|
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend Bookmark this thread |
This topic is archived. |
Home » Discuss » General Discussion: Presidency |
Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 08:48 PM Original message |
God, I miss Paul Wellstone! And Ted Kennedy! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
muntrv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 08:51 PM Response to Original message |
1. I miss Alan Grayson, even though he's not dead. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
2. I miss Eugene Debs! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 08:56 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. True, true! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
4. The fictional Ted Kennedy, or the back-room deal-maker? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 09:22 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Shhhhh! To some, Ted Kennedy=Ronald Reagan to RWers. They just ignore the "bad" stuff. n/t |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 09:25 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Like you ignore the very blatant negatives about Obama? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 09:30 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. You certain about that? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 09:32 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. You "damn well know whose side" OBAMA is on, too. That's why he's being attacked` |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 09:36 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Really? Did he give a major speech on Labor and I missed it? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 09:39 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Wow-you totally ignored my post and changed the subject. n/t |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
wellstone dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
5. Me too. My friend Paul would be |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Zoeisright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 01:23 AM Response to Reply #5 |
29. +1000000000000 |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
6. they were democrats in the democratic party, not closet case republicans like so many now nt |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
7. We DO know whose side Obama is on. Besides calling it an assault on unions, he also said: |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 09:23 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Everyone keeps forgetting what he actually said ... it "SEEMS" to be an assault ... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 09:26 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. That's exactly the problem - the prez is more interested in kissing his enemies'... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 09:27 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. OHMYGODHEUSEDTHEWORD "SEEMS"? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 09:35 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. Say what you want ... words matter, especially to a wordsmith like Obama |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 09:27 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. He said, in full... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 09:32 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Sure, let them destroy themselves. But standy by with plenty of rope for them, too! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 09:36 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Obama, unlike Wellstone or Ted Kennedy, is the PRESIDENT. And yet he made it |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 09:40 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. No, I don't like his style one bit. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 09:46 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. His style was the same during the campaign as it is now. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 01:20 PM Response to Reply #25 |
37. Deleted message |
Carolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 12:57 PM Response to Reply #24 |
36. I hear ya and totally |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Umbral (969 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 01:24 AM Response to Reply #10 |
30. I'll kick that. nt |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Carolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 12:55 PM Response to Reply #10 |
35. exactly, plus haven't |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
8. Yes, the country could use their voices now! nt |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
11. I was just thinking about TK today. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Kucinich Feingold (176 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
16. Kennedy was having bad health issues, though he had a great life. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
26. An administration to dream of: Kennedy/Wellstone |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
27. What for? Just for the drama? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 01:23 PM Response to Reply #27 |
38. It'sa state matter in WI. And OH. And IN. And TN. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 06:46 PM Response to Reply #38 |
44. No, it's a matter for each state. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 07:43 PM Response to Reply #44 |
51. Nobody's asking him to intervene legally. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
sadbear (799 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
28. And they miss Jesse Helms and Strom Thurmond. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
31. Paul yes, Teddy, not so much... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Greybnk48 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
32. Teddy was amazing. I know more of him than |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
33. Me too -- But we've still got Bernie |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
apnu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
34. I miss Paul Simon. While we're talking about Pauls... (nt) |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 01:25 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. Simon and Garfunkel? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Auntie Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
40. I miss Keith Olbermann :( |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
41. "Just once, I'd like to see Pres. Obama get mad about something" |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 06:41 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. YOu're wrong. And that's not what I said. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 06:45 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Of all the days to miss Wellstone, |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 06:49 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. I'm not so sure about the education policy. n/t |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 06:52 PM Original message |
Why? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
50. Not the way it turned out. I think he would approve of some |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 06:50 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. I never said Wellstone was perfect. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 06:55 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. Hey, |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 10:22 PM Response to Reply #43 |
54. Wellstone publicly repented his DOMA vote after it was made clear to |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 06:51 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. Now that he's in the job maybe he realizes a cool head is best |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 06:52 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. So just trust him, huh? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 09:57 PM Response to Reply #42 |
53. I quoted directly from your OP |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
52. I know how that feeling |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) | Wed May 01st 2024, 01:03 AM Response to Original message |
Advertisements [?] |
Top |
Home » Discuss » General Discussion: Presidency |
Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators
Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.
Home | Discussion Forums | Journals | Store | Donate
About DU | Contact Us | Privacy Policy
Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.
© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC