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Lets be honest about Jerry Brown... [View all] AZ Progressive May 2016 OP
Being a progressive or a democrat or liberal isn't based on any beachbumbob May 2016 #1
Nobody's perfect, but people always have a reason for their actions Ash_F May 2016 #5
Ditto! tonyt53 May 2016 #7
I like Jerry Brown Ned_Devine May 2016 #57
I would think the fracking-induced earthquakes in Oklahoma should make any Dem refuse to support it. LonePirate May 2016 #58
+10. n/t whathehell Jun 2016 #102
The US government was the first to "frack" OK. They pumped fluid down wells to dispose of it. tonyt53 Jun 2016 #103
Why don't they do like NY does and outlaw it? redstateblues Jun 2016 #104
Oil companies are very influential with OK Repubs. That's why OK is passing abortion felony laws. LonePirate Jun 2016 #106
He has done very little to restore the drastic cuts to the social safety net that Ahh-nuld made KamaAina May 2016 #67
That is disappointing. Ash_F May 2016 #2
Fracking metroins May 2016 #3
So poisoning people's water seems to be ok to you? AZ Progressive May 2016 #6
Yes metroins May 2016 #12
Please look at the Gasland and Gasland II documentaries AZ Progressive May 2016 #13
Please look at the asco meeting notes from 2013 metroins May 2016 #25
Water is an essential building block of life on earth. mmonk May 2016 #9
Yes it is. metroins May 2016 #14
The problem is that we now know that the consequences are long term Ash_F May 2016 #10
Yes, there consequences. metroins May 2016 #15
When does your "short term" support for fracking end? KeepItReal May 2016 #47
When a cleaner metroins May 2016 #49
Are you also for the export of fracked petrochemical products to foreign markets? KeepItReal May 2016 #68
I'm most certainly pro economic development metroins May 2016 #70
You might as well be for profits over people if you support fracking AZ Progressive May 2016 #75
I think you may be extrapolating metroins May 2016 #77
What the ? "Life isn't about 1 issue or fixing everything at once." First of all one is rhett o rick May 2016 #62
Destroying the Earth does disqualify you, yes. roody Jun 2016 #94
Life isn't about 1 issue? It's a biggie if you live in the middle of it. ebayfool Jun 2016 #95
CA thanks AZ for its concern. Starry Messenger May 2016 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author AZ Progressive May 2016 #8
Also John McCain and Joe Arpaio. ucrdem May 2016 #82
The state that made immigrants live in fear. Starry Messenger May 2016 #83
Uh-oh ucrdem May 2016 #84
Seriously. Starry Messenger May 2016 #86
Yep ucrdem May 2016 #87
Boom! redstateblues Jun 2016 #105
Interesting that Hillary supporters here act like fracking is no big deal AZ Progressive May 2016 #11
Amazing how litmus-test purity police discount the totality of a lifetime of good work BeyondGeography May 2016 #16
So you wanna be like a Republican? AZ Progressive May 2016 #20
Fellow HRC endorser Tom Hayden thinks you're wrong about Brown's environmental record BeyondGeography May 2016 #23
Seem to have missed that. Eko May 2016 #19
THE WHEELS ON THE BUS GO ROLL, ROLL, ROLL! Tarc May 2016 #17
This election is separating the wheat from the chaff. pdsimdars May 2016 #18
Indeed! AZ Progressive May 2016 #21
Democrats are showing their true colors. Maedhros May 2016 #29
Progressives put people first, Moderate / Conservative Republicans put Corporations first AZ Progressive May 2016 #22
Correct Ferd Berfel May 2016 #52
^^ This ^^ Scuba May 2016 #56
You guys need a bus the size of Antarctica at this point. nt JTFrog May 2016 #24
More purity calls. Even Bernie fails them. CrowCityDem May 2016 #26
Brown signs climate change bill to spur renewable energy, efficiency standards Starry Messenger May 2016 #27
Good grief, Jerry Brown is a solid Dem (nt) TacoD May 2016 #28
Your not convincing anyone... AZ Progressive May 2016 #31
Even the article you link goes out of its way to laud Brown's strong environmental record on most TacoD May 2016 #37
If your honest 99% of the time and you do a big lie, is that enough for others to lose trust in you? AZ Progressive May 2016 #39
If you are progressive on 99% of issues and wrong on a big one, is that enough for others to TacoD May 2016 #40
Tell me how you can justify poisoning the water supply and flirting with earthquake faults and.... AZ Progressive May 2016 #59
The same way Bernie can justify helping murderers easily get guns. Everyone has something. CrowCityDem May 2016 #76
"Solid Dem" is not equivalent with "liberal" or "progressive" or "decent politician." [n/t] Maedhros May 2016 #32
Jerry Brown is liberal, progressive and a decent politician (nt) TacoD May 2016 #50
No true progressive TacoD May 2016 #30
No pay attention. Maedhros May 2016 #34
You seem to take particular delight in telling people you're ignoring them (nt) TacoD May 2016 #38
LOL: "I generally don't like to put people on ignore" TacoD May 2016 #45
You want the truth? You can't handle the truth! zappaman May 2016 #33
Thank you. Lucinda May 2016 #63
They attack anyone who endorses Hillary. They are no more tolerant than the Tea Party IMO. Trust Buster May 2016 #35
Surprising how few here actually give a damn about the people in California AZ Progressive May 2016 #36
"And most who have posted here are Hillary's chihuahuas..." zappaman May 2016 #41
Hillary supporters put Hillary over party and country AZ Progressive May 2016 #44
Some here denigrate a fantastic governor because he didn't endorse their candidate. zappaman May 2016 #48
If your good 99.9% of the time and then commit murder, does that still make you a good person? AZ Progressive May 2016 #51
Murder? Give me a break. Something tells me your contempt for Gov. Brown is newfound as of TacoD May 2016 #60
Fracking matters in California because a lot of it is in the Central Valley, where the nation's... AZ Progressive May 2016 #64
Calling people names when your thread fails...is that progressive? BeyondGeography May 2016 #43
What a fucking disgusting comment. JTFrog Jun 2016 #93
Last week Bill Clinton went to Sacramento for a long meeting with Jerry Brown. senz May 2016 #42
He must have had those pics of Jerry in drag. ronnykmarshall May 2016 #89
Nah, probably just carrot and stick stuff -- politics as usual. senz May 2016 #90
There goes Jerry......... Beacool May 2016 #46
Much of the party is corrupt. That's what corporate money / special interest money does AZ Progressive May 2016 #54
he's done so much else that is wrong, too! amborin May 2016 #53
he double-crossed on the water tunnels & habitat preservation amborin May 2016 #55
Do you why he's for the Twin Tunnels Project even thought he knows it's DOA? Brother Buzz May 2016 #69
OMG.... Jerry under the bus, along with Warren and Louis and PP and Neral. seabeyond May 2016 #61
Yeah, let's be honest, shall we? NanceGreggs May 2016 #65
No fucking shit. zappaman May 2016 #71
They would be proposing him as VP! lol BootinUp May 2016 #74
And not one has successfully defended fracking here. My purpose is done :D AZ Progressive May 2016 #66
If your purpose was to show you know fuck all about Jerry Brown, then success! zappaman May 2016 #72
metroins did upthread: it's less bad than coal, which is the other option (nt) Recursion Jun 2016 #97
Under the bus he goes Dem2 May 2016 #73
Like this? Mnpaul May 2016 #78
great clip woolldog May 2016 #91
CBS had it on the evening news Mnpaul May 2016 #92
Let us be honest about Samders spporters at DU... brooklynite May 2016 #79
Post removed Post removed May 2016 #80
Who are "Samders spporters"? Ken Burch Jun 2016 #99
Brown is one of our best liberal leaders. DCBob May 2016 #81
Being wrong on 1 or 2 issues is not a disqualifier phleshdef May 2016 #85
What a fucking shocker!! ronnykmarshall May 2016 #88
Hillary + Jerry : True Fracking Lurve... AzDar Jun 2016 #96
TY for that link. It explains in wonderful detail why some of us have a big problem with Brown and - ebayfool Jun 2016 #100
Brown's also STILL a hardline drug warrior(in a time when the drug war is totally discredited) Ken Burch Jun 2016 #98
let's be truthful about sanders. He's an opportunist with no real accomplishments. His only plan is MariaThinks Jun 2016 #101
Embarrassing post alcibiades_mystery Jun 2016 #107
What's embarrassing is the fracking support/denial I'm seeing in this thread. ebayfool Jun 2016 #109
The wheels on your bus go round and round, well-suited for throwing the latest apostate under. LanternWaste Jun 2016 #108
I wonder what you'll write when Elizabeth Warren endorses Hillary? book_worm Jun 2016 #110
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