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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: Karin on February 23, 2010, 01:10:54 PM
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FourScore (1000+ posts) Tue Feb-23-10 12:09 PM
Original message
2010 Election Forecast is UGLY -- Time to get progressive stuff DONE!!!
Conventional wisdom is that 2010 is going to be ugly for Democrats, but it’s possible that the conventional wisdom is seriously understating how bad the outlook is. It’s true that some factors, like the balance of open seats, are in the Democrats’ favor but the basic outlook is strongly tilting GOP.
I think the conventional thing to say is that this bolsters the case that Obama ought to tack to the center. I sort of see it the reverse way—there’ll be plenty of time for a mix of bipartisan policymaking and small-bore positioning once House Speaker John Boehner is the moderate and reasonable alternative to Majority Leader Cantor and Whip Pence. Time to get progressive stuff done while the window is still open.
http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/archives/2010/02/gene... (Matthew+Yglesias)
Accompanied by an indecipherable graph
Don Caballero (1000+ posts) Tue Feb-23-10 12:09 PM
Response to Original message
1. Gun control should be at the top of the list
:lmao:
vadawg (1000+ posts) Tue Feb-23-10 12:10 PM
Response to Reply #1
3. rofl then say goodbye to even more votes....
Don Caballero (1000+ posts) Tue Feb-23-10 12:12 PM
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5. I do not agree
As more guns flood our streets Americans will be clamoring for more rules and regulations. Personally I am for a total gun ban. I know that would be unpopular today. It will gain more supporters as time goes on and bodies pile up.
:lmao:
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Tue Feb-23-10 12:51 PM
Response to Reply #5
29. Very few Americans feel like you do.
And those who don't are extremely motivated voters. The 1994 Assault Weapons Ban was one of the major factors in that year turning into a rout for Democrats.
Following your advice would end the Democratic Party as a national entity.
Don Caballero (1000+ posts) Tue Feb-23-10 12:15 PM
Response to Reply #6
8. HCR and DADT are very important
Congress and the President have the ability to listen to the voters and multitask.
cliffordu (1000+ posts) Tue Feb-23-10 12:49 PM
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28. The voters ain't said SHIT about gun control.
And to claim they do is complete bullshit.
Don Caballero (1000+ posts) Tue Feb-23-10 12:27 PM
Response to Reply #11
14. We must change the way Americans think about guns
The gun culture here must be looked down on, not celebrated. Once we change the way people feel about owning firearms, the easier it will be for them to give them up.
:lmao: A genuine pie-eyed Kumbaya moonbat!
NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Tue Feb-23-10 12:13 PM
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7. if the Dems forget about us (progressives) watch us forget about them (donations& volunteerism)
Gays, screw you guys
Environmentalists, go choke on "clean" coal til we build more nuke plants on your dime
Peacenicks, bite it, we've got wars to fight for Shell
Unions, watch it or we'll tax your benefits
Hey, where'd all our support go?
backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Tue Feb-23-10 12:55 PM
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30. The reason we're in trouble is...
because when we tossed out the Repubs in 2006 and 2008, and finally got a clear majority, we had our boot on the Republicans' throat, and we didn't stomp down hard enough.
We don't need to be more centrist and chickenshit, we need to get more bold, flip off the corporate lobbyists, pass health care, financial and jobs reform, and make no apologies.
Go bold or go home.
Is Don Caballero a mole?
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts)
Tue Feb-23-10 12:55 PM
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30. The reason we're in trouble is...
because when we tossed out the Repubs in 2006 and 2008, and finally got a clear majority, we had our boot on the Republicans' throat, and we didn't stomp down hard enough.
We don't need to be more centrist and chickenshit, we need to get more bold, flip off the corporate lobbyists, pass health care, financial and jobs reform, and make no apologies.
Go bold or go home.
Don't worry, the more "bold" you get, the more of you that will be going home.
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Is Don Caballero a mole?
If he isn't, judging by his posts, he must be Joe Stalin reincarnated. He either plays, or actually is, the archetypical "I know what's best for you, and will kill you and your entire family if you get in my way" social-engineer-cum-Reign-of-Terror-despot.
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That whole thread is a bunch of moles tring to outdo one another!
They sound like a few heart-whores we have around here.
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NightWatcher
7. if the Dems forget about us (progressives) watch us forget about them (donations& volunteerism)
Gays, screw you guys
Environmentalists, go choke on "clean" coal til we build more nuke plants on your dime
Peacenicks, bite it, we've got wars to fight for Shell
Unions, watch it or we'll tax your benefits
Hey, where'd all our support go?
No doubt your $.25 donation and volunteering to post on Skin's island will mean a lot to the Dems. :whatever:
And your support isn't going anywhere. They can ignore you because they know you're going to vote for them anyway, you mind-numbed sheep.
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That whole thread is a bunch of moles tring to outdo one another!
They sound like a few heart-whores we have around here.
Moley, moley, moley...
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Don Caballero (1000+ posts) Tue Feb-23-10 12:09 PM
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1. Gun control should be at the top of the list
Isn't this the dude who advocates having foreign armies come in to the U.S. to confiscate guns?
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Isn't this the dude who advocates having foreign armies come in to the U.S. to confiscate guns?
Ayep, this is him. Scared by inanimate objects AKA a *****.
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Don Caballero (1000+ posts) Tue Feb-23-10 12:09 PM
Response to Original message
1. Gun control should be at the top of the list
Sight alignment-sight picture .. squeeze See , Gun control is easy!
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Wha-samatter Primitives ?
I thought His Oneness was going to be so awesome that Republicans were going to be in the minority forever, as the country devolves into a one-party state. What happened ?
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Don Caballero (1000+ posts) Tue Feb-23-10 12:09 PM
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1. Gun control should be at the top of the list
Gun control means using both hands, and hitting what you aim at....
To quote Larry the Cable Guy: "If guns kill people, then pencils cause misspelled words."
Besides, guns don't kill people, husbands who come home early do....
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Gun control means using both hands, and hitting what you aim at....
To quote Larry the Cable Guy: "If guns kill people, then pencils cause misspelled words."
Besides, guns don't kill people, husbands who come home early do....
And I've been told that in Texas that's perfectly alright as long as you get them both.
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I've had guns for many years. Some of them have killed a few deer, but other than that, they've just been used to put holes in paper. They've NEVER been used to kill a human. That said, I AM prepared for when that eventuality comes, although I hope it never does.
Another saying is: "If guns kill people, then spoons (or should it be "sporks"?) made Rosie O'Donnell fat. :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:
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Miskie:
I thought His Oneness was going to be so awesome that Republicans were going to be in the minority forever
Remember when, just after O was elected, some moonbat congressman from downstate somewhere, NY put forth a motion of some kind to make lord zero president for life? I can't remember his name, can anybody else? I'd like to shine some sun on this in the coming mid-terms.
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I've had guns for many years. Some of them have killed a few deer, but other than that, they've just been used to put holes in paper. They've NEVER been used to kill a human. That said, I AM prepared for when that eventuality comes, although I hope it never does.
Another saying is: "If guns kill people, then spoons (or should it be "sporks"?) made Rosie O'Donnell fat. :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:
It's a whole lot better to be ready and not need to be as things turn out, than the other way around.
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Miskie:
Remember when, just after O was elected, some moonbat congressman from downstate somewhere, NY put forth a motion of some kind to make lord zero president for life? I can't remember his name, can anybody else? I'd like to shine some sun on this in the coming mid-terms.
I thought it was to amend the US Constitution to do away with presidential term limits?
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I thought it was to amend the US Constitution to do away with presidential term limits?
That it was. The name "Jose Serranto" comes to mind. He's in NYC.
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A gun ban???????? Have any of you DUmbasses watched the cop shows coming out of Great Britain? Not even the frikkin' cops can cary guns! The criminals pack heat all the time! Yeah a gun ban will make us all safer!