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Scootaloo

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29. What you call "purity" I call "standards"

Thu May 19, 2016, 08:32 PM

May 2016

I'm not a big fan of the cult of bipartisanship, especially sicne "the other side" keeps spiralling ever-farther into fascist extremism.

You can compromise with that if you want.

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Rude Pundit: Our Stupid Clinton/Sanders Battle Is Gonna Lose Us the War with Trump [View all] villager May 2016 OP

i said this a while ago. The insistence on purity, having a perfect candidate or no candidate, is Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #1

I guess we are each responsible for the Molotov cocktails in our individual hands... villager May 2016 #2

You mean we can't get pissed over whoever is responsible for shoving Hillary down our throats? Hoppy May 2016 #66

What you call "purity" I call "standards" Scootaloo May 2016 #29

Call it whatever you like WatchWhatISay May 2016 #60

Minimum wage. Good example! Scootaloo May 2016 #68

You assume a lot about me WatchWhatISay May 2016 #90

The first standard I have traditionally not broken is voting for the candidate under current FBI silvershadow May 2016 #62

Your non-compromise is the epitome of white privilege. Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #75

Not compromising with racists is white privilege? What a strange notion. Scootaloo May 2016 #77

You might as well just admit it. There are some foolish enough not to be white privileged Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #78

Compromising with Republicans isn't just white privilege, it's overt racism Scootaloo May 2016 #80

The problem isnt an insistence on purity its that some people who claim to support one or the other cstanleytech May 2016 #42

Who is insisting on "purity"? AgerolanAmerican May 2016 #76

This message was self-deleted by its author Turbineguy May 2016 #3

Yep Hayduke Bomgarte May 2016 #4

The older I get GCP May 2016 #5

Perhaps the small contingent of climate change survivors will? villager May 2016 #7

Bring it on. Cassiopeia May 2016 #18

Head up ass syndrome Hayduke Bomgarte May 2016 #67

This message is vital for DU to digest and take heed of muriel_volestrangler May 2016 #6

Too bad the 'party' doesn't seem to feel that way towards the people. phazed0 May 2016 #19

There was not much of a problem in Nevada, other than the Chairwoman of that fracas. There was no Akamai May 2016 #48

Anyone at DU who used the language that was used on her would be banned for life. That language.... Hekate May 2016 #73

If working together means ... Trajan May 2016 #63

I understand and largely agree with the reasons Sanders fights on caraher May 2016 #8

stacking the deck in the beginning never makes for a fair card game tomm2thumbs May 2016 #9

You want to see MAJOR change? world wide wally May 2016 #12

he's playing the GOP like a harp tomm2thumbs May 2016 #38

You know as well as I who the choice will be between,but if it helps you, keep telling yourself world wide wally May 2016 #43

a guy's gotta dream tomm2thumbs May 2016 #47

You have every right to do that! world wide wally May 2016 #57

Bernie Sander's is NOT a democrat. Firebrand Gary May 2016 #23

Hillary is NOT honest. tomm2thumbs May 2016 #26

+10000 nt Duval May 2016 #28

Hillary Clington is not a progressive afertal May 2016 #27

She is a globalist and she wants us to repay our debt to the world Baobab May 2016 #87

He's a wallyworld2 May 2016 #36

Bernie Sanders represents ideas PoliticalMalcontent May 2016 #41

Addendum PoliticalMalcontent May 2016 #50

There is one key difference whatthehey May 2016 #81

I guess my point was that PoliticalMalcontent May 2016 #83

In theory perhaps whatthehey May 2016 #86

'If people don't vote for Democrats, Republicans win. There is no other viable option." PoliticalMalcontent May 2016 #84

Bernie is much better than the average Democrat by FAR!!! With his independence, he could push the Akamai May 2016 #51

Give it a rest Carolina Jun 2016 #97

Bernie is trying to lead the party back home. ErikJ May 2016 #10

exactly wallyworld2 May 2016 #24

Zackly! Zackly! Zackly! Zackly! Zackly! Zackly! Zackly! Akamai May 2016 #52

I really don't think it's the fault of the 'Sanders/Clinton' battle that HRC was foisted upon us dirtydickcheney May 2016 #11

Ridiculous Assessment billhicks76 May 2016 #13

Obama offered Hillary the SOS job that she wanted to bring the Party together. Dustlawyer May 2016 #14

I like the Rude one, but the "we are less shitty than they are" argument is not working as well as FighttheFuture May 2016 #15

Great! Thanks! +1 nt phazed0 May 2016 #20

Amen! afertal May 2016 #30

I agree and told them so today! Duval May 2016 #32

Thank you! elljay May 2016 #35

Even if you soften the denuniciation PATRICK May 2016 #64

The more they tighten their grip... the more that slip on through... FighttheFuture May 2016 #82

The most decent or "inner liberal" person PATRICK May 2016 #88

K&R Carolina Jun 2016 #98

choose Sanders for veep CarrieLynne May 2016 #16

Hillary supporters disagree. Mr. "YES OR NO!" wouldn't be a good Veep. pnwmom May 2016 #22

Here it is wallyworld2 May 2016 #34

What you are leaving out are the numerous prior debates and town halls in which pnwmom May 2016 #37

No way Carolina Jun 2016 #99

Despite all the drama the GOP survived Rafale May 2016 #17

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/seth-abramson/this-is-the-one-way-in-wh_b_10026870.html stupidicus May 2016 #21

Radical man! spanzini May 2016 #25

MAXIMUM XTREME! MisterP May 2016 #70

Rude Awakening Martin Eden May 2016 #31

Perhaps we will all unite as members of the Resistance. jalan48 May 2016 #33

Well, one thing I agree with that Clinton took to heart... blackspade May 2016 #39

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If Bernie had not run would Indies still be required to vote HRC? Skink May 2016 #44

All the more reason we've got to unite around Progressive policies and win, and even enjoy it. highprincipleswork May 2016 #45

Sorry, Rude Pundit. I often agree with you, but not on this. Maedhros May 2016 #46

same here... He seems to have sold out recently Fast Walker 52 Jun 2016 #93

No - it's just that, like so many, many Democrats, he is consumed by fear and loathing. Maedhros Jun 2016 #94

could you clarify what you mean by "Democratic menace"? Fast Walker 52 Jun 2016 #95

Bad actors within the Democratic Party that are not held accountable for their bad acts. [n/t] Maedhros Jun 2016 #96

it is not stupid captainarizona May 2016 #49

Tis possible. oldandhappy May 2016 #53

TM99......you are sooooo right!!! haikugal May 2016 #54

I honestly think people will get out to vote if only to trump Trump. YOHABLO May 2016 #55

This Bernie supporter would be extremely disappointed if Bernie roody May 2016 #56

This will be the first time I have ever disagreed with the Rude Pundit. Kelvin Mace May 2016 #58

I'm with Lee MFM008 May 2016 #59

Yep. Last time I supported Hillary, threw in the towel when appropriate and never looked back. nolabear May 2016 #61

I love reading the rude pundit, and 99% of the time I agree Perseus May 2016 #65

So far, Hillary has 56% of the votes, and 54% of the pledged delegates muriel_volestrangler May 2016 #74

the poll numbers say otherwise: there's only one candidate "handing" anything to Trump MisterP May 2016 #69

The fake candidate Trump's last job, scare the Sanders voters to Hillary's entitled lap. Todays_Illusion May 2016 #71

Thank you, Rude Pundit, for keeping it real. There's a shitstorm coming, and his name is Trump. Hekate May 2016 #72

fear fear fear fear fear EdwardBernays May 2016 #79

Hillary can end this dust-up tomorrow. Chan790 May 2016 #85

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K & R. HuckleB May 2016 #91

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