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RiverLover

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41. THIS is not the Democratic Party

Reply to VanillaRhapsody (Reply #15)

Sat Dec 13, 2014, 12:17 AM

Dec 2014

At least not the one I signed up for.

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How Hillary Clinton can save America (& the Democratic Party) [View all] Faryn Balyncd Dec 2014 OP

Bump PAProgressive28 Dec 2014 #1

I was totally expecting a Hillary ass kissing post. Thanks for the laugh. nt JeffHead Dec 2014 #2

Not I; I was expecting an insult with no foundation nor content rock Dec 2014 #33

I will note... Delver Rootnose Dec 2014 #40

Why should she comment? She thinks she's a shoe-in. nt benz380 Dec 2014 #74

Welcome to DU, benz380! calimary Dec 2014 #119

She would be a proven hypocrite if she does this~ RiverLover Dec 2014 #128

If you saw an insult, perhaps your perception is less than optimal. Faryn Balyncd Dec 2014 #43

thank you, well explained Voice for Peace Dec 2014 #53

And it might do her some good personnally.... daleanime Dec 2014 #54

William Jennings Bryan marym625 Dec 2014 #95

Have to check... daleanime Dec 2014 #106

All kinds of biographies marym625 Dec 2014 #110

Nice try but it's a dig rock Dec 2014 #86

So anything that is not optimal for HRC is an insult? Motown_Johnny Dec 2014 #96

Sorry, my perception is so low rock Dec 2014 #109

I'd LOVE to see this Plucketeer Dec 2014 #141

If she is the candidate TNNurse Dec 2014 #144

Foundation this. DeSwiss Dec 2014 #118

and Libya, bvar22 Dec 2014 #138

Where is she on torture? Where is she on the Budget? Where is she on the giveaways to citibank? Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #123

Yes! n/t wildbilln864 Dec 2014 #3

Double yes! So very true. Poster gets my vote for title header of the year. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2014 #151

She will save the party by running and winning. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #4

much like Obama did. we're so much better off now than we were when he Doctor_J Dec 2014 #7

Yes I think we are better off with Obama. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #9

The country is at least slightly better off, which is a pretty low bar, given Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #76

I think the party is in bad place right now and I think Hillary can bring the party to life. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #94

WE ARE..... VanillaRhapsody Dec 2014 #11

the poster was claiming the party is better off now. NO ONE can possibly believe Doctor_J Dec 2014 #14

Yeah...it is poorly written if THAT was what he meant... VanillaRhapsody Dec 2014 #15

THIS is not the Democratic Party RiverLover Dec 2014 #41

Are YOU voting for whomever wins the Democratic Primary? VanillaRhapsody Dec 2014 #44

ABC Anyone but Clinton/Conservative. RiverLover Dec 2014 #47

and you'd be wrong....what conservative Dino...would have this record: VanillaRhapsody Dec 2014 #49

Yes, we know she loves free trade. LOVES it. Bye-bye American jobs. RiverLover Dec 2014 #51

HA!.....She is multifaceted....like most people.... VanillaRhapsody Dec 2014 #60

That really is a private matter. 840high Dec 2014 #57

I bet the Warren publicly is making you nervous. It is called "leadership"! nt Logical Dec 2014 #17

why on earth would I be nervous? VanillaRhapsody Dec 2014 #19

Memory loss? We have had this discussion 10 times. Get checked out. I am tired of sending links. nt Logical Dec 2014 #26

and I keep offering you the opportunity to become a Democrat... VanillaRhapsody Dec 2014 #27

You did forget. Wow, scary. But explains a lot. nt Logical Dec 2014 #30

I haven't forgotten at all..... VanillaRhapsody Dec 2014 #45

LOL, you just flat out forgot. Serious issue. Look into it. nt Logical Dec 2014 #46

Believe whatever you want....I will continue to offer you the opportunity to be a Democrat VanillaRhapsody Dec 2014 #102

John the Baptist, ladies and gentlemen... nt Union Scribe Dec 2014 #145

If you cannot commit to voting for whom WE select in a Democratic Primary ELECTION... VanillaRhapsody Dec 2014 #156

so now you decide who is and isnt a dem? backwoodsbob Dec 2014 #155

what if Jeb changes to the democrat party? wildbilln864 Dec 2014 #98

We still are at war in the middle east. We still have the NSA spying on all of us. rhett o rick Dec 2014 #68

And Warren would make us safe HOW?- Thinkingabout Dec 2014 #77

Please explain your implication. It's me, I have a hard time with tricky implications. rhett o rick Dec 2014 #79

I'm sorry, I assumed you knew one of the responsibilities of the president is the Thinkingabout Dec 2014 #81

But apparently you don't understand security. If our economy goes bust, it will rhett o rick Dec 2014 #83

I don't understand security, as in security which strives to keep Americans alive? Thinkingabout Dec 2014 #89

What was Obama's national security/foreign policy experience in 2008? n/t Kermitt Gribble Dec 2014 #97

LOL, yes, like 2008. Only Hillary can lose a 30 point lead. nt Logical Dec 2014 #16

I think it was more Obama gained. he ran a great campaign. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #18

How? Warren isn't even thinking about running.... VanillaRhapsody Dec 2014 #21

You don't think this week might change her mind? nt Logical Dec 2014 #24

Maybe , maybe not but I would not be surprised to see Warren's numbers go up in the polls. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #28

It might change the mind of some who was INTERESTED IN RUNNING in the first place. brooklynite Dec 2014 #162

She has NEVER said that. Never. Only that she isn't running. NO ONe is. Not even HIllary. RiverLover Dec 2014 #55

She and her ilk are responsible for ruining the party JimDandy Dec 2014 #20

So your saying the pumas won't vote for Hillary? Am I reading that right or wrong? hrmjustin Dec 2014 #22

The PUMAs ended up voting for McCain/Palin...not for Obama. JimDandy Dec 2014 #35

the pumas of 2008 will be different from the ones of 2016. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #38

No, they didn't brooklynite Dec 2014 #161

You misspelled "destroy the party". Odin2005 Dec 2014 #23

Your opinion, not mine. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #25

What does "save the party" mean? I want to save the middle class. Do you think rhett o rick Dec 2014 #66

Well she will have to earn the nominstion. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #67

With the greatest respect hrmjustin, winning isn't worth sacrificing your principles. rhett o rick Dec 2014 #70

I made my peace with her mistakes. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #71

I just said that to a friend.... robinlynne Dec 2014 #5

Hillary talks the talk ... during campaigning but does she walk the walk .. NO YOHABLO Dec 2014 #6

heck, many times hfojvt Dec 2014 #10

It's the very small print which gets us into trouble. Bernie and Warren would be a good supporting Thinkingabout Dec 2014 #8

I was not expecting this!!! Autumn Dec 2014 #12

Lol... Excellent! whatchamacallit Dec 2014 #13

I don't care about saving the 'Democratic' party. SamKnause Dec 2014 #29

Don't you think saving the country would re-vitalize the Democratic Party in the process? Faryn Balyncd Dec 2014 #31

No, because they would not be acting like, or representing SamKnause Dec 2014 #32

Agree with just about everything said. Perhaps re-phrasing the question might be appropriate, that.. Faryn Balyncd Dec 2014 #34

I do not know. SamKnause Dec 2014 #39

hey howdy! ellennelle Dec 2014 #36

Marta & I are in too Omaha Steve Dec 2014 #37

If the Democratic Party is to survive and stop being Republican-light it must go Warren's way. EEO Dec 2014 #42

She is showing the leadership. Faryn Balyncd Dec 2014 #73

...jut not the desire to be President. brooklynite Dec 2014 #91

Just not the desire to say she's running when she isn't. No one is. Yet. RiverLover Dec 2014 #99

Yes she can!! RufusTFirefly Dec 2014 #48

Too bad Warren doesn't want the job...and wants Hillary to run brooklynite Dec 2014 #50

No sane person wants that job. immoderate Dec 2014 #152

Hillary & Bush In Bed Together billhicks76 Dec 2014 #52

I hope you are not calling all Hillary supporters trolls. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #56

Certainly Not billhicks76 Dec 2014 #58

It will certainly be a an interesting year here on DU. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #59

I get, or rather, understand the sus453 Dec 2014 #61

Bernie Sanders 2016! woo me with science Dec 2014 #62

Bernie the socialists isn't going to win, Sarah Palin could beat him. Thinkingabout Dec 2014 #78

Bernie is a Democratic Socialist. RoccoR5955 Dec 2014 #85

You are really familiar with Bernie, huh, he is an independent. Thinkingabout Dec 2014 #88

And he caucuses with WHO? RoccoR5955 Dec 2014 #100

Hey, don't accuse me of trolling, it is unacceptable. If you know very much about Thinkingabout Dec 2014 #107

Your concern is noted. truebluegreen Dec 2014 #116

Democrat Socialist?.... paleotn Dec 2014 #139

The average voter doesn't have a Poli Sci degree... brooklynite Dec 2014 #90

False. RoccoR5955 Dec 2014 #101

"at least a bit socialist"... brooklynite Dec 2014 #108

Liberal in their title too RoccoR5955 Dec 2014 #115

A lovely academic argument, which has nothing to do with the real world brooklynite Dec 2014 #124

They just don't understand RoccoR5955 Dec 2014 #103

Social Security is a socialist system. truebluegreen Dec 2014 #117

...both programs introduced by mainstream liberals, not socialists brooklynite Dec 2014 #122

Uh-huh....the right totally saw it that way. truebluegreen Dec 2014 #126

But neither LBJ nor FDR put on the Socialist cape... brooklynite Dec 2014 #127

You seem uncommonly fixated on labels, truebluegreen Dec 2014 #129

I'm fixated on getting people elected... brooklynite Dec 2014 #131

So you don't care what people get elected, truebluegreen Dec 2014 #140

Given the choice of a Democrat who agrees with me 100% but CAN'T GET ELECTED... brooklynite Dec 2014 #154

Actually, most of the more progressive candidates held on to their seats truebluegreen Dec 2014 #157

...mostly in safe, progressive States. brooklynite Dec 2014 #160

Nice deflection, truebluegreen Dec 2014 #163

Hell yes, I would crawl through a mile of shit covered broken glass for a Sanders/Warren ticket. Autumn Dec 2014 #87

I love that Union Scribe Dec 2014 #147

That's just how it could happen I'm sure. Autumn Dec 2014 #148

Same. Sanders-Warren 2016 appalachiablue Dec 2014 #120

Absolutely! +100 billion Veilex Dec 2014 #63

I vote for Principles, not Party. The Democratic principles used to be the same as the Party, Dustlawyer Dec 2014 #64

Are you saying if a candidate has taken miney from Wall Street and corporations tgey are out Thinkingabout Dec 2014 #80

I am saying that if I think that they are under the sway of Wall Street I am not voting for them. Dustlawyer Dec 2014 #82

Nice! Phlem Dec 2014 #65

Oh, you... R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2014 #69

Fat Chance... elzenmahn Dec 2014 #72

I had my hatchet out.. sendero Dec 2014 #75

+ Infinity 99Forever Dec 2014 #84

I can't remember: were people at DU this excited about Dennis Kucinich in advance of 04 and 08? brooklynite Dec 2014 #92

wasn't here then marym625 Dec 2014 #93

...but did you imagine that he could actually win the nomination? brooklynite Dec 2014 #111

nope n/t marym625 Dec 2014 #112

Works for me. hedgehog Dec 2014 #104

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2014 #105

I just have to rec this so I feel better about her speech to Goldman Sachs and friends. Autumn Dec 2014 #113

Hillary Clinton will do what is in the best interest for krawhitham Dec 2014 #114

She won't do it but I agree nt marlakay Dec 2014 #121

Retire, she can. Lose, she will. blkmusclmachine Dec 2014 #125

If Hillary Clinton endorsed Sanders or Warren, I would become suspicious of them. True Blue Door Dec 2014 #130

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Dec 2014 #132

MoveOn.org lied. stonecutter357 Dec 2014 #133

Good one!!! MissDeeds Dec 2014 #134

K & R !!! WillyT Dec 2014 #135

Yep, "enough is enough!" polichick Dec 2014 #136

Kick and Rec hifiguy Dec 2014 #137

Yer bad! L0oniX Dec 2014 #142

No matter who she endorses she can do the Democratic Party rury Dec 2014 #143

clever. wyldwolf Dec 2014 #146

It's gonna get uglier and uglier. SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2014 #149

Great Recommendation cantbeserious Dec 2014 #150

K & R Thespian2 Dec 2014 #153

Big K&R. nt raouldukelives Dec 2014 #158

Don't rely one person to change everything for the better. CJCRANE Dec 2014 #159