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globalvillage

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Fri Dec-16-05 01:50 PM
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Sen Kerry on Cspan 2 NOW!!!

Edited on Fri Dec-16-05 01:51 PM by globalvillage

Talking abou Corzine.

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Mass

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Fri Dec-16-05 01:56 PM
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1. Using speech on Corzine to underline the issues

Nice speech and also drawing a liberal agenda at the same time.

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globalvillage

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Fri Dec-16-05 01:57 PM
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2. "I almost envy him..." n/t

Edited on Fri Dec-16-05 02:00 PM by globalvillage

edit - Sorry, that was unclear. Sen Kerry said he almost envies Corzine because of the ineffectiveness of Washington politics today, and the opportunity that Corzine has to lead NJ.

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karynnj

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Fri Dec-16-05 01:59 PM
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3. Which executive branch job can Kerry want?

If he wanted the equivilent job to Corzine's I assume he could get it?

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Mass

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Fri Dec-16-05 02:02 PM
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Interesting question. I was wondering the same thing at the beginning

of the year.

I think he is aiming at something larger.

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Vektor

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Fri Dec-16-05 02:39 PM
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19. Um, it is not Governor I want him to become....

Oh. Dear. :scared:

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Mass

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Fri Dec-16-05 02:00 PM
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4. I was distracted at that point

but that does not surprise me.

For people like Kerry, who want things to happen, it must be incredibly frustrating to be in the Senate nowadays, where nothing can be done and where it seems that personal advantages mean more than working together for most Republicans and some Democrats even.

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karynnj

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Fri Dec-16-05 02:10 PM
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8. It really was a very nice speech

Kerry looked like he has a cold or something though

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beachmom

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Fri Dec-16-05 02:16 PM
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9. Would that be the same cold that Vektor has? n/t

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rox63

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Fri Dec-16-05 02:17 PM
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10. Maybe he caught

Vektor's cold on Sunday.

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Vektor

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Fri Dec-16-05 02:32 PM
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16. NO! I caught his!!!

He was the carrier. :-)

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ginnyinWI

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Fri Dec-16-05 02:17 PM
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11. maybe a little tired

so many social events lately, after all!

No rest for the weary, either--looks like they are going to have to be in session all weekend.

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globalvillage

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Fri Dec-16-05 02:17 PM
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12. I agree.

The speech was good, but he seemed a little...I don't know...distracted?

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jenndar

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Fri Dec-16-05 02:29 PM
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13. Maybe he knew what was coming after?

Is anybody else still watching?

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karynnj

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Fri Dec-16-05 02:32 PM
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15. no, but that sounds ominous

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jenndar

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Fri Dec-16-05 02:39 PM
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18. Ha, sorry.

DiFi and Byrd have gotten up to address the NY Times article (http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051216/ZNYT03/512160440). That's why DiFi was flipping through a newspaper during JK's comments.

This is a pretty big deal. She said it seems like 8 or so Senators knew this was going on, and didn't tell the rest of the Intel. or Judiciary committees what was going on? Madness.

Oh, and Senator Byrd just said "FIE ON THE ADMINISTRATION," which was kind of cool.

I'll keep watching and post as necessary.

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globalvillage

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Fri Dec-16-05 02:42 PM
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20. Byrd is great.

Edited on Fri Dec-16-05 02:45 PM by globalvillage

With his copy of the Constitution and his outrage. This is the time for it, that's for sure.
DiFi was good, too.

edit because Sen Byrd deserves to have his name spelled correctly.

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Inuca

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Fri Dec-16-05 03:25 PM
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21. Feinstein's speech...

... was really great, and I hope much will come from it later. And I think it's good she is the one to have given it, she cannot be accused of being one the extreme liberal "fringe". And a small correction, she did not say that 8 senators knew about this, but that 8 in Congress. She was referring to the heads and leading members in the 2 intelligence + 2 judicial (I assume) committees.

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karynnj

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Fri Dec-16-05 03:45 PM
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23. Who's the ranking Democrat in Judiciary

I think Spector is the Chairman, and Intelligence is Rockefeller and Roberts.

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jenndar

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Fri Dec-16-05 03:46 PM
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25. Patrick Leahy n/t

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jenndar

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Fri Dec-16-05 03:45 PM
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24. That's not a small correction, LOL!

I heard that wrong, so thanks for setting me straight! (It did seem pretty bizarre that THAT many people on her committee would know without her and Specter having any idea what was going on.) And yes, she doesn't strike anybody as somebody who comes up with wacky conspiracy theories, so I am really hoping she gets the chance to bring more attention to this. (And she's my Senator, yay!)

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Vektor

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Fri Dec-16-05 04:01 PM
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26. Welcome to DU, and the Kerry Forum Inuca!

Glad to have you here!

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sandnsea

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Fri Dec-16-05 09:19 PM
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29. Oh, a newbie!!

Yeah, welcome welcome!! (Thanks Vek, for pointing it out)

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globalvillage

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Fri Dec-16-05 09:27 PM
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30. Welcome Inuca

DiFi was good today. As way Sen Byrd.
You're right, she can't possible be mistaken for leftie fringe, LOL. She was a good choice.
Thanks for posting, and welcome to DU and the JK forum.

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Inuca

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Sat Dec-17-05 08:16 AM
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31. Thanks for the welcome everybody, also...

... i might have been wrong in my comment about the judiciary committee, might have been just the two leaders of the two intelligence committees as they changed during the 3 years or so this has been going on. Also heard a comment that Rockefeller was told AFTER the fact and he did register his strong disagreement. Nobody could obviously talk about this in the open, so the various comments about the traitorous senators, etc. that knew are silly.

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karynnj

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Fri Dec-16-05 02:31 PM
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14. He did

and at the risk of being throw off this forum permanently, his hair for the first time I can think of wasn't perfect - it was standing up in the back. He looked like he had a cold and took a short nap in his office.

But what he said was extremely good and as others said did show his and Corzine's values.

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globalvillage

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Fri Dec-16-05 02:37 PM
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17. Noooooo!!!!

I did not see that. His hair was mussed?
He must be sick, poor guy.

:-(

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karynnj

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Fri Dec-16-05 03:42 PM
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22. Only a very little - at the very back of his head

Still looked neat and good though -

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ProSense

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Fri Dec-16-05 04:19 PM
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27. His hair looked a little windblown, I kept looking at that.

Edited on Fri Dec-16-05 04:25 PM by ProSense

Maybe he's been running around.

There I was cheering on the statement, focusing on his hair, watching his mannerisms as he spoke, and even noticing Feinstein when she moved in behind him, sat down and began reading; all that without missing a word of what he said.

I paused in thought for a moment at the executive mention, but I got it. Kerry on.

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ginnyinWI

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Fri Dec-16-05 04:23 PM
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28. I still wanted to

run my fingers through it. :)

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ProSense

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Fri Dec-16-05 02:02 PM
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5. Terrific speech!

Corzine qualities disclosure of wealth, public scrutiny, moral compass, integrity, focus on the big picture

Love my senators, and my governor.

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Inuca

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Sat Dec-17-05 09:59 AM
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32. Did you happen to see...

... the news conference where Corzine's replacement (Menedez?) was introduced? Lautenberg kept looking at him with a fatherly smile on his face, proud & protective fatherly smile. It was sweet and funny.

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jenndar

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Fri Dec-16-05 02:07 PM
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6. He did a great job.

Statements like these, that reveal his personal philosophy on government, and reveal that, yes, he is aware of the fact that not everybody has had the same privileges as he has, are so important, and very inspiring.

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ginnyinWI

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Fri Dec-16-05 02:08 PM
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7. once again he recognizes in Corzine what he has in common:

Idealism, integrity, strong moral compass.
No I don't think JK would really want to be a governor, because he loves foreign policy too much.

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