What did liberals do that was so offensive to the Republican party? | |
I’ll tell you what they did. | |
Liberals got women the right to vote. | |
Liberals got African-Americans the right to vote. | |
Liberals created Social Security and lifted millions of elderly people out of poverty. | |
Liberals ended segregation. | |
Liberals passed the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act. | |
Liberals created Medicare. | |
Liberals passed the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act. | |
What did conservatives do? | |
They opposed them on every one of those things — every one. | |
So when you try to hurl that label at my feet, | |
‘Liberal,’ | |
As if it were something to be ashamed of, | |
Something dirty, | |
Something to run away from, | |
It won’t work, Senator. | |
Because I will pick up that label and I will wear it as a badge of honor. | |
— Lawrence O’Donnell Jr. | |
[“Yeah. But, I’m _________! What have you done for ME lately?” (You fill in the blank…) — kmab] | |
. | |
On This Day In: | |
2022 | And Even Fewer Regrets |
2021 | Today Counts |
I Hope You’ll Understand | |
2020 | Maybe #IncompetentDonald Really Is A Great Manager |
2019 | Your Only Choice |
2018 | A Good Definition |
2017 | Getting It Done |
2016 | Getting To Know Me |
2015 | Why I Pay Taxes |
2014 | Inequality Of Sacrifice |
2013 | I Never Saw A Moor |
2012 | Fill In The Blank |
Not For Naught | |
Cliff Notes To Life? | |
2011 | Conference Games Sunday |
Posts Tagged ‘Lawrence O’Donnell Jr.’
Fill In The Blank
Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged Civil Rights Act, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Lawrence O'Donnell Jr., Liberals, Medicare, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, Republicans, Social Security on January 23, 2012| Leave a Comment »
-
Join 1,990 other subscribers
Ripple’s In Time…
Translate
Look For Stuff…
Ripple Crests
-
Recent Ripples In The Continuum
Blogroll
Charities
Environment
Faith Family and Friends
Military Service
Places
Politics
Science and Learning
Tributaries and Eddies
Work
Older Ripples In The Continuum
Ripplets (Tags)
#DumbDonald #IncompetentDonald #LyingDonald Albert Einstein American Politics Anonymous Attitude Baseball Books Carl Sagan Comments Courage Diet Diets Economics Education Eleanor Roosevelt Environment Faith Family Family and Friends Favorite Lines Fear General Comments God Happiness Health Highly Recommended Movie History Hope Humor Images Included Video John W. Gardner Knowledge Leadership Learning Life Love Lyrics Mark Twain Martin Luther King Jr Movies Music My Journal On Faith On Learning On Life On Politics Oscar Wilde Other Blogs Philosophy Pictures Pictures of Me Poems Poetry Politics Quotes Ralph Waldo Emerson Reading Recommended Reading Republicans Running Science Sports Success Time Time Magazine Truth Vevo Warren Buffett Wired Magazine Work YouTube YouTube.comRipple Riders
Ripple Stats
- 259,838 hits