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In reply to the discussion: WAKE THE FUCK UP [View all]bvar22
(39,909 posts)70. Want to GOTV and make people HAPPY to push that "Democrat" button?
I don't think that many are going to buy into a lot of promises for "change" again from some unknown.
THAT one is ALL Used Up.
There is going to have to be a SOLID track record of STANDING UP for the Working Class, Social Security, and Organized LABOR that our candidates can run on.
Actual VIDEO of Standing UP to Wall Street and the 1% will be a huge PLUS to regain TRUST again.
Running a whole campaign on "We're not as BAD as the other guy"
doesn't motivate most American voters to Get. To. The. Fucking. Poll. and. VOTE!!!
QED:2010
And to the Democratic Party Leadership, I have only this to say;
Give Them SOMETHING REAL so that they WILL Get. To. The. Fucking. Poll. and. VOTE!!!
This Guy KNOWS what WORKS!
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"I've seen it happen time after time. When the Democratic candidate allows himself to be put on the defensive and starts apologizing for the New Deal and the Fair Deal, and says he really doesn't believe in them, he is sure to lose. The people don't want a phony Democrat. If it's a choice between a genuine Republican, and a Republican in Democratic clothing, the people will choose the genuine article, every time; that is, they will take a Republican before they will a phony Democrat, and I don't want any phony Democratic candidates in this campaign."
---President Harry Truman
QED:2010[/font]
"I've seen it happen time after time. When the Democratic candidate allows himself to be put on the defensive and starts apologizing for the New Deal and the Fair Deal, and says he really doesn't believe in them, he is sure to lose. The people don't want a phony Democrat. If it's a choice between a genuine Republican, and a Republican in Democratic clothing, the people will choose the genuine article, every time; that is, they will take a Republican before they will a phony Democrat, and I don't want any phony Democratic candidates in this campaign."
---President Harry Truman
[font size=3]Leadership! "The Buck Stops HERE!" NO Excuses![/font]
There is a REAL possibility that the Republicans will walk out of 2016 with EVERYTHING.
A whole lot is riding on how difficult it is going to be to force 50 Million Americans to BUY "Bronze" Health Insurance they don't think they NEED,
or can't afford to use.
The best estimates are that somewhere between 40 Million and 70MILLION Americans will be without Insurance by 2014.
Some of them will be eligible for Medicaid,
but the rest will be forced onto The Exchanges.
We will see, but that is an awfully BIG demographic to Piss Off if this doesn't go smoothly.
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I agree. Profanity is detrimental to any well-reasoned argument, including this one. n/t
SylviaD
Jul 2013
#73
I don't think that allowing civility its due denies or improves success to either party.
LanternWaste
Jul 2013
#163
ALERTING FOR USING THE WORD "FUCK"! Fuckers using the word fuck is fucking fucked. FFS.
L0oniX
Jul 2013
#149
denounce the other side for the sick twisted fascist pukes that they are
PowerToThePeople
Jul 2013
#5
"calling out bullshit" per the OP, right here -- the right is not using "the left's" talking points.
nashville_brook
Jul 2013
#27
i think that's why a lot of us are here...to crowdsource how to do a better job
nashville_brook
Jul 2013
#31
"So you can bang the drums of righteousness and liberalism all you want" -- seriously?
nashville_brook
Jul 2013
#32
The NSA IS spying on the American people, and guess what, for the first time in memory, Republicans
sabrina 1
Jul 2013
#171
I do know who they are spying on. They are spying on ME. And I want to know why.
sabrina 1
Jul 2013
#178
Haven't you ever seen those late night shows, when people like Leno go out on the streets ...
AlbertCat
Jul 2013
#153
+1000. Triangulating is a bullshit sellout. The corporatists are the ones responsible for the Dem
GoneFishin
Jul 2013
#104
My wife and I were having this very discussion last night. I found myself reminiscing about
HardTimes99
Jul 2013
#134
Carter was the closest thing to a "choir boy" that we've ever had as President.
maddiemom
Jul 2013
#144
Were it not for Manzanar, FDR would qualify for 'choir boy' in my book too. Even so, FDR
HardTimes99
Jul 2013
#148
But, WAIT! All Reagan had to do was say, "Mr. Gorbache tear down this wall,"v,
maddiemom
Jul 2013
#166
Don't forget the Reagan Recession (1981-83). Adult unemployment crested at
HardTimes99
Jul 2013
#135
We have national health care, more rights for gays, a budding Moderate-Progressive
bluestate10
Jul 2013
#46
Amazing how a person who is dependent on a government job can become anti-government.
bluestate10
Jul 2013
#41
Many people on the Left are sane. It is the far Left that appears to be unbalanced.
bluestate10
Jul 2013
#39
Reminds me of where I was twenty-some years ago. Please be so kind as to define liberal.
Egalitarian Thug
Jul 2013
#25
You want Democrats to beat republicans bloody at the polls and with policy?
bluestate10
Jul 2013
#33
I absolutely agree - as a demographic, gays have high levels of disposable income.
Divernan
Jul 2013
#100
The only way to defeat republican gerrymandering is to get as many people that are
bluestate10
Jul 2013
#52
Yes Kentuck. Democrats actually believe in democracy and when given the chance to lead,
bluestate10
Jul 2013
#54
Liberals are not the ones willing to always compromise, it is the presence of the Third Way
sabrina 1
Jul 2013
#58
Great post Phillyindy, thanks for taking the time to write it, and please ignore all the ....
Scuba
Jul 2013
#95
It wasn't pretty the first time the labor movement took power away from the rich. It won't be pretty
liberal_at_heart
Jul 2013
#106
Most are consumed by their daily life instead of being politically active
Rosa Luxemburg
Jul 2013
#111
And stop appointing Republicans to a Democratic Administration!!! What is that all about?
sabrina 1
Jul 2013
#113
Welcome to DU. Who do you think would fit that phrase? Who did you support for Pres last election?
uppityperson
Jul 2013
#138
OK, you've just made me conscious that I have always felt that liberals are at the center, and
Gregorian
Jul 2013
#160
I'm with you. I've fought bullshit attempts at bipartisanship. People on the right respect fighters.
ancianita
Jul 2013
#161
I imagine many Republicans are rational just as I imagine many Democrats are irrational.
LanternWaste
Jul 2013
#162