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onehandle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 12:04 AM
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John Kerry Bashes Politico, Huffington Post While Calling Harry Reid 'Lazarus'
Source: CQ Politics

Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) tonight held nothing back when congratulating Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for managing to survive a tough reelection bid tonight.

Here's Kerry statement:

"Politico was wrong, Huffington Post was wrong, hell, all the pundits were wrong. Harry Reid isn't just Dracula, he isn't just Lazarus, he's our Leader and our whole caucus is thrilled that he's unbreakable and unbeatable."

Read more: http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/11/john-kerry-bashes-politico-huf.html


Great Statement!
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LostinRed Donating Member (292 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 12:20 AM
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1. I rather have a different Majority Leader
but as a former resident of Nevada I'm very, very, very happy he beat Angle she is simply nuts.
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roguevalley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 12:27 AM
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2. I'm glad he won too but as for Kerry, YAWN. Go away, John,
and take your little fisticuffs with you. You are too little too late to impress me.
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wisteria Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 12:34 AM
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3. Still reliving the past I see. Why don't you get over it YAWN! N/T
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BlueIris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 01:07 AM
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6. Some will never get over it, I'm afraid. Sad and pitiful as that is.
They're going to be seeing an awful lot of JK for the foreseeable future.
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JI7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 01:40 AM
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7. there are many of us who love him , you aren't the only one that matters
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harmonicon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 04:23 AM
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13. Go away? So you want two Republican senators from MA? nt
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politicasista Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 02:01 PM
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21. **crickets** n/t
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Arkana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-04-10 01:27 PM
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33. John Kerry's one of the last great liberal voices in the Senate
Edited on Thu Nov-04-10 01:28 PM by Arkana
and you are blind if you can't see that. I'm one of his constituents and I'm extremely proud of him--and we plan to keep reelecting him for as long as he wants the job.
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wisteria Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 12:37 AM
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4. A great statement and the win is a huge bright spot in an otherwise sad night.
We lost some good people tonight, but we still have the Senate and as much as the pundits and the Repubs tried, tey didn't get Reid. So, this is not the big tidal wave the pudits and Repubs were expecting.
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leftynyc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 08:55 AM
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20. When you consider the amount
of money that was poured into defeating Reid and Boxer, it is very sweet they both survived.
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YvonneCa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 05:52 PM
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27. And California actually did really...
Edited on Wed Nov-03-10 05:52 PM by YvonneCa
...well. We kept Boxer (yaaaay! no Fiorina) and re-elected Jerry Brown :7 and kept Meggie from buying our election. We shot down Prop 23 which would have stopped AB32 on the environment (which is GREAT and will make Al Gore smle :)). AND...we elected a Supt. of Public Instruction who will work WITH the CTA to improve education in California.

Turnout was HIGH...and not just by the Tea Party. I do REALLY feel bad about Russ Feingold, though.
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Hissyspit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 12:41 AM
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5. @KatrinaNation Latinos came out for Harry Reid. Angle demonized them and she paid the price. They're
@KatrinaNation Latinos came out for Harry Reid. Angle demonized them and she paid the price. They're 25% of the voters!

via Twitter
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No Elephants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 04:55 AM
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17. Yep. Unions played a huge role, too.
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laughingliberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 03:04 AM
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8. Big K & R! nt
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Thornleylv Donating Member (273 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 03:15 AM
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9. I called it
way to go harry
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Enthusiast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 03:23 AM
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10. I'm happy Harry Reid won.
But he is the very image of weakness.
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JI7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 04:01 AM
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11. he won a very tough race , there was nothing weak about how he did in this election
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harmonicon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 04:28 AM
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14. Nothing weak? It was a strong victory?
He was facing an actual insane person. Not someone who has wild ideas, but someone who is completely unhinged; someone who thought it was a compliment to tell a group of hispanic students that some of them looked asian to her. Against that crazy person he just barely won. He shouldn't have even had to campaign.
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No Elephants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 04:58 AM
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18. A crazy person whose end game consisted of refusing to answer any questions.
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ccinamon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 04:15 AM
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12. I find him very weak as majority leader...do you think
the overall losses of dems will spur the rest of them to get with it and actually stand-up and fight back against the repubs? I'm not sure if they will, or if they will CAVE IN more often!
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JI7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 04:43 AM
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15. i don't really know what that means, Feingold and Gryason lost
things are different in each state and district. everyone isn't going to win/lose for the same reasons.

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No Elephants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 04:54 AM
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16. Dracula? Gee, thanks, John.
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karynnj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 05:07 PM
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25. That was kind of not the best choice - but the spirit of the entire
message is fantastic.
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groundloop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 06:38 AM
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19. I'm damned glad Reid beat the teabagger, but feel it's time for a new Majority Leader

Maybe Al Franken for Majority Leader?
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karynnj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 02:13 PM
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22. He has been there for only a year and a half
He is far too junior. Other than the fact that he is - obviously - the funniest Senator, why woul you expect that he should be the majority leader?
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 06:26 PM
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30. What we need is a public spokesperson for the house and the senate
Someone other than the majority leader to get up and tell the public what's going on.

Franken would be great for that role.
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karynnj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-04-10 10:57 AM
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31. We need several spokespeople - speaking to several target groups
Franken is very good for the Jon Steward crowd - which is huge. We need to have that group behind us and voting. The Sunday talk shows are important, but they reach fewer and mostly different people. There, we need articulate leaders who can speak of complicated matters in such a way that they are more understandable, but not by ignoring that they are complicated - two of the best on those shows are Durbin and Kerry.
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ramapo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 02:17 PM
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23. An awful leader
I would hope the Dems go with somebody else but I bet they do not
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PBass Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 02:24 PM
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24. The Huff Post kinda sucks IMO, but for completely different reasons
Edited on Wed Nov-03-10 02:25 PM by PBass
Half the articles there are stupid gossipy entertainment news garbage, and they take a Drudge-like approach to their headlines, and they are light on policy content but heavy on the 'horse race' crap. To begin with.

IMO
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karynnj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 05:12 PM
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26. Totally agree - it could be because they really do not even attempt to be real journalism
most of the time. I agree with your assessment. The few "serious" articles they have are never fact checked. High school newspapers hold their journalists to higher standards.
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rayofreason Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 05:54 PM
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28. If Reid is Lazarus...
..who is Jesus?
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karynnj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-04-10 10:57 AM
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32. The voters of Nevada? who would have thought that?
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 06:11 PM
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29. He isn't JUST Dracula
He's so much more than that. :P
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