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merrily

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232. PS While I never mentioned Bill at all, since you brought him up, he bragged on
Wed Aug 27, 2014, 03:09 AM
Aug 2014

having ended "welfare as we know it," to this day has never expressed regret for repeal of Glass Steagall (not that expressing regret helps all that much when you talk regretting something like that) and touted NAFTA. So, I would not say Bill had no right wing economic policies.

Again I mention that only because your post to me brought him into it. It's too late to worry about his policies.

I am so sick of pretending that everything bad in this country is attributable only to the right. That pretense sure helps cover up for Democratic politicians, but it does diddly for Main Street.

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Who are you calling liberal interventionists? The DLC types? merrily Aug 2014 #1
Whatever floats your boat? N/t betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #4
I think it's important that words have meanings. merrily Aug 2014 #5
P.S. The terms "Democrats" "liberals" and "New Democrats" do not share a single meaning. merrily Aug 2014 #8
Your OP was vague/confusing ReRe Aug 2014 #67
I don't know who the question was posed to. betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #83
"Liberal interventionist" ReRe Aug 2014 #98
Conservatives have called Liberals "interventionists" since time immemorial. ieoeja Aug 2014 #177
Wait a minute... ReRe Aug 2014 #182
I'm old enough that I remember the GOP calling us "The War Party". ieoeja Aug 2014 #188
Well, yes, the conservatives sure did call the Liberals... ReRe Aug 2014 #199
PLUS ONE, a whole bunch! Enthusiast Aug 2014 #115
He'll just start a war on the middle class and poor instead. JaneyVee Aug 2014 #2
The war on the middle class is completely bipartisan betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #3
Rand Paul put forth a budget cutting FOOD STAMPS by 30% while lowering taxes of the 1%. pnwmom Aug 2014 #7
Some Democrats, including some we consider liberal, never met a SNAP cut they merrily Aug 2014 #9
But not Hillary. You are wrong to imply she is in that group. n/t pnwmom Aug 2014 #142
Are you wrong to imply that only Republicans favor SNAP cuts? merrily Aug 2014 #191
Hillary never did. When did she ever vote for SNAP cuts? Link, please. n/t pnwmom Aug 2014 #221
Where do you imagine that I said Hillary voted for SNAP cuts? Link, please. merrily Aug 2014 #228
You jumped into a thread about how there was a bipartisan war pnwmom Aug 2014 #229
Jumped? LOL! I responded to YOUR post connecting cuts to SNAP to right wing policies by pointing out merrily Aug 2014 #230
PS While I never mentioned Bill at all, since you brought him up, he bragged on merrily Aug 2014 #232
Obama and Clinton have supported cuts to food stamps in the past, though betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #11
Would you be referring to President Obama? FarPoint Aug 2014 #37
Obama signed on to food stamp cuts. betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #47
Because GOP, including Paul, were holding the bill hostage - You just pulled blm Aug 2014 #77
He proposed a smaller cut as well and settled for the one he signed. n/t betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #84
Who the f do you think you're trying to propagandize? blm Aug 2014 #92
You not my boss. betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #94
LOL. I certainly am NOT your boss. I'd never carry water for Paul's fascist agenda blm Aug 2014 #109
Oh, so you think I am a member of NWO betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #112
It is becoming increasingly obvious that you are Republican propagandist. olegramps Aug 2014 #117
If it is so obvious that I am a republican, you should report me. n/t betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #123
You're definitely a water carrier - duped or otherwise, makes no difference blm Aug 2014 #127
Try to view the world like a normal person and not a partisan hack n/t betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #156
LOLOL. Advice from a duped Paulbot hack. blm Aug 2014 #162
Most Paul watercarriers don't know Paul fronts for Bushes blm Aug 2014 #122
I don't know what that has to do with anything betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #126
LOL - Your answers are getting funnier and funnier. blm Aug 2014 #130
Are you in a corner with your cheat sheet? betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #131
Don't need a cheat sheet - I'm not a water carrier. You outed yourself. blm Aug 2014 #136
Exactly. Iggo Aug 2014 #200
How old are you, 10? pnwmom Aug 2014 #147
"You're not the boss of me"? Iggo Aug 2014 #198
It's amazing how some "Democrats" on this board completely negate the unprecedented obstructionism BlueCaliDem Aug 2014 #105
There's *always* an excuse. Marr Aug 2014 #201
Hillary Clinton has not. pnwmom Aug 2014 #146
+1 Nt newfie11 Aug 2014 #17
When NAFTA hit Clintons desk it was veto proof. olegramps Aug 2014 #111
He negotiated nafta, and had Rahm Emanuel lobby for it betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #149
That war on the poor has been underway since we were colonies. merrily Aug 2014 #6
We'd recognize that war is over & we lost if we quit redefining middle class HereSince1628 Aug 2014 #33
I have no idea what "middle class" means. Most peope don't. Most just assume they are merrily Aug 2014 #41
I had a friend and former coworker here in Korea go back to the US davidpdx Aug 2014 #118
What is it with all the Ron Paul posts the past couple of days? TBF Aug 2014 #10
Not all women view choice as being more important than all other issues. betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #13
You're presenting a false dilemma - TBF Aug 2014 #15
She is the only one that appears to be running. betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #16
No one has announced yet. TBF Aug 2014 #19
"She is the only one that appears to be running"? ieoeja Aug 2014 #181
LOL. You think Paul WON'T do what BushInc wants? He HAS been all along, blm Aug 2014 #82
Women are far more likely to support Hillary Clinton than the loathsome Rand Paul pnwmom Aug 2014 #150
Not all voters are women who make that their most imortant issue betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #152
Her Senate record on economic issues is VASTLY superior to the tea bagger Rand Paul pnwmom Aug 2014 #166
Vastly better is quit a stretch n/t betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #167
Not at all. His economic policies are as right wing as they come. When she was in the Senate, pnwmom Aug 2014 #169
Unsurprised at your proRandPaul post. He's duped plenty more than blm Aug 2014 #12
I am not pro-Paul betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #14
"I am not pro-Paul" MohRokTah Aug 2014 #26
You have Hillary in your icon betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #46
Hillary Clinton is a liberal MohRokTah Aug 2014 #70
Well you would be wrong. betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #72
. MohRokTah Aug 2014 #74
"Hillary Clinton is a liberal" Bwahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Scuba Aug 2014 #189
. MohRokTah Aug 2014 #192
I agree that demands for ideological purity are silly. So is calling Hillary a liberal. Scuba Aug 2014 #193
Hillary Clinton IS a liberal. MohRokTah Aug 2014 #196
Hillary is a hawk who is owned by Wall Street and supports the TPP. That DQ's her for "liberal". Scuba Aug 2014 #197
Hillary Clinton is a compassioinate person who supports women's reproductive... MohRokTah Aug 2014 #203
So, we should judge if someone is "liberal" or not ONLY on social issues? cascadiance Aug 2014 #225
yeah no she isn't qazplm Aug 2014 #202
Yes, she is. MohRokTah Aug 2014 #204
Obama may be "the most liberal president in US history" but that's a very low bar. The country ... Scuba Aug 2014 #209
. MohRokTah Aug 2014 #210
Liberal And Hillary Go Together As Much As OIL AND WATER!!! n/t ChiciB1 Aug 2014 #214
Well, you need worry about what you "get" from betterdems only's posts sibelian Aug 2014 #236
Stow it - Paul is a fascist wearing an anti-war jacket. blm Aug 2014 #85
What time have I ever posted on Paul? n/t betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #88
The 'no difference' postings fool some, but, not all of us. blm Aug 2014 #99
I never said their were no differences betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #102
LOL - You've been pushing the Paul 'messaging for Dems forums' blm Aug 2014 #103
What Paul messaging? betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #108
Stow it - Paul is a fascist wearing an anti-war jacket. His water carriers blm Aug 2014 #113
If you think it is so clear, why don't you report it? n/t betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #116
LOLOLOL - Expected that whine, too. blm Aug 2014 #132
"She is too conservative for most of the party." Bullshit. SunSeeker Aug 2014 #106
Because if they knew what she is been saying on foreign policy issues betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #110
So Dems knew in 2008 but Dems don't know now? Bullshit. SunSeeker Aug 2014 #124
I suspect you are pretty committed to Hillary and or betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #129
We're just not stupid enough to believe that Paul won't do exactly what BushInc blm Aug 2014 #140
I'll support her if she is nominated. betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #144
You "don't give a damn what flies" with most Dems, not just me. SunSeeker Aug 2014 #171
I wouldn't say most of the party, but many in the party davidpdx Aug 2014 #128
Hillary Clinton is at the present overwhelmingly favored against any Republican in the running. olegramps Aug 2014 #134
I would say that is extremely paranoid betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #137
It is obvious that you haven't read her book. Anyone who has would realize that you are ridiculous. olegramps Aug 2014 #148
She has a Senate record and that record shows she is vastly more progressive on economic issues pnwmom Aug 2014 #168
Bingo.... FarPoint Aug 2014 #38
. stonecutter357 Aug 2014 #61
Well said! greatauntoftriplets Aug 2014 #89
oh well... Ron Paul said it, so... Ohio Joe Aug 2014 #18
In real world people weight candidates as lesser evils betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #20
In the real world... Ohio Joe Aug 2014 #22
In the real world no-one would consider Clinton liberal n/t betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #23
In the real world, Clinton is a liberal and people who do not understand the term... MohRokTah Aug 2014 #25
She is not a liberal in the FDR sense, though maybe in the classical liberal sense betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #29
You really have a thing for Rand Paul. MohRokTah Aug 2014 #31
No betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #35
So then you come on DU to promote Rand Paul. eom MohRokTah Aug 2014 #68
Talking about the positions of the candidate betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #76
Then you segued into blaming Dems for cuts forced through by GOP. blm Aug 2014 #90
You're right... Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2014 #81
The term is understood differently abroad than it is in the US. merrily Aug 2014 #49
Whoa, whoa, whoa......... ReRe Aug 2014 #95
Clinton IS A LIBERAL MohRokTah Aug 2014 #97
HRC used to be a Liberal... ReRe Aug 2014 #119
She is VERY Liberal MohRokTah Aug 2014 #133
OK, MohRokRah... ReRe Aug 2014 #145
And that would make it ok to pimp someone even further right? Ohio Joe Aug 2014 #30
What Paul bullshit betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #36
I'm certain being an open Paul supporter will end well for you... Ohio Joe Aug 2014 #40
I am not a Paul supporter. betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #42
'Because Ron Paul said so' is not a fact... Ohio Joe Aug 2014 #44
That would be your strawman betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #50
ummm... OK, You don't know what a strawman is... Ohio Joe Aug 2014 #60
Just because someone points out that Hillary is a hawk betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #63
Asking for facts is an unintelligent thing to do? Ohio Joe Aug 2014 #65
You couldn't prove that by me... ScreamingMeemie Aug 2014 #51
Baloney - your propaganda efforts are failing here. blm Aug 2014 #101
Maybe you should report me. betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #107
Report you. No, its a lot more fun seeing you sliced and diced. olegramps Aug 2014 #143
Yep - knew if this one was given enough a rope..... blm Aug 2014 #157
Post removed Post removed Aug 2014 #153
Post removed Post removed Aug 2014 #158
Yeah, it's well known that Bushes are NOT fascists, eh? blm Aug 2014 #164
Not. Happening. JoePhilly Aug 2014 #21
So what third party ticket will Rand Paul be running on? MohRokTah Aug 2014 #24
He can get money for a republican run or an independent run as the case my be. betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #27
Please post these polls. MohRokTah Aug 2014 #28
Third party liberals do not win betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #32
No third party has ever won any national election. MohRokTah Aug 2014 #34
One of the parties may die. betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #39
Neither one of those people ran for President and won... ScreamingMeemie Aug 2014 #43
Ventura and Bloomberg never won the Presidency. merrily Aug 2014 #45
Those are winner take all seats betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #48
Sorry, but Governor and Mayor are NOT interchangeable with President. merrily Aug 2014 #52
That would be wishful thinking on your part. n/t betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #53
Rather than rebut my post on substance, you pretend to know my wishes? merrily Aug 2014 #235
Now you are REALLY reaching. MohRokTah Aug 2014 #69
I am not promoting Paul betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #73
That's all I've seen you do. eom MohRokTah Aug 2014 #75
How cares! n/t betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #78
You, apparently. eom MohRokTah Aug 2014 #79
Pfffft... crazy talk. demmiblue Aug 2014 #54
. stonecutter357 Aug 2014 #62
Do believe everything Rand Paul says? liberal N proud Aug 2014 #55
No but I believe what Hillary says betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #56
Rand Paul is on the wrong side of 99% of the issues ecstatic Aug 2014 #57
but some issues are more important to people than others betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #58
Whatever. ecstatic Aug 2014 #59
Wow, the smear brigade is out in full force this morning a2liberal Aug 2014 #64
"Brigade?" ScreamingMeemie Aug 2014 #71
If they seriously think I support Paul they should report me! n/t betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #80
Then stop mentioning his name as if he's a great alternative ecstatic Aug 2014 #87
I would rather Bernie or Liz betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #91
'ron paul said so' is not a point... Ohio Joe Aug 2014 #121
Whatever betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #139
truth? Ohio Joe Aug 2014 #163
The war mongers managed to get a number of anti-war DU members banned cpwm17 Aug 2014 #180
Hillary 2016........... stonecutter357 Aug 2014 #66
FRP. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2014 #86
No kidding .. TBF Aug 2014 #151
And junior's no better, IMO. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2014 #155
Agree 100%. nt TBF Aug 2014 #186
For the life of me, I do not understand why we are comparing anyone with Rand Paul. Thinkingabout Aug 2014 #93
When a candidate runs for election against another candidate betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #96
Ron Paul is just a person I personally would NEVER vote for...EVER. Stellar Aug 2014 #175
Why should DU be a site to compare a Libertarian. When they declare then compare. Thinkingabout Aug 2014 #217
On what do you base this assertion? Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2014 #100
Well, she has echoed the neocon view that there can be no betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #104
Even if true, I don't care. Let this Liberal be clear broadcaster75201 Aug 2014 #114
I agree that conservatism kills but she is a conservative dem betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #120
This is the problem Noddleface666 Aug 2014 #141
Rand Paul is more likely to start a war on Minorities than Hillary demwing Aug 2014 #125
I don't think the Clintons were great friends of minorities betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #135
My point is that these comparisons are irrelevant demwing Aug 2014 #190
Is that the dameocrat opinion?... SidDithers Aug 2014 #138
he's an isolationist. that is not "more progressive". it's terrifying. PeaceNikki Aug 2014 #154
An isolationists is more progressive than an imperialists n/t betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #160
aPaulogists are icky. PeaceNikki Aug 2014 #161
Hillary's position isn't decent or altruistic either betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #165
is it possible for you to criticize Hillary without claiming Paul is more progressive? PeaceNikki Aug 2014 #172
oh boy, another Hillary bashing thread. I imagine I will see some Obama bashing threads soon still_one Aug 2014 #159
This really isn't a Hillary bashing thread... it is a Rand Paul jerk off thread. n/t demmiblue Aug 2014 #170
it's both. PeaceNikki Aug 2014 #173
Awwwww, you are locked out of your own thread. demmiblue Aug 2014 #174
Unless it turned out that Rand Paul were a corrupt liar... Orsino Aug 2014 #176
I can agree Puzzledtraveller Aug 2014 #178
How about the "other" war? fadedrose Aug 2014 #179
Fuck Rand Paul FSogol Aug 2014 #183
. stonecutter357 Aug 2014 #185
pretty embarrassing to get banned from your own op. stonecutter357 Aug 2014 #184
When has Hillary advocated war with Iran? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2014 #187
last time I checked this wasn't the Republican Libertarian Underground... JCMach1 Aug 2014 #194
Clinton is more likely to be president than Rand Paul, so yeah I guess that's a true statement. Iggo Aug 2014 #195
I believe this to be true however Rand will not be the GOP candidate. Purveyor Aug 2014 #205
Bwhahahahahahahahahahaahahahhahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!! zappaman Aug 2014 #206
Ron Paul JustAnotherGen Aug 2014 #207
hear, hear! Stellar Aug 2014 #208
I'm so sick and tired of hearing how filled with awesome sauce this guy is JustAnotherGen Aug 2014 #212
No more, no more.... Stellar Aug 2014 #216
she would only start a war if there was no other viable option samsingh Aug 2014 #211
OKAY, August 2014 & Coverage On Hillary Is A Daily Event!!! ChiciB1 Aug 2014 #213
i can't imagine her invading Rand Paul Enrique Aug 2014 #215
Hopefully the Democratic party ZombieHorde Aug 2014 #218
Rand Paul is more likely to declare the poor and middle class invalids. Initech Aug 2014 #219
BS. We have NO IDEA what Rand would do in office! He lies all the time Rex Aug 2014 #220
Paul's views on war are definitely better than Clinton's. Vattel Aug 2014 #222
Paul is certainly making the "concern rounds" on DU this week... LanternWaste Aug 2014 #223
If you believe a word he says AgingAmerican Aug 2014 #224
Kick for transparency...nt SidDithers Aug 2014 #226
Because the cheese wheel told you so!? Rex Aug 2014 #227
Haha, no. joshcryer Aug 2014 #231
If you believe a word Rand Paul says AgingAmerican Aug 2014 #233
NO one less hawkish or more dovish than Hillary is going to win the Republican nomination in 2016! Douglas Carpenter Aug 2014 #234
Only if you add "intentionally" quaker bill Aug 2014 #237
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