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Tell me about Loras. Ill16 Sep 2015 #1
Many Bernie riversedge Sep 2015 #52
You pretty much need a computer or smartphone to know who Bernie is Qutzupalotl Sep 2015 #2
Media blackout, limited debates, there are reasons for these things. HappyPlace Sep 2015 #5
I think most high school graduates (no college) have computers and smartphones lunamagica Sep 2015 #7
Nobody said computers and smartphones were status symbols Android3.14 Sep 2015 #8
Excuse me, but having a college degree doesn't equal widsom or intelligence lunamagica Sep 2015 #9
You insult yourself Android3.14 Sep 2015 #16
The study didn't say anything about "smart" people lunamagica Sep 2015 #18
Well DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #20
I'm sensing more here Android3.14 Sep 2015 #31
Regardless of my level of education I learned enough not to make... DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #56
Data ARE data. OilemFirchen Sep 2015 #35
Good catch. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #57
Hmm. The old Latin rules seem to be going away. PatrickforO Sep 2015 #127
Modern parlance, old chap. OilemFirchen Sep 2015 #133
I just want to say this. Could you at least concede that maybe, just maybe lunamagica Sep 2015 #37
If there were evidence to back it up, sure Android3.14 Sep 2015 #43
Respectfully, I think that you're projecting. HappyPlace Sep 2015 #58
Maybe. Or maybe the Sanders supporters have figured out that nominating the "pragmatic" guy got us Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #140
For some reason you remind me of the Adlai Stevenson quote mythology Sep 2015 #147
Since when is suggesting your internet interlocutors are ignorant a sign of superior intelligence? DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #12
You like the word interlocutors a lot move seen you use it 5 or 6 times recently DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2015 #44
Actually, what it says is that he appeals to affluent educated people. okasha Sep 2015 #101
This message was self-deleted by its author Cal33 Sep 2015 #149
Great argument DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #3
Scuse me while I sip my latte and drive a volvo. n/t Scootaloo Sep 2015 #10
Good luck when you do the same, for your candidate. delrem Sep 2015 #93
Well DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #104
Well, I'm sure you will! And you sure showed THEM, delrem Sep 2015 #105
The poster in this thread who suggested I take "Adult Education" certainly made an adverse inference DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #107
I'm not discussing the matter with them. delrem Sep 2015 #108
We already established you and your associates believe I am a moron. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #113
Am I a racist, yet? delrem Sep 2015 #119
Continue to heap insult on top of insult toward me for no good reason. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #121
You remind me of Christ on the Cross. n/t delrem Sep 2015 #123
That's the first nice thing you and your associates have said to me in this thread. Thank you. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #124
You're welcome. And thanks for the entertainment! delrem Sep 2015 #125
Have a nice evening. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #126
Well, I don't know how educated they are on the economics of Gloria Sep 2015 #4
Americans, especially those at the bottom, frequently vote against their own self interests. HappyPlace Sep 2015 #6
You keep saying Sander's plan will make things worse, Maedhros Sep 2015 #11
NO, I am looking at the tax implications Gloria Sep 2015 #19
You're trying to change the subject. Maedhros Sep 2015 #29
I cannot make a case against it in a quick answer...HOWEVER....here's a read for you... Gloria Sep 2015 #70
Still no explanation of why "There is just no way that any ideas Sanders, can improve the situation" Maedhros Sep 2015 #159
Ideas are fine but you need a reality check... Gloria Sep 2015 #163
So the well to do are voting Bernie and the poor are voting Hillary. SonderWoman Sep 2015 #13
I prefer the company of the latter... DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #14
Well off whites won't be effected by a Republican in the WH. SonderWoman Sep 2015 #15
Well off Democrats and Republicans won't be affected by a Republican in the White House DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #17
No, the poor have heard of Hillary, less likely to have heard of Bernie Sanders. HappyPlace Sep 2015 #21
LOL. What a sad twisted excuse. SonderWoman Sep 2015 #23
The fact that you would suggest being poor and being ignorant are synonymous... DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #34
To suggest that no correlation exists is disturbing. HappyPlace Sep 2015 #36
Ignorance=don't know, unaware of DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #39
Yes, rich folks just LOVE them some Bernie! beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #24
Doesn't matter to me. SonderWoman Sep 2015 #27
Now that you mention it, I have noticed that you're impervious to logic. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #30
The evidence suggest as a person's income goes up: DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #42
The poster I responded to concluded that beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #46
Best we all eschew stereotypes. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #51
mm hmm. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #53
That would be very helpful -- I and many peope I know are scaping by and..... Armstead Sep 2015 #66
No latte for me. I am lactose intolerant. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #67
Actually my lattes often come from convenience store dispensers..I think they lack any real milk.. Armstead Sep 2015 #69
Bernie recognizes income inequality as a critical issues teach me everything Sep 2015 #77
Makes sense. Voters with lower education levels are far more likely to vote republican as well. nt Zorra Sep 2015 #22
Hmmm DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #25
Did you really criticize someone's use of capital letters? Android3.14 Sep 2015 #33
A Republican is the name of a party... A republican is someone who favors a republican form of ... DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #38
What, exactly, does "ciphers a better strategy to win an argument" actually mean? Android3.14 Sep 2015 #41
Cipher DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #45
Maybe if you used ellipsis points to indicate you didn't use the full quote we wouldn't be ... DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #62
I'm still waiting to hear about the "Ayn Rand school of history" BainsBane Sep 2015 #63
That is beyond my ken. Please elaborate DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #64
There is no such thing BainsBane Sep 2015 #80
Believe it or not, they get the same number of votes as you! LettuceSea Sep 2015 #28
And yet I keep reading here ... NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #73
Whatever happened to the LU talk Bernie made? That would tell the tale. n/t freshwest Sep 2015 #131
That is commonly accepted but not true for whites anyway.. Fumesucker Sep 2015 #170
I know very few 'book smart' people that understand the concept of electability LettuceSea Sep 2015 #26
Some of the comments in this thread are elitist and ugly. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #32
it is all about self interest and trickle down. self interest for that demographic and then others seabeyond Sep 2015 #40
Pardon, but do have any idea what trickle down economics is, and who championed it? DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2015 #47
+1 beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #49
I never subscribed to the trickle down theory - it was always the pissing on theory I believe in. teach me everything Sep 2015 #81
That is indeed a more accurate term. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #103
She's been corrected dozens of times. Whatever this is, it isn't "ignorance"... nt Romulox Sep 2015 #164
So much for the party of the downtrodden and disregarded. Is there a new definition for DINO, now? freshwest Sep 2015 #59
Pretty soon they will be channeling Phil Gramm DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #65
Please don't tell me it's going to go there. Remedial? Noooo! Pleasepleaseplease! n/t freshwest Sep 2015 #68
Okay DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #74
Trickle down was discussed endlessly by Reagan, It never worked even thought he loved it. Autumn Sep 2015 #118
Holy crapola kenfrequed Sep 2015 #160
You have to know that this is 180 degrees wrong. Why do you continue to post incorrect information? Romulox Sep 2015 #165
ITS THEM EGGHEADS WITH THEIR THINKIN' Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #48
ALERT!!! This elitist latte drinking volvo driver wants you silenced! beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #50
DAMN YOU LORAS POLL!!11!!1 HappyPlace Sep 2015 #54
Ikr??? beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #55
why all the fighting,Hillary has this, remember??!! wendylaroux Sep 2015 #60
Lol! Perfect! beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #61
lawd have mercy Zorra Sep 2015 #72
Well, if true ... NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #71
! beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #75
Exactly the fact-laden ... NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #78
I always enjoy your lectures about what's good for us. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #82
If you consider ... NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #86
You mean that smelly trailer full of used straw and ridiculous assumptions? beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #92
Again ... NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #94
Oh we always get your point, Nance: DU sucks! beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #96
If you should ever have something worthwhile to say ... NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #97
And if you ever decide to post something that doesn't insult other DUers let me know. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #99
What ev. NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #100
I'm popping more now. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #102
Happy to see you've found what you excel at. n/t NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #110
More insults please! beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #111
!!!! Number23 Sep 2015 #167
They would have you believe that those numbers are HIS fault.... HappyPlace Sep 2015 #87
They spin so much I get dizzy just watching them. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #95
Your dismissiveness of elite liberal intellectuals sounds a lot like Nixon and Reagan Armstead Sep 2015 #76
Like that makes sense. NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #79
Like your post makes sense? Armstead Sep 2015 #84
I merely commented on the fact ... NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #89
Allow me to assure you, as one who has worked with elite liberal intellectuals okasha Sep 2015 #114
Your characterization is rather misleading and disingenuous Armstead Sep 2015 #122
I commented on the "facts" contained in the OP. NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #129
It's mainly your dismissive tone I have a problem with Armstead Sep 2015 #130
My tone ... NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #132
I don't have a problem with it Armstead Sep 2015 #134
Yeah, that's all the OP said. NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #135
He posted something from a poll -- something frequently done here Armstead Sep 2015 #136
You REALLY don't get it, do you? NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #138
Lemme try this real slow..... Armstead Sep 2015 #139
+1 beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #85
'Give us your elite, your entitled who could afford college, your masses yearning to join the 1%.' freshwest Sep 2015 #88
Short version: okasha Sep 2015 #83
Short... and sweet. n/t freshwest Sep 2015 #90
This thread serves no purpose but to divide workers... AOR Sep 2015 #91
THIS! LettuceSea Sep 2015 #98
To be honest... AOR Sep 2015 #109
This OP is a Rorschach test, it took a section from the study, verbatim. HappyPlace Sep 2015 #112
"The replies say more about the members than about the study or the author of the OP" beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #116
People are being destroyed by capitalism... AOR Sep 2015 #117
the Bell Curve is a harsh mistress reddread Sep 2015 #148
You'll have to expand on that... AOR Sep 2015 #156
well said reddread Sep 2015 #158
That works both ways whatthehey Sep 2015 #161
Alert ? why would anyone alert... AOR Sep 2015 #162
Better educated tend to pay attention earlier... ram2008 Sep 2015 #106
You don't need to be a Rhodes Scholar to know when you're getting fucked over... AOR Sep 2015 #115
The reaction to this poll is predictable. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #120
too close for comfort? n/t MoveIt Sep 2015 #128
Good point....I thought we were all scruffy leftist hippies. I guess that was last week. Armstead Sep 2015 #143
We're like Bernie: He's too far to the left! No! He's too far to the right!!! beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #145
Well, I have a master's degree and am considered fairly liberal. PatrickforO Sep 2015 #137
Fie on you for being an elitist liberal intellectual Armstead Sep 2015 #142
We are the "early adopter" types: Prius, solar modules on the roof, etc... HappyPlace Sep 2015 #146
I also have a master's degree and am considered very liberal Bobbie Jo Sep 2015 #150
No, you're not. Armstead Sep 2015 #151
My post was a bit tounge in cheek Bobbie Jo Sep 2015 #152
My response was TIC too Armstead Sep 2015 #154
I'm so glad you're so happy that better educated, more liberal WI_DEM Sep 2015 #141
uh, yeah. I think most do hope that. Armstead Sep 2015 #144
Are you joyous that the less liberal people, more conservatives are flocking to Hillary? Bluenorthwest Sep 2015 #155
More liberal voters vote for Bernie. This Party has some very conservative members, I hate to say it Bluenorthwest Sep 2015 #153
He does better with people that have informed themselves earlier kenfrequed Sep 2015 #157
Low information voters often tend to vote against their own economic interests. nt Romulox Sep 2015 #166
McGoverniks were more elite than Muskieniks ericson00 Sep 2015 #168
I think we need to learn the lesson of Henry Clay's loss to James K. Polk Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #171
Pay no attention JackInGreen Sep 2015 #169
That's why it's handy that the Volvo has such a flat dashboard. Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #172
...Plutonium Nyborg? JackInGreen Sep 2015 #173
Indeed. Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #174
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