Palin is a Clarence Thomas pick. - Democratic Underground

edhopper

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Fri Aug-29-08 01:06 PM
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Palin is a Clarence Thomas pick.

Bush I picking Thomas to replace Marshall because he was black, even though his views were everything Marshall opposed. But hey, he's black, so the liberals should just STFU.

Now they say; "Palin's a woman so all you gals who supported Hillary, here's a woman to vote for."

Shallow, deceptive Republican bullshit.

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Freddie Stubbs

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Fri Aug-29-08 01:09 PM
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1. Like it or not, it is a strategy with works

Just ask Justice Thomas.

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Fenris

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Fri Aug-29-08 01:18 PM
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6. That's a stretch. Your entire assumption is based on one case.

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Freddie Stubbs

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Fri Aug-29-08 01:45 PM
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8. Rove pikced used identity politics to pick Mel Martinez to run for the Senate in 2004

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Crankie Avalon

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Fri Aug-29-08 01:10 PM
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2. An anti-choice woman, at that...

...but what the hell, she's a woman so that means she must be just like Hillary Clinton.

I suppose this tapping of Palin means Anita Bryant and Phyllis Shlafly are still dead?

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angstlessk

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Fri Aug-29-08 01:10 PM
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3. I was thinking about ole Clarence the other day...I wonder if he is now kicking

himself in the ole toosh for becoming a republican cause he was a 'big fish' in a small pond and now the Democrats have nominated a black man for president..coulda been him???

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Bucky

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Fri Aug-29-08 01:12 PM
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5. Could not have been him.

Obama got where he is today by being smart. That's your Clarence disqualifier right there.

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Bucky

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Fri Aug-29-08 01:11 PM
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4. K&R - best theory I've heard so far.

Either way, as a recent mom or "mom", she's in an excellent position to emotionalize the abortion issue. I don't know who made this call, but it's far smarter than anything Rove could cook up.

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dembotoz

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Fri Aug-29-08 01:43 PM
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7. Bingo

and i know some very bitter hillary backers that will eat this up like cotton candy.

This could work out very well for him.
Interesting to see how it flies with the conservative barefoot and pregnant, womens place is in the home crowd.

But then again, where else are they going to go.

The pick makes him look like he is going to the center while he doesn't move at all.
Kind of in keeping with his Marvarick reputation

smoke and mirrors.

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