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Old 10-30-2019, 04:00 PM
 
Location: The Republic of Gilead
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You and Obama make a point.

Does the current Democrat Party spokes people and Presidential Candidates represent the average liberal?

Many people are concerned they've moved too far Left, Bernie and Warren style.

Actually liberal policies are supported by the majority in this country, especially stuff like medicare for all, a living wage, tax reform that benefits the middle class instead of the top 1%, legalizing marijuana, gay rights, abortion rights, separation of church and state, etc.


Conservative media has convinced you that all "real Americans" are right-wingers who listen to Rush Limbaugh pine for the "good ole days" of the 1950s.
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Old 10-30-2019, 04:01 PM
 
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Obama comes off looking like a real moderate.
He's warning his party to stop the circular firing squad since no one is without sin.

One of the few times he does really make sense and the Progressives should listen.

It's crazy that Obama is coming off far right of the current Democrat party. Who know, maybe he'll join Kanye and join the Trump train.
Hahaha - Maybe he'll run as VP with Trump....?
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Old 10-30-2019, 04:12 PM
 
Location: Barrington
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Obama comes off looking like a real moderate.
He's warning his party to stop the circular firing squad since no one is without sin.

One of the few times he does really make sense and the Progressives should listen.

It's crazy that Obama is coming off far right of the current Democrat party. Who know, maybe he'll join Kanye and join the Trump train.

Seems to me most presidents, including Obama, have been moderates , not far left or right.
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Old 10-30-2019, 04:16 PM
 
Location: Barrington
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You and Obama make a point.

Does the current Democrat Party spokes people and Presidential Candidates represent the average liberal?

Many people are concerned they've moved too far Left, Bernie and Warren style.
Well that leaves Biden who does not appeal well to those under 65 and has decades of baggage.

Mayor Pete may be the most balanced of the lot and he does not have much chance of securing the nomination ( this time).
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Old 10-30-2019, 04:18 PM
 
Location: Long Island
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Very nicely stated by Obama and he has been very moderate. The democrats have moved left while the republicans moved right, that is why we are in this dysfunctional mess.
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Old 10-30-2019, 04:48 PM
 
Location: Morrison, CO
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Then he should have a VERY long discussion with his wife, the Queen of Woke. Then Oprah.
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Old 10-30-2019, 04:58 PM
 
Location: Oklahoma
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Only if "Woke" and "MAGA" realized they were flip sides of the same coin.
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Old 10-30-2019, 05:05 PM
 
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Or maybe the extreme caricatures of liberals that Fox News airs over and over again don't represent the average liberal?

Liberals are extreme caricatures of themselves. They're utterly ridiculous and so irrational I sometimes think its all an elaborate hoax since no logical person would ever say the nonsense liberals proudly spew on a daily basis.
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Old 10-30-2019, 05:11 PM
 
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Great words.
Hopefully there are a lot of people who will take this to heart.
Agree. Obama is exactly right.

In the world’s biggest irony of ironies, looking for perfection is what got us Trump.
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Old 10-30-2019, 05:12 PM
 
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I'm not sure if he was condemning it as being bad as much as he was alluding to the fact that if they keep it up they will derail the agenda and progress.
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