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KoKo

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32. Indeed and I'm an older Democrat who thought Clinton was so charismatic coming from Poverty
Thu Feb 20, 2014, 07:43 PM
Feb 2014

in Arkansas would know what Poverty was...what it was to grow up in Segregated South and would understand what to do about this. And I bought into the DLC Rhetoric about Dems needing to Re-Brand to get Reagan America to look at us after Carter (a huge hope) had his difficulties and wasn't re-elected.

ON EDIT..I was young with Carter...(the great hope of Kennedy) for us... and then CLINTON after the horrible Reagan/Bush years. I was starry eyed like those who voted for Obama...(he wasn't my choice..Al Gore would have been) and so....I understand the Enthusiasm and the Disappointment......it's the story of my Democratic Life.


Dems bought into some Meme from the RW Think Tanks that we were not "Business Friendly Enough" and the DLC which Bill and Hillary helped found wanted to go after the RW real bad...and they did and they won.

But...somewhere along the way our DEMOCRATS SOLD OUR SOUL TO THE DEVIL. I think that OBAMA has followed that path. It's the MONEY and the EUPHORIC POWER that goes to their heads..........or it's some character flaw ....OR...they are THREATENED. Or...there's NO Difference now between either party except for the Extremists on the LEFT (those Obama loves to make fun of as being the Extreme Left who want Social Services) OR the Extremists on the Right (which the Right calls their TEA PARTY who want to Privatize Everything and let Corporations Rule in Private/Public Partnerships)

BUT...something is breaking apart our country, lifestyle and future.

I think the blame goes everywhere. Something is VERY WRONG and NEEDS to be FIXED!

HOW DO WE REPAIR THIS!

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Yeah.... but he didn't cut it!!!!!!!!!! Autumn Feb 2014 #1
Let me be the first to say you must hate Obama. :-) djean111 Feb 2014 #2
No, No, No he is just pining for a Liberal POTUS wocaonimabi Feb 2014 #3
Haha! I see what you did there. djean111 Feb 2014 #4
I thought he was pining for the fjords Autumn Feb 2014 #13
hate Obama??? Is that what the ones who have OAS call ODS? Autumn Feb 2014 #9
AND a Libertarian! woo me with science Feb 2014 #11
Autumn never really loved him!!1! QC Feb 2014 #22
Third Way Surreal: President seeks credit for election-year pause in his own hostage-taking. woo me with science Feb 2014 #5
And Just Think... If We Were To Get More Reasonable Republicans Elected... WillyT Feb 2014 #6
Reasonable........Republicans??????? LongTomH Feb 2014 #12
We don't talk about HOW it gets on the table, woo me with science Feb 2014 #16
No truer words. jsr Feb 2014 #10
Thank you. You laugh or you cry, but it's actually revolting and deeply, deeply unfunny woo me with science Feb 2014 #15
But it's a great privilege to elect people we pay to taunt, betray and torment us. jsr Feb 2014 #18
I know...there's always the "catch" with what he says..it seems. KoKo Feb 2014 #20
I believe a lot of people will be voting with great enthusiasm jsr Feb 2014 #21
+10000, and we see the same manipulative corporate game shaping up with Net Neutrality, too. woo me with science Feb 2014 #23
Recommend! KoKo Feb 2014 #29
It really is surreal, bvar22 Feb 2014 #33
Shut up! You'll be stone dead in a minute hootinholler Feb 2014 #7
Wait! Wait! woo me with science Feb 2014 #8
and perhaps more importantly it solidifies the framing of "SS is a deficit issue" MisterP Feb 2014 #14
The poisoning of the Democratic Party identity and message. woo me with science Feb 2014 #19
"Woo" your link deserves at least some SNIP: KoKo Feb 2014 #30
Thanks, KoKo. woo me with science Feb 2014 #35
^^^^^^^ Important post by MisterP.^^^^^^^^^^ woo me with science Feb 2014 #24
Exactly !!! - Great Point !!! WillyT Feb 2014 #26
Here: ProSense Feb 2014 #17
Is he trying to completely kill the Democratic Party? Scuba Feb 2014 #25
Makes one think about the Third Way/New Democrats and how they got here... woo me with science Feb 2014 #27
In other words, Third Way = 1% jsr Feb 2014 #31
Indeed and I'm an older Democrat who thought Clinton was so charismatic coming from Poverty KoKo Feb 2014 #32
Perhaps if someone explained WHY CCPI won't go anywhere ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #28
Your Gish Gallop fails to impress. bvar22 Feb 2014 #34
What is a "Gish Gallop"? ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #36
Morning Kick !!! WillyT Feb 2014 #37
Yep. "The offer to Speaker Boehner remains on the table" jsr Feb 2014 #38
Could Not Be Any More Clear... WillyT Feb 2014 #39
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