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calimary

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56. +1,000,000!!!!

Wed Jul 3, 2013, 05:47 PM

Jul 2013

I'm gonna have to refer to this in Will Pitt's thread.

If we damage OUR brand too much - we'll wind up stuck with Brand X.

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If a person wanted to defeat progressivism, what would [View all] MineralMan Jul 2013 OP

if the conditions of people's lives were improving they would not be susceptible to such tactics. HiPointDem Jul 2013 #1

As we saw in the 2012 elections? MineralMan Jul 2013 #2

First Quarter Of 2013 Saw Largest Wage Drop Ever HiPointDem Jul 2013 #23

True, "More American adults lacked health insurance coverage," but now ins purchase is mandatory ... AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #51

but the economy added more low wage, no benefits part time McJobs!!!! bvar22 Jul 2013 #83

scoreboard, baby! Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #6

come on and check things out in North Carolina..... NRaleighLiberal Jul 2013 #14

Conditions are slow to change because of republican obstructionism. bluestate10 Jul 2013 #94

bullshit. conditions are slow to change because the entire ruling establishment doesn't want HiPointDem Jul 2013 #95

...and what about the opposite? NRaleighLiberal Jul 2013 #3

kind of like what you do. HiPointDem Jul 2013 #24

huh? meaning? NRaleighLiberal Jul 2013 #36

sorry, mistook you for someone else HiPointDem Jul 2013 #41

whew....I didn't think I crossed any lines! NRaleighLiberal Jul 2013 #42

That person would plant faux-progressives as candidates, in my estimation. Wilms Jul 2013 #4

I will, thanks. MineralMan Jul 2013 #12

You nailed it. Someone who consistently fakes left, but goes right. GoneFishin Jul 2013 #33

Meanwhile, she'd never do anything but aid NAFTA and the like. Wilms Jul 2013 #57

No doubt whatsoever, but I was never fooled by her. I was totally fooled by him. GoneFishin Jul 2013 #76

Oh for fuck's sake... YoungDemCA Jul 2013 #5

Thank you for your informative, thoughtful reply. MineralMan Jul 2013 #8

I thought your informative, thoughtful thread was worth it YoungDemCA Jul 2013 #10

I don't even know where to begin with this post. Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #7

Well, think about it for a while. MineralMan Jul 2013 #9

My two so-called Democratic senators recently voted to cut food stamps. forestpath Jul 2013 #11

And who will you be voting for in the future, I wonder? MineralMan Jul 2013 #13

apparently he voted for the democrats & got food stamp cuts. HiPointDem Jul 2013 #27

Thank you, exactly. forestpath Jul 2013 #78

The ultimate denial thread. If you dare question your elected officials then you are obviously rhett o rick Jul 2013 #15

From the OP: I'll be back in a couple of hours MineralMan Jul 2013 #16

"Progressive" and "Democratic Party" are two different things Scootaloo Jul 2013 #17

How's the "Progressive" party doing in elections? MineralMan Jul 2013 #20

Progressivism, per your title, is an ideology Scootaloo Jul 2013 #28

Conspiracy Theory Much? usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #18

No, not much... MineralMan Jul 2013 #22

+1. only it's an officially approved conspiracy theory, so it can't be used to smear people. HiPointDem Jul 2013 #30

That sounds remarkably like a conspiracy Fumesucker Jul 2013 #19

There is an alert button at the bottom of this post. MineralMan Jul 2013 #21

Never used ignore, never used alert Fumesucker Jul 2013 #37

if someone wanted to defeat progressivism - they might manipulate office holders who ran on a Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #25

Very well stated. +1000 GoneFishin Jul 2013 #35

+1. seems to be a trend internationally as well. it's the labor parties that typically have HiPointDem Jul 2013 #45

As the GOP drives itself to extinction, the idea that "both parties are the same" may save it. pampango Jul 2013 #26

I think they'd hired freepers and wingnuts to come to DU and bemoan the infiltration by paulites... Democracyinkind Jul 2013 #29

No, they'd purchase a faction of the party leadership, and watch the party disintegrate as Marr Jul 2013 #31

If a person wanted to defeat progressivism, OnyxCollie Jul 2013 #32

... leftstreet Jul 2013 #53

Bam! Love It HangOnKids Jul 2013 #58

And there you have it. Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #61

This is the only way that would be effective. Kurovski Jul 2013 #62

It should remind you of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers." Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #69

Oh my heavens! Why is Carolyn Jones screaming over a little conformity? Kurovski Jul 2013 #71

HAHAHAHA Maven Jul 2013 #70

And thus as they (Tip O'Neill) say -"All elections are local" BumRushDaShow Jul 2013 #34

there's something quite funny about this, coming as it does from cali Jul 2013 #38

+1 MerryBlooms Jul 2013 #39

Yeah, I did. it's bullshit that MM is sanctimoniously accusing longtime DUers cali Jul 2013 #54

And people can't see it. Puglover Jul 2013 #60

You are correct cali Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #63

yep. that's the thing about the intertubes, nothing just vanishes forever. cali Jul 2013 #73

He posted it here himself, and others did in the threads in which he 'confessed' Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #80

what??? he posted an op here equating marriage equality to people marrying a tomato plant? cali Jul 2013 #85

Because he said it was satire. The Link Jul 2013 #90

Yes and pull the same 'I refuse to remove it' followed by 'it was satire' and Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #91

Spent? Fumesucker Jul 2013 #43

Zing! HangOnKids Jul 2013 #59

This. Starry Messenger Jul 2013 #49

+1 leftstreet Jul 2013 #52

That seems rather convoluted. frustrated_lefty Jul 2013 #40

And this thread isn't designed to create suspicion of Dems, is it? Waiting For Everyman Jul 2013 #44

act like a freeper's exaggeration of a progressive treestar Jul 2013 #46

And frequently employ straw man arguments and extreme exaggeration. GoneFishin Jul 2013 #79

That person would LWolf Jul 2013 #47

I think they would infiltrate progressive sites and..... Bonhomme Richard Jul 2013 #48

I don't know, you thought posting this was a good idea. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #50

Koch Bros spreadin' it around! Tarheel_Dem Jul 2013 #55

+1,000,000!!!! calimary Jul 2013 #56

Right because all the Reaganite things these alleged progressives are doing aren't really happening. MrSlayer Jul 2013 #64

They'd buy a politician to pose as a progressive LittleBlue Jul 2013 #65

Gee if I didn't know better I'd have to wonder if this OP Puglover Jul 2013 #66

No Way! Come On Now? HangOnKids Jul 2013 #68

This OP perfectly fits my afternoon's reading subject, McCarthyism Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #67

like the boggers. HiPointDem Jul 2013 #89

I have read several times from several different members that you are a freeper. The Link Jul 2013 #72

yes, it's true. just type Mineral Man Free Republic into cali Jul 2013 #75

No. I am not. I have not been MineralMan Jul 2013 #84

you posted plenty of anti-progressive stuff over there and you dissed duers cali Jul 2013 #86

If you are here to defend the President mick063 Jul 2013 #74

Simple answer: Ban the GOP BanTheGOP Jul 2013 #77

Or someone could pretend to convert to a Democrat, then join Republicans to give them a majority suffragette Jul 2013 #81

Easy, stock the pond with corporate Democrats who pitch themselves as liberals during elections and TheKentuckian Jul 2013 #82

YEAH!!! bvar22 Jul 2013 #87

I Lurve You! HangOnKids Jul 2013 #96

They would infiltrate progressive websites with well coached freepers. nt Zorra Jul 2013 #88

War is peace. XemaSab Jul 2013 #92

There are two or three prominent members of DU whose progressive credentials bluestate10 Jul 2013 #93