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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:09 PM Original message |
Come to think of it, one of the things I like most about Obama is his healthy ego. |
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Eurobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
1. One of the reasons I have come to like him alot |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:22 PM Response to Reply #1 |
11. Humble pie can be quite nourishing AND it can be an opportunity to say things |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
2. Sorry, but every President and every person running for Prez has a huge |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:13 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. So, are you saying size matters? |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:55 PM Response to Reply #4 |
40. Yup, size matters... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 02:04 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. Size may matter if you're talking about a penis. |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. Definition of ego, please and thank you. nt |
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caledesi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:35 PM Response to Reply #2 |
20. HEALTHLY not huge......e.g. G W Bush..NT |
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tinrobot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:35 PM Response to Reply #2 |
23. Self-confidence and ego are not the same thing. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:49 PM Response to Reply #23 |
35. Your ego is how you know who you are. |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:56 PM Response to Reply #23 |
41. I disagree...they all have ego...many have self-confidence as well... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 02:31 PM Response to Reply #41 |
48. Everyone who has any self awareness at all has ego. |
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tinrobot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 05:35 PM Response to Reply #41 |
84. True we all have ego... |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
3. Sorry, but every President and every person running for Prez has a huge |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
5. He Seems a Remarkably Sane and Hopeful Man |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:16 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Remarkable is the right word, imho. |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:18 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Reality testing is your friend. But I keep worrying about that too. nt |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:22 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Lol |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:24 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. Well, He DID Have a Remarkable Mother |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:27 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. I really want to read that. Just saw the cover pic today. n/t |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:34 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. It's on line. n/t |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:35 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Super. I'm very curious. She sounds as though she passed along |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 03:07 PM Response to Reply #5 |
60. I'm reminded of ... |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
6. Absolutely!! This has been one of the Democrats BIGGEST problems. When someone comes after them, |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:21 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. I've really started to enjoy Obama. Not as a groupie, exactly, |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:33 PM Response to Reply #9 |
18. I'm still and Edwards supporter. I was open to both HC and BO for a few months. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:38 PM Response to Reply #18 |
25. In the beginning, I found him sort of irritating because his positions |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:43 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. I Suspect That Events Will Propel President Obama and the Nation |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 03:16 PM Response to Reply #18 |
68. That's good, patrice.. |
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MoJoWorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:35 PM Response to Reply #9 |
22. Long distance runner indeed. His sis, Maya, has stated that we should remember that Barack's father |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:39 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. I've never heard that. That's perfect! |
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MoJoWorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:40 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. It was in an interview that she did somewhere, I will try and find it. |
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MoJoWorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:44 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. Here it is. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:53 PM Response to Reply #32 |
38. Thank you! |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 03:26 PM Response to Reply #32 |
70. Thanks, MoJoWorkin' .. |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 03:06 PM Response to Reply #9 |
58. He's a good role |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 03:08 PM Response to Reply #58 |
63. Woudln't that be something? |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
10. He is not driven by his ego. He has a healthy perspective and |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
15. It's a sizeable ego it's just not a FRAGILE ego |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:27 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. People who are at ease with themselves invite us to be at ease |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
24. This is a Very Important Thread |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:40 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. This is why I'd never try to manage a campaign. |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
26. Ego is often equated with conceit, when, in fact, the opposite is true. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:46 PM Response to Reply #26 |
33. Exactly. Ego is not conceit. It's the thing that glues you together |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
30. As it turns out, he is spectacularly prepared for the job. |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:48 PM Response to Reply #30 |
34. You know, THAT's what has been generating the excitement that some mistake |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 02:15 PM Response to Reply #34 |
45. That's probably right. He's opened a window that has been jammed shut |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 03:29 PM Response to Reply #45 |
71. He's bypassing the m$$$m's |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 04:05 PM Response to Reply #71 |
74. I believe there's a lot of truth in that. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 02:41 PM Response to Reply #30 |
50. Maybe being a risk taker is his character flaw. |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 03:52 PM Response to Reply #50 |
73. Conventional wisdom says you're right -- Obama is proving it wrong. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 04:09 PM Response to Reply #73 |
75. I'd love it if he proved me wrong every day until November. |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 04:23 PM Response to Reply #75 |
78. I never suspected he would be so sassy, so resilient. |
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ginchinchili (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
36. Personally, I don't particularly like people who think they're better than everybody else. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:52 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. You mistake someone who feels good in their own skin |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 01:54 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. This is not an attack. I NEED to understand how you know he thinks he is better than everyone else. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 02:11 PM Response to Reply #39 |
44. I don't believe you'll get a response that is a real answer. |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 02:28 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. I've had a similar problem my whole life. Largely because I am a "wordie". |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 02:36 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. A healthy ego doesn't run around believing it is better than others. |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 02:54 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. AND a healthy ego doesn't go around thinking that others think they are better than s/he is. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 02:57 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. That's right. I thought about that after I posted. |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 03:05 PM Response to Reply #53 |
57. It IS as Buckminster Fuller said "I seem to be a verb." |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 03:02 PM Response to Reply #44 |
56. That is generally the case. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 03:07 PM Response to Reply #56 |
61. I'm still waiting for that list of sexist crimes myself. |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 03:26 PM Response to Reply #61 |
69. You would think they could give us a list |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 03:30 PM Response to Reply #69 |
72. Maybe they're out of order. |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 02:50 PM Response to Reply #36 |
51. Agree, its not a good personality trait for POTUS |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 02:58 PM Response to Reply #51 |
54. By what means do you know what his "personality trait" is? |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
43. I agree |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
47. Agree completely. While pundits were putting us through |
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VotesForWomen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
55. having a big ego and being a condescending snob are 2 different things. nt |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 03:06 PM Response to Reply #55 |
59. It would be helpful to your point if you would make your case for that. nt |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 03:07 PM Response to Reply #55 |
62. And having a "healthy ego" is different than those "2 different things." |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 03:10 PM Response to Reply #62 |
65. omfg |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 03:09 PM Response to Reply #55 |
64. Definitely. Just like believing the Democratic Party owed you the nom |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
66. very well put and it also makes him look great when he gets pissed |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 03:15 PM Response to Reply #66 |
67. I've no problem with people getting pissed over stupid stuff. |
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Auntie Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
76. And bla, bla, bla, bla, blaaaahh. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 04:25 PM Response to Reply #76 |
79. This is the second OP I've posted and the first one about a candidate. |
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Auntie Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 05:13 PM Response to Reply #79 |
82. Don't take it personally. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 05:19 PM Response to Reply #82 |
83. It's all good. |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 04:49 PM Response to Reply #76 |
81. And if it was about a certain other candidate you'd be praising it to high heaven. nt |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
77. "You really wouldn't want |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 04:25 PM Response to Reply #77 |
80. LOL! |
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