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2007-05-06 Home Front: Culture Wars

With New Clout, Antiwar Groups Push Democrats

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Posted by Frank G 2007-05-06 10:15|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The Democrats suffer from what I'd call "Wrong Base Syndrome." Liberalism having won most of its big battles of the 20th century-- racial equality, rights for women, fair labor practices, etc.-- the Democratic Party is now left with little else to do but pander to a motley assortment of cranks, misfits, aging hippies, granola-munchers and parasites.

But along with the Iraq War came a fanatical, dedicated anti-war movement with lots of political energy and campaign cash, and the Democrats decided to take a ride on that tiger.

And now they can't get off. Democrat = anti-war anymore, and the Dems will either prosper by it or perish by it.

Posted by Jumbo Elmoter4970 2007-05-06 10:32|| 2007-05-06 10:32|| Front Page Top

#2 Dang! Hear! Hear! JumboMan.

Posted by Shipman">Shipman 2007-05-06 10:48|| 2007-05-06 10:48|| Front Page Top

#3 ANSWER, United for Puke and Justice, Code Pinko are mostly a bunch of aging commies.

Posted by DMFD 2007-05-06 13:23|| 2007-05-06 13:23|| Front Page Top

#4 Oh, no! If we don't do what they want, they'll stop supporting us! Who will support us then? We'll be all alone! They'll take all the money, too!

On the other hand, who will they throw thier support to?

Posted by Nancy and Harry 2007-05-06 13:29|| 2007-05-06 13:29|| Front Page Top

#5 I will be so happy when the last bunch of old, aging baby boomer hippies dies off. The new bunch is just annoying, but lacking a lot of the clout and money the first bunch have.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-05-06 13:34|| 2007-05-06 13:34|| Front Page Top

#6 37 years ago I was literally arresting these mutts during the 1970's anti-war demonstrations. Composed of those who didn't serve and didn't want to (for the most part, along with political opportunists who did like Kerry) they were near orgasmic in their commitment to the anti-war movement to validate their lack of courage, sense of duty to country and commitment to their country when it was uncomfortable and inconvenient. Fast forward to today, and they are merely stoking the same feelings again, self-validating their past and their smug certainty that all the world needs is a commitment to peace and conversation to solve everything. Their world view is that we are all the same, and what is reasonable to them is of course reasonable to a muzzie in the taliban. It's all just a tragic misunderstanding caused by bushitler and the neanderthal right war mongers. Just a dose of flower power, some good doobies and some John Lennon and the entire mess can be cleared up.
Good American blood is always needed to clean up the idiocy these mutts produce in foreign policy mistakes, and the mistakes are legion.

Posted by JustAboutEnough">JustAboutEnough 2007-05-06 16:42|| 2007-05-06 16:42|| Front Page Top

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