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RFKJrNews (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 02:51 PM Original message |
So um, is Caroline's bid for the...you know, Senate seat, like, toast? |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
1. She'll always be smarter than RFK, jr. nt |
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deaniac21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 03:02 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Faint praise, you know? |
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TEmperorHasNoClothes (356 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
2. I like her and that's mean |
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RFKJrNews (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 03:35 PM Response to Reply #2 |
24. The article is dripping with sarcasm |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
3. Not necessarily. She's still more articulate than most republicans and quite a few democrats. |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
4. I have nothing against Caroline Kennedy and if New York wants her as their senator, |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
5. Actually, I watched Caroline at the Kennedy Center Awards last night and she is the worst speaker |
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greguganus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 03:01 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Grovelbot would make a better Senator. Does he live in NY? n/t |
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Horselover Fat (78 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 03:18 PM Response to Reply #5 |
16. this coming from someone who thinks that Hillary is a charismatic speaker? |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 03:21 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Nope. Never said Hill was a charismatic speaker. She got better but never was charismatic Bill is |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 03:25 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Hillary's not my favorite public speaker |
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RFKJrNews (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 03:41 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. Well, you know, um, Caroline's got some mighty big shoes to fill, you know? |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 04:53 PM Response to Reply #25 |
34. Yes, JFK is a tough act to follow |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
6. Well, you know, it's like...you know...that crook governor in Illinois has, like, you know, |
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greguganus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 03:03 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. ARRGHHH!!!! Gag me with a spoon, you know? n/t |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 03:04 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Heh heh. |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
9. I have no problem with how Caroline Kennedy speaks... |
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BeyondGeography (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
11. No, but it is mystifying, and it's also another death blow to "inevitability" politics |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 03:09 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Bloomberg isn't a Republican, though. |
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BeyondGeography (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 03:27 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. True, but he is at war with powerful Democratic hacks like Sheldon Silver |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 03:43 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. I don't argue with your larger point at all. |
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BeyondGeography (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 03:58 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Personally, I wish she hadn't gone there at all |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 04:11 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Superb analysis. I agree with all of your points. |
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BeyondGeography (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 04:38 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Great article, even if it is appalling...Pushy, plucky, power-hungry Al |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 07:26 PM Response to Reply #29 |
38. and 12 of Pataki. I'd love Mario Cuomo to get it. If he was younger, I'd say Supreme Court |
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RFKJrNews (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 03:22 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. your point is righteous, but the choice of words stings a bit... |
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BeyondGeography (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 03:34 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Point taken |
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Riley18 (883 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
14. What is the big deal whether or not Caroline is given the senate seat? |
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Horselover Fat (78 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 03:20 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. some Clintonites are afraid she will challenge Hillary in 2016 |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 03:29 PM Response to Reply #14 |
22. It's a big deal when you get to represent nearly 20 million people |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 05:08 PM Response to Reply #14 |
36. She might throw a monkey wrench into the great war on terra |
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Horselover Fat (78 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
15. She'll be the Senator from New York whether they appoint her now or she is elected later |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 03:45 PM Response to Reply #15 |
27. She has said that she will not run in 2010 if Paterson appoints someone else |
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Horselover Fat (78 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 06:58 PM Response to Reply #27 |
37. actually, I've seen a quote saying different. Care to provide any evidence to back your claim? |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 07:28 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. saw a reversal of that in her last Buffalo News interview: |
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RFKJrNews (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
28. I think it's just...you know...interesting... |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 07:33 PM Response to Reply #28 |
42. if they edited out her "You knows" there would be nothing left in some of the audio clips. nt |
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exboyfil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
31. Anyone tired of dynastic politics? |
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peace13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 04:28 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Yes, I agree * and Hill should be the last of it! n/t |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
35. Can you imagine what they would have done to RFK Jr? |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 07:30 PM Response to Reply #35 |
40. dupe. n/t |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 07:30 PM Response to Reply #35 |
41. No kidding. |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 07:34 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. some of her clips are not very coherent |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 09:16 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. Which part is not coherent? |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 09:44 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. Maybe it's me but I find it very difficult to follow her thinking in the clips or transcripts. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 12:34 AM Response to Reply #46 |
47. Hmm. |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 10:57 AM Response to Reply #47 |
48. oh, no where near as bad as Palin! nt |
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RFKJrNews (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 05:14 PM Response to Reply #35 |
51. Oh yes, I can imagine...and it makes my stomach turn |
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Uzybone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 07:37 PM Response to Original message |
44. No its not |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
49. The media are not to be trusted generally because they |
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RFKJrNews (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 06:44 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. Couldn't agree more |
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Steerpike_Denver (114 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
50. How about someone, y'know, more qualified? |
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