In Texas...

These are the worst human beings alive, they are far more dangerous than 1000 Al Qaeda's....

They are physical enemies of you and me and all decent people.

period

But not worse than al Qaeda and their ilk.

If one believes the national security (and anti-Muslim) pronouncements, AQ would kill Americans on sight and stop at nothing to destroy America; but what effect have they really had? How many American lives have they really affected? And, for how long?

Whereas, the new gop has very real effects on Americans and American institution ... to the point were Americans are actually dying and they are actively instituting policies/laws that extend the pain and suffering.

So yes, the new gop is worse than 1,000 AQ.

and possibly worse because they are disguised as people who are 'freedom loving'(for some) americans, while taking food off the table of the poor, not caring if a person dies from a preventable malady, and just plain racist and ignorant while pretending to be a 'leader'. Teahadists in congress and the senate are just as bad as any terrorists. Cliven bundshits supporters are just as dangerous as domestic terrorist as anything we might find on the face of this planet in 2014.....

How many will die or have died without healthcare?

How many have killed themselves or died from malnutrition and so on from no jobs, the jobs purposely withheld by rightwing terrorists aka Teaparty

How many have died in prisons or lost their lives to drugs because being Black and having marijuana can get you a longer sentence than being white and murdering someone

answer is probably millions

...and I share the main poster's advice - this election is too important to sit out.

I agree that we need better, truer Democrats in Congress. Job one, however, is to keep the Repubs out.

Do that, then rebuild your power base at the state and local levels. Once that happens, then you can run more progressive candidates with a greater chance of victory.

he was one of the original SNCC members in the 60's, also a rolling stone music critic and a radical sort of

but I am with him now and dont consider myself radical

first, he says our national and statewide elections mean very little anymore, both parties bought and paid for by wall street, true

that social issues are the difference but we are being distracted by those while the kochs and others take absolutely everything

everything

he says run for your local school board and work from there, i would do that if i didnt hate where i lived

is this better or worse that Al Q?

How is that any more "responsible" on the person's part than having the whole society kick in and let the government pay for it? For one thing, it's more equitably distributed when the governement does it. If it's just on society and churches to donate to help the poor, not everyone is helped in every community.

And still it is not showing "personal responsibility" to take charity from a church any more than it is to take charity from the government.

This is so stupid, it just blows my mind.

They'll post their pro-life yard signs year-round. They'll write LTTEs telling how they believe in the sanctity of life and therefore, this gives them the right to tell you who to vote for, and on and on.

These are the same people who support capital punishment even though our judicial system is a proven farce that doesn't prove innocence or guilt, but who can afford the slickest talking lawyer or team of lawyers who can manipulate the judge, jury and media.

They're the same ones who oppose HCR only because there's a black man in the White House.

They're the same ones who oppose any economic reforms because it will mean the richest people would have to pay higher taxes. And on and on....

Is there a line they cant cross without you or me or whoever saying no, we cant allow that

for instance when they impeach Obama over alleged coverup of Benghazeeeeeeeeeeee

will that be the line for you? removing the prez against the will of the people?

it wont be removal probably because of the senate, but i wonder if there is any line we say no to

torture wasnt it...

I don't know where my line is. It's been stepped over so many times in my life without me responding meaningfully. I need to think about what I really value versus what I say.

1.- I wish it was just voting that would solve the issues. People need to do far more than just voting

2.- These simple, the other side is evil, vanilla flavor messaging actually turn off voters.

Oh and I will pre-empt the accusations. I am not suppressing the vote. On the contrary, I want to increase participation, but not just in the voting booth, but well beyond it.

TRANSLATION, GIVE THE VOTER SOMETHING TO VOTE FOR, NOT AGAINST.

THEY ARE VOTING TO KEEP WHAT LITTLE S.S. THEY WILL GET. THEY ARE VOTING FOR EDUCATION THEY ARE VOTING TO KEEP THEIR HEALTH CARE THEY ARE VOTING FOR PRIVACY RIGHTS THEY ARE VOTING FOR ACCESSS TO WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS THEY ARE VOTING FOR THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE THEY ARE VOTING FOR EQUALITY THEY ARE VOTING FOR CLEAN WATER ALL OF THAT SHIT WILL BE GONE IF THE REPUBLICANS TAKE THE GOVERMENT. SO THE DEMS HAVENT DAZZLED YOU?, THE REPUBLICANS WILL RAPE YOU AND THE LAND YOU LIVE ON.

ISNT THAT SOMETHING TO VOTE FOR?

I mean, nadin says so, so it MUST be true....

....what Party is delivering on those issues?

*Social Security?
Rep. Conyers: "Obama Demanded Social Security Cuts--Not GOP"
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Rep-Conyers-Obama-Demand-by-Jeanine-Molloff-110729-352.html

*Education?
SEE: Arne Duncan, Rahm Emmanuel, and the Privatization (Charterization) of our Public School System.

"$100 mil in Taxpayer $$ Wasted or Stolen by Deregulated Charter Schools"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101692464

*Privacy Rights?
Do you remember Gen Clapper LYING under oath to Senator Wyden and the Senate Committee?
James Clapper: Obama stands by intelligence chief as criticism mounts
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/12/james-clapper-intelligence-chief-criticism

*Clean Water?
Fracing and Mountain Top Removal continue unimpeded.
BP escaped unimpeded and unharmed after the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico,
and are being granted leases to drill there again.

*Health CARE?
Did you mean Health INSURANCE?



You will know them by heir WORKS.

In a general election, vote for the Democrat. Even if that requires holding your nose.

In a primary election, vote for the best candidate.

Upset with your choices in the general election? Recruit better candidates for the primary. Or even run yourself. They don't have to win the primary to turn the country left. Insane Republicans lost lots and lots of primary elections to drag their party to where it is today.

That after WWII the powers that be, those in charge, those with the money, those that won that damned thing........

Had the opportunity to literally change the world for good and forever. Change economics, change the way the poor are treated, change the way the sick are treated, change the way cities are built, resources recovered and used, the way energy is used and distributed.

Change the way nations interact. Change the way people resolve conflicts. Hell, they could have destroyed the arms industry world wide so that no one would ever have had to live in fear of a bomb going off near them or a warplane flying overhead!.....


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But they didn't. Deliberately.

Act like Democrats and we won't lose!

+ eleventy million

the media and our politicians have to make this idea more prominent to the public. We should run on that fact. We need a bumper sticker warning people...but I don't know of one off hand. Maybe someone can come up with one. Any ideas?

"So Pilate, wanting to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas for them, but he had Jesus whipped and handed over to be crucified."

Mark 15:14-15

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We NEED a new supreme court as well. If the GOP has control it could get worse than Thomas, Scalia, Alito, Roberts and Kennedy. Scalia and Kennedy need to retire. Thomas needs to be impeached.

mean, vindictive, ignorant and self righteous screeching

I'm talking, talking, talking to people every chance that I get. Everything that I am hearing is very positive for us, bring it on!

The problem is in districts in which there are a lot of Republicans. I can't believe that DUers don't vote. I think you are right to preach but here on DU surely you are preaching to the choir.

The pile-ons make me wonder, sometimes.

You're not part of that, JD,....when I read you I know I'm going to get substance. There are people who support intelligently and who critique intelligently.

At this point, I just want Dems in Congress. Period. I'm a PBO supporter, but not in all things. I'm not an expert, I realize there's plenty I'm not caught up on.

Still, I think he's accomplishing good, and could do more if he weren't sabotaged at every turn by the scum in high places, idiot propaganda media, Corporate juggernaut that banks on the lowest human drives.

I want to see our energy directed towards encouraging people to get out there.

And I will be voting and to the best of my ability out there getting people to vote. Some of my friends don't think our congressman is progressive enough, but I think he is great. So opinions differ but I will always vote.

Got my mail-in ballot yesterday for the mid-term primaries here in Los Angeles. So I have some research to do.

who is terrific! Schumer and Gillibrand are my senators, so thank goodness there too.

When I lived in the boondocks my rep was a teapuke. Yecch.

Democratic leadership: Please give me a candidate to vote for.

I live and work in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania. In November, I will be voting for the Democratic candidate against Tom Corbett, as well as any other Democrats running for whatever. Our two Senators are not up for election in 2014. My Congressman is Republican, Charlie Dent. This year, he will be running unopposed by any Democratic opponents. Listening to and reading various progressive media, I'm told over and over that in order to take back the House and retain the Senate, it's up to Democratic voters to vote in November. I'd love to vote for any Democratic candidate against Charlie Dent, but the Democratic Party can't come up with a single candidate to run against Dent. The Party leadership is letting down thousands of Democratic voters, not the other way around. It makes me wonder how many other races nationwide feature unopposed Republicans.

That's not good. I have no wise words to offer.

You don't hand us some centrist 3 way dino corporatist and then give us an either or threat. Fuck that shit! The other side has a lot of stupid people voting for assholes and we are expected to do the same thing only we are the smart ones? If we are so smart then we need to bring in good candidates who WILL DO WHAT THE FUCK THEY SAY THEY WILL DO ...for a fucking change.

2014 will be a disaster. Obama was elected because of the high turnout by people of color. I thank them immensely and love them all. So what's going to get them to the polls this time? Does anyone really think they will be eager to stand in line to vote for a rich white guy? They didn't in 2010 and I don't blame them.
I see a lot of people here who won't vote Dem because they have a quibble with some stance. I'm not a person of color, but I can see a whole lot of frustration in watching the Democratic party take them for granted. One poster here said wisely, give them something to vote for. Free trade agreements don't cut it.

hardly.

Try as hard as you might to entertain apathy, I think there is enthusiasm building and gearing up for a hell of a race.

I will vote for the rich Democratic white people in my area as I am very concerned. I was just saying that 2014 has the same candidates as 2010. There's no Obama or policy to entice people of color to GOTV. Perhaps I'm being, what, condescending? Why do I see things in terms of race? Can't be because of that Bundy guy. Nor that Sterling fellow. These are interesting times we live in.

"Perhaps I'm being, what, condescending?"

Not so much condescending as simply and straight-forwardly insulting.

Surely you misread my post. Why do I always need to claim humor or sarcasm or something else to be understood? Even when I agree with people I get this crap.

"Bottom line is that if the folks who voted in 2012 get out and vote in 2014, it will be an ass-kicking the Repubs won't soon forget. "

...why I say:

The Republican Party is the default
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024919790

to destroy the country quicker, get this over with and begin anew. But, there's no need to. What we have can still be fixed with the tools we have.