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Savannahmann

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44. Oh good Lord

Wed Sep 4, 2013, 08:13 PM

Sep 2013

Why is it that once a week we get someone who decides it's time for a Loyalty Test? Why can't we stand with other Democrats? Democrats like Alan Grayson who is without a doubt a Democrat? Why must someone always come here and insist that any Democrats must line up behind someone who is doing something we don't like? Are we next going to be called upon to line up behind Filner of San Diego? Are all good Democrats going to have to line up and support Anthony Weiner?

I stand with Alan Grayson, Democratic Congressman of Florida. I stand with Hank Johnson, Democratic Congressman from Georgia. Both of who have spoken out against this action in Syria. I may stand with Elizabeth Warren, and I may stand with others, if they stand with principles and ideals I stand with.

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Do you stand with the leader of the Democratic Party? [View all] baldguy Sep 2013 OP

I stand with whoever stands with me DonCoquixote Sep 2013 #1

Apparently the OP wants us to stand with George W. Bush. Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2013 #104

What kind of dumb choice is that? CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2013 #2

^^ This ^^ Ohio Joe Sep 2013 #8

Ah, thank you, my dear Joe! CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2013 #13

MY DEAR MISS PEGGY!!! Skittles Sep 2013 #26

You need to deliver the OP Aerows Sep 2013 #65

meh Skittles Sep 2013 #84

Brothers half, dim and shit. Aerows Sep 2013 #86

Me too Warpy Sep 2013 #61

Yer either with us Aerows Sep 2013 #69

Those that don't study history... RC Sep 2013 #155

Days like these make me want to change my name to Cassandra Warpy Sep 2013 #157

That should be a thread, Peg... fadedrose Sep 2013 #177

It is not wisdom to stand up to bullying tactics. It's character. nt tsuki Sep 2013 #77

It is character to discern when one should Aerows Sep 2013 #82

+1 leftstreet Sep 2013 #21

Some people on DU see fit to impune the honesty, integrity & honor of the President, Sec Kerry baldguy Sep 2013 #22

I do not find that what Pres. Obama or Sec'y Kerry are doing HONORABLE at all. CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2013 #36

CaliforniaPeggy, thank you for saying this..... prairierose Sep 2013 #41

Thank YOU for telling me this... CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2013 #43

Me either Aerows Sep 2013 #72

THIS ^^^^ Trailrider1951 Sep 2013 #76

I hope I stated it plainly enough Aerows Sep 2013 #79

Well said, Aerows. LuvNewcastle Sep 2013 #152

I think you mean "impugn" nt grasswire Sep 2013 #62

And some people just call a bad freaking idea Aerows Sep 2013 #63

Aerows, have I told you lately that I love you? Brigid Sep 2013 #161

I never get tired of hearing that :) Aerows Sep 2013 #175

Desiring to not get involved in the Syrian Civil war, Aerows Sep 2013 #92

Barack Obama is risking an LBJ fate. I don't think Obama will resign, Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #117

seems that was his mission all along elehhhhna Sep 2013 #126

Afraid so. The Party abhors the notion of leadership, Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #134

No fair! You *have* to stand with one of them!! You HAVE to! QC Sep 2013 #27

+100000 NuclearDem Sep 2013 #32

Wow. I thought that you would be one of the last to write such a thang. R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #48

Even *I* have my limits, and today those limits were breached. CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2013 #49

What was the offending shot? R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #53

Baldguy's whole post triggered me. CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2013 #54

I think invading Syria Aerows Sep 2013 #101

And California Peggy for the thread win! Brigid Sep 2013 #52

Me, either Aerows Sep 2013 #60

Does the leader of the Democratic Party stand with me? Jackpine Radical Sep 2013 #80

Peggy, if it's ok I think I'll stand over there with you. suffragette Sep 2013 #122

I know...I actually laughed out loud at the OP when I opened it. deutsey Sep 2013 #146

Neither blazeKing Sep 2013 #3

Have you stopped beating your wife? NightWatcher Sep 2013 #4

Is there a "parody DU in 75 characters or less" contest? cthulu2016 Sep 2013 #5

A+ pscot Sep 2013 #20

You win! (nt) Jeff In Milwaukee Sep 2013 #185

Why do I have to "stand" with anyone? I'm not in middle school. n/t winter is coming Sep 2013 #6

Have I just been told that..... wandy Sep 2013 #7

I know, fucking deja vu all over the place these days... BuelahWitch Sep 2013 #10

Hey, at least they are recycling right? NightWatcher Sep 2013 #11

oh yes!!!! 840high Sep 2013 #107

Technically a violation of DU's ToS but I share the sentiment and am willing to HardTimes99 Sep 2013 #183

Typical if their is any question I will delete. BUT........... wandy Sep 2013 #186

I might only add a reprise from the 60s: "America, love it or leave it!". - nt HardTimes99 Sep 2013 #189

I stand for sanity and actions likely to result in helping Americans. Egalitarian Thug Sep 2013 #9

I stand with my values and morals. I stand with neither the leader of the Democratic Party Autumn Sep 2013 #12

yep ellenrr Sep 2013 #158

Did your repuke brother-in-law stand with the leader of the Republican Party in 2003? KamaAina Sep 2013 #14

I firmly stand with Obama - "rushing headlong into a war unilaterally is a mistake" quinnox Sep 2013 #15

There is nothing about this situation that is "rushing headlong Bolo Boffin Sep 2013 #94

Compelling argument. /nt Marr Sep 2013 #165

do you realize the contradiction in your post? ellenrr Sep 2013 #159

He/she is standing with IL Senator Obama BuelahWitch Sep 2013 #171

Wow, GW Bush has a DU handle. /nt Marr Sep 2013 #16

I can't stand your push-poll question. leveymg Sep 2013 #17

I love lamp! Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #18

..... smokey nj Sep 2013 #24

Do you really stand with lamp, or are you just saying that because you saw it? NuclearDem Sep 2013 #37

I love lamp. I love lamp. Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #39

. Guy Whitey Corngood Sep 2013 #98

to paraphrase the rude pundit.... mike_c Sep 2013 #19

STOP IT MIKE_C Skittles Sep 2013 #137

I hope to see some more pit bull threads with you, Baldguy Scootaloo Sep 2013 #23

neocon shitwhip warmonger facades..... NightWatcher Sep 2013 #30

LOL Skittles Sep 2013 #25

"It's" not that simple.. sendero Sep 2013 #83

zeemike already answered you quite satisfactorily. woo me with science Sep 2013 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author MFrohike Sep 2013 #29

By "leader of the Democratic Party" you mean Debbie Wasserman Schultz, head of the DNC. Has she Erose999 Sep 2013 #31

Yes indeed... PoliticAverse Sep 2013 #57

So there are only two choices? FreeState Sep 2013 #33

I stand with Rand. dawg Sep 2013 #34

You're with us or against us, eh? City Lights Sep 2013 #35

how's this OP workin' for ya? G_j Sep 2013 #38

Fuck Ron Paul and... zappaman Sep 2013 #40

On Syria, I'm with whoever votes against US intervention! Coyotl Sep 2013 #42

Oh good Lord Savannahmann Sep 2013 #44

If you insist on playing this pathetic little game of straw men and false choices . . . markpkessinger Sep 2013 #45

+ 1 warrant46 Sep 2013 #115

You really got scorched with this one! badtoworse Sep 2013 #46

Actually, my impression is that the OP is a chickenshit cut-n-runner, running HardTimes99 Sep 2013 #190

I thought the choices were Obama vs PalinGingrichRomneyBoogeyman? R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #47

Or do you stand on your head? polichick Sep 2013 #50

Who Would That Be ??? WillyT Sep 2013 #51

Neither alarimer Sep 2013 #55

I stand with anyone Aerows Sep 2013 #56

I stand with whomever is correct when he's correct. Warpy Sep 2013 #58

Thank you! markpkessinger Sep 2013 #102

+1, it's almost funny when they announce their motivations so flatly. Marr Sep 2013 #167

I stand with moderates like Cheney, Bush Jr, Boehner and McCain. Dr Fate Sep 2013 #59

"I stand with moderates like Cheney, Bush Jr" ocpagu Sep 2013 #138

Post removed Post removed Sep 2013 #64

Oy In_The_Wind Sep 2013 #191

Neither. LWolf Sep 2013 #66

Well today, I PROUDLY stand with CaliforniaPeggy. cherokeeprogressive Sep 2013 #67

I'm standing right beside you Aerows Sep 2013 #74

I swear if I didn't read some of this stuff with my own eyes, I'd swear it wasn't true. cherokeeprogressive Sep 2013 #85

I wish your son the best Aerows Sep 2013 #88

Yeah, we're pretty excited about it. cherokeeprogressive Sep 2013 #91

All the best to you Aerows Sep 2013 #93

I stand for what is best for my country and it's people gate of the sun Sep 2013 #68

good try . . . but failed DrDan Sep 2013 #70

Who is the leader of the Democratic Party these days? Trailrider1951 Sep 2013 #71

Buried, now some 68 yrs. Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #121

Neither. Vashta Nerada Sep 2013 #73

And on days when Rand Paul puts on clothes Generic Other Sep 2013 #75

Oh good grief. REALLY? Th1onein Sep 2013 #78

Do you stand with al Qaeda, or against al Qaeda? David__77 Sep 2013 #81

Serious people tell me that is just a quaint notion. MelungeonWoman Sep 2013 #96

I stand for a future where my grandchildren don't have to kill anyone warrant46 Sep 2013 #111

I stand with you. David__77 Sep 2013 #118

Thank you that was very nice !! warrant46 Sep 2013 #144

Why am I not surprised that this false dichotomy comes from you? *sigh* n/t X_Digger Sep 2013 #87

Like the anti-Obama meme that Syria = Iraq? baldguy Sep 2013 #89

Free hint: "They did it first!" stopped being a valid excuse at about the second grade. n/t X_Digger Sep 2013 #90

Then the anti-Obama crowd should stop using it, huh? baldguy Sep 2013 #99

I'm reminded of the quote.. X_Digger Sep 2013 #110

Given our past and very recent military misadventures in the Middle East . . . markpkessinger Sep 2013 #100

Yes I love FDR and JFK and RFK, and their little Brother most of all, they led . orpupilofnature57 Sep 2013 #95

Ha! Trolling is fun for some people. ZombieHorde Sep 2013 #97

It just has to be a troll Aerows Sep 2013 #103

Having dealt with the poster extensively on other topics.. sadly, no, I don't think it is. n/t X_Digger Sep 2013 #105

That's plain sad. Aerows Sep 2013 #124

Why do you have to stand with anyone? Form your own opinion or shut the hell up NoOneMan Sep 2013 #106

I stand with Rand Paul frylock Sep 2013 #108

WTF? 840high Sep 2013 #109

Do you stand with Grayson or McCain? DirkGently Sep 2013 #112

Do you offer us a false dichotomy? 0rganism Sep 2013 #113

I stand with my conscience. scarletwoman Sep 2013 #114

I don't stand with anyone Nite Owl Sep 2013 #116

No more war! peace13 Sep 2013 #119

Who is that??? n/t L0oniX Sep 2013 #120

Neither mick063 Sep 2013 #123

False dichotomy davekriss Sep 2013 #125

YES! Courtesy Flush Sep 2013 #182

I feel bad for OP. ForgoTheConsequence Sep 2013 #127

My first thought would have been hidden but seriously neverforget Sep 2013 #128

a new low even for you you, with this op you have put your foot in your mouth SwampG8r Sep 2013 #129

I stand firmly against corporatist warmongering assholes frustrated_lefty Sep 2013 #130

I just #%^*ing give up MannyGoldstein Sep 2013 #131

I think you should sue him for trying to steal your act, Third-Way Manny! bullwinkle428 Sep 2013 #150

Confine this kind of ultra-partisan bullcrap to the BOG. Oakenshield Sep 2013 #132

I do not stand with Barack Obama or any of the other Dems/republicans on the Syria issue Blue_In_AK Sep 2013 #133

the 'appeal to blind obedience' argument markiv Sep 2013 #135

NEITHER on point Sep 2013 #136

I sure the hell don't stand with Al Qaeda Douglas Carpenter Sep 2013 #139

I stand for issues, not for politicians n/t eridani Sep 2013 #140

this question reminds me on GW Bush after 9/11 soundsgreat Sep 2013 #141

Oh FFS.. a la izquierda Sep 2013 #142

With the Democratic Party dipsydoodle Sep 2013 #143

I stand...in the place where I live Union Scribe Sep 2013 #145

I stand with our Country first and foremost. grattsl Sep 2013 #147

I stand with Nobody, because Nobody cares about me! deutsey Sep 2013 #148

Is this in regard to Paul's views on Syria, or in general terms? David Krout Sep 2013 #149

No to both. Deep13 Sep 2013 #151

Sorry, I will work harder Capt. Obvious Sep 2013 #153

I support him OccupyManny Sep 2013 #154

I'm try to figure out: is this a sarcastic LondonReign2 Sep 2013 #156

I think they've just lost all sense of how ridiculous they look at this point. Much like Marr Sep 2013 #174

Amazingly they don't even have the sense to be embarrassed LondonReign2 Sep 2013 #194

I do not stand with Obama as he tries to drag us into yet another war. Brigid Sep 2013 #160

and progressives are accused of having purity tests.......lolololololololololololol................. djean111 Sep 2013 #162

I stand with whoever is against empire building wars workinclasszero Sep 2013 #163

I stand with the victims of imperial aggression whatchamacallit Sep 2013 #164

You're either with us or against us. America love it or leave it. cali Sep 2013 #166

Either you agree that chemical weapons should be banned, or you don't. baldguy Sep 2013 #168

Agreeing that chemical weapons should be banned does not dictate cali Sep 2013 #170

You're saying chemical weapons should be banned, baldguy Sep 2013 #197

The bullshit is getting really thick around here. WilliamPitt Sep 2013 #169

Embarrassing post. *sigh* myrna minx Sep 2013 #172

neither AgingAmerican Sep 2013 #173

"I never submitted the whole system of my opinions to the creed of any party of men whatever Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2013 #176

I stand with him when he right Freddie Stubbs Sep 2013 #178

Be sure to sign your loyalty oath on the way out. Bake Sep 2013 #179

Do you stand with Karl Rove HardTimes99 Sep 2013 #180

... Hell Hath No Fury Sep 2013 #181

Yer either fur me or agin' me... Jeff In Milwaukee Sep 2013 #184

I stand with my President philosslayer Sep 2013 #187

I stand with the innocents who do not fight war but end up dying because of those who do. liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #188

I ain't standin' with shit MindPilot Sep 2013 #192

If this is the context I think it is (bombing Syria) MNBrewer Sep 2013 #193

Maybe some of the President's most loyal supporters Yo_Mama Sep 2013 #195

lil buddy, I'll be standing where I am and whoever joins me does. TheKentuckian Sep 2013 #196

On Syria? I stand agains the president. morningfog Sep 2013 #198

I stand on principles that some lack stupidicus Sep 2013 #199