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Itsthetruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 09:04 AM Original message |
Facing A New McCarthyism, Most Democratic Leaders Are Hiding |
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htuttle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
1. They hid during the original McCarthyism, too |
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Cooley Hurd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 10:21 AM Response to Reply #1 |
18. Don't forget Ed Murrow... |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 05:50 PM Response to Reply #18 |
47. I saw a documentary on Edward R. Murrow which |
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MsTryska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
2. i'm glad they're staying silent. |
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Itsthetruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 09:14 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Sure |
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MsTryska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 09:24 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. We don't need to act as opposition to them on this Schiavo thing. |
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Itsthetruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 09:59 AM Original message |
Ya. Democrats Really Shouldn't Stick Their Necks Out On Important Issues |
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MsTryska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
12. "The Schiavo Thing" is not our business. |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 09:20 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. good call |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 09:50 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Oh please friend, wake up and smell the majority |
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MsTryska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 09:57 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Absolutely. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 10:34 AM Response to Reply #9 |
19. And that is how we wound up in this mess |
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MsTryska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 10:58 AM Response to Reply #19 |
23. look. |
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Itsthetruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 11:12 AM Response to Reply #23 |
27. How About Democrats Siding With Most Americans On This Issue? |
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MsTryska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 05:39 PM Response to Reply #27 |
42. because now is a tasteless time to be politcking. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 11:18 AM Response to Reply #23 |
29. Because our Democratic leaders need to stand up for that 80% |
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ElectroPrincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 06:16 PM Response to Reply #29 |
50. Here here, it's well beyond time for the Democrats to stand up for |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 10:37 AM Response to Reply #2 |
20. I agree to some extent |
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MsTryska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 10:59 AM Response to Reply #20 |
25. oh i'm pretty sure that's coming down the pike..... |
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Smarmie Doofus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
6. "and what's most scary about it is how little was heard from ... |
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Demit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
8. The Dems silence is a defensive posture, that's what I don't like about it |
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MsTryska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 09:59 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Democrats are saying that..... |
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Itsthetruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 10:03 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Lame Excuses |
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MsTryska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 10:08 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. or perhaps they're Celebreting Easter with their Families. |
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kbm8170 (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 10:02 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Well, since my district houses one of the Democratic congressmen |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 10:02 AM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Cut to three weeks from now: The DEMS Killed Terri Schiavo! |
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Demit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 10:17 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Yup. That's the thing about always taking a defensive posture. |
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MsTryska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 10:19 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. geez, with support like this |
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Demit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 10:41 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Now is the time to be quiet? I think not. |
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MsTryska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 11:01 AM Response to Reply #21 |
26. as i said above.... |
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Itsthetruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 11:19 AM Response to Reply #26 |
30. And As I Said: :How About Dems Taking The Side Of The American People? |
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MsTryska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 05:39 PM Response to Reply #30 |
43. Again - now is not the time to be politicking. |
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Toots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
22. and what's most scary about it is how little was heard from the opposition |
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Neecy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
24. back to the article... |
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Demit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 11:17 AM Response to Reply #24 |
28. Frank Rich rarely misses the mark. He and Paul Krugman are the best |
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Itsthetruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 11:27 AM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Should The Democratic Party Also Stop Defending Abortion Rights? |
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Demit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 11:44 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. I assume you're not really replying to me, & just clicked on my post |
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Itsthetruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 12:05 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Silence Is Not Golden |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 12:18 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. well I wish someone would speak out about the insanity |
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Demit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 12:42 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. You scroll up to the original post (or you can click "top" under |
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Itsthetruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 01:09 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Democrats Are Being Very Reasonable To The Point Of Being Irrelevant. |
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Demit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 01:28 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Not sure if this sort of thing is the party chairman's purview |
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DearAbby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 01:34 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Just tell me when was a Dem allowed air time on MSM? |
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Itsthetruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:24 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. Top Dems Are Hiding From News Media On This Matter |
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MsTryska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 05:43 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. now why do you suppose no one is doing that? |
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Itsthetruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 05:47 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. Not A Question Of Balls |
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MsTryska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 06:14 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. semantics. |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
39. The Dems aren't hiding--they're gloating. |
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MsTryska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 05:46 PM Response to Reply #39 |
45. Rock on, Rocknation - |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
41. Mr. Rich Ignores The Fact That Many Prominent Democrats |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
48. Funny, I was just talking about McCarthyism last night |
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adwon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
51. Wrong historical analogy |
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Itsthetruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 07:32 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. Who Will Replace Him |
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adwon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 10:34 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Some disagreement |
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