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demwing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 09:12 PM
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When Will the Democratic Party Understand?
This isn't "just politics," this isn't "just a job," and it sure as well isn't "just a game" ???

We are at war, and the Republicans just took out one of our high profile soldiers, in such a was that he dimished his party, his seat, and our chances in 2012.

I'm tired of our team playing nice, I'm tired of our team playing softball, and I'm tired of our team not TAKING THIS SHIT SERIOUSLY.

I don't want one more word of compromise. I don't want one more word of timidity.

I want poltical blood.
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PeaceNikki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 09:13 PM
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1. Uh, Weiner brought this firestorm upon all of us. Handed it right to them.
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demwing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 09:17 PM
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3. Yes he did
he wasn't serious, and he got taken down.

This isn't a game. Its a war.
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CelticThunder Donating Member (460 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 09:20 PM
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5. Thank you
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AnOhioan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 09:16 PM
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2. Lemme know how that works out for ya....
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demwing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 09:18 PM
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4. If it does work out, you wont need me to say so
and if it doesn't, then who the hell cares, it'll be game over anyway...
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Countdown_3_2_1 Donating Member (778 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 09:20 PM
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6. Pelosi is calling for an ethics investigation.
Its rare when one's own party makes the call.

And you know the pukes will arrange to make this last till election. Calls are already out there for resignation.

No understanding yet.

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fujiyama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-07-11 12:02 AM
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25. Pelosi's a smart politician
and she's preempting any republican calls. She knows this is a distraction and a headache nobody in the party needs, especially when republicans are shooting themselves in the feet with their vouchercare program.
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OHdem10 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 09:20 PM
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7. Weiner made a serious mistake. Do not Hold YOUR Breath
waiting for our Party to fight for anything. Each
member looks out for how to save his or her seat in
the Big House On Capital Hill. Expect any more and
you will remain sorely disappointed.
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Ruby the Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 09:20 PM
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8. Wrong. He KNEW how many people he sent the photo of his junk to.
He also KNEW that once the cat was out of the bag, they would come crawling out of the woodwork for their 15 minutes. So far, 3 of the 6 already have and one claims to have proof he called her from his congressional office for phone sex.

Stick a fork in him. His credibility is shot after lying about this for 10 solid days when he KNEW it was going to come down like this.

You are right about the challenge, but wrong about the message. This isn't about Republicans taking out one of our own, it is about one of our own shooting himself in the foot.
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demwing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 11:33 PM
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12. I'm right there with you
see my thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1243340

I count Weiner as one who didn't take his position seriously. He LET the Republicans take him down. ALL his fault, but the Republicans don't give a shit - they're quite happy. Weiner made it easy.

Whe are we going to start treating this like the war that it is?
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BuelahWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 11:40 PM
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15. Agreed. He knows the score
The MSM has been covering Democratic sex scandals all his adult life.






Did Weiner think he was invincible?
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Ruby the Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-07-11 12:41 AM
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28. This isn't about Republican/Democrat. A primary challenger would have done the same thing, nt
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Odin2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 09:21 PM
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9. K&R
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scheming daemons Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 09:22 PM
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10. Yes... we're at war.... and one of our own soldiers blew himself up with a grenade
Edited on Mon Jun-06-11 09:22 PM by scheming daemons
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demwing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 11:34 PM
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13. Sed my other thread here - I completely agree...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1243340
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unkachuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 09:22 PM
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11. "I want poltical blood."
....ain't gonna happen, wouldn't be corporately prudent....

....another reason to limit capitalism; to reduce the stranglehold corporations have over our democracy....
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Cerridwen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 11:36 PM
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14. K & R and
some of us get it Note: it's a link to my OP. Yeah, I mentioned war.
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ej510 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 11:43 PM
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16. There are always going to be sex scandals, because people love sex and
a lot of times love it with some one other than their spouse.
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Cerridwen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 11:50 PM
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18. And "we'll never elect a black man for president"
I'm tired of "conventional wisdom" that isn't. Time to think about what could be not what has been or "will always be."

"If God had meant man to fly He would have given him wings."

"The world is flat."

"You can't fight city hall."

"Man created the supernatural to justify his own limitations." Damn, I wish I could find the cite for that quote!
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DevonRex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 11:48 PM
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17. He doesn't give a flying fuck about the party or us.
If he did he woulda kept it zipped up instead of plastering it all over twitter.
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ej510 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 11:53 PM
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20. People have cheated since the beginning of time and will continue to cheat.
Politicians are no different.
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demwing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 11:56 PM
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22. Cheating on his wife is his problem
lying to the public is our problem, especially while you're setting yourself up as a giant killer, and honding a Supreme Court Justice.

Where will that go now?

FUCKING NOWHERE
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ej510 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 11:58 PM
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23. He fucked up, because he looks like a hypocrite.
Maybe Barbara Lee can pick up where he left off.
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demwing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 11:58 PM
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24. Damn right. And to make matters worse
he was setting himself up a Jack the Giant Killer, and really pushing to toss Thomas from the SCOTUS

That issue will die with Weiner's reputation
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DevonRex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-07-11 12:21 AM
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27. That is he worst part. You nailed it. Nt
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garybeck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 11:52 PM
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19. "the Republicans just took out...." give me a break
Weiner brought this on himself. Look. If you want to be a politician, you just can't do that stuff. period.
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demwing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 11:54 PM
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21. Agreed, read my other thread, here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1243340

I see Weiner as a guy who didn't take this deal sereiously. He tried to play a game, and made it all too easy for the Repuke Machine to take him down. He's not a victim in my eyes, he's a liar.
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defendandprotect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-07-11 12:15 AM
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26. What makes you think they don't understand what they should be doing?
Edited on Tue Jun-07-11 12:15 AM by defendandprotect
Do you think corporations have bought our government so that business could

go on as usual?




The Rightwing Koch Bros. Funded the DLC --

http://www.democrats.com/node/7789

http://upload.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x498414

If you knew about this, why didn't you tell us?

If you didn't know -- pass it along -- !!


:)
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