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In reply to the discussion: Thank you, Dennis, for everything. [View all]G_j
(40,372 posts)49. I posted threads soliciting help for him
of course the haters just had to glom on...
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I lost a lot of respect for Kaptur when she ran that ad. Dennis avoided saying anything
sabrina 1
Mar 2012
#198
I'm thinking that he'd have to hang out for a couple of years to get to know the
eridani
Mar 2012
#13
After 15 years, unfortunately. Fortunately, he is much better known nationally now
eridani
Mar 2012
#14
If he wants to be a governor, I sense a lot of "openings" he can run for (Wisconsin, Michigan, etc.)
cascadiance
Mar 2012
#16
Kucinich discusses issues that matter to the people. New candidates enter races every
sabrina 1
Mar 2012
#199
I don't know why anyone would suggest he, or any other outsider, would run for Gov. of Wisc.
sabrina 1
Mar 2012
#236
I read the subthread and responded to your comment to more or less agree with you.
sabrina 1
Mar 2012
#238
I am going to guess your point. Because you named a couple of progressives
rhett o rick
Mar 2012
#110
Your post claims Kaptur's victory is a win for "the conservative, Big Business, Authoritarian Right"
jeff47
Mar 2012
#70
lol, you guys are kidding this isn't the dennis that could be president obama
okieinpain
Mar 2012
#25
You are still not making any sense. As progressives are targeted for elimination
rhett o rick
Mar 2012
#95
"Why didn't dennis get reelected if being superconservative is the way to go"?
Ken Burch
Mar 2012
#234
"passing watered-down bills". You mean like the healthcare bill Dennis fought & later signed onto?
Tarheel_Dem
Mar 2012
#46
i don't hate anybody. you're projecting again. it's not my fault he couldn't pass a bill.
dionysus
Mar 2012
#126
i'm sorry dennis' lack of results upsets you so. don't worry, he'll be just fine.
dionysus
Mar 2012
#136
you may continue to make up stuff about me if it makes you feel better about his retirement.
dionysus
Mar 2012
#158
Passing bad bills while refusing to pass good bills, does seem to be their job
sabrina 1
Mar 2012
#209
I think he's STILL mad that Dennis didn't back the watered-down health bill from the get-go
Ken Burch
Mar 2012
#166
being unimpressed with dennis' lack of results doesn't mean one "hates progressives"
dionysus
Mar 2012
#177
i would prefer single payer and i don't like the patriot act. i still think dennis was ineffectual.
dionysus
Mar 2012
#192
I appreciate your response. But still dont understand the overwhelming need for some to
rhett o rick
Mar 2012
#210
There were no progressives that HAD victories in Congress between 1994 and 2006
Ken Burch
Mar 2012
#190
You must be even more unimpressed with Marcy Kaptur then. His record of votes,
sabrina 1
Mar 2012
#200
Yes I remember that bill when Newt was pushing it, it took a Democrat to pass the Heritage Foundatio
Dragonfli
Mar 2012
#74
Your argument makes absolutely no sense in this context. Kooch "fought" it, and then turned around
Tarheel_Dem
Mar 2012
#82
Because great pressure was brought to bear on him rather than on say Lieberman.
Dragonfli
Mar 2012
#85
You have distorted the entirety of this subthread, so I'll let you have it. The o.p. claims that...
Tarheel_Dem
Mar 2012
#86
You "assume" quite a bit. Maybe "30 years of activism" has taken it's toll. I have no idea....
Tarheel_Dem
Mar 2012
#89
oh hell, this will get deleted but if you can't read what is written, are you smarter than a
Dragonfli
Mar 2012
#91
I am curious why your are so visciously hateful of Kucinich. The fact that he wanted
rhett o rick
Mar 2012
#99
I often ask the same of the Anti-Obama contingency here. They don't answer, so I won't either.
Tarheel_Dem
Mar 2012
#100
Your rude emoticon doesnt bother me in the least. And your answer reeks of childishness. nm
rhett o rick
Mar 2012
#103
Guess what? Obama wasn't on the ballot in 2010. Let's see if his name on the ballot.....
Tarheel_Dem
Mar 2012
#178
Kucinich was re-elected in 2010. It was THIS year that he was gerrymandered out
Ken Burch
Mar 2012
#189
i don't hold dennis in contempt, he just never acheived any results other than talking a good game.
dionysus
Mar 2012
#123
Interesting. Name some politicians that you think, "can get things done". nm
rhett o rick
Mar 2012
#106
Yup. And his new constituents must have noticed. It's not enough to "speak truth to power".....
Tarheel_Dem
Mar 2012
#45
How many terms has Dennis served in Congress? You're talking about something that may be...
Tarheel_Dem
Mar 2012
#84
and here to think i've been repeatedly called a "cheerleader" for a "messiah"...
dionysus
Mar 2012
#184
The same number as any other Democrat serving in Congress between 1994 and 2006 n/t
eridani
Mar 2012
#195
Kooch has three (3) legislative "successes" for his entire Congressional career. Would you like...
Tarheel_Dem
Mar 2012
#107
Kucinich was targeted by the Republicans and this loss is not a laughing matter
suffragette
Mar 2012
#172
This is why we need to reform the election process from the bottom on up. n/t
ellisonz
Mar 2012
#174
That's how I found DU, through what became the election reform forum after the 2004 election
suffragette
Mar 2012
#201
They could not beat him in an election, so they targeted him by gerrymandering
suffragette
Mar 2012
#245
I'm not sure -- I think Kucinich played a "role" for the most part -- but this was dirty
Leopolds Ghost
Mar 2012
#41
I'll back her against Joe the Plumber, obviously(and I removed the word "bland").
Ken Burch
Mar 2012
#148
One less Democrat that actually believes in Democratic principles, Faux Dems have been
Dragonfli
Mar 2012
#80
You can see some Faux Dems right here in this thread. They have a hatred for progressives.
rhett o rick
Mar 2012
#102
They think we can't see through the false flag operation, the jokes on them, we know a Republican
Dragonfli
Mar 2012
#109
The oligarch's grip on the Democratic Party will make it impossible to fix
rhett o rick
Mar 2012
#111
She beat him because the new 9th CD contained most of her former constituents--
eridani
Mar 2012
#171
Thank You For All Your Hard Work - Many Of Us Have Appreciated Your Efforts And Wished We Could Vote
cantbeserious
Mar 2012
#150