|
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend Bookmark this thread |
This topic is archived. |
Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion: Presidential (Through Nov 2009) |
Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 07:58 AM Original message |
Why there will never be a Liberal / Progressive President |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 08:36 AM Response to Original message |
1. no |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 08:52 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I feel honored... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 08:56 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. the problem, Q, is that I HAVE done what you've asked... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 09:05 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Perhaps you should just... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 09:24 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. see, I covered that in my first reply |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-05 08:53 AM Response to Reply #8 |
27. To be painfully honest... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-05 05:06 PM Response to Reply #27 |
33. To be painfully honest... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
ElectroPrincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-05 09:05 AM Response to Reply #8 |
28. self delete |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
TayTay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 09:17 AM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Because if it's a conspiracy, you're not responsible |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 09:40 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Thanks for your thoughtful post... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Demit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
2. you should think about putting this on the editorial page |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 09:02 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. The fact that you read it... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Pepperbelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 09:29 AM Response to Original message |
9. While I understand what you are doing with this post ... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 09:57 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. All of us want to 'know for sure'... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Pepperbelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 10:51 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. no, no, no! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-05 09:12 AM Response to Reply #13 |
29. The proof is in the pudding...so to speak... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Pepperbelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-05 06:59 PM Response to Reply #29 |
36. I think you're missing the point ... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
peace frog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
12. Q, I appreciate your posts |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
orpupilofnature57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
14. Because their diametrically opposed, Controlled passion? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
MuseRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
15. Q, I also |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Jose Diablo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
16. You have got it down |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
17. Kick for truth |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-05 08:19 AM Response to Reply #17 |
26. Could it be... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-05 03:22 PM Response to Reply #26 |
32. Of course they don't want truth like yours, or in my sigline. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 08:58 AM Response to Reply #32 |
71. Unfortunately...the only way they could neutralize... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
mhr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-05 07:41 PM Response to Reply #26 |
38. Q, I Am Extremely Disappointed With The Democratic Party |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
18. Because progressives lack confidence. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 04:54 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. you know, THAT is a good analysis |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Cuban_Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 05:17 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Ding, ding, ding! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 08:45 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Confidence? That's a somewhat... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-05 05:13 PM Response to Reply #22 |
34. I wish you had kept the original title |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
jen4clark (812 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
21. I'm assuming you know about |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 10:32 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Indeed...too many Dems in leadership roles and their apologists |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
murdoch (658 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
23. keep on pushing |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 10:56 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. I agree that we must continue to fight... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
ElectroPrincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-05 09:13 AM Response to Reply #25 |
30. I'm not in for "talking points" but as long as you behave |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-05 03:08 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Your momma's advice certainly applies to the DLC. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-05 06:35 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. I received an email the other day from an 'old' DUer... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Mass_Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-05 12:32 AM Response to Reply #35 |
44. ok |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-05 01:46 AM Response to Reply #35 |
46. PM me the name? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
me b zola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-05 02:35 AM Response to Reply #35 |
47. You know, I am new to DU, and new to online communication as a whole |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
LittleClarkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-05 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
37. I wonder why the neocons seem to hate neodem Clinton so much then |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Morose (105 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-05 08:35 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Think we the Soup And the Salad |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Pepperbelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-05 09:09 PM Response to Reply #37 |
64. You ALMOST got it right ... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-05 10:05 PM Response to Reply #37 |
66. 3 points. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
adwon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-05 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
40. 2 different things |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
ztn (284 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-05 10:49 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. well said adwon |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
ztn (284 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-05 11:10 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. In other words, it requires a cultural movement as well. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-05 06:02 AM Response to Reply #42 |
49. It's easy to take snippets from history... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-05 11:46 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. This is the best post I have seen on this subject at DU. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-05 10:18 PM Response to Reply #43 |
67. The Golden Age of the Democratic Party was |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
ztn (284 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-05 12:52 AM Response to Reply #40 |
45. on the history of the dems I will add that |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-05 05:46 AM Response to Reply #40 |
48. Thanks for your response... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
adwon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-05 06:52 AM Response to Reply #48 |
50. Actually |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-05 11:09 AM Response to Reply #50 |
52. The original post... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
adwon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-05 02:06 PM Response to Reply #52 |
60. There was no final blow |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-05 07:05 AM Response to Reply #48 |
51. partially correct in some instances??? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-05 11:21 AM Response to Reply #51 |
54. Good morning, wyldwolf |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-05 08:32 PM Response to Reply #54 |
63. Deleted message |
wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-05 09:16 PM Response to Reply #54 |
65. uh... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
GOPBasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-05 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
53. Then why didn't McGovern win? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-05 12:09 PM Response to Reply #53 |
57. This country is whatever the corporate media says it is... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
GOPBasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 11:54 AM Response to Reply #57 |
73. The ignorance is among the population that doesn't realize |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 01:42 PM Response to Reply #73 |
74. Most every voter knows what they're voting for... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
GOPBasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-05 05:45 PM Response to Reply #74 |
75. No. 60 million people voted for Bush despite the facts: |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-01-05 07:48 AM Response to Reply #75 |
76. You're talking about mass hysteria more than ignorance... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
LimpingLib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-05 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
55. WES CLARK MAN!!!! ....o.k. that wasnt very funny. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-05 11:26 AM Response to Reply #55 |
56. I would prefer to think in terms of what America needs... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
bread_and_roses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-05 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
58. Hillary's latest "crusade" a great example of OP point |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-01-05 07:53 AM Response to Reply #58 |
77. Yes...it seems that many Dem leaders are using 'safe' issues... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-05 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
59. The standard conservative Dem line is that we "have to" |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-05 06:41 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. Given that both the Rwing and the RWing of the Dem party... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-05 07:22 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. Yes, Q, as I've mentioned before, |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
jcv1 (103 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-05 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
68. This discussion gets to the heart |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 08:28 AM Response to Reply #68 |
69. Newbies are always welcome to join the fray... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
jcv1 (103 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 08:55 AM Response to Reply #69 |
70. Representative government |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 09:09 AM Response to Reply #70 |
72. There's a distinct difference between compromise and collusion.... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) | Wed Apr 24th 2024, 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
Advertisements [?] |
Top |
Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion: Presidential (Through Nov 2009) |
Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators
Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.
Home | Discussion Forums | Journals | Store | Donate
About DU | Contact Us | Privacy Policy
Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.
© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC