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French G.

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A good Democrat?
« on: September 11, 2009, 06:24:40 PM »
Okay, they don't get much love on here, but can we post some positive examples?

I'll start.  Tim Kaine, Gov-VA. Didn't vote for him, don't like him, but he's been doing okay. I listen to his call in radio show and he talks pretty straight, and has done nothing really bad. He may be a product of the VA governor's term limits but has done some downright conservative things like closing the interstate rest areas and cutting state jobs to meet his requirement to balance the budget. I probably won't trust him a bit on the national stage when he contines his career, but for right now he's okay.

Joe Manchin Gov-WV. Pretty pro business, West Virginia does not seem to be hurting too bad in he current economic mess. Currently pissed at the EPA because they are throwing up a bunch of new and improved road blocks to pretty much any coal project. I won't cry when the coal miners lose their jobs since they all voted the union card last year, but I think the governor realizes the kooks are running the nuthouse in DC.

I haven't paid enough attention to Mark Warner to comment, Jim Webb no matter what is a disrespectful liar in my book, and the up and coming Creigh Deeds I will probably say a lot of bad about. He really is a pompous little donkey.

 
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Re: A good Democrat?
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2009, 06:29:48 PM »
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Jim Webb no matter what is a disrespectful liar in my book, and the up and coming Creigh Deeds I will probably say a lot of bad about. He really is a pompous little donkey.

 :laugh:

You can't even start a thread to deliberately praise democrats without listing why they're awful in the first post.

I've got nothing constructive to add about Arizona democrats.  So I won't. =D
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Re: A good Democrat?
« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2009, 06:45:18 PM »
Bob Casey Jr. 

Most, but not all, members of the Democratic Freedom Caucus.  Not saying I think they're perfect, but good enough.  Here's their platform http://www.democraticfreedomcaucus.org/dfc-platform/

Blue Dog Democrats, some of the Boll weevils from the Reagan days, etc.


Now, I'd love to see a "A good Republican?" thread.  Except Ron Paul, there's probably just as few.
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Re: A good Democrat?
« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2009, 07:19:45 PM »
Quote from: RevDisk on September 11, 2009, 06:45:18 PM

Now, I'd love to see a "A good Republican?" thread.  Except Ron Paul, there's probably just as few.
My man Mike Pence comes to mind immediately.  Joe Wilson, too, it seems.
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Re: A good Democrat?
« Reply #4 on: September 11, 2009, 07:25:14 PM »
Quote from: Headless Thompson Gunner on September 11, 2009, 07:19:45 PM
My man Mike Pence comes to mind immediately.  Joe Wilson, too, it seems.

And Jim DeMint, SC Senator.

Precious few "good Republicans" out there these days...

Lindsay Graham, SC's RINO senator, is a little snot nosed SOB, but I digress...


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Re: A good Democrat?
« Reply #5 on: September 11, 2009, 07:30:56 PM »
Ted Kennedy.  Paul Wellstone.  You get the drift. 
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Re: A good Democrat?
« Reply #6 on: September 11, 2009, 09:31:14 PM »
Quote from: fistful on September 11, 2009, 07:30:56 PM
Ted Kennedy.  Paul Wellstone.  You get the drift. 

Well that's a little harsh. I know I had to spike my own thread with my Jim Webb phobia but can't we have one thread without the anti democratic 2 minutes hate? Pleez.

Heck if this is a support group I'll go ahead and get it started. I voted for Clinton once. Not twice though.
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Re: A good Democrat?
« Reply #7 on: September 11, 2009, 10:21:23 PM »
It's a bit of joke, really.  OK not really.  Anyway, I don't see why it bothers you.
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Re: A good Democrat?
« Reply #8 on: September 11, 2009, 11:07:50 PM »
Quote from: fistful on September 11, 2009, 07:30:56 PM
Ted Kennedy.  Paul Wellstone.  You get the drift. 

Remarkably bad taste.  But not exactly surprising.
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Re: A good Democrat?
« Reply #9 on: September 11, 2009, 11:10:03 PM »
Morbid humor.  What's the problem? 

It's clear that he was just making a joke, and it wasn't meant to be taken seriously.
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Re: A good Democrat?
« Reply #10 on: September 11, 2009, 11:14:06 PM »
John Dingell? He's pro-gun at least.

Also, do state-level Democrats count?

If yes, then Joel Winters
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Re: A good Democrat?
« Reply #11 on: September 11, 2009, 11:43:10 PM »
Quote from: RevDisk on September 11, 2009, 11:07:50 PM
Remarkably bad taste.  But not exactly surprising.

Huh?!  I wasn't aware that the "The only good X is a dead X" joke had become bad taste.  ???
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Re: A good Democrat?
« Reply #12 on: September 12, 2009, 12:35:49 AM »
Yeah, I'd figured that was going to be at least one of the replies somewhere in this thread. 
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Re: A good Democrat?
« Reply #13 on: September 12, 2009, 09:57:23 AM »
We're getting to the point where party affiliation means much less than political philosophy. The Republicans are starting to have as many liberals and fascists in their leadership as the Democrats. And most of the anti-2A legislation proposed has been shot down by moderate/conservative Democrats.  Now, you have to look at a pol's voting record and stances to see what they really stand for.

Just look at the Texas governor's race. Many of the Dem candidates are less statist than the Repub candidates....and then there's Kinky.... ;/
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Re: A good Democrat?
« Reply #14 on: September 12, 2009, 04:48:52 PM »
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The Republicans are starting to have as many liberals and fascists in their leadership as the Democrats

Starting?
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Re: A good Democrat?
« Reply #15 on: September 13, 2009, 08:07:46 PM »
Um, I'm in Illinois..... =|
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Re: A good Democrat?
« Reply #16 on: September 14, 2009, 01:14:56 PM »
Quote from: scout26 on September 13, 2009, 08:07:46 PM
Um, I'm in Illinois..... =|

So you *heart* Roland Burris then?  =D
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Re: A good Democrat?
« Reply #17 on: September 15, 2009, 04:24:44 AM »
>Now, you have to look at a pol's voting record and stances to see what they really stand for.<

OH THE NOES!!!!!!!111!!!ONEONEONE!!!ELEVENTY

Isn't this what people should have been doing from the begining?
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Re: A good Democrat?
« Reply #18 on: September 15, 2009, 02:56:44 PM »
Quote from: French G. on September 14, 2009, 01:14:56 PM
So you *heart* Roland Burris then?  =D

The senate votes 83-7 to defund ACORN.....Let's take a quick look and what do you think the chances are that both *my* senators voted for ACORN...... Yep....

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Re: A good Democrat?
« Reply #19 on: September 15, 2009, 05:32:19 PM »
John Ross.

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Quote from: fistful on September 11, 2009, 11:43:10 PM
Huh?!  I wasn't aware that the "The only good X is a dead X" joke had become bad taste.  ???

When you're talking to members of X, yeah it pretty much is.
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Re: A good Democrat?
« Reply #20 on: September 15, 2009, 05:34:44 PM »
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Re: A good Democrat?
« Reply #21 on: September 15, 2009, 05:38:11 PM »
I'm not sure why you would roll your eyes at this. Members of this forum are Democrats. Saying "The only good Dem is a dead Dem" doesn't strike you as even a teensy bit offensive?
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Re: A good Democrat?
« Reply #22 on: September 15, 2009, 06:09:29 PM »
Does this mean we can list Balog as a good Democrat?.....

...can we list him as our favorite Democrat?....

....what about as the official APS Democratic representative?.....


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Re: A good Democrat?
« Reply #23 on: September 15, 2009, 06:21:43 PM »
 ;/

I don't care for the Dems as a whole. I'm starting to feel that way about the R's too, for that matter.

Put it this way. If fisty said "The only good Muslim is a dead Muslim" would that be ok?
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Re: A good Democrat?
« Reply #24 on: September 15, 2009, 06:36:34 PM »
No, I don't see how it's offensive. 
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