Tuesday Open Thread
“What do our opponents mean when they apply to us the label ‘Liberal’? If by ‘Liberal’ they mean, as they want people to believe, someone who is soft in his policies abroad, who is against local government, and who is unconcerned with the taxpayer’s dollar, then the record of this party and its members demonstrate that we are not that kind of ‘Liberal’. But if by a ‘Liberal’ they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people — their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, and their civil liberties — someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a ‘Liberal’, then I’m proud to say I’m a ‘Liberal'” –John F. Kennedy
More like that please.
A stellar example of an If-by-whiskey speech.
The reason Liberal became a dirty word is because we allowed the right wing nuts like Culley to define it and we never fought back all we did was say we are now Progressives. We allowed these same nuts starting back in the 70’s to steal the US Flag.Our problem is with the exception of Senator Sanders, AL Franken and Micheal Moore our spokesmen are silent I am embarrassed by some of the DEM congressman that appear on TV if this is the best we got to speak for our cause we are truly doomed.
The reason liberal became a dirty word is the actions of the radical left which attacked GOD and country. They are outside of the mainstream values of America. Conservatives did not steal the Flag, liberals burned it. Commie Libs ruined their own brand better than we ever could.
Liberal/progressive are only dirty words if we don’t embrace, and defend, them. For crying out loud, many “liberals” claim the upper ground by claiming Joe Scarborough is reasonable. WTF?
Oh Delusional One – Liberals attacked G-D? How so? Did we storm the Pearly Gates? Who are you to say what is and is not “mainstream values?”
David’s faith is weak. So many things threaten it. If he was strong of faith then nothing could threaten it. Alas, he is not. He is Peter.
I thought progressive was supposed to indicate people who are to the left of liberals (in the philosophical sense) and the Democratic party. It seems the term progressive is losing its meaning. I think we need to reclaim both terms.
The Acting Governor of West Virginia beat back the teabagger-rethuglican in today’s special election to finish out the term of Joe Manchin.
God…GOD?
More like the cloven-hoofed gangster, the devil, you’re type tend to worship through your actions, though you’re completely clueless about it.
Pro-life & beatitudes, my puckered starfish!