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MADem

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12. EW thinks the non-gender specific little guy should catch a break.

Reply to JI7 (Reply #3)

Sun Apr 13, 2014, 08:37 PM

Apr 2014

She's also a strong supporter of the military, and she'll defend government contractors who produce products the Pentagon wants to dump if it means keeping jobs in the Bay State.

Most people aren't all one thing or the other...and all politics is local. It's a poor politician who doesn't put the desires of their constituents front-and-center.

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The Decline of Black Politics: From Malcolm X to Barack Obama [View all] randys1 Apr 2014 OP

why do you say Obama is a centrist ? was FDR a right winger for opposition to anti lynching bill ? JI7 Apr 2014 #1

I would agree ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2014 #2

well it is often relative and who you compare them to, i think maybe sanders is to the left JI7 Apr 2014 #3

Agreed ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2014 #7

i actually think these people probably have a negative view JI7 Apr 2014 #10

Exactly ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2014 #11

EW thinks the non-gender specific little guy should catch a break. MADem Apr 2014 #12

All a person has to do Jamaal510 Apr 2014 #13

Correct! We are known better by our enemies than our sunny weather friends. freshwest Apr 2014 #14

i think he thought comparing the two was unfair to the former randys1 Apr 2014 #4

so opposition to anti lynching bill is liberal ? my point is that in Obama's case people refuse JI7 Apr 2014 #5

I think what randys1 is saying is JustAnotherGen Apr 2014 #6

Good morning randys1 Apr 2014 #9

i got that backwards randys1 Apr 2014 #8