Once again, Caroline Kennedy causing Commotion in Freeperland:

[SuperTrouper]

They are trying to make fun at her, they are trying to insult her, they are trying to minimize her accomplishments but down in their little hearts they know that nominating Caroline Kennedy for the Senate from New York will put her in play in the 2016 National stage and they do not like it!!! You know that Hannity and Rush are boiling inside! Up in flames goes their pathetic mental midget Sarah Palin when compared to the regal, elegant, intelligent and dominating charisma of Caroline Kennedy. Not only we would have Obamalot, we would have the return to Camelot with Sweet Caroline as the new face of the Kennedy clan in National politics


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[endarkenment]

1. here too, go figure

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[NashVegas]

25. Maybe Not

Maybe just AOL and Yahoo forums.

[bjobotts]

59. Judgment trumps experience.Idiot senators get reelected for yrs.

[bjobotts]

60. If we are to get change then some old dogs(especially Blue) got to go

[bjobotts]

61. To be replaced by intelligent newcomers with GOOD JUDGMENT

[northofdenali]

71. No shit. Look at Ted Stevens and Don Young. n/t

[roguevalley]

74. whimper. isn't that the truth?

[Hieronymus]

67. Yea, funny thing, huh?

[Cha]

2. That's too bad, Caroline Kennedy is

making their little freeper heads explode.

[lapfog_1]

3. I really don't understand the opposition from the Clinton supporters

to Caroline having the seat for 2 years.

It's not like Hillary is going to go back to the Senate after her stint as SoS.

[sandnsea]

7. I'm an Obama supporter

completely. I think there are plenty of people in New York who are much more prepared to be a US Senator than Caroline. There is real work to do there, a real process, immense legislative history. There are others more prepared because of their life's work. Caroline is certainly smart enough and most likely has the right political intentions, but she shouldn't just be handed a US Senate seat because she says she wants it. What would we be saying if Jenna Bush decided she wanted a Senate seat in 30 years, even if she spent every second of the 30 years in public service whether we agreed with the service or not.

[lapfog_1]

8. I can't believe that you just compared Caroline Kennedy to Jenna Bush.

There isn't going to be an election, so the traditional method of selection is out the window. There are probably quite a number of Senators elected who are less qualified than any number of other people. Elections are essentially popularity contests. Caroline is likely as popular as any other candidate you could name.

All of a sudden, because it's not an election, everyone is so concerned with qualifications.

[sandnsea]

11. Exactly because it is not an election

Because we live in a democracy where people vote. Duh. People can vote for any dumbass they want, do all the time. Oh well. But nobody should be allowed to skirt the scrutiny of the people for an appointment based on their name. Not Jenna Bush. Not Caroline Kennedy. I have absolutely no idea what kind of person Jenna Bush will be in 30 years and neither do you. She might surprise us all. But if she never chooses to have anything to do with politics, should she just be ushered into the US Senate? No. And if people put the politics out of it, like they do with Jenna Bush, then maybe they will understand why there is some skepticism.

[lapfog_1]

13. To quote a pretty good comedian... "You can't fix stupid".

Jenna fails by reason of low IQ, probably inherited.

No amount of time passing will fix that.

[peace frog]

16. True, but Jenna does have the Bush dynasty

at her back. Yes, they are evil to the core but they have great power to beguile and bamboozle a hapless public. God knows what mischief she could get up to with push like that, and it's not like we haven't seen it before.

[SuperTrouper]

12. Yeah. And who said that hte crook Al D'Amato was qualified? And what made Jim Bunning qualified?

Throwing a baseball? Even Cheetah can do that. Caroline Kennedy will bring elegance, intelligence and will continue Hillary's good work for NYS.

[sandnsea]

15. They were elected

And Al D'Amato at least held some local offices before he was ELECTED to the Senate, which does make a difference.

[SuperTrouper]

18. He was not a good Senator.

[sandnsea]

26. Which is why an effective legislator

who has proven to be an effective legislator, should be appointed.

[Alexander]

38. And Caroline Kennedy will be elected in 2010.

If the voters of New York don't like her, they can always vote for someone else.

[sandnsea]

39. And I would be supportive of her campaign

Because that's the process through which untested people get into ELECTED office.

[demwing]

47. FALSE PREMISE

"she shouldn't just be handed a US Senate seat because she says she wants it"

Where the hell did that come from?

She's hasn't been handed anything, and you base this on an implied assumption that if she WERE handed a senate seat, that she would not be qualified for it.

What a bunck of made up baloney.

[polmaven]

14. Do you understand the

opposition from the "Obama Supporters"?

Please understand something.....There are no "Clinton supporters". She isn't running for anything! In 5 weeks, this country will inaugurate President Obama.

Now, to the point I was making. There seem to me to be more of those who were not supporters of Hillary in the primary who are now against Caroline Kennedy as well.

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[lapfog_1]

22. Don't confuse them with facts

plus the irony of the post with the Clinton avatar is just too delicious.

[AtomicKitten]

37. the irony is thick and the denial surreal

or, in other words, just another day on the DU

:hi:

[polmaven]

24. Are those who still "sport"

Howard Dean avatars thinking that he is running for anything? How about those who have Kerry avatars, or Gore avatars? Grow the hell up.

Take a closer look.......there are as many, if not more, who did not support her in the primary who are stridently against Caroline as there are the other way around.

Oh, and by the way.....I happen to think Caroline would be an EXCELENT appointment to fill Hillary's seat, so I'm really not sure of what I need to convince anyone.

[rvablue]

69. The basic reason why you can't understand it is b/c it doesn't exist....

all of the whiners are from the Nader, noone-is-good-enough-left.

All of us who like Hillary have no problem with CK.

[BOSSHOG]

4. They do have a very good reason to oppose her appointment

She's not a fucking dumbass constitution hating asshole like them.

[bjobotts]

63. Exactly. And conservative dems also. DINOs lilke Blue dogs

[sandnsea]

5. That's worth giving her the seat

Both the exploding freeper heads and Caroline as first woman President. I'm sure she can learn the legislative process, but if she is appointed, she better get in there and kick some ass.

[peace frog]

6. Excellent news

Anything that frightens the bejeebus out of them is something to be heralded and celebrated. I love the smell of freeper fear.

[Lucky 13]

10. I completely agree.

If we are upsetting the freepers, it is a clear indication that we are doing the right thing. (And if we can ruffle some PUMA feathers while we're at it, all the better.)

[polmaven]

19. Is there a difference between

PUMA and FReeper?

[Lucky 13]

21. Ask MaddieJoan, Telurian, Papua, etc.

Yeah. There's a difference.

[sandnsea]

28. Uh

Telurian and Papau were always agitators and disruptors, highly suspect. I really don't know what the hell got into MaddieJoan.

[Lucky 13]

30. Telurian was here for years.

At least back to '04. Maybe longer. Before this primary season, all three had at least some reasonable posts that were positive on progressive issues. If you search DU, there is concrete evidence of that. It was this primary season that caused them to leave the reservation.

Now I'm not sure which was a larger factor: obsession with the Clintons or hatred of Barack. But either way, they WERE democrats. Writing them off as trolls or freepers is an oversimplification and I believe is a cop-out for other Hillary supporters who were very close to going the way of the tombstoned.

[sandnsea]

33. And an agitator and disruptor

all along.

[Lucky 13]

35. agitator, disruptor... and democrat.

no longer.

One thing they weren't were freepers and trolls. Saying so is intellectually dishonest.

[sandnsea]

36. Yes. Tellurian Was.

There are plenty of people here who sporadically post something moderately "Democratic" - but spend 90% of their time disrupting. Some pretend to be second amendment advocates. Others cloak themselves as centrists. But they ARE disruptors and that is their only real game.

[polmaven]

40. You mean a little like

insinuating that a long time DU member is a secret FReeper because he or she "sports" an avatar of a former candidate that the poster - um - doesn't like? Like THAT kind of disruptor?

[sandnsea]

41. Oh yes right

That's exactly what I mean. :eyes:

[polmaven]

45. That's what I thought!

"Cause I was quite sure you did not mean that those who supported Hillary's candidacy during the primaries were the only disruptors.

[sandnsea]

46. Please go back and read everything I said

Because in the post where I pointed to Tellurian and Papau as constant disruptors - I also said I don't understand what happened to MaddieJoan. So OBVIOUSLY I don't include all of Hillary's supporters as disruptors. How about you read what is written and don't dump your conclusions on others.

[polmaven]

72. Perhaps both you and the poster below

need to read what is written....Nowhere did I imply that you considered ALL of Hillary's primary supporters to be disruptors....What I said was that I am sure you don't consider Hillary's primary supporters to be the ONLY disruptors......Reading comprehension is a good thing.

[Lucky 13]

53. Good lord. Sensitive much?

We were talking about 3 very specific people. Not Hillary supporters in general.

If you can't keep up with the conversation, don't bother commenting.

[polmaven]

73. Uh....

see my post #72, and then maybe re-read the original....Comprehend much?

[SuperTrouper]

27. it's like the difference between a crocodile and an alligator

[Lucky 13]

32. I don't know about crocs and gators, but I do know this...

Freepers attack you head-on. PUMAs attack you from behind.
I have no use for either.

[SuperTrouper]

48. LOL!! Then PUMAs are worse.

[Lucky 13]

52. I'd say that's a true statement.

[ClarkUSA]

49. ROFL! I nominate the above subthread exchange for a DUzy award.

Very witty, you two.

:7

[Lucky 13]

55. !!

:hi:

[ClarkUSA]

56. ;-]

:hi:

[FARAFIELD]

17. Caroline has NO executive Experience

Have they said that yet? What a bunch of losers. I had never considered the Caroline Kennedy Sarah Palin angle, god that would be a wipe-out. Sarah is right she (sarah) is just like us (if "us" is defined as a freeptard). I would DIE to see that debate.

[lapfog_1]

29. Because, ya know, when Putin rears his head over the North Atlantic...

She will know just what to do, because Caroline can SEE the Russian Tea Room from her condo.

(no, I'm not knocking Caroline, just the Freepers and their stupid "Palin IS experienced" arguments).

[bjobotts]

64. Yeah thank God. 'Cause that leads to witch excorcisms and lying.

[bjobotts]

65. And written a few books on constitutional law.Knows Bush doctrine unconstitutional

[bjobotts]

66. It takes intelligence to develop good judgment skills., untarnished by experience.

[tabbycat31]

23. what about that Senator from Alaksa?

Lisa's her first name, last name escapes me, but the one who would put up a fight if Sarah wanted her Senate seat. Wasn't she a legacy appointment (I think it was her father's seat).

How is this any different.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

68. Lisa Murkowski was appointed to the Senate seat by her father

That was nepotism at its worst. Her father vacated the seat when he was elected Governor and appointed his daughter to the seat

David Paterson is not Caroline Kennedy's father. Nor is he a relative. Caroline Kennedy is not succeeding another member of her family who is vacating the seat -the last family member who held the seat did so over 40 years ago. There may be legitimate grounds to criticize her appointment but the circumstances of Murkowski's appointment and Kennedy's potential appointment are quite different.

[ecstatic]

31. hahaha... Palin vs. Caroline Kennedy... Who wins? :) nt

[boppers]

34. "regal"? Whoo boy. eom

[sohndrsmith]

42. Once again? ah... a set up this is, right? Wile E. Republican... SUPer...

... nevermind... joke's on me.

Erase.

Erase...

[Clio the Leo]

43. Caroline is the Palin neutralizer, pure and simple.

Which is why I'm not complaining.

[SuperTrouper]

44. That's why Freepers are unhinged! They know Caroline is a hard target for them

[Clio the Leo]

50. Yep, Caroline has all the warm fuzzies that Palin has for some.....

.... even more so! "Camelot Princess Barbie" would whip "Caribou Barbie's" hind end!!!

PLUS .... Caroline has an actual BRAIN in her head. And I'm gonna go out on a limb and say she probably reads from time to time. ;)

[SuperTrouper]

51. Yes, Camelot Princess Barbie vs. Crude Caribou Chucky's Bride!!!

:rofl:

[happychatter]

54. The favorite parlor game of 50s Fascists has been re-Assassinating JFK for 50 years

either character assassination or assassination by proxy... attacking family

those days may be gone, but their ideological heirs are still hard at it

I despise them more than anyone else on earth

[peace frog]

57. Too true

This is just the beginning of Caroline's foray into politics, there is plenty more assassination by proxy to come. Pray she has the strength of will and abundant inner resources to deal with the viciousness.

[Number23]

58. Sweet Caroline? "Return to Camelot??"

Good grief. Is this a politician or the Christmas Snow Queen you're talking about???

Never mind. Just read your post #51 and got my answer.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

62. Another good reason to promote CK.

[Waiting For Everyman]

70. How can anybody be against Caroline Kennedy?

I don't get it. :shrug: What's not to like?

[margotb822]

75. (Sarah Palin - Everything that is Sweetness and Light! WE STAND WITH HER!)

Sig Line from freeper land

:puke:

[HeraldSquare212]

76. Jeez, you've already elected her President?