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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 07:07 AM Original message |
GOP consultant in Arizona pulls strings to get Green Party on Texas ballot |
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CanonRay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 07:11 AM Response to Original message |
1. She's an idiot if he thinks the Rethug really supports open ballots |
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secondwind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 07:22 AM Response to Original message |
2. Republicans sure have novel ways of playing their dirty tricks, gotta hand it to them. |
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Historic NY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 07:58 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. and people fall for them too....thats how they win divide & conquer |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 08:13 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Dems help put Tea Party on the ballot. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 10:42 AM Response to Reply #4 |
19. +1 |
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scentopine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 11:26 AM Response to Reply #4 |
24. LOL! Greens learned bi-partisanship from the 3d chess master himself. -nt |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 12:33 PM Response to Reply #4 |
28. or vote Green and problem solved |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 08:25 AM Response to Original message |
5. So? What difference could a Green candidate make? |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 10:52 AM Response to Reply #5 |
21. That photo has "Ask Ralph Nader" written all over it, and they still had to steal the WH |
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BreweryYardRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 11:03 PM Response to Reply #21 |
50. True, but Nader made the vote close enough to steal. n/t |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 01:22 PM Response to Reply #5 |
32. Gore won in 2000 . . . . and Gore won in Florida . . . despite 300,000 "Democrats" in FL who |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 01:23 PM Response to Reply #5 |
33. Doesn't seem to worry Democrats who are not moving to IRV voting . . .!!! |
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skipos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 08:25 AM Response to Original message |
6. This makes sense, if you know what "Green" stands for |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 08:35 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Deleted message |
pattmarty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 08:36 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Jesusfuckingchrist, wake the fuck up! NOW is the time for alternative........... |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 09:03 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. How about the politically blind in Florida in the 2000 election? |
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pattmarty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 03:46 PM Response to Reply #9 |
40. How many times has that been debunked now? No, you're like............ |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 06:59 PM Response to Reply #40 |
46. Sorry, I don't buy that debunking. I don't swallow everything, some do though. |
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pattmarty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 07:21 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. I have a general opinion on fact & fiction, if you see/hear something............. |
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Frances (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 09:21 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. The Green Party |
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skipos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 09:31 AM Response to Reply #8 |
13. "two party dictatorship" |
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pattmarty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 03:47 PM Response to Reply #13 |
41. Then keep on voting for "either or" and also keep getting fucked....... |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 10:54 AM Response to Reply #8 |
22. WRONGO! Now is the time for progressive candidates in the Democratic Party |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 11:12 AM Response to Reply #22 |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 02:49 PM Response to Reply #23 |
39. Obam was not a Progressive and we all knew it. The People decide the primaries, get used to it! |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 05:52 PM Response to Reply #39 |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 11:41 AM Response to Reply #8 |
25. Sometimes, it seems as though we have about 1.25 Parties, rather than 2. |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 12:35 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. +1 |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 01:33 PM Response to Reply #8 |
34. Fear continues to rule ... despite reality of . . . |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 09:28 AM Response to Reply #6 |
12. lol |
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Joe Bacon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 10:35 AM Response to Reply #6 |
18. +1,000,000! |
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Sailing (196 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 09:22 AM Response to Original message |
11. Beware of Republicans bearing gifts (nt) |
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Democat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
14. Where is Ralph "I Love Bush" Nader? |
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mzteris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
15. divide and conquer |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 10:30 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. That's so full of contradictions that one wouldn't know where to start... |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 10:30 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. dupe |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 01:35 PM Response to Reply #15 |
35. First, people usually vote GREEN when it isn't a threat to the Democrat . . . |
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scentopine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
20. LOL! The people we have contributed to, worked for, and voted for have walked away from us and |
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hayu_lol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 11:43 AM Response to Reply #20 |
26. Texas already has the Texas Two Step...an election that doesn't count... |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 01:43 PM Response to Reply #26 |
37. Vegetarianism is "an important national cause" . . . |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 01:39 PM Response to Reply #20 |
36. Great post . . . |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
27. Getting on ballot should be easier for everyone (but I don't want Republicans to win elections). |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 01:49 PM Response to Reply #27 |
38. ... and that's primarily the choice til we get IRV voting . . .. |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
30. Capitalize on the republican investment, all democrats vote Green n/t |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
31. We meed IRV voting so that people can vote for whomever they really want to see |
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Tarheel_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
42. Only activist types support Greens. It might feel good, but at the end of the day... |
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scentopine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 09:40 PM Response to Reply #42 |
48. Let's examine Microsoft |
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Jim Lane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
43. If the Greens want to present the people with a choice, they have an easy, nonharmful way to do it. |
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scentopine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 06:32 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. LOL! Egotistical - how about offering us some representation? |
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Jim Lane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 12:19 AM Response to Reply #45 |
51. In politics, you usually aren't OFFERED anything. You TAKE it. |
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scentopine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 08:50 AM Response to Reply #51 |
52. Agree - I'm taking the opportunity to pressure for change from the outside |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 10:23 PM Response to Reply #43 |
49. And then the DLC will kill their candidacies. |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 09:45 AM Response to Reply #43 |
53. They wouldn't be able to mount an effective campaign as a Dem because |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 11:13 AM Response to Reply #53 |
54. Eh? Since when did the party fund any challenger? NT |
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Jim Lane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 11:01 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. They can campaign more effectively as Dems than as Greens. |
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