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marmar

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Sun May-25-08 09:56 AM
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Poll question: Least Repugnant Republican.....

Edited on Sun May-25-08 10:18 AM by marmar

Yeah, I know it's like trying to find a needle in a haystack....but who comes closest? Or who's at least not completely despicable?

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devilgrrl

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Sun May-25-08 09:57 AM
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1. Other: None of the above

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Arctic Dave

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Sun May-25-08 09:59 AM
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2. Gov. Sarah Palin in Alaska.

She absolutely pisses off the conservitives up here. It is fun to watch.

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marmar

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Sun May-25-08 10:00 AM
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3. I don't know much about her.....And that's good to hear, considering the nutball senators from AK.

n/t

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Arctic Dave

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Sun May-25-08 10:43 AM
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19. I'm thinking our nutball senators are going to be a

thing of the past after this year. Alaska will be going blue.

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Blue_In_AK

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Sun May-25-08 02:45 PM
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28. I was thinking Sarah, too, Dave.

Edited on Sun May-25-08 02:47 PM by Blue_In_AK

From what I've heard, she has a higher favorability rating with Alaska Dems than she does with the Republicans. Anybody that can get Dan Fagan so worked up has to be doing something right. :rofl:

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KharmaTrain

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Sun May-25-08 10:03 AM
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4. Theodore Roosevelt...

Since 1908, it's all been downhill and beyond...

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ingac70

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Sun May-25-08 10:20 AM
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15. Teddy was the only "conservative"...

to ever "conserve" anything.

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hootinholler

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Sun May-25-08 11:46 PM
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42. That's because he was a progressive, not a conservative.

Oh, sure fiscally he was conservative, but what conservative is that way these days?

-Hoot

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lonestarnot

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Sun May-25-08 10:04 AM
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5. Other: No such thing!

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SoxFan

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Sun May-25-08 10:05 AM
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6. Arnold married up!

He married a Kennedy...there is still good in him, I can sense it!

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marmar

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Sun May-25-08 10:06 AM
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7. He's more machine now than man.....

n/t

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SoxFan

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Sun May-25-08 10:22 AM
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16. You might be right...

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L. Coyote

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Sun May-25-08 01:41 PM
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23. Arnold saved California from Darrel Issa and the CA Corrupt Bastards Club.

Good thing he stopped the "very worst" from happening!

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Warpy

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Sun May-25-08 10:06 AM
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8. Lincoln Chaffee

who might be the last of the old time New England GOPs. They were a little on the patrician side but always decent and occasionally more liberal than their Democratic counterparts.

I voted for a couple of them before Reagan got in and handed that party over to religious lunatics and used it to rob the rest of us blind.

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Phred42

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Sun May-25-08 10:08 AM
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10. Agree - At least since his mia culpa book came out

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stranger81

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Sun May-25-08 03:33 PM
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29. Another vote here for Mr. Chaffee . . . . [n/t]

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Phred42

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Sun May-25-08 10:06 AM
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9. Hey Kids - Before you get too warm and runny about Hagel

Edited on Sun May-25-08 10:07 AM by Phred42

Have a damned close look at his VOTING RECORD!

It STINKS! Unless you are a republican, conservative, NeoCon, or Fascist.

Here's one rating system on the Senate - keep in mind that this is a REVERSE ORDER list. The Good guys are in RED at the Bottom.
http://www.kirkusobscura.com/index.php?view=article&catid=37%3Aamericonia-news-and-information&id=52%3Athe-red-and-green-parties-senate&option=com_content&Itemid=11

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Va Lefty

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Sun May-25-08 10:14 AM
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11. I used to think John Warner was ok

hey, he saved us Virginians from Sen. Oliver North and that's a big deal in my book. So after he announced he wouldn't seek reelection I thought he would be free to vote his conscious. Well, I guess he did almost always supporting bush and his enablers in the Senate. Thanks alot John and don't let the door hit you in the ass as you leave!!

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L. Coyote

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Sun May-25-08 10:16 AM
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12. Where's Sen. Chuck Grassly?

How could you put this up without Sen. Chuck Grassly?

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marmar

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Sun May-25-08 10:18 AM
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13. Good point....I'll drop Shays and insert Grassley.

n/t

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ingac70

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Sun May-25-08 10:18 AM
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14. DO NOT TRUST CHUCK HAGEL!

"He also served as a Chairman and was CEO of American Information Systems Inc. (AIS), a voting machine manufacturer, until its name-change to Election Systems & Software (ES&S) in 1997. He had ownership interest in ES&S through its parent company The McCarthy Group as of January 29, 2003"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Hagel#Business_career

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dorkulon

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Sun May-25-08 01:53 PM
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24. Yes, this needs to be repeated and disseminated.

Hagel needs to answer to this, and people need to know it.

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BlueIris

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Sun May-25-08 10:37 AM
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17. BOB DOLE. Dipshit NBC anchor at the '04 convention: "Ted Kennedy..."

Edited on Sun May-25-08 10:37 AM by BlueIris

"...now in the 'winter of his life'...(more dipshit blathering about Kennedy being old)..."

Time passes; BlueIris's head explodes and then she seethes quite a bit.

Then they cut to Bob Dole and the first words out of his mouth are: "(To the person who said Senator Kennedy was in the winter of his life) I disagree, I think he's only in the early fall."

Plus, back in '96, Dole took on the shit job of trying to convince the RNC that they might want to stop attacking abortion rights.

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hokies4ever

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Sun May-25-08 10:38 AM
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18. Ron Paul

"It's time to bring our troops home!"

"Bush is bombing bridges in Iraq and sending your grandchildren the bill."

He fears no Republican, even if his foreign policy stance differs from most of the Party just because Bush said that they must want the Iraq War.

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nickinSTL

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Sun May-25-08 05:54 PM
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32. Can't agree with Paul...sure, he's right on the war...

but how anyone with an MD can say he doesn't "believe in" evolution just floors me.

I sure hope he isn't practicing...ever. I don't want a doctor who doesn't understand the scientific method touching me or anyone I care about.

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barbtries

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Sun May-25-08 10:44 AM
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20. abraham lincoln

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ColbertWatcher

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Sun May-25-08 02:09 PM
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26. I have to agree with this. n/t

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El Pinko

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Sun May-25-08 10:44 AM
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21. Other - NO.

It's hard enough to find non-repugnant democrats.

I consider "centrist" republicans still to be right-wing extremists, so I don't want anything to do with the lot of them.

When you find a republican who favors single-payer health care and increasing the share of the income tax burden paid by the rich, then I may change my mind, but to my knowledge, those republicans do not exist.

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alfredo

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Sun May-25-08 10:44 AM
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22. The Republicans who filled out new registration cards at our polling place

so they could change their party from R to D.

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ingac70

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Sun May-25-08 02:01 PM
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25. As long as they ain't doing it...

at Rush's request (Operation Chaos)

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alfredo

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Sun May-25-08 06:03 PM
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33. They did it after they voted in the Rep primary. In our state you can't

change parties after the first of the year and then vote in the primary. We only had 27 or 29 Reps in our precinct vote this primary. The rest of the 155 in our precinct were Dems. I'm a precinct judge and work the polls every year.

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mitchum

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Sun May-25-08 02:15 PM
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27. Any of the dead ones

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Disturbed

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Sun May-25-08 03:44 PM
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31. Sen Lugar seems to be moderate on most levels.

I have observed him in numerous committee meetings and he is not an extremist.

Now I guess I need to check out his voting record. :blush:

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Unvanguard

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Sun May-25-08 03:41 PM
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30. Connie Morella. n/t

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MiniMe

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Sun May-25-08 11:37 PM
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40. She kept getting re-elected in a heavily democratic county, until her Clinton impeachment vote

She went with the repukes and that ended her congressional career. I voted for her several times.

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Freddie Stubbs

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Mon May-26-08 01:11 AM
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45. She was reelected in 2000 after she voted for impeachment

She lost in 2002 after the lines for her district were redrawn to make it more Democratic.

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femmocrat

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Sun May-25-08 06:13 PM
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34. Senator John Heinz was a good Republican.

I think I actually voted for him. He was my Congressman before he was Senator. He was very moderate and died tragically at a very young age (for those who do not remember him).

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Bluebear

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Sun May-25-08 06:16 PM
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35. Chuck hagel over Olympia Snowe? Come on folks, don't just click name recognition

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Godhumor

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Sun May-25-08 07:48 PM
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36. I think Lincoln Chaffee is at least honest

Edited on Sun May-25-08 07:49 PM by Godhumor

That goes a long way towards being the top republican.

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Perry Logan

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Sun May-25-08 08:15 PM
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37. I agree that the dead ones the best. They don't bugger your children.

Edited on Sun May-25-08 08:16 PM by Perry Logan

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Obamarama

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Sun May-25-08 10:31 PM
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38. I cannot vote for something that couldn't possibly exist...

They are all despicable. Wherever there is anything wrong with anything in this country, you can bet there is a Republican at the helm.

That's my story and I'm stickin' to it!

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galledgoblin

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Sun May-25-08 10:58 PM
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39. other, all the populist republicans I know who have been misled by assholes

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Neshanic

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Sun May-25-08 11:40 PM
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41. Is there such a thing?

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hootinholler

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Sun May-25-08 11:47 PM
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43. What no Lieberman? n/t

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sandyd921

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Mon May-26-08 12:00 AM
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44. All republicans are repugnant - period.

Anyone who remains in a political party responsible for subverting democracy and whose leadership has committed crimes against humanity is despicable. No exceptions!

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La Lioness Priyanka

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Mon May-26-08 01:15 AM
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46. bloomberg. mayor of nyc.

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greenbriar

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Mon May-26-08 01:40 AM
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47. THEY ALL SUCK. EVERY LAST RETHUGLICAN SUCKS

I WILL NEVER AGAIN VOTE FOR ANY REPUKE NOT EVEN FOR DOG CATCHER OR EVEN HEAD TRASH COLLECTOR

I hate them all

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newmajority

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Mon May-26-08 02:15 AM
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48. Seeing all these Chuck Hagel votes, I can only reach one conclusion

This poll was done on ES&S machines.

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Hippo_Tron

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Mon May-26-08 02:59 AM
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49. Former Congressman Jim Leach

Fairly progressive for a Republican.

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