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dawgman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-27-03 07:03 AM
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so my main problem these days is that Clinton
is now viewed as a leftist when in fact he was a centrist. My father used to say he was " the best republican the democrats had to offer." Meanwhile Bushit is viewed as a compassionate conservative or just right of center repub, when in fact he is a conservative extremist.

IMHO this means that the right is winning the battle for the hearts and minds of AMerica. Hands down...If they can convince us that a centrist like Clinton is a leftist rebel and GWB is a centrist then we have our work cut out for us.
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Maccagirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-27-03 07:06 AM
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1. It all started in 1980 when Reagan
moved the parameters of what was considered left/right. The left (and center) didn't fight back and we've been living with that reality in the body politic ever since.
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dawgman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-27-03 07:10 AM
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2. how can CLinton be called a leftist.
I remember one of my poli/sci teachers (a libertarian) singing his praises regarding Nafta. NO LIBERTARIAN SHOULD EVER PRAISE THE FISCAL POLICIES OF A TRUE LEFTIST.
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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-27-03 07:16 AM
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3. There are no true liberal politicians in America.
Clinton is a conservitive.
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dawgman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-27-03 07:20 AM
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4. There are lib. politicians but they are mocked and shunned.
nt
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papau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-27-03 08:00 AM
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5. Barney Frank as extremely Smart Liberal, Bernie Sanders as very
believing liberal, Ted Kennedy as very practical liberal, and the list goes on - just not as far as I would wish.
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dawgman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-27-03 01:13 PM
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6. kick
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whoYaCallinAlib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-27-03 01:27 PM
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7. No, Clinton is a centrist democrat . . . the kind that can win.
The only kind that can win a general election in my opinion.
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