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nadinbrzezinski

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9. If the California Democratic Party is ANY guide

Reply to Leopolds Ghost (Reply #8)

Sun Feb 26, 2012, 04:30 PM

Feb 2012

the Dems will have issues with that. One fourth of my local delegation are active in Occupy.

Yes, I will be watching for that during the national convention.

I was afraid of the party co-opting Occupy... from what I saw here, I'd say the Party is geting occupied at the grassroots levels.

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I have a friend in SF an works in Oakland. he hates the Oakland OWS. beyurslf Feb 2012 #1

Well Oakland is a very special case nadinbrzezinski Feb 2012 #2

I wouldn't worry about that. People who drop support for an entire movement, sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #6

The media and the politicans are scared to death of its citizens. Why do you see nothing southernyankeebelle Feb 2012 #3

Bingo!!!!!! orpupilofnature57 Feb 2012 #4

You betcha southernyankeebelle Feb 2012 #5

Agreed. And it's not like CBS, NBC, CNN, and ABC zappaman Feb 2012 #7

Your right on that point also. It is very sad there isn't a Walter Cronkite in the bunch. They southernyankeebelle Feb 2012 #10

Apparently Walter Cronkite was a right-winger. zappaman Feb 2012 #11

No he wasn't. If you have a chance go to google and read his bio. He said himself southernyankeebelle Feb 2012 #12

Not according to the OP zappaman Feb 2012 #13

I googled his bio and he himself said he leaned left. I could have misread it. southernyankeebelle Feb 2012 #14

No zappaman Feb 2012 #15

Thanks. I am not often right. He was a great reporter. southernyankeebelle Feb 2012 #16

What concerns me is they may try and turn the election season into a way to polarize people against Leopolds Ghost Feb 2012 #8

If the California Democratic Party is ANY guide nadinbrzezinski Feb 2012 #9