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pipoman

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60. Yes if the Democratic president is destroying the party base

Thu Dec 1, 2016, 02:39 AM

Dec 2016

But alas, Nan got hers to kick labor to the curb ...she did it willingly, her ideology lost and the party better back out of the anti labor positions or die of irrelevance..Pelosi insures more of the same....do the same thing expecting different results...insanity

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Why do any otherwise intelligent people think that Nancy Pelosi [View all] pnwmom Nov 2016 OP

The Democratic Party must change or die. pipoman Nov 2016 #1

So purging liberals like Pelosi is how we stay alive? emulatorloo Nov 2016 #2

No but catchy phrases sound good to some on a blog Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2016 #5

Yes because Change! emulatorloo Dec 2016 #11

Yes! Change! . . . . to white guys . . . . Maru Kitteh Dec 2016 #18

Lots of contradictory things being said these days. emulatorloo Dec 2016 #24

I am not a white guy Lotusflower70 Dec 2016 #51

I Didn't realize you were up for House Minority Leader! Maru Kitteh Dec 2016 #55

Lol Lotusflower70 Dec 2016 #64

She has led the charge to abandon the labor base of the Democratic party.. pipoman Nov 2016 #7

You have any specifics or just feelings? emulatorloo Dec 2016 #9

lol Cha Dec 2016 #10

She lead NAFTA, GATT, and now TPP against the wishes of virtually every labor group...in fact... pipoman Dec 2016 #14

Funny how the poster that challenged you has nothing to say to this melman Dec 2016 #67

Can you back this claim up? Raine1967 Dec 2016 #12

Post 14....there are many other examples... pipoman Dec 2016 #15

Something something TPP emulatorloo Dec 2016 #16

Got it. thanks Raine1967 Dec 2016 #20

It is attitudes like this that are the enemy of the Democratic party... pipoman Dec 2016 #37

Liberals aren't the enemy. emulatorloo Dec 2016 #52

Post removed Post removed Dec 2016 #54

We're essentially fucked Nevernose Nov 2016 #3

Right. We're in perfect position for a circular firing squad, and the enemy pnwmom Nov 2016 #6

no arguments about that here. just focus on running dems in neighborhood races so dems will see msongs Nov 2016 #8

and were funded by Koch or Richard Armey. WhiteTara Dec 2016 #23

Unfortunately no sugar daddies like that for us. emulatorloo Dec 2016 #26

Well said n/t emulatorloo Dec 2016 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2016 #4

Thanks for this comprehensive post, pnwmom Hekate Dec 2016 #13

How many of those tiny Republican states does it take to make a Californis-sized state. Coyotl Dec 2016 #17

The state houses are chosen by the state yeoman6987 Dec 2016 #21

"...since at least 1928." Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #19

It's Operation Red Map gulliver Dec 2016 #22

Speaking of which, NPR is on the list of easy Republican targets for the first 100 days. TrollBuster9090 Dec 2016 #29

Sounds kind of serious. HassleCat Dec 2016 #27

And the fault of this lies squarely on the shoulders of DEMOCRATS who can't be bothered TrollBuster9090 Dec 2016 #28

I think that you are correct in that 2018 could be a tipping point Red Oak Dec 2016 #61

Wouldn't it be great to have a party that realized there was more than one office to fill? Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2016 #30

Nancy Pelosi is one of the best parliamentarians and dealmakers in government. MADem Dec 2016 #31

Yes, this! SticksnStones Dec 2016 #69

The goal is not to craft majorities to get Bills passed... brooklynite Dec 2016 #32

I never thought too much of her or the leadership in the Congress Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #33

She's not youthful enough? A Bernie person is complaining about Pelosi's age? pnwmom Dec 2016 #35

Here is the problem. . .again. She's in her 60s. Bernie is 72. I know that Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #38

Bernie turned 75 in September and he comes across as every day of that 75. pnwmom Dec 2016 #43

And Now I am sexist for saying that she is an establishment person whose name is poison Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #46

You might be a sexist for complaining the woman isn't youthful enough, pnwmom Dec 2016 #47

Teachout lost her election in New York. SunSeeker Dec 2016 #44

Pelosi is either 75/76. n/t monmouth4 Dec 2016 #68

Establishment?? jalan48 Dec 2016 #39

Mitch McConnell is youthful? emulatorloo Dec 2016 #56

Men age so much more gracefully. pnwmom Dec 2016 #65

Our leadership is poor - again. Red Oak Dec 2016 #34

What election did she lose? Not a single one. pnwmom Dec 2016 #36

You are right - It can't be her fault as leader. She's just an office place holder. Red Oak Dec 2016 #40

She is a leader in the most partisan era EVER of Congress. She is NOT a head coach. pnwmom Dec 2016 #41

She sold out the base of the party..labor pipoman Dec 2016 #45

How did she do that specifically? By supporting unions? pnwmom Dec 2016 #48

Nonsense....Barack Obama won 4 and 8 years ago handily pipoman Dec 2016 #53

Pelosi helped Obama pass the stimulus bill to get us out of the worst pnwmom Dec 2016 #57

Labor had insurance before being sold out by the Labor Party... pipoman Dec 2016 #58

So you think the Democratic Speaker should have opposed the Democratic President? pnwmom Dec 2016 #59

Yes if the Democratic president is destroying the party base pipoman Dec 2016 #60

Shhh. . .I just got called a sexist for saying something about Nan that was true, like what you said Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #49

No problem - when I'm on DU I understand I am an "ist" Red Oak Dec 2016 #62

Shh. . .that proves nothing. Once you're called and -ist, everything you say is a self-serving Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #63

Totally agree!!! RiverStone Dec 2016 #66

Because some people think spouting hyperbole ismnotwasm Dec 2016 #42

Pelosi is representitive of the Democratic party leadership that created the PufPuf23 Dec 2016 #50