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Ninga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 08:48 AM Original message |
I am drawn to Edwards in a way that is inexplicable. I sense in him a deep and abiding |
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chimpymustgo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
1. John and Elizabeth Edwards: a passion for justice. |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 12:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
30. Best of the top tier. |
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LakeSamish706 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
2. An excellent post and recommended... I too of late have been drawn... |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 09:08 AM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Yeah, it was incredibly hard to give up my candidate so I remained ambivalent |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
3. Great & thoughtful post. k&r |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
4. The Edwards campaign is offering a very high direct democracy quotient. |
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Ninga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 09:05 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Thanks as ever, OC. I am one tenacious woman who learned at the knee of the worker's rights |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 09:06 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. And that's why you rock, Ninga. Keep on keepin' on, and let's hope for |
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Colobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 08:59 AM Response to Original message |
5. Barack Obama will not dissapoint you, Ninga. Believe it. |
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Ninga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 09:10 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. I most sincerely believe you. If it is the case that he is the standard bearer, then I will be |
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stickernation (317 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 05:14 AM Response to Reply #5 |
49. i hate to say it but |
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Ninga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 08:12 AM Response to Reply #49 |
55. Hi and welcome to DU. All Edwardians need to re-group and band together. We will |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 08:07 AM Response to Reply #5 |
54. I'm not interested in the message.. |
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peacock (189 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 08:58 AM Response to Reply #5 |
56. I Don´t Believe It |
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Bonhomme Richard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 09:03 AM Response to Original message |
6. I have finally decided and it is Edwards also because................... |
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geiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 09:04 AM Response to Original message |
7. what i am sensing is that it might be a rout in Iowa, with Edwards on top |
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Ninga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 09:12 AM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Greetings poli speak.....it is a challenge not being on the ground in Iowa to personally |
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geiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 09:25 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. I am basically tuned into to DU, NPR, and CNN about ten hours a day |
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Ninga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 09:37 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. I appreciate your analysis and concur. I think the last minute polls in 04 showed Kerry |
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Onlooker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
13. I think the inexplicable attraction is that he's a white male |
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Ninga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 09:31 AM Original message |
For me it is his willingness to put his message on the line and be very upfront about what his |
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Ninga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 09:31 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. dupe |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 10:12 AM Response to Reply #13 |
20. I think you're reading the wrong demographic study. Edwards' alignment |
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Onlooker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 10:33 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. All I'm saying he has built-in advantages over the other front runners ... |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 10:35 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. We disagree. His campaign seeks to widen the circle of inclusion, not |
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Onlooker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 10:43 AM Response to Reply #23 |
26. I agree, but he's widening his circle of inclusion to his left ... |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 10:47 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. The field is diverse now. I see no Hispanics, women, or Afro-Americans |
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vanboggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 11:49 PM Response to Reply #13 |
44. I disagree |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 12:06 AM Response to Reply #13 |
46. Oh, please... |
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Duncan (498 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 07:46 AM Response to Reply #13 |
51. Bull |
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waiting for hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
17. Kick and a Big Rec - |
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Ninga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 09:52 AM Original message |
Thank you dearheart. Today is a big one for us. Hope we share many more together. |
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waiting for hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
34. Thank you! |
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Ninga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 09:52 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. sorry for the dupes....too much coffee. |
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zalinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
19. While I may have liked Kerry because he was a dem |
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Summer93 (439 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
21. Principle matters |
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Ninga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 12:36 PM Response to Reply #21 |
31. Thank you and hello Summer93. I appreciate your kind words and I understand where you are |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
24. Highly recommended |
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PATRICK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
25. Son of a Union Leader here also |
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geiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 10:46 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. good reminder of history and |
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Ninga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 12:52 PM Response to Reply #25 |
33. Patrick...your post brought tears to my eyes. I am overwhelmed with surpressed memories. I almost |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 11:03 PM Response to Reply #25 |
40. Edwards and Kucinich are pretty much alone with the right messages --- |
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King Coal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 12:54 AM Response to Reply #25 |
47. My Dad was a party leader. I remember meeting JFK when he was a Senator |
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stickernation (317 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 05:27 AM Response to Reply #47 |
50. you speak for me king coal |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
29. kick |
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frogmarch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
32. Fabulous OP! K&R nt |
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Andy823 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
35. Very well said |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
36. Big K & R !!! |
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AzDar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
37. K & R... |
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greblc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
38. I'm with you. We will defeat the Empire! May the force be with us! |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
39. Walter Reuther . . . !! |
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bonito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 11:36 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. K&R |
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Ninga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 07:53 AM Original message |
In many corners of this country, people are not doing well financially. In the "most rich country |
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Ninga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 07:53 AM Response to Reply #39 |
53. In many corners of this country, people are not doing well financially. In the "most rich country |
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peacock (189 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 11:14 PM Response to Original message |
41. Well said! Please support JRE´s campaign |
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tblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 03:11 AM Response to Reply #41 |
48. I did! Tonight, because so many at DU urged us all to, and because I do think he's |
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natrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 11:38 PM Response to Original message |
43. it' s going to be a tough one Edwards vs. The Man |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 11:59 PM Response to Original message |
45. A side note, if his wife were running I'd totally support her over Obama |
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Bitwit1234 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 07:53 AM Response to Original message |
52. I've been to two of his rallies |
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