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Phred42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 10:29 AM Original message |
I'm a lifelong conservative activist and I'm backing Barack Obama |
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Hope And Change (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
1. K & R! |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
2. Just as long as we have his vote. nt |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 01:28 AM Response to Reply #2 |
29. And the votes of those that listen to him. nt |
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Diamonique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
3. He was on Olbermann last night and said... |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 11:54 AM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Unnecessary wars and trampling the Constitution are ESSENTIAL to the economy he espouses |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 01:33 AM Response to Reply #10 |
30. Corporations did pretty well before the military industrial complex |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 10:07 AM Response to Reply #30 |
36. The Dr. was a Reagan economic advisor |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 12:05 PM Response to Reply #3 |
12. He's absolutely right. The economy CAN revover from bad policy... |
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Runcible Spoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 11:40 PM Response to Reply #12 |
27. I guess you really haven't read about Chicago School much. |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
4. Catch Olbermann's interview if you can; if I see it, I'll post it. nt |
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Hope And Change (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 10:43 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. I already posted this video here... |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 10:47 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Thanks! I went looking but did the search using Olbermann's name. nt |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
5. I think we will see more and more of this |
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DURHAM D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
7. I am a lifelong (50 years) liberal activist |
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Phred42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 03:42 PM Response to Reply #7 |
20. Yep. I'm voting against McCain (or who ever the Repug ends up being) |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
9. He suspects Obama is more free-market friendly |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 12:10 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. "free market" is a hard term to pin down... |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 12:33 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I like what Thom Hartmann says about it. |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 12:41 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. It's also not "free or fair" when the US dumps subsidized corn on mexican markets |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 03:55 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. Let's not even talk about that tragedy. IMF has done that to all the Caribbean nations. |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 01:38 AM Response to Reply #16 |
31. Pretty much all trade advocates think agriculture subsidies are a travesty |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 12:42 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Yep. And that crap (I hope) will come to an end... |
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Runcible Spoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 11:38 PM Response to Reply #14 |
26. yeah don't hold your breath. |
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MJJP21 (262 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 05:17 AM Response to Reply #14 |
34. It doesn't end there |
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propel (200 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
11. I don't care if it's Satan himself |
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AZ Criminal JD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
13. This is funny |
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progressive_realist (669 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 04:01 AM Response to Reply #13 |
33. Heh. |
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adoraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
18. "Not sure how I feel about this." |
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Phred42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 03:44 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. It's the guy's reasoning. |
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adoraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 11:36 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. ah I see |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
19. don't care for his reasoning |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
22. I saw no positives beside him voting for Obama. I don't get it. He's like the reverse of PUMA. |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
24. Glad to have his vote. |
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WheelWalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 11:55 PM Response to Original message |
28. I'll kick you on to the Greatest and a redux. |
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goodgd_yall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 03:35 AM Response to Original message |
32. Like others, I'm glad for one more vote for Obama |
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tsuki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 06:14 AM Response to Original message |
35. A crusade against pharmaceutical companies is long overdue. Let's |
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