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In reply to the discussion: Wow! 20 years on DU!!! [View all]Nimble_Idea
(2,849 posts)8. I was with Kerry from the start
of course the campaign got swiftboated
back when gaslighting and the vapors were underground (unacknowledged but still done)
They wanted to grab that flag tight and keep others from it, all the while hating their own country to the bone.
Eventually Shrub decided that the stars and bars confederate flag wasn't the one he was backing.
But today....who knows his silence speaks volumes.
now, the magats don't give a fuck and the racism is all out in the open.
I actually am ok with them being open about it. It makes the choices clear.
I despise the fakeness of that bygone era.
We missed out on what a great President Kerry would have made.
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I was for Clark back then. Just looked at my profile and it shows this: Member since: Mon Dec 1, 2003, 03:42 PM
Quixote1818
Oct 2024
#54
Primaries used to be viscous here. I thank Don Trump for helping us realize where the real threat is....and, as always,
OAITW r.2.0
Oct 2024
#62