Democratic Convention be nice!

[Berserker]

I’m sick of it!
I’m sick of the limp wristed, Pantie waist, Candy ass Bullshit of not bashing bush*. I hate that son of a bitch with all my heart. I try to watch the Liberal media and it makes me wanna puke. All I see 24 hours a day is Kerry bashing. After and during every speech. Even when he was on the boat coming into Boston harbor all I heard was RW bullshit and Hatred. Why is it we can,t say what we think and feel? After the Democratic convention do you really think they will not bash Kerry? They will do it 24 hours a fucking day on every channel and every speech. They are a bunch of low life back stabbing bastards that will bash Kerry at every turn. We should be tearing them a new asshole every time we get a chance but no we don’t want to do that!. We are Democrats and we don’t do that.....FUCK them! Lying deceiving pack of Bastards.

[Chovexani]

1. Not bashing Bush?

I guess subtlety's not your thing. They've been wiping the floor with him since it started.

[lastknowngood]

2. Yea I'm with you! The rethuglican Kerry hate fest will of course be

just politics. I hate the doubble standard and our party's cowardice in never calling the Nazis on it.

[Renew Deal]

3. OK

Carter ripped his head off the first night
Obama kicked him in the teeth the second night
Sharpton beat the ever living shit out of him on the third night.

Thankfully, we aren't the republicans.

[Berserker]

6. And

I loved every minute of it. All im saying is we need to kick his ass. being soft spoken will not do a thing!

[never_get_over_it]

7. Don't forget

Senator Kennedy did some pretty good butt kicking and Ilan Wexler timed out Cheney

[2Design]

30. exactly and they do it so eloquently

[Liberal Christian]

4. WE don't do it because we believe integrity matters

WE don't do it because we believe that you treat others as you would WANT them to treat you, not as you believe they MIGHT or WILL treat you.

WE don't do it because we want to make an America where meanness and vituperation are no longer the first place we go when there is a difference of opinion.

WE don't do it because we have a higher standard.

WE don't do it because grace ultimately turns the tide of disgrace.

WE don't do it because the America we believe in can only come about if we live it into being.

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[SunDrop23]

26. We also have class and that's what they want us to do.

[theboss]

5. Ya!!! Ya!!!

Because if Pat Buchanan in '92 taught us anything, ugliness and unabashed hatred wins elections! With your plan, we could easily top 38 percent.

[Berserker]

8. Where is

the repukes unabashed hatred got them? Control of the media?

[Berserker]

9. WyoMee

Keep doing that and you will have bush as your next president!

[Liberal Christian]

15. Keep doing what you're doing

and you'll end up bitter, angry, sour, and mean in your old age.

Listen to what John Edwards is saying right this second. We CAN turn the tide by being decent. People WANT decent. People are TIRED of the rancor. They want to have hope, optimism, graciousness.

Imagine if every piece of negativity were countered not with defensive anger and oneupsmanship, but with the kind gracious response that says, "I believe you're wrong, and I will stand my ground. I will tell you why I believe the way I do. But I will not stoop to your level. I will not campaign in the gutter."

Speak the truth in love. It's a challenge, but it can change the country.

[K-W]

10. That isnt what got them the media, money is.

[Berserker]

11. K-W

You are right!

[K-W]

12. If you want a Bash Bush convention, organize one.

This is the Democratic National Convention.

They have been taking Bush to task non stop, but pushing Kerry first. That is thier job, that is what they are here to do.

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[Berserker]

16. Showing love

will do nothing! We need to stand up and fight these bastards. Do they show us love? No they attack us at every turn.

[Liberal Christian]

17. It's pointless

I'm talking about "being the change you want to see happen."

How will we begin to build a more peaceful world if we don't live as makers of peace -- in our politics, in our dialogue, in our homes, in our daily lives?

BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE HAPPEN.

If you want to see a downward spiral into negativity and gutter politics, then go ahead and act that way.

If you want to see a change toward decency and respect for human dignity, then BE THAT CHANGE.

[Berserker]

18. negativity and gutter politics?

is all we hear and see. Do you watch the news? It's all republicans good Democrats bad. Do you believe that? Liberal is a bad word now. I'm sick of that. I'm proud to be a Democrat and I will stand up and fight in the streets to defend it. Will you? I will go down fighting to see a change in this country will you?

[Liberal Christian]

19. I have fought for liberal politics all my life

I've just never felt the need to smear anyone or descend to the gutter to put my point across. And such tactics have never persuaded me.

Negativity and gutter politics will be all we hear and see until we start demanding something else.

[Berserker]

21. WyoMee

Thats nice to say and I wish the world would be like you want it BUT it's not and you need to stand up and fight for what you believe in. I am not against what you are saying I am against standing by and letting the repukes destroy us. I will not turn the other cheek! I will give them the hatred that they give us it's the only thing they understand. The only control they have over us is the Media. And we can use it like they do. But being nice to them is what they want it's what they are used to! We need to turn the tables on them and use the media to our advantage while we have it! And alot of great people have it's just that we need more!

[Liberal Christian]

23. Turning the cheek was a form of non-violent resistance

"Turning the other cheek" was advice that Jesus gave to his followers.

In his day, a master was allowed to slap a slave once across the cheek, but only with the right hand, and only with the open palm. The slap would fall on the left cheek. To turn the other cheek was to present the right cheek, which forced the master to choose between two taboo options -- slapping with the left hand open, or with the back of the right hand. Mostly it left the opposition sputtering.

Non-violent resistance is not passive. It does not roll over. It resists, but it does so with grace.

It works. It worked in the Civil Rights Movement, it worked for Gandhi.

I feel sorry for the narrowness, meanness, and spite in your heart.

[Berserker]

29. WyoMee

As much as I respect your opinion and I love the freedom of speech. I would warn you to never slap people like me. I would not turn the other cheek. And that is what I am trying to say now. And yes I have spite in my heart have you watched the Media? Do they have spite in there heart? They hate and spin 24 hours a day. I am just saying don't take that shit stand up for what you believe. Tell them they are full of shit like they do us! Never turn the other cheek! Kick there ass! This is what we need to do not turn away and hope things will get better. Where has that attitude got us? World hatred and bush?

[Walt Starr]

20. Relax, have a wedgy!

[devinsgram]

22. Now, tell us how you really feel.

I feel your pain, but not to worry. No one is listening to them anyway.

[Lone_Wolf_Moderate]

24. I understand your concern,

but you have to realize that Democrats don't get a fair shake with the punditocracy. Right-wingers who are pro-Bush get a pass, while liberals who dare to question policy get called Bush-bashers. It's not fair, but them's the breaks. Besides, I think it's better that we maintain the high ground and not play their game. It's like Edwards said: The politics of hope versus the politics of division and the past. Let Coulter and the rest of the harpie brigade spin their lies and poison. The fraud factory's comin' down, and we're coming out ahead.

Or maybe I'm just being too naive. I hope not.

[Berserker]

27. Thank You devinsgram

you are correct. Who gives a shit. It don't matter what I say. Lets all be nice. I know they will.

[WinterStorm]

25. We all hate that SOB

Bush united this country the way like it's never been united before.

We all hate that son of a bitch.

:kick:

[Berserker]

28. NO WinterStorm

Lets all be nice and pretend that all is grand. It's what the repukes want. Your either with us or against us!

[Liberal Christian]

32. I'm with John Kerry and John Edwards

Are you???????????????????????????????????

Or are you just so selfish and self-centered that only the lowest and basest form of dialogue will fill your bill?

Here's what John Edwards said tonight:

"We've seen relentless negative attacks against John...They are doing all they can to take this campaign for the highest office in the land down the lowest possible road.

"This is where you come in. Between now and November - you, the American people - you can reject the tired, old, hateful, negative, politics of the past. And instead you can embrace the politics of hope, the politics of what's possible because this is America, where everything is possible.

"We choose hope over despair, possibilities over problems, optimism over cynicism."

THAT'S what John Kerry and John Edwards want their campaign to be.

So how about you??? Are you for them or against them? For US or against US?

Because if you want to use Republican tactics of hatred, lies, anger, and name-calling, you're against us and working FOR the Republicans.

[QC]

31. Yes, it's all about you and your feelings, isn't it?

It's not like we need to win this election or anything. It's all about gratifying your need to turn on the tv and hear someone say bad things about Bush.

[unfrigginreal]

33. Turn on the fucking TV

If you haven't seen any Bush bashing then you haven't been watching. He's had his ass ripped everyday of the convention, it's just been done with a smile.