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leftynyc

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81. Yet they shriek and whine the

Thu Apr 3, 2014, 12:37 PM

Apr 2014

loudest. You must be much nicer person than I - ignorance pisses me off. Absolutely no excuse for it in the age of the internet.

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The two parties are the same [View all] BainsBane Apr 2014 OP

Ugh I got a chill looking at the face of evil! kimbutgar Apr 2014 #1

Huge Freaking K&R! hrmjustin Apr 2014 #2

Yup, that pretty much answers the STUPID-ASS question, are the 2 parties the same Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2014 #3

Except nobody says the two sides are the same in every way... polichick Apr 2014 #10

Spare me the rhetoric. Go tell someone who will believe what you have to say. nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2014 #12

Spare me the lies. Where does someone say that - quote please. polichick Apr 2014 #13

I believe I asked you before, do not respond to my posts. Not interested. Thanks. nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2014 #16

So there's no quote. Of course. polichick Apr 2014 #17

There is plenty of that here. Whisp Apr 2014 #23

Bullshit. If someone says "both sides are corrupt" or "both sides serve corps"... polichick Apr 2014 #26

Anderson Cooper, is that you? Whisp Apr 2014 #30

Obviously both sides are beholden to big money BainsBane Apr 2014 #39

You just attacked that person AgingAmerican Apr 2014 #40

Clearly you missed the point BainsBane Apr 2014 #100

Oh, not at all AgingAmerican Apr 2014 #158

If the Democrats serve corps explain treestar Apr 2014 #77

So true treestar Apr 2014 #75

spare me the philosophical hair splitting. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2014 #131

I see comments all over the internet where folks say that the 'are the same' - with no difference Tx4obama Apr 2014 #14

Where on DU? Quote please. polichick Apr 2014 #15

I think this gets pretty close BainsBane Apr 2014 #29

You really have no clue what I'm saying, huh? Oh well, no worries. polichick Apr 2014 #32

Was there a point other than using cute Con words? BainsBane Apr 2014 #36

Now, YOU asked for "quote please." So here they are.... MADem Apr 2014 #84

I think we all knew they existed Bobbie Jo Apr 2014 #89

I'm tired of the bashing, trashing, and shit-kicking. MADem Apr 2014 #93

Right there with you, MADem Bobbie Jo Apr 2014 #97

Applause Hekate Apr 2014 #90

There are many, MANY more examples. MADem Apr 2014 #92

To say that both parties serve the same masters is not to say... polichick Apr 2014 #96

That hair is too thin to split anymore. It's time for you to admit defeat and not do it again. nt stevenleser Apr 2014 #110

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You have spun yourself silly and look ridiculous now. Everyone sees it but you. nt stevenleser Apr 2014 #130

Sorry, I take comments like that for what they are. polichick Apr 2014 #132

Good that you recognize the unvarnished truth when I tell it to you. nt stevenleser Apr 2014 #135

Not buying it. Yes, it is the same. You want more examples? MADem Apr 2014 #125

I stand by every post I've made - and yes, I believe both parties... polichick Apr 2014 #127

OK, so you ADMIT what you denied just moments ago. That's a start. MADem Apr 2014 #129

lol - I can't help with your reading skills. polichick Apr 2014 #133

That person read you just fine. You are trying to have it both ways and it doesnt work. nt stevenleser Apr 2014 #136

No, you quite plainly cannot--you might want to get help with your MADem Apr 2014 #137

there's bullshit like this all over; dionysus Apr 2014 #134

Right here on DU? If I started doing a search, I could post who said that exact thing Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2014 #20

I second that Dyspepsia! VanillaRhapsody Apr 2014 #58

LOL :) nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2014 #85

Plus a million! You expressed what we are up against perfectly. n/t freshwest Apr 2014 #103

This putz. madamesilverspurs Apr 2014 #4

That putz would put Raul Cruz and Larry the Cable Guy on the Supreme Court VanillaRhapsody Apr 2014 #59

He's already there - and unfortunately Dems didn't vote against the nomination. polichick Apr 2014 #5

What are you talking about? BainsBane Apr 2014 #7

And he'd pick someone like Scalia - who's there... polichick Apr 2014 #9

No, because if they blocked nominees for partisan reasons BainsBane Apr 2014 #19

Thank you for posting this. It summarizes it all. A tiny group with 0 ideas but lotsa whining. nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2014 #21

Really, you're making excuses for Dems not voting against Scalia... polichick Apr 2014 #24

Excuses? It's not an excuse BainsBane Apr 2014 #27

If you dislike Democrats so much, why on earth are you here? n/t LadyHawkAZ Apr 2014 #49

One wonders, doesn't one Hekate Apr 2014 #50

a few times i have told these types to not vote for the Democrat JI7 Apr 2014 #56

They just want to Punch Democrats....they have no other policy.... VanillaRhapsody Apr 2014 #60

And some get irate BainsBane Apr 2014 #66

And then quite Teddy Roosevelt treestar Apr 2014 #82

For cover BainsBane Apr 2014 #98

oh, that group that says DU shouldn't be partisan toward Democrats... Whisp Apr 2014 #94

Actually, one has a pretty damn good idea LadyHawkAZ Apr 2014 #113

Heehee Hekate Apr 2014 #119

+1 That's why I left CommonDreams: no solutions, constant complaining and hate. tofuandbeer Apr 2014 #61

you don't have to vote for any Democrat, but i find it interesting that people like you JI7 Apr 2014 #51

I'm waiting for them to start ... PerpetuallyDisgruntled Underground.com JoePhilly Apr 2014 #72

Well that just won't work Bobbie Jo Apr 2014 #79

It's about tearing down treestar Apr 2014 #83

+1! That sentiment is peppered throughout this thread. Question is, why are they here? Tarheel_Dem Apr 2014 #87

so you would have voted against Feingold ? you happy Feingold lost ? JI7 Apr 2014 #54

according to you Lindsey Graham is supporting liberal policies because he voted to confirm JI7 Apr 2014 #55

Right? Bobbie Jo Apr 2014 #62

You obviously don't know jack shit leftynyc Apr 2014 #69

Slept through high school Civics class, or opted out, or the school board dropped it as irrelevant Hekate Apr 2014 #73

Yet they shriek and whine the leftynyc Apr 2014 #81

Oh, I'm p.o.d all right, and periodically .... Hekate Apr 2014 #88

The list of negative things leftynyc Apr 2014 #95

Dems didn't block Scalia 30 years ok ... so let's punish Dems NOW!!!!!!! JoePhilly Apr 2014 #71

Nice try - it isn't about "punishing" Dems; it's about expecting them... polichick Apr 2014 #99

Because they hate America JoePhilly Apr 2014 #121

You can say something silly like that - or you can come up... polichick Apr 2014 #122

Because the President is President of the entire country. JoePhilly Apr 2014 #123

Do Dem presidents think Dems can't run the military? polichick Apr 2014 #126

We have the EXACT foreign policy that the President said he would have as a candidate. JoePhilly Apr 2014 #128

Well Obama just followed orders pulling out of Iraq UglyGreed Apr 2014 #139

And why did Bush do that? JoePhilly Apr 2014 #141

OK so you give Bush credit for ending the Iraq War. treestar Apr 2014 #147

Nope UglyGreed Apr 2014 #159

Hagel is cutting the military creeksneakers2 Apr 2014 #156

+++ !!! Whisp Apr 2014 #25

"There would be no one on the Supreme Court" AgingAmerican Apr 2014 #42

Thank you. nt Bobbie Jo Apr 2014 #65

Very well written Progressive dog Apr 2014 #86

At that point in our history, blocking any nominee was very rare. It makes no sense pnwmom Apr 2014 #34

and there were some republicans who voted to confirm the liberal justices JI7 Apr 2014 #43

Your comment here is beyond daft. nt. NCTraveler Apr 2014 #74

You should have put a graphic warning on your title sarisataka Apr 2014 #6

Yes, I usually put a warning on pictures of Repuklikans.. n/t freshwest Apr 2014 #104

Well, only those who can't fathom facts would say the two parties are the same.. all they Cha Apr 2014 #8

Why bother with hypotheticals? OnyxCollie Apr 2014 #11

The senate confirms SCOTUS appointments BainsBane Apr 2014 #22

3 Democrats voted to confim Alito's nomination (58-42). OnyxCollie Apr 2014 #28

No, you got it because they were appointed by Republican presdients BainsBane Apr 2014 #33

Why couldn't Democrats block the nomination? OnyxCollie Apr 2014 #37

Gang of 14 "up or down" criteria. joshcryer Apr 2014 #41

Bork treestar Apr 2014 #148

Not practical.. both sides usual give in at some point after much arguing, screaming, etc. DCBob Apr 2014 #151

Appointments aren't supposed to be blocked for political reasons. pnwmom Apr 2014 #35

You can't avoid the reality of their ideology nor the hardline nature of the ardents TheKentuckian Apr 2014 #46

How do you explain Sotomayor and Kagan? n/t pnwmom Apr 2014 #63

I just did. Both are moderate, particularly Kagan. Both arguably more conservative than TheKentuckian Apr 2014 #107

They may be moderate for 1970. They are liberal for post 2000, pnwmom Apr 2014 #115

How many Republicans confirmed the nomination of Sotomayor and Kagan? jeff47 Apr 2014 #111

His soul is empty. sheshe2 Apr 2014 #18

wait, are you saying this about Canada's parties? CreekDog Apr 2014 #31

He would probably appoint his father, who is unbelievably much more right-wing than he Samantha Apr 2014 #38

so i guess some think Russ Feingold deserved to lose JI7 Apr 2014 #44

Anyone who says Democrats are the same as Republicans has LOST THEIR FUCKING MIND! baldguy Apr 2014 #45

Yeah, the two parties are the same on Global Climate Change.. Cha Apr 2014 #47

The Republicans are worse! So vote DEM, and cheer all their wholesale giveaways to the GOP! YAY!!! blkmusclmachine Apr 2014 #48

I'm convinced you may have forgotten the mission of "Democratic" Underground. We're partisan. Tarheel_Dem Apr 2014 #80

Granted that the two parties are not exactly the same yet iemitsu Apr 2014 #52

Yep! i just read a story in the AP showing his theocratic tendencies! alp227 Apr 2014 #53

Is false - the two parties turn out to be not the same at all. Rex Apr 2014 #57

Kick & recommended. William769 Apr 2014 #64

I can think of nothing, here, to add. Warren DeMontague Apr 2014 #67

The belief that Jamaal510 Apr 2014 #68

yet is continues BainsBane Apr 2014 #70

BainsBane nails it! JustAnotherGen Apr 2014 #76

Thanks for the 'drops mic' gif! *steals* n/t freshwest Apr 2014 #105

I like it too BainsBane Apr 2014 #138

The two parties *are* too much alike. Marr Apr 2014 #78

+1 deutsey Apr 2014 #101

or if they didn't *vote* for the same damn "Justices" they're condemning MisterP Apr 2014 #143

The only way they are the same is that both parties are inhabited Whisp Apr 2014 #91

Or a Libertarian. To them, they are both the same, because they *aren't* Libertarian. n/t freshwest Apr 2014 #106

Yeah, to me libertarian has always meant right wing BainsBane Apr 2014 #108

Exactly Bobbie Jo Apr 2014 #109

There are left-libertariains. jeff47 Apr 2014 #114

I always understood that to be anarchism. BainsBane Apr 2014 #116

No, they still want a government. jeff47 Apr 2014 #117

Sounds like an old-school Republican to me. BainsBane Apr 2014 #118

More-or-less. jeff47 Apr 2014 #120

The results *are* the same, only the complaints vary. More and more, they want the same thing... freshwest Apr 2014 #124

OT but what movie is that from ? I keep seeing that image steve2470 Apr 2014 #142

'They Live' by John Carpenter. A science fiction cult classic about a guy finds a pair of sunglasses freshwest Apr 2014 #145

thanks ! :) nt steve2470 Apr 2014 #146

The only time I hear that statement (both parties are the same) is from right wingers liberal N proud Apr 2014 #102

Did someone stuff a Paul Ryan costume with cockroaches? gulliver Apr 2014 #140

Surely people can concede BlindTiresias Apr 2014 #144

Welcome to DU Bobbie Jo Apr 2014 #149

They Do Differ colsohlibgal Apr 2014 #150

Think about who THIS guy DID appoint to the Supreme Court! TrollBuster9090 Apr 2014 #152

I SURRENDER DOROTHY !!! AAO Apr 2014 #153

It's all about perspective and distance. Bonobo Apr 2014 #154

GOP is beyond awful and is thoroughly evil. nikto Apr 2014 #155

Exactly. herding cats Apr 2014 #157