Liberal Base to Biden, et. al: 'YOU stop whining.'

[tblue]

Stop whining about us. Start whining about the Republicans and Blue Dogs. Let's get on the same damned page. Can we all aim our fire where it belongs? Or do you really, really want to further alienate those of us trying to hang in with you?

[Hekate]

1. Joe Biden and Barack Obama are that rarest of political animals: Truth Tellers.

You want pandering? Join the GOP. It's their specialty.

Hekate

[monmouth]

2. DU is becoming the Morning Joe of the internet. I read a few threads

and then need to go somewhere else. It's become a noisy schoolyard with unruly children...

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

5. Exactly!!! n/t

[Dhalgren]

8. HA, HA, HA, HA, HA! That is a good one! So now the meme

is go join the GOP! Oh that's great! I think that a lot of folks are just going to say, "Okay. If you don't like my input, I will not support you."
You know what? If you approach voters as being beneath your contempt, they will not vote for you - and what's more, they should not vote for you. These Democrats don't care about the condition of the American people, they only care about beating the Republicans - and that is exactly the same as the Republicans - don't care about anything but beating Democrats. To hell with the both of them!

[Cronus Protagonist]

11. I spat milk out my nose at that one

Truth tellers? Damn, that was funny.

:wtf: :woohoo: :rofl:

[avaistheone1]

9. Cough.

I'll have to come back an address you at another time, because I don't agree with your statement at all. And I want to give you examples which at this moment I don't have time to do.

[grasswire]

10. I do not accept this characterization. n/t

[Lorien]

18. ....

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[chimpymustgo]

23. You forgot your sarcasm thingy. Funny!!

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

3. Liberal base my ass.

The liberal base supports Biden, and will never, ever stay on the sidelines in an election.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

6. Yep. He needs to be focused on the moderates and Independents. Those are the more

unreliable voters.

[no limit]

12. I'm bookmarking this. Lets see how many liberals turn out in November

especially if this administration keeps this up.

[librechik]

4. Like this. n/t

[emulatorloo]

7. Good grief. Wake up and smell the Tea Bags.

A little mild reminder that this election is important is not the MASSIVE INSULT that some want to make it out to be.

[no limit]

13. Calling your base a bunch of drug addicted whiners is not what I would call a mild reminder

[treestar]

22. Then get off the drugs and get to work.

Tough love, here. Republicans are out there, circling.

[no limit]

24. Stay classy

[flyarm]

14. yeah he will stop whining about the Blue Dogs! Not ! he just did fund raising for Blanche Lincoln

IN BOSTON!

Go ahead.. google up Biden fund raises for Blanche Lincoln in Boston Mass.

I guess she couldn't cut it in her own state..so Joe took her to Boston!

[DirkGently]

15. If you're a leader and your supporters are unhappy, YOU are screwing up, not them. Pretty simple.

[VMI Dem]

16. Rec.

[SargeUNN]

17. So look at what happens and then see who gets told what

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9216100

[flyarm]

19. hey Joe..about that GOTV tactic..it is resonating..but in the WRONG WAY!

snip:

Howard Dean:

Addressing a telling moment in the health care debate, when White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel (a frequent Dean critic) called out progressive activists for running ads against conservative Democrats, Berman asked the former DNC Chair for his reaction.



"I'm not looking to pick another fight with Rahm Emanuel, but the contempt with which he held the progressive wing of the party was devastating and incredibly demoralizing," Dean said. "That's basically saying to your own people -- you got us here, now FU."



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/28/dean-called-ra...

[Lorien]

20. K&r. They're at war with the wrong party's base.

[treestar]

21. Trying to hang in with them? Are you kidding?

they are the leaders, the one that you demand "lead" you! They told you stop whining, so stop!

They aren't whining! They're telling you what they need you to do to win.

[Dhalgren]

25. Get new politicians is what you need to do to win.

Get candidates that actually support the ideology of the base for a change - I mean the base's ideology polls above 50% nation-wide. Why run away from that? Because you do not support the ideas of your base, that's why. And if your base's ideology isn't yours, why are they your base? They aren't and they are beginning to figure that out. You want to hear whining, wait till November, then you will hear whining...

[no limit]

26. Yeah, they sure are going to win in November. Stop kidding yourself