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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 01:49 PM
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Hillary Clinton/Harold Ford
If Hilly's in trouble with AA voters, or thinks she is, this pick is a lot more likely than Obama. Ford may be a real weasel, but he's got several terms in the House under his belt and he's African American. He's also telegenic, an attack dog and fairly articulate. Never mind that he's a real weasel.
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quinnox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 01:50 PM
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1. hmmm don't know much about him
All I know is he is kind of slick on tv, but would he be a good pick? He is kind of obscure for most Americans probably.
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xultar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 01:50 PM
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2. You know Cali, really. I used to enjoy reading your posts when you were objective.
Now, I'm sorry to say I don't enjoy your posts anymore. I can't wait till the primaries are over when you put your objectivity back on. I just hope you can find it.
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William769 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 01:52 PM
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4. I think her objectivity is gone forever.
Cults do that to people.
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xultar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 01:53 PM
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10. It may not be. I hope not.
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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 01:53 PM
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8. xultar, I've never been a big Clinton fan
but the behavior of her campaign has been more than disappointing to me. And now this business of trying to screw with FL and MI, and tell Dean to go screw himself. It's just appalling to me.
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xultar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 01:57 PM
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16. Then post on FL and MI, Post on The Dean thing. This post is beneath you.

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Kurt_and_Hunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 01:52 PM
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3. Is he married yet? No go if he's not a family man.
Edited on Fri Jan-25-08 01:52 PM by Kurt_and_Hunter
I like Artur Davis, but he's new and unknown.
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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 01:53 PM
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9. He Just Got Married
He's also extraordinarily good looking...He could easily be a Polo model...
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geek tragedy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 02:02 PM
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21. He would have won TN if he had been married. n/t
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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 02:03 PM
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22. He's DLC
That's an observation and not a judgement...
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mtnsnake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 01:52 PM
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5. Many Democrats think just the opposite of Ford as what most DU'ers think of him
Anything I hear about him here on this site I take with a grain of salt.
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RaleighNCDUer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 01:59 PM
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18. That, in itself, supports Cali's contention.
We know him to be a DLC right-center politician. Perfectly in line with Hillary. Most outside the web world don't even know what DLC is. They would so no reason not to support him.
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IndianaJones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 01:53 PM
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6. fairly articulate? nice. nt.
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Skwmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 01:53 PM
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7. If he's a real weasel, then he should fit right in with the Clinton crew.
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jlake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 01:53 PM
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11. I think Hillary would pick Obama before Harold Ford.
:puke: :puke: :puke:
... and I think this is just flamebait and not what you think either.
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RaleighNCDUer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 02:02 PM
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20. Why would she choose someone she's been going at hammer and tongs
over someone who is a co-DLCer and who agrees with her on most all the issues?

Do you really think that after the last couple weeks either Hillary or Obama is going to genuinely trust the other again?
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jlake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 02:03 PM
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23. No, I don't think they like each other. But if Hillary looked at the internals and saw that
she needed Obama to win, he would be the veep.
Harold Ford is far to the right of both Clinton and Obama.
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ellacott Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 01:54 PM
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12. You mean for Vice President?
That would be a very obvious pander that I think would offend people.
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RaleighNCDUer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 01:54 PM
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13. And DLC, besides. nt
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DJ13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 01:56 PM
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14. Ford a better choice than Obama for VP
Ford wont make the voters regret voting for Hillary in the primaries when he makes a speech.

Obama's speeches would make the voters realize what they missed out on by voting for the wrong candidate.
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BonnieJW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 01:56 PM
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15. He's not married
which opens him up for all kinds of speculation, which the repubs would never hesitate to spotlight. It stinks, but there it is and that's the kind of thing the worms look for.
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ellacott Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 01:59 PM
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17. I think he just got married
The biggest thing that the Repubs will use against is that he lied about being a lawyer. He never passed the bar but said he was a lawyer. This was revealed during his Senate campaign. This is when his poll numbers started dropping.
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Alexander Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 02:01 PM
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19. Yeah, give the VP slot to the guy who lost his only statewide race.
Actually, given the Clintons' tin ear as of late, it wouldn't surprise me at all to see them do this.
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