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madokie

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66. We should do whats right

Sun Jul 21, 2013, 04:47 PM

Jul 2013

of course most times that is not what the republicons would do. I can't remember when the last time was that the republicon's had our best interest at heart in decision they make as a whole.

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Should a Democrat always disagree with everything a Republican says? [View all] MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 OP

Do what's right. If republicans agree so be it. nt bluestate10 Jul 2013 #1

We should do what get us the most votes, what Republicans think is of little importance NoOneMan Jul 2013 #2

No LittleBlue Jul 2013 #3

We should do what's right, what Republicans think is of little importance Flashmann Jul 2013 #4

You will do as you please, no matter how people MineralMan Jul 2013 #5

And there it is whatchamacallit Jul 2013 #8

There is much more to it than that. MineralMan Jul 2013 #9

Like what? YoungDemCA Jul 2013 #15

Paul disagreed with Bush all of his egregious policies both foreign and those 'laws' he managed sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #22

Ron Paul said he never voted for spending bills but made sure he attached his Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #71

Any other Republicans who opposed Bush's Wars? We certainly have plenty of Democrats sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #119

Fuck Ron Paul! MineralMan Jul 2013 #98

Fuck Republicans like Clapper in a Democratic President's Administration. sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #118

Fucking A right! K&R think Jul 2013 #128

! whatchamacallit Jul 2013 #139

Manny aggrandizing himself? Say it ain't so! great white snark Jul 2013 #56

Attempting to divide Democrats again too. emulatorloo Jul 2013 #154

Paul mania strikes again. mick063 Jul 2013 #74

Paul was opposed to Bush's foreign policies. He was rightabout that. sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #130

Bravo! whatchamacallit Jul 2013 #6

Especially when in the process one ends up "standing with" many more TeaPubliKlans TheKentuckian Jul 2013 #10

Ain't that the truth whatchamacallit Jul 2013 #11

Bingo. nt laundry_queen Jul 2013 #12

That, in a nutshell... 99Forever Jul 2013 #92

Especially when they have not a word to say about a Democratic President who apparently sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #23

Whacky huh? whatchamacallit Jul 2013 #33

Yes, I've tried over an over to get a response to my questions about this, but as you can see sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #34

Answer? No whatchamacallit Jul 2013 #39

Lol, well since I'm not even getting that anymore, I guess it has become too much of a problem sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #40

Well, Obama must believe that "continuity of government" matters 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #37

I just wish I could get an answer to my question, which I think is reasonable since sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #38

Yes, I quite agree with your assessment Sabrina 1 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #41

Bwahaha keep thinking that. great white snark Jul 2013 #47

Don't know any libertarians on DU, but I sure know a LIBELtarian when I see one whatchamacallit Jul 2013 #58

The important thing is to be on the team bus, not under it. Warren Stupidity Jul 2013 #7

Like ProSense Jul 2013 #13

Why has Obama appointed so many Republicans to his Cabinet in positions of power that we sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #24

You should ask him. ProSense Jul 2013 #44

I asked you. sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #46

And I told you what to do. n/t ProSense Jul 2013 #49

Is Dodge your middle name? whatchamacallit Jul 2013 #60

Don't ask stupid questions unrelated to the point I made. n/t ProSense Jul 2013 #62

Clearly its ok to agree with Republicans, particularly when they call JoePhilly Jul 2013 #14

Please link to an example MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #16

No, and no. JoePhilly Jul 2013 #17

Yes, I saw the Stasi mentioned recently Oilwellian Jul 2013 #18

+1 I believe he said the Stasi would be jealous of the NSA. woo me with science Jul 2013 #21

That's right Oilwellian Jul 2013 #25

The funny thing is that I had not seen that particular DU reference to JoePhilly Jul 2013 #122

Well, this is ironic. JoePhilly Jul 2013 #159

three people on one jury used the word 'hyperbole' ProdigalJunkMail Jul 2013 #20

Thanks ... btw ... JoePhilly Jul 2013 #129

Please post an example of your claim or you need to remove that post. sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #26

Again, no. Such refeences are made her all the time. JoePhilly Jul 2013 #123

My dislike is not for any person. Politics is not about 'persons', it is about policies. Your sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #133

What you are saying is that we should ignore half of the country. JoePhilly Jul 2013 #135

Nailed it. nt Bobbie Jo Jul 2013 #136

We are not talking about A Reublican we are talking Republicans in Defense, in Economics, in sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #138

Half the people is not all the people. thetonka Jul 2013 #153

Where have DUers called Obama a Nazi? leftstreet Jul 2013 #42

Oh come on. ucrdem Jul 2013 #51

That's your proof that DU'ers call Pres Obama a Nazi "on a fairly regular basis? rhett o rick Jul 2013 #59

If that's a question, the answer is no, ucrdem Jul 2013 #68

The original post #14, stated calling Pres Obama a Nazi "happens right here on DU on a fairly regula rhett o rick Jul 2013 #78

A jury disagreed with you on post #14, and I posted several links. nt ucrdem Jul 2013 #81

Neither you nor poster #14 provided any links showing any DU'ers calling Pres Obama rhett o rick Jul 2013 #95

Absolutely false. I supplied links in post #51 above. nt ucrdem Jul 2013 #101

The link you posted did not show a DU poster calling Pres Obama a Nazi. rhett o rick Jul 2013 #103

Look, you made a claim. Your claim is false. This is your stink, not mine. nt ucrdem Jul 2013 #104

You claimed that DU posters called the President a Nazi. That is your stink. nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #105

That is another false claim, as your friend below discovered. nt ucrdem Jul 2013 #108

Um, no you didn't. But thanks for the proof that no DUer ever called the President a 'nazi'. sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #142

Actually, I did: I posted two links, an excerpt, and a video in #51. ucrdem Jul 2013 #147

As I've told many right wingers, you can't get out of it that way treestar Jul 2013 #55

Sometimes they DO say it exactly. ucrdem Jul 2013 #61

Put up or shut up. You claim DUers call Obama a Nazi leftstreet Jul 2013 #87

Oh? And where did I claim that? ucrdem Jul 2013 #90

You're not even very good at this leftstreet Jul 2013 #91

You didn't answer the question, because I said no such thing. nt ucrdem Jul 2013 #100

In your response to post #42. Did you forget? Or did you think your clever wording would get by? rhett o rick Jul 2013 #111

I made no such claim, and if you think I did, post a direct quotation with a link. nt ucrdem Jul 2013 #115

Highly insinuated in some of the NSA/Snowden threads treestar Jul 2013 #134

You're not going to like what is happening in Europe then if you don't like the very apt sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #144

Yes indeed. emulatorloo Jul 2013 #155

Then prove it. So far you have failed to do so. n/t sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #143

Wrong. I proved it with two images, and in the post you just answered. ucrdem Jul 2013 #145

??? That is an image from the Drudge Report, a despicable site to which I would never give a sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #148

You need to read more carefully. Hint: pronoun reference. nt ucrdem Jul 2013 #149

You need to prove what you claimed. Hint ~ Duers called the President a Nazi. sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #150

You're the third person to make that false claim. Prove it or begone. nt ucrdem Jul 2013 #151

Bingo. nt. JoePhilly Jul 2013 #124

Good grief, are you for real? nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #53

It's an excellent starting postition. ucrdem Jul 2013 #19

So why does President Obama have so many Republicans in his cabinet? sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #28

The short answer is optics. ucrdem Jul 2013 #36

It makes a whole lot of difference to those who voted for Democrats rather than Republicans sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #43

The problem is that most cabinet-level positions require Senate confirmation ucrdem Jul 2013 #48

Plus they are working for a Democratic President treestar Jul 2013 #54

Yes, exactly. Oddly enough, ucrdem Jul 2013 #57

Do you really think Comey is the best man for the job? rhett o rick Jul 2013 #96

You honestly think that Clapper, Mueller, Comey, Alexander, and Brennan changed rhett o rick Jul 2013 #80

they don't have to agree with the President politically to carry out the job treestar Jul 2013 #89

I am betting the Pres doesnt know the first thing about the intelligence rhett o rick Jul 2013 #94

I posted something about this … 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #157

Convenient and whatchamacallit Jul 2013 #63

Oh bs. So effing sick of the excuses we have for everything that is wrong about this country. sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #120

The long answer is that he had no choice. Those in charge told him who to appoint. That's why rhett o rick Jul 2013 #112

"I never submitted the whole system of my opinions to the creed of any party of men whatever, Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2013 #27

+lots-o-numbers! n/t whatchamacallit Jul 2013 #35

Republicans are an afterthought. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #29

don't think, just obey markiv Jul 2013 #30

Knee-Jerks!! RobertEarl Jul 2013 #31

OTHER: Yes, otherwise they will be skewered on DU for having ANY truck w/ GOP. ~nt 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #32

I think we should always oppose everything Republicans want burnodo Jul 2013 #45

What do we do when Chuck Hagel wants something? n/t hughee99 Jul 2013 #64

'twas Obama's fault for nominating him burnodo Jul 2013 #69

He works for Obama though, and presumably what he says hughee99 Jul 2013 #85

Ohhhhh....well burnodo Jul 2013 #86

Then, of course, you have those issues that get unanimous votes... hughee99 Jul 2013 #93

Well it certainly works for Republicans burnodo Jul 2013 #99

Does it really work for them, though? hughee99 Jul 2013 #102

It keeps them within miniscule percentages of the popular vote burnodo Jul 2013 #109

That is the lamest thing I have heard for a long time. Why would you appoint someone that is rhett o rick Jul 2013 #113

They always have the option to fire him if he doesn't behave, just as they had hughee99 Jul 2013 #114

Always question authority MrMickeysMom Jul 2013 #50

Every person has a duty to seek the truth. nt Deep13 Jul 2013 #52

Just when they talk stupid; or make shit up; or violate the Constitution Demeter Jul 2013 #65

We should do whats right madokie Jul 2013 #66

Neither party should dismiss utility in favor of ideology or emotion. nt AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #67

Aww … 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #158

Fuck Ron and Rand Paul. bluedigger Jul 2013 #70

The majority of posts referencing the Pauls are by the whatchamacallit Jul 2013 #73

I think it's a strawman hypothesis to begin with. bluedigger Jul 2013 #79

I agree whatchamacallit Jul 2013 #82

even a broken watch quaker bill Jul 2013 #72

No, but shawn703 Jul 2013 #75

In my opinion, ideas are greater than party labels. nt ZombieHorde Jul 2013 #76

^^^this^^^ L0oniX Jul 2013 #152

Always Disagreeing with Your Interlocutor On the Road Jul 2013 #77

du rec. xchrom Jul 2013 #83

You do what is right Half-Century Man Jul 2013 #84

repub libertarians, fundamentalists and corporatists rarely agree. pampango Jul 2013 #88

The way I look at it Manny is that Republicans and any other malcontents are free to agree with me Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #97

When republicans tell the truth or use facts, I will agree with them. liberal N proud Jul 2013 #106

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2013 #107

Once a month Rand Paul says something sane carolinayellowdog Jul 2013 #110

Look at 'em freak the hell out. Lol. Union Scribe Jul 2013 #116

Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #117

Not just for the sake of doing so... LeftishBrit Jul 2013 #121

Do what is right, but when was the last B Calm Jul 2013 #125

With this current collection of Right Wingers, absolutely disagree with everything MrScorpio Jul 2013 #126

if certain Republicans are against spying on our own people- then I think we should support it Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #127

Rand Paul's neo-Confederate sympathies are a deal breaker for me... MinM Jul 2013 #131

Even a blind pig finds an acorn once in awhile. nt Zorra Jul 2013 #132

Only when trying to enter the Pyramids of Mars nt One_Life_To_Give Jul 2013 #137

THEY are the party of "NO." We are not. DFW Jul 2013 #140

The possible responses for the poll don't seem well thought out. Omnith Jul 2013 #141

Apparently it's impossible to disagree with them once you're elected President ;^) grahamhgreen Jul 2013 #146

Divide and conquer, baby! emulatorloo Jul 2013 #156