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djean111

(14,255 posts)
108. Of course there is a double standard, silly!
Fri Aug 2, 2013, 05:40 PM
Aug 2013

But yes, we shall see what Whirly Hates has to say about Cruz.

We shouldn't forget, the Republicans are ready to dust off all the hedgehog Aug 2013 #1
The Mass. election got pretty nasty. Warren or any Dem nominee would be subjected to a barrage of Metric System Aug 2013 #40
The Republicans will dig up or make up dirt about whomever we run. winter is coming Aug 2013 #98
This is nothing new. making up dirt against a Democratic challener is something that they've always Cal33 Aug 2013 #143
I want the names bush and clinton to go away. This isn't a monarchy and I'm sick of them. roguevalley Aug 2013 #116
AMEN!! n/t choie Aug 2013 #127
Left On! Faux pas Aug 2013 #132
I agree that is m objection to HRC left is right Aug 2013 #151
Thank you. nt snappyturtle Aug 2013 #178
Oh, well THAT'S a *reason* for ya...the Republicans don't like her. You haters are a SCREAM LaydeeBug Aug 2013 #164
Warren gets all my support. Safetykitten Aug 2013 #2
This is not a hard choice for anyone who holds to traditional Democratic values. Scuba Aug 2013 #3
How is Warren going to accomplish anything real with a Republican House? treestar Aug 2013 #4
Of course 2014 is nearer, and winning the House in 2014 is a must, if Democrats will be Cal33 Aug 2013 #23
It doesn't matter if you would like the way she would "see to it" treestar Aug 2013 #125
I do realize the necessity of having the backing of the Congress for the president to get things Cal33 Aug 2013 #130
You are right. Maedhros Aug 2013 #60
She would not make 'grand bargains' AgingAmerican Aug 2013 #5
Sending Warren into that cesspool now would be crazy. grasswire Aug 2013 #6
Just doing her job now and for the next 3-1/2 years as senator might help to clean up the Cal33 Aug 2013 #52
She's One Of 100... KharmaTrain Aug 2013 #154
Much of what you say is true. Well, I hope she will rev up something that Democrats are really Cal33 Aug 2013 #157
I'd vote for Warren madokie Aug 2013 #7
She would have my vote. immoderate Aug 2013 #17
and I'd bet almost anything that she won't run. c'mon, use some analytic skills here. cali Aug 2013 #8
...and here comes the "If you don't select her then you will have a repuke for POTUS". L0oniX Aug 2013 #13
Hey, you-- Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #80
I've been saying for 9 months now neither Clinton nor Biden will run davidpdx Aug 2013 #122
I hope Warren will. Cal33 Aug 2013 #123
I second your hope! n/t JimDandy Aug 2013 #144
And the Clinton name is associated with the IWR, NAFTA, closeupready Aug 2013 #9
The bottom line... gcomeau Aug 2013 #10
Because first-term Senators have no chance whatsoever of being elected President KamaAina Aug 2013 #31
And of course Rand Paul and Ted Cruz pscot Aug 2013 #35
Cruz was born in canada. alp227 Aug 2013 #47
Hallelujah.... think Aug 2013 #64
His mother is American born. djean111 Aug 2013 #104
REALLY? alp227 Aug 2013 #106
Of course there is a double standard, silly! djean111 Aug 2013 #108
If so, how come the GOP fruit-cakes were making such a stink about Obama? His Cal33 Aug 2013 #109
"natural born" is open to interpretation. djean111 Aug 2013 #110
How about all the Cal33 Aug 2013 #114
Not in the context of the Presidency - Obama's mom was born in Kansas - If what you said was true karynnj Aug 2013 #113
I like Elizabeth Warren, but she's no Barack Obama. Come on. Metric System Aug 2013 #41
That's why I like her! KamaAina Aug 2013 #42
That is right....nt Enthusiast Aug 2013 #119
I was not referring simply to... gcomeau Aug 2013 #48
You forget, she also worked a few years for Obama. She's had an Cal33 Aug 2013 #58
I feel quite certain that in two years' time, Warren will have made a good name for Cal33 Aug 2013 #38
I do as well... gcomeau Aug 2013 #49
Most Repubs. vote Republican, and most Dems. vote Democratic. She doesn't need Cal33 Aug 2013 #61
I will never vote for any Clinton! I have a feeling the over lords and fawners will select her. L0oniX Aug 2013 #11
Not even if it's a choice between a Clinton or a Republican? Cal33 Aug 2013 #30
That is not the case at present pscot Aug 2013 #37
Using the word "never"... gcomeau Aug 2013 #50
I hope it won't be the case in 2016, either. Cal33 Aug 2013 #63
If lefty Dems don't vote it will be the fault of who the DLC and centrists run in the primary. L0oniX Aug 2013 #134
A vote for Clinton is a vote for war IMO. L0oniX Aug 2013 #95
A primary reason, (pun intended), why the polarization of wealth increases daily, Zorra Aug 2013 #12
If we're using musical analogies Maedhros Aug 2013 #62
Why, what on earth do you mean? Zorra Aug 2013 #71
No person in this country deserves the office of President more than Sec. Clinton. millennialmax Aug 2013 #14
deserves? deserves? yikes. cali Aug 2013 #18
If it comes to a choice of Hillary or a Republican, I'd choose Hillary. Our democratic way of life Cal33 Aug 2013 #24
But there IS a primary before the general election. And OP and many of us haven't selected Hillary cascadiance Aug 2013 #84
Very well said! Raksha Aug 2013 #117
Oh, I've GOT to hear more of this. bvar22 Aug 2013 #26
If you need me to explain, it's probably not going to change your mind anyway. eom millennialmax Aug 2013 #29
Its that sense of royal "entitlement" that turns my stomach. bvar22 Aug 2013 #43
Graham is that you? 4Q2u2 Aug 2013 #32
I don't understand what Lindsay Graham has to do with any of this. millennialmax Aug 2013 #33
80/20 RevStPatrick Aug 2013 #34
What if she doesn't run, Graham? Spirochete Aug 2013 #59
The presidency is not subject to any entitlement. What's more important is her stand on the issues, totodeinhere Aug 2013 #74
But Hillary might get the McCain vote! progressoid Aug 2013 #15
Has Elizabeth Warren indicated that she's even thinking MineralMan Aug 2013 #16
Not that I am aware of. But there's nothing wrong with hoping. :) Cal33 Aug 2013 #25
That's what I thought. It's too early, I think, MineralMan Aug 2013 #27
It doesn't stop her fan club from wishing and hoping. MADem Aug 2013 #161
I agree. She is doing a wonderful job in the Senate, and MineralMan Aug 2013 #163
I'm all in. wilsonbooks Aug 2013 #19
No more DLC, but the Democratic Establishment is still around, under a Cal33 Aug 2013 #28
Got my vote MannyGoldstein Aug 2013 #20
I would enthusiastically vote leftynyc Aug 2013 #21
K&R. Clinton in 2016 would be Bush's fifth term. ENOUGH. forestpath Aug 2013 #22
Having a well-known name didn't help Hillary beat someone as well known rocktivity Aug 2013 #36
I'll take either one ... meegbear Aug 2013 #39
Can't say I blame you. :) Cal33 Aug 2013 #68
Can we PLEASE concentrate on the 2013 and 2014 elections right now????? DinahMoeHum Aug 2013 #44
What you say is very true. I'm just expressing my views. Cal33 Aug 2013 #69
I don't know Warren's views on civil liberties and war and executive power and border enforcement Vattel Aug 2013 #45
From what she is already doing, we can see that Warren is a Progressive. However, she Cal33 Aug 2013 #72
Many Democrats are waiting to see... Wait Wut Aug 2013 #46
Excellent way of looking at things. Cal33 Aug 2013 #73
Can anyone convince me Hillary won't be a corporate shill? FreeBC Aug 2013 #51
Seeing these as the same.... Crow73 Aug 2013 #57
I'll always vote for the lesser of two evils, because in that case, not to vote Cal33 Aug 2013 #77
The Clinton presidency was the last GlashFordan Aug 2013 #53
Thanks for propping up Newt. mick063 Aug 2013 #65
I'll give credit to bigdog GlashFordan Aug 2013 #89
Actually the gap between the 1% and everyone else accelerated during Clinton's totodeinhere Aug 2013 #76
Because of the export of jobs, Clinton's prosperity could only have been temporary. I'm Cal33 Aug 2013 #83
Why his and her biggest money backers ceonupe Aug 2013 #128
I don't know One Friend Howler Aug 2013 #54
Yes mick063 Aug 2013 #67
EXACTLY Mick063 Howler Aug 2013 #78
The only Clinton I want as President Maedhros Aug 2013 #55
+1 AtomicKitten Aug 2013 #97
I donate, pound the street, hit the phone bank, go to work for Warren. (or one very similar to her) mick063 Aug 2013 #56
haha... I would only vote for warren if she were the dem nom okieinpain Aug 2013 #66
tough call. warrprayer Aug 2013 #70
The GOP is so fucked up right now that I suspect that any credible Democrat, totodeinhere Aug 2013 #79
I prefer neither. LWolf Aug 2013 #75
That is a compromise I can live with mick063 Aug 2013 #85
That's right. LWolf Aug 2013 #92
If a liberal governor will be the next Democratic nominee for president, I'd vote for him/her. Cal33 Aug 2013 #88
That's what Diebold says. AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2013 #81
I suppose there will still be many electronic voting machines around come 2016. We Cal33 Aug 2013 #90
I agree that electronic voting machines will still be around. I disagree that we are either too lazy AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2013 #93
But the politicians in power, who could make changes and don't, should be. Cal33 Aug 2013 #100
We need a Tough ol' Broad. I'll take Clinton any day over Warren. Her time will come demosincebirth Aug 2013 #82
Even if Warren should be fighting for the American people, and Clinton for the corporations? Cal33 Aug 2013 #91
If you say so. nt demosincebirth Aug 2013 #115
Warren looks good to me. Clinton is a No Sale. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2013 #86
Elizabeth Warren Hula Popper Aug 2013 #87
I will not vote for Hillary. liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #94
If I could be convinced Warren would win I'm all for it. DCBob Aug 2013 #96
Yes, she has been in office only 7 months and she is already tackling big problems like Cal33 Aug 2013 #99
Perhaps.. but she needs to make some noise and get in the news. DCBob Aug 2013 #101
the media is owned by the rich and they have already decided that Hillary will be the nominee. liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #102
Funny RW talk radio says the media has selected Hillary also but for a different reason. DCBob Aug 2013 #103
I doubt that. The media is not interested in Warren going after bankers, but they are interested in liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #105
Yes, she should get some exposure and see how voters react. I also think this is Cal33 Aug 2013 #107
Come on, EVERYONE knows the person with the best name recognition 3 years away from hughee99 Aug 2013 #111
But this case is slightly different. Hillary' news-making years are over. Elizabeth's are Cal33 Aug 2013 #112
Being from MA, you don't have to tell me about Warren, I'm on board. hughee99 Aug 2013 #118
And for those in Massachusetts worried about losing another senator... cascadiance Aug 2013 #140
I agree with you 100%. There are many who are like Eliz. Warren around. All we have Cal33 Aug 2013 #148
I think definitely point out the problems with them passing the Telecomm Act... cascadiance Aug 2013 #149
Many thanks. Will do. Cal33 Aug 2013 #150
Didn't we hear all of this six years ago? mattclearing Aug 2013 #120
Elizabeth Warren would be my first choice! B Calm Aug 2013 #121
Is Warren even running? treestar Aug 2013 #124
Not that I'm aware of. But that doesn't matter. Remember when she was not Cal33 Aug 2013 #126
Clinton is just another neocon puppet Eddie Haskell Aug 2013 #129
I won't vote for Hillary. Want my vote? Run a non-corporatist. GoneFishin Aug 2013 #131
The problem with extortion is that the ransom never goes away and always goes up. mick063 Aug 2013 #135
What we can do is try to make sure a Progressive or Liberal wins in the Cal33 Aug 2013 #137
I will work hard in this endeavor mick063 Aug 2013 #139
Thanks for your intention to work hard to convince Eliz. Warren to run for the presidency. I Cal33 Aug 2013 #145
I appreciate the link. mick063 Aug 2013 #146
If name recognition and the 'familiar' Faux pas Aug 2013 #133
I support candidates in primaries who I think are electable. aikoaiko Aug 2013 #136
I would prefer Clinton to Warren... Sancho Aug 2013 #138
I think internationally, many countries might be really looking forward more to someone like Warren cascadiance Aug 2013 #141
Reply to Cascadiance's post #141 Cal33 Aug 2013 #142
And the opposite is also true. hobbit709 Aug 2013 #147
Elizabeth Warren is my senator and a damn good one. MADem Aug 2013 #152
Elizabeth Warren won over her Republican competitor for the position of Senator from Mass. mainly Cal33 Aug 2013 #155
EW was heavily funded because nationally, it was a disgrace to have Scott Brown as the junior MADem Aug 2013 #160
If trying to get students to pay 0.75% interest on their loans instead of 6.8% and breaking up Cal33 Aug 2013 #166
She was just on local FauxSnooze tv--she's 'not interested.' MADem Aug 2013 #173
Sorry for sounding like I was lecturing. I didn't realize I was doing it. Nope, I'm Cal33 Aug 2013 #174
Senators are supposed to spend time with their constituents. MADem Aug 2013 #175
To the GOP, the only president that could be worse than a black man... Atman Aug 2013 #153
There sure are a lot of PUMAs on DU. I for one can't wait for the mass exodus/banning. What goes Metric System Aug 2013 #156
I had to look up what PUMA stands for (Party Union My Ass). Hey, Democrats are like that. The Cal33 Aug 2013 #159
I don't see Elizabeth Warren criticizing that horrible corporatist Obama now. What makes you think Metric System Aug 2013 #158
You may think of Obama as a horrible corporatist. I think Obama is a middle-of-the-roader, who is Cal33 Aug 2013 #165
You may not know what Ms. Warren thinks but I agree with your assessment of the President. 1-Old-Man Aug 2013 #167
We need REAL change not more broken promises. nt. AppleBottom Aug 2013 #162
Think about Rand Paul. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio and ask yourself: brooklynite Aug 2013 #168
You are right. When Obama did not appoint Elizabeth Warren to head the Consumer Financial Protectio Cal33 Aug 2013 #171
If one is content with the way things are voting for Clinton makes sense. If one wants real changes Douglas Carpenter Aug 2013 #169
I also think that if we were to have full Republican control of the Federal Government for Cal33 Aug 2013 #172
If Warren is our primary runner, then she has my full support. Rex Aug 2013 #170
As a card carrying Democrat.. I would proudly vote for either one Peacetrain Aug 2013 #176
"we'll be having more of the same as what we've been having from Obama..." gulliver Aug 2013 #177
I came to the conclusion that Obama was a middle-of-the-roader a long time ago, and also that Cal33 Aug 2013 #179
What you say about blockages from the GOP is very true. But, just think back a few Cal33 Aug 2013 #180
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