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MrScorpio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-18-08 05:43 AM
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I'm a LIBERAL!
And if you know what's good for you, you'll be one too
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-18-08 05:47 AM
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1. I'M A LIBERAL TOO !!!
SO I DON'T HAVE TO KICK YOUR ASS MRSCORPIO :D
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fasttense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-18-08 05:47 AM
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2. Liberal, liberal, liberal, liberal
He's a liberal, I'm a liberal, most rational people are liberals too. At least before Rove and the bushes decided liberals were a bad thing.

I like JFK's speech on what it means to be a liberal. He embraced the label and defined it for himself. I'm a JFK liberal.
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Buve Donating Member (106 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-18-08 06:48 AM
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9. History

JFK's brand of liberalism brought us to Vietnam... Does liberalism still stand for freedom in the world? Darfur? Ski Lanka? Kosovo? Kenya? Iraq? Palistine?

Or is this part of the JFK vision gone?


I really don't know, but its an interesting question that we should consider.


IMO we need to end genocide in this world.
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barbtries Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-18-08 05:53 AM
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3. i've been a liberal
forever, proudly, loudly, and for LIFE, not war, not genocide, not greed, for LIFE. anti racist anti sexist anti poverty Liberal. yeah for Liberals. the ends do NOT justify the means Liberal - bleeding heart, caring mother, helping sister, he aint't heavy he's my brother, Liberal.

peace.
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Syrinx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-18-08 05:54 AM
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4. Always!
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Bicoastal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-18-08 05:59 AM
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5. Actually, I'm a LITERAL.
And I take everything that's said to me waaaaay too seriously.

You may have noticed me in GDP from time to time...
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HereSince1628 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-18-08 06:33 AM
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8. At least your not littoral
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Kitty Herder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-18-08 06:10 AM
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6. I'm too far left to be a liberal.
And proud of it.
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Phoebe Loosinhouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-18-08 06:16 AM
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7. Me too. It's a beautiful word that we need to reclaim proudly. nt
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caseycoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-18-08 06:53 AM
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10. GREAT TO BE A LIBERAL!
Good for me..
Good for our citizens..
Good for our country!
:toast:
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liberal N proud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-18-08 07:17 AM
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11. We think, therefore we are
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Perry Logan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-18-08 07:27 AM
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12. Show me someone who hates liberals, and I'll show you A BLOODY DEGENERATE!
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-18-08 07:28 AM
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13. I don't usually do labels, but LIBERAL is one I'm proud to claim.
:kick:
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-18-08 11:34 AM
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14. Kick!
:kick:
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stubtoe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-18-08 12:12 PM
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15. Watch the "I'm a Liberal" music video!
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sampsonblk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-18-08 12:13 PM
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16. Same here
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El Pinko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-18-08 12:19 PM
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17. I know what's good for me and I'm a socialist.
But good for you and your positive vibes.
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johnaries Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-18-08 12:20 PM
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18. I used to be a Centrist, now I'm a Liberal.
The funny thing is, I didn't change. :shrug:
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stimbox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-18-08 12:21 PM
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19. Love Me, I'm a Liberal By Phil Ochs
Edited on Mon Feb-18-08 12:31 PM by stimbox
Love Me, I'm a Liberal

By Phil Ochs


E A E A
I cried when they shot Medgar Evers
E C#m
Tears ran down my spine
E A E
I cried when they shot Mr. Kennedy
F#7 B7
As though I'd lost a father of mine
E A E
But Malcolm X got what was coming
G#m A
He got what he asked for this time
E C#m A B7 E
So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal

I go to civil rights rallies
And I put down the old D.A.R.
I love Harry and Sidney and Sammy
I hope every colored boy becomes a star
But don't talk about revolution
That's going a little bit too far
So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal

I cheered when Humphrey was chosen
My faith in the system restored
I'm glad the commies were thrown out
Of the A.F.L. C.I.O. board
I love Puerto Ricans and Negros
As long as they don't move next door
So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal

The people of old Mississippi
Should all hang their heads in shame
I can't understand how their minds work
What's the matter don't they watch Les Crane?
But if you ask me to bus my children
I hope the cops take down your name
So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal

I read New Republic and Nation
I've learned to take every view
You know, I've memorized Lerner and Golden
I feel like I'm almost a Jew
But when it comes to times like korea
There's no one more red, white and blue
So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal

I vote for the democtratic party
They want the U.N. to be strong
I go to all the Pete Seeger concerts
He sure gets me singing those songs
I'll send all the money you ask for
But don't ask me to come on along
So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal

Once I was young and impulsive
I wore every conceivable pin
Even went to the socialist meetings
Learned all the old union hymns
But I've grown older and wiser
And that's why I'm turning you in
So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal

http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/~trent/ochs/lyrics/liberal.html

An updated version by Jello Biafra and Mojo Nixon.

Love Me I'm a Liberal

I cried when they shot John Lennon
Tears ran down my spine
And I cried when I saw "JFK"
As if I'd lost a father of mine
But Malcom-X and Ice-T had it coming
They got what they asked for this time

Chorus:
So love me, love me, love me,
I'm a liberal

I go to pro-choice rallies
Recycle my cans and jars
I'll honk if you love the Dead
Hope those funny Grunge bands become stars
But don't talk about revolution
That's going a little bit to far

Chorus:
So love me, love me, love me,
I'm a liberal

I cheered when Clinton was chosen
My faith in the system reborn
I'll do anything to save our schools
If my taxes aint too much more
And I love Blacks and Gays and Latinos
As long as they don't move next door

Chorus:
So love me, love me, love me,
I'm a liberal

Rush Limbaugh and the L.A.P.D.
Should all hang thier heads in shame
I can't understand where they're at
Arsenio should set them straight
But if neighborhood watch doesn't know you
I hope the cops take your name

Chorus:
So love me, love me, love me,
I'm a liberal

Yeah, I read the New Republican
Rolling Stone and Mother Jones too
If I vote it's a democrat
With a sensible economy view
But when it comes to terrorist Arabs
There is no one more red, white, and blue

Chorus:
So love me, love me, love me,
I'm a liberal

Once I was young and had an attitude
Stickers covered the car I drove in
Even went on some direct actions
When there weren't rent-a-cops to be seen
Ah, but now I've grown older and wiser
And that's why I'm turning you in

Chorus:
So love me, love me, love me,
I'm a liberal

http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Congress/2503/lyrics06.html#liberal
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B Calm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-18-08 12:22 PM
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20. I'm fiscally conservative and socially liberal, I'm a democrat!
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InsultComicDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-18-08 12:46 PM
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21. I'm a lumberjack!
and I'm OK.
I sleep all night and I work all day.
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Mabus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-18-08 01:21 PM
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22. I identify myself as a liberal more than I identify myself as a progressive
I've been calling myself a liberal since before I can remember. I've also worn and defended the word for as long as I can remember.
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Ohio Joe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-18-08 02:08 PM
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23. Wise words - K&R - nt
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walldude Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-18-08 02:10 PM
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24. Become a liberal... or the bunny gets it!


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