Yep, I agree (Reply #33) - Democratic Underground

In the discussion thread: "We Don't Need Two Wall Street Parties" Markos responds to Third Way attack at Politico. [View all]

Response to madfloridian (Reply #32)

Tue Mar 25, 2014, 01:51 AM

mvd (64,962 posts)

33. Yep, I agree

What makes people like Pryor think they will be stronger really often makes them weaker. Running from the President and not offering much of a choice is just counter productive for any Democrat.

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101 replies	Author	Time	Post
"We Don't Need Two Wall Street Parties" Markos responds to Third Way attack at Politico. [View all]	madfloridian	Mar 2014	OP
thanks for this. k and r	bbgrunt	Mar 2014	#1
I like what else he said in the subject of the post.	madfloridian	Mar 2014	#2
When you have two political parties	sulphurdunn	Mar 2014	#65
HUMONGOUS K & R !!!	WillyT	Mar 2014	#3
k&r. nt	antigop	Mar 2014	#4
So, if they disagree with you they're Third Way?	jazzimov	Mar 2014	#5
Perfect example.	madfloridian	Mar 2014	#7
And that's not what the OP or Markos said or even inferred	rpannier	Mar 2014	#20
Are you suggesting that those who call themselves Third Way are actually lying and are not really	Douglas Carpenter	Mar 2014	#21
Not necessarily, most who disagree with economic populism and favor the financial elite	Dragonfli	Mar 2014	#34
Do you have any idea what's going on? nt	ChisolmTrailDem	Mar 2014	#56
You are the perfect example.	Rex	Mar 2014	#58
Well maybe you should have read the post...	Bjorn Against	Mar 2014	#59
no, they're third way because they fucking belong to Third Way..	frylock	Mar 2014	#62
"Two Wall Street Parties" Succinct	bobduca	Mar 2014	#6
Good choice of title.	madfloridian	Mar 2014	#37
3rd way = republican nt	msongs	Mar 2014	#8
^ that right there +1000	SwankyXomb	Mar 2014	#12
+1	leftstreet	Mar 2014	#82
"We don't need two Wall Street parties..."	zeemike	Mar 2014	#9
Yep, it pays very well.	madfloridian	Mar 2014	#48
especially if there is a return from both parties on your	Supersedeas	Mar 2014	#101
That's gonna leave a mark.	Lasher	Mar 2014	#10
It isn't about throwing people out of the tent. Is it about the tent having a purpose.	BlueStreak	Mar 2014	#11
Very thoughtful post.	madfloridian	Mar 2014	#16
I'm all for this excellent list of Democrat principles posted by BlueStreak.n/t	Auntie Bush	Mar 2014	#45
Agreed 100%	truebrit71	Mar 2014	#74
Excellent!	JDPriestly	Mar 2014	#75
Wonderful work on your part.	truedelphi	Mar 2014	#80
Nice post, I would also tell the 3rd way people that our tent is for 99% of the people,	A Simple Game	Mar 2014	#84
Gee, that sounds familiar	Mnpaul	Mar 2014	#90
With respect, a 32-page white paper is not the same as a list of core principles	BlueStreak	Mar 2014	#91
Beautiful post.	woo me with science	Mar 2014	#94
This message was self-deleted by its author	woo me with science	Mar 2014	#95
well stated	Jake2413	Mar 2014	#13
K&R...	elzenmahn	Mar 2014	#14
k&r thanks for posting. nm	rhett o rick	Mar 2014	#15
An excellent finish UP the Third Way!	fleabiscuit	Mar 2014	#17
fabulous!! for far too long - a tiny fringe has been representing mainstream Democrats as the fringe	Douglas Carpenter	Mar 2014	#18
I agree.	madfloridian	Mar 2014	#31
Of all people to attack, Third Way goes after the one with the most integrity.	QuestForSense	Mar 2014	#19
''If you’re genuinely a Democrat.''	DeSwiss	Mar 2014	#22
Markos doesn't sound as republican as some suggested on DU just days ago. Hmmm.	adirondacker	Mar 2014	#23
He's not at all.	madfloridian	Mar 2014	#27
We don't need it	awoke_in_2003	Mar 2014	#24
Refreshing and hopeful	Oilwellian	Mar 2014	#25
Yes, he does.	madfloridian	Mar 2014	#35
From Page 2 of his response....wow!	madfloridian	Mar 2014	#26
This message was self-deleted by its author	mvd	Mar 2014	#28
This 3rd way shit has got to go, even more destructive to workers/families than DLC...	pragmatic_dem	Mar 2014	#29
K&R	mvd	Mar 2014	#30
We need to remember what happens....	madfloridian	Mar 2014	#32
Yep, I agree	mvd	Mar 2014	#33
I don't really accept that argument	BlueStreak	Mar 2014	#36
"Most of them have never had the opportunity to vote for a real Democrat in their entire lives"	madfloridian	Mar 2014	#39
It is a meessaging problem and it is a CANDIDATE problem	BlueStreak	Mar 2014	#47
Kos' guiding directive has always been:	Maedhros	Mar 2014	#72
Think conservative talk radio. How do we get effective progressive voices into the mix?	JDPriestly	Mar 2014	#76
The reason right-wing talk radio is effective is because the Republican's target demographic	Maedhros	Mar 2014	#89
Good post	mvd	Mar 2014	#63
It may have an IMMEDIATE effect. We really should try.	BlueStreak	Mar 2014	#73
Sadly I agree with you	mvd	Mar 2014	#86
K&R nt	FloriTexan	Mar 2014	#38
When I was a kid, Third Way types were called 'Reagan Democrats' because	Bluenorthwest	Mar 2014	#40
Kos is being	ProSense	Mar 2014	#41
You pick the most liberal Democrat who can win	theboss	Mar 2014	#50
It's not "hard"	ProSense	Mar 2014	#71
Ha. In his response at DKos to Third Way he puts a pic of Elizabeth Warren and himself.	madfloridian	Mar 2014	#42
BIG K & R	L0oniX	Mar 2014	#43
K&R!	G_j	Mar 2014	#44
K&R While Markos can be a bit of a putz sometimes. This discussion nails proverbial head (aches).	laserhaas	Mar 2014	#46
K&R	me b zola	Mar 2014	#49
K&R	Democracyinkind	Mar 2014	#51
"folding up the big tent"	Kermitt Gribble	Mar 2014	#52
Yup.	FiveGoodMen	Mar 2014	#68
du rec.	xchrom	Mar 2014	#53
Come on, people! This post should have hundreds of recommendations!	Enthusiast	Mar 2014	#54
DURec.....and a KMA to the Corporatist Republicans masquerading as 3rd Way.	bvar22	Mar 2014	#55
Long live the memory of Paul Wellstone...	ReRe	Mar 2014	#98
K&R	Tippy	Mar 2014	#57
One small correction	nxylas	Mar 2014	#60
.....	madfloridian	Mar 2014	#64
Ka-Pow!	blackspade	Mar 2014	#61
Were I grading	sulphurdunn	Mar 2014	#66
BIG K&R	swilton	Mar 2014	#67
So nice to finally hear this.	Phlem	Mar 2014	#69
What does this remind me of? Oh yeah:	Revanchist	Mar 2014	#70
It should be..	dotymed	Mar 2014	#77
Better yet "No fifth columnists need apply"	bobduca	Mar 2014	#97
We won't HAVE two Wall Street parties. If the (D) continue to pander to Wall St, it will disappear	Doctor_J	Mar 2014	#78
K & R	dreamnightwind	Mar 2014	#79
K & R. Facebook cartoon about the broken political system:	truedelphi	Mar 2014	#81
DURec	leftstreet	Mar 2014	#83
k&r for exposure. n/t	Laelth	Mar 2014	#85
Thanks for this great post madfloridian..	2banon	Mar 2014	#87
Right on!	Ed Suspicious	Mar 2014	#88
"The fact that the party is in the midst of a dramatic reorientation...	WhaTHellsgoingonhere	Mar 2014	#92
Way to go, Markos!	psiman	Mar 2014	#93
Huge, huge, K&R. How refreshing, and what a hopeful sign,	woo me with science	Mar 2014	#96
K&R	ReRe	Mar 2014	#99
knr	Douglas Carpenter	Mar 2014	#100

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