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kywildcat Donating Member (529 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-03-05 04:42 AM
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University of Cincinnati Cancels Bennets appearance
Edited on Mon Oct-03-05 04:45 AM by kywildcat
But the headline implies that Bennet postponed this himself....

http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051003/NEWS01/510030344/-1/CINCI


On edit, Bennet cancelled this appearance. Campus Democrats had planned to demonstrate against him.
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slor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-03-05 05:00 AM
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1. Too bad, in a way. We have not had...
Edited on Mon Oct-03-05 05:01 AM by slor
a large protest in Cincy, since the chimp himself, touted his phoney war at Union Terminal. 8,000 showed up for that, and for Cincinnati, that was HUGE.
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kywildcat Donating Member (529 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-03-05 05:10 AM
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3. I remember well....
I had hoped for a public display of common sense as well.

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ClintonTyree Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-03-05 05:06 AM
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2. They must be giving "double points".............
for "players club" members at Caesar's Palace that night. Otherwise I'm SURE Mr. Moral Majority would be there spewing his bigoted bullshit.
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kywildcat Donating Member (529 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-03-05 05:12 AM
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4. Cincinnati is within driving distance of
a few casinos if he would have been jonesing.
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Speed8098 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-03-05 05:15 AM
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5. Hey Wildcat
I used to live on Apollo Drive in Crescent Springs.

Now I'm in NY
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kywildcat Donating Member (529 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-03-05 05:20 AM
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6. No Way!
I live in Cresent Springs and visit NY...what a stitch!
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kywildcat Donating Member (529 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-03-05 05:23 AM
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7. Do you remember St Joes?
They've put an armed services recruiting station in from of it. And all of the mobile homes behind the strip mall have been replaced by a major home improvement retailer.
All I can do is sing that Pretenders Song.....OHIO
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Speed8098 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-03-05 05:39 AM
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10. I remember
I lived right in that area.
I moved to NY in 95
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Kolesar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-03-05 05:29 AM
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8. We Dems can generate all sorts of public demonstrations
but we come up short on election day. I find it so frustrating.
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kywildcat Donating Member (529 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-03-05 05:36 AM
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9. I agree
Why is that I wonder
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Kolesar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-03-05 06:32 AM
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18. Many reasons;I don't think it is all due to crooked vote counting machines
Consider: an unfocused message, a lack of "depth" of candidates (in Ohio), a weak local party machine, and a RW-neocon press. I am sure we could come up with more, but I need to get on my way to work at the moment.
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Why Syzygy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-03-05 05:46 AM
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11. Another thread / news story
indicated that he was afraid his bad publicity would "hurt his message". I would hope so.
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blueknight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-03-05 05:56 AM
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12. hi ky wildcat
:hi: i live in independence. go big blue!
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kywildcat Donating Member (529 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-03-05 06:12 AM
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14. howdy!
I was beginning to feel like a HUGE BLUE THUMB in a red state
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alarcojon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-03-05 06:04 AM
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13. Spin, spin, spin
First off, you've got to love the opening paragraph - we all know many, if not most, people never read the whole article.

Former Education Secretary William J. Bennett, under fire for remarks about aborting black children, has canceled a scheduled appearance at the University of Cincinnati this week because of the resulting backlash.

Only a partisan repug will buy Bennett's line, which essentially passes the blame for his comments to that old standby, the "liberal media."
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kywildcat Donating Member (529 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-03-05 06:17 AM
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16. Cincinnati and southern cincinnati
or kentucky,as our state is known as is under that big ugly thumb of the Rove spin machine. Critical reading skills are desperately needed, yet sorely lacking in this area.
Today, Mitch McConnell repug senator for KY is having a press conference. It is believed that he will try to distance himself from the Fletcher house of corruption. One he supported and propped up with no compunction just 1 year ago. And the spin goes on and on and on....
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ladylibertee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-03-05 06:14 AM
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15. You know, he is the brother of Judith Millers Lawyer? What's up
with that?
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Callalily Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-03-05 06:26 AM
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17. What a coward!
I can't believe he canceled. As an educator he should know that he must stand behind his words. I would have liked to see the demonstrations in Cinny. I would have liked to witness the Q&A session (if he would be brave enough to hold one) with the students. He certainly missed an opportunity here.
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alarcojon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-03-05 06:37 AM
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19. A cowardly repug who won't stand behind his words?
Must be a first.....:sarcasm:

He'll just wait for this firestorm to die down, then go about his business as if it never happened.
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