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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 05:03 PM Original message |
Only 2 in 5 Democrats consider themselves liberal. |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
1. Excellent article... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 05:48 PM Response to Reply #1 |
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AlabamaLibrul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 08:22 PM Response to Reply #1 |
35. Do you consider yourself liberal? n/t |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 08:27 PM Response to Reply #35 |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 10:27 AM Response to Reply #1 |
55. It's pure bullshit. |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 11:09 AM Response to Reply #55 |
57. From you? |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 11:19 AM Response to Reply #57 |
58. Here's why I call: ''bullshit,'' sduderstadt... |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 11:29 AM Response to Reply #58 |
60. I read the Genesis of Conscious Capitalism on the website you |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 11:48 AM Response to Reply #60 |
64. Because it's... |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 02:32 PM Response to Reply #60 |
76. It's new lipstick for an old pig. |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 11:45 AM Response to Reply #58 |
62. Dude... |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 05:18 PM Response to Reply #62 |
79. Here's more on the owner of The National Journal, sduderstadt. |
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white_wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 11:53 AM Response to Reply #58 |
65. I haven't seen his Conscious Capitalism posts in a while. |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 12:40 PM Response to Reply #65 |
68. What makes me laugh is when... |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 01:30 PM Response to Reply #58 |
70. I assume you're dropping your rather silly claim that... |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 01:50 PM Response to Reply #70 |
73. You never skip a chance to put words in my mouth, sduderstadt. |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-18-11 08:31 AM Response to Reply #73 |
82. Dude... |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-18-11 09:02 AM Response to Reply #82 |
84. You persist in trying to attribute to me something I did not write, sduderstadt. |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-18-11 09:43 AM Response to Reply #84 |
86. Dude... |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 02:10 PM Response to Reply #57 |
74. i ain't afraid of you, SDuderstadt. because without those guns, you're nothin' but a skinny.. lunger |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-18-11 08:33 AM Response to Reply #74 |
83. Go ahead... |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
2. but I bet they support liberal policies |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 05:14 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. That's where the need for education comes in. Also, being careful not to alienate |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 05:28 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. we have to be careful to educate on OUR ideas |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
3. K&R n/t |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 05:15 PM Response to Original message |
5. I disagree with the article. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 05:19 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Bully for you. |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 05:28 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Whatever. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 05:33 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. The country has been moving further to the right, |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 05:43 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. What is considered far left? That which was the Democratic Party |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 06:00 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. By the far left, I was referring to the Communist party. |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 06:07 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. I agree. They are a non issue. |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 01:15 AM Response to Reply #15 |
46. Lol, 'isn't seen'?? By whom? |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 01:22 AM Response to Reply #46 |
47. "This country is liberal" |
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UnrepentantLiberal (747 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 03:11 PM Response to Reply #47 |
77. So what conservative talking points are you okay with? |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 03:58 PM Response to Reply #77 |
78. None, dude... |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 08:42 AM Response to Reply #9 |
50. That's what I love about some DUers, |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 08:38 PM Response to Reply #5 |
39. Facts to support your declaration? nt |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
6. The term "liberal" has been ridiculed and marginalized by the media |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 05:18 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. +1 n/t |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
7. hogwash n/t |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 05:20 PM Response to Reply #7 |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
13. The 3/5 better learn to partner with the 2/5 or they may as well vote TeaPubliKlan |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 05:35 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Actually, the ideologies of the parties are more different than they ever have been. |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 05:37 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. And that the Dems may have a future advantage if the |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 06:55 AM Response to Reply #16 |
48. The parties have become less diverse and more partisan but have increasingly similar ideology |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 06:57 AM Response to Reply #48 |
49. I seriously doubt... |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
14. they make a great argument for voting third party |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 05:36 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. How so? Why would that hand power over to the Republicans, |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 06:50 PM Response to Reply #17 |
30. because democrats that vote like republicans aren't out for my best interest.. |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 08:43 PM Response to Reply #14 |
42. Voting third party in the face of a determined republican onslaught, |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 10:57 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. oh, the humanity.. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
20. So that's why Democrats are such passive gutless cowards. n/t |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
22. "..both parties are growing more ideologically homogenous.." As in, the same. |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
23. How many of those 3/5 are correct in their belief that they're not liberal? |
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gkhouston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 06:06 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. How many of them are correct in their belief that they're Democrats? n/t |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 01:33 PM Response to Reply #25 |
71. I suspect that half of those claiming to be liberal, could not pass |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 01:37 PM Response to Reply #71 |
72. Is that the litmus test that says... |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 02:28 PM Response to Reply #72 |
75. Exactly the one. |
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AnOhioan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
27. Sooo....2 in 5 Democrats suffering from denial. |
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Autumn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
28. Then three of those democrats are fucking |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 06:36 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Would be great if they all just joined the GOP and progressives and liberals could remake the party. |
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Autumn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 06:51 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. I agree with you, these puke lites need to be |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 08:46 PM Response to Reply #29 |
44. And never win a fucking election ever again. nt |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
32. "only " 40%, huh? Insignificant and inconsequential with no ability to influence anything. |
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socialist_n_TN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
33. I agree with the others in this thread that have |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
34. So how many Liberals have left the Democratic Party? |
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white_wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 08:28 PM Response to Original message |
37. That is the problem. |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
38. Don't show the article to the progressives that think they have enough |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-18-11 09:22 AM Response to Reply #38 |
85. Or the that think if we ran candidates to the left of Kucinich we'd have a 85% majority in |
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Chan790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 08:40 PM Response to Original message |
40. ...the other 3 could make 5 out of 5 Democrats happy if those 3 realized they're Republicans. n/t |
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white_wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 08:45 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. So true. |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 10:25 AM Response to Reply #40 |
54. My sense is that half of the 2 out of 5 think the other half of the 2 |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
41. Here's another lil' factoid. We consider the other 3 Democrats assholes, too! |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 08:48 AM Response to Original message |
51. Thank you, mainstream media, for completely DEMONIZING the word "liberal". |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 09:01 AM Response to Original message |
52. 40% of the Democrats are liberal, but 40% of the Democrats' policies aren't |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
53. And I'd bet that half of the 2 think the other half of the 2, aren't "real liberals" |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
56. There are other choices you know - |
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white_wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 11:58 AM Response to Reply #56 |
66. I'm in the same boat as you. |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
59. And your point about posting this is? The majority of DUers are Liberal. Do you want them to feel |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 11:42 AM Response to Reply #59 |
61. Some people are ahead of the curve on issues - and others fail to "get" things |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 11:46 AM Response to Reply #61 |
63. Well said. |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-18-11 05:49 AM Response to Reply #59 |
81. + |
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Avant Guardian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
67. Polls taken during the Reagan era showed similar numbers |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
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The Midway Rebel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
80. And in other news... |
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MellowDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-18-11 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
87. 20% of Democrats are "conservative" by self-identification... |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-18-11 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
88. It's the National Journal, of course they will spew that propaganda. |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-18-11 10:27 AM Response to Reply #88 |
89. The National Journal is... |
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OnyxCollie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-18-11 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
90. 87% of liberal Democrats support the President. |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-18-11 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
91. Clearly, it is time for us to put aside our Birkenstocks, let the productive classes Go Galt! n/t |
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