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bigdarryl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:02 PM Original message |
Since when was the democratic party taken over by the so-called blue dog dems |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
1. imo, it happened when Rahm was put in place. nt |
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invictus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 02:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. +1 |
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Birthmark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
2. What's the "Democrat Party?" |
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orwell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
3. It's nice to see the Con meme has settled in... |
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lyonn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
4. Blue Dogs need to understand they profess to be Democrats |
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alsame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:30 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. They should lead, instead of caving in to the most |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
5. Actually, Blue Dogs who act like Republicans get reelected in their districts. |
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dgibby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
7. Since they started towing the Party line. |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
8. I fully accept blue dogs, for the most part, hail from more conservative areas |
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Egnever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
9. Bout the same time this place turned into a mass of sheeple idiots |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
10. I think we need to let them know we haven't been! Contact Blue Dog offices! |
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Overseas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
11. Glad to hear Ed Schultz talking about that too. |
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Better Today (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
13. The problem is, blue dogs were voted in by blue dogs. |
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ieoeja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 03:35 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Then how do you explain Rahm? |
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Better Today (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 05:16 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Fair enough, I think given room for some exceptions, my statement is still generally accurate. |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
14. hasn't it been this way for a while? We have blue dogs and before this it was the DLC |
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Better Today (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 05:17 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. I think the point is the misrepresentation by the media that Blue dogs are the norm for Dem Party |
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denem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
18. bigdarryl has a long history of having to be corrected on the "Democrat Party" |
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Thrill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
19. Since the Ronald Regan yrs |
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rollingrock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
20. Since the death of the Kennedys |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
21. Though the Progressive Caucus is the largest caucus within the Party, the DLCers |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
22. They seem to have made health care reform their Waterloo |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
23. I think it was in about 1860. |
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Perky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
24. Actually No one has taken over the party... We are Democrats! |
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