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Offline dutch508

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DU Irony meter is broken:
« on: July 26, 2013, 08:45:56 AM »
I really can't even begin to comment on this.

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Something I Noticed regarding the Difference Between Democrats and Republicans
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Remember when Bush was occupying the White House and every day we learned of some new, anti-Constitutional policy he was pushing through Congress, like the Patriot Act eg, the Iraq War, or defending Torture, not to mention his economic policies, his Private Security Corporations, his attempt to Privatize SS (that was one of his failures, thankfully). You can add to the list if you like, it is long and those were nightmare years where we seemed to lose every battle.

I used to check Right Wing forums at the time, and watch in horrified awe at the blind support those Bush loyalists gave to each and every bad policy he implemented.

Democrats opposed most of his policies, marching against his wars, calling, emailing and writing, some going in person to DC to speak to their Reps to register their opposition to Bush's policies.

We railed against Republicans for their blind support, made jokes that no matter what Bush did, 'if he ate a puppy on the White House lawn' eg, his supporters would cheer for him.

As we came close to the 2008 Election, after eight nightmare years of Constitution-destroying legislation and brutal, illegal wars that we had failed to stop, Democrats finally saw some light at the end of the tunnel.

And we won, everything.

I was confident at first that our Party would begin to dismantle the 'security state', infrastructure built by Bush and his fellow War Criminals. And I was equally confident that our side would never blindly follow those WE elected, unlike those Freepers, IF they did not uphold the promises they made.

Now I know we were right, that we on the Left will speak out about bad policies even if our own Party is responsible.

Lately I have noticed on DU that a majority of Democrats support our elected leaders when they are standing up for the people who elected them, but they will not ignore any divergence from what our Party is supposed to represent.

This is why I love DU. It is a microcosm of the larger world of Democrats.

I am so glad to see that rather than remain silent about, or worse, blindly support bad policies, a vast majority of DUers have been doing exactly as I expected Democrats to do, standing up for the issues we elected our Representatives to stand for, and criticizing our elected officials when they are wrong.

Thank you for that!

This will make our party stronger.

Not a weak imitation of the other party which has been so wrong for so long on so many issues.

The last thing this country needs is to keep Republican/Bush policies in place. And it is gratifying to see so many Democrats here on DU speak out against Bush policies, as they always have.

So thank you DU Democrats, for confirming what I once told some Right Wing adversaries, 'we are not a party of lock-steppers like yours, if we see something wrong we will speak out against it regardless of who is in power'.

And we are. And will continue to do so. And thankfully we have many elected Democrats who are doing their jobs and abiding by the oath they all took, to defend and protect the US Constitution.

Just wanted to say that I noticed this ....

 
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Re: DU Irony meter is broken:
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2013, 09:30:56 AM »
The irony meter at the DUmp has never worked......it was installed by unionized, democrat, government workers.
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Re: DU Irony meter is broken:
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2013, 11:58:00 AM »
What a pant load!
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Re: DU Irony meter is broken:
« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2013, 12:48:36 PM »
We've known all along, hope and change, was nothing more than dope and strange.
If sabeanernumber leans forward any further, she'll be on her knees, tugging at the DU trouser-trout.  :mental:
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Re: DU Irony meter is broken:
« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2013, 01:56:46 PM »
That bitch is either on crack or shooting her satire way, way over the heads of the idiots on DU.
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Re: DU Irony meter is broken:
« Reply #5 on: July 26, 2013, 05:43:53 PM »
Wishful thinking...
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Re: DU Irony meter is broken:
« Reply #6 on: July 26, 2013, 05:52:00 PM »
Quote from: JohnnyReb on July 26, 2013, 09:30:56 AM
The irony meter at the DUmp has never worked......it was is still being installed by unionized, democrat, government workers...
...who have projected cost overruns currently at 6 times the bid price for the job.  Currently on furlough due to the sequester.
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Re: DU Irony meter is broken:
« Reply #7 on: July 26, 2013, 08:18:21 PM »
Cracka Please...

You never criticize Obama for anything.

All of the Bush policies Team Obama continues to implement ? You blame Rethugs for them.

Every time an Obama team member gets caught ? You blame rethugs for appointing them.

Every time an Obama policy falls flat ? You blame rethugs for somehow corrupting it.

And when you can't blame a rethug for something, you ignore it - when is the last time Obama has been criticized for gas prices ? When Bush was president, he was "manipulating the market to enrich his robber baron oil buddies". But since Obama was elected, its something the president can't control. How about so-called McJobs ? All of those low-pay part time jobs under the Bush administration ? Remember ? Those same McJobs are never called out under Obama, even though the driving force behind them is now the ACA - WHICH NO REPUBLICAN TOOK PART IN MAKING< AND NO REPUBLICAN VOTED FOR.

When is the last time someone has complained about Gitmo ? Obama officially closed it right after assuming office - why is it still open ?

Remember the daily posts from the website http://www.iraqbodycount.org/  ? - Its as if they never happened, even though the war continues.

If the Bush justice department did half of What Holder has done/is doing - you would be 'in the streets'. Instead you all nod your heads in agreement about 'the fake scandals'

So, primitive - take your masturbatory commentary about how DU is just as tough on Team Obama as they were on the Bush administration when they do what you consider wrong, and shove it straight up your rectum - dry run, no lube. 
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