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Vanje

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128. Nonsense.

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Am I a Democrat? [View all] Jackpine Radical Jul 2013 OP

do you believe in msongs Jul 2013 #1

Oh, yes, yes, those things too, of course. Jackpine Radical Jul 2013 #4

Look up - is there a cloud perpetually following you above your head? George II Jul 2013 #118

That sounds like the democratic wing pscot Jul 2013 #2

That's what I thought a democrat was abelenkpe Jul 2013 #3

Thanks Jackpine. Your heart speaks to mine. Scuba Jul 2013 #5

Paulbot LuvNewcastle Jul 2013 #6

I am not sure ether. zeemike Jul 2013 #7

Yep, still and 'old school' Dem. Lifelong Protester Jul 2013 #8

2009 is the year I became an indie nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #9

I heaven05 Jul 2013 #107

what...that I am indie nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #108

Democrats believe... Phillyindy Jul 2013 #10

WHAT?? George II Jul 2013 #134

I went through a time when I didn't know either. Now I know I'm just not a democrat anymore. liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #11

I'm unaffiliated also. The Democrats left me about 20 years ago. A Simple Game Jul 2013 #19

I thought the idea of this forum is that we are all DEMOCRATS!!! Pyrzqxgl Jul 2013 #58

Folks can continue voting in the primaries for Working-Class options HumansAndResources Jul 2013 #77

Please read the About section that is at the bottom of every page. A Simple Game Jul 2013 #89

Very true, and those who claim to be independent "Democrats" will never be in a position.... George II Jul 2013 #136

Best kind of Democrat locks Jul 2013 #12

Mostly we ignore DevonRex Jul 2013 #13

Looks a lot like these rights, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. WHEN CRABS ROAR Jul 2013 #14

K&R! blackspade Jul 2013 #15

The current Democratic party mick063 Jul 2013 #16

And if we "took the party back" WHEN CRABS ROAR Jul 2013 #20

Someone on this board told me these long held ideas were failed 60's ideas. Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #50

Don't be sacred mick063 Jul 2013 #51

yeah it is. liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #52

I am more inclined to a new party: A Peoples' 99% Occupation Party Demeter Jul 2013 #91

ok heaven05 Jul 2013 #111

This message was self-deleted by its author silvershadow Jul 2013 #17

K&R. MotherPetrie Jul 2013 #18

"engage in military actions only to protect the integrity and safety of the nation itself" Martin Eden Jul 2013 #21

Thanks Jackpine..... I can't help but thinking this should be a given, but considering the fact midnight Jul 2013 #22

You are. You just don't get to dictate. gulliver Jul 2013 #23

Glad to hear you won't miss my vote. liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #25

I won't. gulliver Jul 2013 #26

have fun insulting people. You're going on ignore. I'm done with you. liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #27

Elaborate on this theory, if you would. What is it that can be done to attract a ten fold increase TheKentuckian Jul 2013 #35

This apparently touches a nerve. gulliver Jul 2013 #57

So there is no such math just another convoluted way to tell liberals to shut their yaps TheKentuckian Jul 2013 #140

By kicking liberals out of the party, you're planning to increase the membership? Doctor_J Jul 2013 #39

Not liberals gulliver Jul 2013 #64

You think there are only 20,000 who are unhappy with the party's performance over the last 6 years? Doctor_J Jul 2013 #116

This particular fair-weather, Me-First liberal Jackpine Radical Jul 2013 #56

No they don't...because the 75 year switch is happening nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #61

Not sure why you include yourself... gulliver Jul 2013 #63

The Democratic POLITICIANS are 'scaring away would-be liberals' leftstreet Jul 2013 #67

Not sure? Here is how you responded to the OP. Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #69

So your vote should count for more than the votes of others who did not do all that stuff? treestar Jul 2013 #99

JPL never said his vote should count more than yours , or anyone elses. Vanje Jul 2013 #121

Everyone who does that treestar Jul 2013 #123

Nonsense. Vanje Jul 2013 #128

That plan worked great in 2010 Mnpaul Jul 2013 #119

Unfortunately, what I am talking about wasn't tried in 2010 gulliver Jul 2013 #133

"Anyone who isn't committed to voting against Repiblicans isn't a liberal?" Mnpaul Jul 2013 #138

They actually believe that they can win by attracting "moderate republicans". Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #62

I won't miss it. Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #66

Why do you feel entitled to so much more from your vote than I get for mine? treestar Jul 2013 #98

Dishonest! Vanje Jul 2013 #122

They are when they demand that they get all they want. treestar Jul 2013 #125

Nonsense Vanje Jul 2013 #129

So sorry Caretha Jul 2013 #71

You will become extinct. A dinosaur. mick063 Jul 2013 #72

Well said! NorthCarolina Jul 2013 #83

Wow that's pure projection treestar Jul 2013 #100

"We are taking our party back......from you." Vanje Jul 2013 #124

You have no idea what you're talking about. Fearless Jul 2013 #87

Yours is the kind of party I wouldn't want to belong to Demeter Jul 2013 #92

This ^^^^^^ treestar Jul 2013 #96

The Democrats have a platform, Progressive dog Jul 2013 #24

Agreed, I also don't like to vote for or against a candidate on a single issue. Having Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #28

It was certainly a single issue that drove me to become an indepenedent. Race to the Top. liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #29

It might be your big issue at the moment but what will be your issue when your son Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #31

like the democrats are going to help my son in the job market? Give me a break. I already liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #33

Do you think the GOP or libertarian party is trying to change this? Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #37

I will not vote for any politician who supports Race to the Top, defunding education, low liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #38

It would be interesting to see what candidate you will find but sometimrs I have beennproven wrong. Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #44

and the democratic politicians go right along with it. I will not go along with it anymore. liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #48

Have you been paying attention? Doctor_J Jul 2013 #41

where is Congress on restoring voting rights? Why aren't we hearing democratic politicians liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #43

And you think another party is going to do a better job. Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #49

The post to which I responded did not say anything about another party Doctor_J Jul 2013 #131

I was responding to your post "The current DC Dems do almost nothing about any of these issues." Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #132

Word! nt Vanje Jul 2013 #126

Public Education has been broken for a while Progressive dog Jul 2013 #32

luckily our state had the forsesight to write into our state consitution that k-12 education is to liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #34

But then you would understand others don't have that exact priority? treestar Jul 2013 #101

As we have have seen during the Obama years, platforms expire after the election. Doctor_J Jul 2013 #40

Platforms seem to be where they stand their principles Jackpine Radical Jul 2013 #53

The complaint was about not agreeing with what the Democrats Progressive dog Jul 2013 #97

...only to rise from the dead 4 years later. hay rick Jul 2013 #110

One sure fire way to know for sure damnedifIknow Jul 2013 #30

Hey, bet you can walk down the street without an AR-15 also, yep you are a Democrat. Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #36

If fairness is a core conviction mick063 Jul 2013 #42

No problem with any of that, but Jackpine Radical Jul 2013 #54

Even when that Teabagger is my Auntie? Demeter Jul 2013 #95

As the Democratic party rowssteadily to the right it becomes an excellent question LondonReign2 Jul 2013 #45

Wrong question LostOne4Ever Jul 2013 #46

+1 For centering hammer over the nail. eom Festivito Jul 2013 #80

Recent history has shown mick063 Jul 2013 #103

If that is how you feel LostOne4Ever Jul 2013 #113

So we strategically make the choice mick063 Jul 2013 #114

Only a brief time in Power LostOne4Ever Jul 2013 #120

You're a real Democrat. Octafish Jul 2013 #47

Have asked myself that many times over the past Decade. I vote Dem... KoKo Jul 2013 #55

+100. I disagreed slightly in a spot or two, but great post! Skip Intro Jul 2013 #59

You sound like the very antithesis of a Republican. Zorra Jul 2013 #60

Hear, hear! nt Mnemosyne Jul 2013 #65

Are you registered to vote, and do you vote for Democratic candidates? Recursion Jul 2013 #68

I think virtually all Democrats want all those things.. DCBob Jul 2013 #70

We make it happen mick063 Jul 2013 #73

I'm ready. liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #74

Exactly. I'm not willing to sell my soul and vote for someone just based on the (D). NuclearDem Jul 2013 #75

Correct mick063 Jul 2013 #76

"changing the party is more important than defeating Republicans." -- ABSOLUTELY NO!! DCBob Jul 2013 #82

Hear, hear! mountain grammy Jul 2013 #86

Their control would be unteneable mick063 Jul 2013 #104

"As for me, changing the party is more important than defeating Republicans." Vanje Jul 2013 #127

BINGO! B Calm Jul 2013 #79

Yep treestar Jul 2013 #102

Kicked and Recommended. nt Enthusiast Jul 2013 #78

JR, you have toned down your views. I remember when you were so much more.... Rebellious Republican Jul 2013 #81

Stellar n/t Mira Jul 2013 #84

That describes TNNurse Jul 2013 #85

Of course you're a Democrat, this is what we believe in.. mountain grammy Jul 2013 #88

Not me. CrispyQ Jul 2013 #90

These Are Not The Goals Of The DLC Democrats That Control The Party - Hence You May Not Be A Democrat cantbeserious Jul 2013 #93

Only you can decide if you are going to support a party treestar Jul 2013 #94

beautiful heaven05 Jul 2013 #105

Great Op!!!! mstinamotorcity2 Jul 2013 #106

Not really. More like a Green, or Working Family type... TreasonousBastard Jul 2013 #109

My plan. hay rick Jul 2013 #112

Are you registered to vote as a Democrat? another_liberal Jul 2013 #115

If that's a Democrat, I'm a Democrat too. gtar100 Jul 2013 #117

I believe in all that too get the red out Jul 2013 #130

Are you a Democrat? LWolf Jul 2013 #135

since 1988... ileus Jul 2013 #137

Bookmarking for future reference Mosaic Jul 2013 #139