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Steven Maurer

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36. Anecdotally, I know a crowd of far lefties on facebook

Thu Sep 7, 2017, 07:21 PM

Sep 2017

...and they were all for Ryan, not bothering to learn a thing about him.

To them, it's all about stiggint to the Democratic party for betraying saint Sanders, helped along will large dollops of conspiracy theories, and coffee house antifa white privilege goons.

But that's Portlandia for you.

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I am LMAO at the people who wanted Nancy Pelosi to go. [View all] Tavarious Jackson Sep 2017 OP

Agree lillypaddle Sep 2017 #1

yep HipChick Sep 2017 #2

She is the best! Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #3

Exactly! Mrs. Overall Sep 2017 #4

It really makes you suspect their motives. Or their intelligence. Or both. nt Hekate Sep 2017 #5

Indeed Tavarious Jackson Sep 2017 #7

It's always a certain "type" that lashes out and smears Pelosi... NurseJackie Sep 2017 #6

Also sounds like the Bannon way...nt Tavarious Jackson Sep 2017 #8

My "dump Nancy" friend says he name has been too maligned to do anything. Hamlette Sep 2017 #22

They made their run to replace her with a more socially conservative white male. Weekend Warrior Sep 2017 #9

Tim Ryan made his own move. That is hardly the kind of challenge lefties wanted to put forward. JCanete Sep 2017 #20

"no far left voices actually supporting Tim Ryan's" Weekend Warrior Sep 2017 #21

really? Who supported him on the far left? You could easily refute my claim. Maybe I missed it. JCanete Sep 2017 #23

Anecdotally, I know a crowd of far lefties on facebook Steven Maurer Sep 2017 #36

being disaffected by mainstream politics, and even being fans of Sanders, does not in itself JCanete Sep 2017 #37

I generally agree, I'm pretty far left myself. Just realistically so. Steven Maurer Sep 2017 #38

K&R Gothmog Sep 2017 #10

Make Pelosi Speaker Again IronLionZion Sep 2017 #11

I'm proud of Nancy and she is the best at whatever she does linnknee Sep 2017 #12

Majoirty of those wanting her to go are,,, Cryptoad Sep 2017 #13

Yep. Tavarious Jackson Sep 2017 #14

If not a majority, absolutely hostile agents are on DU. We see their Hortensis Sep 2017 #41

Yep. She (and Schumer) have come out as being more effective than Ryan and McConnell. George II Sep 2017 #15

I think we'll never know what jsut happened, not really... Orsino Sep 2017 #16

Some of that experience came from raising a number of children dragonlady Sep 2017 #34

Serious question, what were those? What did I miss? Oh, the debt ceiling and hurricane relief. JCanete Sep 2017 #17

Exactly! mcar Sep 2017 #18

Nancy Pelosi knows how things are done, and she does them. MineralMan Sep 2017 #19

I'm not laughing wryter2000 Sep 2017 #24

I am laughing with ya! Nancy Pelosi is a force! Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #25

Agreed! It also shows just how wrong those who ripped on Dianne Feinstein... Expecting Rain Sep 2017 #26

Yes, excellent leadership. Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #28

Big time. Trumpublicans don't hate her without very good reason. FreepFryer Sep 2017 #27

Good point, this is why the right and especially PUTIN hated HILLARY Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #29

Ironically those that wanted her to go and be replaced by Tim Ryan, have now thrown Ryan under the still_one Sep 2017 #30

love her! samnsara Sep 2017 #31

Absolutely agree NastyRiffraff Sep 2017 #32

I don't think the people attacking our Democratic stars are democrats. applegrove Sep 2017 #33

NP has been the RWers lightning rod for years. lpbk2713 Sep 2017 #35

ImWithHerToo! oasis Sep 2017 #39

"For once, I agree with the GOP" - watch for that kind of statement CakeGrrl Sep 2017 #40

K&R brer cat Sep 2017 #42