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babylonsister
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Thu Jul-10-08 06:21 AM Original message |
Gail Collins: The Audacity of Listening |
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fasttense
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Thu Jul-10-08 06:27 AM Response to Original message |
1. I think Obama should learn to listen to We the People. |
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blogslut
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Thu Jul-10-08 06:31 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Actually, he voted for the amendments that would remove Telcom immunity. |
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MarjorieG
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Thu Jul-10-08 11:25 AM Response to Reply #1 |
84. We the people may undestand more now, but still clueless and susceptible to the fear card. |
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blogslut
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Thu Jul-10-08 06:30 AM Response to Original message |
2. I like it |
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foo_bar
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Fri Jul-11-08 12:44 AM Response to Reply #2 |
101. is the "church of" Bob avatar about anti-dumb? |
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blogslut
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Fri Jul-11-08 02:25 PM Response to Reply #101 |
107. Ah, the Church |
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foo_bar
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Sat Jul-12-08 01:49 PM Response to Reply #107 |
108. gotcha, so it's like Flying Spaghetti Monster meets the Church of Euthanasia times Adbusters? |
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blogslut
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Sat Jul-12-08 02:04 PM Response to Reply #108 |
109. Well, what got my attention |
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wyldwolf
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Thu Jul-10-08 06:37 AM Response to Original message |
4. "Exactly where did everybody think this gathering was going to take place? Left field?" |
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flpoljunkie
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Thu Jul-10-08 06:41 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Something we can agree on, wyldwolf. |
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Inuca
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Thu Jul-10-08 08:51 AM Response to Reply #4 |
32. Absolutely |
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AZBlue
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Thu Jul-10-08 09:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
98. That is awesome! |
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skooooo
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Thu Jul-10-08 06:42 AM Response to Original message |
6. "Even if he says it in that great Baracky way." |
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Liberal_Stalwart71
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Thu Jul-10-08 06:46 AM Response to Original message |
7. K&R Brilliant!! |
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TexasObserver
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Thu Jul-10-08 06:50 AM Response to Original message |
8. Frankly, most of the naysayers have been hostile to Obama a long time. |
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Thu Jul-10-08 08:21 AM Response to Reply #8 |
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TexasObserver
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Thu Jul-10-08 08:49 AM Response to Reply #13 |
29. the guilty chicken cackles the loudest |
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The Backlash Cometh
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Thu Jul-10-08 09:07 AM Response to Reply #29 |
45. You've lost your mind. |
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TexasObserver
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Thu Jul-10-08 09:15 AM Response to Reply #45 |
56. I'm sorry. I didn't realize this was your first election. |
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The Backlash Cometh
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Thu Jul-10-08 09:40 AM Response to Reply #56 |
66. Yep. |
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Hamlette
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Fri Jul-11-08 12:54 AM Response to Reply #66 |
102. what? The dems supported Clinton, all except Lieberman. We rallied around. |
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DevonRex
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Thu Jul-10-08 09:10 AM Response to Reply #29 |
49. ROFL. Thank you. Can I use that line sometime? :) nt |
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TexasObserver
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Thu Jul-10-08 09:12 AM Response to Reply #49 |
53. Sure. It's an old Texas line my grandma used. |
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The Backlash Cometh
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Thu Jul-10-08 09:14 AM Response to Reply #53 |
55. Obama made his own mess |
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TexasObserver
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Thu Jul-10-08 09:18 AM Response to Reply #55 |
58. Nonsense. This election is not about you. You're not our nominee. |
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Thu Jul-10-08 09:23 AM Response to Reply #58 |
62. Erm, my opinion threatens you? |
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TexasObserver
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Thu Jul-10-08 09:41 AM Response to Reply #62 |
67. Don't flatter yourself. Your opinion does not matter. |
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The Backlash Cometh
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Thu Jul-10-08 09:50 AM Response to Reply #67 |
70. Why would I be tombstoned? |
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LVjinx
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Fri Jul-11-08 04:02 AM Response to Reply #70 |
104. You wouldn't be. Don't feed the trolls. |
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mopinko
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Thu Jul-10-08 09:06 AM Response to Reply #8 |
44. it's very tiring, having these people taking over our board |
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DevonRex
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Thu Jul-10-08 09:12 AM Response to Reply #44 |
52. Several have not been here in a long time. They came back |
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mopinko
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Thu Jul-10-08 10:55 AM Response to Reply #52 |
83. hmmm indeed. |
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Thu Jul-10-08 09:43 AM Response to Reply #8 |
68. Agree completely! The Democrats who would... |
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Connie_Corleone
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Thu Jul-10-08 07:16 AM Response to Original message |
9. Big kick |
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davidpdx
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Thu Jul-10-08 07:57 AM Response to Original message |
10. Thanks for posting this, a kick for the shear truth |
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Thu Jul-10-08 08:17 AM Response to Original message |
11. Nothing was clear. The man lied. We all know what's coming to him in the way of support. |
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wyldwolf
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Thu Jul-10-08 08:19 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. he lied about what? |
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Thu Jul-10-08 08:22 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. C-H-A-N-G-E |
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wyldwolf
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Thu Jul-10-08 08:26 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Be more specific |
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Thu Jul-10-08 08:35 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. For crying out loud! He painted himself as the candidate for change |
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wyldwolf
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Thu Jul-10-08 08:40 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. children's health care = "a pimple on the butt of a rhino" so says The Backlash Cometh |
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The Backlash Cometh
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Thu Jul-10-08 08:53 AM Response to Reply #21 |
33. Wake up wyldwolf. |
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wyldwolf
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Thu Jul-10-08 08:58 AM Response to Reply #33 |
39. I'm wide awake and waiting for you to provide examples |
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Thu Jul-10-08 09:05 AM Response to Reply #39 |
43. Of what? |
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wyldwolf
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Thu Jul-10-08 09:11 AM Response to Reply #43 |
51. look at our exchange in posts 14 and 15 |
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Thu Jul-10-08 09:20 AM Response to Reply #51 |
59. Apparently I need to connect the dots. |
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wyldwolf
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Thu Jul-10-08 09:38 AM Response to Reply #59 |
65. yes you do. YOU say he's lying about change. I provide an example disputing that... |
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Thu Jul-10-08 09:48 AM Response to Reply #65 |
69. Wyldwolf, I did give you a glaring example, and you chose to ignore it. |
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wyldwolf
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Thu Jul-10-08 09:52 AM Response to Reply #69 |
72. public financing? FISA? |
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Thu Jul-10-08 10:00 AM Response to Reply #72 |
74. I will be the first one to defend someone who changes his or her mind, |
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DevonRex
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Thu Jul-10-08 09:30 AM Response to Reply #43 |
64. I see nothing constructive in your rants. Nothing whatsoever. |
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Thu Jul-10-08 09:54 AM Response to Reply #64 |
73. Jennifer. Look at the Philly article, |
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Egnever
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Thu Jul-10-08 01:53 PM Response to Reply #73 |
88. Well not to interupt a good rant but |
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Thu Jul-10-08 02:49 PM Response to Reply #88 |
89. To much is taken out of our hands. |
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Egnever
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Thu Jul-10-08 03:03 PM Response to Reply #89 |
90. Well I apreciate the response. |
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Thu Jul-10-08 03:13 PM Response to Reply #90 |
91. So you met my snark, and bet two more? |
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Egnever
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Thu Jul-10-08 03:26 PM Response to Reply #91 |
94. Thats correct |
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Thu Jul-10-08 04:09 PM Response to Reply #94 |
95. I see potential holes in your assurances. |
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Egnever
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Thu Jul-10-08 07:40 PM Response to Reply #95 |
96. I share your concerns |
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The Backlash Cometh
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Thu Jul-10-08 10:48 PM Response to Reply #96 |
99. I will look at Obama's technology pages this weekend. |
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LVjinx
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Fri Jul-11-08 04:06 AM Response to Reply #64 |
105. Bush needing to be prosecuted is a McCain talking point? Yeesh, I need to pay better attention! |
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babylonsister
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Thu Jul-10-08 08:42 AM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Get real; any change we might see will happen after he's |
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Thu Jul-10-08 08:55 AM Response to Reply #23 |
35. I truly expect Obama to be president. |
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Inuca
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Thu Jul-10-08 08:55 AM Response to Reply #18 |
36. Quoting from Collins' excellent article |
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Thu Jul-10-08 08:57 AM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Good bye old brain-dead politics, |
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Inuca
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Thu Jul-10-08 08:58 AM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Nice retort, but |
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Thu Jul-10-08 08:58 AM Response to Reply #38 |
40. Kind of like Obama, it seems. |
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Inuca
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Thu Jul-10-08 09:01 AM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Obama has plenty of "meat", but |
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Thu Jul-10-08 09:08 AM Response to Reply #41 |
46. Thank you. |
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vaberella
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Thu Jul-10-08 08:33 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. How...assuming your talking about FISA of course. Give me langauge from FISA that supports your |
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Thu Jul-10-08 08:40 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Are you a blue dog? |
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vaberella
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Thu Jul-10-08 08:43 AM Response to Reply #20 |
25. You obviously didn't read my post. |
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genna
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Thu Jul-10-08 08:35 AM Response to Reply #11 |
17. A step too far: Someone decided either a white woman or a black man? |
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vaberella
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Thu Jul-10-08 08:48 AM Response to Reply #17 |
27. In defense of Obama in regards to the Death Penalty |
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Thu Jul-10-08 08:49 AM Response to Reply #17 |
28. That is my opinion. We had three strong candidates at one time. |
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DevonRex
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Thu Jul-10-08 09:20 AM Response to Reply #28 |
60. Why are you fighting the primary wars all over again? And if we |
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Thu Jul-10-08 09:26 AM Response to Reply #60 |
63. First of all. |
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MarjorieG
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Thu Jul-10-08 11:31 AM Response to Reply #28 |
85. I'd give the edge to the Constitutional scholar, but had his reasons to vote yes, and revisit. |
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tishaLA
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Thu Jul-10-08 08:37 AM Response to Reply #11 |
19. so Obama is an affirmative action hire? |
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Thu Jul-10-08 09:10 AM Response to Reply #19 |
48. Edwards was the only one who had the legal background and teeth |
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tishaLA
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Thu Jul-10-08 09:17 AM Response to Reply #48 |
57. Right. Because Dodd, Clinton, and Obama don't have legal background |
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Thu Jul-10-08 10:05 AM Response to Reply #57 |
75. I honestly picked the man who I thought had the background to do the job. |
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tishaLA
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Thu Jul-10-08 10:09 AM Response to Reply #75 |
77. yes, and he can keep us in "our American roots," too |
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Thu Jul-10-08 10:28 AM Response to Reply #77 |
79. Well, for that I'm afraid we'll have to rely on the ACLU. |
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babylonsister
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Thu Jul-10-08 09:22 AM Response to Reply #48 |
61. You are totally delusional. Read this... |
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Thu Jul-10-08 10:07 AM Response to Reply #61 |
76. The primaries are over. |
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flpoljunkie
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Thu Jul-10-08 08:42 AM Response to Reply #11 |
22. McCain has ONE thing going for him--he leads Obama 53-33 on who's best to handle terrorism |
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vaberella
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Thu Jul-10-08 08:50 AM Response to Reply #22 |
30. Obama pwns in everything but terrorism. He's almost created an |
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Thu Jul-10-08 10:34 AM Response to Reply #22 |
81. "uninformed electorate" |
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flpoljunkie
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Thu Jul-10-08 03:20 PM Response to Reply #81 |
92. And, it is a problem, a very real one. |
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TwilightGardener
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Thu Jul-10-08 08:50 AM Response to Reply #11 |
31. So, the top two in the primaries stole the contest from...whom? A white male? |
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Thu Jul-10-08 10:31 AM Response to Reply #31 |
80. Any three of them would have won. |
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TwilightGardener
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Thu Jul-10-08 10:36 AM Response to Reply #80 |
82. "Would" have won? Did the primaries take place in some alternate reality? |
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Thu Jul-10-08 01:44 PM Response to Reply #82 |
87. And perchance, do you see the parallel between what happened |
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JoFerret
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Thu Jul-10-08 08:15 PM Response to Reply #11 |
97. Interesting perspective |
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demokatgurrl
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Thu Jul-10-08 08:43 AM Response to Original message |
24. She gets it almost right |
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TwilightGardener
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Thu Jul-10-08 08:46 AM Response to Original message |
26. Truly great article from Ms. Collins--thanks. |
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JoFerret
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Thu Jul-10-08 08:54 AM Response to Original message |
34. Good column by Collins. n/t |
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JohnnyLib2
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Thu Jul-10-08 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
42. "Even if he says it in that great Baracky way." |
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babylonsister
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Thu Jul-10-08 09:10 AM Response to Reply #42 |
50. The opposition? How about supposed Dems, in this very thread? |
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JohnnyLib2
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Thu Jul-10-08 09:52 AM Response to Reply #50 |
71. Of course. |
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DevonRex
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Thu Jul-10-08 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
47. Fantastic article. Thank you so very much for posting it. nt |
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Inuca
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Thu Jul-10-08 09:13 AM Response to Original message |
54. Excellent op-ed |
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NatBurner
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Thu Jul-10-08 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
78. i like her perspective |
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Thu Jul-10-08 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
86. I agree with the author of the article, its also why Obama wasn't my first, or second.... |
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elkston
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Thu Jul-10-08 03:22 PM Response to Reply #86 |
93. But I am happy you are with us now. :) n/t |
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babylonsister
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Thu Jul-10-08 11:55 PM Response to Reply #93 |
100. I'm happy you are with us, elkston! Welcome to DU. |
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Fri Jul-11-08 01:03 AM Response to Original message |
103. I just re-watched Obama's 2004 convention speech |
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Fri Jul-11-08 05:26 AM Response to Original message |
106. compromise...he publicly dumped Wright after 20 yrs, you think the left base can't be dumped? |
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