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masshole Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-05-08 03:52 PM
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I haven't seen Obama smile or laugh in weeks
Seriously. He's coming across too stern. I know it sounds dumb, but I think it matters to people to see a happy candidate.
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bicentennial_baby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-05-08 03:53 PM
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1. Wow, I've seen him smiling and laughing all over the place
:shrug:
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jlake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-05-08 03:54 PM
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3. I have too. Until yesterday evening. I don't think there is any problem in that department.
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ginnyinWI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-05-08 03:54 PM
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2. did you see him on 60 Minutes?
Plenty of smiles. Also at his Town Hall that C-span carried last Saturday. He's got both sides, serious and fun.
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ProSense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-05-08 03:54 PM
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4. Oh my! n/t
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billbuckhead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-05-08 03:55 PM
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5. Rezko's hanging around his neck like an IRS audit
Can't wait for another press conference since he did so poorly in the last.
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tabatha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-05-08 04:01 PM
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8. There is no there there.
He is not involved in the trial.

Yet the Clintons (all three) are on trial in LA, and you never hear about it.
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-05-08 05:16 PM
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17. Will see if Hillary will be smiling soon.....
Rezko has a tie with one of Clinton's biggest donors.
The inhouse atty. of a corporation headed by Clinton's big ($180,000) donor, IPA, is identified as "Individual H" in the Illnois criminal indictment of Rezko. This atty. is also a Clinton donor. Here's the link & the info
www.reversespin.com/?m=200709


www.nytimes.com/2006/05/07/nyregion/07company.html


Clinton's '35 years of change' omits most of her career: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/26377.html

How Hillary Clinton Betrayed the Children's Defense Fund for Political Gain: http://www.buzzflash.com/articles/editorblog/034
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THUNDER HANDS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-05-08 03:55 PM
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6. smile is when the lips go up
just fyi.
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-05-08 03:55 PM
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7. Did you see the last two debates?
:shrug:
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tabatha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-05-08 04:02 PM
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9. Check these photos out from last night.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/barackobamadotcom/sets/72157604046410668/
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-05-08 05:06 PM
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15. There's a smile for ya
?v=0
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MonkeyFunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-05-08 04:03 PM
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10. Then you're not watching closely
I've seen him do both plenty of times.
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Haole Girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-05-08 04:05 PM
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11. Huh?
While in Texas, last week, he smiled at every rally.
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masshole Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-05-08 04:08 PM
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12. well
I think most voters get their visual perceptions of the candidates from television in small snippets of coverage they happen to catch, not from debates (or the debate ratings would be much, much higher).

It's that coverage where I don't see him coming across "happy". His message is positive, but I want to SEE him positive.

This is not a slam, he's my choice for President. Maybe it's time I changed my avatar.
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Pepper32 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-05-08 04:13 PM
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13. Umm try again
Photos from last night...
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masshole Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-05-08 04:59 PM
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14. Thank you!
These are great stills, but my point (not well stated I guess), is that in the "news" coverage of late he hasn't been shown "looking" positive, hasn't been shown as he is in these photos. I'm sorry and I don't like it, but that's what I've noticed.

And there's no need for the "try again" nonsense.
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Pepper32 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-06-08 09:03 PM
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18. Umm, who are you to tell me what I can and cannot say?
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Bigleaf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-05-08 05:12 PM
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16. You wouldn't be smiling either if you had a knife sticking
in your back with the inscription:

"You should never expose your back to a Clinton

Best Wishes,

The experienced one and her dear friend, JWM"




Just kidding masshole
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