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Reaping the Whirlwind, Again [View all] WilliamPitt Nov 2014 OP
Thanks Will. Autumn Nov 2014 #1
K & R !!! WillyT Nov 2014 #2
"Not as bad" rang up a no-sale in 2014. Tierra_y_Libertad Nov 2014 #3
.... 840high Nov 2014 #104
Thank you, sir...as always, you make more sense than anybody else. First Speaker Nov 2014 #4
Thank God we figured out who to blame! JoePhilly Nov 2014 #5
Another tiresome, pontless critique LondonReign2 Nov 2014 #6
Wait don't go ... let's discuss this first. JoePhilly Nov 2014 #8
I didn't know NH was a liberal Utopia. pangaia Nov 2014 #101
JoePhilly, I also live in NC and Duval Nov 2014 #105
I seriously doubt you've ever actually been to NH hootinholler Nov 2014 #106
You carefully side step the point. You seem to want props for working hard. Lot's of us worked rhett o rick Nov 2014 #107
The democratic stands for..... tomp Nov 2014 #114
"But the point as I see it, is the Leadership in the Democratic Party. . . ladyVet Nov 2014 #119
Indeed, hindsight is no replacement for foresight stupidicus Nov 2014 #9
Ya just don't "get it" do ya? 2banon Nov 2014 #28
The blame goes to the Oligarchs and their toadies. Oligarchy isn't restricted to any one Party. nm rhett o rick Nov 2014 #121
Recommend....But Heads Up...for a typo... KoKo Nov 2014 #7
"weren't given a reason" to vote. I am sorry I am one of those old folks and we learned that voting jwirr Nov 2014 #10
You'd think so, right? WilliamPitt Nov 2014 #11
Indeed--that voting is seen as a personal favor to the candidate, as opposed to your msanthrope Nov 2014 #12
Yep. You can blame the Ayn Rand lovers and the "you can't tell me what to do" Nay Nov 2014 #50
Agree 100%, but we have an appreciation for history. Rex Nov 2014 #16
I shouldn't be surprised, but this still seems like a huge fabrication. 2banon Nov 2014 #34
It is hard to believe, but I do think we are seeing the dumbing down of an entire generation Rex Nov 2014 #35
He actually SAID that? Wow! n/t 2banon Nov 2014 #54
It's the first quote at the link. Blanks Nov 2014 #100
Wow. jwirr Nov 2014 #72
I'm one of the young folks that voted. Know what I've learned? Scootaloo Nov 2014 #22
^^^ This ^^^ Tommymac Nov 2014 #43
^^^THIS^^^ Participation is not a badge of honor. L0oniX Nov 2014 #47
The hell it isn't - I did not cut and run. In that is the honor. jwirr Nov 2014 #74
Scootaloo, THIS^^^ Needs to be it's own OP!!! 2banon Nov 2014 #56
It's a good thing marions ghost Nov 2014 #60
Brilliant post. [n/t] Maedhros Nov 2014 #67
Actually I agree with you - that is what I see also but I learned a long time ago that if I do not jwirr Nov 2014 #73
+1 btrflykng9 Nov 2014 #76
"no matter who i vote for it seems that republicans win" m-lekktor Nov 2014 #80
+1 leftstreet Nov 2014 #81
Amen. And this is what oligarchy, sham democracy means. woo me with science Nov 2014 #84
Very well said. This is why Utopian Leftist Nov 2014 #93
PLUS ONE, a whole bunch! Enthusiast Nov 2014 #97
I feel your pain arikara Nov 2014 #103
silly idea, this "duty to vote." tomp Nov 2014 #115
+1, voting has become a sentimental expression of patriotism, a pledge of allegience... whereisjustice Nov 2014 #118
K&R Scootaloo Carolina Nov 2014 #120
Exactly. Waiting For Everyman Nov 2014 #23
My vote is the only message they hear. Maedhros Nov 2014 #68
But you vote. jwirr Nov 2014 #75
Indeed. But I think the meme of liberal voters staying home to send a message is not very accurate. Maedhros Nov 2014 #79
They fought and died for one's right to walk away from people who use them, too. n/t jtuck004 Nov 2014 #95
I think that is in the constitution. Our right to rebell. jwirr Nov 2014 #96
That's what my mother would say when I really didn't feel like going out Stellar Nov 2014 #98
not these days Skittles Nov 2014 #102
yep stupidicus Nov 2014 #13
"So here's what happens next: In a diligent effort to appear conciliatory and bipartisan..." woo me with science Nov 2014 #14
Ok, But Old Codger Nov 2014 #18
Which is why Bernie Sanders keeps saying we need a revolution. woo me with science Nov 2014 #19
The only snag I see there Old Codger Nov 2014 #24
I'm remembering what citizens did in the former Soviet Union... grasswire Nov 2014 #55
Zinn would call for mass civil disobedience. L0oniX Nov 2014 #45
Excellent Post Woo,.. This should be a separate OP. 2banon Nov 2014 #48
wow heaven05 Nov 2014 #15
It's such a tiresome requirement, and hard to believe, but yes, Waiting For Everyman Nov 2014 #17
When Dems stand for nothing, they get nothing in return 99th_Monkey Nov 2014 #82
So you expect to elect hypothetical candidates who aren't on the ballot, Waiting For Everyman Nov 2014 #85
That is not what I said, not at all. 99th_Monkey Nov 2014 #86
That's nothing but an excuse for what shouldn't be excused... Waiting For Everyman Nov 2014 #88
I assume you must strongly support Sen. Sanders' bill for national elections as a holiday? 99th_Monkey Nov 2014 #90
Very definitely, should've been done long ago. nt Waiting For Everyman Nov 2014 #91
Good column - "When you stand for nothing, you get nothing in return." I prefer the words of KingCharlemagne Nov 2014 #20
What's with the Obama-looking-down cliche? True Blue Door Nov 2014 #21
Don't bring facts into this. nt msanthrope Nov 2014 #25
I'm a terrible party-pooper, aren't I? True Blue Door Nov 2014 #29
Get with the ODS program!! nt msanthrope Nov 2014 #30
I would, but that darn Obama keeps stopping me. The fiend! True Blue Door Nov 2014 #31
He's everywhere....there's no stopping him. nt msanthrope Nov 2014 #33
You know how there are so many typos in internet writing? That's him. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #37
5 of 9 candidates he campaigned for lost. former9thward Nov 2014 #40
You mean of the nine candidates he even appeared with, 55% lost in a hugely hostile election? True Blue Door Nov 2014 #44
Obama only appeared in blue states. former9thward Nov 2014 #53
The question is what effect his campaigning had. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #58
Back on planet Earth Capt. Obvious Nov 2014 #26
Two years is "lame duck"? True Blue Door Nov 2014 #27
We also have dictionaries here on planet Earth Capt. Obvious Nov 2014 #32
The term doesn't concern me. Your hostile use of it to denounce a great American President does. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #39
Correction: Mediocre American President. Tommymac Nov 2014 #51
Great American President. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #59
We still have dictionaries here on planet Earth Capt. Obvious Nov 2014 #61
This is not the place for GOP propaganda. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #66
The meaning of GOP propaganda can also be explained to you Capt. Obvious Nov 2014 #71
Your kinetic sculpture demonstration is sufficient. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #110
He campaigned for people other than Senators. former9thward Nov 2014 #41
You already said that in a comment above. Was this an accidental duplicate post? True Blue Door Nov 2014 #65
No, the first one was to another poster. former9thward Nov 2014 #78
The picture is not flattering enough! LondonReign2 Nov 2014 #62
Flattery has nothing to do with it. Obama-looking-down is an ODS media propaganda cliche. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #63
Oh woe! Our President doesn't look good enough! H8ters! LondonReign2 Nov 2014 #87
This really isn't the place to be making excuses for right-wing agitprop media. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #109
LMAO LondonReign2 Nov 2014 #116
Downward-looking-Obama is a standard right-wing media cliche. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #117
Elegantly spoken truth that the rest of us tried to say in less elegant words. sabrina 1 Nov 2014 #36
The alert results... Turborama Nov 2014 #38
0-7 WilliamPitt Nov 2014 #42
I would alert on that alert... grasswire Nov 2014 #69
Whoever alerted on this OP is a hollow, empty spectre. [n/t] Maedhros Nov 2014 #70
that bunch is wearing the "used car salesmen" comment out. m-lekktor Nov 2014 #83
And now the Alayne Fleishmann story comes along to remind us all that our fears are true: GliderGuider Nov 2014 #46
Local Elections still matter, regardless. 2banon Nov 2014 #52
Mayoral elections where I have lived are generally won by the candidate backed by land developers. GliderGuider Nov 2014 #57
So True! And Yet in my city Island town of Alameda JUST UNSEATED such a mayor! 2banon Nov 2014 #64
Eh...so that's why voters ignored or voted against single-payer advocates in primaries? Chathamization Nov 2014 #49
Interestingly, progressive issues and propositions won over the voters. . . DinahMoeHum Nov 2014 #77
Great piece, Will hifiguy Nov 2014 #89
this is a really well crafted and lyrical piece, Will cali Nov 2014 #92
Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Nov 2014 #94
good post. n/t. okieinpain Nov 2014 #99
Right again, WRP joanbarnes Nov 2014 #108
K&R DeSwiss Nov 2014 #111
Love the images that you provide! adirondacker Nov 2014 #112
"...because you are paid to do so." tomp Nov 2014 #113
It's the VOTING PROCESS... Cosmic Kitten Nov 2014 #122
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