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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 11:42 AM Original message |
Al Gore could have put a stop to all of this bullshit. |
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MedleyMisty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
1. He would have been a prime target for assassination |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 08:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
49. I think anyone in that position would have a great deal of risk anymore. |
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Tuesday Afternoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
2. K&R |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 11:58 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. You're welcome. We may never really "know" the answer to your |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
3. A year ago I was at an event with the parents of |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-26-08 01:38 AM Response to Reply #3 |
50. Stories like your make me feel certain that if Gore were our nominee, |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-26-08 11:48 AM Response to Reply #50 |
57. If Gore was the candidate, I doubt the repukes would try |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
4. If it's a stalemate between Clinton-Obama-Edwards, the convention could be deadlocked... |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
5. what bullshit? |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 12:03 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Man, you did something that's hard to do. You made me smile! |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
7. He probably weighed the lives of 300 million Americans against the other 6 billion of the world. |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 12:07 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. It can be argued that, as America goes, so goes the rest of the world. |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 12:10 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. It can be argued both ways, as far as I'm concerned. Others would say that... |
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bpj62 (140 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
8. Honor and Dignity |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 12:10 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. It definitely would be an honor to meet him and converse in a |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
11. The media would have savaged him and Diebold would have "proven" the smear worked.... |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 01:04 PM Response to Reply #11 |
22. AND Americans in NO WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM |
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calmblueocean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
12. I think we all struggle with this. |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 12:44 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Thank you. That analysis and lament deserves to be a thread of it's own. |
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emmadoggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 04:00 PM Response to Reply #12 |
39. Wow. Ditto, ditto, ditto. |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-26-08 11:31 AM Response to Reply #12 |
56. well said.... |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
15. un-recommended |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 12:53 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. I understand you anger. To explain why I didn't include Edwards, |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 01:06 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Why this statement, then? |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 01:11 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. I made that statement because it is true. |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 01:17 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. We agree to disagree then |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 01:46 PM Response to Reply #15 |
28. I hate the media as much as anyone but I just don't |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
16. Gore was in a tough situation, |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
18. One thing I've learned is to never predict what GOP voters will do |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 12:59 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. I don't know about that. I've done a fairlly good job of predicting |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
21. or |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
25. I'm not happy about it either BUT I figure Al had his own very good reasons not to run. |
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Duncan (498 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
26. Totally agree and |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
29. Great post, Joe. Perhaps Denver will be our salvation? n/t |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 02:28 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. What a longshot. But sometimes longshots do come in. |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 02:42 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. I don't know, Joe. Look at how Clinton and Obama are going |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 02:58 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. Agreed. It could happen. Then what, I wonder. It would be |
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OneBlueSky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
30. I'm also thoroughly pissed at Gore . . . |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 02:20 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Love your sig line. Big Joni fan, here! |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
33. The party's not being divided or destroyed |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 02:52 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. I think it's pretty obvious that it is quite divided. |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 04:01 PM Response to Reply #35 |
40. because it's a PRIMARY!! |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 04:14 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Maybe that's how you choose to see things, but that's not how they are. |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
36. deleted, since someone isn't wanting to hear anything other than blame for gore. |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 02:56 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. You missed the entire point of my post. |
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Pastiche423 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
42. Brokered convention |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 05:51 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. If nominated, he WOULD serve... |
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Pastiche423 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 06:03 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. Yes, I believe he would |
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Marnieworld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 06:09 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. This made me cry |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 06:25 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. Yes I have, but thank you for putting the link up. Maybe others haven't. |
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lutefisk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
43. After 7+ years of nothing making sense, Gore makes sense |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-25-08 05:53 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. And to think what could've been... |
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Liberal In Texas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-26-08 01:53 AM Response to Original message |
51. Who knows? He still might. |
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DesertRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-26-08 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
52. kick |
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Kazak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-26-08 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
53. The irony of your avatar... |
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debbierlus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-26-08 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
54. No. He could not have & here is why: |
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cgrindley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-26-08 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
55. Why did everyone waste their breath on pretending that Gore would run? |
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