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freshwest

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68. It fits all the GOP memes made to put down Democrats by the 'Oligarchy Are Us' GOP.

Sat Aug 29, 2015, 03:04 AM

Aug 2015

Who can forget the many coservative photoshops of 'Emperor (or King) Obama?

They don't have any fresh material, so rightwingers keep recycling their old slurs to demoralize Dems. Some would rather we lose and let the GOP have all three branches of federal governance again.

Since people will die from that, I'm not for it. Some many be immune, so they can afford to play games and depress the vote of Democrats here.

As 1SBM said:

And "Mission Accomplished" ... could be heard whispered throughout the land. (It seems)

GOP: "Government doesn't work" ... Check!

Libertarians (right and left): "Government is evil" ... Check!

Tea Party: "Government doesn't work and there is no difference between establishment republicans and establishment Democrats" ... Check!

"Liberals/Progressives": "Government is evil and there is no difference between establishment republicans and establishment Democrats" ... Check!

The media has played this narrative on a 7-day, 24-hour loop.

Result: Only 15% of the American people pay close attention to the only mechanism for change.

Nicely played, Oligarchs!

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Democratic elite rally around Hillary Clinton [View all] ericson00 Aug 2015 OP

When do they bring out the crown? ram2008 Aug 2015 #1

golly gee-Lets roll--I have never seen a clown do a coronation. riversedge Aug 2015 #5

So that's why you're in a hurry... daleanime Aug 2015 #27

Truly she is the rightful heir to the throne....who can doubt it? virtualobserver Aug 2015 #6

better a crown car than a clown car ericson00 Aug 2015 #7

LOL! The posts just keep getting more cynical, yet funnier, every day. merrily Aug 2015 #81

so are you voting for a clown then? BooScout Aug 2015 #19

I said if Democrats overturn the will of the primaries... ram2008 Aug 2015 #39

So you may be one of the ones Bernie is talking about? Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #52

Huh? N/t ram2008 Aug 2015 #59

Guess you did not know Bernie is talking about people staying home and not voting. Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #72

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Here Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #75

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2015 #80

Exactly NowSam Aug 2015 #38

The polling indicates ChiTownDenny Aug 2015 #44

The calendar indicates that nothing is decided truebluegreen Aug 2015 #53

It fits all the GOP memes made to put down Democrats by the 'Oligarchy Are Us' GOP. freshwest Aug 2015 #68

They were saying this about the same time of the election in 2007 too! cascadiance Aug 2015 #104

Ah, the smell of money.... mpcamb Aug 2015 #2

"Like napalm in the morning . . . ". nt Depaysement Aug 2015 #4

Sure Depaysement Aug 2015 #3

Well.... daleanime Aug 2015 #28

The primary elections have not started so what is this talk about the party has spoken? Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #54

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Not necessary, the major of the delegates will come from caucuses and elections in the different Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #79

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2015 #82

The big money in the party has decreed... Lorien Aug 2015 #88

They might as well bring back the old smoke-filled rooms The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2015 #8

Actually, it was CAUCUSES that were the antidote to smoke-filled rooms. TygrBright Aug 2015 #11

Minnesota still does it that way, been to a bunch of them. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2015 #15

Yes the bosses used the "too much work" argument to ram primaries back into the system. TygrBright Aug 2015 #18

Klobuchar is an example of the party hacks picking a candidate dflprincess Aug 2015 #56

Those caucuses got us FDR. OrwellwasRight Aug 2015 #94

Caucuses aren't smoke-filled rooms. They are open to the public. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2015 #95

My point is primaries don't work. OrwellwasRight Aug 2015 #98

They sure don't work very well with the DNC and the likes of DWS running them. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2015 #108

And the two states you mention are particularly unrepresentative of the rest of the US. OrwellwasRight Sep 2015 #110

I'm recommending for the article you posted. Control-Z Aug 2015 #9

The Party speaks at the ballot box, chum and don't you forget it. Those 'elites' can suffer at that Bluenorthwest Aug 2015 #10

Elites will always cling to money and power at all costs. Throd Aug 2015 #12

After Hillary is defeated the "elites" are next IVoteDFL Aug 2015 #13

"People's revolution?" Maybe in the People's Republic of the Bern, yes ericson00 Aug 2015 #50

You're in luck! Nobody whatsoever is supporting "socialism on the whole" arcane1 Aug 2015 #57

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What is the basis of your statement? OrwellwasRight Aug 2015 #97

And whether they know it or not, Americans WANT a wealth divide closer to what Sweden has... cascadiance Aug 2015 #103

Is anyone else both baffled and squicked by the oxymoronic "democratic elite" thing? TygrBright Aug 2015 #14

I am. HappyPlace Aug 2015 #17

/\_/\_This right here_/\_/\ Scuba Aug 2015 #69

"Clearly, the party has basically spoken." HappyPlace Aug 2015 #16

Note: Democratic elites, NOT the democratic base hince the problem. PFunk1 Aug 2015 #20

Dictating from high places.....Clinton or Tump? Thanks for the laugh, new poser! Are you on the right thread?? Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #22

Isn't calling someone for a low thread count against TOS? nt Live and Learn Aug 2015 #30

Depends on the nature of the post. I guess we will soon find out! Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #31

No idea what you are implying. Live and Learn Aug 2015 #32

You were a new poster too once Le Taz Hot Aug 2015 #84

I absolutely agree. Le Taz Hot Aug 2015 #85

Breathless? bucolic_frolic Aug 2015 #21

Paid propaganda staff writers toiling for minimum wage for the corporate media owned by and protecting the 1%, is my guess. Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #23

Clearly the Wall Street Wing of "the party" has indeed spoken. The Party however, has a little thing Indepatriot Aug 2015 #24

^^^this!^^^ peacebird Aug 2015 #101

Oh good. She has the support of the people who will make sure she changes nothing. EEO Aug 2015 #25

Except to funnel more of our money and labor to her donors Lorien Aug 2015 #89

As I have said to Bernie supporters for similar like posts, is this really LBN? still_one Aug 2015 #26

This is totally LBN--there was a meeting, and support was re-pledged. MADem Aug 2015 #37

The source is coming from Politico which is a gossip rag, not what I would call a major Newspaper. still_one Aug 2015 #42

this is latest breaking news because its breaking as not many expected so much Party support early ericson00 Aug 2015 #48

I hear you, I just never bought the nonsense that she was sinking. still_one Aug 2015 #62

So only POLITICO articles that feature Sanders are OK for LBN? MADem Aug 2015 #63

I said just the opposite: "As I have said to Bernie supporters for similar like posts, is this still_one Aug 2015 #65

It's not a "positive" or "negative" view of the term. It is simply descriptive. MADem Aug 2015 #70

good points. still_one Aug 2015 #71

She is the boss??? And here I thought, we the people, got to decide that. Live and Learn Aug 2015 #29

"Elite" -- that's all you need to know. nichomachus Aug 2015 #33

another opinion piece masquerading as LBN nt msongs Aug 2015 #34

Two words to use when you really want to sink your argument... RiverNoord Aug 2015 #35

And the spoiler crowd can cry in their beer. One organizer sums it up: MADem Aug 2015 #36

I've said before and I will say it again..... Hotler Aug 2015 #40

you sound very Republican. ericson00 Aug 2015 #49

I'm far from a republican. Hotler Aug 2015 #99

She already had the Party Elites Geronimoe Aug 2015 #41

this ain't 2008 ericson00 Aug 2015 #47

And big money contributors are FAR MORE concerned about Bernie than they were of Obama then... cascadiance Aug 2015 #105

Salami, salami, baloney... mak3cats Aug 2015 #43

"She is the boss. She’s nearly locked up the support of party elites." left-of-center2012 Aug 2015 #45

So When Do The People Who Actually Do The Voting Matter? Billsmile Aug 2015 #46

Lol Truprogressive85 Aug 2015 #51

No Citizen Need Settle For The Lesser Of Two Corporate Evils - Go Bernie Go cantbeserious Aug 2015 #55

I will still rally around Hillary, she is strong, smart and has lots of foreign experience. Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #58

Like presenting the TPP and other free trade bills to other countries as SOS... cascadiance Aug 2015 #106

I will not vote for her under any circumstances. SoapBox Aug 2015 #60

so you're for President Trump? ericson00 Aug 2015 #61

Anyone on DU who decides not to vote for the Democratic nominee if that Democratic nominee is still_one Aug 2015 #66

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2015 #93

Then they will make themselves irrelevant still_one Aug 2015 #100

Me either. I'll vote Green before I vote for pro TPP Lorien Aug 2015 #90

Glad to know this - now I can sleep late on Election Day, LiberalElite Aug 2015 #64

When the "elite" anointed Obama, no one seemed to mind. McCamy Taylor Aug 2015 #67

The "elite" did not anoint Obama. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2015 #77

Depends on whom you believe. merrily Aug 2015 #83

People, party elite support matters Proud Public Servant Aug 2015 #78

And Obama (nt) question everything Aug 2015 #86

If I wanted another 1980s republican in office I would vote for one Lorien Aug 2015 #87

Well, if the elite has spoken, sadoldgirl Aug 2015 #91

A kick for Bernie-not "the elite" aka DLC or other euphemisms bobthedrummer Aug 2015 #92

No the PArty hasn't spoken 4dsc Aug 2015 #96

I think some here are confused about how a democracy works... Elections are becoming "passe"... cascadiance Aug 2015 #107

Let's just do away with democracy as a process! Corporatists HATE having to deal with it! cascadiance Aug 2015 #102

They think they will win with her. Puzzledtraveller Aug 2015 #109

the sad part for them restorefreedom Sep 2015 #111