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13. why can't you write pretty

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Sun Mar 1, 2015, 02:08 PM

Mar 2015

like stevie and nancey?

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Red Scare #9 [View all] H2O Man Mar 2015 OP

kick Warren Stupidity Mar 2015 #1

Thanks. H2O Man Mar 2015 #4

Go to church ...or the Devil will take over. L0oniX Mar 2015 #2

"Heaven for the climate, H2O Man Mar 2015 #8

What is this... nuance? Bucky Mar 2015 #3

No, I promise! H2O Man Mar 2015 #10

The Day Joe McCarthy came to DU. leveymg Mar 2015 #51

It's the "Love it or Leave It", "You're with us or against us", "Not as Bad" wing of the party. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2015 #5

Iraq... Love it or leave it! world wide wally Mar 2015 #9

Outstanding answer. H2O Man Mar 2015 #12

Excellent comment.. You could add to your list of the 'blame game' tactic, 'blame the voters' sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #14

Can we get the pledge flavored with Vanilla? Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2015 #34

I suppose so, but I am resistant to 'loyalty pledges' regardless of how they are flavored! Lol! sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #35

Flavored with Rum or Tequila might be a more effective inducement to oath taking. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2015 #36

It would take a whole lot of that with a few stronger drugs to get me to take any 'loyalty oaths' sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #40

Even as a drunk & druggie I found them unpalatable and even more so now. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2015 #43

Great quote from Jefferson. And that is why we have a country AND parties to even fight over, sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #55

But Lemon Pledge keeps your table shiney! hootinholler Mar 2015 #68

+ 1000. nt antigop Mar 2015 #15

and our "outrage" is "manufactured". nt antigop Mar 2015 #16

"vote for the candidate who can win and ignore their record" Martin Eden Mar 2015 #18

Thanks... onyourleft Mar 2015 #21

I don't think they are even pretending this time will be different, any more. djean111 Mar 2015 #26

+1 ! KoKo Mar 2015 #69

I've seen this here, and I don't like it either... ms liberty Mar 2015 #6

Thank you! H2O Man Mar 2015 #23

Alerting. Zorra Mar 2015 #7

Jury Results: H2O Man Mar 2015 #29

I'm fixing this. Few realize that Nixon was a staunch McCartneyist who almost beat Kennedy in 1960. Zorra Mar 2015 #39

The strange thing H2O Man Mar 2015 #44

Your OP's are exactly the length they need to be. Zorra Mar 2015 #56

Exactly. H2O Man Mar 2015 #57

Number NIne, Number Nine, Number Nine zeemike Mar 2015 #11

Right. H2O Man Mar 2015 #31

When I played it backwards, I thought I heard "Paul is a dead man" (perhaps an KingCharlemagne Mar 2015 #45

The end of H2O Man Mar 2015 #52

why can't you write pretty KG Mar 2015 #13

I'll try my best: H2O Man Mar 2015 #32

Thank you... onyourleft Mar 2015 #17

And thank you! H2O Man Mar 2015 #38

Part of it I believe is driven by overconfidence. Rex Mar 2015 #19

And some of it is actually support for neo-liberal policies. sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #20

True and it appears there are a few here that do. Rex Mar 2015 #22

Yes, like Chained CPI eg. Or the support for the continuation of neocon wars. At least we are no sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #25

Well it is sad when all people want is for money to get out of politics and they get yelled at. Rex Mar 2015 #42

Interesting points. H2O Man Mar 2015 #41

I don't think it is the leaders as much as the policy wonks they hire Rex Mar 2015 #46

And then again, a real leader doesn't need policy wonks to tell them how to think. sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #54

Excellent OP, H20 Man Oilwellian Mar 2015 #24

Someone on another thread called Trotsky a 'red Fascist,' so clearly logo- KingCharlemagne Mar 2015 #47

! H2O Man Mar 2015 #59

Right. H2O Man Mar 2015 #58

As always, sane and articulate and taking the long view. Thanks H2O Man. Hekate Mar 2015 #27

Thank you. H2O Man Mar 2015 #60

I skip a lot, trash others. Had my faith almost restored by the responses to FLyellowdog Hekate Mar 2015 #64

I am trying to learn to do that. But sometimes some things require a response, to correct the sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #70

"Your thinking, Sir, H2O Man Mar 2015 #71

excellent contrast using Johnson's 'Great' Society efforts vs. his Vietnam push bigtree Mar 2015 #28

Very good! H2O Man Mar 2015 #61

don't remember Truman and MLK associating bigtree Mar 2015 #62

Fair enough. H2O Man Mar 2015 #66

fascinating bigtree Mar 2015 #67

Excellent OP as always, H20 Man ... sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #30

Thank you. H2O Man Mar 2015 #72

Because happiness is a warm gun seveneyes Mar 2015 #33

Since "half of what I say is meaningless," think I'll just KingCharlemagne Mar 2015 #48

A great song. H2O Man Mar 2015 #73

Excellent post malaise Mar 2015 #37

Thank you! H2O Man Mar 2015 #74

Joseph Heller spoofs the whole 'loyalty oath' segment in "Catch 22" when his KingCharlemagne Mar 2015 #49

"Give me Eat". Major ___de Coverly. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2015 #50

Holy shit! H2O Man Mar 2015 #53

was written by McCartney in India after he saw two GeorgeGist Mar 2015 #63

k&r... spanone Mar 2015 #65

K&Ring bit late! MannyGoldstein Mar 2015 #75

I missed this one H2O Man.. 2banon Apr 2015 #76