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109. " I can recognize when I have been suckered in"

Reply to zeemike (Reply #95)

Fri Aug 9, 2013, 12:54 PM

Aug 2013

Sure you can, sure you can.

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"Vote for Hillary or else!" [View all] JackRiddler Aug 2013 OP

Kick Scuba Aug 2013 #1

Nobody has said "Vote for Hillary or else..." brooklynite Aug 2013 #2

A lot of folks here have said SheilaT Aug 2013 #35

Many have, and more will. That's the game... Demo_Chris Aug 2013 #112

Ummmmmm,,,, Cryptoad Aug 2013 #3

Ah anarchy! The favorite scare word of the rulers ........ socialist_n_TN Aug 2013 #11

"communist" got kinda overworked a couple of generations ago. RC Aug 2013 #19

Back when,,,,, Cryptoad Aug 2013 #96

Seeing how Snowden is not a traitor, but did his duty according to the oath he took to uphold the RC Aug 2013 #97

Funnny,,, Cryptoad Aug 2013 #98

So you agree we should have no privacy from government snooping? RC Aug 2013 #99

Yet,,,,, Cryptoad Aug 2013 #103

So, no amount of proof will convince you? RC Aug 2013 #107

Please note that "hard-line communists" are banned per the terms of service MNBrewer Aug 2013 #59

Frankly I think if Hillery runs zeemike Aug 2013 #4

It must be nice to blame "The Party" or "TPTB" for every candidate you don't like brooklynite Aug 2013 #6

They did it with a trojan horse. zeemike Aug 2013 #13

You voted for Obama because you thought he had Progressive dog Aug 2013 #34

Yes that is about it. zeemike Aug 2013 #44

Boy aren't you a sucker sharp_stick Aug 2013 #47

Well I can admit to being a sucker. zeemike Aug 2013 #49

but there was not really a choice either time hfojvt Aug 2013 #56

jeered or ignored about sums it up zeemike Aug 2013 #58

"I believed all the shit you folks told us". Progressive dog Aug 2013 #93

Well I guess the difference between us is zeemike Aug 2013 #95

" I can recognize when I have been suckered in" Progressive dog Aug 2013 #109

Rehabilitating the Bush name HoneychildMooseMoss Aug 2013 #60

Well I don't watch TV but that does not surprise me. zeemike Aug 2013 #64

I don't watch much TV myself anymore HoneychildMooseMoss Aug 2013 #110

Actually two "vote sinks" for us on the left. Edwards was also in this category too... cascadiance Aug 2013 #87

You are probably right zeemike Aug 2013 #88

I guarantee they will hfojvt Aug 2013 #54

You are right it is a win win for them zeemike Aug 2013 #55

They will blame the left instead of blaming themselves for foisting Clinton on the party. L0oniX Aug 2013 #102

That's how I see it too. zeemike Aug 2013 #108

I guess if Hillary runs its going to get very ugly around here again Gman Aug 2013 #5

ugh... I was so relieved when that mostly subsided eShirl Aug 2013 #15

People are sick and tired of putting faith in NorthCarolina Aug 2013 #23

Nailed it. Perfectly. woo me with science Aug 2013 #46

DLC = Dino Leadership Council. Pretenders to liberal progressives. n/t L0oniX Aug 2013 #104

I am sick and tired of the Saint Hillary rhetoric. Ford_Prefect Aug 2013 #7

BUT NorthCarolina Aug 2013 #25

Her lead in name recognition over other announced primary contenders is gianormous HereSince1628 Aug 2013 #8

As was already the case in 2008. JackRiddler Aug 2013 #9

Yep HereSince1628 Aug 2013 #14

We have to vote for the name we reconize, reguardless of the realities we know will then happen RC Aug 2013 #22

Uhh.... Clinton's lead over Warren is ANYTHING BUT "gianormous" in latest poll... cascadiance Aug 2013 #86

I'm sure your serious, but this post doesn't Warren that. HereSince1628 Aug 2013 #89

As of today EuroGame Aug 2013 #10

She's inevitable! She's the only chance! (Exhibit A) JackRiddler Aug 2013 #12

Nah Cryptoad Aug 2013 #50

Exactly. The other hilarity is... JackRiddler Aug 2013 #61

"8 years of Clinton will pretty much be a continuation of Obama. " eShirl Aug 2013 #17

"5 years of Obama have pretty much been a continuation of _____." JackRiddler Aug 2013 #20

Voltaire also said 'Don't let the good be used as a cudgle to beat the Perfect into Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #36

I see a pattern on DU. Push Push Hillary. Poll she fails. Whine. Push Push Poll Fail Whine on point Aug 2013 #16

Well said! Myrina Aug 2013 #27

So, you'd prefer a "Real" Third Way, DLC Dem? brooklynite Aug 2013 #39

It's juvenile to say that a winning politician can be a fake? FiveGoodMen Aug 2013 #63

No, it's juvenile to suggest that a politicians who won... brooklynite Aug 2013 #65

Given the number on this site who continue to support America's betrayers FiveGoodMen Aug 2013 #66

Congrats...you probably just insulted half the people here. brooklynite Aug 2013 #67

I care about my country and it's Bill of Rights FiveGoodMen Aug 2013 #68

pattern includes calling people "haters/bashers" who are against DLC/Third Way Dems antigop Aug 2013 #42

The Dem party has and is morphing into what the right was. Clinton will help that to continue. n/t L0oniX Aug 2013 #105

Sorry to say, but Madmiddle Aug 2013 #18

Can you do me a Cheviteau Aug 2013 #52

Of course that isn't the third way MO dreamnightwind Aug 2013 #69

Bill Clinton SIGNED it. bvar22 Aug 2013 #75

Speeches and utterances don't count for much. JackRiddler Aug 2013 #83

Oh Jesus Christ in a trashcan, with your thread. demwing Aug 2013 #21

GOP war on women makes Hillary inevitable coldmountain Aug 2013 #24

Sorry, gotta call BS on that one. BrainDrain Aug 2013 #30

It's like there's an alternate world on DU Lisa D Aug 2013 #29

Thanks for the kick before you hid it. JackRiddler Aug 2013 #31

Draft Jeff Merkley. That is all. Bette Noir Aug 2013 #26

Hillary should take a walk...... BrainDrain Aug 2013 #28

The problem with "her turn" is that it's our lives... JackRiddler Aug 2013 #32

Another anti-Hillary OP with no alternatives JoePhilly Aug 2013 #33

The idea I believe, BrainDrain Aug 2013 #38

Not until an alternative appears JoePhilly Aug 2013 #41

At this point in time, LWolf Aug 2013 #53

Promoting Hillary like there is no alternative is also becoming a theme around here. L0oniX Aug 2013 #106

If it's anything like 2007-08, count me out. tridim Aug 2013 #37

Had There Been More Pro-Hiilary 1ProudAtheist Aug 2013 #40

er,and you know this HOW? DonCoquixote Aug 2013 #78

Come on people... EuroGame Aug 2013 #43

Can't pull the lever for Hillary mick063 Aug 2013 #45

The place for a fight is the primary Proud Public Servant Aug 2013 #48

assimilate or be destroyed hfojvt Aug 2013 #51

Hillary would not win a general election. Waiting For Everyman Aug 2013 #57

That's not realism. That's nonsense Proud Public Servant Aug 2013 #62

Same calculations will apply to other Democrats... JackRiddler Aug 2013 #71

I agree and Proud Public Servant Aug 2013 #73

I don't believe they really believe that. JackRiddler Aug 2013 #76

An article on her popularity (its from May 2013)... Agschmid Aug 2013 #74

She is very a polarizing libodem Aug 2013 #82

Excellent OP dreamnightwind Aug 2013 #70

There is much "left" that would be popular. JackRiddler Aug 2013 #72

Vote for whomever you want in the primary. In the general, vote for the nominee or else. n/t lumberjack_jeff Aug 2013 #77

This OP is a perfect example of one of the reasons I love DU. Bravo. nt Zorra Aug 2013 #79

Ooooh, thank you so much! JackRiddler Aug 2013 #85

no way in hell Howler Aug 2013 #80

I will NOT vote for Clinton... 99Forever Aug 2013 #81

We need to start looking for other candidates NOW. Le Taz Hot Aug 2013 #84

Well, Clinton's supporters (not "The Party Bosses") are already getting organized... brooklynite Aug 2013 #94

Egads man, the election is a long way off. . B Calm Aug 2013 #90

Her DU campaign has already started JackRiddler Aug 2013 #92

Is she running? nt justiceischeap Aug 2013 #91

Anyone who votes for Clinton is voting for the status quo. Eddie Haskell Aug 2013 #100

This will piss off the other worshippers. L0oniX Aug 2013 #101

Okay. Else it is. AtomicKitten Aug 2013 #111

Well, I was questioned very suspiciously right here on DU re Hillary and what my political intention sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #113