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2016 Postmortem

Koinos

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10. The thing about O'Malley is that he is willing to speak to any and all groups...

Reply to Cheese Sandwich (Original post)

Sun Jul 5, 2015, 10:27 AM

Jul 2015

...about the things that matter to him. He goes beyond "us versus them" ideologies in order to find pragmatic solutions to the problems this country is facing right now. For O'Malley, it is all about fighting to save the planet and fighting to build the American middle class. He believes, along with Pope Francis and Naomi Klein, that concentration of wealth in the hands of a few and using up the planet are opposed to genuine humanity and respect for the dignity and well-being of all persons.

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Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley at Third Way idea forum (2011) [View all] Cheese Sandwich Jul 2015 OP

Well, that's not an automatic disqualifier. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #1

They liked him so much in 2011 they invited him back for a "private session" in 2012 Cheese Sandwich Jul 2015 #2

You seem to be on a mission today. Agschmid Jul 2015 #5

If that "mission" is to keep another Third Way Trojan Horse... 99Forever Jul 2015 #8

I don't know how someone could be called a Trojan Horse... Agschmid Jul 2015 #9

Candidate Comfortable Shoes... 99Forever Jul 2015 #11

The point is they aren't pretending. Agschmid Jul 2015 #14

You have your opinions, I have mine. 99Forever Jul 2015 #16

Kind of looks that way Andy823 Jul 2015 #13

Yup. Agschmid Jul 2015 #15

Here's an idea...the Bernie Express is pullin out of the station...all aboaarrrd! InAbLuEsTaTe Jul 2015 #3

I read the transcript of his speech (delivered in 2011). Koinos Jul 2015 #4

Third Way? ==> NO WAY!! HFRN Jul 2015 #6

and here's a 2002 Baltimore Sun article where O'Malley rejects these Conservative Democratic FSogol Jul 2015 #7

The thing about O'Malley is that he is willing to speak to any and all groups... Koinos Jul 2015 #10

Only politicians willing to "play ball" with Wall Street get invited to chill with Third Way Cheese Sandwich Jul 2015 #12