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Chef Eric (576 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 08:58 AM Original message |
Sestak says federal job was offered if he would not run against Specter |
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ck4829 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
1. Not a smart decision on the part of the White House. Wonder who offered it to him. |
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CherokeeDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 09:05 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. A Presumption I think... |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 09:28 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. Why would a Democrat lie about the POTUS, who also is the head of the Democratic Party? |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 12:57 PM Response to Reply #11 |
97. Is Rahm Emanuel a Democrat? nt |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 01:13 PM Response to Reply #97 |
109. Not IMO, but Rahm's not running for office. Please see Reply # 85. |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 10:22 AM Response to Reply #5 |
30. How about we make the Blagojevich tapes public? |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 07:35 PM Response to Reply #5 |
139. ahhh come on........lol |
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MH1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 10:04 PM Response to Reply #5 |
154. I know Sestak and I am sure he is not lying about this |
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daviddiano (41 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 12:17 AM Response to Reply #154 |
176. Thought we knew Sestak |
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MH1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 07:53 AM Response to Reply #176 |
186. Bullshit. |
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daviddiano (41 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 11:58 AM Response to Reply #186 |
192. It was a direct quote |
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MH1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 08:12 AM Response to Reply #176 |
187. Deleted, dupe, connection reset. |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 09:44 AM Response to Reply #1 |
15. Not a smart decision for Sestack to have spoken of it |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 10:47 AM Response to Reply #15 |
38. It's a very good idea for him to have spoken of it. |
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suzie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 11:33 AM Response to Reply #38 |
52. If you mean the kind of change that "progressives" in Florida have long advocated |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 01:04 PM Response to Reply #52 |
103. Democratic Pennsylvanians are running Spector |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 07:53 PM Response to Reply #52 |
140. Deleted message |
flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 01:10 AM Response to Reply #52 |
184. don't even try to hang that shit on progressives or liberal democrats.. |
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suzie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 10:12 AM Response to Reply #184 |
191. The blame for the mess in Florida is directly on so-called "progressives" within the state party |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 07:40 PM Response to Reply #191 |
194. BULLFUCKINGSHIT! YOU ARE DELUSIONAL! EOM |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 11:39 AM Response to Reply #38 |
56. I'm missing something |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 12:14 PM Response to Reply #56 |
74. misplaced -- |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 12:45 PM Response to Reply #56 |
91. Speaking out on this could go either way. Either it was an accident or a brave risk. |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 03:38 PM Response to Reply #91 |
129. What do superdelegates have to do with Lamont? |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 10:47 PM Response to Reply #129 |
162. "Lieberman and Biden are long time friends . . .!!!" |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 10:43 PM Response to Reply #56 |
161. "Politics" is probably selfishly helping yourself . . .telling the truth helps us ALL -- !!! |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 12:18 PM Response to Reply #38 |
75. Strongly agree -- info the public needs to see into what's really going on .... |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 08:13 PM Response to Reply #75 |
141. ABSOLUTELY!!!! I wrote the same above..I could not agree more.. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 09:59 PM Response to Reply #141 |
153. Very much agree with you . . . |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 10:40 PM Response to Reply #153 |
160. I believe with all my heart there are paid propagandists here trying to sell shit on a shingle. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 10:55 PM Response to Reply #160 |
163. Many here have suspicions of that -- |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 11:33 PM Response to Reply #163 |
165. Sorry to say..but i no longer have suspicions ..I am convinced without a doubt. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 11:49 PM Response to Reply #165 |
170. Look for ... |
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jayfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 01:51 PM Response to Reply #15 |
118. Ah Yes, The Only Difference Between The Good Boys & Bad Boys Is The Good Boys Don't Get Caught. -NT- |
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Suji to Seoul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 11:06 AM Response to Reply #1 |
41. My guess would be someone with a Chief and a Staff in his title |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 11:07 AM Response to Reply #1 |
42. It sure helped them a lot. We didn't get HCR, we won't get real financial reform |
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Myrina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 12:59 PM Response to Reply #1 |
98. ... my money's on Rahm |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 01:12 PM Response to Reply #1 |
108. 50 cents on Wheeler-Dealer "F-ing Retarded" Rahm Making the Offer |
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Steerpike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
2. It's easier to get away with these things on a local level. |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 12:54 PM Response to Reply #2 |
95. Henchman. Would you settle for henchman? |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 01:20 PM Response to Reply #2 |
112. Easy to be a crony if you're willing to sell your soul for the privilege. |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
3. These sorts of discussions are not unusual. |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 09:04 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. I wonder.. |
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MH1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 10:09 PM Response to Reply #4 |
155. He was being pushed to run, then Specter jumped, then they pushed Sestak to NOT run |
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daviddiano (41 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 11:49 PM Response to Reply #155 |
171. He's not popular outside his district |
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MH1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 08:17 AM Response to Reply #171 |
188. Yeah I was there too. Not a single 'nay' could be heard on the endorsement of Sestak |
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daviddiano (41 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 12:06 PM Response to Reply #188 |
193. They are afraid to speak out against Sestak |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 09:26 AM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Not unusual? Mind if I ask how you know that? |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 09:38 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Because this is the nature of hardball electoral politics, American-style. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 09:51 AM Response to Reply #12 |
19. That's what I thought. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 12:20 PM Response to Reply #12 |
78. This isn't "hardball" -- it's deal making to protect themselves from CHANGE . .. |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 10:23 AM Response to Reply #3 |
31. Why Sestak went public? Because he is an honest person |
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daviddiano (41 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-21-10 03:04 PM Response to Reply #31 |
197. Ha! |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 08:15 PM Response to Reply #3 |
142. because contrary to what you just posted ..they are not usual..and Sestak is maybe honest?? |
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Toots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
6. I heard it differently, I heard Sestak offered to blow the guy if he would give him a Federal job. |
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BlueJac (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 09:43 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. Sounds like you are for Specter?? |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 11:45 AM Response to Reply #14 |
60. Idolatry? |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 12:29 PM Response to Reply #6 |
85. Guess you heard it wrong, then. Your posting that anonymously |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
7. I'm shocked, shocked I tell you.. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 01:23 PM Response to Reply #7 |
113. Maybe it would stop if bribery attempts always got exposed? |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 09:15 PM Response to Reply #113 |
150. Call it what it is . ..!!! |
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daviddiano (41 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 12:31 AM Response to Reply #113 |
178. If it's a "bribe", why didn't Sestak complain sooner? |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 02:43 PM Response to Reply #7 |
126. "Bribery" is such a harsh word -- "discussion to help him clarify his career objectives" |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
8. How much of this is even credible beyond what exactly was said? |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 09:24 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. I don't think Obama being an ally is a negative... |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
13. Specter is a doddering POS, a totally played out Traitor Joe. I hope Sestak wins. |
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louis-t (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 10:25 AM Response to Reply #13 |
32. Anyone else wonder why all the love for Specter? |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 10:58 AM Response to Reply #32 |
39. Because Obama loves him. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 11:28 AM Response to Reply #39 |
50. BS. Just the opposite, Hell. Which Democrats loved Specter before his deal with Obama? |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 11:52 AM Response to Reply #50 |
66. Thought the sarcasm was obvious. :D |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 12:09 PM Response to Reply #66 |
71. I agree. Sorry. ( I caught your sarcasm, but not the direction in which you aimed it.) |
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louis-t (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 11:36 AM Response to Reply #39 |
54. No, and I'm getting tired of being kept out of the loop. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 11:49 AM Response to Reply #54 |
64. There's a loop? |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 11:57 AM Response to Reply #54 |
68. The memo is this: |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 08:26 PM Response to Reply #68 |
143. +10,000!!!!! |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 10:58 PM Response to Reply #68 |
164. Right . . . can you believe what Obama is doing in Pakistan -- !!! |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 11:47 AM Response to Reply #32 |
62. Please see Reply #50. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 12:22 PM Response to Reply #32 |
80. I certainly do -- !! Specter will help move the "Democratic Party" to the right . . . |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
16. Sounds like Sestak is full of it. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 12:44 PM Response to Reply #16 |
90. He IS going to beat Specter in the primary, so he has no motivation to be dishonest. nt |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
17. I don't see how anyone can vote for that reptile-insect thing from Land of the Lost. nt |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 09:48 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Did you feel that way all the years he ran as a Republican? |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 09:53 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Wait....is he the smart one or one of the savage ones from the future. nt |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 11:21 AM Response to Reply #21 |
48. Dodge the question much? |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 11:32 AM Response to Reply #48 |
51. Hint. See post 40. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 11:40 AM Response to Reply #51 |
58. Again, dodge the question much? Hint: Do you expect me to be |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 11:51 AM Response to Reply #58 |
65. We're talking about different people. nt |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 12:01 PM Response to Reply #65 |
69. Again, dodge the question much? |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 12:02 PM Response to Reply #69 |
70. Huh, what is your question? Are you asking if I'm a Sleestak fan? |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 12:12 PM Response to Reply #70 |
73. My question was very clear. It was in Reply #18. (But you knew that.) |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 12:18 PM Response to Reply #73 |
77. I'm not sure who the heck you're talking about in that reply. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 12:24 PM Response to Reply #77 |
81. Gee, here I thought Spectre was the one who had for years run as a Republican. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 12:29 PM Response to Reply #81 |
84. Why are you talking about Spectre when I'm talking about Sleestack? |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 12:31 PM Response to Reply #84 |
86. I asked you a question about Spectre. How long you going to keep dodging it? |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 12:31 PM Response to Reply #86 |
87. What do I care about Spectre? I was talking about Sleestack. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 12:56 PM Response to Reply #87 |
96. LOL. Your dodging speaks for itself. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 01:09 PM Response to Reply #96 |
105. By that logic you're dodging this post... |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 01:39 PM Response to Reply #105 |
115. Still dodging and dodging still speaking for itself.) |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 01:42 PM Response to Reply #115 |
116. Do you like mandarin oranges? nt |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 01:49 PM Response to Reply #116 |
117. Funny you should ask. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 01:54 PM Response to Reply #117 |
119. You seem testy today. Everything okay at home? |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 01:55 PM Response to Reply #116 |
120. P.S. All this talk about apples and oranges prompts me to take a lunch break. |
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Umbral (969 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 11:01 AM Response to Reply #17 |
40. Sleestak ... |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 11:18 AM Response to Reply #40 |
47. Ah, SLEESTACK! That changes everything. |
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nyc 4 Biden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 09:52 AM Response to Original message |
20. Joe Sestak FTW! |
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JTFrog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 10:00 AM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Half Baked. |
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nyc 4 Biden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 10:15 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. collect your prize... |
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JTFrog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 10:27 AM Response to Reply #25 |
35. I was hoping for some Funyuns man.... |
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nyc 4 Biden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 11:33 AM Response to Reply #35 |
53. lol |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 11:44 AM Response to Reply #20 |
59. A Democratic candidate would risk a lot by lying about this. (Sorry, no go on the movie..) |
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meowomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
22. Aw, don't kiss and tell. |
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ro1942 (701 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
23. Sestak |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 10:20 AM Response to Reply #23 |
28. nothing to be surprised at here really. nt |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 10:20 AM Response to Reply #23 |
29. Given Specter's circumstances |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 11:54 AM Response to Reply #29 |
67. The fact that Spectre could not win a Republican primary should have caused a half way decent |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 01:14 PM Response to Reply #67 |
110. But they wanted his vote NOW. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 02:06 PM Response to Reply #110 |
122. It wasn't a few years and he had no realistic chance to win. They did not need to promise |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 04:00 PM Response to Reply #122 |
133. It was 2 years, but they didn't want to wait for 2 years for his replacement |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 12:26 PM Response to Reply #29 |
82. Whatever label the vicious Specter is wearning now, we should be working to defeat him ... |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 01:17 PM Response to Reply #82 |
111. I agree, |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 09:53 PM Response to Reply #111 |
151. Agree with that, too -- except . . . |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 10:45 AM Response to Reply #23 |
37. Of course he did not make it up. That is the way things work in the party. |
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suzie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 11:37 AM Response to Reply #37 |
55. Because getting votes to pass legislation is something that we really, really don't want? |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 12:18 PM Response to Reply #55 |
76. Please see Reply #67. And Spectre has never been a swing vote for Dems and is unlikely ever to be. |
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suzie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 01:09 PM Response to Reply #76 |
106. "Ethics" in politics usually means keeping one's promises. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 02:18 PM Response to Reply #106 |
123. Making an unethical--and possibly illegal--political promise is not made ethical by keeping the . |
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suzie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 04:23 PM Response to Reply #123 |
134. It's illegal to offer an a politician a job as an appointed official because other |
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Iowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 05:25 PM Response to Reply #123 |
136. Well said! You summed it up perfectly. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 03:04 PM Response to Reply #106 |
128. P.S. I forgot to mention the ethics of Democrats selling out the career of Democrat Sestak, who had |
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suzie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 04:31 PM Response to Reply #128 |
135. Since I lack the faculty of clairvoyance, I'm unaware of when the White House |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 08:51 PM Response to Reply #128 |
145. ahhh and not only that..Obama chose Lieberman as his 1 st year Senate mentor!! eom |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 09:57 PM Response to Reply #128 |
152. "Lieberman campaigned for McCain against Obama" and still has his Chairmanship !! |
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change_notfinetuning (750 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
26. There is no doubt who is telling the truth. In case you have forgotten, when |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 12:21 PM Response to Reply #26 |
79. What was the first stupid thing in this? Promising Spectre much of anything. Please see Reply 67. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 12:28 PM Response to Reply #26 |
83. Agree . . . agree . . . agree ... |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 12:34 PM Response to Reply #83 |
88. Most transparent administration EVAH! |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 08:58 PM Response to Reply #83 |
147. No kidding!!!..you bet'cha..one and the same Obama..eom |
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TacticalPeek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
27. Fuck Specter. |
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AzDar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 10:26 AM Response to Reply #27 |
33. This. |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
34. Whitye House officials? |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
36. I believe it. Look what happened in Florida to a good Democrat... |
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suzie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 12:52 PM Response to Reply #36 |
94. Yes, tell us about the wonders of Florida, where so-called "progressives" |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 11:40 PM Response to Reply #36 |
166. "Rahm and Karen Thurman, state party chair, recruited Mahoney"...!!! Wow! |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 11:43 PM Response to Reply #36 |
169. I have watched that numerous times in Fla!..Great dems get fucked by the party over and over again |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
43. Meh. backroom deal du jour. just not very wise of Sestak to talk about it. |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 11:57 PM Response to Reply #43 |
172. what could bode more well..than truth?..now do we only support liars and crooks? |
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suzie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 12:44 AM Response to Reply #172 |
181. Given the electoral mess that Florida Democrats created just a short time ago, |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 01:00 AM Response to Reply #181 |
182. ahhh it comes from the top ..the orders come from the DNC/DLC and so does the money that goes to |
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suzie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 10:06 AM Response to Reply #182 |
190. Silly stuff. |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
44. I'll take that deal! |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 12:00 AM Response to Reply #44 |
173. I am beginning to think alot of people around here would sell their souls like that.. |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 12:36 AM Response to Reply #173 |
179. It's an easy deal for me to make |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 12:39 AM Response to Reply #179 |
180. gotcha!!..lol...glad you couldn't get a deal ..eom |
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SlingBlade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
45. Change you can believe in |
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Unvanguard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
46. If it's true, it was probably their fulfillment of an agreement with Specter. |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 12:06 AM Response to Reply #46 |
174. oH WHIPPEEEE.. we can now get another republican elected as a Fake Democrat.. |
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Bitwit1234 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
49. Tell you one thing. |
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humbled_opinion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 11:39 AM Response to Reply #49 |
57. WHAT? |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 11:43 PM Response to Reply #49 |
168. Do we really want candidates elected who keep bribery secret? |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 12:12 AM Response to Reply #49 |
175. YEAH CAUSE HE MAY BE THE ONLY "man" AROUND WITH THE GUTS TO TELL THE DAMN TRUTH! |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
61. I used to support Joe Sestak till I heard him on a Philly radio station. He stated he |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 01:01 PM Response to Reply #61 |
101. More "lesser of evils" = No Change! |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 01:05 PM Response to Reply #61 |
104. Specter's only loyalty has been to his own election and re-election. He's been okay |
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xxqqqzme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 07:06 PM Response to Reply #61 |
137. Sestak is new? |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 12:23 AM Response to Reply #61 |
177. Oh please spare me the garbage.Specter was an accomplice to the cover up of the murder of Kennedy.. |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
63. If Sestak does boot Specter and run, promises of support to Specter... |
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davidwparker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
72. vote Specter out! |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
89. What happened to the Obama campaign's "people power?"?? They should butt out. Specter's a loser. nt |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
92. Support Joe Sestak , a REAL Democrat, for Senate in Pennsylvania. |
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ooglymoogly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
93. Sestak is a dino; Dino's are Frauds |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 01:00 PM Response to Reply #93 |
99. Is he DLC? What's the history? |
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ooglymoogly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 08:48 PM Response to Reply #99 |
144. Sestak I think is better than "the better of two evils" |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 09:11 PM Response to Reply #144 |
149. Thank you . . . |
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MH1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 10:22 PM Response to Reply #99 |
157. Sestak is not DLC. He is very good on the environment (my top issue) |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 09:06 PM Response to Reply #93 |
148. Specter is a republican who covered up the murder of JFK..so who is better? please clear that up for |
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MH1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 10:20 PM Response to Reply #93 |
156. Bullshit, look up their voting records. |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
100. send lawyers guns and money... |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
102. Couldn't Care Less. Neither Sestak Nor Specter Will Get My Vote. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 01:12 PM Response to Reply #102 |
107. Dem primary voters deserve to have a choice of whom to vote for in the primary. nt |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 01:33 PM Response to Reply #107 |
114. I Absolutely Agree. But Voters ALWAYS Have a Choice. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 02:26 PM Response to Reply #114 |
124. True, but realistically, money and big name endorsements go a very long way, especially given |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 02:27 PM Response to Reply #114 |
125. Tougher if they discourage their candidacies and funding. nt |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 02:51 PM Response to Reply #102 |
127. I think I'm at that same place, but it certainly has its risks. |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 03:49 PM Response to Reply #127 |
132. Until We Start Demanding Progression From Our Candidates, We'll Be Stuck With "Centrists" |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 03:39 PM Response to Reply #102 |
130. How will you feel if the very RW Republican wins? nt |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 03:46 PM Response to Reply #130 |
131. Disappointed That Not Enought People Voted Their Conscience. |
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MH1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 10:25 PM Response to Reply #131 |
158. Not everyone's conscience comes to the same conclusion as yours. |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 01:04 AM Response to Reply #158 |
183. Really? Because What *I* See On Boards Like This Is a Lot of Talk About "Holding Your Nose" |
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MH1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 08:22 AM Response to Reply #183 |
189. being scared of the alternative IS voting your conscience |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 11:56 PM Response to Reply #189 |
196. No It Isn't. It's Voting Your Fear. |
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ohiodemocratic (188 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
121. kick and r n/t |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 07:31 PM Response to Original message |
138. why would any democratic White House protect the MTF'er who wrote the bogus magic bullet theory |
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golfguru (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
146. That is a serious charge -- Bribe! |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
159. I hope Sestak beats Specter: bribery should have consequences. |
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daviddiano (41 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-19-10 11:42 PM Response to Original message |
167. Bribery by WH or Blackmail by Sestak? |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 07:54 PM Response to Reply #167 |
195. I think it far more likely it was a bribe attempt. |
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