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In reply to the discussion: Bloomberg Spends $764,232.35 Buying Oregon Background Check Bill [View all]sarisataka
(20,898 posts)64. Evidence
Now present some evidence where I actually said that. Or inferred it. Or hinted at it. Or go soak your head.
Your entire post http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1172&pid=175192 hints at it.
I will make it simple since I am on my phone-
So "true Democrats" don't vote against gun control- ok fine.
MDA is a special interest group- we are in agreement
You can head a special interest group that will work against Democrats to get a Republican elected in their place and still be a fine Democrat- sorry we part ways here. A fine Democrat would not help a Republican, especially a radical Tea Party Republican
So to sum up- if you are backing a special interest group that votes against the Democratic position on one issue you are not a "true Democrat"
If you are the face of a special interest group that actively works to unseat Democrats you are a "fine democrat [sic]"
It sure sounds like you are not unhappy they have been replaced. Maybe not with exactly the people you would like to see in their places but still "good riddance"
Your entire post http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1172&pid=175192 hints at it.
I will make it simple since I am on my phone-
Those two democrat senators begich & pryor voted with rightwing republicans to help defeat a democrat sponsored bill for background checks. Begich & Pryor voted against the democrat bill and against 95% of American support for the bill,
I wrote: "YES THEY ARE NOT TRUE DEMOCRATS, but servants of the special interest group which influenced them or paid them, in this case the gun lobby."
So "true Democrats" don't vote against gun control- ok fine.
To think that Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense would support those two who voted against their very principles & what they stand for, is somewhat absurd.
MDA is a special interest group- we are in agreement
icon: Shannon Watts was the titular head of what, at the time, was Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America (now Everytown for Gun Safety) Some 'democrat'...
JTO:Shannon Watts is a fine democrat,
You can head a special interest group that will work against Democrats to get a Republican elected in their place and still be a fine Democrat- sorry we part ways here. A fine Democrat would not help a Republican, especially a radical Tea Party Republican
So to sum up- if you are backing a special interest group that votes against the Democratic position on one issue you are not a "true Democrat"
If you are the face of a special interest group that actively works to unseat Democrats you are a "fine democrat [sic]"
It sure sounds like you are not unhappy they have been replaced. Maybe not with exactly the people you would like to see in their places but still "good riddance"
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Theres a difference between namecalling, and describing accurately, many gun control proponents...
beevul
Aug 2015
#19
You were alerted on by guess who using the usual passive aggressive alert distortions.
Fred Sanders
Aug 2015
#22
This is the wrong place for that post; you want 'Ask the Administrators', found at...
friendly_iconoclast
Aug 2015
#45
And thanks in return for *your* helpful hint! I altered the post title #47...
friendly_iconoclast
Aug 2015
#48
Shannon Watts helped to defeat Dems, why are you supporting her at DU?
friendly_iconoclast
Aug 2015
#47
Ahem. This is DEMOCRATIC Underground, not Gun Control Underground...
friendly_iconoclast
Aug 2015
#50
I voted for Ed Markey and Liz Warren, both quite vocal gun control supporters
friendly_iconoclast
Aug 2015
#56
"MDA did not work...to get a republican elected" They worked to get Dems *un*-elected...
friendly_iconoclast
Sep 2015
#70
"MDA did not work against pryor or begich to get a republican elected" Bullshit!
friendly_iconoclast
Sep 2015
#67
Watts did not get *anyone* pro-control elected in those races. Where's the win?
friendly_iconoclast
Aug 2015
#57
Bloomberg won, alright- just not the win his credulous supporters think he wanted
friendly_iconoclast
Aug 2015
#59
The NRA salutes you! Ammoland salutes you! Have you informed Ted Nugent of your brilliance?
Fred Sanders
Aug 2015
#21
Both Bloomberg and Tom Steyer as billionaires made a difference in Oregon's election in 2014...
cascadiance
Aug 2015
#29