 2016	#66
In the clear eyes of many	artislife	Apr 2016	#69
what does that say about her opponents(s) - considering her huge lead in vote counts	DrDan	Apr 2016	#78
Cloudy vision, unwillingness to see.	artislife	Apr 2016	#87
how elitist of you	DrDan	Apr 2016	#91
Name recognition	Bettie	Apr 2016	#121
funny how trump crushed bush - who certainly has bigger name recognition	DrDan	Apr 2016	#130
You think Trump is less recognizable than Jeb Bush?	Ed Suspicious	Apr 2016	#137
yes - less than the bush name	DrDan	Apr 2016	#138
You're wrong...	Buddyblazon	Apr 2016	#142
why would I care one way or another - explain cruz and kasich clobbering bush	DrDan	Apr 2016	#144
That's your shithole state...	Buddyblazon	Apr 2016	#148
Exactly! They are brand names. So many people lack critical thinking in the US and just have	RKP5637	Apr 2016	#133
they certainly rejected bush . . .	DrDan	Apr 2016	#136
Trump is flashy and	Bettie	Apr 2016	#139
then explain cruz and kasich crushing bush	DrDan	Apr 2016	#140
Excellent point! Jeb was pathetic. I think he got pushed into that. n/t	RKP5637	Apr 2016	#145
I think so also - I think he knew it was not a good time for him	DrDan	Apr 2016	#146
She has a huge lead because people do not see, in my view.	pangaia	Apr 2016	#129
Are you supporting Hillary in the primary?	Broward	Apr 2016	#15
Wasn't the point of this post how awful Hillary Supporters are to Bernie Sanders supporters	Trenzalore	Apr 2016	#24
No, may be that was the point of your post.	Broward	Apr 2016	#36
It's weird how Hillary followers say that	revbones	Apr 2016	#27
I am glad someone else noticed that.	TM99	Apr 2016	#96
I don't know. Ethics don't seem important to Hillary Clinton supporters	Seeinghope	Apr 2016	#43
Yep.	Juicy_Bellows	Apr 2016	#103
That is exactly what scares me about Hillary	randr	Apr 2016	#112
This message was self-deleted by its author	geek tragedy	Apr 2016	#119
My take is if you're voting for Hillary that's exactly what you're voting for	Chezboo	Apr 2016	#113
It's like this.	CrowCityDem	Apr 2016	#114
Move forward..where? trade deals, disaster capitalism on an even grander scale?	pangaia	Apr 2016	#131
Good luck on your journey	DemocratSinceBirth	Apr 2016	#2
She won't be taking that journey alone...it's the Hillary people who want to be alone.	ViseGrip	Apr 2016	#3
Well, OK, then...	MineralMan	Apr 2016	#4
I'm sticking with my tradition and history..	FarPoint	Apr 2016	#5
Many More Feel Likewise About Hillary... Rest Assured... Cannot Stomach Her Corporatist Nature!	CorporatistNation	Apr 2016	#17
Tradition and history-- THAT is the problem.	pangaia	Apr 2016	#135
Unfortunately	One of the 99	Apr 2016	#7
How in the hell could the current democratic party	timmymoff	Apr 2016	#31
JFK was practically a conservative.	virgogal	Apr 2016	#67
You forgot to include Bill Clinton.	bvf	Apr 2016	#44
Amazing to see the hate towards Bill Clinton on DU.	cwydro	Apr 2016	#126
The Obama hatred is right there under the surface on DU as well	redstateblues	Apr 2016	#153
Once you see what's happening it's impossible to unsee it	Fumesucker	Apr 2016	#8
??	JudyM	Apr 2016	#9
That is some incredible planning	Trenzalore	Apr 2016	#13
Contingency planning, I used to do it	Fumesucker	Apr 2016	#20
I don't see the far left being marginalized by a Hillary loss	Trenzalore	Apr 2016	#26
The selecting and demonization of a scapegoat is of utmost importance in political planning	Fumesucker	Apr 2016	#32
They've been doing that for literally decades now.	Marr	Apr 2016	#42
Sadly true.	KPN	Apr 2016	#47
You've been sucking too many fumes.	woolldog	Apr 2016	#30
I love you too..	Fumesucker	Apr 2016	#35
My daughters don't need a Trump Presidency, thank you. You're selfish and whiny.	randome	Apr 2016	#10
That's not much of an agruement....	daleanime	Apr 2016	#70
"Fear of Trump" is the best thing Clinton has going for her.	arcane1	Apr 2016	#74
It wasn't intended to be. It was in response to OP's hoping that Trump wins.	randome	Apr 2016	#79
What does that say about those....	daleanime	Apr 2016	#83
Clinton is no more looking to profit from death than Sanders is with his support of the F-35.	randome	Apr 2016	#92
This message was self-deleted by its author	geek tragedy	Apr 2016	#120
"We may need a Trump Presidency" ... um, fuck that!	JoePhilly	Apr 2016	#11
Awwww, looks like somebody needs their fah fah	Dem2	Apr 2016	#12
Democrats will strive to avoid a re-Scaliafied Supreme Court.	oasis	Apr 2016	#14
Why isn't the position filled already?	artislife	Apr 2016	#68
During the next 4 years, at least 3 justice seats will need to be filled.	oasis	Apr 2016	#73
randr,	Skid Rogue	Apr 2016	#16
It's not even a tactic. It's a justification for laziness.	randome	Apr 2016	#18
It's not laziness ...	1StrongBlackMan	Apr 2016	#59
And using this forum to openly do so.	grossproffit	Apr 2016	#116
YES. When Nader's supporters cost Gore the 2000 election,	Nye Bevan	Apr 2016	#39
By Al Gore	timmymoff	Apr 2016	#53
The Democratic Party will desperately strive to carry on without your participation...	Surya Gayatri	Apr 2016	#19
Key phrase: "desperately strive".	KPN	Apr 2016	#49
"We may need a Trump presidency"	zappaman	Apr 2016	#22
The "If I don't get my way, I'm taking my ball and going home argument" ...	SFnomad	Apr 2016	#23
Characterize it as that if you want, but its a false narrative.	KPN	Apr 2016	#51
It's hardly a false narrative ... it's reality	SFnomad	Apr 2016	#60
I guess you didn't read my post	KPN	Apr 2016	#71
I read your post ... I was talking about the OP	SFnomad	Apr 2016	#72
Me too. You are talking about it	KPN	Apr 2016	#86
I'm talking about the OP and what this person is doing	SFnomad	Apr 2016	#89
No. I'm simply pointing out that people can	KPN	Apr 2016	#100
Emotional immaturity explains the attraction to Trump nt	geek tragedy	Apr 2016	#124
That's some Trump-humping bullshit right there.	Codeine	Apr 2016	#25
opting out of an election is not trump humping	restorefreedom	Apr 2016	#98
No, neither of those men will be President.	Codeine	Apr 2016	#106
gonna be hard to govern as a pardoned criminal	restorefreedom	Apr 2016	#108
Christ, you guys are just recycling Free Republic posts from 1997 now. nt	Codeine	Apr 2016	#109
did you see the president on fox?	restorefreedom	Apr 2016	#111
Ummm....I thought pro-Trump posts weren't allowed?	LisaM	Apr 2016	#28
Sounds like the line was crossed to me!	Native	Apr 2016	#110
Surviving a Trump (or Cruz) presidency is the larger issue	Zambero	Apr 2016	#29
Not to worry.	KPN	Apr 2016	#56
Sure, you wouldn't suffer from a Trump presidency, but millions would.	tabasco	Apr 2016	#33
Are you a white male?	Loudestlib	Apr 2016	#34
Link?	Cali_Democrat	Apr 2016	#84
.	Loudestlib	Apr 2016	#90
You need a considerable amount of privilege	Nye Bevan	Apr 2016	#37
They've based their entire argument on "beat Trump"...	TCJ70	Apr 2016	#38
Yup.	KPN	Apr 2016	#58
The fate of the nation	creeksneakers2	Apr 2016	#40
No, and it shouldn't be determined by the DNC circumventing basic	KPN	Apr 2016	#61
That will sure show the women, people of color, and	BainsBane	Apr 2016	#41
That's okay. Those people you mention? They probably all live in the South.	randome	Apr 2016	#48
...	Agschmid	Apr 2016	#45
your sentiment	handmade34	Apr 2016	#46
Illegitimi non carborundum	DookDook	Apr 2016	#50
+1!	KPN	Apr 2016	#62
By Flecia.	giftedgirl77	Apr 2016	#52
Okay bye. n/t	Lil Missy	Apr 2016	#54
The thing is, if she wins she's the savior of the Republican Party...	Umbral18	Apr 2016	#55
Agree completely	TheFarseer	Apr 2016	#104
To vote for Hillary if she is the nominee	katmondoo	Apr 2016	#57
Asinine argument and selfish to boot.	Beacool	Apr 2016	#63
Supreme Court is more powerful than any WH. It will only go in 1 of 2 directions...	blm	Apr 2016	#64
AUTOMATED MESSAGE: You alerted on a post which was already alerted	stone space	Apr 2016	#75
Who knew ... trump humpers are everywhere ...	In_The_Wind	Apr 2016	#150
Like the Drinker Who Has To End Up	The River	Apr 2016	#76
Excellent post!	Juicy_Bellows	Apr 2016	#105
Quite naive, a Trump or Cruz presidency will make it very difficult to do that for decades.	Hoyt	Apr 2016	#77
It has been sad to watch	Android3.14	Apr 2016	#80
Totally legitimate position.	JCanete	Apr 2016	#81
This message was self-deleted by its author	geek tragedy	Apr 2016	#123
It's not going to get better until we ALL feel the same pain.	Phlem	Apr 2016	#82
There's no accounting for idiocy cloaked in a self proclaimed noble act.	Sheepshank	Apr 2016	#85
Bye Felicia	Tarc	Apr 2016	#88
Who is likely to be more of a hawk, I wonder?	lostnfound	Apr 2016	#93
My state has a Repub governor, Repub house, Repub senate.	JustABozoOnThisBus	Apr 2016	#94
I've seen this said many times...	one_voice	Apr 2016	#95
Bernie gets strong support from independents. Hillary does not.	stillwaiting	Apr 2016	#115
A powerful, logical argument	anigbrowl	Apr 2016	#97
Ya throwing women's and girl's lives under the bus to literally be run over, for your revolution is	seabeyond	Apr 2016	#99
No such thing as Bernie Bros, nope nt	geek tragedy	Apr 2016	#141
Truly... Privileged at the least. Nt	seabeyond	Apr 2016	#147
I find it laughable that HRC supporters would call you "selfish"...	Yurovsky	Apr 2016	#101
So you prefer Trump to Hillary like the OP? nt	geek tragedy	Apr 2016	#122
There will not be an Earth if Trump is elected	Rosa Luxemburg	Apr 2016	#102
Buh-bye, Susan! Have fun driving over the cliff again!	IamMab	Apr 2016	#107
To the OP, I'd say look at the big picture.	Vinca	Apr 2016	#117
Hillary has already expressed an interest in adding limitations to abortion rights.	djean111	Apr 2016	#151
This message was self-deleted by its author	geek tragedy	Apr 2016	#118
If Jill Stein herself were running Hillary's campaign herself, she could not set herself up better.	Attorney in Texas	Apr 2016	#125
At least vote for Democrats down ticket or quit whining about your revolution.	Trust Buster	Apr 2016	#127
Sometimes things have to get really really bad before people finally wake up and quit being robots.	RKP5637	Apr 2016	#128
Trump humping thread gets 38 recs on DU ...	salinsky	Apr 2016	#132
You'll show them	Renew Deal	Apr 2016	#134
Nobody makes you do anything. You own this. Don't blame Hillary supporters	upaloopa	Apr 2016	#143
Another pro-Trump post on DU.	DanTex	Apr 2016	#149
I'm not at that point yet.	B Calm	Apr 2016	#152
Another childish tantrum from a Bernie or Buster	redstateblues	Apr 2016	#154
Stupid logic (actually lack of logic)	HERVEPA	Apr 2016	#155
Locking	Bobbie Jo	Apr 2016	#156

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