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madfloridian

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75. Yes, there have been enough labels.

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Tue Jun 30, 2015, 01:24 PM

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I don't like the words "dismal" "radical" "rancid" used against the left. I am a proud liberal. [View all] madfloridian Jun 2015 OP

Thank you! TDale313 Jun 2015 #1

100% agreed. hifiguy Jun 2015 #2

Yes, it is. It worries me. madfloridian Jun 2015 #5

Not me, it is so obvious even the dullest person could notice. Rex Jun 2015 #32

Agree that laughing is often best. merrily Jun 2015 #40

Notice the shit HAD to be stirred, because they made a GD-P forum? Rex Jun 2015 #30

It was so nice on DU that last few days. Jamastiene Jun 2015 #53

Me too, I was really liking this more polite and happy DU3. Rex Jun 2015 #56

I'll say it again enigmatic Jun 2015 #91

+1 Prism Jun 2015 #105

+1 demmiblue Jun 2015 #61

That editorial sounded like it was written by Bill O'Reilly Bjorn Against Jun 2015 #3

The author is a smug shit-stirrer, stomping her feet for a Loyalty Pony n/t whatchamacallit Jun 2015 #4

Digging up that rancid article now is making me think that someone is having trouble selling djean111 Jun 2015 #6

I am going to fight back every time they make it a bad word. madfloridian Jun 2015 #9

I don't much mind 'radical', other than it usually is used incorrectly. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #7

Yes, our views are mainstream. Ugly words need to stop. madfloridian Jun 2015 #8

is this the left the centrists don't need to win elections? KG Jun 2015 #10

Must be that left. madfloridian Jun 2015 #11

The left they don't want to serve, but want to blame when they LOSE elections Doctor_J Jun 2015 #14

That left has a name remember? "The Professional Left". I have been waiting for it's comeback. nt Snotcicles Jun 2015 #17

Democratic Party leadership does not want liberals or progressives to gain ground. Maedhros Jun 2015 #102

I was hoping the party would embrace its liberals finally. Guess not. madfloridian Jun 2015 #12

Easy to tell where majority stands on liberals in the party. madfloridian Jun 2015 #13

Rahm's comment was a clue where we stood. HooptieWagon Jun 2015 #15

So were Obama's comments about being an "'80s Republican" Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #16

I picked that up in the '08 primaries, LWolf Jun 2015 #69

He also had a favorable appraisal of Reagan Art_from_Ark Jul 2015 #123

More than one comment from Rahm and more than one commenter from that White House. merrily Jun 2015 #41

Yup. truebrit71 Jun 2015 #71

I'm also a proud liberal. I don't see what the point of CharlotteVale Jun 2015 #18

This is excellent. Blue_In_AK Jun 2015 #19

Appreciate that, Blue...how are the fires around there now? madfloridian Jun 2015 #22

The fires are still bad, Blue_In_AK Jun 2015 #23

Has your home been threatened? That would scare me so much. madfloridian Jun 2015 #31

No, I live about five minutes from downtown Anchorage, Blue_In_AK Jun 2015 #35

I did see your other post with the mapping of the fires. madfloridian Jun 2015 #48

It was posted to start a fight Prism Jun 2015 #20

Well, I'm mad enough to give them one. It's my party, too. Been a Dem all my life. madfloridian Jun 2015 #21

That filthy post should have been taken down me b zola Jun 2015 #24

What is your reaction to "social issues mean fuck all" geek tragedy Jun 2015 #25

I did a search of the 2012 post and did not see those words. madfloridian Jun 2015 #28

The LBN thread about the executive order on overtime geek tragedy Jun 2015 #29

I had not seen that thread. madfloridian Jun 2015 #33

The problem is that one asshole can draw more attention geek tragedy Jun 2015 #34

"The Left" does not like Working People getting a raise? bvar22 Jun 2015 #92

Beautiful summary. nt daredtowork Jun 2015 #26

LOL! It is drivel, never forget it is to bring you down so you won't go vote! Rex Jun 2015 #27

Solnit even "channels" Don Rumsfeld in her ridiculous Screed.. KoKo Jun 2015 #81

Wait. What? lovemydog Jun 2015 #36

Read this first paragraph...then get back to me about how much we can learn from it. madfloridian Jun 2015 #37

Thanks for your reply. lovemydog Jun 2015 #38

Do you see the irony there? progressoid Jun 2015 #57

And.. madfloridian Jun 2015 #89

and being rude while lecturing liberals to ... GeorgeGist Jun 2015 #94

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jun 2015 #39

Another call not to stray far from message...bipartisanship. madfloridian Jun 2015 #96

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jul 2015 #122

She calls on us to have "generosity and kindness and style". But look at this paragraph she wrote. madfloridian Jun 2015 #42

madfloridian, I am sorry you are upset. It's just not worth it. merrily Jun 2015 #43

There are times to be upset. madfloridian Jun 2015 #44

Ok .I can't tell you how to feel, so I will just say merrily Jun 2015 #45

Kick & Rec n/t Ichingcarpenter Jun 2015 #46

Well, the article was calling out the far left. raouldukelives Jun 2015 #47

I think that author was referring to the people treestar Jun 2015 #49

This is Red Meat for the rightwingers our Party wants to pander to... nt Romulox Jun 2015 #50

those are all terms for 'non-corportist Democrat' nt HFRN Jun 2015 #51

Bottom line of that 2012 post as I see it? madfloridian Jun 2015 #52

Reagan ruduced the word, liberal, to profantiy, more than thrity years ago. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2015 #54

So did our party policy leaders from the late 80s on. madfloridian Jun 2015 #55

I guess the honeymoon is over. Jamastiene Jun 2015 #58

Yes, there was actually joy here over the happiness of one community and much sadness.. madfloridian Jun 2015 #63

The Parlor Advocates are afoot Prism Jun 2015 #83

Yes, I would say you called it just right. madfloridian Jun 2015 #90

Exactly enigmatic Jun 2015 #93

Oh, yes. Weren't there plenty of people here that said that gays/lesbians should be happy with civil kath Jun 2015 #97

Oh hell yes BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #114

That is what some people here do. hifiguy Jun 2015 #106

So you have never complained about a Democrat? Will a search of your posts back that up? nt stevenleser Jun 2015 #59

Steven dear, please search my posts. You will not find anything this ugly and rude. madfloridian Jun 2015 #62

Good thing you called him "dear" and not "hon" kath Jun 2015 #98

I had heard that. madfloridian Jun 2015 #103

Isn't the issue here the content of the Guardian piece? Hissyspit Jun 2015 #109

You continue to conflate liberal with leftist BainsBane Jun 2015 #60

What's wrong with either of them? madfloridian Jun 2015 #76

Nothing, not as a whole, but nor does it make them superior BainsBane Jun 2015 #84

"the rest of the liberals and the left they like to criticize." madfloridian Jun 2015 #113

Nothing at your links lends support for a Hillary candidacy. None of it. nt Romulox Jun 2015 #77

Yeah, probably because that wasn't my pont BainsBane Jun 2015 #85

Of course it's your point. It's the point of the linked thread. nt Romulox Jun 2015 #86

That's the crux of it. Igel Jun 2015 #108

When someone uses the words 'The Left', you know they are not of the Left. What a bs 'article' sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #64

Well, guess what. madfloridian Jun 2015 #66

Every single time... truebrit71 Jun 2015 #72

That usage should ring every bell and whistle hifiguy Jun 2015 #107

They would be speaking in third person. madfloridian Jun 2015 #116

I don't either. LWolf Jun 2015 #65

Applauding the ugly words....that's what bothers me so much. madfloridian Jun 2015 #80

It's like LWolf Jun 2015 #88

K&R! G_j Jun 2015 #67

More than a couple asshats like to denigrate FDR, JFK and RFK on DU. Octafish Jun 2015 #68

Well, I'm gonna pay for taking this stand. Payback's on the way. madfloridian Jun 2015 #70

Like Little Hoovers Octafish Jun 2015 #118

I guess they think we don't notice. But I like to know who we are associated with. It makes it easie sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #74

It's as if an alternate reality is being substituted, bit by bit. Octafish Jul 2015 #119

More than a couple asshats use past Democratic Presidents to denigrate current and potential ones YoungDemCA Jun 2015 #101

I was writing about how those three held Democratic principals. Octafish Jul 2015 #121

I'll simply say... SoapBox Jun 2015 #73

Yes, there have been enough labels. madfloridian Jun 2015 #75

Thanks "MF"! KoKo Jun 2015 #78

I think that woman is well on her way to becoming as obsolete as Anne Coulter. Hiraeth Jun 2015 #79

The sad part is that her work is usually great. Here's an example.. madfloridian Jun 2015 #82

They used to call us Reds, hippies, troublemakers, and traitors. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2015 #87

The DFH were right. madfloridian Jun 2015 #95

Yes! Three cheers for the DFH! kath Jun 2015 #99

Obama's a liberal, too YoungDemCA Jun 2015 #100

This is just a preview DonCoquixote Jun 2015 #104

Wow, that's an awful piece Solnit wrote. Hissyspit Jun 2015 #110

Agree. madfloridian Jun 2015 #112

Blanche Lincoln Aerows Jun 2015 #111

Anybody stupid enough to call Aerows Jun 2015 #115

Or just simply Texasgal Jun 2015 #117

Will kicked this posts ass! And you sure kicked this post a lot! Logical Jul 2015 #120