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butterfly77
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:18 PM Original message |
Can someone explain to me what is so wonderful about Edwards? |
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geek tragedy
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
1. He does a pretty entertaining Kucinich impersonation. |
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Mythsaje
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:21 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Used to be a DLCer |
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geek tragedy
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:25 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. No, he's a guy pretending to be Kucinich. |
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Mythsaje
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:27 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Right...which is why he hasn't shifted once from his message |
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butterfly77
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:32 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. I was tired of hearing him ... |
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PatSeg
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Wed Dec-12-07 01:10 AM Response to Reply #17 |
54. I remember hearing his speech in Iowa in 03 or 04 |
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geek tragedy
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:49 PM Response to Reply #13 |
26. He sure did shift on public financing. n/t |
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butterfly77
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:27 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. That is how I see it... |
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penguin7
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:47 PM Response to Reply #14 |
23. I agree with you there |
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eridani
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Wed Dec-12-07 01:29 AM Response to Reply #3 |
58. When Edwards takes a stand that you like-- |
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Clark2008
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:24 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. LOL!!! |
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slick8790
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
2. "the only thing I have heard is that he is a white male from the south." |
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butterfly77
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. I have been listening.. |
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slick8790
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:26 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. No other candidate is raising the issues of poverty like he is. |
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butterfly77
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:33 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. The only problem with it is... |
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slick8790
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:45 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. No one knows how much he's messed up the country!? Fuck that! |
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penguin7
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:48 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Edwards is taking special interest money big time |
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Thu Dec-13-07 10:02 AM Response to Reply #25 |
102. That's a special interest that represents shifting power away from Wall Street |
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butterfly77
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:51 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. Yes those things are what are on the surface... |
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demosincebirth
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Tue Dec-11-07 04:29 PM Response to Reply #22 |
49. He also got a 100% rating from the AFL-CIO. |
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Mythsaje
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:29 PM Response to Reply #6 |
16. Then you haven't really been listening. |
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butterfly77
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:48 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. I have been listening to him all through 2003 until now... |
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Mythsaje
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
4. He sees the Class War. |
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butterfly77
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:34 PM Response to Reply #4 |
19. I can agree with that... |
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David Zephyr
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Wed Dec-12-07 01:25 AM Response to Reply #19 |
57. Bingo! |
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bleever
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Wed Dec-12-07 01:23 AM Response to Reply #4 |
56. He knows that the goverment is run by those who take it, and |
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goodgd_yall
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Thu Dec-13-07 12:07 AM Response to Reply #4 |
101. I like the way you put that. |
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
5. His boyish grin is to die for. |
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butterfly77
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:24 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. I believe this is one of the reasons ... |
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Clark2008
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:24 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. I don't understand why people think he's handsome, either. |
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GreenArrow
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:52 PM Response to Reply #9 |
29. Lizard?! |
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bpeale
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Wed Dec-12-07 12:50 PM Response to Reply #9 |
86. maybe because he is???? |
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
10. He's not only noticed that 80% of us have gotten a raw deal |
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penguin7
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
15. Edwards would be Giulliani's dream opponent |
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butterfly77
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:35 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. Thank you... |
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PresidentObama
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:42 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. Wait a second, you support DK correct? |
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Andy823
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Tue Dec-11-07 04:01 PM Response to Reply #21 |
39. Comedians |
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penguin7
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Tue Dec-11-07 04:08 PM Response to Reply #21 |
41. I think Kucinich would do better than Edwards against Giulliani |
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JohnLocke
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:52 PM Response to Reply #15 |
28. You must not like emprical evidence. |
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butterfly77
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:54 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. I don't believe those polls.. |
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JohnLocke
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Tue Dec-11-07 04:00 PM Response to Reply #31 |
38. You know, I'll take my lot with the dozens of surveys, not some random dude online. |
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butterfly77
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Tue Dec-11-07 05:29 PM Response to Reply #38 |
53. The only facts there are is that.. |
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asdjrocky
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Wed Dec-12-07 04:13 PM Response to Reply #31 |
92. So you believe the penguin? |
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madmom
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:55 PM Response to Reply #15 |
33. I wish Hillary and Obama would drop out so the msm would let us hear Edwards |
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Bluebear
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Tue Dec-11-07 04:19 PM Response to Reply #15 |
46. 'verses an ambulance chaser' - - yeah, verses. |
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Chulanowa
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Wed Dec-12-07 01:22 AM Response to Reply #15 |
55. Yer kidding |
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gmudem
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Wed Dec-12-07 01:34 AM Response to Reply #15 |
59. You gotta be kidding |
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penguin7
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Wed Dec-12-07 01:46 AM Response to Reply #59 |
64. I do not think that there will be a Republican landslide |
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zalinda
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Wed Dec-12-07 05:15 AM Response to Reply #15 |
73. Honey, he never had to chase ambulances |
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mtnsnake
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Wed Dec-12-07 09:21 AM Response to Reply #73 |
79. Didn't he break his nose once? |
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penguin7
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Wed Dec-12-07 11:19 AM Response to Reply #73 |
84. Edwards message on health insurance is downright dishonest |
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zalinda
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Wed Dec-12-07 04:08 PM Response to Reply #84 |
91. And how honest is your candidate |
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Clark2008
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Thu Dec-13-07 10:12 AM Response to Reply #91 |
103. OK... I'll say it - and I don't have a candidate. |
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saltpoint
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Wed Dec-12-07 11:01 PM Response to Reply #84 |
99. You can't get off of this, can you? I'm just curious if collaboration is |
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brentspeak
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Wed Dec-12-07 10:56 PM Response to Reply #15 |
97. Karl Rove, is that you? |
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jillan
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
30. Because he made millions off the poor. |
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madmom
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:59 PM Response to Reply #30 |
36. He made millions defending the poor against big business, many of them |
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cali
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Tue Dec-11-07 04:06 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. He made millions off of his investments with Fortress |
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penguin7
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Tue Dec-11-07 04:10 PM Response to Reply #36 |
43. Edwards sued the wealthy corporations for the same reason |
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GreenArrow
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Tue Dec-11-07 04:21 PM Response to Reply #43 |
48. man, you hit the nail right on the head with that one. |
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madmom
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Tue Dec-11-07 04:30 PM Response to Reply #43 |
50. Oh ok I see he made money but at the same time helped some one, what a fucking sleazeball |
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KaptBunnyPants
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Wed Dec-12-07 01:35 PM Response to Reply #43 |
89. He sued the weathly corporations because their actions had hurt people. |
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ThatPoetGuy
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Tue Dec-11-07 04:16 PM Response to Reply #30 |
45. Oh, baloney. |
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Cronopio
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Wed Dec-12-07 10:20 AM Response to Reply #45 |
83. I think the important part of that phrase was "He made millions" |
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Stop Cornyn
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Tue Dec-11-07 04:31 PM Response to Reply #30 |
51. That sort of vicious right-wing blather makes me want to kick an anti-Biden thread in your honor |
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bpeale
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Wed Dec-12-07 12:47 PM Response to Reply #30 |
85. he made millions off suing big business for wrongs done to poor people |
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LSK
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Wed Dec-12-07 12:51 PM Response to Reply #30 |
88. lie much??? |
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Armstead
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
32. I wouldn't say wonderful, but I would say very good |
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butterfly77
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:59 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. In terms of color .. |
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Armstead
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Tue Dec-11-07 04:08 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. I agree the issue of poverty should not be his alone |
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BigDDem
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
34. Well, he has nice hair |
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Tejanocrat
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Tue Dec-11-07 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
35. If you had been looking at the greatest page this week, you might have seen these answers: |
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Tejanocrat
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Tue Dec-11-07 04:12 PM Response to Reply #35 |
44. I forgot one of the best from this past week: |
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Czolgosz
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Wed Dec-12-07 07:55 AM Response to Reply #35 |
77. NICE POST! |
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ThatPoetGuy
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Tue Dec-11-07 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
47. This is the article that put me into the Edwards camp. |
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GreenArrow
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Tue Dec-11-07 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
52. *cue stirring music* |
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K8-EEE
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Wed Dec-12-07 01:36 AM Response to Original message |
60. I can tell you why I'm voting for him in the primary.... |
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tinrobot
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Wed Dec-12-07 01:51 AM Response to Reply #60 |
66. Bingo... |
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K8-EEE
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Wed Dec-12-07 03:09 AM Response to Reply #66 |
71. His take on election financing horrifies the corp. media |
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Wed Dec-12-07 01:39 AM Response to Original message |
61. It's to bad he voted for the Iraq war along with Biden, HRC and all the rest. |
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Wed Dec-12-07 01:41 AM Response to Original message |
62. He's a white guy from the South who tells his current base what they want to hear....... |
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Mythsaje
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Wed Dec-12-07 01:45 AM Response to Reply #62 |
63. "He's a white guy from the South who tells his current base what they want to hear..." |
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FrenchieCat
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Wed Dec-12-07 01:47 AM Response to Reply #63 |
65. Problem is that the base ain't enough......... |
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Mythsaje
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Wed Dec-12-07 01:53 AM Response to Reply #65 |
67. Yeah, that's why so many rural and working class |
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FrenchieCat
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Wed Dec-12-07 02:03 AM Response to Reply #67 |
68. No, those folks are thinking of the old John Edwards...... |
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KaptBunnyPants
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Wed Dec-12-07 01:43 PM Response to Reply #68 |
90. Tell me what old John Edwards they are voting for. |
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Wed Dec-12-07 04:23 PM Response to Reply #68 |
93. I supported Edwards in '04 and am leaning towards him this time |
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cali
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Wed Dec-12-07 07:52 AM Response to Reply #67 |
76. he's got 11% support in SC |
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tinrobot
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Wed Dec-12-07 02:07 AM Response to Reply #62 |
69. Current Base? |
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FrenchieCat
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Wed Dec-12-07 03:05 AM Response to Reply #69 |
70. I don't think so...... |
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Wed Dec-12-07 04:15 AM Response to Original message |
72. Thank you for asking such an important question. As I read |
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Wed Dec-12-07 07:48 AM Response to Original message |
74. Nobody else talks about poverty |
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Wed Dec-12-07 07:51 AM Response to Original message |
75. i've noticed the Edwards detractors have been starting threads recently |
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The Backlash Cometh
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Wed Dec-12-07 08:32 AM Response to Original message |
78. He's a trial attorney, he's read the lawsuits that would convince anyone |
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Wed Dec-12-07 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
80. Quotes like this one: |
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cali
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Wed Dec-12-07 09:39 AM Response to Reply #80 |
81. that's rich. |
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Wed Dec-12-07 10:48 PM Response to Reply #81 |
94. Come on, cali. Put an argument together. Just try. |
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AlertLurker
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Wed Dec-12-07 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
82. Absolutely Nothing. |
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brentspeak
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Wed Dec-12-07 10:51 PM Response to Reply #82 |
95. Shouldn't you slink back to your hole? |
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LSK
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Wed Dec-12-07 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
87. start with wikipedia maybe?? |
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brentspeak
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Wed Dec-12-07 10:54 PM Response to Original message |
96. You seem pretty clueless |
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saltpoint
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Wed Dec-12-07 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
98. One insight is his decision to join Wade on the trek up Kilimanjaro. |
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Wed Dec-12-07 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
100. I like Edwards but he voted for the Iraq war. |
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