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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-18-07 01:07 PM Original message |
Why not debates that give equal time to ANY and ALL who are serious about being President? |
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midlife_mo_Jo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-18-07 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
1. I agree in theory (hate the ludicrous amounts of money necessary) |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-18-07 01:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Before the debates, yes. |
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Orangepeel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-18-07 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
3. defining who is serious is always the rub |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-18-07 01:47 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Obama: Serious. |
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Orangepeel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-18-07 02:54 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. what if a newspaper says having a rented office in a state is serious? |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-18-07 03:52 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. Back to the OP. Equal time for each serious candidate. |
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Orangepeel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-18-07 04:25 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. I don't disagree that the system should change. But "serious" is subjective |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-20-07 10:09 AM Response to Reply #3 |
24. There should be a test for seriousness. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-18-07 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
4. Define "serious." |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-18-07 01:45 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. We need to outgrow this system, then. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-18-07 02:05 PM Original message |
He's not serious about campaigning. He could give a shit about the voters in Iowa. |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-18-07 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
10. I saw him in live streaming in an Iowa debate. He was pretty good. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-18-07 02:24 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. The debates aren't where the campaigning happens. He doesn't bother with |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-18-07 02:43 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Hmm. It's a shame that he's not getting out there like he should. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-18-07 03:17 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. If he were serious, his wife wouldn't BE in CA. She'd be in Iowa. |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-18-07 03:50 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. You have zero intention of seeing the positive side in anything I post, dont you? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-20-07 08:57 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. You don't want to agree with ANY of my opinions, do you? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-18-07 02:05 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. .....duplicated post.... |
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elaineb (273 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-18-07 03:35 PM Response to Reply #4 |
16. Kucinich is damned if he does, and damned if he doesn't |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-20-07 09:41 AM Response to Reply #16 |
21. That is total horseshit. Dodd is LIVING in IA, and he's a sitting Senator. |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-20-07 09:57 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Damn! |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-20-07 12:58 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Why, thank you so much! |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-18-07 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
6. Each person gets 60 seconds out of a two hour debate |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-18-07 01:48 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Now now, you know that's not what I meant. |
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BigDDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-18-07 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
15. Serious candidates have offices in Iowa |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-20-07 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
23. Kucinich knew the rules of Iowa caucuses |
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bluedog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-20-07 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
26. Question..who will the Kucinich supporters |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-20-07 01:06 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. DK will not drop out, IMO. |
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