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Mon Aug-01-11 07:50 PM
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The following people are not really Democrats: |
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Barack Obama Harry Reid Nancy Pelosi Al Franken John Kerry Gabby Giffords Stenny Hoyer
All of them either voted yes for, announced they are voting yes for, or are going to sign the debt deal.
...and many, many others. 95 in the House and close to 40 in the Senate (when they vote tomorrow).
All of them DINO/DLC/Third Way, apparently. Who would've thought that about Al Franken and Nancy Pelosi, eh?
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Mon Aug-01-11 07:51 PM
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1. All of those people are Democrats. Period. |
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Mon Aug-01-11 07:52 PM
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3. I agree with you.... do I really need a sarcasm tag? |
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Mon Aug-01-11 07:53 PM
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8. Sorry, I'm just a bit jumpy. |
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Mon Aug-01-11 08:04 PM
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17. With the current atmosphere here, |
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yeah, I'm afraid you do....There are too many that probably actually think that way for real.
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Mon Aug-01-11 08:23 PM
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26. Yep. This place is loaded with them. |
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Mon Aug-01-11 08:32 PM
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34. No, it's pretty obvious |
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that you are kicking up shit to start something, duh. :silly:
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Mon Aug-01-11 08:56 PM
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44. LOL! Apparently you can add Randi Rhodes to that list. She's not elected... but she's a pretty loud |
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Edited on Mon Aug-01-11 08:57 PM by KittyWampus
liberal voice.
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Mon Aug-01-11 07:52 PM
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4. You missed the sarcasm. nt |
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Mon Aug-01-11 09:07 PM
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47. Sorry to hear that truth disgusts you. |
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Mon Aug-01-11 07:52 PM
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What's the point? You do realise the aforementioned had no alternative. Did you read Franken's unenthusiastic statement? http://franken.senate.gov/?p=hot_topic&id=1679
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Mon Aug-01-11 07:52 PM
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6. Why not give Obama the same slack you're giving Franken? |
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Mon Aug-01-11 08:06 PM
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18. Because I'd have to believe the Prez is weak if this was the best he could do. |
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OR I'd have to believe he's got a diabolical scheme like this: http://powerofnarrative.blogspot.com/2011/08/tell-me-again-whos-stupidweakincompeten.htmlEither the President is strong or weak? Which is it? Why does it feel the working people are losing ground?
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Mon Aug-01-11 08:54 PM
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43. Why? Because we are. n/t |
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Mon Aug-01-11 08:06 PM
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19. Because Obama put them in this position |
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Mon Aug-01-11 07:54 PM
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11. you are worried about THIS stirring things up? nt |
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Mon Aug-01-11 07:52 PM
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5. Al has always been a moderate. Thought most people |
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knew that, but I don't consider him a DINO or DLC. He has criticized the DLC in the past especially in his radio show days.
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Wed Aug-03-11 07:54 AM
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56. Al is not as progressive as people would think. It's unfortunate. n/t |
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Mon Aug-01-11 07:53 PM
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7. Shame on them tonight! |
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Mon Aug-01-11 07:53 PM
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9. Were the big 3 touched? |
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Remember the election in 2010? Remember all of those people that told everyone else not to vote? Anyone remember that? Well Elections have consequences and the consequence of this situation is that the Democratic Party and the President were put in a situation that they should not have, if people would have voted like they should have instead of throwing a temper tantrum over their impatience we would not have Teabaggers in Congress....
I don't know if you are being sarcastic....it's hard to tell from all the posts these days..
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Mon Aug-01-11 08:31 PM
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33. I remember 2010. Too bad the Demcorats did not listen |
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to those who warned them it was going to happen. Rahm always knew best, didn't he?
And sadly it's more than likely to happen again. NOT because of progressives, because of this party's policies, so contrary to the Democratic Platform they claim to represent.
Independents stayed home in 2010 and polls show they are not likely to show up for Democrats in 2012 either. After this epic failure to stand up for ordinary people, THIS time even progressives may not show up.
But then, Progressives are not important anyhow, as they are often reminded 'they have no power'.
Yet here you are attributing great power to them, even though of course you are wrong. THEY showed up, but others did not.
So, which is it, are Progressive Democrats and their retarded ideas needed or not? Seems the Party can't decide.
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Mon Aug-01-11 07:55 PM
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12. Can you point to Kerry's statement. I cannot find it. |
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(not doubting he will vote YES and am sorry about that, but I would like to see it).
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Mon Aug-01-11 07:56 PM
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13. He said it on a morning show today, but I haven't seen it in print |
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Mon Aug-01-11 07:58 PM
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14. Did he say what he thought of this bill? |
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Mon Aug-01-11 08:00 PM
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15. You are apparently trying to make a point.. |
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.. but it's an exceedingly lame one.
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Mon Aug-01-11 08:01 PM
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16. Good people can't support bad ideas? |
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Have you forgotten how we got here?
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Mon Aug-01-11 08:08 PM
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21. Baldguy, you nailed it. |
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We got here because of reps giving in time and time again to bad ideas. Jobs got offshored, people got poorer, thus they have to join the military...the whole shebang.
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Mon Aug-01-11 08:08 PM
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20. Most of the people you reference were not on the hostage negotiation team. |
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They were among the hostages.
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Mon Aug-01-11 08:09 PM
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and you're still at zero. Some people have a hard time with the truth.
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Mon Aug-01-11 08:11 PM
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23. Bad policy is bad policy. Trying to throw names at people to shut them up sucks. |
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Mon Aug-01-11 09:02 PM
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46. The "shutting people up" meme is so played out. Any argument you dont like is labeled that way |
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its bullshit and you should be embarrassed for using it.
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Tue Aug-02-11 08:49 AM
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50. Truth is truth. Sorry you can't face it and chose instead to bash those who point it out. |
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Wed Aug-03-11 07:52 AM
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55. The truth is you cannot think of an argument, so you say people are "shutting you up" |
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It says a lot more about you than it does them.
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Wed Aug-03-11 09:50 AM
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59. There is no argument in the OP. |
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But you can throw poo as you wish.
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Mon Aug-01-11 08:15 PM
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24. I agree -- they are DINOs. Their day in the sun is over. They have exposed themselves |
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for what they are.
Any Democrat who will NOT defend Social Security, is NOT a real Democrat. There's only a few differences between the Republicans and the Democrats now, and that is one of them.
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Mon Aug-01-11 08:18 PM
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25. If it's a list of people who exposed themselves... |
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..why isn't Rep. Weiner on it?
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Mon Aug-01-11 08:28 PM
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31. He's no longer a Congressman, is he? |
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He's got a baby on the way, and he is not to blame for the selling out of America.
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Mon Aug-01-11 08:24 PM
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27. Serving up a shit sandwich is one thing |
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Choosing to eat it rather than starving is another.
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Mon Aug-01-11 08:38 PM
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39. You'll get hungry sooner or later. Democrats are so stupid at this type of thing, they don't even |
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know how bad they fucked themselves. If any Democrat gets re-elected who voted for this steaming pile of shit, then it can only be explained one of 2 ways -- their opponent is even worse, so the "lesser of 2 evils" voting scheme comes into play, or, people in their district just don't care what a Democrat stands for anymore.
Half of the people in this country are on medication of some kind. The other half needs to be.
The super Congress, the star chamber idea, is what really stinks. The rest of them don't have to work at all now, just pass off whatever little problem they have to the star chamber. Hell, they don't even need to clock in anymore for debates, just show up for votes and go golfing with Boehnor in-between the star chamber announcements that they have reached a deal of some kind. It's like roller derby for federal government, the best 6 man/women team they have up against the best 6 man/women team we have, and then they go around in circles and more circles until someone blows the whistle.
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Mon Aug-01-11 08:26 PM
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29. I wouldn't brag over this legislation. |
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A lot of innocent people will suffer this game of politics.
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Mon Aug-01-11 08:27 PM
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30. What they voted for is not Democratic principles, is not what the party is supposed to |
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stand for. YOU call them what you want but don't think you will drag me into your little trap. FAIL :thumbsdown:
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Mon Aug-01-11 08:29 PM
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32. Your comments are disgusting and unnecessarily divisive flame bait, AS USUAL. |
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Mon Aug-01-11 08:38 PM
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40. Yup flambait, totally a shit kicker. |
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unrecommended and now on ignored.
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Mon Aug-01-11 08:36 PM
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37. Maybe you should be posting shit like this somewhere else |
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Mon Aug-01-11 08:40 PM
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41. O.K., I've kicked and unReKKKed, one of the few times |
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Mon Aug-01-11 08:51 PM
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42. I would have voted for the bill. Time to heal ... and kick ass! |
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Not fellow Democrats' asses, either.
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Mon Aug-01-11 10:13 PM
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49. I'm astonished that anyone on this board is happy about this craven capitulation. |
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Maybe when the amoral sociopaths in the Republican party propose legislation for hunting down the old and sick to get rid of useless eaters, you'll be cheering for Obama and any Dem who goes along with him for proposing strict limits on the number of hunting licenses.
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Tue Aug-02-11 08:51 AM
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51. Absolutely pathetic flamebait...Franken and Pelosi are good soldiers... |
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they do what they have to do when the one-termer Obama screws up and puts them in an unwinnable situation.
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Tue Aug-02-11 09:54 AM
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52. They are all very much Democrats... |
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The Democratic Party fully supports and is responsive to the Capitalist class. The political rhetoric of generations has jived many people into thinking that the party is that of the people, but that has never truly been the case. They're Democrats all right.
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Tue Aug-02-11 09:57 AM
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53. oh, theyre democrats alright. |
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thats not the problem.
i have the same beliefs i did in 2003, and most of the people on that list (minus franken) would have qualified as corporate dinos to me then and still do now.
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Tue Aug-02-11 10:01 AM
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54. What choice did they have? |
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The President unilaterally took all other options off the table. The satan sandwich was the best deal they were going to get and they knew it.
Their only other alternative was open rebellion against a Democratic President, and I'm not so sure Reid and Pelosi didn't seriously consider it.
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Wed Aug-03-11 07:55 AM
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57. Steven Colbert you aint |
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Wed Aug-03-11 08:22 AM
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58. Every last one of them are teabaggers. K&R!!! |
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Wed Aug-03-11 10:10 AM
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60. Democrat and Republican does not replace right and wrong. |
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Wed Aug-03-11 10:21 AM
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61. Do you suppose those Senators would have voted that way if the President was a Republican? |
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I don't think they would have, myself.. In fact I believe if a Republican President had held the positions Obama has held over the last two years, almost all of their votes would have been different..and those things might not have worked out the way they did...
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63. The above point is not an argument. |
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