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Maru Kitteh

(28,303 posts)
66. Pffffft. Fucking idiots gave us Trump, too many of them claiming to be progressive
Tue Feb 19, 2019, 01:22 PM
Feb 2019

while undermining the only chance to stop his attainment of the presidency.

Three neurons in a petri dish could see through the FBI thing - but JPR types are not possessing of such a resource.

Fact.




Yes, and we will be giving 45 another 4 years to finish destroying our country. redstatebluegirl Feb 2019 #1
Agree... terrible news for the country... apcalc Feb 2019 #2
I am trusting that true Democrats, right, left, middle, will not be fooled again by the Russians allgood33 Feb 2019 #90
Good luck with that. BannonsLiver Feb 2019 #92
Likewise. SumDave1933 Feb 2019 #109
I don't think it's going to be that bad. There is a lot more people now..he shall be diluted. nt UniteFightBack Feb 2019 #3
He has a number of important things to explain. Blue_true Feb 2019 #118
My worry are the young or first time voters. They are being told that Eliot Rosewater Feb 2019 #129
The only way we lose in 2020 is if we fight among ourselves. watoos Feb 2019 #4
THIS (and Russia) NRaleighLiberal Feb 2019 #5
Exactly why we need to purge divisive figures before they can continue to exact harm Maru Kitteh Feb 2019 #6
+1 honest.abe Feb 2019 #7
"Purge" by definition is decisive. Literally. Tom Rinaldo Feb 2019 #8
"purge"? panader0 Feb 2019 #10
yeah, purge. Maru Kitteh Feb 2019 #12
The word conjures up visions on Hitler, Stalin and Mao to me. panader0 Feb 2019 #13
Cleave away just sounds so awkward. Anything that means discard, reject, throw off, amputate Maru Kitteh Feb 2019 #14
I don't think that word used in a political reference G_j Feb 2019 #47
In politics, the dictatorial connotation generally predominates JHB Feb 2019 #56
it is a form of the equivocation fallacy Voltaire2 Feb 2019 #113
Oh, they can be even shiftier than that... JHB Feb 2019 #121
Isn't it a term more recently used in cleansing diets? I makes me think of getting rid of toxins. N/ lapucelle Feb 2019 #40
I remember what my doctor told me when I was scheduled for my colonoscopy. George II Feb 2019 #85
I'm pretty sure some people just want to distract from the greater point by nitpicking Maru Kitteh Feb 2019 #95
Apparently not everyone's first definition immediately defaults to the authoritarian line. N/T lapucelle Feb 2019 #98
The word conjures up an evacuation of the bowels to me. LanternWaste Feb 2019 #97
Purge his voters too TheFarseer Feb 2019 #50
You mean like last time? BannonsLiver Feb 2019 #91
Aw, no fair to argue in a reasoned way JudyM Feb 2019 #111
I agree, and I'm starting right now. Iggo Feb 2019 #143
Yes, Thanks. elleng Feb 2019 #46
We lost 2016 with the most qualified candidate in history. MadDAsHell Feb 2019 #142
If HRC were President I have no doubt Sanders would be challenging her BostonBlue Feb 2019 #9
Russia certainly egged on all kinds of separatists. Maru Kitteh Feb 2019 #11
To see the extent of that all one need do is read Mueller's Feb 2018 indictment of... George II Feb 2019 #79
So you are claiming that Sanders is a Russian plot? Voltaire2 Feb 2019 #116
Just a useful tool. BostonBlue Feb 2019 #153
Both the alt-right and alt-left radius777 Feb 2019 #136
He wanted Obama out of office in 2012. BannonsLiver Feb 2019 #93
We can all project alternate histories and demand that they are valid. Voltaire2 Feb 2019 #114
you just joined DU in order to oppose Bernie? Or what? Grasswire2 Feb 2019 #132
How do you know he/she is wrong? Alea Feb 2019 #139
The Russian fascists are the ones sowing disinformation BostonBlue Feb 2019 #152
Post removed Post removed Feb 2019 #15
Can you list the policies that the party adopted that were Bernie's ideas please. MrsCoffee Feb 2019 #17
Were you around for the 2016 convention? floppyboo Feb 2019 #19
Believe what you would like. Facts and history say otherwise. lapucelle Feb 2019 #20
The level of cognitive dissonance is familiar and disturbing. MrsCoffee Feb 2019 #34
I wonder what Cardi B has to say about all this. lapucelle Feb 2019 #36
Lol! MrsCoffee Feb 2019 #39
I just got his email...he wants 1,000,000 recruits in each state. lapucelle Feb 2019 #57
What?!? MrsCoffee Feb 2019 #59
Marketed, sold, and distributed through Amazon to maximize sales. N/T lapucelle Feb 2019 #64
I got his email this morning, too.... George II Feb 2019 #84
I just got a followup email asking for money, 229 words but not a single mention of Democrats! George II Feb 2019 #99
Cha-ching, baby. lapucelle Feb 2019 #124
I'm with you, Mrs. Coffee! GWC58 Feb 2019 #89
No, you're Wrong.. and NO BS has NOT. Cha Feb 2019 #100
You read like a Russian troll. "Hillary corporatism Totem" you say? Maru Kitteh Feb 2019 #18
Excellent response! I was just replying to that but it poofed. R B Garr Feb 2019 #22
Why thank you RB Garr! Maru Kitteh Feb 2019 #26
It does make me wonder how many, last time, actually DID fall for that trolling. calimary Feb 2019 #60
Very good point. JudyM Feb 2019 #119
It's an argument that needs to be had radius777 Feb 2019 #16
If we keep our focus on the issues and not the individual we will be fine. jalan48 Feb 2019 #21
That's why we have to reject individuals who insist on making themselves the issue. Maru Kitteh Feb 2019 #23
Health care, climate change, income inequality, social justice, economic justice, etc. jalan48 Feb 2019 #25
He's a kidney stone candidate. Time to retire from the fray. BSdetect Feb 2019 #24
Interesting! Kidney stone. It's miserable, you know it's going to be miserable Maru Kitteh Feb 2019 #28
And having suffered from many kidney stones in my life, I must justhanginon Feb 2019 #44
lol shanny Feb 2019 #27
We just lost 2020, folks. Four more years of trump. calimary Feb 2019 #29
Yep.... HipChick Feb 2019 #145
the 'trash' button works for Schultz and Sanders Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2019 #30
In all fairness..... DFW Feb 2019 #31
Someone Wants To Take On The Oligarch Control Of Our Country As Their Main Platform RAAD2 Feb 2019 #32
You mean like taking on Russian Oligarchs with sanctions? MrsCoffee Feb 2019 #42
LOL! Also: Someone Who Capitalizes Every Word Like They Write "Presidential" Tweets Maru Kitteh Feb 2019 #49
+1 uponit7771 Feb 2019 #88
First off, I have yet to see Berrnie's "wants" translated into "done's" beastie boy Feb 2019 #58
I hope there is an oligarch drinking game on DU this time BannonsLiver Feb 2019 #94
Please calm down and unite behind WHOEVER wins the primary. RobertDevereaux Feb 2019 #33
Well, how did I exist before you, and however will I go on without you? Maru Kitteh Feb 2019 #51
OOOOOOh NO,,,,,, Cryptoad Feb 2019 #35
Third Party Candidates Gave Us Trump The Last Time dlk Feb 2019 #37
The FBI Gave Us Trump RAAD2 Feb 2019 #41
Pffffft. Fucking idiots gave us Trump, too many of them claiming to be progressive Maru Kitteh Feb 2019 #66
+∞ LongtimeAZDem Feb 2019 #120
No, they did not. Not at all. Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2019 #67
IMHO tiredtoo Feb 2019 #38
Agreed RAAD2 Feb 2019 #43
I agree flotsam Feb 2019 #52
Agreed sellitman Feb 2019 #82
Too many like this.... pangaia Feb 2019 #128
Agreed Grasswire2 Feb 2019 #133
As far as I'm concerned, Bernie Sanders is qualified to run as a Democrat for the POTUS in 2020 The Truth Is Here Feb 2019 #45
So Democrats in the South were "uniformed?" ehrnst Feb 2019 #53
BS is only and BlueMTexpat Feb 2019 #54
He won't qualify until Tom Perez receives his written affirmation that he: George II Feb 2019 #72
Already did. He jumped through every hoops. The Truth Is Here Feb 2019 #73
Actually, no, he hasn't publicly affirmed that he's a Democrat ehrnst Feb 2019 #75
Subsequently that draft rule was passed by the DNC. George II Feb 2019 #76
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2019 #163
No answer as to what manner in which the South was "uninformed?" ehrnst Feb 2019 #81
Here, the South has Trump populism, doesn't want Sanders populism, Hortensis Feb 2019 #96
They were already informed about him and the answer was "no" Quayblue Feb 2019 #131
jpr: "the dems will probably cheat him again" crazytown Feb 2019 #48
I . for one, am very happy to see him toss his hat into the ring. James48 Feb 2019 #55
It's like 2016 never happened. Bernie does not exist in a vacuum. beastie boy Feb 2019 #70
You all need to relax about this. Bernie is not going to be a problem. Tobin S. Feb 2019 #61
I can't imagine he'll stick around for as long this time. Garrett78 Feb 2019 #62
New here. I disagree, but I respect your opinion. SumDave1933 Feb 2019 #63
And your first post! Thank you, and I hope you enjoy it here. Maru Kitteh Feb 2019 #69
The comparatively weak field in 2016 was much more of a problem BeyondGeography Feb 2019 #65
If Bernie can advance the issues commonly labeled as liberal or progressive, then... Eyeball_Kid Feb 2019 #68
Post removed Post removed Feb 2019 #71
"Us"? Harm "Us" ? Roy Rolling Feb 2019 #74
It's clear who "us" is in the subject line of the OP. George II Feb 2019 #77
The Democratic party is stronger than that. Autumn Feb 2019 #78
Harris and Warren are sufficiently liberal enough IronLionZion Feb 2019 #80
The enthusiasm and energy that Sanders and his supporters brought in 2016 helped fishwax Feb 2019 #83
Don't want divisive? Don't be divisive. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2019 #86
Like your sig line? Cha Feb 2019 #101
..... ehrnst Feb 2019 #104
++++++++++++++++++++++++++ sheshe2 Feb 2019 #106
+1 LongtimeAZDem Feb 2019 #108
Exactly. betsuni Feb 2019 #123
This message was self-deleted by its author Eliot Rosewater Feb 2019 #126
Bernie is a Pied Piper. PubliusEnigma Feb 2019 #87
Horse feathers. David__77 Feb 2019 #102
Russia is going to hack and manipulate the vote the same as 2016 Arazi Feb 2019 #103
The good news is barring some series of epic disasters Blue_Tires Feb 2019 #105
Surely they wouldn't have any interest in the corporate whore media? They don't watch that Maru Kitteh Feb 2019 #107
He will face two monumental problems right of the gate. Blue_true Feb 2019 #122
Agree - many women were deeply hurt radius777 Feb 2019 #148
Your last sentence. My perception is that underlay a lot of Bernie's angst against the party. Blue_true Feb 2019 #164
He'll be wiped out on Super Tuesday Starry Messenger Feb 2019 #110
He may be wiped out before we even get to Super Tuesday. Garrett78 Feb 2019 #130
He was wiped out by then last time around too BannonsLiver Feb 2019 #137
They are already whining about "dnc rigging" Starry Messenger Feb 2019 #141
PoC - not the DNC - destroyed Bernie radius777 Feb 2019 #150
I don't think history will repeat itself. Here's why: Garrett78 Feb 2019 #146
Excellent post. BannonsLiver Feb 2019 #149
Thanks. :) Garrett78 Feb 2019 #154
I really think that he is going to get exposed early on this time. Blue_true Feb 2019 #112
Right wing media and propaganda are the things to fear and fight against. diva77 Feb 2019 #115
Let this primary set a standard for our democracy at its best. pampango Feb 2019 #117
Banning Bernie thus alienating a few million liberal voters may thrill Trump. pampango Feb 2019 #125
again nt Grasswire2 Feb 2019 #134
Already run into some swarmy Alert attempts like 2016. Hoyt Feb 2019 #127
you'll get over it ProfessorPlum Feb 2019 #135
It's like I've heard that before. "You'll come around after Bernie wins" Maru Kitteh Feb 2019 #156
Insisting that your brand of Democrat is the only "true Democrat" is what will harm us. meadowlander Feb 2019 #138
"In about eighteen months..." We're about 1 year away from the Nevada caucuses. Garrett78 Feb 2019 #147
No it is insisting that someone who is a member of the Democratic Party Trumpocalypse Feb 2019 #151
We aren't going to win by narrowing down the definition of a democrat and telling everyone else meadowlander Feb 2019 #157
What a totally dishonest argument. Trumpocalypse Feb 2019 #158
Yes it is. Look up the definition of "democrat". meadowlander Feb 2019 #159
Stop playing dishonest games. Trumpocalypse Feb 2019 #160
Those are alternative definitions, not a list of conditions all of which must be met. meadowlander Feb 2019 #161
Sorry but Trumpocalypse Feb 2019 #162
BS is Too Divisive.. the Excellent, Qualified Cha Feb 2019 #140
+1,000,000 highplainsdem Feb 2019 #144
Boink. Scurrilous Feb 2019 #155
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