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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 01:59 PM Original message |
Establishment Dems treat their party like a house in the fucking Hamptons |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
1. a 'must read', IMO |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 02:18 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Nah, this article is mostly ignorant. (nt) |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 02:29 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. but, it's oh so much fun! |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 03:19 PM Response to Reply #6 |
32. huh... care to be more specific? |
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CollegeDUer (452 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 03:22 PM Response to Reply #6 |
33. If you're a "with the party or against us" guy, sure |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
2. Horseshit from Matt - The party didn't get Kerry the money, they helped |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 02:21 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. blm....didn't Kerry end up with a 14 Million surplus? Which caused many |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 02:25 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. That money came in around the time he HAD to transition from his own |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 06:41 PM Response to Reply #11 |
45. Can you give me a "link" as to verification of that RULE Kerry had to |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 07:15 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. Is this for REAL? Everyone knows that once a nominee accepts they can |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 02:25 PM Response to Reply #2 |
12. I agree on Kerry. His ascendance was the voter's choice |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
3. "...the Democratic Party has been operating for |
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MrPrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
4. Oh thanks!!! |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
5. Sen. Kerry wasn't promoted by the establishment early on in the campaign. |
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DemPopulist (446 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 02:36 PM Response to Reply #5 |
18. That isn't really true |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 02:51 PM Response to Reply #18 |
25. Don't underestimate the DLC's power. Or actually, don't underestimate |
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DemPopulist (446 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 03:09 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. The DLC has very little power as a stand-alone organization |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 07:16 PM Response to Reply #30 |
47. DLC hired Carville and Begala to get Clinton Elected their "War Room" |
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WildEyedLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-25-06 12:11 PM Response to Reply #18 |
49. Please list the "many" who supported Kerry prior to the first primary |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
7. I'm glad to see they treat their house so well. |
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me b zola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
8. Proud to be the 5th rec, wish I could recommend 20 more times |
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DemPopulist (446 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
10. I hate that guy, to be frank |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 02:28 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. he is really strident. |
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DemPopulist (446 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 02:44 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. I have no problem with stridency |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
15. K&R |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
16. Rahm Emmanuel quote... ("an amoral, showboating cock.") & My Rant!! |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 02:44 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. what DID Rahm Emmanuel mean by that quote about Sharpton? |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 02:56 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. lol's..but at least Sharpton hasn't publically dissed grassroots, activist |
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DemPopulist (446 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 02:58 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. I found the complete interview |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 03:05 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Check Again.....I went to the article you link and here's the quote: |
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DemPopulist (446 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 03:14 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Did you read what I wrote? |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 03:24 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. what do you think he meant by that quote? |
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DemPopulist (446 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 03:56 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. Uh, how? |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 04:15 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. good for you |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 06:31 PM Response to Reply #39 |
44. Well then...what do YOU think is the future of the Dem Party? |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 03:31 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. How was it "edited out" when I just posted the direct quote from the |
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DemPopulist (446 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 03:55 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. We obviously have a misunderstanding |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 05:26 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. huh? Taibi's article quotes the line? I don't get it.....n/t |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
17. "an essentially oligarchic system of government" like the rest of America |
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me b zola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
19. Here's a point that has not been lost on many of us... |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 02:46 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. and I'll never forget Chuck Schumer's comment about Grassroots Activists |
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autorank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
20. Your headline is just a degree short of totally perfect. K&R n/t |
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Joanne98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
24. AMEN! Thank Gawd somebody finally said it out loud! |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
27. But in All Fairness... |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 03:32 PM Response to Reply #27 |
36. there is a timidity that has clearly cut off our opposition at the knees |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 03:56 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Bravest of the brave! |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-25-06 12:44 PM Response to Reply #27 |
53. No, they haven't. |
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dogday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
41. I do believe they will be aiming the guns |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
43. As "OTT" as Matt Taibbi is....I'll Give a Kick for GRASSROOTS DEMS! |
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tomreedtoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-25-06 12:29 AM Response to Original message |
48. Would have been good if Taibbi had named NAMES. |
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WildEyedLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-25-06 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
50. This is categorically bullshit. Taibbi is a joke of a "journalist" |
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paulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-25-06 12:31 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. great post, WEL |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-25-06 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
52. That's a scary damned generation |
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Kurovski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-25-06 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
54. "...it used the commercial media to enforce its policy positions..." |
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Senator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-25-06 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
55. Taibbi is far more correct than the Kerry Defenders |
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