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Scurrilous

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66. Seems to be a thing...among the far left wing.*

Sun Dec 22, 2019, 07:50 PM

Dec 2019

Dennis Kucinich was the primary sponsor of 5 bills that were enacted:

H.R. 5390 (111th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 13301 Smith Road in Cleveland, Ohio, as the “David John Donafee Post Office Building."

H.J.Res. 26 (111th): Proclaiming Casimir Pulaski to be an honorary citizen of the United States posthumously.

H.R. 6150 (110th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14500 Lorain Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, as the “John P. Gallagher Post Office Building."

H.R. 1056 (106th): Small Business Year 2000 Readiness Act.

H.R. 4083 (105th): To make available to the Ukrainian Museum and Archives the USIA television program “Window on America."

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/dennis_kucinich/400227

*After being elected to Congress in 1996, Kucinich began to position himself on the far left wing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Kucinich

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Nancy Pelosi, "Establishment Democrat," was elected the same year as Bernie & is the same age [View all] Cha Dec 2019 OP

So your definition of establishment democrats is based on age and year elected? Voltaire2 Dec 2019 #1

Your post has nothing to do with the OP. Cha Dec 2019 #2

"Nancy Pelosi, "Establishment Democrat," was elected the same year as Bernie & is the same age " Voltaire2 Dec 2019 #3

Nancy Pelosi with the help of the Moderate Dems who Cha Dec 2019 #4

Yeah right?! Thekaspervote Dec 2019 #17

To Nancy Pelosi.. our National Treasure! Cha Dec 2019 #24

Seems to be a thing...among the far left wing.* Scurrilous Dec 2019 #66

Wow.. thanks for that, Scurrilous.. & then Dennis Cha Dec 2019 #94

You're welcome Cha! Scurrilous Dec 2019 #125

Establishment vs Established. progressoid Dec 2019 #136

So, which are you referring to? ehrnst Dec 2019 #147

"Ruling Class" StarfishSaver Dec 2019 #151

+1000. (nt) ehrnst Dec 2019 #155

Your post has Nothing to do with the OP.. Cha Dec 2019 #160

+1000. ehrnst Dec 2019 #172

Mahalo, ehrnst! Cha Dec 2019 #175

I agree Gothmog Dec 2019 #185

Thank you, Goth! Cha Dec 2019 #186

So what, progressoid? What are you trying to say? Cha Dec 2019 #187

".. ruling class.. "? What are you trying to say? Cha Jan 2020 #190

Wrong. Cha Jan 2020 #196

Well, let's take a look... Sloumeau Dec 2019 #23

When BS says he will take on the "establishment" Dems.. Cha Dec 2019 #115

Post removed Post removed Dec 2019 #137

It appears to be based on the accomplishments from that time treestar Dec 2019 #133

There is essentially one candidate who goes out of his way to marginalize what he characterizes still_one Dec 2019 #5

Excellent post, still_one.. Thank you! Cha Dec 2019 #6

"There is essentially one candidate..." myohmy2 Dec 2019 #81

So let me understand this. Are you agreeing with the right wing talking point? still_one Dec 2019 #95

Ha! More WhataboutBiden from you.. you can't Cha Dec 2019 #112

...Actually, another candidate sends out others to do in their stead... ehrnst Dec 2019 #144

Self reflection is unnecessary... billpolonsky Dec 2019 #7

BS is the "establishment" just bc he's tries to use it as a slur it means Cha Dec 2019 #9

The Democratic Party WON the House Thanks to Nancy Cha Jan 2020 #195

I love Nancy Pelosi! The Valley Below Dec 2019 #8

MeToo :) Sloumeau Dec 2019 #10

Yes, Nancy is a National Treasure.. a Uniter not a Divider.. Cha Dec 2019 #19

Sorry, Senator Bernie Sanders, I love the Democratic Establishment. :) Sloumeau Dec 2019 #11

Yes, the Democratic Establishment lke John Lewis, Nancy Pelosi Cha Dec 2019 #106

The minute anyone gets to the point where they have the experience to actually get things done StarfishSaver Dec 2019 #148

Precisely, Starfish.. it's another Cha Dec 2019 #163

Maybe we take the time to listen to what Sanders actually says booley Dec 2019 #12

Oh don't worry, we do understand what he means by the establishment. It's not good. George II Dec 2019 #14

Then what is it? booley Dec 2019 #50

BS doesn't say what it is in the video. It's an applause line. lapucelle Dec 2019 #68

He gave a long list of people and institutions who he says oppose his policies booley Dec 2019 #70

A publicity stunt at Speaker Pelosi's office isn't local news... lapucelle Dec 2019 #84

Bit of a double standerd there booley Dec 2019 #96

"When people protest at Sanders office, they are grassroots" betsuni Dec 2019 #100

BS's own constituants protesting 10+ weekends against a BS program lapucelle Dec 2019 #117

Brilliant post, lapucelle. Thank you for laying Cha Dec 2019 #118

And there's this as well. lapucelle Dec 2019 #119

"Bernie Sanders is wrong -- twice -- in claim about defense budget voting record" Cha Dec 2019 #122

Thank you! sheshe2 Dec 2019 #152

Fact checkers that contradict Senator Sanders are suspect and in the pocket of ehrnst Dec 2019 #158

Sometimes I just have to wonder if it's just plain envy on the part of her haters. (nt) ehrnst Dec 2019 #146

Ha!.. BS gets protested for.. Cha Dec 2019 #103

Oh my! betsuni Dec 2019 #104

Now that's a real protest.. not some grandstanding "publicity stunt" Cha Dec 2019 #105

That's interesting. For many, that would be "disqualifying" in any other candidate. (nt) ehrnst Dec 2019 #145

omg,, YES! BS would be out there BLASTING Cha Dec 2019 #164

From your link. sheshe2 Dec 2019 #153

When one has ambitions far beyond representing one's home state ehrnst Dec 2019 #154

Sadly, true. sheshe2 Dec 2019 #156

Thank you for that, she! I feel for those people.. Cha Dec 2019 #166

So much for the Green New Deal. sheshe2 Dec 2019 #169

Yeah, don't talk to us Cha Dec 2019 #170

Anyone who disagrees with his economic policies. Demsrule86 Dec 2019 #72

Here: betsuni Dec 2019 #82

Yeah, we've been paying attention for years. Cha Dec 2019 #107

Yes, good assessment KSNY Dec 2019 #15

Yes, and its so absurdly dismissive booley Dec 2019 #56

This isn't about "age".. the OP is saying BS Cha Dec 2019 #16

+1000 Thekaspervote Dec 2019 #20

Did you read the OP? booley Dec 2019 #54

You don't "understand" anything about me.. stop trying to act Cha Dec 2019 #79

You're right, I dont' know you. And you dont' know me booley Dec 2019 #97

Your Distraction about "AGE" is NOT Working. Cha Dec 2019 #99

She wrote the damn OP. lapucelle Dec 2019 #87

omg betsuni Dec 2019 #92

Yes I know booley Dec 2019 #98

"maybe she just didn't read what she was posting" betsuni Dec 2019 #101

It's not. It's evident the poster Cha Dec 2019 #110

lol! Cha Dec 2019 #109

IKR? ehrnst Dec 2019 #157

I don't even comment on Bernie Posts here RazBerryBeret Dec 2019 #31

That's right.. many of us don't like Cha Dec 2019 #102

Your post is trying to distract from what the Cha Dec 2019 #108

We know BS by.. thanks anyway. Cha Jan 2020 #189

Excellent tweet and post! Establishment Democrats made our party what it is today, and.... George II Dec 2019 #13

The video refers to the "establishment's" opposition to single payer healthcare KSNY Dec 2019 #18

Bull. Biden's Health plan is favored by more Voters and he's Cha Dec 2019 #21

Biden's plan is favored over Medicare for all? Citation? booley Dec 2019 #41

Here you go: ehrnst Dec 2019 #149

The "Establishment" isn't against single payer and it's NOT partly due to the influence... George II Dec 2019 #22

Do you have any proof? OldRed2450 Dec 2019 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author booley Dec 2019 #45

sure, the context of the video KSNY Dec 2019 #53

Exactly how is that slanderous in a legal sense? n/t MarcA Dec 2019 #60

No, that's why Republicans oppose any attempt at universal health care. betsuni Dec 2019 #49

Agreed. An inconvenient truth for some. And certainly Not MarcA Dec 2019 #55

Is it possible that they don't think treestar Dec 2019 #134

Of which there are two essentially. YOHABLO Dec 2019 #27

Yeah, BS ignores all that the Brilliant Achievements that the Dem Party has Accomplished Cha Dec 2019 #123

Besides Bernie can't walk in high heels. Nor look as good. YOHABLO Dec 2019 #25

Looks have nothing to do with this.. Nancy is a Uniter Cha Dec 2019 #28

Nancy is not running for President of the Untied States. YOHABLO Dec 2019 #30

Really! Joe Biden is.. and he's Uniter, too! Cha Dec 2019 #39

Okay, what ever you say. YOHABLO Dec 2019 #43

Whatevs. ehrnst Dec 2019 #74

I speak the truth.. so yeah. Cha Dec 2019 #80

The "whatever" response ehrnst Dec 2019 #140

Yeah, he's a uniter. Just look at all the Democrats uniting behind him!! progressoid Dec 2019 #138

Biden sure as hell isn't a divider. Cha Dec 2019 #161

So why is Bernie saying that he's taking on "the Democratic Establishment?" ehrnst Dec 2019 #73

The "Democratic Establshment" is on the Front Lines Fighting Cha Dec 2019 #162

Nancy opposes MFA and the Green New Deal ritapria Dec 2019 #26

So! Nancy wants to WIN and thinks Building on ACA/:Obamacare Cha Dec 2019 #33

Neither of those two, as presented, are practical, sensible, or passable. George II Dec 2019 #35

But when Pelosi disagrees with someone, she just says they have a difference of opinion StarfishSaver Dec 2019 #165

+1 betsuni Dec 2019 #167

"Establishment" as a derogatory term is such a drawback to the Nixon era, it's funny beastie boy Dec 2019 #29

beastie boy, hahaha. Sloumeau Dec 2019 #37

Mahalo, beastie! Cha Dec 2019 #40

"Establishment" took me way back, when I was wearing an afro and bell bottom jeans. beastie boy Dec 2019 #44

I was too white and my hair too blond to ever have a an afro... Sloumeau Dec 2019 #52

Technically, I am white too, but some Jews used to don mean afros back then. beastie boy Dec 2019 #57

Hahaha, yes, Seth Rogen has been known to sport a fine looking one of those. :) Sloumeau Dec 2019 #59

Well that clears that up! Cha Dec 2019 #114

Oh yeah.. Groovy! Cha Dec 2019 #71

"Us" and "Them": Democrats are lumped in with Trump/Republicans and evil corporations as "Them." betsuni Dec 2019 #32

You said it, betsuni! :) Sloumeau Dec 2019 #36

Thank you. ehrnst Dec 2019 #75

Yeah.. he is fooling NO ONE. Cha Dec 2019 #93

How odd that you are calling Planned Parenthood an Establishment Democrat. You know Autumn Dec 2019 #38

He did however call them part of the Establishment. nt sheshe2 Dec 2019 #42

He didn't say anything about Planned Parenthood in that clip. And PP is not Autumn Dec 2019 #48

Not in that clip. sheshe2 Dec 2019 #51

I'm certainly denying that he said PP is part of the Establishment in the clip the OP posted. Autumn Dec 2019 #58

OP: "Planned Parenthood is the 'establishment' ... ." betsuni Dec 2019 #83

SHE DIDN'T CALL PLANNED PARENTHOOD AN ESTABLISHMENT DEMOCRAT. lapucelle Dec 2019 #89

Yeah, she kind of did. She lumped an organization in with "the Establishment Dems". Autumn Dec 2019 #141

That's actually using the term in a way that points out how "non-establishment" they really are. ehrnst Dec 2019 #142

She included the unfortunately telling "PP is the establishment" gaffe lapucelle Dec 2019 #143

+1 progressoid Dec 2019 #139

Hey! paleotn Dec 2019 #46

That should burn anyone with a shred of self-awareness Hekate Dec 2019 #47

The Internet is singing with multiple memes of Nancy socking it to the Establishment, & looking good NBachers Dec 2019 #61

If you've been in Congress for 35 years and you're NOT "establishment," you're doing it wrong StarfishSaver Dec 2019 #62

Thanks a million establishment Dems! We wouldn't be where we are today without ya! jalan48 Dec 2019 #63

We've IMPEACHED trump with the Democratic Cha Dec 2019 #90

I support Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic Party Gothmog Dec 2019 #64

Yes, I support the "Establishment" that BS is Cha Dec 2019 #126

+1 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 #65

Nice infighting here. warmfeet Dec 2019 #67

Yes, its pathetic. vsrazdem Dec 2019 #69

So you obvilusly missed this Eliot Rosewater Dec 2019 #77

Compare their records of achievement also...the results are stunning. Eliot Rosewater Dec 2019 #76

K&R. Thanks, Cha! highplainsdem Dec 2019 #78

He's a year and a half younger Polybius Dec 2019 #85

Yeah, I knew that.. but this is about Cha Dec 2019 #91

So tired of that guy. W_HAMILTON Dec 2019 #86

Bernie is losing it PhoenixDem Dec 2019 #88

So it all comes down to if you want status quo, vote Joe. If you want a better way, vote Warren or brutus smith Dec 2019 #111

BS Disses himself. We call him out. There are no "status quo" Cha Dec 2019 #113

Status quo right now is Trump and Republicans. betsuni Dec 2019 #116

I didn't diss any Dems. Nice try tho! brutus smith Dec 2019 #127

Yes, you did: "if you want status quo, vote Joe" LongtimeAZDem Dec 2019 #130

Aaaaa, no I didn't. I made an observation brutus smith Dec 2019 #131

Status quo is another such term treestar Dec 2019 #135

Thank You!!! Peacetrain Dec 2019 #120

Exactly well put, Peacetrain! "It's time to stand up for our Cha Dec 2019 #124

Yeah, lots of luck with that Bernie. cwydro Dec 2019 #121

Why is being an establishement Democrat a bad thing? Gothmog Dec 2019 #128

I completely agree. cwydro Dec 2019 #129

+1 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 #150

When will he take on the Republicans? treestar Dec 2019 #132

Well, Biden's taking on trump NOW! Cha Dec 2019 #159

+1 treestar Dec 2019 #171

Divisive rhetoric NYMinute Dec 2019 #168

Way too Diviive! It never ends. Cha Dec 2019 #174

I stand with Spezker Pelosi Gothmog Dec 2019 #173

And there it is underthematrix Dec 2019 #176

Thank you for this, underthematrix! Cha Dec 2019 #177

Thank you. I really really try to avoid criticizing any of the candidates but underthematrix Dec 2019 #178

+1 betsuni Dec 2019 #179

I like being an Establishment Democrat Gothmog Dec 2019 #180

Thank you for that, Goth.. it shows Cha Dec 2019 #181

It takes years of hard work to earn a slot to the National Convention Gothmog Dec 2019 #182

And, most of us Appreciate all the diligence of Dems who Cha Dec 2019 #183

If the Democratic Establishment is so terrible, why'd they impeach Trump? betsuni Dec 2019 #184

We're not suppose to notice Cha Jan 2020 #188

Nancy Pelosi! Cha Jan 2020 #191

K&R RandySF Jan 2020 #192

I WISH we were a country where Pelosi and Planned Parenthood were "establishment" (nt) ehrnst Jan 2020 #193

Amen! Cha Jan 2020 #194