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LiberalArkie

(15,686 posts)
23. Oh, What is it like getting old? I am 67 and feel like I am rooting for RFK.
Fri Oct 16, 2015, 05:28 PM
Oct 2015

Do you get the same feeling?

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Oct 2015 #1
:) cprise Oct 2015 #2
I wonder what your dialogue will be busterbrown Oct 2015 #75
Since we are getting into the hypothetical, what would the public's reaction be to such a circumstance? leftupnorth Oct 2015 #87
Better question: Who appeals more to swing/independent voters? cprise Oct 2015 #88
Parlor advocate liberals Prism Oct 2015 #3
Oh really? daleanime Oct 2015 #8
Really. Android3.14 Oct 2015 #12
Sorry..... daleanime Oct 2015 #15
Are you capable of intelligent discourse, or just snark? [n/t] Maedhros Oct 2015 #27
Ask me a real question... daleanime Oct 2015 #34
FYI: I'm a boomer, and my peers.. we aren't comfortable or economically secure.. 2banon Oct 2015 #73
I think I support most of Bernie's issues too upaloopa Oct 2015 #4
Bernie has changed the entire discussion 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 #6
+1 - You win! Unfortunately, the Empire may trump. After all, it's THEIR money! erronis Oct 2015 #20
Other side of the Coin Rilgin Oct 2015 #7
when HRC flip flops on an issue, any of the many issues by the way, bumprstickr Oct 2015 #29
They tie themselves into knots hifiguy Oct 2015 #54
Don't forget.. cannabis_flower Oct 2015 #68
Yes I'm sure that you can imagine it..... daleanime Oct 2015 #9
I'm so glad marym625 Oct 2015 #16
+1 BeanMusical Oct 2015 #53
"OK, here's what we're gonna do." Plucketeer Oct 2015 #17
With his experience and my observation of him ms liberty Oct 2015 #36
I see h telling her cabinet artislife Oct 2015 #43
I envision her moving her cabinet meetings to Wall Street. Divernan Oct 2015 #46
More anecdotal data is coming in cosmicone Oct 2015 #5
Yes, we know that you don't want to listen to us..... daleanime Oct 2015 #10
That's right! A vote for anyone but the most conservative Democrat is..... beerandjesus Oct 2015 #11
Does it take an independent to save the Democratic Party from itself? aidbo Oct 2015 #13
You know, Bernie's run such a good campaign as "Bernie" that maybe erronis Oct 2015 #22
Oh, What is it like getting old? I am 67 and feel like I am rooting for RFK. LiberalArkie Oct 2015 #23
Hey geezer, speak for yourself... I'd love to see some real young people erronis Oct 2015 #33
I don't think Bernie will run again if he doesn't make it this time. aidbo Oct 2015 #28
I think if he had run from the outside Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #31
K&R! marym625 Oct 2015 #14
I was driving in town yesterday Plucketeer Oct 2015 #18
K&R Dem2 Oct 2015 #19
so true and hard to deal with . olddots Oct 2015 #21
Thank you, Very good. LiberalArkie Oct 2015 #24
+1000 Bernie is bringing people back into the system! LongTomH Oct 2015 #25
Coward. This is the word that comes to mind every time I jwirr Oct 2015 #26
absolutely Locrian Oct 2015 #45
In addition to the other responses jeff47 Oct 2015 #62
I have a Facebook friend who should be on LibDemAlways Oct 2015 #65
In the context of this OP, I'm perplexed by the energetic support for Hillary on DU. Maedhros Oct 2015 #30
Some folks, even on the left, are doing very well under the 'status quo'. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #32
They live in a denial bubble that ignores the 50 million Americans living in poverty. Goldman-Sachs rhett o rick Oct 2015 #38
...and they have the gall to pretend that those of us supporting BERNIE are the "privileged" ones. beerandjesus Oct 2015 #40
We have to fight. Lives are on the line. It's a moral issue to ignore the millions living in poverty rhett o rick Oct 2015 #41
I ran into a bunch of those kind of people at a Joan Baez concert at Washington Park in Portland OR Maedhros Oct 2015 #44
Sadly, some of DU's owners and leading HRC fans are getting paid dreamnightwind Oct 2015 #39
I wonder Locrian Oct 2015 #47
That describes most Clinton support here. DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2015 #70
But, but, but...she's a progressive. She said so! antigop Oct 2015 #48
Bernie IS a once in a generation opportunity. cpompilo Oct 2015 #35
Exactly and "coward" is an apt term. Great post. Bread and Circus Oct 2015 #37
LOVE that poster idea. zentrum Oct 2015 #42
YES! K&R! in_cog_ni_to Oct 2015 #49
K&R waldo.c Oct 2015 #50
K&R CharlotteVale Oct 2015 #51
+ 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 orpupilofnature57 Oct 2015 #52
Love it....apart from the Boomer Bashing Armstead Oct 2015 #55
I Didn't Like It NonMetro Oct 2015 #58
In his defense, since he's a very close friend of mine..... beerandjesus Oct 2015 #59
I just turned 65. I totally "got" the OP, and it's sooo SPOT ON. 2banon Oct 2015 #74
K & R bench scientist Oct 2015 #56
Your Friend Did Exactly What Other Self Absorbed People Do: NonMetro Oct 2015 #57
I actually just addressed this in a different post addressed to someone else... beerandjesus Oct 2015 #60
OK, Let's See If We Understand This Correctly: NonMetro Oct 2015 #89
Actually, yeah, pretty much. beerandjesus Oct 2015 #90
Nor do I want to fight with you NonMetro Oct 2015 #91
Bernie!! AzDar Oct 2015 #61
K&R Paka Oct 2015 #63
If not now, when? If not Bernie, who? wilsonbooks Oct 2015 #64
Awesome post. Thanks! nt mhatrw Oct 2015 #66
K&R emsimon33 Oct 2015 #67
Happy to be the 200th rec. mnhtnbb Oct 2015 #69
Sounds like what most people say after they get to know Bernie. sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #71
I'm sure glad that most Democrats Progressive dog Oct 2015 #72
C'mon, I thought that analogy about accepting Jesus on your death bed was hilarious! beerandjesus Oct 2015 #78
This guy is pretty astute. PatrickforO Oct 2015 #76
He's a sharp guy, and we've been close friends for the better part of 20 years. beerandjesus Oct 2015 #80
You buried the lede: "ANY DEMOCRAT WHO DOES NOT SUPPORT BERNIE SANDERS IS A COWARD" leftupnorth Oct 2015 #77
Wow look at all of you who recced this post calling all of us who don't support hrmjustin Oct 2015 #79
I think you may have missed the point. beerandjesus Oct 2015 #81
No i can see right through this. hrmjustin Oct 2015 #82
Then you probably didn't read the OP. beerandjesus Oct 2015 #83
Why did you capitalize the coward remark? hrmjustin Oct 2015 #84
I didn't. I copied and pasted it as I received it. beerandjesus Oct 2015 #85
Whatever. I am sick of seeing crap like this. hrmjustin Oct 2015 #86
Wow, justin, just wow. cleanhippie Oct 2015 #92
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