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merrily

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110. Yes, we all know there are low info voters and your post had nothing to do with
Tue May 26, 2015, 10:54 PM
May 2015

PKDU's comment or with mine.

BTW, this is the Populist Group and a lot of this thread is about failure by certain posters to respect that. Thanks.

Hey, if you can't beat 'em, buy 'em. Scuba May 2015 #1
Whom The Cap Fit Let Them Wear It billhicks76 May 2015 #14
Boo-Yah! nikto May 2015 #116
Or, let them buy you. merrily May 2015 #31
All Too True cantbeserious May 2015 #2
Spot On! Phlem May 2015 #3
For some people, actual policy is unimportant. Maedhros May 2015 #4
That brings up an interesting question - if someone embraces Third-Way policies MannyGoldstein May 2015 #6
They don't embrace Third Way economic/foreign policy, they just ignore it Maedhros May 2015 #26
I don't think you could even legitimately claim that. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #63
Remember all those threads about economic vs. social justice? Maedhros May 2015 #85
The ones where the posters were always too busy to link to examples, MannyGoldstein May 2015 #87
They're not gone, and they're not more subtle. Maedhros May 2015 #89
As Jon Stewart said regarding the political scene, it's more like a cult. I think that is changing sabrina 1 May 2015 #83
On the flip side, for some people, actual policy is very important. merrily May 2015 #32
The ends justify the means approach swilton May 2015 #91
Call me whatever childish names you need to make yourself feel better. 4now May 2015 #5
Do you disagree with the OP? MannyGoldstein May 2015 #7
I feel your pain 4now May 2015 #8
Since the PRDP is a protected group MannyGoldstein May 2015 #9
I don't think you will find any "personal attacks" in my posts. 4now May 2015 #10
A group host cannot remove a post, only block posters. Posters are expected to respect the group merrily May 2015 #53
Maybe being sad and lonely has more to do with you than with which candidatesyou support? merrily May 2015 #36
my vote for weirdest post I've seen here all day. Perhaps most pathetic as well. NRaleighLiberal May 2015 #16
This post was alerted. :( bravenak May 2015 #101
. NRaleighLiberal May 2015 #103
I found it funny too. bravenak May 2015 #105
And a press that ignores Presidential candidates who want to help is okay with you? Good to know. merrily May 2015 #33
This OP has been alerted on for violating the SOP of the Group. Someone alerted rhett o rick May 2015 #11
"Third Way" is an important phrase for Populists to retain MannyGoldstein May 2015 #12
Oh, SOP alert on a host post! NYC_SKP May 2015 #13
The only fighting that goes on in this group is a result of posters who do not merrily May 2015 #37
hasn't half of DU been blocked from that group? NRaleighLiberal May 2015 #17
I still think my blocking was the best..... daleanime May 2015 #27
I almost blocked you from this group, just for quoting it. merrily May 2015 #45
I don't know, I actually think the context makes it worse..... daleanime May 2015 #67
I am going to take a wild guess: merrily May 2015 #69
Wrong! daleanime May 2015 #72
Please accept my apologies for my incorrect wild guess. merrily May 2015 #73
No need to, I should be apologizing to you.... daleanime May 2015 #88
You have no reason to apologize to me. merrily May 2015 #90
I got banned for saying "I didn't know that." Seriously. I think it was my first post. nm rhett o rick May 2015 #74
Ouch.... daleanime May 2015 #76
Actually I support that they have that safe haven. Seriously. nm rhett o rick May 2015 #78
I hear you and I agree.... daleanime May 2015 #82
I Was Banned From HRC Group Too!!! billhicks76 May 2015 #18
I have no problem with someone who is not a Hillary supporter getting blocked from the Hillary merrily May 2015 #38
Exactly...They Shouldn't Be In "Trending Now" billhicks76 May 2015 #58
I'm not here to debate DU policies with someone who I see as being on my side politically, which is merrily May 2015 #59
Obviously Change The Indices That Put Groups On Front Page billhicks76 May 2015 #61
I actually didn't know that. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #64
Every group bears this note: merrily May 2015 #71
Results of Jury Service --> 0-7 LEAVE IT nashville_brook May 2015 #20
I would like to respond to the juror comment about my post being in bad taste. rhett o rick May 2015 #24
Seems as though at least juror 3 agreed with you. merrily May 2015 #42
When the alert is used for other than its intended purpose Fairgo May 2015 #60
So many things wrong with the alert I don't know where to begin. However, I must note, merrily May 2015 #39
I would suggest that the alerter Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #65
Let me put it this way: It was not a Bernie supporter. merrily May 2015 #70
I'm not exactly sure what happened here, but can't keep myself from staring at it :-) whereisjustice May 2015 #23
As one might do with a train wreck. merrily May 2015 #40
Monitor is one thing. Why members of DU's right attempt to post in this group and why they were merrily May 2015 #34
Yes, what is with that? BrotherIvan May 2015 #92
You are asking me to explain behavior I consider inexplicable. I can't do it. nt merrily May 2015 #111
Like I've said many times here recently, money corrupts - too much money corrupts absolutely. NRaleighLiberal May 2015 #15
Just like Neo-Con Republicans don't like to be called Neo-Con Republicans Joe Turner May 2015 #19
For my own peace of mind I decided to believe that the DLC aka Third-Way is a myth. delrem May 2015 #21
I made it all the way through. Paka May 2015 #22
The truth hurts, eh? 3rd Way, DLC, 1% shock troops, its all the same economics-without-a-cause. Ford_Prefect May 2015 #25
The "Tea Party" is a creature of the American Enterprise Institute, delrem May 2015 #44
But at least you can see why teabaggers would object to being called that nxylas May 2015 #49
They called themselves Tea Partiers, but hung teabags from their tri cornered hats. merrily May 2015 #56
Nope, they came up with it. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #66
They were not calling themselves Teabaggers though. They were using tea bag as a transitive verb. merrily May 2015 #68
If you're the one doing the teabagging, as they suggested, that makes you the 'teabagger'. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #75
Ahem. merrily May 2015 #77
And my earlier reply said Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #79
We're going in a circle, but see my reply 68. There is a difference between using tea bag as a verb merrily May 2015 #81
There is a lot of things they haven't figured out about that event Mnpaul May 2015 #98
The DLC, which the Koch brothers supported by both dollars and by serving on its Executive Council, merrily May 2015 #54
well blow me down with a feather .... now. delrem May 2015 #55
What's the donco May 2015 #28
Being a virtual Blanche DuBois, they have always depended on the kindness of corporations. eom whereisjustice May 2015 #29
Bernie Sanders deserves a better group of supporters. RandySF May 2015 #30
Please delete or revise your post quickly. We don't bash Bernie supporters here. merrily May 2015 #35
I made it to the end. malokvale77 May 2015 #41
Third Way is by far not the only DLC offshoot think tank. merrily May 2015 #43
They will appropriate *every* word in the language, delrem May 2015 #46
So far, nothing but "traditional Democrat" seems to describe me. merrily May 2015 #47
Can you explain this to me (a Canadian) delrem May 2015 #48
The best I can do is ask you to read that entire thread. merrily May 2015 #50
"However, government's owning some things is not, in and of itself, socialism." delrem May 2015 #51
Please name 3 current prominent Democrats who fit your description... pkdu May 2015 #52
What is your point? That no Democrat is a Third Wayer? If so, thats bs. merrily May 2015 #57
The term is virtually meaningless to anyone who doesn't spend a lot of time on DU. pnwmom May 2015 #94
Yes, we all know there are low info voters and your post had nothing to do with merrily May 2015 #110
Well done, Manny. Enthusiast May 2015 #62
So what will they be called now? ananda May 2015 #80
Serf Kings. L0oniX May 2015 #100
They think we can't see them. nt silvershadow May 2015 #84
K&R It needs it. Populist_Prole May 2015 #86
I bet 90% of registered Democrats have no idea what "Third-Way Democrat" means. pnwmom May 2015 #93
How many have heard of ALEC? Of PNAC? nt MannyGoldstein May 2015 #96
Exactly. n/t pnwmom May 2015 #97
Exactly what? Sneaking wicked shit is easy to slip by too many Americans? TheKentuckian May 2015 #109
Yeah, about half of Americans pnwmom May 2015 #112
I'd back your bet Algernon Moncrieff May 2015 #106
Have you seen their website? kenfrequed May 2015 #95
"(PRDP group post - stick to facts and no personal attacks.)" George II May 2015 #99
The TPP is such a clear-cut issue that once you see someone support it, you need no further data. paulkienitz May 2015 #102
Agree. It's a good litmus test that cuts through all the crap Populist_Prole May 2015 #113
I'm sticking with "their own benefit" paulkienitz May 2015 #114
I don't think they really "believe" it either Populist_Prole May 2015 #115
Just as some professional leftists didn't like being called the professional left Algernon Moncrieff May 2015 #104
A letter that I recently wrote. WoodyM90 May 2015 #107
That is a fantastic letter. MannyGoldstein May 2015 #108
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