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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 01:38 PM Original message |
Why are some people here STILL trying to silence progressive dissent? |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
1. I didn't realize the last dem administration was a failure. |
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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 01:52 PM Response to Reply #1 |
21. It certainly was to the middle class and working americans in many ways |
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paulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:33 PM Response to Reply #21 |
64. maybe you can find yourself in here somewhere... |
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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 06:03 PM Response to Reply #64 |
115. Thank you for the link..... |
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olegramps (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 06:57 AM Response to Reply #21 |
138. Just look at the economy under Clinton |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 04:18 PM Response to Reply #1 |
108. In many, many ways it was. |
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niceypoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 04:23 PM Response to Reply #108 |
109. Clinton was one of the most accomplished presidents in history. |
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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 06:05 PM Response to Reply #109 |
116. OMG, I really cant believe you said that he reversed Reaganomics |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 03:29 PM Response to Reply #116 |
153. Compare the gap between rich and poor... |
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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 03:48 PM Response to Reply #153 |
158. Of course he did NOT. The fact that it happened |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 09:37 PM Response to Reply #109 |
122. If Clinton had reversed Reaganomics we wouldn't be in the hole we're in now |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 03:25 PM Response to Reply #122 |
152. We're in this hole because Bush practiced Reaganomics with no controls or oversight.. |
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Two Americas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 07:29 PM Response to Reply #1 |
120. in this way it failed |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 10:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
124. Clinton was the best Republican President we've ever had. And the most successful. |
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Bicoastal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 01:41 PM Original message |
No one's silencing us. If they were, posts would be locked and people would be tombstoned. |
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Alter Ego (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
2. *facepalm* |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
3. I've been mouthing off right along. |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
4. Everyone has the right to display ignorance or stupidity |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
5. That's right: is the enemy |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 01:45 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. It's all those posters who've basically said that because Kucinich didn't make much of a showing |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 01:53 PM Response to Reply #9 |
23. Yeah different |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 01:56 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. That's not my intent. I'm just in here standing up for my principles. |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:04 PM Response to Reply #26 |
44. Yes, indeed |
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Two Americas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 02:17 AM Response to Reply #44 |
127. each other |
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maseman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 07:40 AM Response to Reply #23 |
140. People on the left seem to forget |
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Two Americas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 03:48 PM Response to Reply #140 |
159. define "hard left" |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 03:31 PM Response to Reply #9 |
154. The litmus test for a true progressive is to be a Kucinich supporter? |
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stevenleser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:43 PM Response to Reply #5 |
67. And dissenting just for the sake of dissenting is idiotic |
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Sensitivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
6. Not "progressive" just "rational" to question HRC SoS rumors -- Quals and Fit is NOT best |
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deadmessengers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
7. 8 years of peace and prosperity is a failure? |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 01:47 PM Response to Reply #7 |
15. NOT bashing the poor. Getting a real healthcare system in place. |
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Generator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:59 PM Response to Reply #15 |
77. Thank you |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 03:11 PM Response to Reply #77 |
83. Indeed. Speaking out now is crucial in order to defend the party from its opponents. |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 04:26 PM Response to Reply #7 |
110. We're paying for that "prosperity" now. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 09:29 PM Response to Reply #7 |
121. Food bank use was up dramatically in the 90s |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
8. Many cross-currents and rip-tides caused by all of Obama's Crossovers. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
11. We are Democratic Underground..... |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 01:49 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. Thanks for the link. |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
12. yeah no moderates ever canvass or phone bank |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 01:49 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. I know lots of anti-war and anti-Bush moderates who volunteer for DEMS. |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 01:53 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. wtf is a pro-Bush Dem? lol. |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 01:56 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. So no DEMS supported Bush's far right war or his far right economic policies? |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 01:56 PM Response to Reply #16 |
27. Well here's your problem |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 01:59 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. I dont have a problem. DEMS who were stupid enough to support Bush have a problem. |
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midnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
13. Martin Luther King Jr. said it best when he said the day we become |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 01:59 PM Response to Reply #13 |
32. That's a great way of putting it. |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
14. DLCers were 100% wrong in their support for Bush, and now they want to make up for it? |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 01:51 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. In my own way, I'm being pro-Obama. |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:01 PM Response to Reply #19 |
36. Yes- let's be pro-Obama and give him a chance to succeed! |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:01 PM Response to Reply #19 |
37. By publicly shitting on every appointment our two-week-old PE is considering.... |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:03 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. For the record, the only problem I have is Lieberman. |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:12 PM Response to Reply #41 |
50. For the record, I wasn't replying to you..... look again |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:14 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. I thought this was an open discussion board, and you were posting in my sub-thread. |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:21 PM Response to Reply #53 |
58. You seemed like you were responding directly to my post, as if I directed it at you... |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:25 PM Response to Reply #58 |
60. No, I was just trying to express my views to anyone reading. A "discussion board" as it were. |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:14 PM Response to Reply #50 |
54. I'm not against every appointment. I like the AG appointment. |
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Skwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:01 PM Response to Reply #14 |
38. Obama says he wants to hear dissenting voices. Well where are the progressive voices in his |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:04 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. He's named less than 5% of his administration. Sheesh. |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:12 PM Response to Reply #43 |
51. Exactly. Who are some good Liberals that you would like to see in an Obama admin? |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:38 PM Response to Reply #43 |
65. I'd love to hear your answer to post #51. |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:53 PM Response to Reply #65 |
74. Reich as Commerce Secretary(we can't have another corporate type in there) |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 03:02 PM Response to Reply #74 |
79. It would interest me to see if scheming daemons would agree with you on those pics. |
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bunnies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
18. Oh the drama... the DRAMA! |
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PBS Poll-435 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 03:47 PM Response to Reply #18 |
103. ,,, |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
20. If "progressive dissent" is being silenced, why am I reading your OP? |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
24. Why are you trying to silence those of us who are telling you to shut the fuck up? |
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maxsolomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
25. you know how i deal with it? |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
29. Let them try. The only one who will silence you is you. |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:01 PM Response to Reply #29 |
39. That's why I AM speaking out. |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:12 PM Response to Reply #39 |
49. And we need the centrists. |
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Two Americas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 07:19 PM Response to Reply #49 |
118. sure we do |
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Skwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
30. With the progressives track record on being right on so many issues, it makes you wonder why they |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:00 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. If you're dissenting against an administration that doesn't take office for two months yet, then.... |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:04 PM Response to Reply #33 |
42. If you don't speak out AT THE START, the opening for action slips away. |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:06 PM Response to Reply #42 |
46. The last administration made the MISTAKE of being too progressive during the first two years |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:12 PM Response to Reply #46 |
52. Bogus analysis of those first two years. |
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paulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:45 PM Response to Reply #52 |
70. yours is the "progressive" analysis? |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:50 PM Response to Reply #70 |
72. It's not "THE" analysis, It's just mine. |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:54 PM Response to Reply #70 |
75. I noticed you offer no actual rebuttal to it, simply an insult. |
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olegramps (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 07:30 AM Response to Reply #42 |
139. What exactly would you like the administration to do? |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 12:14 PM Response to Reply #139 |
148. Here's what I'd like |
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Skwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:27 PM Response to Reply #33 |
61. Oh yeah, let's wait until he makes all of his appointments to start voicing our concerns. |
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Two Americas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 02:25 AM Response to Reply #33 |
128. nonsense |
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phleshdef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
34. I think the new administration should be given a chance before anyone complains. |
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Thrill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
35. No one is silencing anyone. But can the man get a chance to fucking govern |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:03 PM Response to Reply #35 |
40. Nope. |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:06 PM Response to Reply #40 |
45. It's not about being "pissed off". It's about standing up for ourselves. |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:08 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. You have it exactly backwards |
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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 04:33 PM Response to Reply #47 |
111. you're not supposed to point things like that out. That's an attempt to silence someone |
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olegramps (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 07:46 AM Response to Reply #45 |
141. Just how were you burned again? |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
48. So criticism of your impatience is now "stifling dissent"? What a pantload of crap! |
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stevenleser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:39 PM Response to Reply #48 |
66. You are estimating the quantitfy of crap by a couple of exponents... |
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TwilightZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
55. "The last Democratic administration was a failure" |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:19 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. The one where the poor were abandoned and insulted by a "Democratic" president |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
56. President-elect Obama hasn't even taken his oath of office and the |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:27 PM Response to Reply #56 |
62. But, grantcart, what is taken as "dissent" around here lately is pretty ridiculous. |
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stevenleser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 03:25 PM Response to Reply #56 |
95. Once again you are on the side of common sense and facts |
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Binka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 04:39 AM Response to Reply #56 |
134. Go Back To Thailand Grant |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
59. Thank you. |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
63. OMG! An AG against the death penalty and an HHS Secretary for national health care! |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:44 PM Response to Reply #63 |
68. I SAID upthread that I like the AG appointment, and also I like Daschle. |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 05:00 PM Response to Reply #68 |
114. So what, exactly, is your problem? |
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Two Americas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
69. it is an ongoing battle |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:47 PM Response to Reply #69 |
71. Excellent post. I'd have no problem with the centrists just disagreeing with me. |
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Two Americas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 03:00 PM Response to Reply #71 |
78. the conflict |
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political_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 04:33 AM Response to Reply #69 |
133. Bravo. Very well put. |
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jonestonesusa (630 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 11:25 AM Response to Reply #69 |
145. You make an excellent point here |
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alwysdrunk (908 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
73. The OP in this thread was a failure |
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Two Americas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 03:07 PM Response to Reply #73 |
82. this post is itself suppressive |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 03:13 PM Response to Reply #82 |
84. It's about treating the progressive faction in the party with respect as an equal force. |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
76. I don't see anything being silenced--2/3 of the posts are critical of Obama, so... |
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Two Americas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 03:15 PM Original message |
not so |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
92. my point is nobody is trying to stop dissent and the 2/3 of the posts are |
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Two Americas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 03:33 PM Response to Reply #92 |
98. understood |
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bread_and_roses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
112. Exactly: "our civic duty...at all times." (n/t) |
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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
80. This is another "I want my say and no one should argue with me" post |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 03:06 PM Response to Reply #80 |
81. I'm fine with people arguing with me. |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 03:15 PM Response to Reply #81 |
85. It would be cool if we could ALL agree to cease name calling & bullying of any kind. |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 03:16 PM Response to Reply #85 |
87. You're right. Both sides have launched their share of invective. |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 03:22 PM Response to Reply #87 |
90. For the record, I've been defending Obama's centrist picks all over this board for days. |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 03:32 PM Response to Reply #90 |
97. I appreciate your comments and your respectful, open tone. |
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olegramps (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 08:08 AM Response to Reply #85 |
143. Pro-war, pro-Bush, pro-Lieberman Dems? |
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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 03:15 PM Response to Reply #81 |
86. if you don't believe you're being treated as an equal, that is your issue and no one else's |
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iamthebandfanman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 03:22 PM Response to Reply #80 |
91. you wish |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 03:24 PM Response to Reply #91 |
94. Next thing you know, DUers will be accused of being disloyal for not supporting Lieberman! |
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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 04:04 PM Response to Reply #91 |
106. umm.. there's only one group here who accuse others of not being a Democrat |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 04:12 PM Response to Reply #106 |
107. There were/are at least 2- maybe 3. |
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iamthebandfanman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
88. we are always silenced. |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
89. "The LAST Democratic administration was a failure" reminds me of this classic article: |
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Pisces (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
93. Wow, starting to see the problems the Repigs have with their fundamental right wingers. |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 03:35 PM Response to Reply #93 |
99. For the record, I can accept HRC at State IF Obama makes it clear |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
96. I just want the 'centerists' to begin each sentance with the truth |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 03:38 PM Response to Reply #96 |
100. To be fair, the DLC types used to openly admit that during Bush's 1st term and shortly thereafter. |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 03:42 PM Response to Reply #100 |
101. The only thing that was good about some DU'ers backing HolyWarJoe |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 03:45 PM Response to Reply #101 |
102. Let me guess- Mr Benchley? |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 03:49 PM Response to Reply #102 |
104. I didn't want to get my post deleted by mentioning him by name, but yes. |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 03:52 PM Response to Reply #104 |
105. Crap- I didn't know that I might be breaking a rule! |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 09:54 AM Response to Reply #101 |
144. Mr. Benchley was a truely nasty character. |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
113. No one is questioning your right to speak -- some are just questioning some of what you have to say. |
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Dragonfli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
117. It appears our services are no longer required. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
119. Because we're nazis. |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
123. arent you silencing the dissenting dissent? |
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Enna (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
125. Silencing the progressives |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 03:23 PM Response to Reply #125 |
151. Well put. |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-08 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
126. I was one who did the hard work... |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 03:19 PM Response to Reply #126 |
150. Of course I want the guy inagurated. |
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KakistocracyHater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 02:31 AM Response to Original message |
129. emotions, micro-focusing on minutiae |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 03:35 AM Response to Original message |
130. Nah, not for the most part. Some off us a step over |
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Life Long Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 03:43 AM Response to Original message |
131. Give.....it.....a......break!! |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 04:02 AM Response to Reply #131 |
132. I mean the cutting edge of the very, very, very leftest of all maaann way out there |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 04:56 AM Response to Original message |
135. Yup, eight years of peace and prosperity sure was |
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mtnester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 05:11 AM Response to Original message |
136. Amazing example of a carefully planned under the radar post |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 05:51 AM Response to Original message |
137. Apparently no one ever saw "The Big One". |
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jonestonesusa (630 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 11:45 AM Response to Reply #137 |
146. The Big One is an essential film, a great piece of history from the 90s. |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 07:58 AM Response to Original message |
142. Expanding the Earned Income Credit was one of the most |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
147. Progressive Dissent Does Not Equal Insane Or Irrational Rantings And Vitriol With Short Sighted |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 03:16 PM Response to Reply #147 |
149. I'm against insane or irrational rantings, too. |
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WildEyedLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
155. NO ONE IS STIFLING YOUR FREEDOM OF SPEECH GOD DAMN IT |
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codjh9 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
156. I mostly agree. But although I think the Clinton admin. was far from being a 'failure', they could |
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Zuiderelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
157. Leftover hostility from the primaries and the fact that we're not all progressive here. |
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