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In reply to the discussion: So Elizabeth Warren was a Republican up until 1995. [View all]bemildred
(90,061 posts)10. Senator Warren is not to only one who has Republican Values in her past. nt
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Welcome to DU, and yes, Warren actually became a Democrat, and was one during the most uncool times
sabrina 1
Jan 2015
#94
Besides that, she's been feeling the wrath of the GOP for quite a while. That poisons the well. nt
TheBlackAdder
Jan 2015
#106
It's not convenient to be a Republican when your boss and all your clients are one? /NT
DemocratSinceBirth
Jan 2015
#8
You're sitting at a table at a nice banquet and the other diners start braying...
DemocratSinceBirth
Jan 2015
#112
Reagan era, Warren and I both made great money, most of mine got spent trying to plug the holes
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2015
#126
I can relate. There were 4 other high school students who did not support Ike Eisenhower.
jwirr
Jan 2015
#6
I don't know if he was consistently funny, but I think he was consistently brilliant.
merrily
Jan 2015
#56
Thats probably one reason why Stevenson chose Estes Kefauver as his running mate in 1956
Art_from_Ark
Jan 2015
#231
Not possible without a Constitutional amendment, which ain't happening. Born in Canada, he was.
merrily
Jan 2015
#48
You don't that. Please see the discussion I had with treestar about this, starting around Reply 64.
merrily
Jan 2015
#108
For me, I'm not bothered so much by Warren having voted for Reagan and Bush I
YoungDemCA
Jan 2015
#97
Her boosters want her to be President, so she should be able to address any and all concerns about
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2015
#114
I said what I said and I meant it. You, right here, have spoken more clearly of your own Reagan era
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2015
#239
I don't support Hillary Clinton. I support Bernie Sanders. Why would she be a Republican and not
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2015
#240
Those problems are nothing compared to the latest Bill and the sex jet story.
LawDeeDah
Jan 2015
#21
If you don't believe we should demand a higher and different level of consistency from our leaders..
DemocratSinceBirth
Jan 2015
#16
Well, if you want someone that consisently sides with Wall Street then all by means support Hillary.
Broward
Jan 2015
#24
And there is the Warren Double Standard. Hillary was never a Republican, her parents were and
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2015
#121
Gosh no, she was 'casting' basically. Jane was liberal and needed replacing.
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2015
#244
I don't support Hillary Clinton. I support Bernie Sanders. I did not support Hillary last time
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2015
#241
I didn't know the pursuit of perfection is childish and nowhere did I even demand it./NT
DemocratSinceBirth
Jan 2015
#25
And the Clintons acted like Republicans...(and still do when it comes to Corporate Power)
Armstead
Jan 2015
#20
I am not sure you can be "a natural born citizen" within the meaning of the Constitution if you were
merrily
Jan 2015
#64
The only thing the SCOTUS has said so far is nation of birth, though that was dicta, not parents.
merrily
Jan 2015
#80
I am not at all sure Lady Mary is a natural born citizen within the meaning of the Constitution.
merrily
Jan 2015
#87
Actually, it depends 100% on how the SCOTUS interprets "natural born citizen."
merrily
Jan 2015
#163
I don't know how old you are but the 80s were a dark time for those on the left.
DemocratSinceBirth
Jan 2015
#55
Google Hillary 2007 2008 List Ten Best Presidents See how easy it is to find a link
merrily
Jan 2015
#178
Depending on wording, I got between over 11 million and over 57 million hits, as one might expect
merrily
Jan 2015
#200
i put in : hillary clinton top ten reagan ,and didn't get anything about her list of top presidents
JI7
Jan 2015
#232
Thank you, but that is the not the story I recall. The story I recall included a list of
merrily
Jan 2015
#234
And, indeed, Reagan's victory was what facilitated take over of the Dem Party by DLCers.
merrily
Jan 2015
#125
When asked about Warren's past history, her boosters first dismiss it then attack Hillary's past
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2015
#137
Can one really "safely assume" that Hillary did not vote for Reagan? Why? Please see Reply 72.
merrily
Jan 2015
#145
I will vote for anybody with a (D) after their name even if they were an (R)
DemocratSinceBirth
Jan 2015
#191
Try to wrap your head around this: I don't care about Hillary. If she gets the nomination
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2015
#246
People still spreading that lame myth about Hillary saying Reagan was one of the "best presidents"?
NYC Liberal
Jan 2015
#164
So how is it that a professor and consumer advocate made all those millions, gathering fees for
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2015
#128
"In the same way, I tell you that there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents
Douglas Carpenter
Jan 2015
#30
Party loyalty isn't in itself a virtue. Simply indicates imperviousness to facts.
Orsino
Jan 2015
#34
I was in a staff meeting in 1994. There must have been a dozen of us.
DemocratSinceBirth
Jan 2015
#47
We are worrying about the wrong stuff, and I once wondered about this too, but so what.
NoJusticeNoPeace
Jan 2015
#41
She has risked more political capital defending the rights of the middle class than anyone
GoneFishin
Jan 2015
#44
and she tries to be cute, too. Patiently waiting your next right wing info dump
wyldwolf
Jan 2015
#70
This is a high class thread. Can you gentlemen and ladies keep it that way.
DemocratSinceBirth
Jan 2015
#74
Sure. You were the one who raised the issue of Bill's not being the candidate though.
merrily
Jan 2015
#136
The "10 Best Presidents" is a harder list to fill than "The 40 Worst Ones."
immoderate
Jan 2015
#176
And Hillary Clinton Was A "Goldwater Girl"... Elizabeth Warren Has Learned The Error Of Her Ways...
WillyT
Jan 2015
#54
When it occurred is not as relative as the age of the person when it occurred.
DemocratSinceBirth
Jan 2015
#147
I will try to do better. Perhaps I should incorporate some ad hominem attacks in my pitch.
DemocratSinceBirth
Jan 2015
#170
In 1988, I voted for George H.W.... because I was young and didn't know any better.
ScreamingMeemie
Jan 2015
#109
Ms. Warren had her epiphany at 46 years old. That doesn't sound like a youthful indiscretion/NT
DemocratSinceBirth
Jan 2015
#122
If you don't care for all of the victims of Nixon's, Reagans, And Bush Pere's policies...
DemocratSinceBirth
Jan 2015
#134
Silence can be taken as consent in this instance. Thank you for your acquiescence.
DemocratSinceBirth
Jan 2015
#151
How much do you care about the victims of the Iraq war, the one Hillary wanted, that war?
LawDeeDah
Jan 2015
#204
and how does that measure up to the Sniper story? or voting for people to die?
LawDeeDah
Jan 2015
#152
And the Koch candidate ran into the ditch on that. Please consider the source of the attack meme.
freshwest
Jan 2015
#215
I used to be intractable, absolute, and criticize others for their changing and evolving worldviews
LanternWaste
Jan 2015
#139
I actually think that's a big reason why Warren doesn't want to run for Prez
Cali_Democrat
Jan 2015
#143
Good for her - another triumph of progressive ideology over conservativism.
bluedigger
Jan 2015
#150
It's good to know that people never, ever, ever change their minds on any subject.
jeff47
Jan 2015
#160
"I have read many of your posts Elizabeth Warren is a far better representative..."
DemocratSinceBirth
Jan 2015
#186
If I'm a zealot then I am a zealous Democrat, something you implied I really wasn't.
DemocratSinceBirth
Jan 2015
#205
That's nothing. There's a lot of republicans here that pretend to be democrats
tenderfoot
Jan 2015
#179
How old are you? Were you old enough to remember the nutbags who came in with Reagan?
Warren Stupidity
Jan 2015
#245
good point! One of the fundementals of progressive values is that people must never-ever change
Douglas Carpenter
Jan 2015
#189
Any chance Hillary would offer VP slot to Elizabeth? If not, whom would be her best choice? NT
1bigdude
Jan 2015
#194
All I know is her current political positions are the right ones and the Clinton/Rubin policies
mmonk
Jan 2015
#196
This means about as much as Michele Bachman CAMPAIGNING as a Democrat for Jimmy Carter!
cascadiance
Jan 2015
#227
I've always been a democrat but the hallmark of a liberal is open thinking.
lumberjack_jeff
Jan 2015
#242
"I was a Democrat when being a Democrat wasn't cool." -- George Wallace
unrepentant progress
Jan 2015
#251
I don't care about who voted or campaigned for Republicans decades ago.
winter is coming
Jan 2015
#261