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DownriverDem

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157. Forget 3rd Parties

Mon Feb 19, 2018, 10:05 AM

Feb 2018

We have a two party system. If folks don't like one of them they have to replace the one they don't like. That's what the repubs did in the 1850s. Voting third party might make you feel better, but all that does is help the side you really didn't want to win.

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Fuck Jill Stein [View all] we can do it Feb 2018 OP

Yes, of course; but what brought this on just now? The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #1

She was just interviewed on MSNBC re the Russian indictments. Gidney N Cloyd Feb 2018 #7

Thanks William Seger Feb 2018 #46

A lot of people here assume that everyone else is watching PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2018 #59

I know. Isn't it funny? left-of-center2012 Feb 2018 #82

I'm sorry, didn't mean to post and run. Had something come up right after I posted. we can do it Feb 2018 #88

Never a fan of Stein's, who always seemed smug and less than "grounded" to me. maddiemom Feb 2018 #50

This, exactly. we can do it Feb 2018 #90

Understandable why she'd why to deflect blame not fooled Feb 2018 #109

She is not the only kook in that party Maggiemayhem Feb 2018 #61

I was listening.. turned it off. mountain grammy Feb 2018 #63

More disparaging crap, I hope she gets nailed in the investigation. we can do it Feb 2018 #89

Did you notice that she never radical noodle Feb 2018 #139

She appears unhinged and guilty as hell kimbutgar Feb 2018 #2

She's panicking dalton99a Feb 2018 #4

She's probably thinking that an orange jumpsuit is not her best look. crazylikafox Feb 2018 #6

Yup. Totally. crazylikafox Feb 2018 #5

Yes! I'd love to see Joy have a go at her. She's not really that relevant anymore, however, to be maddiemom Feb 2018 #53

No thanks Botany Feb 2018 #3

Stein was rabid frothing at the mouth. gordianot Feb 2018 #8

I know. I couldn't believe it. RandomAccess Feb 2018 #11

But she did steal Votes from Hillary because Cha Feb 2018 #125

Not just a Russian tool...also an idiot. skylucy Feb 2018 #9

Saying that she drew votes from Trump. She distorted & muddied info that's emerging. GUILTY as hell AnotherMother4Peace Feb 2018 #10

I don't think she's guilty of anything other than being RandomAccess Feb 2018 #12

Why was she at a table in Russia with Putin & Flynn? The stupidity/"I don't recall" defense is BS. AnotherMother4Peace Feb 2018 #17

I'm not interested in defending Stein, but I am interested in RandomAccess Feb 2018 #19

If you're a Jill Stein apologist... louis c Feb 2018 #39

+1 Botany Feb 2018 #42

If you can't read any better that that RandomAccess Feb 2018 #43

I know the difference between the word "That" and the word "Than" when I read louis c Feb 2018 #69

Was and apparently still is -- RandomAccess Feb 2018 #84

I've got to go with Random Access on this one. PatrickforO Feb 2018 #62

There is an old saying in Russia: "Useful Idiot". Stein is at least that. louis c Feb 2018 #68

I can definitely go with that. Certainly at the very, very least, the same can be PatrickforO Feb 2018 #80

You do realize, don't y ou RandomAccess Feb 2018 #87

After you apologized for her louis c Feb 2018 #92

Thank you very much RandomAccess Feb 2018 #85

"Fellow travelers". louis c Feb 2018 #95

"Robust explanation"? She sounds like a damn liar. Everything she said this AM was a distortion. AnotherMother4Peace Feb 2018 #47

To be clear RandomAccess Feb 2018 #49

why was she more approving of Putin's policies than that of Democrats? CreekDog Feb 2018 #151

I have no idea -- and frankly don't care RandomAccess Feb 2018 #160

I don't think she was used...she is piece of crap that helped elect Donald Trump and I sincerely Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #153

Today Jill said she attended the Russian media award dinner lapucelle Feb 2018 #77

I really do not see a lie there... TomVilmer Feb 2018 #156

She should have said it in her press release. lapucelle Feb 2018 #159

Her behavior suggest she has much to hide...money from the Russians? Is she one who helped with the Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #33

I don't know. NO ONE DOES yet (except possibly Mueller) RandomAccess Feb 2018 #45

I Think Among Other Things She's A Grifter Me. Feb 2018 #37

Agreed RandomAccess Feb 2018 #44

Way back in September 2016, Jack Beatty luvtheGWN Feb 2018 #75

lolz obamanut2012 Feb 2018 #81

She didn't draw any votes from Trump oberliner Feb 2018 #64

She LIED & said she did. Her interview was all lies. nt AnotherMother4Peace Feb 2018 #67

I agree. Another shrieking hyena. Guilty, lying sack o shit. we can do it Feb 2018 #91

I rec'd this so hard I almost broke my mouse n/t D23MIURG23 Feb 2018 #13

You just made me spit coffee. we can do it Feb 2018 #94

The Jill Stein hatred reminds me of Hillary Clinton hatred. Where's the evidence? Doodley Feb 2018 #14

on DU Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2018 #22

Excuse me, but when did Hillary Clinton draw votes off a Democrat? Cary Feb 2018 #28

Are you saying you don't believe third-party candidates should run? Doodley Feb 2018 #100

If you want to deny Al Gore.in favor of.George W. Bush, or Cary Feb 2018 #103

Or George H W Bush in favor of Bill Clinton. progressoid Feb 2018 #122

We see you... revmclaren Feb 2018 #36

You have never looked at Stein's behavior and record? Hortensis Feb 2018 #66

I do not disagree, but where is the evidence she conspired with Putin as some claim? Doodley Feb 2018 #101

I didn't claim that. But I will point out that all these people Hortensis Feb 2018 #110

Theyre about to discuss that interview. nolabear Feb 2018 #15

Excellent. OnDoutside Feb 2018 #70

Pass benld74 Feb 2018 #16

me neither Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2018 #21

I do think that covers it. TNNurse Feb 2018 #18

Jill Stein can FUCK OFF! NurseJackie Feb 2018 #20

I wanted to jump through the screen and slap some sense into her. George II Feb 2018 #23

Something like this would be in order, I imagine... smirkymonkey Feb 2018 #26

Classic. George II Feb 2018 #73

We can than The Green Party HootieMcBoob Feb 2018 #24

They fit the description of useful idiots to a tee.... Adrahil Feb 2018 #34

Post removed Post removed Feb 2018 #48

Setting us back seems to be their objective. we can do it Feb 2018 #96

She is a total fraud. The comments from the JPR crowd R B Garr Feb 2018 #25

Amazing. Cary Feb 2018 #58

It is truly unbelievable. Literally not to be believed. R B Garr Feb 2018 #72

I don't want to say "write them off" but that is the only logical conclusion Cary Feb 2018 #79

Yet so many here gladly donated $$ to her MichMan Feb 2018 #76

It is shocking. And her interview today! She knows how to R B Garr Feb 2018 #150

She was sitting at the same table with Flynn and Putin. shockey80 Feb 2018 #27

With a hammer and a sickle Blue Owl Feb 2018 #29

I said the same thing when she came on msnbc.... getagrip_already Feb 2018 #30

I saw this OP and it says it all. louis c Feb 2018 #31

Yes they did ...just about every bad thing cames as a result...United, no child left behind, Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #41

Bush stole it MountCleaners Feb 2018 #106

The fact remains had the Green asshat not run...Gore would have been president. Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #154

DOES THIS MEAN her gig as a perennial prez candidate ev 4 years is over? Lets hope so! BTW has she Kashkakat v.2.0 Feb 2018 #32

I think she ran for some local office, once...and lost. maddiemom Feb 2018 #56

If she's not back someone just like her will take her place mcar Feb 2018 #123

kick! EricMaundry Feb 2018 #35

I'll pass on the fucking part randr Feb 2018 #38

K&R! revmclaren Feb 2018 #40

Just checked. A proud Stein voter is the #1 group host of a certain group here at DU. LonePirate Feb 2018 #51

Shes trending at #7 right now...fun tweet: Leghorn21 Feb 2018 #52

Hopefully Mueller has blue-wave Feb 2018 #54

Another thief and traitor, as well as anti-vax idiot. we can do it Feb 2018 #97

No thanks to fucking her....but would enjoy spitting in her face.... Pachamama Feb 2018 #55

Why is MSNBC giving her a platform? NT Bleacher Creature Feb 2018 #57

I was wondering that, too. we can do it Feb 2018 #98

What happened to the millions of dollars volstork Feb 2018 #60

She is a JPR type ! stonecutter357 Feb 2018 #65

Need I say more? workinclasszero Feb 2018 #71

Uh ....yeah you do LiberalLovinLug Feb 2018 #104

What a great post! Looks like no one wants to argue with you. earthshine Feb 2018 #108

Thanks earthshine LiberalLovinLug Feb 2018 #161

LOL. Looking at your journal and the first post is a clip from the RT Russian propaganda network. Maven Feb 2018 #115

Seems the Green Party does not agree with her. sheshe2 Feb 2018 #117

The pro-Kremlin talking points of Jill Stein Cha Feb 2018 #119

All that... sheshe2 Feb 2018 #120

Yeah, the Greens are Pissed at stein. Cha Feb 2018 #121

Ha! sheshe2 Feb 2018 #128

.. Cha Feb 2018 #137

This is interesting mcar Feb 2018 #124

Yup... sheshe2 Feb 2018 #126

The ongoing Assange fandom mystifies me mcar Feb 2018 #129

Yet Jill thinks him a hero. sheshe2 Feb 2018 #130

Yeah, another anti-vaxer in the WH mcar Feb 2018 #132

Anti-vaxer. sheshe2 Feb 2018 #133

I'm betting that if she's not indicted mcar Feb 2018 #134

I want indictments. sheshe2 Feb 2018 #135

And Perp walks mcar Feb 2018 #136

She has flaws LiberalLovinLug Feb 2018 #162

Stein Lied her GD ass off in the campaign.. she and Cha Feb 2018 #112

still is, always has been a kook Skittles Feb 2018 #74

Can't be said enough. Scurrilous Feb 2018 #78

Deflection by Stein Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2018 #83

She's defending Trump and Russia. Didn't really answer any of the questions rockfordfile Feb 2018 #148

Sorry to post and run! (I had to deal with an unexpected flight change.) we can do it Feb 2018 #86

Jill Stein was mentioned by the Russians on ONE FB post in the indictment locks Feb 2018 #93

Most people who would vote for a Stein type would not be inclined to vote for a Clinton type, earthshine Feb 2018 #107

I generally agree. David__77 Feb 2018 #127

It is a very understated point that Bernie attracted many outsiders to the Dem party ... earthshine Feb 2018 #147

Stein took votes Away from Hillary Because Cha Feb 2018 #113

She most certainly did take votes away mcar Feb 2018 #131

Yeah, By their LIES, mcar.. Cha Feb 2018 #138

Yep! mcar Feb 2018 #144

.. Cha Feb 2018 #145

Stein's soon to be fashion accessory.... paleotn Feb 2018 #99

if you think it is going bad for Stein in this thread... Takket Feb 2018 #102

She belongs in prison samir.g Feb 2018 #105

I'd rather not. Not my type. (But seriously, yes, she is out there on the fringe.) LBM20 Feb 2018 #111

No, please don't do her any favors. She should be shunned, not courted. McCamy Taylor Feb 2018 #114

Figuratively, and as someone suggested above, with a hammer and sickle. we can do it Feb 2018 #143

So when do the "LOCK HER UP!" chants start? dgauss Feb 2018 #116

Yes. F Jill Stein, and by the way, F Ralph Nader too. Back stabbing bastards Pepsidog Feb 2018 #118

Yep. Him too... we can do it Feb 2018 #142

You mean...this Jill Stein? yuiyoshida Feb 2018 #140

Thats the one. we can do it Feb 2018 #141

No thank you. CentralMass Feb 2018 #146

Nah. Just FUCK THE IDIOTS WHO VOTED FOR HER... TrollBuster9090 Feb 2018 #149

Them too. we can do it Feb 2018 #155

Fuck Jill Stein? Cheviteau Feb 2018 #152

Forget 3rd Parties DownriverDem Feb 2018 #157

No, thank you. n/t malthaussen Feb 2018 #158

This thread should be pinned. Scurrilous Feb 2018 #163