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mzmolly

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5. Obama happened.

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Thu Sep 6, 2012, 01:45 PM

Sep 2012

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There's something happening to the Democratic Party... [View all] kentuck Sep 2012 OP

The Democrats have finally discovered their spine are now framing the debate. Simple, no? Brother Buzz Sep 2012 #1

CBS just hired Luntz - can you believe that? They are definitely no longer the network of Rather. jillan Sep 2012 #16

Oh dear Brother Buzz Sep 2012 #22

This should erase any doubt eyewall Sep 2012 #37

Well this should piss Letterman off. glinda Sep 2012 #46

Ah... lexw Sep 2012 #110

LOL pocoloco Sep 2012 #79

Dr Dean's spinectomy has fully taken LondonReign2 Sep 2012 #2

Spinectomy? Jackpine Radical Sep 2012 #17

Back when Howard Dean was the chair LondonReign2 Sep 2012 #33

um, a spinectomy would remove the spine magical thyme Sep 2012 #36

Words mean want I want them to mean, dammit! LondonReign2 Sep 2012 #52

ARE YOU... concreteblue Sep 2012 #86

LOL LondonReign2 Sep 2012 #99

As well as splenectomy and hysterectomy. However, cognoscere Sep 2012 #67

Ow. Painful. Jackpine Radical Sep 2012 #73

Appendicktome pkdu Sep 2012 #93

This was Wasserman-Schultz's convention frazzled Sep 2012 #122

Dean convinced the Democratic Party that they could fight and win. ellisonz Sep 2012 #125

You mean they were being Democrats again Cleita Sep 2012 #3

+1 justabob Sep 2012 #8

I think some DNC leaders grew a set, is what happened. n/t RoccoR5955 Sep 2012 #4

Brass Ones. Ikonoklast Sep 2012 #13

Hmm... kenfrequed Sep 2012 #58

Obama happened. mzmolly Sep 2012 #5

that is the correct answer. Whisp Sep 2012 #12

+1 Tarheel_Dem Sep 2012 #27

Yep. sofa king Sep 2012 #47

The gop can't see what happened Oldtimeralso Sep 2012 #113

I've been watching FOX sense last night, dems are WHOOPING ASS! This morning FOX tried to go back uponit7771 Sep 2012 #6

It's been awesome pitbullgirl1965 Sep 2012 #7

Welcome to DU! calimary Sep 2012 #18

Dem right! (pun intended) meow2u3 Sep 2012 #25

Dem left, actually VWolf Sep 2012 #60

Twelve years of nutbaggery has finally come to a head & there's nowhere to go but up. pacalo Sep 2012 #9

Well said. kentuck Sep 2012 #11

Only Rod Serling could have envisioned it. He was decades ahead of his time. pacalo Sep 2012 #68

I think you're right. 12AngryBorneoWildmen Sep 2012 #10

The are extremely liberal. limpyhobbler Sep 2012 #14

Almost liberal.. ananda Sep 2012 #15

No, that's what a progressive is nxylas Sep 2012 #19

The wars will continue, the police state will grow, and the banks will be protected. woo me with science Sep 2012 #49

I agree w/ everything you've said here. The danger is deeper than loudsue Sep 2012 #53

"Democratic mass parties OnyxCollie Sep 2012 #54

woo me with science, you are addressing the national security state -- JDPriestly Sep 2012 #59

I agree with you when you say "there is nothing any president can do to stop them" raouldukelives Sep 2012 #74

Get the fuck outta my head. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #85

yep heaven05 Sep 2012 #65

There are always going to be problems. Blanks Sep 2012 #66

Third Way blase. This seems to be the new approach on discussion boards, woo me with science Sep 2012 #71

Pardon me for not being hysterical enough. Blanks Sep 2012 #120

Nope, not going to pardon it. woo me with science Sep 2012 #123

Whatever. Blanks Sep 2012 #128

Oh my. woo me with science Sep 2012 #129

I didn't call it a conspiracy theory and I didn't question your party loyalty. Blanks Sep 2012 #130

"feel free to point out all of the 'evil government plots'." woo me with science Sep 2012 #131

OK, 'conspiracy theory' is a reasonable interpretation. Blanks Sep 2012 #132

We must change the way we think before we can change the way we act... kentuck Sep 2012 #72

Hey people, just vote a straight Democratic ballot xtraxritical Sep 2012 #107

"As long as the people doing it aren't abusing it... I just don't care." OnyxCollie Sep 2012 #75

+1 leftstreet Sep 2012 #70

You should make this a stand-alone post! n/t dgibby Sep 2012 #101

I wanted to start a thread last night... Mapletonian Sep 2012 #118

2014 Democratic primaries. limpyhobbler Sep 2012 #105

I agree completely. CrispyQ Sep 2012 #124

I am speaking only from my xxqqqzme Sep 2012 #20

Well they're finally growing a backbone Hutzpa Sep 2012 #21

Dems have taken Deval Patrick's advice to heart meow2u3 Sep 2012 #23

Credit also goes to those who refused to be silent about the direction the party sabrina 1 Sep 2012 #38

The third way crap undergroundpanther Sep 2012 #87

+++++ marions ghost Sep 2012 #92

++++1! CrispyQ Sep 2012 #126

It seems like the shipment of spines finally arrived. TahitiNut Sep 2012 #24

The Rude Pundit got it right hifiguy Sep 2012 #26

Rhetoric is one thing action another. Wait until after the election and if we start hearing the Citizen Worker Sep 2012 #28

Glad someone finally said it. This is All Talk fasttense Sep 2012 #117

We're a much stronger party when we: lovemydog Sep 2012 #29

Ends versus Methods Spike89 Sep 2012 #30

Social Issues Mr. Sabbath Sep 2012 #31

II Mr. Sabbath Sep 2012 #32

Obama Happened! Peaceful Protester Sep 2012 #34

Occupy also happened. backscatter712 Sep 2012 #35

Yes - Occupy really turned things around. nt bananas Sep 2012 #51

They were talking about poverty too... Taverner Sep 2012 #39

I just hope 4 things come out of it: magical thyme Sep 2012 #40

I feel like we're finally being heard. Definitely more energized after this convention. NotThisTime Sep 2012 #41

Yes. I have been enjoying this convention immensely Chorophyll Sep 2012 #42

I believe part of it has to do with social media. Arugula Latte Sep 2012 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2012 #44

Maybe they realized that with all the money coming in from the RW PACS they have to go back to kimbutgar Sep 2012 #45

I'm proud and love being a Liberal! It's a badge of honor. Auntie Bush Sep 2012 #48

So am I! RoccoR5955 Sep 2012 #97

I have never called myself a progressive. I've always been a liberal. But I southernyankeebelle Sep 2012 #50

I agree, there seems to be a shift in the dialog and it definitely was NOT "centrist" Autumn Sep 2012 #55

This really does look like a role reversal over the past eight or so years ... Ian_rd Sep 2012 #56

It's no so much that the party has gotten more liberal as much as we're all pissed at the craigmatic Sep 2012 #57

I don't see it dreamnightwind Sep 2012 #61

+1 woo me with science Sep 2012 #76

I pretty much agree with this. nt limpyhobbler Sep 2012 #103

Ther is something Happening redwhiteblue Sep 2012 #62

I'm African American and I noticed goclark Sep 2012 #63

I truly believe that... kentuck Sep 2012 #64

I FEEL IT AND ITS REAL!!!!!!!!!!! Philosoraptor Sep 2012 #69

k&r... spanone Sep 2012 #77

I'm looking forward to . . . MrModerate Sep 2012 #78

we grew a pair! nradisic Sep 2012 #80

Whatever it is, I'm sure it's completely unrelated to any elections that may or may not Edweird Sep 2012 #81

This is what hope and change looks like Politicub Sep 2012 #82

I think you're right. nt Honeycombe8 Sep 2012 #83

Dems are not afraid of being accused of class warfare anymore. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #84

I've noticed that also! gopiscrap Sep 2012 #88

I feel like they are finally 'laying claim'... smackd Sep 2012 #89

EXCELLENT observation, smackd Skittles Sep 2012 #91

hey kentuck....check out the du fundraising post Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2012 #90

Honestly, these are not far left.. IrishAle Sep 2012 #94

Obamacare, liberal and progressive...not dirty words. Snarkoleptic Sep 2012 #95

Yes..however DonCoquixote Sep 2012 #96

I hope so. creon Sep 2012 #98

What about the bit where the Dems put GOD back in the platform because the Reps bitched about it? kath Sep 2012 #100

A little vestige of Obama's tendency towards bullied/abuse syndrome. ananda Sep 2012 #102

I was in the convention center in Charlotte and I felt that live!! SaveAmerica Sep 2012 #104

One even called Lie'n Ryan a liar. lonestarnot Sep 2012 #106

When "Liberal" became Republican Lite YOHABLO Sep 2012 #108

Actually, iamthebandfanman Sep 2012 #111

Also (was probably said in the hundreds of replies above)... lexw Sep 2012 #109

At some point, when you walk outside and the weather is different you have to say. rufus dog Sep 2012 #112

Before or after they shoe horned in the Gawd/Jerusalem nonsense? blkmusclmachine Sep 2012 #114

Democrats are finding their way back to the future. Zorra Sep 2012 #115

The Dems (i.e. LIBERALS) are making progress King_Klonopin Sep 2012 #116

WE'RE LIBERAL, WE'RE PROUD, AND... drynberg Sep 2012 #119

Don't get all happy over it. After the voting is over it will be.... Hotler Sep 2012 #121

wonderful excellent post!! Kiiiiiiiiiicking! BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2012 #127

Haven't been to the DU this week, but just read your great post. David Zephyr Sep 2012 #133