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catgirl
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Sun Jul-27-08 11:46 AM Original message |
Obama not basing VP pick on geography |
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thewiseguy
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Sun Jul-27-08 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
1. Not sure if this would be a good idea. |
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Skidmore
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Sun Jul-27-08 11:48 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. I suppport it. |
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Cha
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Sun Jul-27-08 01:09 PM Response to Reply #4 |
20. This is the only logical conclusion |
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Zynx
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Sun Jul-27-08 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
2. Dodd's ties to the banking industry unnerve me. |
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Hamlette
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Sun Jul-27-08 12:05 PM Response to Reply #2 |
12. What "ties"? |
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jobycom
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Sun Jul-27-08 12:25 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. He's had a couple of issues over the years. Nothing bad, but maybe enough for Obama |
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Hamlette
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Sun Jul-27-08 03:55 PM Response to Reply #15 |
34. I'd be surprised if it was Dodd too but I don't really think those are "ties" |
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catgirl
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Sun Jul-27-08 05:09 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. I totally agree with your thoughts here |
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Zynx
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Sun Jul-27-08 11:34 PM Response to Reply #34 |
49. That's a distraction from the endemic issues with him: |
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Muttocracy
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Sun Jul-27-08 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
3. I like that reasoning. In a weird DU convergence, I'm playing the video right now |
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Catch22Dem
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Sun Jul-27-08 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
5. Which is why Hagel won't be his pick |
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frogcycle
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Sun Jul-27-08 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
6. He just described Joe Biden |
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On the Road
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Sun Jul-27-08 11:57 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Biden Would be Good |
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Johonny
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Sun Jul-27-08 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
7. Oh no |
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jobycom
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Sun Jul-27-08 12:03 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Hehe! Good one. nt |
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seafan
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Sun Jul-27-08 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
9. Bob Graham: Governor, Senator, intelligence guru, environmentalist, scandal-free career. |
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jobycom
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Sun Jul-27-08 12:06 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. AND, just coincidentally I'm sure, |
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seafan
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Sun Jul-27-08 01:06 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. Amen, jobycom. Sometimes opportunity knocks very softly. |
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jobycom
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Sun Jul-27-08 03:00 PM Response to Reply #19 |
33. It's not that I'm worried about his age myself |
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newmajority
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Sun Jul-27-08 02:49 PM Response to Reply #14 |
30. Age itself isn't a dealbreaker, but I believe Graham has a piece of cow heart in his chest. |
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jobycom
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Sun Jul-27-08 02:56 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. The real story behind that meeting is probably pretty boring. |
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supernova
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Mon Jul-28-08 05:31 AM Response to Reply #30 |
51. Cow heart? |
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dansolo
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Sun Jul-27-08 07:25 PM Response to Reply #14 |
45. He could agree to be a one-term VP |
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jobycom
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Sun Jul-27-08 07:53 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. Nice plan. nt |
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PassingFair
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Sun Jul-27-08 02:34 PM Response to Reply #9 |
26. He is my choice as well. |
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Patsy Stone
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Sun Jul-27-08 02:44 PM Response to Reply #9 |
28. Always been my pick. |
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jobycom
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Sun Jul-27-08 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
10. Standard political answer. Why do people act like he's said something profound |
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TwilightGardener
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Sun Jul-27-08 02:24 PM Response to Reply #10 |
25. I agree--they ALL say this. To imply that you're choosing a VP based |
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Awsi Dooger
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Sun Jul-27-08 04:01 PM Response to Reply #10 |
35. I agree; I laughed like hell when I saw this thread |
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catgirl
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Sun Jul-27-08 05:14 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. Maybe it's because Obama will get the 270 no matter who ends up as V.P. |
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jobycom
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Sun Jul-27-08 06:23 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. Yep. His lead is almost half of Dukakis's 17% lead in 1988. |
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Alexander
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Mon Jul-28-08 05:16 AM Response to Reply #42 |
50. Obama is clearly a far better campaigner than Dukakis. |
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jobycom
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Mon Jul-28-08 03:04 PM Response to Reply #50 |
56. Jesse Jackson, Joe Biden, Al Gore, Gary Hart, Dick Gephardt, Paul Simon |
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catgirl
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Mon Jul-28-08 09:38 AM Response to Reply #42 |
53. National polls mean jack shit (but you know that, don't you) |
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jobycom
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Mon Jul-28-08 11:51 AM Response to Reply #53 |
54. They mean something, just not everything |
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catgirl
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Mon Jul-28-08 01:26 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. That's a good strategy |
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Cosmocat
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Mon Jul-28-08 07:45 AM Response to Reply #10 |
52. We have a winner ... BO just gave the answer ... |
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MercutioATC
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Sun Jul-27-08 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
13. Sounds like he wants Brian Schweitzer... |
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ChimpersMcSmirkers
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Sun Jul-27-08 12:38 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. I think he would be a good pick. Plus, he does impact geography. |
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dansolo
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Sun Jul-27-08 07:29 PM Response to Reply #16 |
46. I think he would also appeal to rural voters in OH and PA |
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Larkspur
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Sun Jul-27-08 12:52 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. I too think Brian Schweitzer is the man for Obama |
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catgirl
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Sun Jul-27-08 05:22 PM Response to Reply #13 |
40. He'd be great too! |
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Cha
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Sun Jul-27-08 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
18. I freakin' knew it...and anyone who |
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Eurobabe
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Sun Jul-27-08 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
21. Meet Joe Biden. |
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cleveramerican
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Sun Jul-27-08 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
22. Nobody but Obama really knows WHY |
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windbreeze
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Sun Jul-27-08 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
23. Wow... |
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catgirl
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Sun Jul-27-08 05:16 PM Response to Reply #23 |
39. Could be |
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Douglas Carpenter
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Sun Jul-27-08 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
24. IF that is REALLY the case....Dodd has by far the most progressive record of those whose names have |
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newmajority
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Sun Jul-27-08 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
27. Richardson fits that criteria as well. |
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Barack_America
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Sun Jul-27-08 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
29. Integrity, vision, change...well, there go the DLC prospects. |
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mloutre
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Sun Jul-27-08 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
32. Any of the OP Three would be fine by me. |
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President Decider
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Sun Jul-27-08 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
36. DID OBAMA TIP HIS HAND BY SAYING THIS? |
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jmowreader
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Sun Jul-27-08 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
41. It's got to be either a governor or a general |
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Larkspur
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Sun Jul-27-08 06:24 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. I heard that Colin Powell is voting for Obama |
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jmowreader
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Sun Jul-27-08 06:54 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. The GOP base doesn't want McCain in the #1 slot, either |
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darius15
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Sun Jul-27-08 07:37 PM Response to Original message |
47. pft |
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