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jsamuel

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Mon Dec-03-07 07:15 PM
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Eight-Year Old Edwards Wanted to Be 'Superman'

Source: ABC News

"Clinton and Obama snipping over the last 24 hours is really fascinating to listen to. It's like, boy, you can tell you're getting close to the caucuses," said Edwards during a Monday town hall in Waterloo, Iowa where he received the endorsement of Iowa Democrat Rep. Bruce Braley.

Using Clinton's criticism of Obama who said he hadn't thought about running for president his whole life despite a 3rd grade essay indicating the opposite, Edwards said: "I want to confess to all of you right now in third grade I wanted to be two things: I wanted to be a cowboy and I wanted to be superman."

Edwards added, "I don't think America benefits from any personal fighting between the candidates. I think they want to see us behave in a presidential way especially as we get this close to the caucus."

So just when did the former senator currently on his second bid for office decide he wanted to run for president? "All children dream about the possibility. But in terms of really thinking about it I was pretty old."

Read more: http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2007/12/eight-year-old.html?cid=92255040#comment-92255040

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maddiejoan

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Mon Dec-03-07 07:26 PM
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1. And he STILL wants to be Superman.

--as far as Edwards saying it's not good to attack other candidates?

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA :rofl:

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liskddksil

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Mon Dec-03-07 07:33 PM
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4. Major difference

There is a major difference between explaining policy differences between Edwards and his opponents regarding the Kyl Lieberman vote, the Peru free trade deal, and challenging candidates to refuse to take money from Washington lobbyists from these personal attacks mainly emenated from the Clinton camp attacking Obama for his elementary school essays and attacking his traveling abroad as a child.

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jsamuel

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Mon Dec-03-07 07:34 PM
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5. ding ding ding

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be inspired

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Mon Dec-03-07 07:35 PM
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6. Bingo, too!

And snap!

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maddiejoan

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Mon Dec-03-07 07:44 PM
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8. Please

His attack ads on Clinton were childish smears at best.

Distortions without fact couched in glib "pop" turns.
They were disgusting.

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hedgehog

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Mon Dec-03-07 08:19 PM
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12. Please show me the attack ads.

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maddiejoan

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Mon Dec-03-07 10:22 PM
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14. find them yourself

they're all posted here on DU

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Donnachaidh

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Tue Dec-04-07 08:06 AM
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21. translation --

Can't produce them. :eyes:

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maddiejoan

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Tue Dec-04-07 08:38 AM
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23. too hard for him to search

attack edwards ad on the DU search forum?

sheeesh --the video forum is filled with them. next.

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hedgehog

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Tue Dec-04-07 09:04 AM
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24. One's person's attack ad is another person's issues ad.

That's why I'd like to see waht you are calling an attack ad.

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maddiejoan

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Tue Dec-04-07 09:26 AM
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25. Let's start with this one

Politics of Parsing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bygAResnA2c

Stitching together short snips of what she says and removing the context, which he then punctuates with snarky attacks.

This isn't an issue ad, as it doesn't give Hillary's full responses. It's an out and out attack.

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hedgehog

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Tue Dec-04-07 12:19 PM
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26. OK - I'll allow those as attack ads, but not as mudslinging.

I'm afraid I was reading the phrase " attack ad" to mean mudslinging.

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adnelson60087

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Mon Dec-03-07 10:33 PM
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16. You know, a personal attack would be something along the lines

of calling a person a "bit*h" or "stupid" or "liar". Where are the personal attacks in pointing out the LEGISLATIVE record of a fellow opponent(s)for the most important role in the world? Please enlighten me.

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AlertLurker

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Mon Dec-03-07 07:27 PM
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2. "Two Face" from Dick Tracey would be a little more apropos...

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maddiejoan

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Mon Dec-03-07 07:39 PM
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7. Two face

was from Batman --but yes.

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be inspired

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Mon Dec-03-07 07:29 PM
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3. He's pretty super!

I think it's a really cute story. And he's right, it's silly to attack someone for what they wanted to be when they were a little kid.

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ozone_man

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Mon Dec-03-07 07:56 PM
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9. Who didn't want to be Superman?

We used to tie towels around our necks and fly around at the beach or wherever. Cowboys and Indians, Cops and Robbers. It's what guys did back then when they were little. Before Star Wars and more modern role playing games.

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noamnety

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Mon Dec-03-07 08:01 PM
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10. The husband was watching Lou Dobbs discuss the obama thing tonight.

He looked over at me and said "in third grade, Lou Dobbs was building a fence."

:D

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Beaverhausen

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Mon Dec-03-07 08:10 PM
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11. LOL!

that's funny. and yet sad.

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Hippo_Tron

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Mon Dec-03-07 11:27 PM
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20. LMAO, so true

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jenmito

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Mon Dec-03-07 08:34 PM
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13. How cute. Not only does he insert himself into the argument, he acts as if HE'S above the fray?

He's been the most aggressive out of the three of 'em. But this is just more of EDWARDS' "changing positions" like on taking matching funds.

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maddiejoan

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Mon Dec-03-07 10:24 PM
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15. ding ding ding

I still think the "kindergarten" thing is a joke --probably backfired at this point.

But I really don't think it was meant to be taken seriously.

Obama's first reaction when he said in First Grade he wanted to be an astronaut --that was a funny comeback.

Probably should have left it there.

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jenmito

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Mon Dec-03-07 10:38 PM
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17. Thanks...

and even if it WAS a joke, it was taken seriously because it was alongside "real" accusations (but if the teachers were real, and DID say those things, it's not totally a joke).

I agree.

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maddiejoan

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Mon Dec-03-07 10:43 PM
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18. and the astronaut line --

might have picked up the stray Kucinich voter!

I kid. I'm a kidder.

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jenmito

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Mon Dec-03-07 11:25 PM
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19. Ha ha.

:hi:

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saltpoint

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Tue Dec-04-07 08:07 AM
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22. Had he asked me, I would have recommended the Marvel group over the DC

comics.

Apart from that, I love the guy.

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asdjrocky

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Tue Dec-04-07 12:25 PM
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27. I could have guessed you were a Marvel guy.

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saltpoint

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Tue Dec-04-07 10:14 PM
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31. Yep. A Marvel Silver Age sycophant from the word go.

In my next life I want to return as Don Blake.

Of course, I'd settle for Gordon Lightfoot.

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Hieronymus

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Tue Dec-04-07 01:11 PM
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28. Tell me it isn't so ...

So, why isn't he Superman?

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jenmito

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Tue Dec-04-07 01:13 PM
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29. He's a phony.

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SyntaxError

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Tue Dec-04-07 05:37 PM
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30. He wanted to be a cowboy? Well, he lost my vote....

hehe

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Tue Dec-04-07 10:16 PM
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32. I'm Superman

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