2016 Postmortem

wyldwolf

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16. You mean the racist party of FDR?

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Fri Jun 3, 2016, 08:00 PM

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. [View all] Joe the Revelator Jun 2016 OP

More sour grapes threads ... the OPs are going to get more ridiculous as Tuesday gets nearer. n/t SFnomad Jun 2016 #1

I thought this week was intended to transition...apparently it's to fight right up to the line... brooklynite Jun 2016 #219

Sorry, your candidate earned less votes and pledged delegates. Therefore, you don't get to make Trust Buster Jun 2016 #2

What a terrible silly argument. Joe the Revelator Jun 2016 #22

Sorry, numbers don't lie. We supported the winning candidate. WE ARE NOT going anywhere. Trust Buster Jun 2016 #55

Its silly that the person with the most votes GulfCoast66 Jun 2016 #120

No dernie needed to try harder. stonecutter357 Jun 2016 #190

What has that to do with the point of the OP? larkrake Jun 2016 #115

We do, however, get to not vote for her. Jester Messiah Jun 2016 #127

The alternative PJMcK Jun 2016 #183

+1 tallahasseedem Jun 2016 #225

When you want to break the Party into factions... yallerdawg Jun 2016 #3

Having a progressive party has always been my intent. Joe the Revelator Jun 2016 #23

One man's democratic socialist... yallerdawg Jun 2016 #31

Good comment PJMcK Jun 2016 #186

Reality says we aren't the center of the universe WhiteTara Jun 2016 #85

We've been told that for so many election cycles, as we inch further right. Karma13612 Jun 2016 #146

What do you do about all this except vote in the presidential elections? WhiteTara Jun 2016 #158

I'm on the negotiating committee for my Hospital SeIU 1199 union Karma13612 Jun 2016 #173

Just cuirous LoverOfLiberty Jun 2016 #230

When you live paycheck to paycheck, Karma13612 Jun 2016 #232

I was just curious LoverOfLiberty Jun 2016 #235

It's a bit too late to worry about that. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2016 #104

What people learn can't be easily undone. Unlearning is hard. HereSince1628 Jun 2016 #150

It was quite educational Go Vols Jun 2016 #194

"your plan will give us a Republican president" jack_krass Jun 2016 #124

Why should we support a party that continues to screw us? passiveporcupine Jun 2016 #145

When Rahm has boot to neck of progressives and snears... Jackilope Jun 2016 #179

Bingo ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #195

The Democratic party, of course. And... wyldwolf Jun 2016 #4

That just isn't true Wyld... Joe the Revelator Jun 2016 #26

It's absolutely true. The left savaged FDR so much that Eleanor had to chastise them wyldwolf Jun 2016 #33

even RFK oldtime dfl_er Jun 2016 #51

But, But . . . peggysue2 Jun 2016 #100

I'm about as left as anyone can get passiveporcupine Jun 2016 #223

The loud, boisterous impossible to please left wyldwolf Jun 2016 #226

This isn't the angry left you are thinking of passiveporcupine Jun 2016 #147

It's exactly who I'm thinking of. wyldwolf Jun 2016 #152

The Democratic Party. Nt NCTraveler Jun 2016 #5

More like the Once-Democratic Party. n/t Jester Messiah Jun 2016 #128

That makes no sense. Nt NCTraveler Jun 2016 #142

Exactly. We are part of the Democratic party. It sounds like some who will not still_one Jun 2016 #178

The Democrats have spoken. NanceGreggs Jun 2016 #6

I understand Nance. Joe the Revelator Jun 2016 #27

This new lame version with the new Sanders progressives elected to central committees IADEMO2004 Jun 2016 #48

Many of us believe ... NanceGreggs Jun 2016 #52

The party has always been a war mongering, corporate owned third way shit show? Joe the Revelator Jun 2016 #84

Again, it's simple. NanceGreggs Jun 2016 #114

I'm asking you a question Nance. Joe the Revelator Jun 2016 #138

Sorry. NanceGreggs Jun 2016 #139

Your t-shirts slogans are trendy, but little else. LanternWaste Jun 2016 #180

Many of you... Jester Messiah Jun 2016 #129

According to an anoymous guy ... NanceGreggs Jun 2016 #133

Changing nothing. Jester Messiah Jun 2016 #135

Dox you? Huh? n/t NanceGreggs Jun 2016 #140

Or, rather, perhaps ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #197

The party that entertains all viewpoints without a strict purity test....the party that fights beachbum bob Jun 2016 #7

By nominating someone with a SLIGHTLY less conservative agenda? Joe the Revelator Jun 2016 #28

How about the Victory Party or the Popular Party? Maybe The Winning Party or LuvLoogie Jun 2016 #8

Aww, someone's having a big bowl of sour grapes for dinner? Tarc Jun 2016 #9

Thanks for the post. Bleacher Creature Jun 2016 #10

The house is already on fire, I'm just not running toward it with a hose anymore. nt Joe the Revelator Jun 2016 #29

When Clinton worked for Goldwater in the 60s was she a Democrat then... Matt_R Jun 2016 #136

No, she was a Republican, and she was SIXTEEN. Bleacher Creature Jun 2016 #157

WHAT!!!! A Democrat in this election season was registered under another party in the past!!!! Matt_R Jun 2016 #236

She knocked doors for Gene McCarthy in '68. Did GOTV for McGovern in '72 emulatorloo Jun 2016 #182

Joe what tradition you are taling about? nadinbrzezinski Jun 2016 #11

Japanese internment camps? redstateblues Jun 2016 #21

Nay you silly but expected... nadinbrzezinski Jun 2016 #35

FDR was not a fascist. He was flawed. Hillary is flawed but she would be redstateblues Jun 2016 #44

We can argue until the cows come home about the issues nadinbrzezinski Jun 2016 #45

Bullshit! I'm no RW. I'm a life long Democrat redstateblues Jun 2016 #57

Well I tend to agree the modern day D party woudl not pass social security or nadinbrzezinski Jun 2016 #61

Have you ever visited Angel Island Where many Japanese were imprisoned? redstateblues Jun 2016 #125

Have you ever talked to survivors I have nadinbrzezinski Jun 2016 #134

How long have you been a Democrat? Are you one? redstateblues Jun 2016 #60

Until 2011 nadinbrzezinski Jun 2016 #63

The Democratic Party had total control GulfCoast66 Jun 2016 #121

There is some truth to that nadinbrzezinski Jun 2016 #122

if you are not a dem, why are you here demtenjeep Jun 2016 #175

I'm not a Dem but a liberal indy pinebox Jun 2016 #189

do you come here daily and have 6 thousand posts demtenjeep Jun 2016 #192

I come here daily pinebox Jun 2016 #196

I wouldn't waste my breath dem. What some fail to realize is that the Democratic party still_one Jun 2016 #202

The idealistic roots on the 20th century party. Joe the Revelator Jun 2016 #30

YOu mean the FDR coaltion nadinbrzezinski Jun 2016 #38

Democratic Party? tandot Jun 2016 #12

The Democratic Party. n/t zappaman Jun 2016 #13

As DU's The Magistrate said... wyldwolf Jun 2016 #14

not according to caucuses, rally attendance and exit polls GreatGazoo Jun 2016 #47

fortunately for America, votes are all that count. wyldwolf Jun 2016 #50

and it doesn't bother you that machine counts don't fit with exit polls? GreatGazoo Jun 2016 #53

considering exit polls have traditionally been very unreliable, it doesn't bother me a bit. wyldwolf Jun 2016 #54

and yet the Republican exit polls have been within MOE GreatGazoo Jun 2016 #58

So if you love exit polls, join the GOP. wyldwolf Jun 2016 #59

Are you deliberately trying to drive people away passiveporcupine Jun 2016 #237

The great majority of California voters vote by mail tandot Jun 2016 #86

I wonder what happened to The Magistrate. He was one of DU's best. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2016 #191

Not the party of FDR Skink Jun 2016 #15

You mean the racist party of FDR? wyldwolf Jun 2016 #16

I don't believe your interlocutor is very concerned if it was. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2016 #17

If you are reffering to Dixiecrats Skink Jun 2016 #41

I'm referring to FDR. wyldwolf Jun 2016 #43

So you think that FDR was a terrible presidnet and should not be considered a modern day democrat nadinbrzezinski Jun 2016 #56

Did I say that? Noooo. What I did say was he was a racist. He was. wyldwolf Jun 2016 #64

Keep going nadinbrzezinski Jun 2016 #67

What were you doing at a Republican party debate? wyldwolf Jun 2016 #70

We press people do not get our fifis broken nadinbrzezinski Jun 2016 #73

So now you're 'press.' LOL, and you're dodging the points of the discussion. wyldwolf Jun 2016 #74

Yes I am nadinbrzezinski Jun 2016 #75

Yeah, we know you (wink wink) wyldwolf Jun 2016 #76

The adult in the room is not you nadinbrzezinski Jun 2016 #78

The member of the press in the room is not you wyldwolf Jun 2016 #81

LMAO nadinbrzezinski Jun 2016 #82

posting an image off the internet means something? wyldwolf Jun 2016 #83

I took that photo nadinbrzezinski Jun 2016 #87

Sure you did. wyldwolf Jun 2016 #88

See this is what I find amazing about you people nadinbrzezinski Jun 2016 #94

"you people." Yeah, we understand. wyldwolf Jun 2016 #95

YOU are the one trying to tell me I am not doing what I am actually doing nadinbrzezinski Jun 2016 #98

the jury is definitely out on that. wyldwolf Jun 2016 #103

What photos? nadinbrzezinski Jun 2016 #106

exactly wyldwolf Jun 2016 #107

Exactly what? You putting me down and nadinbrzezinski Jun 2016 #108

Aren't you too smart to be here? wyldwolf Jun 2016 #109

Expected nadinbrzezinski Jun 2016 #110

yeah, you ARE too smart for us... and most Americans. wyldwolf Jun 2016 #111

Again expected :-) nadinbrzezinski Jun 2016 #112

which doesn't detract from the fact FDR was a 1%'er and a racist wyldwolf Jun 2016 #113

which does not detract from the fact that CURRENTLY nadinbrzezinski Jun 2016 #116

which doesn't detract from the fact the topic is FDR and you keep avoiding it. wyldwolf Jun 2016 #144

Not avoiding it nadinbrzezinski Jun 2016 #159

Ignoring it, then, and spouting typical puritopian "progressive" fundamentalist words. wyldwolf Jun 2016 #161

She is the press. It's her photo. Wait for it Jun 2016 #154

Ah, coming to defend yourself. wyldwolf Jun 2016 #155

Are you denying she's press? passiveporcupine Jun 2016 #148

"Who the fuck are you?" wyldwolf Jun 2016 #151

Going back to the issue at hand nadinbrzezinski Jun 2016 #160

YOU'RE going back to the issue at hand? LOL. That's incredible. Oh, wait... wyldwolf Jun 2016 #162

I did my dear. nadinbrzezinski Jun 2016 #164

No you didn't wyldwolf Jun 2016 #165

So you want to acknowledge that we are still a pretty racist country? nadinbrzezinski Jun 2016 #168

So you want to acknowledge FDR was a racist and a 1%er? wyldwolf Jun 2016 #170

Post removed Post removed Jun 2016 #171

Can't believe it took you that long to address the actual topic of our conversation wyldwolf Jun 2016 #172

My comment and question have nothing to do with politics passiveporcupine Jun 2016 #169

it takes a lot to start up a blog demtenjeep Jun 2016 #187

credentialed with press pass and everything demtenjeep Jun 2016 #177

So is Hillary- bring them to heel larkrake Jun 2016 #117

Congratulations GulfCoast66 Jun 2016 #123

A better way would be for independents to get off the fence and join a party Algernon Moncrieff Jun 2016 #24

Why? It takes away individual thought and allows shit like this to happen: Joe the Revelator Jun 2016 #32

Answer: Parties are the organizations that nominate candidates Algernon Moncrieff Jun 2016 #42

How dare they show any sign of compassionate friendliness at Nancy Reagan's funeral! Zorro Jun 2016 #92

I'm more concerned with her compassionate friendliness during the IWR vote. Joe the Revelator Jun 2016 #93

The Democratic Party has been around for a long time, longer than anyone currently Thinkingabout Jun 2016 #18

You're showing your backside again Joe redstateblues Jun 2016 #19

If her actual policies are right of some republicans and most mainstream dems... Joe the Revelator Jun 2016 #36

Just to be factually correct elljay Jun 2016 #39

At least you didn't call her a Republican. redstateblues Jun 2016 #46

She is not a solid liberal elljay Jun 2016 #90

Posts like this are silly when you realize that they agree on a variety of areas Algernon Moncrieff Jun 2016 #20

Thanks for starting a "happy days are here again" post redstateblues Jun 2016 #25

The same party as the one that gives it's name to this site. annavictorious Jun 2016 #34

The party is going back the way of its old conservative past. Joe the Revelator Jun 2016 #40

She's the party that's gonna kick baby hands back to the 60's Grassy Knoll Jun 2016 #37

Hillary is a great example of the emptiness of labels. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2016 #49

The Democrat (nt) bigwillq Jun 2016 #62

Kissinger's Party... HooptieWagon Jun 2016 #65

Did you argue the same thing when Bill Clinton was nominated in 1992? Nye Bevan Jun 2016 #66

Might explain why party registration has badly slipped. HooptieWagon Jun 2016 #69

Alas that is why people are leaving, to be fair BOTH national parties nadinbrzezinski Jun 2016 #71

The Democratic party, just like the republican party passiveporcupine Jun 2016 #224

Apparently the one you are not a member of. drray23 Jun 2016 #68

Or start Democratic Socialist DU redstateblues Jun 2016 #130

I'd say this brand is soiled. Marr Jun 2016 #72

Why don't you start it instead of complaining? redstateblues Jun 2016 #132

Clinton MFM008 Jun 2016 #77

FDR, JFK, LBJ; all got us involved in wars, and we're racially insensitive. CrowCityDem Jun 2016 #79

. RandySF Jun 2016 #80

Two more weeks off this shit? taught_me_patience Jun 2016 #89

You think criticism of the party for its decades-long stumble right is going to stop in two weeks? Lizzie Poppet Jun 2016 #102

The wailing and gnashing of teeth is off to a grand MyNameGoesHere Jun 2016 #91

Clinton War & Corporate Party AtomicKitten Jun 2016 #96

Forgot to add the "Inc." nt 2cannan Jun 2016 #213

Actually, knowing them it would probably be an LLC to limit their liability (you know things happen 2cannan Jun 2016 #214

The party of the Obama coalition. Starry Messenger Jun 2016 #97

Boom, drop the mic, you nailed it, OP over. nt stevenleser Jun 2016 #101

THIS! auntpurl Jun 2016 #141

Well said! JoePhilly Jun 2016 #167

"Republican Lite" Lizzie Poppet Jun 2016 #99

The purity crowd obviously cannot distinguish people like Clinton from people like Manchin. LonePirate Jun 2016 #105

Don't go away angry...nt SidDithers Jun 2016 #118

Afraid to finish the quote... Matt_R Jun 2016 #137

The Democratic party circa 2016 PowerToThePeople Jun 2016 #119

The party Bernie never belonged to until 2015. RandySF Jun 2016 #126

and something Hillary never was. B Calm Jun 2016 #143

That would be the DEMOCRATIC PARTY. NanceGreggs Jun 2016 #131

12 days? can't come soon enough DrDan Jun 2016 #149

The Democratic party, which is and has always been a coalition party (nt) Recursion Jun 2016 #153

Right now there is the Clinton Party. gordianot Jun 2016 #156

Sigh gollygee Jun 2016 #163

Here's an idea: join the Democratic Party, work your way up to a leadership position... brooklynite Jun 2016 #166

The Democratic Party. Orsino Jun 2016 #174

Whaaaaa! trumad Jun 2016 #176

6 more days.... Cali_Democrat Jun 2016 #181

Topic is from last Friday. Someone bumped it up. grossproffit Jun 2016 #184

Not your party, apparently. Chill out. randome Jun 2016 #185

She is the "presumptive" nominee of the Democratic Party. That was easy! 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #188

tick tock.. stonecutter357 Jun 2016 #193

5 days Tarc Jun 2016 #198

Get it out of your system. I predict a swallowing of your pride on the 16th. nt LexVegas Jun 2016 #199

LOL! You lost me with Hillary being a conservative. apnu Jun 2016 #200

I feel your pain and in time you will adjust to it....hopefulley by the time hillary wins the beachbum bob Jun 2016 #201

How about the Republicratic Party? imagine2015 Jun 2016 #203

That's right, let it all out. vdogg Jun 2016 #204

Nice of this to pop up again. NCTraveler Jun 2016 #205

Do better next time? Joe the Revelator Jun 2016 #207

Yeah, that wasn't my best. NCTraveler Jun 2016 #208

I agree. I've got no beef, but i have seen you do better. ;) Joe the Revelator Jun 2016 #210

I see this thread from a week ago was kicked... Joe the Revelator Jun 2016 #206

I didn't kick it. NCTraveler Jun 2016 #209

Because I've honestly tried to pivot here, for the good the party. Joe the Revelator Jun 2016 #212

I think we should all be able to have a bit of fun. NCTraveler Jun 2016 #215

I shouldn't have commented. My bad. NCTraveler Jun 2016 #216

Eh, honestly, this wasn't directed at you at all. Joe the Revelator Jun 2016 #218

The Democratic Party ismnotwasm Jun 2016 #211

Have two soothing gifs ismnotwasm Jun 2016 #217

I'm going to address the original (I think) title rock Jun 2016 #220

'It's the only way you'll learn.' Joe the Revelator Jun 2016 #221

You're welcome rock Jun 2016 #222

This didn't make any sense until I went back MineralMan Jun 2016 #227

It still didn't make sense to you. Joe the Revelator Jun 2016 #228

I'll be the judge of that, when it comes to my replies. MineralMan Jun 2016 #229

Yes after 227 other replies, and the fact that this was unessasairly topped to stir shit, we... Joe the Revelator Jun 2016 #231

Self-delete will take care of that permanently. nt BumRushDaShow Jun 2016 #234

Still doesn't. Bobbie Jo Jun 2016 #233