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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 12:38 AM Original message |
Folks here broke branches over our heads to get us to vote for Obama |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 12:43 AM Response to Original message |
1. I'm not trying to define anyone as anything. But I don't understand people |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 12:46 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. we have issues that we want represented |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 12:53 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Too bad, he is "pragmatic"... |
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kid a (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 01:05 AM Response to Reply #2 |
10. and mccain / palin had your back, bro, i'm sure |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 08:48 AM Response to Reply #10 |
23. what does that have to do with anything? |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 11:47 AM Response to Reply #2 |
74. Then push for it |
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meowomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 02:05 AM Response to Reply #1 |
20. Just let them bitch |
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Alter Ego (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 09:00 AM Response to Reply #1 |
25. Yeah, I don't really get criticizing an administration that isn't an administration yet. |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 10:59 AM Response to Reply #25 |
68. Totally agree ~ January 20th is the first |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 12:12 PM Response to Reply #1 |
76. Here's how it works: |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 05:05 PM Response to Reply #76 |
83. Here's how it works: |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 05:33 PM Response to Reply #83 |
88. I have a different view. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 12:49 PM Response to Reply #1 |
78. wake up. he's already working. he's named the most key members of his team. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 05:07 PM Response to Reply #78 |
84. Wake up. No one is Obama's "brain" except for Obama. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 05:48 PM Response to Reply #84 |
90. It's fine that we disagree. |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 12:47 AM Response to Original message |
3. It is the responsibility of citizens of a democracy to NOT trust politicians. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 12:52 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Damn right |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 09:20 AM Response to Reply #3 |
32. The attitude of the Cheney/Bush regime to our 'concerns' was "Who cares what you think, traitor??" |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 12:46 PM Response to Reply #32 |
77. A sort of "My party, right or wrong" attitude that says "they know best". |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 10:35 AM Response to Reply #3 |
62. It is.... |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 12:49 AM Response to Original message |
4. Well said! ~ "Democracy Is Not A Spectator Sport" ~ |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 12:56 AM Response to Original message |
7. Except for Obama's inexperience |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 12:59 AM Response to Original message |
8. I have just two questions for you? |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 08:52 AM Response to Reply #8 |
24. I'm not here to be a cheerleader. |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 09:25 AM Response to Reply #24 |
35. They were simple questions? |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 09:36 AM Response to Reply #35 |
41. do a search and count them |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 10:10 AM Response to Reply #41 |
52. The count is for you. |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 10:22 AM Response to Reply #52 |
55. why single me out for this when there is a plethora of complaints here? |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 10:27 AM Response to Reply #55 |
57. Because your complaints are constant and the same, framed |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 10:36 AM Response to Reply #57 |
63. How dishonest you are about this board |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 10:49 AM Response to Reply #63 |
67. Not only did you see something in the mirror you didn't like |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 11:02 AM Response to Reply #67 |
69. you came on this thread and attacked my character |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 11:06 AM Response to Reply #69 |
70. I did not attack your character |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 11:11 AM Response to Reply #70 |
72. read it yourself |
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kid a (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 01:04 AM Response to Original message |
9. if you needed a branch over your head, you weren't paying attention nt |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 09:00 AM Response to Reply #9 |
26. plenty of people supported someone else in the primary as I did |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 01:11 AM Response to Original message |
11. You aren't the only one who voted for him |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 09:30 AM Response to Reply #11 |
38. neither are you |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 01:19 AM Response to Original message |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 01:52 AM Response to Reply #12 |
18. Where did the OP say anything about Obama? He's talking about people |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 09:03 AM Response to Reply #12 |
28. Better than Bush was plenty to support him in the election. |
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Citizen Number 9 (878 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 10:22 AM Response to Reply #12 |
56. Better than Fred? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 12:55 PM Response to Reply #12 |
79. "Look, assholes"? The election is definitely over. n/t |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 01:21 AM Response to Original message |
13. You are starting to sound like a broken record, but have at it...... |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 01:51 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. The OP is talking about you and those like you. Not about Obama n/t. |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 02:27 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. It's a bunch of negativity, regardless of who it is about. |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 09:39 AM Response to Reply #21 |
44. are you really so fragile that you wilt at the sight and sound of dissension? |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 12:05 PM Response to Reply #44 |
75. Frenchie seems to be spinning it, like others, |
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riqster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 09:03 AM Response to Reply #13 |
27. Fact-based posts are such a rarity hereabouts |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 09:11 AM Response to Reply #13 |
29. I've never called you 'foolish' because of what you've expressed here |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 09:24 AM Response to Reply #13 |
34. If Mr. Obama told voters during the primary campaign |
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timtom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 09:35 AM Response to Reply #34 |
40. Allow me to jump in here arbitrarily. |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 09:38 AM Response to Reply #40 |
43. Indeed, he has welcomed our criticisms |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 09:27 AM Response to Reply #13 |
36. What's a GLBT? |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 05:29 PM Response to Reply #36 |
86. As person within the comunity, with the self-appointed designation/acronym "GLBT" |
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murielm99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 01:36 AM Response to Original message |
14. Okay. |
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Historic NY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 01:47 AM Response to Original message |
15. Give the man a chance he hasn't even taken office yet...Jeez Louise. |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 01:51 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. The OP is talking about folks like you... not about Obama, per say. n/t |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 02:01 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. I know exactly who the OP is talking about, and |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 09:32 AM Response to Reply #19 |
39. If you can tell me what of any significance that dissent is hurting I might listen |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 09:48 AM Response to Reply #15 |
49. Maybe he should have just kept all of the appointments to himself |
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rvablue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 03:06 AM Response to Original message |
22. No one had to break a branch over my head.....took me a couple of days to lick |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 09:14 AM Response to Reply #22 |
30. Well, I registered PLENTY of 'excitement' here about his election |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 09:24 AM Response to Reply #22 |
33. Well said. I was a Hillary supporter in the primary, but I voted Obama and I think he deserves |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 09:28 AM Response to Reply #33 |
37. No one has been able to tell me how he's being hurt by the discordent voices over his appointments |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 09:36 AM Response to Reply #37 |
42. Well, since I didn't say it has hurt anything I can't really defend it. But, |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 09:44 AM Response to Reply #42 |
46. I think he postured as a progressive during the campaign and I appreciated that |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 09:47 AM Response to Reply #46 |
48. I think he's delivering as advertised. WTF did you expect? |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 09:50 AM Response to Reply #48 |
50. I expect for his administration to be responsive to discordant voices |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 10:04 AM Response to Reply #50 |
51. Is revolution the goal then? |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 10:30 AM Response to Reply #51 |
59. It's not the focus of the Obama presidency, no. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 10:31 AM Response to Reply #59 |
61. Do you feel supporting or encouraging a revolution is the purpose of DU? |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 10:39 AM Response to Reply #61 |
64. I think that each individual poster is free to decide that for themselves |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 10:42 AM Response to Reply #64 |
65. I'm sorry, but I'm not clear on your answer: Do YOU think encouraging or supporting |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 01:17 PM Response to Reply #65 |
80. We sat through one of the biggest revolutions ever |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 08:41 PM Response to Reply #80 |
92. Were yu under the impression that supporting Obama meant |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 09:43 AM Response to Reply #22 |
45. Far fewer branches were required than were used. Overkill was the order of the day. n/t |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
31. That part didn't happen. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 09:45 AM Response to Reply #31 |
47. They said it long before there was a nominee. Wanna see the bruises? n/t |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 10:20 AM Response to Reply #47 |
54. No, Debbie Downer. I'll take your word for it. |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
53. poor baby |
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JohnnyLib2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
58. dup., self delete. |
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JohnnyLib2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
60. Well said, though maybe a little early. |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
66. This is thread nazi bait and there are plenty of them here. |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 11:08 AM Response to Reply #66 |
71. I've chosen to organize and advocate behind the Democratic party all of my political life |
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crispini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
73. I will always remember the posters you did in 2004. |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 01:20 PM Response to Reply #73 |
81. Actually the light is there...and the monster it revealed may be deadly |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
82. Regardless of whether he was your choice, he is much, much better than McCain |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 05:31 PM Response to Reply #82 |
87. Better than McWar may be a good way to decide in the voting booth |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 07:33 PM Response to Reply #87 |
91. Not a reason to shut up |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 01:22 AM Response to Reply #91 |
94. It's nice to be able to think about the president without nausea |
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Geek_Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
85. If you were a Hillary supporter in the primary, I would think you would be very happy with Obama |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
89. Why do I click on these? |
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Jack Sprat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
93. Of course you're right. |
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BigBearJohn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 05:21 AM Response to Original message |
95. Why do you care what people here think? Opinions are like assholes -- most of 'em stink. |
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