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zipplewrath

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76. Average of good and bad

Thu Jul 25, 2013, 05:05 PM

Jul 2013

The average of good and bad is mediocre at best.
The average of mediocre and bad is bad.
Compromise is me saying 10 and you saying 5 so we agree on 7. Capitulation is me saying 10 and you saying numbers don't exist, so we don't just don't count.

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Number of major political discussion boards where Republicans get bashed [View all] geek tragedy Jul 2013 OP

do you have links? nt Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #1

Sure: geek tragedy Jul 2013 #3

That's not very probative. The links would have to number in the 10s or 100s of thousands cthulu2016 Jul 2013 #21

or derive a statistically significant sample and draw conclusions Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #41

motivation? Puzzledtraveller Jul 2013 #2

I expect the Republicans to be shitheads. djean111 Jul 2013 #4

number of Democrats who actually fight Republican policies - not enough of them hfojvt Jul 2013 #5

DLC is extinct. DLCer now is a meaningless term applied geek tragedy Jul 2013 #7

Sure it's extinct hfojvt Jul 2013 #17

+ a gazillion. nt Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #19

Thanks for proving my point. geek tragedy Jul 2013 #22

no, it went out of business because it won hfojvt Jul 2013 #35

Obama was never a member of the DLC. nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #37

And you are insulting Aerows Jul 2013 #47

Did you mean to respond to a different comment? geek tragedy Jul 2013 #48

Obama is DLC Aerows Jul 2013 #71

No, he was never DLC. geek tragedy Jul 2013 #73

Neither is Obama Aerows Jul 2013 #75

Big kick for you Aerows mick063 Jul 2013 #82

and wasn't that a clever strategy for the primaries? hfojvt Jul 2013 #60

Obama ran as a milquetoast mainstream Democrat who was hawkish geek tragedy Jul 2013 #63

except when, taking a page from my journal, hfojvt Jul 2013 #69

Clinton had a long record to attack. geek tragedy Jul 2013 #70

And don't forget AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #29

Which is more bullshit Aerows Jul 2013 #38

Can we also Aerows Jul 2013 #34

Sure, but there's a Gary Johnson voter going around trolling the site geek tragedy Jul 2013 #36

So that means we get to broadly Aerows Jul 2013 #42

No, just be sure to avoid assuming the charge is being used geek tragedy Jul 2013 #46

It is used in bad faith Aerows Jul 2013 #49

bad faith, unfair, and erroneous accusations are never good nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #51

But they get hurled around regularly Aerows Jul 2013 #53

Today I was accused of being a racist Zimmerman supporter. geek tragedy Jul 2013 #55

Well I guess that absolves you Aerows Jul 2013 #58

This is funny. Rex Jul 2013 #66

Assimilated Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #43

Nail meet hammerhead Aerows Jul 2013 #25

You've got to be kidding treestar Jul 2013 #45

we've talked about that before hfojvt Jul 2013 #64

Your not allowed to criticize the POTUS Rex Jul 2013 #68

or they may just see the glass as 75% full hfojvt Jul 2013 #72

Don't feel bad, mine don't either. Rex Jul 2013 #74

To an ideologue, the perfect is the enemy of the good. Progress must be in a straight line. KittyWampus Jul 2013 #6

Err, I think you have that backwards Aerows Jul 2013 #28

No, Kitty has that exactly right Recursion Jul 2013 #89

Average of good and bad zipplewrath Jul 2013 #76

Define "major political discussion board." morningfog Jul 2013 #8

When Bush was President, did the Republicans expend more energy geek tragedy Jul 2013 #10

I don't give a shit what repukes do. Never have, never will. morningfog Jul 2013 #77

When the Repukes do stuff that helps them win elections, I do pay geek tragedy Jul 2013 #78

None with "REPUBLICAN" in the name. nt AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #9

How many Democrats were high officials in the Cheney regency? Fumesucker Jul 2013 #11

1-2 in each. Ray LaHood was a Republican in Obama's first geek tragedy Jul 2013 #12

Name those Democrats Bush had in cabinet level positions. Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #50

Norman Mineta nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #61

Yep, Norman Mineta is correct! mrdmk Jul 2013 #80

Mineta plus two undersecs Recursion Jul 2013 #90

That's a great question. I'd love to know historically going back multiple Presidencies. KittyWampus Jul 2013 #14

Traditionally there are one or two Recursion Jul 2013 #91

I coulda sworn I had "bashed" on my trashed word list. Iggo Jul 2013 #13

So you're comparing DU to Free Reublic?? In what way does DU compare to the Freepers, other sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #15

It is why I just cut off discussion with the op. Waste of time.nt Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #20

Well, since Paulite trolls are posting their screeds and getting recommended heavily... KittyWampus Jul 2013 #27

The second you call someone a "Paulite" is the second Aerows Jul 2013 #30

I figure they use the term to promote the Pauls, who other Democrats know can't Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #54

+1...nt SidDithers Jul 2013 #93

Lol, you'll rec anything whatchamacallit Jul 2013 #98

Not true... SidDithers Jul 2013 #99

Quite a claim whatchamacallit Jul 2013 #97

Democrats have always suffered from an inferiority complex. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2013 #16

False assertion is false cthulu2016 Jul 2013 #18

You're wrong. End of discussion. Thank you for wasting my time (nt) muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #23

Where do Republicans get criticized more than Democrats these days? nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #26

This thread is a meta whine, because you're all upset that many Democrats have arrived muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #56

Such hostility. It doesn't strike you odd that John Boehner geek tragedy Jul 2013 #62

You're wrong. End of discussion. Thank you for wasting my time (nt) muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #65

a quick perusal of DU will find you empirically incorrect, I'm afraid geek tragedy Jul 2013 #67

I shit on Repubs and their garbage policies no matter WHAT party they say they're from. HughBeaumont Jul 2013 #24

When you lie with dogs, you get fleas. Democrats_win Jul 2013 #31

YUP ... a DU thread about an Obama speech ... JoePhilly Jul 2013 #32

There needs to be an aggressive pushback against that kind of cancer. nt AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #39

Yep. Scurrilous Jul 2013 #84

+ a million. And yet, this thread is overflowing to the brim with people who somehow didn't see Number23 Jul 2013 #88

... SidDithers Jul 2013 #94

Simple. Democrats > Republicans. n/t Dawgs Jul 2013 #33

Actually,both Fark and Reddit regularly kick the sufrommich Jul 2013 #40

Nice RAH RAH OP. Rex Jul 2013 #44

Cheerleaders vs. Principles: Discuss. nt LWolf Jul 2013 #52

This is the NFL mick063 Jul 2013 #83

Well since our President invokes republican solutions, we take on that extra load for that. Safetykitten Jul 2013 #57

We travel to then beat of a different drummer Dyedinthewoolliberal Jul 2013 #59

Look at the comments section on your local paper and it will be clear that the right is systematical DonRedwood Jul 2013 #79

Where do you come up all those figures? You just gave me a headache. I don't worry about who sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #81

You've touched on something I've described here many times in the past. JoePhilly Jul 2013 #96

and I will keep bashing democrats until Race to the Top is repealed, along with a few other things. liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #85

I'll rather speak my mind then fall into lock-step (nt) bigwillq Jul 2013 #86

.. Cha Jul 2013 #87

Nailed it...nt SidDithers Jul 2013 #92

Proof? 99Forever Jul 2013 #95

Boink. Scurrilous Jul 2013 #100