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graham4anything

(11,464 posts)
18. Real democratic supporters know nuance
Sat Jun 22, 2013, 04:29 AM
Jun 2013

and they know what was meant.

It was not literal.

It is like a football game

and the team is on the one yard line and has 99 yards to the end zone to go.

ANYONE KNOWS, that to bring the FG kicker in, one has to advance to midfield, before even ascertaining a chance to kick a field goal.

After Bush, we were on the one yard line, with 99 to go.

To get to the left of center my friends, one has a long way to advance forward to the 50 yard line, to midfield, to left of center.

And a real democratic supporter knows that.

Sheesh, the entire car industry would not be here today if Bush was still in office.

President Obama and the village of people single handedly united and brought the car industry back.
An American staple is a car and how many hundreds of thousands of jobs were saved because of that?

I myself am Mad as Hell and I myself am not going to take it anymore.
The constant put down of this President sucks. Big time.

But then Jimmy Carter wasn't good enough either.
ANd people seem to despise the President for things done, then 100% ignore their rosy image of the great FDR with forgetting about just what he did against the things they claim they hate the President for.
Let alone Abe Lincoln.

No, no one would be good enough.

(and do they even know Elizabeth Warren voted for Ronald Reagan in 1980? A little consistency would be nice.

A lot of perspective would even be nicer.

Let alone NUANCE.

We knew what John Kerry meant in 2004. The ones that didn't helped re-elect Bush that year.

Sorry ya lost me.

as if Ron and Rand Paul would ascertain a vote for Elizabeth Warren. Yeah, right, sure.
They want to go back to Thomas Jefferson's day when All MEN ONLY were created equal and only those that acted like Thomas Jefferson in everything(and looked)

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More like = to bush. Arctic Dave Jun 2013 #1
+1 newfie11 Jun 2013 #13
Because we all loved Enthusiast Jun 2013 #15
Only an idiot thinks he's the exactly same as Bush. No exceptions. nt geek tragedy Jun 2013 #39
+1 nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2013 #53
Perhaps I am an idiot then. n/t SylviaD Jun 2013 #65
I said no exceptions. nt geek tragedy Jun 2013 #66
When it comes to some issues - some very important issues - I don't see much difference. n/t SylviaD Jun 2013 #69
That's an entirely different statement. nt geek tragedy Jun 2013 #70
It saddens me. n/t SylviaD Jun 2013 #71
+ + + byeya Jun 2013 #59
Well, these activists must be keeping their distance from the firebaggers. I.... Tarheel_Dem Jun 2013 #2
That article is going to hurt some feelings Number23 Jun 2013 #6
Don't you just love it when pragmatism wins over "ideological rigidity"? The ones.... Tarheel_Dem Jun 2013 #9
If it weren't for pragmatists, nothing would happen, Right wingers would run over the Puritopians treestar Jun 2013 #60
Precisely. Tarheel_Dem Jun 2013 #68
Yup. They know the 80-20 is coming and they can't stop it graham4anything Jun 2013 #16
I stand with you appacom Jun 2013 #29
Well said! The other path is no way to go through life: freshwest Jun 2013 #58
Here's what I heard: I love weed Jun 2013 #35
Getting stoned and listening to the Beach Boy's 'Barbara Ann' on the headphones again? Scurrilous Jun 2013 #38
Wished I could have went to Netroots Nation in San Jose Iliyah Jun 2013 #3
I agree with them! PennsylvaniaMatt Jun 2013 #4
Sorry media.......not fallin' for your forced Obama = Bush narrative thelordofhell Jun 2013 #5
Bush was just plain stupid. Obama is not. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #7
Nice to be reminded of that fact... daschess1987 Jun 2013 #8
it's a lot of wingnuts and the media who try to push that JI7 Jun 2013 #10
Is it really Obama's fault Guantanamo is still open? SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2013 #11
I'll take on your question. John2 Jun 2013 #20
I remember a boatload of Shrub "Signing Statements" n2doc Jun 2013 #30
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Its not Bush Lite its Ichingcarpenter Jun 2013 #12
He did? When? tblue Jun 2013 #14
Here Enthusiast Jun 2013 #17
Thanks. tblue Jun 2013 #41
It amazes me that there are Dems who have no idea Obama had declared himself NorthCarolina Jun 2013 #28
Hero worship. RC Jun 2013 #32
No darling. tblue Jun 2013 #43
What snark? The evidence is all over DU RC Jun 2013 #45
The new bullsh!t line the apologists/cheerleaders/sock puppets are pushing is .. blkmusclmachine Jun 2013 #51
He also said, "I am a New Democrat" Lasher Jun 2013 #36
If I can stop amazing you for a sec tblue Jun 2013 #42
Did you see the video upthread? Lasher Jun 2013 #56
Real democratic supporters know nuance graham4anything Jun 2013 #18
But he has done some Repub lite things. tblue Jun 2013 #44
And real Democrats also know that he never said he was a moderate Republican Number23 Jun 2013 #52
Republican Lite +10000 Makes me want to puke too YeahSureRight Jun 2013 #22
Oh that is just Palin stupid. fasttense Jun 2013 #19
I agree John2 Jun 2013 #21
Exactly, there is no extreme left in American politics Fortinbras Armstrong Jun 2013 #40
those people aren't real progressives arely staircase Jun 2013 #23
Yes I believe you have the answer..... 4bucksagallon Jun 2013 #24
Exactly why the GOP is in such a shambles 7962 Jun 2013 #31
Yeah they are Authoritarians! treestar Jun 2013 #62
No way in hell? MissDeeds Jun 2013 #25
I will never forget the eight horrific years of the Bush/Cheney regime. DCBob Jun 2013 #26
And some things will be the same treestar Jun 2013 #63
Yeah, especially regarding things like national security. DCBob Jun 2013 #64
Refreshing read. It's good to see some level headed comments out there. BenzoDia Jun 2013 #27
From the article itself: Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #33
+1 forestpath Jun 2013 #46
Only morons think that way. iandhr Jun 2013 #34
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Saying something with conviction does not make it true broadcaster75201 Jun 2013 #37
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Alito, Roberts vs. Kagan, Sotomayor lobodons Jun 2013 #47
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FINALLY!! SkyDaddy7 Jun 2013 #54
You Mean REAL Activists Who Actually DO REAL Things in the REAL WORLD Don't Think He's Horrible? Skraxx Jun 2013 #55
Bush was an ignorant fool Fearless Jun 2013 #57
Ah, America. WilliamPitt Jun 2013 #67
K & R Scurrilous Jun 2013 #72
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