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DinahMoeHum

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58. Thank You, RP !!!! Nailed it!!

Tue Aug 8, 2017, 07:11 AM

Aug 2017

This "Nothing-But-The-Best-For-The-Oppressed" attitude among the purity princesses in the progressive ranks is fuckingly IRKSOME.

As a progressive, you wanna "take over the Democratic Party"???
Great, but first, you gotta become a member of the Democratic Party.

Be a member and get involved on the local level.

As the candidate for County Executive in my area says: "to get to Berlin, first you have to get to Normandy"

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The Rude Pundit: Your Stupid Fight About Who's a Better Democrat Is Stupid [View all] babylonsister Aug 2017 OP

OMG... THANK YOU! Zoonart Aug 2017 #1

Sadly, the left/center left in many countries tends to be exactly like that. sandensea Aug 2017 #8

Don't be dAft. Just make sure they want onit2day Aug 2017 #47

Yup. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2017 #2

What MATTERS.... BittyJenkins Aug 2017 #3

"Not pure enough" What does that even mean onit2day Aug 2017 #48

Highly recommended democrank Aug 2017 #4

Thank you! docgee Aug 2017 #5

excellent! thank you tiredtoo Aug 2017 #6

K&R mountain grammy Aug 2017 #7

It Sure Seems That Way Leith Aug 2017 #16

No it's out there everywhere besides here. Same spiel as here . lunasun Aug 2017 #17

Kick and Rec! LiberalLovinLug Aug 2017 #9

Anybody who expects top-down change lives in dreamland. longship Aug 2017 #20

I agree LiberalLovinLug Aug 2017 #31

So agree about the Oval Office Phoenix61 Aug 2017 #33

+1000 Pachamama Aug 2017 #51

It's the last gasp of the DLC. This purity thing onit2day Aug 2017 #50

You might want to read that OP again. Squinch Aug 2017 #59

I have to post Rude's two end notes here. longship Aug 2017 #10

I made the same point as The Rude One today Dustlawyer Aug 2017 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author left-of-center2012 Aug 2017 #32

I take him to mean in an anti Bernie thread he was posting within dsc Aug 2017 #37

I apologize for not being clear in a couple of respects. Dustlawyer Aug 2017 #40

Well, seems to me it IS up to THEM to come back and unite with the rest of us. calimary Aug 2017 #68

Don't shoot each other dogandturtlemom Aug 2017 #11

I love Democrats! ismnotwasm Aug 2017 #12

Nailed it msdogi Aug 2017 #13

Kinds reminds me of all Cryptoad Aug 2017 #14

Apparently they all agree that it's President Drumpf. longship Aug 2017 #24

Sabotage? FuzzyRabbit Aug 2017 #15

Agree dogandturtlemom Aug 2017 #18

Success to disruptors is for Dems to actually lose more seats than we have now lunasun Aug 2017 #19

And I agree ... Greywing Aug 2017 #26

Not voting for anti-choice candidates, and I'm not going to argue about it. Iggo Aug 2017 #21

And the power of the vote is what counts ... not the argument. I applaud you. n/t Greywing Aug 2017 #27

Thanks for bringing the gasoline! XRubicon Aug 2017 #43

Did you vote for Obama/Biden? Jakes Progress Aug 2017 #56

This. Right now (and right now only) it's the "argue" that's the Squinch Aug 2017 #60

It's simple... Podkayne K Aug 2017 #22

The pundit is on point. iluvtennis Aug 2017 #23

"Let's save the country first." THANK YOU, RUDE PUNDIT!!!! (nt) Paladin Aug 2017 #25

Exactly This. XRubicon Aug 2017 #28

Perfect. The infighting at a time like this is so ridiculous ecstatic Aug 2017 #29

YES! YES! YES! PLEASE Democrats ... let's get our act together & focus on the big picture. CaptainTruth Aug 2017 #34

K&R smirkymonkey Aug 2017 #35

This has to be a sliding... Whiskeytide Aug 2017 #36

As somebody once said, world wide wally Aug 2017 #38

So Rude! zentrum Aug 2017 #39

Yup, this fucking this Arazi Aug 2017 #41

There will always be the purity contingent Blaukraut Aug 2017 #42

So many threads lately that this addresses..... concreteblue Aug 2017 #44

Yes!! 2018 is nigh... time to unite our allies and get busy winning nt riderinthestorm Aug 2017 #45

That's exactly what I was thinking since long before the election. Aristus Aug 2017 #46

Spot. On. Hekate Aug 2017 #49

Great editorial by the Rude One and spot on... Pachamama Aug 2017 #52

OMG! Spot on! Heartstrings Aug 2017 #53

Hell, yeah! Beartracks Aug 2017 #54

Russia added fuel to this and many bit SHRED Aug 2017 #55

Hate to admit it Jakes Progress Aug 2017 #57

Thank You, RP !!!! Nailed it!! DinahMoeHum Aug 2017 #58

It Isn't a Simple Problem Muneraven Aug 2017 #61

I can't agree with "both sides do it" to the same extent. betsuni Aug 2017 #62

The Rude. bullsnarfle Aug 2017 #63

The analogy to the fire department is incomplete. Orsino Aug 2017 #64

YES YES YES!!!!! relayerbob Aug 2017 #65

Totally agree DownriverDem Aug 2017 #66

Problem is... Podkayne K Aug 2017 #70

K&R Scurrilous Aug 2017 #67

Not a perfect analogy. HenryWallace Aug 2017 #69

K&R ffr Aug 2017 #71