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ProudToBeLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-07-03 10:14 PM
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Dean wins endorsement of Virginia congressman
Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean picked up an endorsement Sunday from the only black in Virginia's congressional delegation.

Rep. Robert C. Scott cited Dean's commitment to civil rights, education and health care for all Americans.

"We welcome a leader who says what he thinks, a leader who will make the tough choices necessary to return us to fiscal responsibility and high employment, a leader who will take us to a better America," Scott told a crowd of nearly 400 Dean supporters at a Virginia Beach hotel.

Scott praised Dean for saying that the United States should not have gotten involved so quickly in a war against Iraq.

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http://www.fredericksburg.com/News/apmethods/apstory?urlfeed=D7V9TQK00.xml
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TrueAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-07-03 10:17 PM
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1. Follow the money
I wonder how much Scott got for his endorsement? The Dean campaign has a history of "scratch your back, scratch my back"
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killbotfactory Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-07-03 10:18 PM
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2. Huh?
??
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TrueAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-07-03 10:19 PM
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3. They recently doled out $50,000
to Florida Democrats.
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ProudToBeLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-07-03 10:20 PM
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4. prove it.
link please?
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TrueAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-07-03 10:29 PM
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5. Here it is.
Edited on Sun Dec-07-03 10:30 PM by TrueAmerican
Around the hall, the Dean presence was strong, owing to the campaign's $50,000 donation to the state party, made upon a request from party officials that other campaigns declined.


http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2003/12/07/at_florida_event_democrats_cry_foul/
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maxanne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-07-03 10:33 PM
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7. yeah
what a jerk that Dean guy is to help other candidates.
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ProudToBeLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-07-03 10:35 PM
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8. is that all?
He was helping the democratic party. whats wrong with that. I mean when Dean becomes president he would need the House and Senate in de mocratic hands. Dean needs to have bills pass you know
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last1standing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-07-03 10:35 PM
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9. Why would you try to deceive us with these statements?
The article plainly states that all the candidates were given the chance to donate to the Florida party and only Dean was decent enough to do so. If the others had thought enough of the state to donate to their own party they would have had space on the floor as well.

There's been no purpose to anything you've said here other than to incite others with lies and deception. Is that what you're purposely trying to do?
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mobuto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-08-03 01:31 AM
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18. Well, it certainly would appear
that they're selling endorsements to any candidate willing to give them money. That seems a bit shallow to me.

What do you mean "given the chance to donate?" Nobody's given a chance to donate - we're all given a chance to donate all the time. The point is, they tried to shake down the Democratic candidates for contributions in exchange for endorsements, and all refused save one.
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-08-03 12:07 AM
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Romberry Donating Member (632 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-08-03 02:55 AM
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20. Never mind...
Edited on Mon Dec-08-03 02:56 AM by Romberry
My post was redundant. Others beat me to it. None the less, your retraction will be most welcome.
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Demobrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-07-03 10:30 PM
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6. It's true. All the campaigns were asked to donate.
Dean's was the only one that did.
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killbotfactory Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-07-03 10:37 PM
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10. Probably the only campaign that could afford it
teeheehee
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Demobrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-08-03 12:21 AM
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17. Yup.
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shanti Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-07-03 11:01 PM
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14. now what?
n/t
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frank frankly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-08-03 01:51 AM
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19. what a terrible thing to do
c'mon, TA, be supportive. whatcha gonna do if Dean's the nominee?

don't burn bridges.
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-07-03 10:37 PM
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TrueAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-07-03 10:45 PM
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12. I am not a freeper
Name calling is against the rules.
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joefree1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-07-03 10:59 PM
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13. I didn't call you a freeper
My response was to the original message and the inevitable sniping it would get. Jeesh!
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-07-03 11:03 PM
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leanings Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-08-03 04:04 AM
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21. Most of the buzz I've heard in VA is Dean-centric.
All the folks from my hometown, on campus (or "grounds"), etc. Only flyers I've seen are for Dean. Kinda weird; the folks I know that support someone else (usually Edwards or Kerry) are the more moderate Dems that I usually find myself identifying with. They still seem to think Dean unelectable. I just don't see that, never did and certainly not at this point.
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