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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party
In reply to the discussion: Suppose Elizabeth Warren posted on DU under an assumed name [View all]malokvale77
(4,879 posts)27. This DUer would be praising such a poster.
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I would not heckle or challenge or nitpick anyone in any group. I am not going to the John Kerry
merrily
Jan 2015
#40
Plus "in bed with" is an idiom; any minimally educated person understands that
Divernan
Jan 2015
#55
YES, the battle of words needs to come into focus... linguistics are "free" to all
Cosmic Kitten
Dec 2014
#34
The Fair Deal did okay, as did the Great Society. The "War on Women" refrain helped a lot of
merrily
Jan 2015
#37
I was replying to your post 34, which specified "battle," so I used the same word you had used.
merrily
Jan 2015
#43
Does how anyone on a message board would react in a post matter in the real world?
merrily
Jan 2015
#36
Sure, but we're talking Senator Warren. In the real world, she has more power than any poster.
merrily
Jan 2015
#45
People who are sorry don't continue the same behavior they are supposedly sorry about.
merrily
Jan 2015
#53
Still won't stop? Fine. Typically, board owners, mods and hosts deal with trolls.
merrily
Jan 2015
#56
I give at least even odds that if anonymous, Obama himself would draw a ban on the wrong day.
TheKentuckian
Mar 2015
#61