I am tired of bush using liberal as though it was a dirty word

[still_one]

It is time we took control:

Liberals gave us social security, medicare, civil rights laws, safe working conditions, environmental protections

We must not allow them to paint liberal as evil!

[maxsolomon]

1. too late: liberals are worse than hitler

its getting awfully tired, but it probably still resonates with fucking idiots.

unfortunately, we need their votes, too.

fortunately, bush called sen. KENNEDY the most liberal senator.

[Cha]

2. ESPECIALLY when he's a

DIRTY WORD! I'm sick And tired of him period..end of story.

[Sparkle]

3. I'm tired of it too but it's not just Bush* doing it, it's a republican

talking point.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

4. I would like to see that photo on every billboard in Amurka. n/t

[HysteryDiagnosis]

5. What the public now has is the same group that brought you Iran

Contra. Too bad the public memory is so short... too bad Amurka for the most part dudn't read. What can they expect from the same group that brought you Iran-Contra? More of the same.

I'd ruther be a liberal, than a compassionate conservative pretzeldent who has given America, the treasury, our allies, the environment, the CIA, the Iraqis and anyone else who gets in his way a liberal screwing.

Mebbe that is what they mean by liberal.... the screwing you receive...

[Infomaniac]

6. Liberal

Yeah, for somebody like Chimpy whose Daddy voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964, liberal is a dirty word.

[flordehinojos]

7. IT WAS OL'POPPY WHO MADE THE WORD LIBERAL MORE THAN A MORTAL SIN, A

CRIMINAL ONE WHEN HE WAS RUNNING AGAINST MICHAEL DUKAKIS... THE FLOCK OF IGNORANT AND/OR REPUBLICAN AMERICANS BOUGHT IT ... IT IS TIME FOR ONE OF THESE POLITICIANS TO STAND UP TO THE BUSHES USE OF THE WORD LIBERAL AND REPLY, "YES, I AM A LIBERAL, WHAT OF IT?" BUT POLITICIANS TODAY RUN FROM THE WORD LIKE THEY RUN FROM A NIGHTMARISH VISION.

[MSgt213]

8. It's driving me cazy too!!!! And consider myself a moderate.

[bloom]

9. I like the billboard idea.

There may need to be a campaign outside of the Democratic party - to rescue the word - and the concept.

[WI_DEM]

10. Poppy started it and Dems haven't been agressive enough

in fighting it.

[topherX]

11. How about Progressive?

One friend of mine considers himself progressive rather than liberal. He does this because of the negative connotation that the world "liberal" has taken on.

Personally, I'm a liberal and proud of it.

[yardwork]

12. I am taking back the word LIBERAL

Just as gays and African Americans took back words that were used as insults, I am taking back the word liberal.

I now use it with pride. I am out of the closet. I openly call myself a liberal. I am even "very liberal."

[Darth_Kitten]

15. just think, the freepers are obsessed with liberals.....

must be very scared of their power and influence. :)

[Iris]

20. way off topic, but

my God! Ann-Margaret looks so HEALTHY in that picture!

[rndmprsn]

13. I am DAMN PROUD to be a Liberal!

and will never shy away from it.

[CBHagman]

14. Mr. Divider strikes again.

Before his carefully screened crowds, he brags that he's a compassionate conservative (I see no proof of the compassionate part, and he's not a fiscal conservative at all) and sneers that his opponent is the most liberal member of the Senate. This shows how cynical, self-serving and divisive (and overconfident) Bush is, because he constantly sets up groups to demonize -- Massachusetts residents, trial lawyers, liberals -- when he's supposedly seeking to win election. It's the UNITED States, Libertarians, agnostics, liberals, conservatives, moderates, slackers, and all, not just those few people who fit in Bush's definition of a heartland American.

And was ever a modern president more protected from reality than Bush? No need to deal with the press or protesters or even less than enthusiastic crowds.

I've been aching to say this: What a spineless, weak, coddled egomaniac he is.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

16. Too late for this campaign, but I can forsee a great stump speech,

by some other candidate, blowing this current wisdom out of the water.

"If liberalism means being for preservation of individual freedoms and preventing their being trampled by the Patriot Act, then I guess I'm a liberal, and I'm OK with that.

If liberalism means being against using military force as a solution to all our problems, then I guess I'm a liberal..."

etc.

[Lucygirl]

17. Proud to be the "L" Word...

Our Founding Fathers were LIBERALS.

The Constitution was written by LIBERALS.

Our flag is a symbol of LIBERAL values.

Fear of LIBERALISM?

Not I!

[Ksec]

18. So what do you do? I would

use it everywhere. Constantly. Label yourself a Liberal and be proud. Take the time to define what it is and how theyve dirtied its true meaning. Overuse it. Use it as a answer to what Conservatism is doing to his country. Make Conservative a dirty word.

We can only make it better. It cant get any worse. It really shows you how uneducated the bulk of Americans are.

[Iris]

19. I'm tired of Republicans using the word "conservative" like

it's coming straight from the mouth of God.

But, hey, it's just a product of the times we live in.

I was glad to hear Kerry say "Let's just stop with the labels."

Labels really are destructive.

[MISSDem]

21. Juan Williams got really mad

Sunday on the Chris Wallace show about this very thing, ie 'liberal' has been made into a dirty word. In Mississippi it is just not socially acceptable to be a Democrat and/or a liberal.

[ReverendDeuce]

22. Highjackery of the English language...

The dreaded "L" word... I, for one, was please Bush trotted out this old favorite last Thursday. It almost served the purpose of showing people that liberalism is a compliment.

Here's Kerry, steadfast, confident, and winning the debate. Then Bush brings out the label of "liberal" and starts waving it aorund like a child who just discovered his daddy's rifle...

Nobody bought it. Liberalism is a good thing. Like so many others have said, I am damned proud to be a leftie.