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Colobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 10:56 AM Original message |
Name your choice (only one) for Obama's VP with a short explanation of how |
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Colobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
1. Kick. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 02:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
94. Wild cards: Paul Krugman, Colin Powell, Gary Hart |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 03:01 PM Response to Reply #94 |
110. Colin Powell? |
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SergeyDovlatov (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 03:46 PM Response to Reply #94 |
117. Bill Richardson |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 03:50 PM Response to Reply #117 |
120. The only people who regard Obama as "far left" are LIV and Faux News addicts. |
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SergeyDovlatov (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 04:41 PM Response to Reply #120 |
125. Didn't we have a discussion awhile back about voting record? |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 04:52 PM Response to Reply #125 |
135. Too much of "voting record" analysis is akin to looking at a pack of jackels over the corpse ... |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 04:42 PM Response to Reply #94 |
126. Paul Krugman? |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 08:43 PM Response to Reply #94 |
159. Krugman would be a trip. Especially after roughly a year's worth of |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
2. That is my first pick for the same reasons but would like to see how the combo polls |
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Tippy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
3. Sorry has not been a Democrat long enough to prove himself to me... |
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Colobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 11:06 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Valid points. |
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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 11:14 AM Response to Reply #3 |
13. He's solid on the issues, always against the war. |
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Colobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 11:17 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. I'm with you. |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:14 PM Response to Reply #13 |
53. I read he was in favour of keeping military bases in Iraq for ever. Well, |
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Eurobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:37 PM Response to Reply #3 |
66. Here we go with that Democratic pedigree shit |
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muryan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 02:05 PM Response to Reply #3 |
87. Someone made a post a few days ago |
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Why Syzygy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
5. In a perfect world, Bill Richardson .. |
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Tippy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 11:16 AM Response to Reply #5 |
16. I like Bill Richardson but he is DLC....... |
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Why Syzygy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 11:57 AM Response to Reply #16 |
34. Are you sure? |
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Tippy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 02:21 PM Response to Reply #34 |
93. His name is on the membership list |
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Colobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 11:18 AM Response to Reply #5 |
18. Kerry is not a bad choice, believe it or not. |
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Tippy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 11:25 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Kerry is DLC...but I voted for him in 04 it was one of those "lessor of 2 evils" |
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Why Syzygy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 11:56 AM Response to Reply #21 |
31. I didn't like him at all in 2004 |
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MadBadger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:00 PM Response to Reply #21 |
38. Your new name is "Buzz kill" |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:18 PM Response to Reply #21 |
56. Kerry was for a New Deal, and his continual work for veterans and |
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Unbowed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 04:51 PM Response to Reply #56 |
134. Kerry has done a LOT for Veterans and for Democrats since 2004. |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 02:50 PM Response to Reply #21 |
103. Not because he uncovered more government corruption than any lawmaker in modern history? |
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Why Syzygy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 11:58 AM Response to Reply #18 |
35. When someone wrote we need a military guy, I thought of Kerry. |
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Unbowed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 04:50 PM Response to Reply #18 |
133. Kerry's running for re-election to the Senate this year. |
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benddem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
6. Let's use some common sense in this discussion |
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tokenlib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
7. Schweitzer... |
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Colobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 11:13 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. That's an IMPRESSIVE resume. Has to be considered. |
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faithfulcitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 11:55 AM Response to Reply #7 |
30. WOW, he looks like a great choice. Only problem for me is he is a relatively new governor. |
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laurentius87 (4 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:05 PM Response to Reply #7 |
43. Warner or Webb |
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Cosmocat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 01:21 PM Response to Reply #43 |
79. Warner ... |
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earthlover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 02:56 PM Response to Reply #79 |
107. Warner is running for Senate this year in VA |
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sam kane (326 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 04:57 PM Response to Reply #7 |
136. wind farms are sexy! n/t |
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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
8. Yup. No candidate is perfect, but Webb works for me. |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
9. Wexler. |
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Colobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 11:13 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. It would enlighten us. |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 11:15 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. For one, he is from Florida. For another he is very aware of the problems with the voting machines. |
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mithnanthy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 03:27 PM Response to Reply #14 |
115. I'll go along with Wexler. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
11. Jon Tester or Patty Murray |
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tokenlib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 11:20 AM Response to Reply #11 |
20. Jon Tester was pushing and promoting Brian Schweitzer with glee the other night on MSNBC...n/t |
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MrRobotsHolyOrders (681 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 07:23 PM Response to Reply #11 |
146. Murray is incredible |
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JohnnyCougar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
15. Joe Biden. |
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dansolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:27 PM Response to Reply #15 |
62. Biden voted for the IWR |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:35 PM Response to Reply #62 |
64. Biden-Lugar Amendment. Look it up. |
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sampsonblk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
19. Gen Wesley Clark |
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Colobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 11:39 AM Response to Reply #19 |
23. I think Wes is not a great campaigner nor a good surrogate. |
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sampsonblk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 03:08 PM Response to Reply #23 |
111. Don't assess the guy based on four years ago |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 07:46 PM Response to Reply #111 |
152. and was most requested surrogate |
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Tippy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 11:53 AM Response to Reply #19 |
26. Wes Clark.....Former REPUBLICAN......no voting record |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:36 PM Response to Reply #26 |
65. Clark has been out working his ass off to get Democrats elected since 2003. |
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Eurobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:38 PM Response to Reply #26 |
67. Once again, you are insulting. n/t |
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Tippy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 02:42 PM Response to Reply #67 |
100. I am insulting? How so...? |
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Eurobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 12:19 AM Response to Reply #100 |
173. By suggesting that someone is not fit to be a DEMOCRAT |
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sampsonblk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 03:16 PM Response to Reply #26 |
113. Huh? |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 07:42 PM Response to Reply #26 |
149. You've missed A LOT. |
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faithfulcitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:18 PM Response to Reply #19 |
55. I'm all in on Clark personally. The ? mark about him is... |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 02:54 PM Response to Reply #19 |
104. He said on MSM the other day that he was not |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 07:43 PM Response to Reply #104 |
150. He and they always say that, |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 09:02 PM Response to Reply #150 |
161. It was on Tweety or one of the One In The Same Pundits |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 09:06 PM Response to Reply #161 |
162. Was Wes on tweety recently? |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 09:39 PM Response to Reply #162 |
164. I put them all in the same basket |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 09:41 PM Response to Reply #164 |
165. Morning Joe, |
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Tommy_Carcetti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
22. Wesley Clark |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:26 PM Response to Reply #22 |
61. What's this military stuff you're on about. I don't recall other nationalities |
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faithfulcitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:46 PM Response to Reply #61 |
72. As a 30 something, I can't say it's always been this way, but this is a "time of war" in the US... |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 02:02 PM Response to Reply #72 |
86. But Obama would be taking the troops out of Iraq. And he doesn't need |
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faithfulcitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 03:50 PM Response to Reply #86 |
121. I agree with pretty much everything you said. I just want Obama to get elected. |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 07:50 PM Response to Reply #86 |
153. Military experience is NOT THE SAME |
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sampsonblk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 08:42 PM Response to Reply #61 |
158. Its a tradition. For a reason. |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 01:50 PM Response to Reply #158 |
174. "That's an absolute plus, and has been a springboard into American politics |
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Tippy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
24. DLC'ers |
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Colobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 11:55 AM Response to Reply #24 |
28. Would you support any of them as Obama's choice for VP? |
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crankychatter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:09 PM Response to Reply #28 |
47. I might. Napolitano... she is governor through Public Campaign Financing |
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gmudem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 03:13 PM Response to Reply #47 |
112. The Governor of Virginia is a solid Democrat |
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Tippy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 02:39 PM Response to Reply #28 |
97. The second thing I look at is voting records.....I did vote for Kerry in 04 |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
25. Schwietzer |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 11:54 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Obama needs foreign policy experience &/or military experience. Does Schweitzer have it? nt |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 11:57 AM Response to Reply #27 |
33. Yes. |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:00 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. What foreign policy/military experience does he have? nt |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:03 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. I'll offer the Wikipedia link because it covers several aspects of |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:04 PM Response to Reply #33 |
42. I looked up his bio. He has no foreign policy or military experience whatsoever. |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:11 PM Response to Reply #42 |
49. There's no one candidate, IMO, who can mollify the objections of |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 04:49 PM Response to Reply #42 |
132. WOah...Over the Line! |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:04 PM Response to Reply #27 |
40. He'll smack you upside the head with a sand auger |
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faithfulcitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:19 PM Response to Reply #40 |
57. lol! |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:09 PM Response to Reply #27 |
48. The last thing Obama needs after 8 years of Bush and Cheney... |
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Sensitivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 01:59 PM Response to Reply #48 |
83. In a time of TERROR AND WAR it is delusional to think that PUBLIC is not drawn to Mil Security |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 02:39 PM Response to Reply #83 |
99. Didn't work for Kerry |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 02:54 PM Response to Reply #99 |
105. He won. RNC stole it for Bush and DNC let them. This election has a DNC working for all Dems |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 03:01 PM Response to Reply #105 |
109. blm, do you just sit there and search DU for all threads with the word "Kerry" in them? |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 04:41 PM Response to Reply #109 |
124. No - I search for inaccurate analysis and correct it accordingly out of the goodness of my heart. |
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Willo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 03:44 PM Response to Reply #99 |
116. First reason I've read for not having this VP profile |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 04:24 PM Response to Reply #116 |
122. Yup those endorsements are undoubtedly important |
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onetwo (439 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 07:08 PM Response to Reply #27 |
142. He certainly has the proper JUDGMENT. |
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tokenlib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 11:56 AM Response to Reply #25 |
32. The skunk hide on the wall IS change we can believe in... |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
29. Obama is fortunate to have a wide field of great choices, even if |
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Colobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:06 PM Response to Reply #29 |
44. Great points, Old. |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:13 PM Response to Reply #44 |
51. Hi, Katzenkavalier. Well, I'm just hunching out loud. Your pick of |
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dailykoff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
36. Caroline Kennedy. |
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hokies4ever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 07:59 PM Response to Reply #36 |
156. Has she ever ran for elected office? |
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dailykoff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 09:51 PM Response to Reply #156 |
171. Well, let's say she's never lost one. |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
41. I am still undecided but... |
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tokenlib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:15 PM Response to Reply #41 |
54. Schweitzer is Catholic too...n/t |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:39 PM Response to Reply #54 |
68. Schweitzer would be an excellent choice also... |
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Stop Cornyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:22 PM Response to Reply #41 |
59. Tim Kane is Catholic and actually served as a Catholic (Jesuit) missionary to Honduras. |
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Stop Cornyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
45. Tim Kaine -- most of the advantages of Webb and Warner without costing us a Senate seat |
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george_maniakes (831 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:11 PM Response to Reply #45 |
50. Does Kaine have anyone pushing for him? |
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Stop Cornyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:20 PM Response to Reply #50 |
58. I hope so. Tim Kaine and Claire McCaskill both have excellent swing-state muscle, are outside-the- |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:41 PM Response to Reply #45 |
69. But with Warner on the ticket already... |
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Stop Cornyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:52 PM Response to Reply #69 |
74. Even with Warner on the ticket, I wouldn't call the presidential race in VA just yet. |
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george_maniakes (831 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
46. Kaine. |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:31 PM Response to Reply #46 |
63. Kaine is just a hell of a decent soul. Totally agree, george_maniakes. |
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Rowdyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:59 PM Response to Reply #63 |
75. Kaine would be ideal but his lt governor is a conservative Republican.... |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 01:36 PM Response to Reply #75 |
80. True, with some of the choices we might lose a governor's seat. |
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Rowdyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 01:50 PM Response to Reply #80 |
81. Certainly! Just hate to lose a governorship unnecessarily when we have... |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
52. Schwietzer looked really good on 60 minutes talking about energy a year or so ago |
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dansolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
60. Brian Schweitzer |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 07:26 PM Response to Reply #60 |
147. I like the idea of an outsider |
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Stop Cornyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
70. I love Webb BUT he's not the best choice for VP for 2 reasons: (1) his main asset is his credibility |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
71. Schweitzer will appeal to some civil libertarians and seniors on a tight budget |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
73. Sen Jim Webb |
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Undercurrent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
76. My choice |
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SCDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
77. Joe Biden - and three good reasons |
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Rowdyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
78. Tough to pick just one... |
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Colobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 02:01 PM Response to Reply #78 |
84. All of those are former Clinton supporters. |
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Rowdyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 02:20 PM Response to Reply #84 |
92. The party is split. Obama is a healer. I think it likely he will reach out |
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dansolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 07:28 PM Response to Reply #78 |
148. Dick Gephardt?? |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
82. Cynthia McKinney. |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
85. Richardson |
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Sensitivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
88. kerry webb hagel clark zinni petraeus -- anyone to blunt McCain NS advantage |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
89. I tend to agree with the choice of Jim Webb, but I'd like to hear more about him. |
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RiverStone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
90. Richardson! |
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muryan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
91. If Obama picks Webb |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
95. Not Webb |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
96. Tim Kaine. |
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terrya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
98. I'm still going with Bill Richardson |
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jerryster (685 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 02:58 PM Response to Reply #98 |
108. I'm with you |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
101. I think Schweitzer would make the ticket function best overall |
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fadedrose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
102. I'd like Obama to ask & follow Dean's advice..... |
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lojasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
106. Richardson |
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Willo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
114. Has anyone ever announced his VP along with other cabinet members? |
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midnight armadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 03:48 PM Response to Reply #114 |
118. That's too presumptuous |
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Willo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 04:29 PM Response to Reply #118 |
123. Please explain. Why is that putting the cart before the horse? |
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PolNewf (388 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
119. Brian Schweitzer!! |
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senseandsensibility (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
127. Biden |
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jerryster (685 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 08:47 PM Response to Reply #127 |
160. I like Biden too, but |
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sfam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
128. Sebelius. She doubles down on the change message, but has no downside... |
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hokies4ever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 07:56 PM Response to Reply #128 |
155. Sebelius! |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
129. Hillary Clinton. 18 million supporters. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 07:05 PM Response to Reply #129 |
141. $31 million in debt |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
130. Brian Schweitzer |
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musicblind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
131. Hillary Clinton |
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ShaneGR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
137. Governor Strickland of Ohio... |
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BklynChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 07:09 PM Response to Reply #137 |
143. ita |
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TeamsterDem (819 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
138. I can't decide between 2 people: Jim Webb or Kathleen Sebelius |
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Unbowed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
139. Don't think he should choose another Senator. Let me just throw this out there...Gen. Anthony Zinni. |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
140. Jim Webb |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
144. Bill Richardson helps him win New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada, California, maybe Arizona |
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Kber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
145. I read something recently that made sense |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
151. Bill Richardson |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
154. Webb. |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
157. David Paterson, Governor of New York |
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Colobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 09:37 PM Response to Reply #157 |
163. LOL! |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
166. Hillary Clinton |
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slinkerwink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
167. I like Claire McCaskill. She doesn't pull any punches when she speaks and I like that! |
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slinkerwink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
168. Chris Dodd--he's got the foreign policy credentials, and he's a great surrogate on the stump. |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 09:51 PM Response to Reply #168 |
172. Agree on all counts, slinkerwink. Dodd is outstanding, and fluent in |
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papapi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
169. Mark Warner. His competion for Senate, Jim Gilmore, is considered....... |
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CaptJasHook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
170. Gary Kasparov, smartest human on the planet. |
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Alter Ego (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
175. An index card that says "SEMI-RELIGIOUS WHITE GUY WITH |
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