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Tactical Progressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 03:40 PM Original message |
"The loftiest poetry will not solve these issues." |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
1. I disagree with Ms. Kathleen....and evidently so did the voters of Maryland! |
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godai (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 03:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. She lost to a Republican in a heavily Democratic state. |
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Clarkansas (701 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
2. Spineless, centrist triangulation won't solve them either. eom |
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Tactical Progressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 04:16 PM Response to Reply #2 |
17. "Present" and 'not present' |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
3. You can't get much done with 50.1% of the vote and no ability to inspire people. |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 03:47 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Accusing others of standard Obama practices? Tsk tsk. |
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keep_it_real (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 03:59 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. But inspiring people to get up off their buff does |
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Tactical Progressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 04:09 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Yeah, they're going to go out and .... and ..... and ...... |
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Azathoth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
6. Yeah, the best way to solve problems is eight years of partisan trench warfare |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
7. Her Uncle John might have begged to differ: |
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Tactical Progressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 03:58 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. That's the kind of poetry that Obama doesn't come close to |
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keep_it_real (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 04:01 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Beautiful Indeed; nice catch |
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KennedyGuy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
10. My kinda Kennedy.... |
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godai (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 04:03 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. See post #7 RE: JFK and poetry n/t |
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Tactical Progressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 04:14 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. And notice how even Obama's poetry is locker-room |
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godai (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 04:16 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. I find Obama's speeches inspiring. |
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Tactical Progressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 04:22 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. "I don't want to be the President of red America |
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godai (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 07:46 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. It's called leadership and Sen. Obama definitely is a fine leader. |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 04:23 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Parsing the Obama keynote address in 04 in Boston, I come away with |
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Tactical Progressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 04:58 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. GW has had really good speech-writers, and he delivers speeches well |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 05:07 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. For me, it's the words spoken against the context given. |
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BooScout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
13. It's so nice to see some Kennedy's still have a brain.... |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
15. After Bush was elected -- or rather after he stole the 2000 election -- |
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Tactical Progressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 04:56 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. In the list of attributes I want our next Dem President to have |
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