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Or, maybe we're shedding the corporate skin the Dems have donned these last couple decades... PatrickforO Aug 2015 #1
" Because Bernie's not a 'savior.' " no, he is not. so, can we not revisit this one, ever, again? seabeyond Aug 2015 #2
Sure, no prob. But why did you post what you did if you didn't want discussion? PatrickforO Aug 2015 #7
i am making a statement. i am a democrat. i like democrats. sanders is not gonna be saving me. seabeyond Aug 2015 #9
maybe you don't need saving at all, wendylaroux Aug 2015 #76
That was very well written. Le Taz Hot Aug 2015 #65
I agree. beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #67
Nice of you to say that, beam PatrickforO Aug 2015 #73
You're welcome! I really enjoy reading your posts, PatrickforO. beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #75
Thanks! 840high Aug 2015 #84
vinaigrette or buttermilk blue cheese? cali Aug 2015 #3
that accomplishes absolutely nothing cali. why do you think it is even cute? seabeyond Aug 2015 #4
as I couldn't really make heads or tails of your op, cali Aug 2015 #5
whatever, then go away. you do not have to participate. you do not have to read. you can ask a seabeyond Aug 2015 #10
no. I sure the fuck don't. do you only support corporate dems cali Aug 2015 #15
"corporate dems" name me a dem yawl are allowing to stay within the demo party. seabeyond Aug 2015 #16
ya cali. i find it offensive too. hence, my OP. seabeyond Aug 2015 #17
I have never said that any particular dem should or shouldn't be "allowed" cali Aug 2015 #20
what's a dem yawl? Warren DeMontague Aug 2015 #52
Buttermilk please. 840high Aug 2015 #86
Sweet Vadalia onion. beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #89
Evolution has no direction and is neither progressive or regressive. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2015 #6
true that, and i think this is my point. my use of evolution. that we are evolving in a direction seabeyond Aug 2015 #11
We're evolving into a label? Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2015 #22
now the dem party has evolved to merely a label. ya. that. seabeyond Aug 2015 #23
You agree? Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2015 #25
what i am not doing is playing games. you reduce the dem party to now merely calling it a label. seabeyond Aug 2015 #26
Tsk. Tsk. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2015 #30
being a democrat on a democratic message board, i am allowed to like the democratic party. simple seabeyond Aug 2015 #32
Have at it. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2015 #38
"38. Have at it." i did seabeyond Aug 2015 #40
How long do you suppose it will be before we start seeing theads with shirtless pictures of Bernie? Fumesucker Aug 2015 #8
it is interesting how it is evolving. lol. nt seabeyond Aug 2015 #12
LMAO! You mean like Putin?? PatrickforO Aug 2015 #74
Punctuation is not your enemy fbc Aug 2015 #13
blah blah blah seabeyond Aug 2015 #14
Yep - that is exactly the point - otherwise your OP comes across as 'blah,blah,blah'...nt jonno99 Aug 2015 #29
i made a statement. too many get it, agreeing or not. i am not arguing anything else. seabeyond Aug 2015 #31
incoherency is not a positive value in any discussion cali Aug 2015 #93
To be fair... Garrett78 Aug 2015 #95
it is. cali Aug 2015 #96
Seabeyond writes in the style of e. e. cummings, required reading in my grade school. freshwest Aug 2015 #111
do post those links to the comments wishing for the total destruction cali Aug 2015 #18
no. they are all over the place. remember, you cannot understand a single thing i am saying. seabeyond Aug 2015 #19
lol. made up by you. cali Aug 2015 #21
"the gist of it" Are you saying I'd have to read between the lines to see what you say you see? cherokeeprogressive Aug 2015 #68
Wanting to move further left means the destruction of the Dem party? IVoteDFL Aug 2015 #24
that' really the best arguement you can make for Hillary over Bernie? HFRN Aug 2015 #27
i am not a clinton supporter, this is not an argument about the candidates. seabeyond Aug 2015 #33
lol. cali Aug 2015 #37
double lol HFRN Aug 2015 #41
I read here on DU (more than once) that Sanders doesn't need labels. Raine1967 Aug 2015 #28
+1. nt seabeyond Aug 2015 #34
I'm not so sure Bernie needs the D stamp to run, considering the circus like atmosphere our election AuntPatsy Aug 2015 #39
There is a fact that cannot be denied: he is running for the Democratic Party Nomination Raine1967 Aug 2015 #44
Perhaps they shouldn't matter so much, such has been known to incite hate et ... AuntPatsy Aug 2015 #45
Run as an independent - you're a spoiler. RichVRichV Aug 2015 #85
+1 cali Aug 2015 #94
"Daring to evolve" AgingAmerican Aug 2015 #35
ruined the Democratic party. Bernie is saving it. seabeyond Aug 2015 #36
It's daring when you wait for the polls to give you permission to support human rights. Warren DeMontague Aug 2015 #53
ruined the Democratic party. Bernie is saving it. seabeyond Aug 2015 #60
One statement = Everyone else . TheFarS1de Aug 2015 #63
I think there are pretty clear divisions over a lot of things. Warren DeMontague Aug 2015 #66
Good post fbc Aug 2015 #81
Bingo. Thanks. 840high Aug 2015 #87
Great thread Sea ismnotwasm Aug 2015 #42
+1. interesting though, lol. nt seabeyond Aug 2015 #43
Yes, the detractors are definitely not in line with such as Barbara Jordan. n/t freshwest Aug 2015 #112
You nailed it Seabeyond! BooScout Aug 2015 #46
thank you. i think so. too. and... it is good to hear. nt seabeyond Aug 2015 #47
....what? Warren DeMontague Aug 2015 #48
Fuggin' hell, man, I wish you posted more. Bonobo Aug 2015 #62
Obsession ismnotwasm Aug 2015 #69
I love those guys! Warren DeMontague Aug 2015 #90
...^ that 840high Aug 2015 #88
I see PowerToThePeople Aug 2015 #49
nu uh. seabeyond Aug 2015 #50
These Navels Are FASCINATING! Warren DeMontague Aug 2015 #51
Says the person with over 60,000 posts PowerToThePeople Aug 2015 #54
The op has over 100K, but ...so? Warren DeMontague Aug 2015 #56
I would agree with that. PowerToThePeople Aug 2015 #57
It's only August of 2015, too. Warren DeMontague Aug 2015 #58
You think it will still be here? ismnotwasm Aug 2015 #61
I'm not Nostradamus, but I do suspect it'll get worse before it gets better. Warren DeMontague Aug 2015 #64
Just fwiw Warren DeMontague Aug 2015 #91
Lmao! beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #55
... opiate69 Aug 2015 #71
*chortle artislife Aug 2015 #70
I see... malokvale77 Aug 2015 #59
You don't have to support Bernie if you don't want to. Ken Burch Aug 2015 #72
Ken, she's a "Sanders supporter". Did you forget that? Bonobo Aug 2015 #77
I thought she finally admitted she wasn't. n/t. Ken Burch Aug 2015 #79
Nope, I don't think it's her turn yet. nt Bonobo Aug 2015 #82
LOL! beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #83
You and I have had some really good conversations TDale313 Aug 2015 #78
the same people in this thread, that attack feminist in every thread about womens issues. petty. seabeyond Aug 2015 #98
I find the whole Saint Bernie / Broom Hillary narrative repulsive... GitRDun Aug 2015 #80
"Saint Bernie / Broom Hillary""Neither candidate resembles the caricatures " seabeyond Aug 2015 #99
Simple it is push back from the PEOPLE against Corporate Democrats and ALL of the Republicans Perry Smith Aug 2015 #92
Then again it could just be the wheel of history turning round seabeyond Aug 2015 #101
I'd rather have a candidate who can adapt to current conditions and events than......... George II Aug 2015 #97
That's because Bernie didn't NEED to evolve George. beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #100
of course he has. vote crime bill in the 90's has changed position today. seabeyond Aug 2015 #102
Not on civil rights. beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #103
yes, he has. 2000 he refused to say out loud that he supported gay marriage, was for civil. seabeyond Aug 2015 #104
LOL! He did no such thing! beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #105
i have watched you tangle in this argument more than once. i am not going there. my OP is not seabeyond Aug 2015 #106
Translation: you got nothin. beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #107
for anyone interested in a serious discussion, with facts, a thread with dsc spelling it out. seabeyond Aug 2015 #108
You mean their opinion? You do realize that they didn't prove it either? beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #109
Why hasn't Hillary changed her position on the death penalty? beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #113
It was very courageous of her to evolve - shortly after everyone else did. last1standing Aug 2015 #110
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