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132. WOW

Sat Jun 24, 2017, 11:33 PM

Jun 2017

Just plain fucking WOW, holding trump at bay? trump and the rethugs are walking all over the dems and the USA at will...we are thoroughly and completely fucked unless they learn to fight fire with fire....

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Yes: I am ready for new Democartic Party leadership and with good reason! [View all] Chasstev365 Jun 2017 OP

I am not. Our experienced, knowledgeable, smart Democratic leaders are holding Trump pirateshipdude Jun 2017 #1

Holding him at bay? Dunno bout that. KPN Jun 2017 #3

Yes. And they have tried to do a lot more. pirateshipdude Jun 2017 #6

This is also what happens when one KPN Jun 2017 #119

WTF are you smoking? OldRedneck Jun 2017 #44

Why do people think that someone talking cray cray is ... GeorgeGist Jun 2017 #54

I think Obama had a very small window for passing secondwind Jun 2017 #64

Wow--what a great post! First Speaker Jun 2017 #77

Preach it man! KPN Jun 2017 #120

Damn right! FoxNewsSucks Jun 2017 #129

They are definitely NOT unifying the party my god!!!!! kcdoug1 Jun 2017 #107

Not the handful that does nothing but throw out criticism, true or false. You are right. Eom pirateshipdude Jun 2017 #108

WOW Break time Jun 2017 #132

Same here. vi5 Jun 2017 #2

Same here. They dumped Howard Dean elehhhhna Jun 2017 #95

I find it so laughable.... vi5 Jun 2017 #97

OMG, same here same length of time and elehhhhna Jun 2017 #101

The Third Way Democrats OhNo-Really Jun 2017 #121

Post removed Post removed Jun 2017 #4

Little Dude? Chasstev365 Jun 2017 #8

Have a question for the more knowleageble awesomerwb1 Jun 2017 #5

The Democratic base has tried repeatedly. pirateshipdude Jun 2017 #7

It seems the weak messageless corporate lite status quo has destroyed the party, not Sanders. LBM20 Jun 2017 #15

Post removed Post removed Jun 2017 #45

So I am a halfwit because I supported Bernie? Thanks. Thanks a lot. pangaia Jun 2017 #73

I find it hard to believe.. disillusioned73 Jun 2017 #74

That is an interesting observation. pangaia Jun 2017 #75

I just looked at them again.. disillusioned73 Jun 2017 #83

That sounds like what R/W hate radio spouts everyday. juxtaposed Jun 2017 #86

HUH ??? pangaia Jun 2017 #72

The base has tried what? KPN Jun 2017 #122

Yes both parties hold strategy meetings BumRushDaShow Jun 2017 #10

Yes, the "retreats" awesomerwb1 Jun 2017 #14

Indivisible and many many other groups BumRushDaShow Jun 2017 #20

Thank you, appreciate your very informative post. awesomerwb1 Jun 2017 #24

Remember ACORN? BumRushDaShow Jun 2017 #28

Exactly, work at the local level. Delmette2.0 Jun 2017 #92

DEMS should call theirs an advance.. NO RETREAT!! pangaia Jun 2017 #78

!!! 😜 BumRushDaShow Jun 2017 #80

Of course they do. George II Jun 2017 #53

Well, the Democrats in the House of Representatives choose MineralMan Jun 2017 #9

Jan Schkawski: she's good! Chasstev365 Jun 2017 #11

Did she vote for Pelosi as Minority Leader? MineralMan Jun 2017 #18

I did at a town hall. Chasstev365 Jun 2017 #19

So, I take it that she did vote for Pelosi. MineralMan Jun 2017 #25

What is the fixation that Nancy can do NO wrong and anyone who doesen't support her is disloyal? Chasstev365 Jun 2017 #29

I'm not fixed on that at all. MineralMan Jun 2017 #40

Only racists and sexists oppose Pelosi's leadership SCantiGOP Jun 2017 #43

Have you confused the role of House Minority leader with the DCCC? emulatorloo Jun 2017 #82

You might want to read my post SCantiGOP Jun 2017 #96

I understood perfectly. emulatorloo Jun 2017 #115

You haven't heard any one claim that KPN Jun 2017 #123

I am saying both Sanders and Pelosi were demonized in those ads. emulatorloo Jun 2017 #124

Gotcha. Clarification appreciated. KPN Jun 2017 #125

Anytime emulatorloo Jun 2017 #126

Point of information: how can Bernie be "purged" if he's not a Dem KingCharlemagne Jun 2017 #134

DU'ers with their hair on fire can call for a "purge" all they like. emulatorloo Jun 2017 #136

No fixation. But what's the fixation about ousting Pelosi as the Democrats' HOUSE leader? What... George II Jun 2017 #59

No one said she could do no wrong, Lonestarblue Jun 2017 #79

There is the objective fact that she is good at her job mythology Jun 2017 #103

Nita Lowey...she's older than Nancy BeyondGeography Jun 2017 #33

You forgot the 2000 stolen election, and the ever increasing voter suppression. Crunchy Frog Jun 2017 #12

Absolutely: great catch! Chasstev365 Jun 2017 #17

IMO the whole purpose of the 2000 election was to get electronic voting in every polling place. usaf-vet Jun 2017 #67

It needs to be the STRONG party again like FDR, Truman, and Kennedy. WEAKNESS LOSES VERY TIME! LBM20 Jun 2017 #13

Then we need to get rid of the parasite that is called the Third Way. _BravoMan_ Jun 2017 #50

Yes! ananda Jun 2017 #16

and Bernie lectured the Democrats about not politicizing the Russia investigation BainsBane Jun 2017 #21

Who said anything about Bernie? Chasstev365 Jun 2017 #22

So who passes your test BainsBane Jun 2017 #23

Currently, Al Frankin and Elizabeth Warren Chasstev365 Jun 2017 #26

Tom Perez tried to have unity tour, he tried hard. HRC added some of Bernie's ideas to platform and Madam45for2923 Jun 2017 #35

I been supporting Democrats for 40 years & wil continue to do so Chasstev365 Jun 2017 #38

How do you arrive at 40 years as your marker? BainsBane Jun 2017 #46

Whites have been a majority in the USA since they showed up in the continent centuries ago. Madam45for2923 Jun 2017 #56

Neither of whom are in the House of Representatives BainsBane Jun 2017 #42

don't answer, it's a trap! juxtaposed Jun 2017 #88

Don't worry BainsBane Jun 2017 #89

You make excellent points leftstreet Jun 2017 #27

Thanks! Chasstev365 Jun 2017 #30

WE are the party! Did you send your above message to the party! Madam45for2923 Jun 2017 #31

GREAT post. We need REAL fighters leading the DEMOCRATIC PARTY -NOT the Washington Generals who lose chimpymustgo Jun 2017 #32

Obamacare was not the barest bones of human legislation. It was a huge achievement. Madam45for2923 Jun 2017 #41

Have to disagree. It lined the pockets of the insurance and drug companies. It did very little to chimpymustgo Jun 2017 #48

From my perch north of the border luvtheGWN Jun 2017 #60

They work while we sleep. "Dark Money" is the reality we live in. We don't even fight anymore. n/t chimpymustgo Jun 2017 #61

Your post cherry picks and distorts ismnotwasm Jun 2017 #34

In other words, in your lifetime EVERY group of Democratic leaders has been flawed. pnwmom Jun 2017 #36

Well said. gtar100 Jun 2017 #37

Hardly a dying breed. Jakes Progress Jun 2017 #39

"I am the last of a dying breed" NCTraveler Jun 2017 #47

Good catch Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2017 #85

What have these suggestions to do with Pelosi? Can't we have more than one leader? bresue Jun 2017 #49

Here's what I said in another post. blue-wave Jun 2017 #51

Absolutely, positively, most definitely ... Jopin Klobe Jun 2017 #52

Get back to me when a "new" Democrat actually wins an election. leftofcool Jun 2017 #55

Please... NurseJackie Jun 2017 #57

Fox and the RWNJ's agree with you.. stonecutter357 Jun 2017 #58

Nancy does not play nice with GOP types which is why the want her gone. Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #62

Oh wow! Hahahaha!!! Good to know. Madam45for2923 Jun 2017 #68

Campaign donations have ruined both Party's and Dustlawyer Jun 2017 #63

This is one of the key problems Chasstev365 Jun 2017 #84

Right...and how exactly when we are in the minority and have to fight big dark money to win Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #93

We have to start pushing the media and politicians Dustlawyer Jun 2017 #109

We have been doing all that. Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #133

Well said, Chasstev365 patphil Jun 2017 #65

Welcome to DU...yeah he said it on many different threads... Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #98

You forgot the Supreme Court awarding the 2000 election to GWB. PufPuf23 Jun 2017 #66

Kick and Rec! LiberalLovinLug Jun 2017 #69

Good for you! Egnever Jun 2017 #70

Wow.. THANK YOU disillusioned73 Jun 2017 #71

Me too, but I want people invested in politics. joshcryer Jun 2017 #76

Post removed Post removed Jun 2017 #81

So who do you suggest as a replacement? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2017 #87

Which may be the point. Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #94

Pretty much anybody who's an old-school liberal, not a centrist asshole, elehhhhna Jun 2017 #102

Obama is not in the House of Representatives. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2017 #105

Let's belike Republicans and put the amateurs in charge? L. Coyote Jun 2017 #90

this is a joke bigtree Jun 2017 #91

Yeah, Democrat is a 'tell'. Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #99

Also, what a great post...awesome. Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #100

+1. Smells GOoPy in here. (n/t) FreepFryer Jun 2017 #116

funny getting so made about about a party GulfCoast66 Jun 2017 #131

You think all Dems have sucked for 40 years, LOL. Just go away. bettyellen Jun 2017 #104

Go away? LOL Chasstev365 Jun 2017 #106

We're on to this "Dems sucked for 40 years" crap. You're fooling no one. bettyellen Jun 2017 #110

Really? First of all Chasstev365 Jun 2017 #111

Many people agree w Trump in cyberspace, so what was your point? bettyellen Jun 2017 #112

So, now I am equated to a Trump supporter because I am critical of the party? Chasstev365 Jun 2017 #113

When your rhetoric mirrors RW talking points, don't be surprised people notice it. bettyellen Jun 2017 #114

Well said. Thank you! Owl Jun 2017 #117

I strongly disagree with your analysis and conclusions Gothmog Jun 2017 #118

Who do you prefer and what is their track record? wasupaloopa Jun 2017 #127

Good! Please Don't! Chasstev365 Jun 2017 #128

A-FUCKING-MEN!!! FoxNewsSucks Jun 2017 #130

I'm with you on this one. Scruffy1 Jun 2017 #135