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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Damning Hillary Clinton with Faint Praise [View all]Demsrule86
(70,664 posts)107. And I saw Obama trashed on this forum and others including the liberal press ...what's left of it.
early in his term...well we showed him right? And we lost the House and the Senate. What do you suppose the outcome would have been had we supported him...instead of joining with the right and finding fault...then sitting on our hands during the mid-terms...it is always a lose-lose proposition to attack your guy. The right loves the company...they got a bunch of goodies for our efforts. What did we get? A big nothing. Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result makes little sense.
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I feel the same way ... only, you explained it much better than I could have.
NurseJackie
Aug 2016
#1
Another difficult thing is: If you say nothing, it becomes "the norm". But if someone calls it out…
NurseJackie
Aug 2016
#8
Here's a thing: HRC is raking in the Repub endorsements without giving an inch on her principles...
Hekate
Aug 2016
#5
It's inevitable. Would have happened to Sanders, Stein, Kucinich, Nader, Debs too
whatthehey
Aug 2016
#10
And we lost the House as a result of not backing the president...pretty foolish
Demsrule86
Aug 2016
#100
Exactly and some are just panting to attack our nominee...I don't get it. nt
Demsrule86
Aug 2016
#124
and a clear absence of praise on her work at the childrens defense fund
La Lioness Priyanka
Aug 2016
#86
Same people are relentlessly bashing the idea of "safe spaces" in another thread
bettyellen
Aug 2016
#88
And what outocme does this righteous criticism or faint praise ensure? Perhaps I should say loss...
Demsrule86
Aug 2016
#101
+1, "...I think we all recognize this technique of minimization..." while Bush can blow up worlds
uponit7771
Aug 2016
#15
Yes, and SS is still intact. I know, because I get a monthly deposit from it.
MineralMan
Aug 2016
#23
You equate criticism with a nefarious tactic meant to undermine Obama and Hillary
LS_Editor
Aug 2016
#28
yep, and his critique of that figure of speech is an indictment of BHO"s use of it, contradicting
stupidicus
Aug 2016
#36
The thing I like most about you is that you're not the one who makes that decision.
LS_Editor
Aug 2016
#111
This is a good thing...Greens and others come here and beat up on Democrats otherwise. nt
Demsrule86
Aug 2016
#99
Old concerned talking points: Hillary is a horrible candidate, might lose.
geek tragedy
Aug 2016
#40
Didn't realize that letter writing and discussing issues in a political forum ...
Martin Eden
Aug 2016
#109
I dont know if there's a saying "that smells like burnt feet", but there should be.
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2016
#54
There's no "crowd". "Hold my feet to the fire" came from Obama himself. It's a direct quote.
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2016
#129
We live in a represenative democracy, and that includes activism to hold elected leaders accountable
DemocraticWing
Aug 2016
#57
tight wire walkers make it look like they are struggling to keep their balance to thrill the crowd..
Bill USA
Aug 2016
#73
And I saw Obama trashed on this forum and others including the liberal press ...what's left of it.
Demsrule86
Aug 2016
#107