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impik
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Tue Jan-18-11 03:34 PM Original message |
If Keith Olbermann's ego would be any bigger |
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DrDan
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Tue Jan-18-11 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
1. ahem |
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jenmito
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Tue Jan-18-11 03:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Wow-you're really using that RW talking point to equate Obama with those who DO incite violence? |
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DrDan
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Tue Jan-18-11 03:46 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. please read the OP - just responding to the claim |
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jenmito
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Tue Jan-18-11 03:50 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. He apologized for that language a while ago. n/t |
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DrDan
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Tue Jan-18-11 03:53 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. so - I guess you agree with the OP that "He is the only one who never used that kind of rhetoric" |
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jenmito
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Tue Jan-18-11 03:59 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. No-he never used violent rhetoric yet he apologized anyway. n/t |
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DrDan
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:04 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. "we'll bring a gun" is not violent rhetoric . . . . |
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jenmito
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:07 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. "If they bring a knife..." I don't know of any Repub. candidate who brought a knife to a political |
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DrDan
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:11 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. rhetoric . . . . violent rhetoric |
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jenmito
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:18 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. It's not. Yet he apologized anyway 'cause that's the type of stand-up guy he is. This is a |
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DrDan
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:24 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. if we claim words can be damaging - it applies to both sides - not just the right |
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jenmito
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:29 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Again-it's not violent rhetoric. It is NOT the same as the examples I gave you, |
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DrDan
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:33 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. "we'll bring the guns" . . . . now had palin said those words, I am |
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jenmito
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:36 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. AGAIN-he did NOT say "We'll bring the guns." Why do you insist on leaving out the |
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DrDan
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:40 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. how does that take violence out of the picture? Knives, guns . . . .both violent |
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jenmito
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:43 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. Name one Repub. politician who brought a knife to a debate. It's a COMMON metaphor, |
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DrDan
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:46 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. heaven help us - we will never rise above this current climate with this |
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jenmito
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:53 PM Response to Reply #44 |
49. You're wrong in this case. Period. |
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DrDan
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:55 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. so why did he apologize? |
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jenmito
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Tue Jan-18-11 06:57 PM Response to Reply #52 |
68. I told you up-thread. n/t |
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DrDan
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Tue Jan-18-11 07:07 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. could it be because he recognizes the negative rhetoric? |
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bettyellen
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Sun Jan-23-11 01:31 PM Response to Reply #68 |
121. no, you did not offer an explaination for Obama's apology, and it's not your place to anyway |
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DrDan
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Tue Jan-18-11 05:28 PM Response to Reply #49 |
61. dupe |
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golfguru
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Tue Jan-18-11 05:26 PM Response to Reply #44 |
59. "we will never rise above this current climate" |
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DrDan
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Tue Jan-18-11 05:28 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. thank you - I agree 110% At least Obama recognized the error in that |
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Tue Jan-18-11 05:52 PM Response to Reply #44 |
64. Deleted sub-thread |
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Wed Jan-19-11 08:40 AM Response to Reply #36 |
88. 'If they bring a knife, we'll bring the guns' |
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ChimpersMcSmirkers
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Tue Jan-18-11 07:41 PM Response to Reply #28 |
73. The context and the amount of usage makes an incredibly big difference. |
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DrDan
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Tue Jan-18-11 08:20 PM Response to Reply #73 |
77. agree re the context and amount - the right wins that hands down |
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Union Scribe
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Wed Jan-19-11 01:39 AM Response to Reply #23 |
84. Then Obama shouldn't have apologized. |
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whathehell
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:08 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. It's a metaphor, bro...and the fact that it's an old line from a movie |
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DrDan
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:14 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. read the OP - I was just replying to the claim that he has never used that type rhetoric |
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whathehell
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:18 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. I did read the OP |
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DrDan
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:27 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. "we'll bring the guns" - he said it - metaphor or not, it is rhetoric that can be considered violent |
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jenmito
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:33 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Why do you keep leaving out the part, "If they bring a knife"? n/t |
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DrDan
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:35 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. more violent rhetoric - but probably just a metaphor - |
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jenmito
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:37 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Funny how you keep leaving that first part out. With those words in the full metaphor, |
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DrDan
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:39 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. "If they bring a knife, we'll bring a gun" is a simple metaphor without a hint of violence |
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jenmito
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:41 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. That's correct. It IS a simple metaphor, totally unlike what the RWers have said. n/t |
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DrDan
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:43 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. and you claim it could never, ever be misinterpreted as anyway violent |
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jenmito
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:50 PM Response to Reply #43 |
48. That's right. What's unbelievable is that YOU think it COULD spark violence. |
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DrDan
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:54 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. but someone did bring a gun to a political event, didn't they - |
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jenmito
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Tue Jan-18-11 06:56 PM Response to Reply #50 |
67. And how could that have been the result of what Obama said? |
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DrDan
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Tue Jan-18-11 07:09 PM Response to Reply #67 |
70. you are not listening - I am only saying that words have meaning |
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jenmito
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Tue Jan-18-11 07:26 PM Response to Reply #70 |
72. The words Obama said were to Dems. going up against Repubs. It was NOT telling them |
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DrDan
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Tue Jan-18-11 08:12 PM Response to Reply #72 |
75. you are sooooooo missing the point - done |
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jenmito
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Tue Jan-18-11 08:46 PM Response to Reply #75 |
78. Nope, YOU are. |
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whathehell
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:46 PM Response to Reply #30 |
45. If you say so... |
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jenmito
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:55 PM Response to Reply #30 |
51. "If they bring a knife, we'll bring A gun." I see how you changed it to make it seem less like a |
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DrDan
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:56 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. "If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun" |
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jenmito
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Tue Jan-18-11 07:16 PM Response to Reply #53 |
71. Right, yet you changed it to, "...we'll bring the guns." |
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Sun Jan-23-11 12:34 PM Response to Reply #53 |
112. If you can't understand what that means... |
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NuclearDem
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Sat Jan-22-11 01:26 AM Response to Reply #2 |
103. Why is it that everytime someone points ONE instance of violent rhetoric (intentional or not) |
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H2O Man
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Sun Jan-23-11 12:45 PM Response to Reply #2 |
118. Right. He was quoting |
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TheWraith
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Tue Jan-18-11 03:52 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. You know he's quoting a famous movie, right? |
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DrDan
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Tue Jan-18-11 03:55 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. is it a part of the rhetoric that is being referred to? |
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Phx_Dem
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
11. Oh brother. |
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DrDan
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:05 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. "we'll bring a gun" does not imply violence |
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JoePhilly
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Tue Jan-18-11 05:02 PM Response to Reply #14 |
56. "We came unarmed, this time" ... seems friendly. |
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mitchtv
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Fri Jan-21-11 11:18 PM Response to Reply #14 |
98. I think you are cherry picking |
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CLANG
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:26 PM Response to Reply #1 |
29. The Untouchables |
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DrDan
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:29 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. no hint of violence there |
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CLANG
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Tue Jan-18-11 08:06 PM Response to Reply #32 |
74. It's just a movie, after all! |
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dionysus
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Tue Jan-18-11 06:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
65. wow, you won! obama's just as bad as them!! WOOT WOOT |
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DrDan
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Tue Jan-18-11 06:39 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. no one ever claimed that, now did they |
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tekisui
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Tue Jan-18-11 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
5. We've all been talking about the influence of talkers and politicians |
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whathehell
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Tue Jan-18-11 03:59 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Equating Obama with "hate talkers" is the biggest bunch of B.S. I can imagine |
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Phx_Dem
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:03 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. No shit. It's ridiculous to equate President "Why can't we all get along and |
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whathehell
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:05 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Quite a "reach" there....Jeebus...I guess that guy only goes to G-rated movies. n/t |
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Phx_Dem
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:14 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. Name me one time he has ever said something really hateful or violent |
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whathehell
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:20 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. I can't.... |
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DrDan
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:47 PM Response to Reply #25 |
46. simply walks on water . . . . |
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Zebedeo
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Sat Jan-22-11 01:40 AM Response to Reply #22 |
109. Uh |
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tomg
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:48 PM Response to Reply #12 |
47. "They bring a knife, and |
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LaurenG
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
17. Well he has been an advocate for democrats for many years |
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zulchzulu
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
18. That's our Keithie |
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whathehell
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:21 PM Response to Reply #18 |
27. Love the Keith... |
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
26. What? |
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robcon
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
41. Keith displays as much hate as any right-winger. |
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GoCubsGo
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Tue Jan-18-11 04:58 PM Response to Reply #41 |
54. I've been watching "Countdown" since early 2004. Rarely missed a show. |
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Bunny
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Wed Jan-19-11 11:09 AM Response to Reply #54 |
89. Sure he did. In fact, he said that someone should take her in a room |
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truebrit71
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Wed Jan-19-11 11:50 AM Response to Reply #89 |
92. It was a bad metaphor and he has apologized for that. |
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leftynyc
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Wed Jan-19-11 11:15 AM Response to Reply #54 |
90. That special comment |
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truebrit71
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Wed Jan-19-11 11:47 AM Response to Reply #54 |
91. Me either. It's fueled by bitter Hillary fans that take umbrage to a comment he made once.. |
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Bunny
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Wed Jan-19-11 11:57 AM Response to Reply #91 |
94. I guess you missed the part where I said that I was neither a Hillary fan nor a Barack fan. |
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truebrit71
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Wed Jan-19-11 12:10 PM Response to Reply #94 |
95. I guess you missed that part where i wasn't responding to your post... |
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Warren Stupidity
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Tue Jan-18-11 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
55. Obama, to my dismay. has been owning responsibility for 'it' |
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Tue Jan-18-11 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
57. Olbermann was just wrong on this - |
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Tue Jan-18-11 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
58. This is the guy who would say on the campaign trail "You don't have to boo, you just have to vote" |
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Tue Jan-18-11 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
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Old Troop
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Tue Jan-18-11 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
76. He's an actor, just like Limbaugh, Stewart, Beck and all the rest. |
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truebrit71
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Wed Jan-19-11 11:52 AM Response to Reply #76 |
93. Epic, EPIC fail. Probably the failingest fail of all-time faildom. |
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treestar
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Sun Jan-23-11 12:28 PM Response to Reply #76 |
110. +1000 |
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Duke Newcombe
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Tue Jan-18-11 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
79. Your assumption fails. |
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Tue Jan-18-11 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
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Tue Jan-18-11 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
81. shame on you professional left? |
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ulaes
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Tue Jan-18-11 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
82. I may be alone. |
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Wed Jan-19-11 01:52 AM Response to Reply #82 |
86. LOL, please |
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Union Scribe
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Wed Jan-19-11 01:33 AM Response to Original message |
83. So you float flamebait posts to see how long they'll stay open? |
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QC
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Fri Jan-21-11 11:24 PM Response to Reply #83 |
100. Dr. Scholl? |
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ClassWarrior
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Wed Jan-19-11 01:41 AM Response to Original message |
85. If you were any trollier, you'd get tombstoned. |
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Wed Jan-19-11 04:13 AM Response to Original message |
87. He is one of the warriors fighting the insane Party aka GOPers |
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Fri Jan-21-11 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
96. . |
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demmiblue
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Fri Jan-21-11 11:10 PM Response to Original message |
97. GD, now? n/t |
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fishwax
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Fri Jan-21-11 11:22 PM Response to Original message |
99. what's wrong with comparing his behavior to McCain's? |
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Sat Jan-22-11 01:18 AM Response to Original message |
101. Ahh, come on, don't we want to see this post again, and again? |
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Sat Jan-22-11 01:19 AM Response to Original message |
102. ego? in media? say it ain't so. that must be the reason for his firing, then. |
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Sat Jan-22-11 01:28 AM Response to Reply #102 |
104. Is the OP psychic? This thread was started on Tuesday. n/t |
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Hannah Bell
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Sat Jan-22-11 01:32 AM Response to Reply #104 |
106. didn't notice that. it's still a stupid op. |
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Umbral
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Sat Jan-22-11 01:35 AM Response to Reply #106 |
107. In this case, 'stupid' really is to kind a word. nt |
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The Gunslinger
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Sat Jan-22-11 01:32 AM Response to Original message |
105. Once again, another "Democrat" fighting the fascists battle for them. |
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jillan
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Sat Jan-22-11 01:38 AM Response to Original message |
108. Thank god for his big ego! It enabled him to speak the truth, instead of being too afraid to stand |
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Sun Jan-23-11 12:29 PM Response to Reply #108 |
111. Stand up for us? Gives him way too much credit.. |
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H2O Man
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Sun Jan-23-11 12:40 PM Response to Reply #111 |
113. Horse shit. |
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Sun Jan-23-11 12:43 PM Response to Reply #111 |
115. Well, Thank Christ He's Gone---Right? |
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Sun Jan-23-11 12:53 PM Response to Reply #111 |
120. I give Olbermann credit for his work on behalf of charities on the air. |
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Sun Jan-23-11 12:45 PM Response to Reply #108 |
116. Wow! That is all I can say. nt. |
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WinkyDink
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Sun Jan-23-11 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
114. Your timing is exquisite! |
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Alexander
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Sun Jan-23-11 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
117. Yay, hit-and-run flamebait from you! |
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Sun Jan-23-11 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
119. this is why an unrec button is needed |
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Sun Jan-23-11 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
122. i wish we weren;t getting rid of unrec. what a POS OP |
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