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143. You are twisting yourself into a pretzel

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Yikes! A liberal Democrat is running for president. Calls for Medicare for all, a new WPA, massive [View all] Karmadillo Dec 2011 OP

As if surfdog Dec 2011 #1

So we should just give up and not even promote policies offensive to the oligarchs? Good strategy. Karmadillo Dec 2011 #4

oh please surfdog Dec 2011 #9

Yes. Obviously. The idea of leadership is to push towards where we need to be, not to bipartisan Karmadillo Dec 2011 #10

and you think a normally Third Party Richardson (Consumer Party) SunsetDreams Dec 2011 #14

More on the Consumer Party (a liberal party--thanks for strengthening Richardson's bona fides) Karmadillo Dec 2011 #23

We don't promote Third Party candidates here SunsetDreams Dec 2011 #48

It strengthens his credibility as a liberal and we should be glad a liberal is running for the Karmadillo Dec 2011 #63

Thanks for the laugh surfdog Dec 2011 #29

Thanks for the laugh. Karmadillo Dec 2011 #30

Even my dog understands surfdog Dec 2011 #39

Even my dog understands Karmadillo Dec 2011 #54

What do you people MEAN by "fight for it"!??!?! My God, do you want Obama to bust someone in the uponit7771 Dec 2011 #78

That whole 'nahney nahney boo boo' tone doesn't promote your argument. renie408 Feb 2012 #98

When did Obama fight for single payer? I forget. Karmadillo Feb 2012 #126

You didn't forget.. sendero Feb 2012 #160

Right. Even a president who openly promised a public option and was ushered into leeroysphitz Feb 2012 #99

i can smell the flop sweat.... dionysus Feb 2012 #121

Remove your nose from your underarm and the smell will diminish. Karmadillo Feb 2012 #125

LOLOLOL stockholmer Feb 2012 #161

That same thing was said against many Republican initiatives, too gratuitous Dec 2011 #21

Did Ralph Nader recruit him? SunsetDreams Dec 2011 #49

He sounds great. CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2011 #2

Well, he has TRIED running for office before frazzled Dec 2011 #11

Lol! RiffRandell Dec 2011 #17

A good point, Karmadillo Dec 2011 #67

Call me when explains how all that gets through Congress. CakeGrrl Dec 2011 #3

Maybe his primary run is less about getting elected sandyd921 Dec 2011 #13

Anyone who runs in an election without intending to with is a fucking moron. NYC Liberal Feb 2012 #148

Maybe trying to get him elected to Congress treestar Dec 2011 #16

when obama says "some pretty words tailor-made for the disgruntled Progessive crowd" you LIKE it nt msongs Dec 2011 #26

Hey, I thought you'd never talk to me! CakeGrrl Dec 2011 #33

There is no evidence to support the assertion that Obama wants to enact progressive legislation. girl gone mad Feb 2012 #115

so so so true +10000 stockholmer Feb 2012 #162

Perhaps because President Obama's in a place to actually turn words into actions Arkana Feb 2012 #129

Another purist who can't remember what happened from 2000-2008. tridim Dec 2011 #5

Please stop already... surfdog Dec 2011 #15

Right Wing Shill to split the liberal vote? rgbecker Dec 2011 #6

Yep. It ain't free, getting on those ballots. Robb Dec 2011 #65

Yep. young but wise Dec 2011 #75

I clicked the link. Laelth Dec 2011 #7

Pragmatism - in terms of actually passing legislation - has a lot to be said for karynnj Dec 2011 #24

Well, when the budget needs to get passed, I agree with you. Laelth Dec 2011 #38

I'll give you cabinet posts (esp Treasury) and I think there is a lot that can be done within the karynnj Dec 2011 #41

Every landmark piece of legislation in the last 100 years was passed Arkana Feb 2012 #130

OK ProSense Dec 2011 #8

Not the New Democrats! Isn't that the DLC!!!! Yet he is the new hero of the far right karynnj Dec 2011 #22

Is he on the primary ballot in Virgina? LiberalAndProud Dec 2011 #12

How will this person accomplish this? Obama fredamae Dec 2011 #18

He will get that through a narrowly divided Senate how? Then through a narrowly divided House? karynnj Dec 2011 #19

Bit late, isn't he? chrisa Dec 2011 #20

When something sounds too good to be true . . . . . . Stinky The Clown Dec 2011 #25

Maybe using his book royalties - TBF Dec 2011 #46

leadership is setting the goal high and working towards it, not surrendering before the negotiations msongs Dec 2011 #27

Finally! Someone with fire in their eyes. These other posters are already defeated by pukes txlibdem Jan 2012 #84

This^ SammyWinstonJack Feb 2012 #89

So why haven't you and people like you been successful? If you think you have all the answers stevenleser Feb 2012 #103

Oh please. Arkana Feb 2012 #131

How would a Richardson presidency be any different? boxman15 Dec 2011 #28

Yikes the monthly thread supporting a 10 year Merrill Lynch stockbroker grantcart Dec 2011 #31

hypocrisy knows no bounds when you're trying to defeat a democratic president.. but it sure is dionysus Feb 2012 #122

So, this clown has finally realized that you can't accomplish anything positive by running as a Freddie Stubbs Dec 2011 #32

Why not wish for "Free Waffles" and "Talking Llamas?" FSogol Dec 2011 #34

What's wrong with Free Waffles? stevenleser Feb 2012 #105

And when he doesn't accomplish any of these nobodyspecial Dec 2011 #35

At THIS point, I don't care WHO is putting these ISSUES & Policies in the national spotlight. bvar22 Dec 2011 #36

Couldn't agree more! sandyd921 Dec 2011 #37

Right. I'm not saying everything can get through, but.. mvd Dec 2011 #47

agree with you. I'm a left leaning democrat. Obama is not. xiamiam Dec 2011 #70

Absolutely. nt woo me with science Feb 2012 #88

yes, mr merril lynch.. take off the blinders. dionysus Feb 2012 #123

A perfect opportunity to see how well these stances sell. dmallind Dec 2011 #40

K&R (nt) T S Justly Dec 2011 #42

Is this a primary challenger or a general election candidate? cthulu2016 Dec 2011 #43

Darcy Richardson, former teabagger. AtomicKitten Dec 2011 #44

Keep smearing. He's not a teabagger. Karmadillo Dec 2011 #50

Yes, he was. AtomicKitten Dec 2011 #57

I guess your smears are ATOMIC SMEARS!!!, but they're still smears. You & Newt seem to have a strong Karmadillo Dec 2011 #62

Clap harder. AtomicKitten Dec 2011 #79

Smear more. Karmadillo Dec 2011 #81

He joined the BTP of FL organized on 6-23-2008 right after Obama got the nomination. AtomicKitten Feb 2012 #102

You keep saying that but Atomickitten has the links and facts backing him/her up. stevenleser Feb 2012 #106

Except she doesn't. Keep pretending if it makes you happy. Karmadillo Feb 2012 #109

LOL stevenleser Feb 2012 #110

Read the subthread (not that it will matter). Your 'point' has already been addressed. Karmadillo Feb 2012 #117

Unless you are claiming some kind of demonic possession, he said it and is responsible for it. nt stevenleser Feb 2012 #137

He said what he said, but that doesn't mean he said what you'd like him to have said. Karmadillo Feb 2012 #144

That's what you are going with, eh? Good luck with that. nt stevenleser Feb 2012 #152

Very interesting BklnDem75 Feb 2012 #116

And BOOOOM goes the dynamite Number23 Feb 2012 #151

But OP is now saying, when he said what he said, it didnt really mean what it sounded like. LOL stevenleser Feb 2012 #154

you should stop, you're embarrassing yourself... dionysus Feb 2012 #124

as long as you're around, i'm not alone in doing so... Karmadillo Feb 2012 #128

and how will these things get passed in Congress? Motown_Johnny Dec 2011 #45

You get them through by hammering the issues year after year and cycle after cycle TheKentuckian Dec 2011 #56

Of course this is true, and woo me with science Feb 2012 #141

and how will we change this country if people think this way? fascisthunter Feb 2012 #112

You redefine education, health care, and housing as national security issues Occulus Feb 2012 #135

That whole negotiation was a scam from the outset. woo me with science Feb 2012 #142

Dismiss the former "New Democrat," teabagger, member of the "Consumer Party" and "Justice Party"... jefferson_dem Dec 2011 #51

Wikinews interviews Darcy Richardson, Democratic Party presidential challenger to Barack Obama Karmadillo Dec 2011 #52

Thank you.... the conservatives can have their batshit party fascisthunter Dec 2011 #53

Darcy smarcy... Oldenuff Dec 2011 #55

Damn, I was hoping for Jefferson D'Arcy Bucky Dec 2011 #58

Or this Darcy. AtomicKitten Dec 2011 #59

ROFL!!... SidDithers Dec 2011 #60

Half the posters on this thread don't care if we have a Republican President.... Scuba Dec 2011 #61

Well, I don't expect that Obama will be any different SammyWinstonJack Feb 2012 #90

I'll just leave this inconvenient image right here: Robb Dec 2011 #64

Very inconvenient; thanks for the info. nt babylonsister Dec 2011 #71

Buchanan/Nader 2012!!11elevens. (nt) Robb Dec 2011 #74

You are just "smearing" him with your research and your damn facts emulatorloo Feb 2012 #111

Noticed I didn't get a scolding from the OP. Robb Feb 2012 #132

Nice try, but speaking of facts, I addressed your sad mewling on this in another thread. Click Karmadillo Feb 2012 #134

You are twisting yourself into a pretzel emulatorloo Feb 2012 #136

You are twisting yourself into a pretzel Karmadillo Feb 2012 #143

Rational people would say otherwise emulatorloo Feb 2012 #145

Group thinking again, emulatorloo? Bad habit. It's Karmadillo Feb 2012 #147

You are in a hole. Stop digging. Your person is not who he presents himself to be emulatorloo Feb 2012 #156

Your person is not who he presents himself to be Karmadillo Feb 2012 #157

I didn't start a thread promoting a person. You did. emulatorloo Feb 2012 #158

Thank you for the holiday wishes and Karmadillo Feb 2012 #159

Just as we suspected, another right-wing shill hoping to siphon off votes. Thanks for the info. OregonBlue Dec 2011 #80

I like this guy! Fantastic Anarchist Dec 2011 #66

I will vote for any Dem to the left of Obama in the primaires slay Dec 2011 #68

I'll donate to his campaign and vote for him in the primary. He says he'll do the things Zorra Dec 2011 #69

Yes. Have been watching. mmonk Dec 2011 #72

Pipedream. lonestarnot Dec 2011 #73

Democratic Primary Calendar 2012 - Zorra Dec 2011 #76

You're not going to take it well when Obama is reelected, are you? MjolnirTime Dec 2011 #77

Kick for Darcy's excellent NH results...nt SidDithers Jan 2012 #82

Doesn't matter what they say, I ain't never gonna vote for the "Consumer Party". Saving Hawaii Jan 2012 #83

Richardson was officially 14th in NH, with 264 votes... SidDithers Jan 2012 #85

Everyone here attacks him but no one is discussing what he suggests ....nice discussion board. L0oniX Jan 2012 #86

Nobody dares to... RC Feb 2012 #133

The Third Way messaging problem again. woo me with science Feb 2012 #138

Proposals with no plans for getting them implemented are useless. NYC Liberal Feb 2012 #149

The Darcy Richardson juggernaut keeps rolling... SidDithers Feb 2012 #87

Which begs the question...Is it "liberals" that Dems are opposed to, or is it just Darcy? Tarheel_Dem Feb 2012 #96

some guy named "uncomitted" came in second AtomicKitten Feb 2012 #107

Obviously, it's a conspiracy. NYC Liberal Feb 2012 #150

The idea of pushing through all that with a Congress like this is absurd boxman15 Feb 2012 #91

I'd love to see this guy in the Dem primaries RussBLib Feb 2012 #92

He is running in the Democratic primaries... SidDithers Feb 2012 #95

Yeah but these are write in votes right? grantcart Feb 2012 #100

Nope. His name was on the ballot... SidDithers Feb 2012 #101

What a start it would be, even with a recalcitrant Congress. woo me with science Feb 2012 #93

! Tarheel_Dem Feb 2012 #97

What's the joke? Leopolds Ghost Feb 2012 #146

Post removed Post removed Feb 2012 #94

if he trounces Obama on Super Tuesday - hell, I'm in Douglas Carpenter Feb 2012 #104

A purist who thinks the Presidency is the only branch of government. This person is off the planet. RBInMaine Feb 2012 #108

hahaha.... 15 years ago Dems actually were purists in your book fascisthunter Feb 2012 #114

who? i'll bet the republican congress will certainly support this guy....i'm in spanone Feb 2012 #113

It's election season. Barack Obama is our nominee. blue neen Feb 2012 #118

pure desperation.... dionysus Feb 2012 #120

ROFL... more of this Darcy bullshit.mr merril lynch.... you guys are getting fuckiing DESPERATE.... dionysus Feb 2012 #119

Darcy "Former Investment Banker" Richardson? Arkana Feb 2012 #127

Next up for Darcy, the Oklahoma Primary on March 6... SidDithers Feb 2012 #139

Personally, I'm predicting he gets 100 gazillion percent of the vote. Arkana Feb 2012 #140

Let him run in 2016! Zalatix Feb 2012 #153

I see this has been kicked. JNelson6563 Feb 2012 #155

Richardson, a solid 4th in OK... SidDithers Mar 2012 #163