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Bernie Sanders

DirkGently

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7. The "It's a center-right country" theme is expired.

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Thu Feb 4, 2016, 09:22 AM

Feb 2016

No one seems to be acknowledging the pendulum is swinging back to a truer "center" than the one given us by the post-Reagan nightmare from which we are slowly awakening.

Barack Obama, a true moderate, does not get elected twice in Center Right America. Center Right America does not see candidates arguing about who is the real "progressive."

It's not 1990, much less 1980, anymore, Mr. Matthews.

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Charles Pierce: This Is Not the Way the Democratic Campaign Should Be Conducted [View all] eridani Feb 2016 OP

Kicking nt LiberalElite Feb 2016 #1

Hell yes.... daleanime Feb 2016 #2

K&R It's clear for quite a while that Matthews' knowledge of US and world history is appalachiablue Feb 2016 #3

Many of us know democrank Feb 2016 #4

K&R for exposure. eom Betty Karlson Feb 2016 #5

Matthews sounded like McCarthy, just as baiting and just as uninformed. Bluenorthwest Feb 2016 #6

The "It's a center-right country" theme is expired. DirkGently Feb 2016 #7

"I DO THIS FOR A LIVING!!1!" Matthews' incredibly condescending tone, as he bullwinkle428 Feb 2016 #8

I have read, on du, heritage care compared to LBJ' s war on poverty and great society Doctor_J Feb 2016 #9

...deluded, or outright liars. bvar22 Feb 2016 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Feb 2016 #11

This is why I cut my cable cord. Get an HD antenna for your home 59.00 and a roku 69.00 and stream. ViseGrip Feb 2016 #12

Matthews' show, like too many, is infotainment. If that meant factual information presented in Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2016 #13

Kickety Kick BigBearJohn Feb 2016 #14