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Edited on Thu Aug-10-06 02:32 PM by DistressedAmerican
Whenever, there is a Lieberman or some other fucking corporate hack (I could list many more but, I'll refrain) in the party, you always hear someone defending them with "the big tent". They scream about how we progressives are supposed to value diverse opinions in the party even when they are not progressive themselves. Blah, blah, blah.
I even hear that shit from repugs that want to promote the very divisions that tent holds. They get it better than we do.
What we need it the same kind of message discipline that the repugs practice. Their message is always wrong. But, it is always tight. They sound like they have a plan even if it is a bad plan. People respond to that.
People object to media and others saying that the democratic party does not have a coherent position on the major issues. That's he "big tent" at work. Thousands of dems with thousands of different plans and priorities.
I would be so freaking happy to see for just three months a hard focus on ONE message.
I am done valuing diversity of opinion at the cost of us winning and being in a position to have actual programs and policies put in place. We need to get on the same damn page and fast. People that do not want to get on board with that message like Joe, need to find another home. There is plenty of time to debate among ourselves when we are back on top.
We need to destroy these assholes come November and right now we have no discernible focus or message to get that done. I know people saying that pisses a lot of folks here off. But, I see it the same way. Impeach/don't impeach. Get out of Iraq/stay in Iraq. Fight hard/try not to get called obstructionist. Filibuster/don't filibuster. There is no common theme here but division and lack of a plan.
I fear that many just assume that people will vote for change and put us in. That is not going to happen people. We need to take a real fight to them in November or we are dead and this criminal administration walks unpunished.
We need to get control NOW or it is too late. The "big tent" meme and practices are not helping that goal in any way. It just makes us look divided and weak.
The party IS NOT big enough for the DLC and progressives to both fit. DLCers had their chance and failed miserably. Now, I say we focus on a real progressive message for a change. Offer America something really different for a change.
No more war apologists, no more corporate hacks, no more repug-lite.
Just focus and fight like our lives depend on it. Cuz' they do.
Onward to November.
My two cents...
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