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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 10:19 AM Original message |
The controversy over Durbin's comments/apology is entirely phony. |
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OldLeftieLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
1. Yes |
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Beetwasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
2. Apologizing Keeps It in The News-THAT'S GOOD |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 10:26 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Gitmo=Nazi is a wedge to drive those who want it shut down apart. |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
3. it is manufactured outrage |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 10:31 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. They're fascists. No doubt. Unfortunately, Durbin cannot say that. |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 10:35 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. They have a whole network & infrastructure to create the outrage |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 11:26 AM Response to Reply #8 |
15. but avoiding every possible exposure we might give them |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 11:46 AM Response to Reply #15 |
19. It would be best to find ways of expressing outrage without giving them |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 12:02 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. I'm agreeing with you |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 12:11 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. It would be great if Durbin says something like what you said. |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 11:59 AM Response to Reply #15 |
20. I agree |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
4. I agree, it is typical diversion from the issue that the repubs |
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iconoclastic cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
6. I understand your point, but are the Repubs making him grovel and scrape? |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 10:36 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. It almost seems more like lefties are. |
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iconoclastic cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 10:40 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. I emailed and called his offices to ask him to please stop apologizing. |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 10:47 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. His apology was pro forma. |
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tex-wyo-dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
10. Yep, completely phony... |
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iconoclastic cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 10:41 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. The Dems need to stop responding to the Repub "outrage." |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
14. The biggest problem with Durbin's apology is that the apology |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 11:42 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. If he hadn't apologized, how long do you think would it take |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 12:33 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. I honestly believe that it would have died down sooner than it will now... |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 12:36 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Durbin was done for when the Dems started piling on. Friggin' Dems! |
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Scout1071 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
16. Of course it is phony. Just like their phony outrage over Schiavo. |
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moondust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
17. Designed to get rid of DSM news. |
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