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Cary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 10:45 AM Original message |
Who Are We? |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
1. Well, to put it bluntly, tough. There aren't enough of us to do it without some of them |
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Cary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 11:13 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. You consider your statement to be "blunt". |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 11:36 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Yes, yes, we're noble-hearted smart people and they're insane slack-jawed yokels |
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Cary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 11:52 AM Response to Reply #4 |
11. You Underestimate the Pathology that is Contemporary American "Conservatives" |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 11:56 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. You're getting really close to a Godwin moment NT |
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Cary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 12:14 PM Response to Reply #13 |
25. Nice ad hominem. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 12:22 PM Response to Reply #25 |
32. That's not remotely an ad hominem |
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Cary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 12:34 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. Calling a cancer anything less has worse precedents. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 12:50 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. Human beings are not cancer |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 12:58 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. This is the worst part of the right? But you want to compromise with them! |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 01:00 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. I didn't say "the worst part of the right" I said "conservatives" |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 01:02 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. The OP talked about radical conservative extremists |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 01:07 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. And then said "30%" |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 01:16 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. Actually, this is what he said: |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 01:19 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. Right. He called 30% of the electorate "crazy" |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 01:29 PM Response to Reply #55 |
59. Fine, so it's 18% instead of 30% |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 01:31 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. Well, that's a big ****ing difference |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 01:39 PM Response to Reply #60 |
62. In the scheme of things, I don't think it's a big ****ing difference at all |
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Cary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 01:50 PM Response to Reply #55 |
64. Wrong. I clearly said that they can garner 30%. |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 02:00 PM Response to Reply #64 |
66. . |
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Cary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 02:14 PM Response to Reply #66 |
67. Good on you. |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 12:10 PM Response to Reply #4 |
21. I haven't seen any 'good ideas' from conservatives. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 12:21 PM Response to Reply #21 |
31. The Earned Income Tax Credit |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 12:46 PM Response to Reply #31 |
39. And all of these are years-old |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 12:47 PM Response to Reply #31 |
40. Although some of those may have been conservative ideas at the time, I would be hard pressed |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 11:47 AM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Yeah, and clinically delusional people are still citizens, and it's their country too. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 11:52 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. As much as it may pain you to hear, 30% of the country are not clinically delusional |
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Cary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 11:54 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. I guess that depends on your definition of insane. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 11:58 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. They are not "disconnected from reality" they make decisions differently than we do |
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Cary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 12:06 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Why are you defending the indefensble? |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 12:08 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Your skewed selective version of what conservatives are, do, and believe is indefensible, sure |
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Cary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 01:56 PM Response to Reply #20 |
65. It's not just that they're corporate whores. |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 12:06 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. If they want us to base policy on Obama not being a citizen... |
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Cary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 12:11 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Exactly, and you could give many more examples. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 12:11 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Who wants us to "base policy" on that? |
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Cary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 12:19 PM Response to Reply #23 |
29. You don't understand them. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 12:23 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. I'm trying to control my laughter, since I'm at work |
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Cary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 12:28 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. You still don't understand |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 12:30 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Oh, I understand you pretty well, I think |
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Cary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 12:41 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. I'm sure you do. |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 12:40 PM Response to Reply #23 |
37. Oh! Now I get it! |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 12:51 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. Who exactly "bases all their arguments" on a publicized fringe's wacky beliefs about Obama's birth? |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 12:57 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. The people you're talking about do. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 12:58 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Umm.... no |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 12:59 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. Um...yes. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 01:01 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. Then an example should be easy to provide |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 01:10 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. How about Bill Posey (R-FL)? |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 01:12 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. What's so horrible about that bill? |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 01:18 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. How about the fact that it's a complete waste of time, for no reason other than sour grapes? |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 01:20 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. I think it's a stupid bill, and is going nowhere |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 01:24 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. It's pointless, AND it's there to imply that the president is illegitimate |
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Cary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 01:41 PM Response to Reply #42 |
63. You are clearly confused. |
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Voltaire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 12:15 PM Response to Reply #10 |
27. No no...they are insane |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
3. Well said!!! n/t |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
5. Out of curiousity, who's saying we should? |
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Cary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 11:47 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Amazingly absurd, and yet . . . |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 11:48 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. OK, gotcha. |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
6. So the Democrats oppose austerity? Are they fighting the Catfood Commission? |
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Cary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 11:57 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. What is it you think you're saying here? |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 11:59 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. It looked as though were pinning 'austerity' on the Republicans |
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Cary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 12:07 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. I specifically qualified it as austerity now, while we're in a liquidity trap. |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 12:15 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. I'm pretty sure we're still going to be in a liquidity trap in Dec when our Congress votes on our |
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Dr Morbius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
24. I'm willing to form a coalition with anyone, provided they're assuming rational policies. |
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Cary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 12:16 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. I have no evidence that "conservatives" can be made to see the light |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
30. Well said! |
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DarkValkyrie (8 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
58. It's simple |
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Cary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 01:38 PM Response to Reply #58 |
61. This is an odd post. |
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JoeyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-10 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
68. Recced. |
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