mmonk
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Tue Mar-18-08 06:00 PM
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Where do we go if it's McCain (winning the presidency)? |
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Edited on Tue Mar-18-08 06:28 PM by mmonk
Given that the democratic congress has not shown a strong enough propensity to defend the US constitution, what do we as citizens and democrats do next?
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Tue Mar-18-08 06:01 PM
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1. Ask McCain questions and let him hang himself |
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Of course the media must cover it.
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Tue Mar-18-08 06:03 PM
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2. IT's not going to happen |
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Rethugs will be wiped out come November.
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Tue Mar-18-08 06:06 PM
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3. I hope you're right but.... |
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I expect our next pResident to be McCain because of his war record and the media's propaganda. :shrug:
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Tue Mar-18-08 07:19 PM
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8. He goes to Iraq with two other senior Rethugs |
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Edited on Tue Mar-18-08 07:36 PM by malaise
and says Iran is training Al Qaeda (and Lieberman has to publicly correct him) - I can't wait 'til that makes the commercials. What a moran!
Gr.
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Tue Mar-18-08 07:25 PM
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11. Olberman had a good segment about it. nt |
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Wed Mar-19-08 12:13 AM
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Dumbass pugs. That shitty little (giant) "misstatement" will go right over their fucking heads.
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Wed Mar-19-08 12:11 AM
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18. And how he keeps his terraterraterraists straight...snort.... |
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:rofl: Ignorant fuckwad he.
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Wed Mar-19-08 02:05 AM
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24. If the election were held now.. McCain would win via polls.. stop smoking the crack... |
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Tue Mar-18-08 06:08 PM
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4. Mmonk, I love your posts, but I'm confused. You mean if McCain is elected? Sorry to be so |
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Edited on Tue Mar-18-08 06:10 PM by Mike03
dense. I have trouble even accepting or imagining that obscene scenario. But speaking just as an individual, at that point I will probably just give up altogether and check myself into a mental institution, or else find a cabin in the woods and hide out, or just slowly melt away in despair.
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Tue Mar-18-08 06:28 PM
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6. Yes, I should have been more clear. I made the correction. |
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Edited on Tue Mar-18-08 06:29 PM by mmonk
And please don't give up. We the people need strategies now more than ever.
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Tue Mar-18-08 06:12 PM
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I don't care what I have to do to gain the Canadian government's permission to enter, either. I have had enough. I really do believe this is our last chance.
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Tue Mar-18-08 07:24 PM
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10. vancouver here i come |
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Wed Mar-19-08 06:47 AM
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28. You can't afford Vancouver anymore. |
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Not only is the American Dollar crashing relative to the Loonie, but Vancouver real-estate prices are through the roof as they prepare for the 2010 Olympics.
We'd be there if we could, but I don't think we can :( .
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Wed Mar-19-08 01:21 AM
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22. The problem with Canada right now is that a Bush puppet is in power currently. |
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Hopefully the Tories will get voted out of office soon though.
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Tue Mar-18-08 07:01 PM
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7. build a raft and head for Cuba n/t |
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Tue Mar-18-08 07:23 PM
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9. Isn't Paraguay landlocked? |
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Tue Mar-18-08 07:26 PM
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12. If it happens, hopefully the house and senate will be filled with |
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enough REAL democrats to render him as harmless as he is useless.
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Tue Mar-18-08 09:03 PM
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Tue Mar-18-08 10:16 PM
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14. If McCain Wins I Suppose You Could Run And Hide |
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Edited on Tue Mar-18-08 10:16 PM by Better Believe It
If McCain becomes President we need to do what we failed to do under 4 years of Bush .... organize mass united movements raising specific issues and demands on the corporate rulers and their political whores who can be found in both major parties.
That's what working class people did when the labor movement was organized in the 30's and 40's, what the civil rights movement did in the 50's and 60's and what the anti-Vietnam war movement, women's movement, Latino movement and gay movements did in later years.
We have real movements with real power. Where are they now?
There hasn't been much in the way of mass movements for the past few decades. People allegedly got "tired of marching" and became almost totally dependent on progressive politicians to make the kinds of changes we need. We haven't accomplished very much with this dependency on the small minority of progressive politicians. They can't get anything done. They remain as isolated as ever while the majority who represent corporate American take them and most of us for granted. After all .... right now we have nowhere else to go politically .... isn't that right?
No those who don't have the stomach and/or ability to fight our enemies can of course flee to Canada or some other country. Leave the heavy lifting to the rest of us .... and when we succeed you can applaud our efforts .... but please .... don't come back.
We got a deal?
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Tue Mar-18-08 10:29 PM
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15. I have no need to run or hide - I live in Canada, but I DID live in the USA for over a year |
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. . .
and I have NO intention of ever going back
So to answer your last question
Yup
We got a deal.
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Tue Mar-18-08 10:33 PM
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16. encourage congress to stand up to him |
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so that the damage is minimal.
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Wed Mar-19-08 12:43 PM
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Wed Mar-19-08 12:09 AM
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17. If McCain is elected, he's highly likely to be a one termer |
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age, temperment, national mood.
I honestly don't think he will be elected. One great dividend of the Obama v. Clinton deathmatch is that it's serving as an excellent vetting process. I think whoever emerges will be tough enough to deal with whatever McCain dishes out.
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Wed Mar-19-08 05:59 AM
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26. I really hope you're right. |
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Wed Mar-19-08 12:18 AM
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20. We need to elect a new Congress |
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The only way to stop the next renegade president is to elect a new Congress that will value the Constitution and stop funding the illegal immoral war of error. We cannot just wait and hope things will be better. We need new Democrats, maybe someone here at DU, to run for office. We need activists to work and support new Democrats.
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Wed Mar-19-08 01:09 AM
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21. Well, you could be talking about another election steal . . which would be more likely --- !!! |
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It would seem impossible for any Republican to get elected to anything ---
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Wed Mar-19-08 01:42 AM
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Wed Mar-19-08 03:31 AM
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25. The same place we went when Bush was re elected |
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Nowhere, while continuing to bitch on DU.
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Wed Mar-19-08 06:01 AM
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27. I do quite a bit of things to try and turn things in a different direction. |
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But I still come here to vent. I have to in order to keep my sanity.
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