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WilliamPitt
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Wed Dec-17-08 10:47 PM Original message |
Random thoughts on Rick Warren. |
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babylonsister
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Wed Dec-17-08 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
1. Deft. Thanks. nt |
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Veritas_et_Aequitas
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Wed Dec-17-08 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
2. No, I think you're right. Obama's collusion in supporting him is a calculating political move. |
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anonymous171
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Wed Dec-17-08 10:57 PM Response to Reply #2 |
12. Correct. nt |
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tsuki
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Wed Dec-17-08 11:09 PM Response to Reply #2 |
33. And this is change...how? nt |
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MadMaddie
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Thu Dec-18-08 02:25 AM Response to Reply #2 |
73. I agree with you |
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Captain Hilts
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Wed Dec-17-08 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
3. A sack of potatoes would have beaten McCain. nt |
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Wed Dec-17-08 11:55 PM Response to Reply #3 |
52. Deleted message |
firedupdem
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Thu Dec-18-08 02:42 AM Response to Reply #3 |
76. yeah right... n/t |
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WI_DEM
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Thu Dec-18-08 12:52 PM Response to Reply #3 |
86. but not by the proportions Obama did and not with the kind of coattails Obama had. |
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Captain Hilts
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Thu Dec-18-08 02:41 PM Response to Reply #86 |
87. We stomped the Republicans in 2006 also. nt |
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musette_sf
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Wed Dec-17-08 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
4. Mel White would have been the correct choice |
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Trajan
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Wed Dec-17-08 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
5. As a dedicated Atheist ... |
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readmoreoften
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Wed Dec-17-08 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
6. What makes you think that having Warren is somehow "crucial" to winning Red states? |
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WilliamPitt
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Wed Dec-17-08 11:00 PM Response to Reply #6 |
18. I never said it was |
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rhett o rick
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Wed Dec-17-08 11:41 PM Response to Reply #18 |
45. Not worth the risk. nm |
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BigBearJohn
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Wed Dec-17-08 11:03 PM Response to Reply #6 |
23. I agree 100% |
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Mari333
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Wed Dec-17-08 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
7. aye, but here's the rub |
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MannyGoldstein
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Wed Dec-17-08 10:54 PM Response to Original message |
8. There's Got To Be Someone Better Who Could Do This |
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Veritas_et_Aequitas
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Wed Dec-17-08 10:56 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. That's the scary thing - of his breed of Christian, he's the most palatable. |
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Wed Dec-17-08 11:08 PM Response to Reply #11 |
32. I don't see why we should pander to "his breed of *christian*" at all. They're fake, phony, and |
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anndash
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Wed Dec-17-08 11:14 PM Response to Reply #8 |
36. Why not a Buddhist? |
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Hekate
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Thu Dec-18-08 02:49 AM Response to Reply #36 |
77. As much as I love a good dharma talk I recognize what a tiny minority Buddhists are. One of Hawaii's |
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Tangerine LaBamba
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Wed Dec-17-08 10:54 PM Response to Original message |
9. How naive are we? |
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Mari333
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Wed Dec-17-08 10:57 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. yes, my mother would have only voted for Obama |
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Veritas_et_Aequitas
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Wed Dec-17-08 11:00 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. I think you raise an excellent point. |
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WilliamPitt
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Wed Dec-17-08 11:02 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. Nothing happens in one fell swoop. |
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anndash
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Wed Dec-17-08 11:08 PM Response to Reply #9 |
31. Exactly....bigots don't belong front and center |
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gollygee
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Wed Dec-17-08 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
10. Republicans who voted for Obama would be happy with any white, Christian man |
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whirlygigspin
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Wed Dec-17-08 10:59 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. if this is any indication of what an Obama regime will be like... |
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anndash
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Wed Dec-17-08 11:05 PM Response to Reply #16 |
26. I was going to vote for |
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yardwork
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Wed Dec-17-08 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
14. Thanks for nothing, and, I'm not that naive. |
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David Zephyr
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Thu Dec-18-08 12:46 PM Response to Reply #14 |
84. Well said. |
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stlsaxman
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Wed Dec-17-08 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
15. As I remember the Shacklefoot "Debates", the crowd was very polite, welcoming and attentive... |
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DS1
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Wed Dec-17-08 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
19. I don't agree with the choice personally, but I agree with it politically/strategically |
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EFerrari
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Wed Dec-17-08 11:02 PM Response to Original message |
21. Oh, f#ck me. People who vote against teh gay are older voters. |
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WilliamPitt
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Wed Dec-17-08 11:13 PM Response to Reply #21 |
35. If we've learned anything in the last few years, |
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EFerrari
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Wed Dec-17-08 11:16 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. Your thread made me think of the things Jack Kennedy wanted to put over |
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PVnRT
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Thu Dec-18-08 11:24 PM Response to Reply #35 |
97. Why do it at inauguration? |
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WilliamPitt
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Fri Dec-19-08 12:12 AM Response to Reply #97 |
102. Just a guess |
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scarletwoman
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Wed Dec-17-08 11:03 PM Response to Original message |
22. If "annihilating the GOP" means morphing into a facsimile, I want none of it. |
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Individualist
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Wed Dec-17-08 11:06 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. Ditto! |
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anndash
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Wed Dec-17-08 11:06 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. Ditto 2 |
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Maven
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Wed Dec-17-08 11:07 PM Response to Reply #22 |
30. +1 |
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rhett o rick
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Wed Dec-17-08 11:42 PM Response to Reply #22 |
47. Exactly, exactly. nm |
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readmoreoften
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Wed Dec-17-08 11:55 PM Response to Reply #22 |
51. Great post. |
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BoneDaddy
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Fri Dec-19-08 10:55 AM Response to Reply #22 |
118. Come on dont be so naive |
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anndash
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Wed Dec-17-08 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
24. I'm going to stop |
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Hekate
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Thu Dec-18-08 02:58 AM Response to Reply #24 |
79. You really sent a check to Obama's inaugural committee? After reluctantly giving up on Kucinich?... |
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Maven
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Wed Dec-17-08 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
25. Yeah, that's the ticket. We've just gotta keep *winning.* We'll stand for something soon enough. |
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SammyWinstonJack
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Fri Dec-19-08 10:14 AM Response to Reply #25 |
116. !! |
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Phentex
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Fri Dec-19-08 10:58 AM Response to Reply #25 |
120. Yes, we sit back and wait our turn. |
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Lisa0825
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Wed Dec-17-08 11:07 PM Response to Original message |
29. Thank you. |
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Ohio Joe
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Wed Dec-17-08 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
34. I have to disagree |
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Mari333
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Wed Dec-17-08 11:15 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. I knew Obama wasnt Kucinich |
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Pirate Smile
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Wed Dec-17-08 11:15 PM Response to Original message |
37. If Rick Warren isn't the modern day equivalent of Billy Graham then I don't know who is. |
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Smarmie Doofus
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Wed Dec-17-08 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
40. If LBJ had dropped the Voting Rights Act business we'd.... |
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rockymountaindem
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Wed Dec-17-08 11:29 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Best response in this thread n/t |
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Smarmie Doofus
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Wed Dec-17-08 11:46 PM Response to Reply #41 |
49. Thanks, Rock. nt |
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readmoreoften
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Wed Dec-17-08 11:56 PM Response to Reply #41 |
53. Seconded. |
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kath
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Thu Dec-18-08 12:32 AM Response to Reply #53 |
58. Thirded - LBJ frickin' DID THE RIGHT THING even though it was politically costly. |
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enlightenment
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Thu Dec-18-08 12:00 AM Response to Reply #40 |
55. Priceless! |
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Blue_Tires
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Thu Dec-18-08 01:43 AM Response to Reply #40 |
70. well said.... |
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SidDithers
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Thu Dec-18-08 11:53 AM Response to Reply #40 |
82. Kick for this reply... |
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Uzybone
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Fri Dec-19-08 01:47 AM Response to Reply #40 |
106. No we wouldn't |
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KoKo
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Wed Dec-17-08 11:36 PM Response to Original message |
42. I live in NC...and those who voted for Obama were not those who support Rick Warren... |
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Malikshah
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Wed Dec-17-08 11:40 PM Response to Original message |
43. Ah the Chess game strategy.. Didn't work in 2000, 2002, 2004. |
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Ichingcarpenter
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Wed Dec-17-08 11:40 PM Response to Original message |
44. Still doesn't prevent you from letting them know how you feel |
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anndash
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Wed Dec-17-08 11:42 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. I've already sent a reply |
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bigtree
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Wed Dec-17-08 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
48. he's got the honorable Rev. Lowery on the other side giving the benediction |
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kath
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Thu Dec-18-08 12:33 AM Response to Reply #48 |
59. Oh GACK - TWO fuckin' prayers in one *government* ceremony, of a govt that is *supposed to* have |
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bigtree
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Thu Dec-18-08 12:46 AM Response to Reply #59 |
64. I don't believe the prayers themselves will be any kind of an imposition |
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rhett o rick
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Wed Dec-17-08 11:46 PM Response to Original message |
50. First of all, one of the reasons Obama got so much support was that he didn't stand for what Rick |
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Jim Sagle
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Wed Dec-17-08 11:58 PM Response to Original message |
54. Another random thought: Fuck'm. |
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tomp
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Thu Dec-18-08 12:07 AM Response to Original message |
56. here's a random thought for you. |
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The River
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Thu Dec-18-08 12:26 AM Response to Original message |
57. I Would Like To Think |
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Mari333
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Thu Dec-18-08 12:35 AM Response to Reply #57 |
60. perhaps he can shore up the neonazi vote, then |
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MountainLaurel
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Thu Dec-18-08 11:06 PM Response to Reply #60 |
93. That was my first thought |
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David Zephyr
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Thu Dec-18-08 12:42 AM Response to Original message |
61. Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit. |
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bluedawg12
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Thu Dec-18-08 12:50 AM Response to Reply #61 |
66. Appeasement. Appeasement. Appeasement. |
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Bluebear
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Thu Dec-18-08 12:45 AM Response to Original message |
62. 'In no way am I even remotely trying to defend the man' - but my whole post will defend his choice. |
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jonnyblitz
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Thu Dec-18-08 12:49 AM Response to Reply #62 |
65. EXACTLY. sad. |
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bluedawg12
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Thu Dec-18-08 12:51 AM Response to Reply #65 |
67. What is anyone gaining from this so called token honor? |
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Thu Dec-18-08 02:19 AM Response to Reply #62 |
72. yep |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife
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Thu Dec-18-08 02:30 AM Response to Reply #62 |
74. Exactly |
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bluedawg12
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Thu Dec-18-08 12:45 AM Response to Original message |
63. Not a question of being politically savvy, there are ways to do that |
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Luminous Animal
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Thu Dec-18-08 12:54 AM Response to Original message |
68. That's how Republicans win elections... |
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PurityOfEssence
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Thu Dec-18-08 01:23 AM Response to Original message |
69. There's a joke in show biz: |
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Thu Dec-18-08 02:14 AM Response to Original message |
71. Trying to grasp the strategy angle, but it still sticks in the craw like a spoonful of powered alum. |
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Thu Dec-18-08 02:34 AM Response to Original message |
75. Except that you're making "Warren types" feel justified, hence more come out of the woodwork. |
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Thu Dec-18-08 02:52 AM Response to Original message |
78. I'm in VA and I nor anyone I know voted for Obama b/c Rick Warren said it was OK. n/t |
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David Zephyr
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Thu Dec-18-08 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
80. A random kick for this sorry thread that needs more viewing. |
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LeFleur1
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Thu Dec-18-08 11:49 AM Response to Reply #80 |
81. Supporters of the Warren Pick |
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David Zephyr
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Thu Dec-18-08 11:56 AM Response to Reply #81 |
83. Ask those questions to the OP author, William Pitt. I'm kicking up this lousy thread so more see it. |
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WilliamPitt
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Fri Dec-19-08 03:43 AM Response to Reply #83 |
110. Ah. More shame. |
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jonnyblitz
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Fri Dec-19-08 05:45 AM Response to Reply #110 |
111. get the fuck over yourself SOONER |
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WilliamPitt
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Fri Dec-19-08 11:46 AM Response to Reply #111 |
124. Awesome. |
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jonnyblitz
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Thu Dec-18-08 09:45 PM Response to Reply #80 |
90. and this is a truly SORRY fucking thread. nt |
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Thu Dec-18-08 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
85. The evangelicals that Warren represents did NOT vote Obama here in NC |
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David Zephyr
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Thu Dec-18-08 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
88. One more "random" kick to keep these "random thoughts" in full view. |
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WilliamPitt
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Thu Dec-18-08 11:55 PM Response to Reply #88 |
100. OK... |
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Evoman
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Thu Dec-18-08 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
89. He fucking won....why is he still fucking campaigning at his inaugaration? |
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WilliamPitt
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Thu Dec-18-08 11:34 PM Response to Reply #89 |
99. Seriously? |
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ruggerson
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Thu Dec-18-08 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
91. Why don't we appoint James Dobson as "Family Czar" with broad powers |
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Thu Dec-18-08 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
92. In response to #2--having Warren come speak does nothing to win over Repukes. |
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SarahB
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Thu Dec-18-08 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
94. So we won, now we should be wimps? |
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WilliamPitt
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Fri Dec-19-08 12:09 AM Response to Reply #94 |
101. Wimps stay close to home and only talk to people they agree with |
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SarahB
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Fri Dec-19-08 12:34 AM Response to Reply #101 |
103. But pretending that homophobes and misogynists are RIGHT does nothing. |
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KG
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Fri Dec-19-08 01:04 AM Response to Reply #103 |
104. !!! |
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PeaceNikki
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Fri Dec-19-08 11:09 AM Response to Reply #101 |
121. Giving a voice to misogyny and bigotry should never be accepted. |
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depakid
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Thu Dec-18-08 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
95. That's a classic false choice |
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PVnRT
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Thu Dec-18-08 11:23 PM Response to Original message |
96. 1. Increased voter turnout |
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WhaTHellsgoingonhere
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Thu Dec-18-08 11:24 PM Response to Original message |
98. Rick Warren provided the impetus that propelled Obama past McCain? |
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Fri Dec-19-08 01:19 AM Response to Original message |
105. I tried that argument last night (different wording) |
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AntiFascist
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Fri Dec-19-08 02:32 AM Response to Original message |
107. My random thought is: WHAT THE FUCK! |
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Duer 157099
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Fri Dec-19-08 03:08 AM Response to Original message |
108. B&W thinkers view compromise as weakness |
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NoPasaran
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Fri Dec-19-08 11:38 AM Response to Reply #108 |
122. You could say the same about the self-proclaimed progessives |
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Fri Dec-19-08 03:24 AM Response to Original message |
109. The gay haters I know in Iowa didn't vote for Obama, |
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Fri Dec-19-08 07:33 AM Response to Original message |
112. I tend to agree |
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MadHound
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Fri Dec-19-08 08:11 AM Response to Original message |
113. First of all, if this is a calculated political move, then it is despicable |
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Marrah_G
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Fri Dec-19-08 08:19 AM Response to Original message |
114. I find it more shameful if it was done for votes Will |
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Creideiki
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Fri Dec-19-08 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
115. Okay, Will |
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BoneDaddy
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Fri Dec-19-08 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
117. I have been saying this in almost every post |
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burythehatchet
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Fri Dec-19-08 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
119. Winning is so cool. Everything else is meaningless. |
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terrya
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Fri Dec-19-08 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
123. And in the process, kick GLBT people to the curb. |
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Fri Dec-19-08 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
125. My random thought about Warren, MOTHERFUCKER! |
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DonEBrook
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Fri Dec-19-08 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
126. Here's another random thought: He's an asshole and so is anybody who supports him. |
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