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virtualobserver

(8,760 posts)
78. I'm a disciple of the philosopher Pollyanna.....
Mon Sep 4, 2017, 08:06 AM
Sep 2017

I live in a red state, too......so I know what you mean....but....

The underlying numbers for Trump look very bad.....so it is a catch-22 situation for the Republicans.....

They lose if they defy him, by losing his rabid base, and they lose if they go along with him, by losing independents.

My message to red state Republicans.....voting is overrated....if you really want to send a message....stay home.




WTG Bernie and all the other politicians fighting this LostOne4Ever Sep 2017 #1
Yes! We need to be united now more than ever. beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #2
Right on the money. pangaia Sep 2017 #3
Exactly! beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #4
Go Bernie! Lordquinton Sep 2017 #5
There's a reason cofounder of the Dream Action Coalition Cesar Vargas trusts Bernie. beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #7
Thanks Bernie. fallout87 Sep 2017 #6
Yes and to all those radical noodle Sep 2017 #10
Hillary has also spoken up about murielm99 Sep 2017 #12
Yes, and Chelsea has as well radical noodle Sep 2017 #13
Sanders encouraged his supporters to vote for Hillary and the vast majority of us did. white_wolf Sep 2017 #28
Of course he did, we knew who the real enemy is. So yes, thanks Bernie! beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #40
Indeed we did, but I must disagree with you on one point. Jim Lane Sep 2017 #79
This Lordquinton Sep 2017 #87
This, so much this Boomer Sep 2017 #123
+1 lunamagica Sep 2017 #35
no proof that that happened at all karynnj Sep 2017 #102
very well said! renate Sep 2017 #115
+1000, Exactly. R B Garr Sep 2017 #107
Love Bernie! zentrum Sep 2017 #8
Indeed! Here he is on the Senate floor in 2013 speaking for Dreamers: beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #11
Here he is in 2007 repeating a false story about immigrants taking lifeguard jobs. SunSeeker Sep 2017 #14
You mean Bush's bill? The one the SPLC likened to slavery? beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #15
The Kennedy-McCain bill did not spread a false story that immigrants were taking lifeguard jobs. SunSeeker Sep 2017 #20
Still slavery, still immoral. beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #23
You can keep ignorimg Bernie's own words, but I won't. nt SunSeeker Sep 2017 #25
You do that while I stand behind the co-sponsor of the DREAM act. beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #29
How is QUOTING someome discrediting them? SunSeeker Sep 2017 #32
Agree. zentrum Sep 2017 #33
This is exactly what the GOP wants us to do, discredit our own before the fight. beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #34
Yes--these zentrum Sep 2017 #56
That's exactly what they are. beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #58
Yup. zentrum Sep 2017 #68
What are you talking about, BMUS! virtualobserver Sep 2017 #59
Lol! beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #60
They are playing political games with people's lives. virtualobserver Sep 2017 #66
Indeed they are. beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #69
I'm a disciple of the philosopher Pollyanna..... virtualobserver Sep 2017 #78
And whenever things are especially bad for Trump, the shit-stirring here QC Sep 2017 #121
Ted Kennedy proposed an immoral bill? Was he for slavery? lunamagica Sep 2017 #45
I dunno, the SPLC and League of United Latin American Citizens thought it was like slavery. beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #46
Oh. so you think he DID want to pass an immoral bill and was for slavery lunamagica Sep 2017 #48
He had good reasons to support it and others had good reasons to oppose it. beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #50
If the immigration bill had passed, there'd be no need for the DREAM act lunamagica Sep 2017 #51
The SPLC, LULAC and Bernie all had good reasons to oppose it. beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #53
Well, well well, How about this? LULAC Urges Congress to Support Bipartisan Immigration Plan lunamagica Sep 2017 #61
That was the 2005 bill, it appears they changed their mind in 2007. beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #62
Here is the portion of the bill related to workers. Where is the slavery? lunamagica Sep 2017 #63
I refer you back to the statements from the SPLC and LULAC. beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #64
Can't you read and think for yourself? lunamagica Sep 2017 #65
I'm not an immigration expert, I trust the SPLC and LULAC. beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #67
His vote was not about protecting migrant workers lunamagica Sep 2017 #71
I'm sure snowman3 from Dkos is nice and all, but again, I'll have to defer to the SPLC and LULAC. beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #72
Oh. I see you can't find any reference to Sanders voting out of concern for the migrant workers in lunamagica Sep 2017 #73
That's snowman3's opinion, that doesn't make it the truth. beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #74
Then show me where he said it lunamagica Sep 2017 #75
It's up to you to prove your allegation, it's not my job to disprove it. beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #76
My allegation? You are the one alleging that he voted out of concern for immigrants lunamagica Sep 2017 #77
Here's a quote from an interview by Lou Dobbs that someone else posted earlier: George II Sep 2017 #86
Very convincing Lordquinton Sep 2017 #89
No, no, and no... George II Sep 2017 #90
Are you serious? Lordquinton Sep 2017 #92
As serious as the post I responded to. George II Sep 2017 #93
Oh, so you were serious... Lordquinton Sep 2017 #94
The quote is accurate as it stands, no context necessary and no spin put on it at all. As for... George II Sep 2017 #95
No, no and still no Lordquinton Sep 2017 #98
I provided the definition before you used that word. Who knows, it's possible (not likely)..... George II Sep 2017 #99
No, it's not Lordquinton Sep 2017 #113
Actually, anyone keeping up on this thread would have seen that I sourced the quote.... George II Sep 2017 #116
And back where we started from Lordquinton Sep 2017 #118
I assume that you're no longer doubting that Sanders said that to Lou Dobbs? George II Sep 2017 #119
lol, maybe next you'll be asked to prove there is something called CNN. R B Garr Sep 2017 #120
Or prove that there really IS a God? George II Sep 2017 #122
Yes, you used it correctly. beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #106
What does any of that have to do with the discussion at hand? George II Sep 2017 #112
Excellent examples Lordquinton Sep 2017 #117
Yes, I saw that in the Lou Dobbs interview that is resurfacing now because of R B Garr Sep 2017 #109
That's an exact quote, and it starts at about the 3:30 mark in the 5:15 video. nt R B Garr Sep 2017 #114
Why are you posting the 2005 version Lordquinton Sep 2017 #88
Was that question directed to me? There have been so many responses that the lines leading... George II Sep 2017 #97
Well, that certainly shut Vox down. SMC22307 Sep 2017 #21
Thanks. Barbara Boxer also agreed with Bernie: beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #26
How does that "shut Vox down"? Did Vox misquote Bernie? SunSeeker Sep 2017 #30
Some people can't reach climax unless they can attack Bernie. DRoseDARs Sep 2017 #22
Right? We should support the co-sponsor of the DREAM act now. beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #24
What amazed me most about the attacks on him was the misogyny... DRoseDARs Sep 2017 #38
it is more than a misguided need to defend hc questionseverything Sep 2017 #101
! A-Schwarzenegger Sep 2017 #70
Slavery might be a bit strong. How about indentured servitude? QC Sep 2017 #82
I guess we all have our priorities. beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #104
Correct. If that bill had passed, the DREAMers would be permanent residents or even citizens lunamagica Sep 2017 #36
He voted the DREAM act of 2007. beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #39
No. I'm talking about the Kennedy-McCain bill, and you know that lunamagica Sep 2017 #41
If only Bush's bill hadn't created slaves out of immigrant workers. beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #43
Here's what SEIU Eliseo Medina said said about the importance of passing the legislation at the time lunamagica Sep 2017 #47
You're linking to Hillary's primary website? No thanks. I still side with the SPLC and LULAC. beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #49
What does it matter where the link came from? It is true, or do you think they made it up? lunamagica Sep 2017 #52
See post #49. beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #54
It had a path for citizenship! Don't you get that? lunamagica Sep 2017 #57
See post #105. George II Sep 2017 #125
Each one of those yellow underlines is a link directly to the original source. Posting the... George II Sep 2017 #105
Wrong. That was a cloture motion. The bill never got a vote, thanks to anti-amnesty hysteria. SunSeeker Sep 2017 #44
They're coming to take the lifeguard jobs Progressive dog Sep 2017 #81
Those 52 Senators didn't vote for the DREAM Act. From your link, this is what they voted for: George II Sep 2017 #100
The resorts here in Florida are full of foreign "guest workers" QC Sep 2017 #83
J1 visas are for "cultural exchange," not cheap labor. SunSeeker Sep 2017 #85
Well, that's our preznit in a nutshell. SergeStorms Sep 2017 #9
And BIGOTED. beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #17
Get it done! world wide wally Sep 2017 #16
The fight will be on the floor and it will be fierce. beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #19
Thank you, Bernie! mvd Sep 2017 #18
Of course he is! Now is the time to stand with Bernie. beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #31
What I admired about Bernie -he's so damn smart! George Eliot Sep 2017 #27
Agreed! And he's on the front lines against Trump! beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #42
DURec leftstreet Sep 2017 #37
This message was self-deleted by its author RandySF Sep 2017 #55
Donald Trump is a cruel ugly man. His one goal in life is to hurt those he despises. Autumn Sep 2017 #80
K&R demmiblue Sep 2017 #84
You're right of course. beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #91
Well said, Bernie Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #96
Indeed he does! beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #108
Well, it didn't take Bernie to figure that out. Lil Missy Sep 2017 #103
And it's all out of spite for the previous president. Initech Sep 2017 #110
EXACTLY. beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #111
It's freaking sad that people can't get on the same page to fight for these kids LostOne4Ever Sep 2017 #124
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