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hobbit709

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16. Another astroturf outfit.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Thu Oct 10, 2013, 09:28 PM

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"No Labels" looks like the beginning of a third Party? [View all] kentuck Oct 2013 OP

It's Jeb Bush jberryhill Oct 2013 #1

"Smirk." - Teh Jebster (R - BFEE) Berlum Oct 2013 #17

Yep, pretty obvious too. grantcart Oct 2013 #38

hmmm. interesting. liberal_at_heart Oct 2013 #2

"No Labels" is just a repackaging of the GOP without the tarnished brand. PSPS Oct 2013 #3

Yep... kentuck Oct 2013 #4

+1 n/t Bonhomme Richard Oct 2013 #6

exactly! etherealtruth Oct 2013 #18

Founded by Republican Mark McKinnon, strategist for the GWB and McCain campaigns struggle4progress Oct 2013 #21

+100 n/t melody Oct 2013 #31

They are M-O-R (sway with the breeze) republicans/dems SoCalDem Oct 2013 #5

They are actually the product, from what my local freshman claims, nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #7

Turd Way DJ13 Oct 2013 #8

Is that what they are? Then never mind. liberal_at_heart Oct 2013 #19

Yup 1000words Oct 2013 #20

Completely. Ought to be Re-labled...again. TheKentuckian Oct 2013 #25

Joe Lieberman is involved. They are republicans. Kingofalldems Oct 2013 #9

Oh, great. Another Rightist Party for the DEMS to bipartisan with. blkmusclmachine Oct 2013 #10

Are they still around? JHB Oct 2013 #11

They have been around a couple years, Joe Lieberman is involved Bjorn Against Oct 2013 #12

Intriguing, definitely worth a look. MannyGoldstein Oct 2013 #13

*snort* pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #22

Oh, don't be so modest, Third-Way Manny,... JHB Oct 2013 #26

They are your peeps Third-Way Manny, see post #32 /nt Dragonfli Oct 2013 #34

They claimed they were going to run a candidate in 2012. former9thward Oct 2013 #14

Actually, that was "Americans Elect", but same shit, different label JHB Oct 2013 #27

Thanks, I thought it was the same group. former9thward Oct 2013 #37

They would get all the Independents too. Auntie Bush Oct 2013 #15

I am an independent and the only third party that has a chance with me is the Green Party. liberal_at_heart Oct 2013 #30

Another astroturf outfit. hobbit709 Oct 2013 #16

What was that the Quitter said about lipstick on a pig? lpbk2713 Oct 2013 #23

Third parties don't do well in the US system Spider Jerusalem Oct 2013 #24

BFEE rides again grasswire Oct 2013 #28

I agree. Lint Head Oct 2013 #29

No labels is just where classic Republicans hang out, they include DLC moderate Republicans Dragonfli Oct 2013 #32

No labels = no core values =whoring for the 1% n/t eridani Oct 2013 #33

they are looking for Democrats who are not afraid to take on tough issues like Entitlement reform, Douglas Carpenter Oct 2013 #35

Heh. Good one. truebluegreen Oct 2013 #36

just what America needs - three parties all on the right side of center Douglas Carpenter Oct 2013 #39

The only benefit would be that it would probably lead to a ....... socialist_n_TN Oct 2013 #40

there have been several attempts at that over the years when unions were much stronger and Douglas Carpenter Oct 2013 #41

Well yeah that's the reason a PWP hasn't happened already IMO...... socialist_n_TN Oct 2013 #42