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ehrnst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 07:19 AM Original message |
Thinking about sitting out the next Presidential election? |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 07:29 AM Response to Original message |
1. K&R |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 07:31 AM Response to Original message |
2. How do I get over the fact that, economically, there IS no option? |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 07:33 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. +10000000 n/t |
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Sherman A1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 07:35 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. +1, Agreed & Well Said! |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 07:39 AM Response to Reply #2 |
9. Yup. This lesser of two evils crap is getting very stale. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 09:33 AM Response to Reply #9 |
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COLGATE4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 09:52 AM Response to Reply #28 |
31. +1. Hit the nail right on the head. |
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Inuca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 09:57 AM Response to Reply #9 |
34. OK, let's then go for |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 10:04 AM Response to Reply #9 |
36. I have never voted for |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 02:45 PM Response to Reply #9 |
53. It's also very real |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 03:44 AM Response to Reply #9 |
80. I'll write in Sanders/ Warren if I must, but I won't sit out an election. nt |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 07:43 AM Response to Reply #2 |
13. Thanks for that |
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Dragonfli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 07:48 AM Response to Reply #2 |
15. +1000 - You could not be more correct in your assessment! /nt |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 07:59 AM Response to Reply #2 |
17. When America starts ELECTING them, that's when. |
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zalinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 09:55 AM Response to Reply #17 |
33. The Democratic Party will not support progressives |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 02:41 PM Response to Reply #33 |
52. Progressives shouldn't be looking for money from the top, they should be raising it from the bottom. |
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Sheepshank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 10:04 AM Response to Reply #2 |
37. Supreme Court Justices ensnared the nation with Citizens United |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 12:20 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. The US of A was morphing into a plutocracy long before the citizens united decision. |
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Sheepshank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 02:10 PM Response to Reply #43 |
49. morphing doesn't justify this legal decision. |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 02:14 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. I'm not justifying the citizen's united decision. It's a stupid decision |
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libinnyandia (526 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 02:02 PM Response to Reply #2 |
48. doing nothing |
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Tarheel_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 04:20 PM Response to Reply #2 |
61. Better question? When are the "true progressives" gonna find someone that America can swallow. |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 04:24 PM Response to Reply #2 |
62. Well said. |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 04:49 PM Response to Reply #2 |
63. This idea does not do well at DU. Obama is there to soften the crash! |
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Autumn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 05:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
64. You said it like it needs to be said |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 08:16 PM Response to Reply #2 |
70. You don't except with outside actions like OWS |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 09:45 PM Response to Reply #70 |
72. It'd be nice if some local Democratic bigwigs PROMOTED progressives. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 12:33 AM Response to Reply #72 |
79. Alan Grayson, Russ Feingold, Jim McDermott |
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LittleBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 09:53 PM Response to Reply #2 |
73. Nail meets head |
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kjackson227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 07:33 AM Response to Original message |
4. Well, this is enough "fear mongering" for me... |
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Sherman A1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 07:34 AM Response to Original message |
5. Yes, in fact I am |
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styersc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 07:36 AM Response to Original message |
7. Who was the last Obama appointee to be confirmed? |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 07:38 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Both of his appointees were confirmed. |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 07:41 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Yup, how many times have we heard excuses for conservative appointments, |
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Proud Liberal Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 07:46 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. What was wrong with Kagan and Sotomayor? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 08:03 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. I thought Kagan and Sotomayor were GREAT appointments. |
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Proud Liberal Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 09:27 AM Response to Reply #18 |
27. I agree |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 09:35 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. As RW as the current Supreme Court is, if the Republicans get to appoint a Justice to replace one of |
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Proud Liberal Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 09:39 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. If people can't tell the difference between a Ginsberg and an Alito |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 02:33 PM Response to Reply #29 |
51. I don't understand how people who insist that they are wired into what is "important" in our |
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COLGATE4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 09:55 AM Response to Reply #18 |
32. Don't forget that, in addition to her age she's also a cancer |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 11:10 AM Response to Reply #14 |
39. what was wrong with kagan and sotomayor? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 02:51 PM Response to Reply #39 |
54. What--the cop is supposed to ignore the obvious illegal activity because it is weed? |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 03:30 PM Response to Reply #54 |
58. i'm sorry that you can't get all exorcised over the erosion of our civil rights.. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 07:02 PM Response to Reply #58 |
67. Probable cause is probable cause, and I'm sorry you can't see that. |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 08:20 AM Response to Reply #7 |
20. That is not true. Today the Senate is taking up an Obama nominee who will be the second out lesbian |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 02:52 PM Response to Reply #20 |
55. "Outer" Oval Office? nt |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 10:21 PM Response to Reply #20 |
75. Where is she on civil liberties, war powers, and corporate capture of government? |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 08:32 AM Response to Reply #7 |
22. So I guess that will be your argument for sitting out the election and allowing |
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styersc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 11:17 AM Response to Reply #7 |
42. Kagan and Sotomayor were an eon ago. Nothing since. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 02:54 PM Response to Reply #42 |
56. Barney Frank said she had a Senate run on the radar BEFORE her term expired. |
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Proud Liberal Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 07:40 AM Response to Original message |
10. Scare tactics!!!! |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 07:43 AM Response to Original message |
12. Here we go again. |
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pacalo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 07:59 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. I support Obama, but I'm not the type of supporter who is satisfied with the status quo & |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 08:14 AM Original message |
You assume that he has any interest in being the Democrat we all want him to be. |
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pacalo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 08:30 AM Response to Original message |
21. But we should all be hopeful that the OWS protests are going to effective |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 08:43 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Keep enabling the lesser of two evils, |
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pacalo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 09:00 AM Response to Reply #23 |
26. I'm all for free speech, which is why I don't get involved in heated threads. |
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Bodhi BloodWave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 01:48 AM Response to Reply #23 |
82. it could also be argued that refusing to vote for the 'lesser' evil |
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tledford (633 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 03:36 PM Response to Reply #12 |
59. "It is so easy to move rightward when there is always someone further right." |
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catbyte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 08:14 AM Response to Original message |
19. A Republican SC--THAT scares the crap out of me. |
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slay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 08:19 PM Response to Reply #19 |
71. It's supposed to. It's meant to scare us into accepting politicians like Obama as the new Dem norm |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
24. It will be none of them. |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
25. So why would the party care about you? |
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workinclasszero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
35. WTH should we do then? |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
38. how is this shit any different than cheney threatening the electorate.. |
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Scurrilous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
40. K & R |
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Sheepshank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
41. Supreme court was very wrong to give Corporations political personhood. |
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great white snark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
44. One of the MANY reasons I won't sit this out. |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
45. Look, the people who are OK with that aren't liberals or progressives |
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CakeGrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
46. REC |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
47. And those who are declaring that they will not vote will be the VERY same ones |
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Umbral (969 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
57. Sitting out the election? Not likely, I'm sure I can write-in a Democrat for President... |
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Hotler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
60. I was thinking about sitting out but, |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
65. Damn that is a lot of fucking stupid on that stage...nt |
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Sentath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
66. Oh, I'll show up at the polls |
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slay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
68. Don't blame us for Obama being a bad leader and betraying traditional Dem values |
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red dog 1 (307 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 03:02 AM Response to Reply #68 |
83. Don't blame us for all his broken campaign promises either. |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 08:12 PM Response to Original message |
69. OCCUPY THE VOTING BOOTH... |
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Skip Intro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
74. Bullshit. I'm sick of being threatened to vote a certain way. As if there is somethign wrong with |
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Zoeisright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 11:22 PM Response to Reply #74 |
77. Meanwhile, how many people will suffer and die for that "purity"? |
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Umbral (969 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 06:17 AM Response to Reply #77 |
81. Whenever someone attacks your maturity... |
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MjolnirTime (218 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 11:47 PM Response to Reply #74 |
78. Who will you give your ever-so-principled vote to? |
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Zoeisright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
76. Plus one BILLION. |
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