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Glamrock

(12,003 posts)
12. Hell yes fishwax!
Wed Aug 29, 2018, 04:13 PM
Aug 2018

Great post! The Democratic party is like a group of cats, completely unable to control. Some are going to say/do things we disagree with. Some are going to say/do things we completely agree with. This includes our independent allies that caucus with the party. Especially the ones who have leadership positions within our party. If our party gave these people leadership positions, I will support the Dems by supporting their decision and supporting their choice. It's time to put the primaries behind us. If you disagree with a statement or action? Cool. But if you're slinging mud at Democratic party leadership and anyone associated with them, it's time to put that shit away. If you hear, "he/she's not a Democrat" coming out of your mouth and the person holds a leadership position within our party or is the Democrat on the DEMOCRATIC TICKET, you aren't supporting our party.

Furthermore, for my fellow Bernie supporters. Trying to rub the win of a Bernie backed candidate in the faces of our Democratic party allies isn't doing us any good either. As good as it admittedly feels (and I've been guilty too....), it ain't helping the big pic, dig? Put a sock in it. We all need to put this crap in check (again, myself included. I'm not an innocent babe in the woods. Although, I must admit, if ya seen my pics, I am quite the babe....:laughing We are the only thing standing in the way of Fascism. Period.

In short, I guess what I'm trying to say is we need to put our differences aside. Yes, Bernie says shit some here don't like. But he does hold a leadership position in our party and he votes with the party more than some "official democrats". And yes, some Democratic leaders make decisions that we may not agree with, or seem "to old" to represent a changing demographic. But regardless, ya wanna vote for Bernie Sanders or Mitch McConnell? Nancy Pelosi or Devin fucking Nunes. If you picked the latter in either case, you aren't supporting our party.

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and winning is awesome - so let's vote blue, no matter who FM123 Aug 2018 #1
Damn straight!! Don't fight... unite!! InAbLuEsTaTe Aug 2018 #3
That's it. That's it. underthematrix Aug 2018 #4
Ayup! On to victory! fishwax Aug 2018 #6
I dont have ANY problems with the first black gov. cand. for florida............ Old Vet Aug 2018 #13
Listening to Gillum for the first time right now on youtube rurallib Aug 2018 #2
I'm still learning about him, but I'm loving what I'm learning fishwax Aug 2018 #7
he's a helluva speaker and his policies hit home with me rurallib Aug 2018 #10
even better recentevents Aug 2018 #33
Unite! Fullduplexxx Aug 2018 #5
. fishwax Aug 2018 #8
Post removed Post removed Aug 2018 #9
... NurseJackie Aug 2018 #21
.... ehrnst Aug 2018 #23
........... SkyDancer Aug 2018 #11
Awesome! Glamrock Aug 2018 #15
nice! fishwax Aug 2018 #18
I' d say three out of three. mikeysnot Aug 2018 #31
Hell yes fishwax! Glamrock Aug 2018 #12
well said! fishwax Aug 2018 #20
Hell yes brother fishwax (or sister as the case may be) Glamrock Aug 2018 #22
Amen - well said oberliner Aug 2018 #14
Unfortunately, some here..not so much.. pangaia Aug 2018 #27
THANK YOU liberalnarb Aug 2018 #16
And you know what else is AWESOME? mountain grammy Aug 2018 #17
Thanks Lucky Luciano Aug 2018 #19
And only two of them are Democrats question everything Aug 2018 #24
Yes!! karin_sj Aug 2018 #25
I just saw Ron Gillum on Meet the Press, awesome. gordianot Aug 2018 #26
Gillum needs to relax more on that FBI question Awsi Dooger Aug 2018 #28
Work together not against each other IronLionZion Aug 2018 #29
Are you trying to suggest that it's possible not to be stuck in the past QC Aug 2018 #30
Love this post fishwax! Power 2 the People Aug 2018 #32
Thank you! We need more of these OPs! LiberalLovinLug Aug 2018 #34
This attitude is a must going forward! k & R nt LAS14 Aug 2018 #35
Talk's cheap. K/R's free. With all due respect, put up or shut up! Fritz Walter Aug 2018 #36
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