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Andy823

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6. Exactly

Thu Nov 6, 2014, 11:16 PM

Nov 2014

But I still don't see those who use this "third way" scapegoat putting out any kind of real plans to change things, or as Peacetrain asked in another thread a list of acceptable candidates they think could help the party win more elections. Of course some want to purge the whole party, but then again who would they fill it with?

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What's wrong with 3rd way advocacy? [View all] whereisjustice Nov 2014 OP

Will see which trolls attack this, eh? RobertEarl Nov 2014 #1

Agree, third way must go. Let them go fuck up the Republican party. We have real work whereisjustice Nov 2014 #2

Our leaders have lost touch RobertEarl Nov 2014 #3

Third Way is a nonsensical boogieman and scapegoat... LostInAnomie Nov 2014 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Nov 2014 #5

Meh... some people like to live in an echo chamber. LostInAnomie Nov 2014 #7

Nice defense of the thrid way, lost RobertEarl Nov 2014 #17

Not a defense. Just pointing out that DU's obsession with Third Way is delusional. LostInAnomie Nov 2014 #18

Not delusional at all for most DUers RobertEarl Nov 2014 #22

9/10 Cryptozoologists believe in Bigfoot too. LostInAnomie Nov 2014 #28

What IS delusional is any denial of the existence of the Third Way, especially since sabrina 1 Nov 2014 #47

Seriously... ReRe Nov 2014 #51

Their own website? Seriously? Look at our start dates. I AM at my own website. nt msanthrope Nov 2014 #53

But but but... ReRe Nov 2014 #61

Welcome to DU! nt msanthrope Nov 2014 #62

I'll have you know... ReRe Nov 2014 #68

Of course you did!!! nt msanthrope Nov 2014 #69

Damn right I did... ReRe Nov 2014 #71

I have not commented on your character. Merely noted that having been here a decade msanthrope Nov 2014 #74

Hey ms! Gotta love this thread and the folks loving it, huh? Number23 Nov 2014 #88

Between this, and the "extreme prejudice" thread, I haven't seen this much paranoia msanthrope Nov 2014 #89

Ahhh, Hannah Bell. Good times, good times. That one was a bit of a legend Number23 Nov 2014 #92

You should check out the thread where Al Franken doesn't meet the purity msanthrope Nov 2014 #99

Hahaha... You've been here 2 years. LostInAnomie Nov 2014 #65

Just like I just told the other Third-Wayer... ReRe Nov 2014 #70

Yes, everyone you disagree with is a "Third Wayer" and not a real Democrat. LostInAnomie Nov 2014 #79

whats really funny about that treestar Nov 2014 #139

Can't answer that, other than this, for a while, on many Dem forums, they WERE able sabrina 1 Nov 2014 #85

Look at the makeup of their board of trustees. That will tell you everything you need to know about Erose999 Nov 2014 #54

Amazing, isn't it? But we have to give credit where it is due. Wall St has been busy sabrina 1 Nov 2014 #81

Yep remnants of the now dead DLC that had been exposed as a "Koch brothers agent" cascadiance Nov 2014 #119

No one denies the Third Way exists. LostInAnomie Nov 2014 #66

Paranoia will destroy ya'. msanthrope Nov 2014 #77

Well the Third Way IS a CABAL OF WALL ST INSIDERS for the most part. See their Board of sabrina 1 Nov 2014 #80

No, what you have done isn't research. LostInAnomie Nov 2014 #86

lol AgingAmerican Nov 2014 #90

Sorry DU is "third tier" for you there, bud. I'll have the conciegre send you a fruit basket. Erose999 Nov 2014 #82

Why else WOULD third way exist? Please tell me more about what exactly this organization does for Erose999 Nov 2014 #84

They're neo-liberals, you know the libertarians supposedly so hated on this site. Rex Nov 2014 #128

I think that IS all the Third Way does, destroy the Dem Party from the inside. sabrina 1 Nov 2014 #132

How do you explain yourself, then? delrem Nov 2014 #123

If by "do it naturally" you mean... LostInAnomie Nov 2014 #124

Promoting a lame CT talking point does seem to come naturally to you. delrem Nov 2014 #125

I will deny that "the" Third Way exists (note the article). The Joe Liebermann-esque myth of the Erose999 Nov 2014 #143

What is delusional is . . . markpkessinger Nov 2014 #34

The first rule of Third Way is: U4ikLefty Nov 2014 #32

Exactly Andy823 Nov 2014 #6

May be you missed this from upthread? RobertEarl Nov 2014 #16

Billionaire conservatives funding campaigns and purchasing pro-wall street public policy? 3rd way. whereisjustice Nov 2014 #9

You simply could not have nailed that any harder Number23 Nov 2014 #19

Eh? RobertEarl Nov 2014 #23

I'm really glad that William K Black's opinion is that important to you Number23 Nov 2014 #24

More than yours RobertEarl Nov 2014 #25

Good question. BeanMusical Nov 2014 #38

Welcome to DU...nt SidDithers Nov 2014 #46

Seems like old times. nt msanthrope Nov 2014 #55

Why, thank you! BeanMusical Nov 2014 #107

Your post makes about as much sense as I'd expect from you Number23 Nov 2014 #87

Heh RobertEarl Nov 2014 #94

You grow more incoherent by the second. How is that even possible?? Number23 Nov 2014 #96

Eh? RobertEarl Nov 2014 #97

You win? Where? When did Ron Paul become president? Number23 Nov 2014 #98

This is why i win RobertEarl Nov 2014 #100

Yes, because your continued insistence on lying about what I've said and my positions Number23 Nov 2014 #102

You have influenced me greatly RobertEarl Nov 2014 #105

LOL Like you weren't crowing that stupidity already Number23 Nov 2014 #106

Heh RobertEarl Nov 2014 #108

Bless your heart. Number23 Nov 2014 #110

Those who use the term "turd way" remind me of Michael Savage. zappaman Nov 2014 #109

It blows my mind that they think it does anything other than make them look like fools Number23 Nov 2014 #111

You and za make a good pair n/t RobertEarl Nov 2014 #112

Thanks, hun! Number23 Nov 2014 #114

Thanks! zappaman Nov 2014 #115

That is happening solely in your mind treestar Nov 2014 #140

Oh, so now the third way is just a scapegoat! AgingAmerican Nov 2014 #30

Scapegoat, boogiemen, fevered dream of conspiracy nuts, etc. LostInAnomie Nov 2014 #33

Say the usual suspects AgingAmerican Nov 2014 #35

More conspiratorial language LostInAnomie Nov 2014 #36

No conspiracy AgingAmerican Nov 2014 #37

You know, that graphic was Le Taz Hot Nov 2014 #45

Right... twice = 500. LostInAnomie Nov 2014 #67

Then several of your cohorts are using it Le Taz Hot Nov 2014 #83

I'm trying to decipher your message. Marr Nov 2014 #75

It's really not that hard to decipher. LostInAnomie Nov 2014 #122

Point #3 is just wrong, I guarantee you. Marr Nov 2014 #129

Where is the evidence then? LostInAnomie Nov 2014 #130

I kid you not-- Marr Nov 2014 #131

Third Way "lives" too! cascadiance Nov 2014 #121

Perfect. This should be an OP and not just buried in a thread. n/t FSogol Nov 2014 #40

LOL - it's the same group TBF Nov 2014 #41

It is also true that the DLC's Progressive Policy Institute Dragonfli Nov 2014 #48

Will Marshall Mnpaul Nov 2014 #116

All that water must be heavy. nt Union Scribe Nov 2014 #27

Water is lighter than bullshit. LostInAnomie Nov 2014 #29

I'll take your word for it. Union Scribe Nov 2014 #31

So, please tell us... ReRe Nov 2014 #50

Obviously, you are a paid shill for the Third Way. msanthrope Nov 2014 #56

It's NOT impossible, or even IMPROBABLE that the 3rd way is both HereSince1628 Nov 2014 #64

But who is 3rd Way? Surely not Hillary, why would Bernie Sanders all but admit he randys1 Nov 2014 #101

no, it is a wall street wet dream noiretextatique Nov 2014 #120

Exactly. It is their mechanism to blame everything on Obama and Hillary etc. I just saw a post still_one Nov 2014 #126

+1 No one on DU is part of the real third way but we will get called that treestar Nov 2014 #138

Are the Koch brothers and ALEC paranoid fantasies of the left as well? myrna minx Nov 2014 #141

If there were any daylight between "3rd Way" and "cynical justifications for hypercorporatism" Man from Pickens Nov 2014 #8

Thanks for posting. K&R! nt adirondacker Nov 2014 #10

I agree strongly overall but would rephrase a bit. woo me with science Nov 2014 #11

Great points. Once again, your insight is correct and appreciated. whereisjustice Nov 2014 #13

Well said woo. nm rhett o rick Nov 2014 #14

Yes, sir- eeeeeeee MrMickeysMom Nov 2014 #15

Yup. 99Forever Nov 2014 #44

Keep on talking... ReRe Nov 2014 #52

This Woo! It's OP Worthy!! 2banon Nov 2014 #57

Nailed it, as usual MissDeeds Nov 2014 #72

Well said. nt Zorra Nov 2014 #78

Please post this as an OP. Barack_America Nov 2014 #127

Great post Oilwellian Nov 2014 #12

Oh dear! Rex Nov 2014 #20

that and the constant bullying tactics, the reactionary policies, the intent to remove any MisterP Nov 2014 #21

+1 whereisjustice Nov 2014 #39

I love it when the usual dopes try to act like "Third Way" is an epithet, or some kind of Marr Nov 2014 #26

The Third Way apologists are trying desperately to come up Rex Nov 2014 #42

So please, expound upon the many positive traits of the Third Way for us. [n/t] Maedhros Nov 2014 #73

Third Way is packed with conservatives who opposed marriage equality until the issue served them Bluenorthwest Nov 2014 #43

Yep-- I remember that very clearly. Marr Nov 2014 #118

kick woo me with science Nov 2014 #49

It's not advocaty of third way that's wrong IT'S THE THIRD WAY THAT IS WRONG!!!!!! HereSince1628 Nov 2014 #58

A spot-on analysis. hifiguy Nov 2014 #59

K&R ReRe Nov 2014 #60

This is an old war in the party. Left vs Right. Not as Bad vs Progressives. Tierra_y_Libertad Nov 2014 #63

Excellent, a keeper, thank you! Zorra Nov 2014 #76

I get that rather than discuss actual ideas, Progressive dog Nov 2014 #91

Let's see...cause it doesn't help? Just a guess. nt BootinUp Nov 2014 #93

K&R Scuba Nov 2014 #95

I thought this was a Manny op at first. L0oniX Nov 2014 #103

ROFLMAO! nt daredtowork Nov 2014 #104

Third Way is unealthy for children and other living things. n/t Orsino Nov 2014 #113

It's their plan and they brag about it Mnpaul Nov 2014 #117

Sadly, that's not just words. woo me with science Nov 2014 #134

kick woo me with science Nov 2014 #133

kick woo me with science Nov 2014 #135

kick Zorra Nov 2014 #136

The question is..... mstinamotorcity2 Nov 2014 #137

kick woo me with science Nov 2014 #142