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Leghorn21

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79. I am so gobsmacked by Wes Clark Jr and Michael Wood

Mon Dec 5, 2016, 08:59 PM

Dec 2016

I mean, talk about "leaders"?! Hell, I guess they're Democrats (ya think?!) - but I'd follow those guys to hell and back, if they ever had a mind to run for any office whatsoever -

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We need a Democratic superstar [View all] Cyrano Dec 2016 OP

We need SOME Democratic superstars.. coco22 Dec 2016 #1

I nominate Gavin Newsom... pbmus Dec 2016 #2

I agree Va Lefty Dec 2016 #9

Yeah, Newsom. Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #23

Exactly..way ahead of any D , sometimes including Jerry pbmus Dec 2016 #51

He was way out in front on marriage equality ms liberty Dec 2016 #56

Yeah Newsom. applegrove Dec 2016 #76

One of those will be moving out of the White House soon. MineralMan Dec 2016 #3

who the fuck is "we"? Everybody here voted for Hillary. Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #24

We is everyone in this country. MineralMan Dec 2016 #44

well, she did get two and a half million more votes than the other guy Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #46

Man oh man... LanternWaste Dec 2016 #68

Say, thanks for the reply... MineralMan Dec 2016 #71

Cory Booker question everything Dec 2016 #4

I think the one who just spent 8 years in the white house is a superstar. mountain grammy Dec 2016 #5

Such is the bizarre nature of Americans presidential politics. J_William_Ryan Dec 2016 #6

Kanye has said he'd run yeoman6987 Dec 2016 #7

Links please? Your post is an insult to Democrats. Kingofalldems Dec 2016 #36

y'all think i'm joking when i say LeBron James 0rganism Dec 2016 #8

I used to think he was such a jerk nini Dec 2016 #22

Dear FSM, no! He'd build a wall around the Bay Area! KamaAina Dec 2016 #82

on the upside, we'll be pretty good at wall building by then 0rganism Dec 2016 #83

Hillary is the most admired woman in the world 20 x now. chowder66 Dec 2016 #10

Far too many are getting "news" from wingnut websites Cyrano Dec 2016 #12

I agree with that for the core trump supporters chowder66 Dec 2016 #15

No --- we need an effective grassroots political movement struggle4progress Dec 2016 #11

Yes, without a doubt we need that too Cyrano Dec 2016 #13

Yes!!! loyalsister Dec 2016 #16

A "great leader" is but a wedge to attain power Cyrano Dec 2016 #17

What happened to the Civil Rights Movement after MLK died? loyalsister Dec 2016 #28

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2016 #33

And we need to take back the media. Initech Dec 2016 #65

Amen. Quit relying on the power of treestar Dec 2016 #72

How about John Stewart or... RealityChik Dec 2016 #14

So, We Need A Top Down Revolution? That Is The Antithesis of What We Need... TomCADem Dec 2016 #18

You're absolutely right. See post #17 Cyrano Dec 2016 #19

FDR - "I agree with you, I want to do it, now make me do it." TomCADem Dec 2016 #21

I agree!! Chemisse Dec 2016 #39

For a superstar to rise, we need a forum for them to rise in. gulliver Dec 2016 #20

We can have 10 Democratic superstars. If the media doesn't cover them, they don't exist. Autumn Dec 2016 #25

That's why we need "rallies, Chautauquas, fairs, etc." gulliver Dec 2016 #30

They didn't cover Bernie's rallies and they were large. nt Autumn Dec 2016 #31

This is false, come people... they didn't wall to wall his like DPutin's but they covered them and uponit7771 Dec 2016 #34

DPutin is a showman .... an entertainer on stage .... behind the scenes not so sure he is the same Kathy M Dec 2016 #45

Bernie's rallies were successes gulliver Dec 2016 #35

I agree. My fear is that, as in the past the media Autumn Dec 2016 #38

Yeah, so were Nader's. How's that revolution going? ehrnst Dec 2016 #73

The point wasn't that Bernie helped Dems gulliver Dec 2016 #81

that is totally untrue. Unsupportable. KittyWampus Dec 2016 #40

Good luck with facts.... (nt) ehrnst Dec 2016 #75

Yeah, tell it to Nader. ehrnst Dec 2016 #74

Next time around may want to lay off the amount of entertainers ..... Kathy M Dec 2016 #47

Maybe not so much at campaign rallies. gulliver Dec 2016 #61

they need to come to the forefront bdamomma Dec 2016 #50

We should lead the media? How do we do that? Autumn Dec 2016 #55

If we get someone who can bring media kacekwl Dec 2016 #58

I agree reluctantly, but not someone from show business or sports DavidDvorkin Dec 2016 #26

I nominate George Clooney. n/t 42bambi Dec 2016 #27

No. We need state houses. We need Senate seats. We need House Seats.. vi5 Dec 2016 #29

We need our people to feel together to get those things. gulliver Dec 2016 #32

Agree hollowdweller Dec 2016 #42

agree Kathy M Dec 2016 #48

Trump should cure us all of the impulse to elect so-called "superstars" malchickiwick Dec 2016 #37

Tammy Duckworth. Squinch Dec 2016 #41

Superstar Chazmo Dec 2016 #43

Excellent choice, and welcome to DU! calikid Dec 2016 #77

Leonardo Di Caprio 2020!! TransitJohn Dec 2016 #49

Damn it! another great choice calikid Dec 2016 #78

just want to relay something here bdamomma Dec 2016 #52

There are two people I can think of oldtime dfl_er Dec 2016 #53

No. We need thousands of Dems to work hard at the state and local level pnwmom Dec 2016 #54

Jeff Jackson in NC ms liberty Dec 2016 #57

seems to me we had that noamnety Dec 2016 #59

we need fewer cut corners with working people NRQ891 Dec 2016 #60

Dems need to get over White Knight syndrome JCMach1 Dec 2016 #62

We need a filibuster-proof majority first, in my opinion. Tatiana Dec 2016 #63

We had one but he can't run for a third term unfortunately. Initech Dec 2016 #64

Ted Kenney, Jr. is a CT superstar wordpix Dec 2016 #66

Hard to argue against commercial branding of a product. LanternWaste Dec 2016 #67

Bill Clinton? brooklynite Dec 2016 #69

I haven't answered to anyone specifically, Cyrano Dec 2016 #70

I am so gobsmacked by Wes Clark Jr and Michael Wood Leghorn21 Dec 2016 #79

The problem is our stupid electorate, not the candidates. milestogo Dec 2016 #80