Comments on: Tell Mike Ross and Blanche Lincoln To Act Like Democrats — Or We’ll Find Someone Who Will http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/09/17/tell-mike-ross-and-blanche-lincoln-to-act-like-democrats-or-well-find-someone-who-will/ Politics for liberal newsgeeks Sat, 18 Feb 2012 01:33:20 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: jacksmith http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/09/17/tell-mike-ross-and-blanche-lincoln-to-act-like-democrats-or-well-find-someone-who-will/#comment-46592 jacksmith Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:30:07 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2009/09/17/tell-mike-ross-and-blanche-lincoln-to-act-like-democrats-or-well-find-someone-who-will/#comment-46592 <p>BRAVO! It’s time for everyone to take the gloves off now. And start hitting these democrats HARD! until they strongly support a Strong, Robust, Toothy Government-run Public Option, available on day one.</p> <p>Or until they are so politically damaged that they wont stand a snowball chance in Hell getting reelected. AND NO BACKING OFF THIS TIME. If they complain, then hit them HARDER! and remind them what you want. This is about life and death. Be tough!</p> <p>Sincerely</p> <p>jacksmith — Working Class</p> BRAVO! It’s time for everyone to take the gloves off now. And start hitting these democrats HARD! until they strongly support a Strong, Robust, Toothy Government-run Public Option, available on day one.

Or until they are so politically damaged that they wont stand a snowball chance in Hell getting reelected. AND NO BACKING OFF THIS TIME. If they complain, then hit them HARDER! and remind them what you want. This is about life and death. Be tough!

Sincerely

jacksmith — Working Class

]]> By: liberalrob http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/09/17/tell-mike-ross-and-blanche-lincoln-to-act-like-democrats-or-well-find-someone-who-will/#comment-46575 liberalrob Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:56:52 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2009/09/17/tell-mike-ross-and-blanche-lincoln-to-act-like-democrats-or-well-find-someone-who-will/#comment-46575 <p>Let us know when <i>your</i> ad comes out, aimai.</p> Let us know when your ad comes out, aimai.

]]> By: goodpyr http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/09/17/tell-mike-ross-and-blanche-lincoln-to-act-like-democrats-or-well-find-someone-who-will/#comment-46519 goodpyr Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:57:22 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2009/09/17/tell-mike-ross-and-blanche-lincoln-to-act-like-democrats-or-well-find-someone-who-will/#comment-46519 <p>He was a fair cop.Gets more credit for catching “Green River Killer”<br /> than he deserves.He was the only one left.The rest of the detectives retired.<br /> LOUSY Congressman!!</p> He was a fair cop.Gets more credit for catching “Green River Killer”
than he deserves.He was the only one left.The rest of the detectives retired.
LOUSY Congressman!!

]]> By: goodpyr http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/09/17/tell-mike-ross-and-blanche-lincoln-to-act-like-democrats-or-well-find-someone-who-will/#comment-46517 goodpyr Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:48:38 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2009/09/17/tell-mike-ross-and-blanche-lincoln-to-act-like-democrats-or-well-find-someone-who-will/#comment-46517 <p>All that and Grassely Too.<br /> That’s Tough.</p> All that and Grassely Too.
That’s Tough.

]]> By: SteveInSacto http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/09/17/tell-mike-ross-and-blanche-lincoln-to-act-like-democrats-or-well-find-someone-who-will/#comment-46495 SteveInSacto Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:49:37 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2009/09/17/tell-mike-ross-and-blanche-lincoln-to-act-like-democrats-or-well-find-someone-who-will/#comment-46495 <p>Sorry, but IMO this is not a good ad. This is not a good strategy.</p> <p>For Lincoln and Ross, standing up against Democrats (liberals) is a feature, not a bug. The FDL ad reinforces their positioning. This ad actually helps them.</p> <p>This will not move them at all — if anything it will help strengthen their opposition by underscoring their rationale.</p> Sorry, but IMO this is not a good ad. This is not a good strategy.

For Lincoln and Ross, standing up against Democrats (liberals) is a feature, not a bug. The FDL ad reinforces their positioning. This ad actually helps them.

This will not move them at all — if anything it will help strengthen their opposition by underscoring their rationale.

]]> By: Satorist http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/09/17/tell-mike-ross-and-blanche-lincoln-to-act-like-democrats-or-well-find-someone-who-will/#comment-46493 Satorist Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:46:45 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2009/09/17/tell-mike-ross-and-blanche-lincoln-to-act-like-democrats-or-well-find-someone-who-will/#comment-46493 <p>I’m unsure what to call a political system that cannot execute the unambiguous will of over three quarters of its constituency, but “representative democracy” seems far wide the mark. We need to own up to the stark revelation that, when an overwhelming majority of the public want something and can’t achieve it, clearly someone else is running the show.</p> <p>I just contributed $100 to help air this ad and I’m about to contribute to Accountability Now. I’ve always been against opposing incumbent Democrats but, after the way they’ve ignored us on health care, I’m going to spend ALL my time and money supporting primary challenges to these corporate tools.</p> <p>I belong to the party of FDR, the Kennedys, and LBJ and I will not abandon it just because it’s run by fund-raising whores. Let THEM go start a third party; this one’s ours.</p> I’m unsure what to call a political system that cannot execute the unambiguous will of over three quarters of its constituency, but “representative democracy” seems far wide the mark. We need to own up to the stark revelation that, when an overwhelming majority of the public want something and can’t achieve it, clearly someone else is running the show.

I just contributed $100 to help air this ad and I’m about to contribute to Accountability Now. I’ve always been against opposing incumbent Democrats but, after the way they’ve ignored us on health care, I’m going to spend ALL my time and money supporting primary challenges to these corporate tools.

I belong to the party of FDR, the Kennedys, and LBJ and I will not abandon it just because it’s run by fund-raising whores. Let THEM go start a third party; this one’s ours.

]]> By: frankBel http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/09/17/tell-mike-ross-and-blanche-lincoln-to-act-like-democrats-or-well-find-someone-who-will/#comment-46453 frankBel Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:31:23 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2009/09/17/tell-mike-ross-and-blanche-lincoln-to-act-like-democrats-or-well-find-someone-who-will/#comment-46453 <p>Here is what Congressman Lloyd Doggett, D-Tx 25 wrote for the Austin Chronicle:</p> <blockquote><p>Health care in America has been turned upside down: The less you can pay, the more you are charged. More jobs are involved in denying health care then providing it. Premiums soar while coverage shrinks. And every year, less of our insurance premiums actually pay for health care and more pay for executive salaries and other administration costs.</p> <p>“You lie!” is not just about another fanatic congressman screaming at the president, but the claim that insurance reform is not in the direct self-interest of many of the frightened protesters, who are shouting “No!” the loudest.</p> <p>Unless denying the uninsured the right to buy into Medicare-type public insurance is a “deal breaker,” deep-poceted insurance giants will win this one. </p></blockquote> Here is what Congressman Lloyd Doggett, D-Tx 25 wrote for the Austin Chronicle:

Health care in America has been turned upside down: The less you can pay, the more you are charged. More jobs are involved in denying health care then providing it. Premiums soar while coverage shrinks. And every year, less of our insurance premiums actually pay for health care and more pay for executive salaries and other administration costs.

“You lie!” is not just about another fanatic congressman screaming at the president, but the claim that insurance reform is not in the direct self-interest of many of the frightened protesters, who are shouting “No!” the loudest.

Unless denying the uninsured the right to buy into Medicare-type public insurance is a “deal breaker,” deep-poceted insurance giants will win this one.

]]> By: yellowsnapdragon http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/09/17/tell-mike-ross-and-blanche-lincoln-to-act-like-democrats-or-well-find-someone-who-will/#comment-46451 yellowsnapdragon Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:19:36 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2009/09/17/tell-mike-ross-and-blanche-lincoln-to-act-like-democrats-or-well-find-someone-who-will/#comment-46451 <p>Heehee.</p> Heehee.

]]> By: Jane Hamsher http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/09/17/tell-mike-ross-and-blanche-lincoln-to-act-like-democrats-or-well-find-someone-who-will/#comment-46449 Jane Hamsher Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:13:46 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2009/09/17/tell-mike-ross-and-blanche-lincoln-to-act-like-democrats-or-well-find-someone-who-will/#comment-46449 <p>Welcome to you too. To all our new friends who have only just joined us recently.</p> <p>Congratulations on having so much free time on your hands that you can quickly jump into every health care thread. It seems to be a passion of yours.</p> Welcome to you too. To all our new friends who have only just joined us recently.

Congratulations on having so much free time on your hands that you can quickly jump into every health care thread. It seems to be a passion of yours.

]]> By: alank http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/09/17/tell-mike-ross-and-blanche-lincoln-to-act-like-democrats-or-well-find-someone-who-will/#comment-46448 alank Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:13:02 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2009/09/17/tell-mike-ross-and-blanche-lincoln-to-act-like-democrats-or-well-find-someone-who-will/#comment-46448 <p>Alas, I can’t watch the advert on my current connection which is way too slow for video whitewater streams.</p> Alas, I can’t watch the advert on my current connection which is way too slow for video whitewater streams.

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