Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

sabrina 1

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19. I love learning how they rely on 'talking points' and that we can now identify them. IF their

Tue Jan 6, 2015, 12:44 AM

Jan 2015

ideas were worthy of respect they would not have to try to couch them in deceptive language.

I'm referring to this:

...The group also had some suggestions about the bank bailout that has fueled so much of the anger at Wall Street for the past six years: Don’t call it a bailout.

“This is an emergency line of credit,’’ Third Way executives wrote in September 2008, as anger was reaching a ferocious pitch. “Banks need this loan so they can loan to you — the American consumer.’’

They really do believe that voters are stupid. 'Putting lipstick on a pig' comes to mind. As if using different language changes anything.

I wonder, and would like to ask them, if Main St could get their hands on one of those 'emergency lines of credit' since bailouts were not available to THEM?

Trying to change the perception. That is only done when people are trying to hide something.

I agree it is a great article and you do have to read the whole thing to fully get the essence of the article.

Don't you love that right within our own party we have this anti-Left Think Tank which apparently now has a whole lot of power over WHO gets to run as a Dem?

I used to wonder where the garbage about Liberals needing to stop 'trying to soak the rich' being a reason why they would not win elections!!!

Liberals 'soaking the rich'! If only Dems HAD run on taxing the rich, on increasing SS and Medicare, rather than on their 'for the rich' policies, they might have won in the mid terms.

The real issue, Third Way says, is that harsh populist positions and rhetoric are damaging the Democratic Party.

I haven't noticed much 'harsh, populist positions and rhetoric' coming from the Dem Party for a long time.

Thanks for your great comment, Riverlover!

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Third Way, Wall St-Backed, Think Tank's Battle for Soul of Dem Party Pits Them Against Eliz. Warren [View all] sabrina 1 Jan 2015 OP

Third Way (3rd-Way) is a think tank, right? Cosmic Kitten Jan 2015 #1

That's exactly what it appears to be. Bill Black eg, calls it a 'Creature of Wall St.' sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #7

Isn't a "Think Tank" really a "Conspiracy Tank". Just sayin'. rhett o rick Feb 2015 #29

Hmmmm? Good point! Cosmic Kitten Feb 2015 #31

I always suspected who was behind Turd Way, I never realized they were so blatant about it tularetom Jan 2015 #2

I am embarrassed to say I knew nothing about them until a couple of years ago. I knew something sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #14

What we have or have not learned. Wellstone ruled Jan 2015 #3

It becomes more and more obvious how disconnected they are from the people. They were feeling sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #15

Why is it just her and Bernie speaking up about this shit? Where's our Dems? Hiding? L0oniX Jan 2015 #4

They are the "Installed". Phlem Jan 2015 #6

I'd settle for them being replaced with real Dems. L0oniX Jan 2015 #8

Same here Phlem Jan 2015 #9

The Thirdway must die. Phlem Jan 2015 #5

The Third Way warns leftists are trying to take the Party over the populist cliff .... Scuba Jan 2015 #10

Expect us to get hammered my friend. Phlem Jan 2015 #11

Yes, they've been expecting us and are ready .... Scuba Jan 2015 #13

Do you mind if I add that list to the OP, Scuba? I meant to look for it, but was rushing sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #17

Please do sabrina. Scuba Jan 2015 #20

Al From swilton Jan 2015 #12

I don't know the answer to that, but he was Chairman of the DLC which morphed into the sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #18

Post of the year!! Excellent, thank you Sabrina. RiverLover Jan 2015 #16

I love learning how they rely on 'talking points' and that we can now identify them. IF their sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #19

It'd be great if you wanted to x-post this in the Eliz Warren Group! RiverLover Jan 2015 #21

Third Way would turn the Democratic Party into the Republican Party. Enthusiast Jan 2015 #22

They were DLC first, basically, & so have been around since Bill Clinton RiverLover Jan 2015 #23

It's bad enough that they did this. Enthusiast Jan 2015 #24

Thanks for pulling back the veil a little bit Fairgo Feb 2015 #25

The logo for Third Way in the pic with the 3 smiling assholes... stillwaiting Feb 2015 #26

Good observation regarding their logo ... infiltrating is what they are doing. sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #28

Thanks for posting. SamKnause Feb 2015 #27

As always sabrina, great OP. nm rhett o rick Feb 2015 #30

I was listening to Norman Goldman's show on the way home tonight dflprincess Feb 2015 #32

Good question 'will we be smart enough not to fall for it'? If the mid terms are any sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #33