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Message 199 of 505 (860568)
08-08-2019 3:10 PM
Reply to: Message 195 by Faith
08-08-2019 12:43 PM


Re: The Left's Imaginary Racism
Faith writes:
Yeah but it doesn't, it's purely in the imagination of his opponents.
If you saw a white person telling a black guy that he should go back to Africa where he came from, would you think that was racist?
Why would it be any different when Trump says the same thing to hispanic women?

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Message 200 of 505 (860569)
08-08-2019 3:12 PM
Reply to: Message 190 by Faith
08-07-2019 6:27 PM


Re: The Left's Imaginary Racism
Faith writes:
YOU are the one interested in their color, Trump is not, the Republicans are not.
Bullshit. If that was the case they wouldn't be hyperfocused on the brown skinned immigrants.
nd there is no evidence of the Left's weird ascription of racism or white supremacy to Trump, who has denounced both many times, yet somehow what's in Leftist heads is taken for the reality instead of the actual reality. This is of course insanity but this will not be admitted on the Left.
Trump told hispanic women to go back to the country they came from. This is one of the oldest racist tropes there is.

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Message 222 of 505 (860670)
08-09-2019 5:25 PM
Reply to: Message 201 by Faith
08-08-2019 4:09 PM


Re: The Left's Imaginary Racism
Faith writes:
Telling a woman to go back home is about her unfounded complaints about this country when her own original country is a hellhole of crime and corruption, it has nothijg to do with her skin color;
Even for those who were born here in the US?

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Message 223 of 505 (860671)
08-09-2019 5:26 PM
Reply to: Message 204 by Faith
08-08-2019 4:46 PM


Re: The Left's Imaginary Racism
Faith writes:
Who cares? His complaint was about her anti-Americanism, not her race.
Then Trump should have gone back to Germany instead of complaining about America during his campaign. Did that happen?

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Message 224 of 505 (860672)
08-09-2019 5:28 PM
Reply to: Message 214 by Faith
08-09-2019 3:15 PM


Re: The Left's Imaginary Racism
Faith writes:
They have been saying anti-American things, . . .
Like what?

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Message 241 of 505 (863890)
10-02-2019 3:24 PM
Reply to: Message 237 by RAZD
10-02-2019 2:57 PM


Re: Bernie Hospitalized
RAZD writes:
That'll put a damper on his campaign, although it is not that serious and there have been presidents with more medical issues, it raises a question again, of age.
Ageism?
Bernie needs to go to Dick Cheney's doctor. That dude is still kickin' around, which amazes me.

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Message 244 of 505 (863894)
10-02-2019 3:36 PM
Reply to: Message 239 by AZPaul3
10-02-2019 3:13 PM


Re: Bernie Hospitalized
AZPaul3 writes:
I would at this point prefer Pocahontas as president, but if VP to Bernie or Biden that would be ok.
As bad as it sounds, an old white dude isn't the best candidate for Dems this time around. Warren can trade barbs with the best of them, is passionate, and has a firm grasp of policy.
For VP, she needs a centrist that can attract votes in rural districts. A Boston liberal teaming up with a Vermont or Baltimore liberal isn't the best match. They do love the Bern in the midwest, but two East coast accents in one campaign might be too much.

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Message 253 of 505 (864279)
10-09-2019 3:25 PM
Reply to: Message 248 by DrJones*
10-04-2019 8:41 PM


DrJones writes:
Seriously with president starfucker in office are republicans really trying to make a case that adultery is bad?
Why not? They don't seem to have any qualms about accusing Joe Biden of firing a prosecutor to protect his son. It seems Il Donald forgot he did that very thing when he fired James Comey.

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Message 273 of 505 (865443)
10-25-2019 11:57 AM
Reply to: Message 272 by anglagard
10-23-2019 9:39 PM


Re: Hey Bernie, Here's Your VP
anglagard writes:
Treasury: Elizabeth Warren (everyone's second choice for President, including me, if she accepts})
Commerce: Andrew Yang
Homeland Security: Julian Castro
Defense: Tulsi Gabbard (serve Hillary and her McCarthyism right)
Attorney General: Kamala Harris
Press Secretary: Marianne Williamson
There needs to be strong Democratic leadership in Congress. It might be a better idea to bring in people who are not currently in federal seats.

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Message 370 of 505 (871900)
02-14-2020 5:38 PM
Reply to: Message 363 by RAZD
02-12-2020 9:27 AM


Get butts to the poll
RAZD writes:
Personally I think Bernie is the best chance for this due to his army and the "our revolution" crowd (i would've said "our evolution" - because it is change from within not slash and burn). A lot of the blue wave in 2018 was from this crowd (and spin-offs like Brand New Congress) and from Working Families Party. This puts fresh blood into congress. Pelosi and Schumer and Perez may have to watch their backs if a lot more progressives get elected.
I read an interesting article the other day about a political strategist who thinks there are no swing voters. There are Trump voters and Not-Trump voters, and they have already made up their mind. What will decide the election is who gets more people off their couch and to the polls. From what I have seen, Bernie may be the best candidate to excite the electorate, despite him being an old frumpy white dude.
An Unsettling New Theory: There Is No Swing Voter - POLITICO

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Message 437 of 505 (872793)
03-04-2020 3:04 PM
Reply to: Message 436 by NosyNed
03-04-2020 12:04 PM


Re: The Economist on Sanders
NosyNed writes:
Given that their facts are correct I'd have to agree that The Bern isn't the guy I'd want in the oval office.
I agree. I think Bernie has some good ideas, but he fails to see that voters aren't ready to do a 180 in a single year. These are goals that have to worked towards over decades, step by step. It took us a generation to get us into the health care mess we find ourselves in, and it will probably take a generation to get out.
Also, a lot of Bernie's claims are equivalent to Trump's boast that Mexico was going to pay for a border wall. We can appreciate the aspiration, but we all know it isn't going to happen. The Mexican economy had as much to worry about from Trump's boast as the US economy has to worry about Bernie's claims of nationalizing industry.

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Message 445 of 505 (872830)
03-05-2020 1:11 PM
Reply to: Message 443 by Diomedes
03-05-2020 11:48 AM


Re: Warren is out
Diomedes writes:
Elizabeth Warren ends presidential bid
Warren is still going to be a driving force in the Senate, and many of us are thankful for that.
However, I am a bit bummed that I won't get my dream team of a Warren-Frank ticket. The combined wit of Elizabeth and Barney would have been unstoppable.

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