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mot78 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-04 03:33 PM
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Tonight I'm praying Lieberman does horribly
The last thing we need is for Lieberman to do well in NH, I REALLY REALLY hope he stumbles, and finishes 4th or 5th.
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cjbuchanan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-04 03:34 PM
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1. Um, tonight there is no vote
NH primary is tomorrow.
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Poseidon Donating Member (87 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-04 03:35 PM
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3. No
I think you misunderstood. The prayer is PRAYING tonight.
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Walt Starr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-04 03:35 PM
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2. My guess, expect Lieberman to come in third
Maybe there will be a surprise second, but I do not discount him one little bit.
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Poseidon Donating Member (87 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-04 03:36 PM
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5. I don't think so
How can Lieberman come in 3rd when Dean will come in 3rd? :shrug:

Here's how I think it will shake down:

#1 - Kerry
#2 - Edwards
#3 - Dean
#4 - Clark
#5 - Lieberman
#6 - Kucinich
#7 - Sharpton

I know the polls show Edwards down a little bit, but I really think he could pull a second-place upset, with the crowds he is bringing out.
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mot78 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-04 03:37 PM
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6. Oh yes, the DINO brigade will dominate the polls
And LaRouche will get 78% of the vote NH :eyes:
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brainshrub Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-04 03:36 PM
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4. I hate to wish ill-will for any Dem
but I'm with you.
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David__77 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-04 03:39 PM
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7. He'll do better than expected, I would guess.
I think that some Republicans and right-leaning independents will vote for him. NH always gets cross-voting.
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liberalnurse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-04 03:39 PM
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8. I hear that the Independents are appreciating him.
He has been up there for a long time, 6-8 weeks, concentrating on the pro-war voters.....
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mot78 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-04 03:40 PM
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9. Pro-war voters would vote for *, and therefore want Dean or someone
"unelectable" I don't why someone in NH would vote for Lieberman.
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dolstein Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-04 03:42 PM
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10. Gee, and I thought praying was frowned upon around here
What sweet irony. Personally, I like Joe, just as I like Edwards and Wes. I suppose that if I were the kind of person who wished ill will upon other Democrats, I'd pray that Howard Dean finished third behind Edwards. After all, a third place finish would pretty much end the Dean campaign. Sure, he wouldn't drop out until after 2/3, but the writing would be on the wall. And a second place finish would provide an additional boost to Edwards. And a fourth place or worse finish for Clark would raise a lot of questions.

But of couse, I choose to think only positive thoughts about Democrats. Which means that right now, I'm trying hard NOT to think about Dean, Kerry, and the Lieberman bashers of all stripes.
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Blitz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-04 03:48 PM
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11. Right now
Lieberman is poised to finish third and Clark and Edwards might fight it out for fourth.

I hope that Lieberman gets 15% of the vote so that he can pick up delegates. It would be worth it just for the DU entertainment value.
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dolstein Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-04 03:55 PM
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12. They'll probably say the vote was rigged
Honestly, Lieberman could walk on water and that still wouldn't be enough to impress the DU community. The fact is that Lieberman's lifelong commitment to civil rights, the environment and expanding opportunities for the working poor and the middle class doesn't count for anything around here. Lieberman's devoutly religious, critical of the entertainment industry's efforts to market violence and adult entertainment to children, and a hawk on foreign policy. These three strikes, in the eyes of the typical DU'er, outweigh everything else.

This doesn't bother me any more. The fact is that if DU were around in 1992, they'd be calling Bill Clinton a DINO. And if DU were around in 1968, they'd be calling Hubert Humphrey and LBJ DINOs. And if DU were around in 1960, they'd be calling JFK a DINO. And if DU were around in 1948, they'd be calling Harry Truman a DINO.
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bicentennial_baby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-04 04:00 PM
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14. Can'n you accept the fact
that he's just not well-liked around here? Why can't you get that? :shrug:
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Blitz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-04 04:03 PM
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16. I think that everyone gets that
The point was (and is), DU is not America nor any reasonable approximation thereof. Lieberman is reviled here. In the rest of the country, he is generally very well liked.
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Forkboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-04 04:09 PM
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20. No he isn't
Outside of DU I don't know a single person that even KINDA likes him.Bring up his name and watch the fun start!
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Blitz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-04 04:10 PM
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22. Your own personal experience may differ
For example, I don't personally know a single person outside of DU who has a kind word for Dean but I hear that such people may exist somewhere.
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Forkboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-04 04:23 PM
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23. I only know a couple of people who like Dean
I've honestly never met anyone with good things to say about Lieberman,and that goes back to 2000.

Most people I know like Clark,Kucinich or Kerry.

Dean creeps a couple of my friends out.
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slinkerwink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-04 04:09 PM
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21. Everyone I know doesn't like Lieberman
He's just off-putting.
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Blitz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-04 04:08 PM
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18. Speaking of walking on water . . .
Edited on Mon Jan-26-04 04:09 PM by Blitz
The Pope is visiting Washington D.C. and Joe Lieberman takes him out for an afternoon of sailing on the Potomac. They're admiring the sights and discussing the relationship between their respective faiths when, all of a sudden, the Pope's hat blows off his head and out into the water. The pope's security people start to launch a boat, but Lieberman waves them off, saying, "Wait, wait. I'll take care of this. Don't worry." Lieberman then steps off the boat onto the surface of the water and walks out to the Holy Father's hat, bends over and picks it up, then walks back to the boat and climbs aboard. He hands the hat to the Pope amid stunned silence.

The next morning, the the story is discussed on DU in General Discussion: 2004 Primary. The thread title:

"LIEBERMAN CAN'T SWIM!!!"
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Snivi Yllom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-04 03:59 PM
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13. personally I think he wont do well
But I don't WISH he will do well.

The same goes, I don't wish Clark ill will, but I think he will also do very poorly tomorrow.
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Edge Donating Member (728 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-04 04:02 PM
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15. I agree.
I don't like Lieberman on so many levels...I don't want to see him doing well.
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cthrumatrix Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-04 04:09 PM
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19. no talk of Joe before dinner....my appetitie might fade
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Freddie Stubbs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-04 04:05 PM
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17. He'll do better than Kucinich and Sharpton
But that won't be anything to brag about.
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