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MineralMan

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114. At this stage, none of it matters.

Reply to Drahthaardogs (Reply #104)

Sat Aug 4, 2018, 09:22 AM

Aug 2018

Potential presidential primary candidates will shake themselves out, starting next year.

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Breaking Big: How Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Became a Warrior for Women [View all] oberliner Aug 2018 OP

Gillibrand pamdb Aug 2018 #1

I encourage you to reconsider that perspective oberliner Aug 2018 #4

We seem to have this ongoing problem... yallerdawg Aug 2018 #65

Problem here is zentrum Aug 2018 #84

"Problem here is" you are peddling misinformation and falsehoods. yallerdawg Aug 2018 #87

Franken was run out on a rail. pangaia Aug 2018 #102

Franken was taken out by the REPUBLICANS. Hortensis Aug 2018 #124

I'm always amenable zentrum Aug 2018 #112

It's no rumor. Leeann tweeden is a RWNJ BannonsLiver Aug 2018 #106

Should men, then, also vote for her? question everything Aug 2018 #101

+1 EffieBlack Aug 2018 #52

You are correct. My husband and I have the exact same feelings as you. beaglelover Aug 2018 #72

Do you are blaming a woman for the bad behavior of a man? all american girl Aug 2018 #90

Right on target. Blue_true Aug 2018 #98

Blah blah blah BannonsLiver Aug 2018 #107

Not the facts. lark Aug 2018 #113

Franken on that picture: yallerdawg Aug 2018 #122

+1000! nt USALiberal Aug 2018 #92

This message was self-deleted by its author SharonClark Aug 2018 #155

By going after Al Franken? dem4decades Aug 2018 #2

Please consider having an open mind and getting to know more about her oberliner Aug 2018 #3

I'll give her as much of a fair hearing as she gave Al. dem4decades Aug 2018 #8

She is a Democrat who has fought for the causes promoted by DUers since she got to the Senate oberliner Aug 2018 #11

So did Al sdfernando Aug 2018 #67

But how can I ever trust her on anything important? lark Aug 2018 #50

Just spitballing here, but how about looking at her voting record? brooklynite Aug 2018 #53

Being a senator is about more than votes EffieBlack Aug 2018 #60

People are more than just policies, there's character and she's badly lacking IMO. lark Aug 2018 #61

...along with 99% of the other Democratic Senators? brooklynite Aug 2018 #68

I wish she'd shown an open mind before leading the fight to drum of our best senators out of office EffieBlack Aug 2018 #58

Nope, I know all I need to know! nt USALiberal Aug 2018 #93

Agreed. At the very least, Senator Gillibrand showed very poor judgment Vogon_Glory Aug 2018 #6

I think he should go long and run for President janterry Aug 2018 #82

She screwed my state out of its best senator since Paul Wellstone, The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #5

That seems unfair oberliner Aug 2018 #7

So did Al Franken. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #9

Does what happened with Franken negate all the good work she has done? oberliner Aug 2018 #13

Do you live in New York? Then vote for her. MineralMan Aug 2018 #14

THANK YOU!!! Raster Aug 2018 #28

LOL --good one.. And I live in NY. pangaia Aug 2018 #103

It negates the good work Al Franken was doing and would have continued to do. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #15

You can say the same thing about Al Franken's good work EffieBlack Aug 2018 #64

Amen! No, No, and Hell no! DFW Aug 2018 #78

Kinda where I am, but of course, it depends on who's still in the running when voting in the primary InAbLuEsTaTe Aug 2018 #48

Exactly. Owl Aug 2018 #120

I saw her on Stephen Colbert. GeorgeGist Aug 2018 #10

That's my problem with her, she just seems too "politician-y" unitedwethrive Aug 2018 #132

So what? I mean, most of us don't vote where she's running. MineralMan Aug 2018 #12

I'm with you. I can't vote for or against her at this point, The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #16

I'm sure there will be plenty of great candidates for the 2020 primaries. MineralMan Aug 2018 #18

The point is Drahthaardogs Aug 2018 #104

At this stage, none of it matters. MineralMan Aug 2018 #114

I hope Amy Klobuchar runs RhodeIslandOne Aug 2018 #20

I could support Amy as a presidential candidate, although MineralMan Aug 2018 #22

Even though she asked Franken to step down as well... brooklynite Aug 2018 #55

As I said, there are others I prefer over Amy. MineralMan Aug 2018 #63

Wrong RhodeIslandOne Aug 2018 #99

I never said she did publicly. brooklynite Aug 2018 #117

Then it was not the same.... RhodeIslandOne Aug 2018 #118

"repeatedly and without pause"..."with zeal" brooklynite Aug 2018 #119

See, I really don't need to RhodeIslandOne Aug 2018 #127

You realize I was a supporter of Al Franken, right? brooklynite Aug 2018 #128

Meh. I've never been all that impressed with her. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #24

That is one of my problems with her, too DFW Aug 2018 #83

She betrayed a wonderful fellow Democrat....Franken. Gillibrand can go pound sand. Rene Aug 2018 #17

Folks: When you saw the headline, was there any doubt who posted it? RhodeIslandOne Aug 2018 #19

What's the deal there. I recognized the thread was familiar dem4decades Aug 2018 #30

nope heaven05 Aug 2018 #32

Nope Meowmee Aug 2018 #54

I wish it wasn't true uponit7771 Aug 2018 #62

I am waiting for Casprings to show up. That poster loved to stir this pot. rzemanfl Aug 2018 #69

Haha. Nope. Crunchy Frog Aug 2018 #74

Nope! nt USALiberal Aug 2018 #94

No surprise at all. And there also appears to be a "no-doubter" twin. Maybe I'm wrong, but... VOX Aug 2018 #143

I was totally shocked!!! tavernier Aug 2018 #145

Gambling in this establishment! VOX Aug 2018 #148

On another subject, your link goes to a site MineralMan Aug 2018 #21

Thanks for the interesting reply. nt USALiberal Aug 2018 #95

She overreacted to Franken. I wouldn't support her in a primary and would have to hold Vinca Aug 2018 #23

that's the very reason she heaven05 Aug 2018 #39

You really think so? ProudLib72 Aug 2018 #51

I wouldn't mind if she did. NCTraveler Aug 2018 #42

oyz.com, what a bullshit source tenderfoot Aug 2018 #25

No, thanks. PubliusEnigma Aug 2018 #26

I am having a hard time forgiving her for forcing out our greatest warrior for us Al Franken kimbutgar Aug 2018 #27

Greatest warrior?. Trumpocalypse Aug 2018 #71

I guess you don't remember how he made Sessions skittish during his confirmation hearing kimbutgar Aug 2018 #97

Ok that's one thing Trumpocalypse Aug 2018 #100

Really like her. NCTraveler Aug 2018 #29

Yes. He did say that, didn't he? MineralMan Aug 2018 #33

Lots and lots of people did. NCTraveler Aug 2018 #37

No, not only one is faulted. Not at all. MineralMan Aug 2018 #43

You make a great point. nt NCTraveler Aug 2018 #46

She led the charge BannonsLiver Aug 2018 #108

Nothing difficult about it at all. NCTraveler Aug 2018 #111

This too uponit7771 Aug 2018 #45

Al Franken workinclasszero Aug 2018 #31

This.nt NCTraveler Aug 2018 #40

LOL !!! stonecutter357 Aug 2018 #34

Sad thing is she doesn't seem to believe in due process MoonRiver Aug 2018 #35

She never denied anyone due process. At all. nt NCTraveler Aug 2018 #38

She led the movement forcing Franken to resign before he got the due process he requested. MoonRiver Aug 2018 #41

She did not deny him due process. NCTraveler Aug 2018 #44

She had no power to deny him due process. MoonRiver Aug 2018 #47

"She had no power to deny him due process." NCTraveler Aug 2018 #49

"Denying due process" can also amount to massive political pressure, MoonRiver Aug 2018 #57

Point to the "facts" that support your claim that "most Democrats will not support her". brooklynite Aug 2018 #59

JMHO MoonRiver Aug 2018 #66

Gilli is damaged goods poetshepherd Aug 2018 #36

And so when was it in her "fearless" march to power elfin Aug 2018 #56

Thank you for posting Trumpocalypse Aug 2018 #70

She threw Al Franken into a ditch, and we lost our most cogent, hard-hitting House Democrat. VOX Aug 2018 #73

How so? Trumpocalypse Aug 2018 #115

Honestly? YES, they did. No one, including those three, even heard Franken's side of the story. VOX Aug 2018 #129

One question Trumpocalypse Aug 2018 #130

Jesus H. Christ, what's he gonna do, take on fellow Democrats AND the right wing ALONE? VOX Aug 2018 #133

He apologized several times Trumpocalypse Aug 2018 #139

You just keep playing the same note, in this and other threads. DONE. VOX Aug 2018 #142

Yes I keep bringing up the same facts. Trumpocalypse Aug 2018 #144

No, that's not what you're doing. You are fomenting discord and ill-will with a fellow DUer. VOX Aug 2018 #149

Speak for yourself Trumpocalypse Aug 2018 #151

FRESH FACT: WELCOME TO IGNORE. n/t VOX Aug 2018 #152

OK Trumpocalypse Aug 2018 #153

Great post! tavernier Aug 2018 #146

Thank you! VOX Aug 2018 #147

Post removed Post removed Aug 2018 #75

Oh, snap! MineralMan Aug 2018 #77

Just taking one for the team if it gets deleted. Crunchy Frog Aug 2018 #79

No thanks. Her previous career as an attorney defending big tobacco was all I needed to know. jalan48 Aug 2018 #76

Another anti Al Franken victory lap I see. Kingofalldems Aug 2018 #80

As opposed to the monthly "I miss Al Franken" posts? brooklynite Aug 2018 #85

I can also comment on them. Kingofalldems Aug 2018 #88

You may certainly comment... brooklynite Aug 2018 #89

I know, you know her Staff, Etc, Etc, Etc! We get it. nt USALiberal Aug 2018 #96

Actually, I have no contact with Gillibrand at all... brooklynite Aug 2018 #116

Don't forget the rubbing of noses BannonsLiver Aug 2018 #123

I see, you'd prefer to have our candidates underfunded? brooklynite Aug 2018 #131

"Huuuuuuh? What are you talking about?" RhodeIslandOne Aug 2018 #105

They're also fishing OPs BannonsLiver Aug 2018 #109

What does "Breaking Big" mean in the context of this article? OilemFirchen Aug 2018 #81

She does not appear on my list of candidates that I would vote for in the primary CentralMass Aug 2018 #86

LOL, Nice try!! nt USALiberal Aug 2018 #91

Will voter for her in a General but never in a primary Power 2 the People Aug 2018 #110

No thanks. Owl Aug 2018 #121

I agree jcgoldie Aug 2018 #125

KG won't get my vote during the primary. KPN Aug 2018 #126

She's not going to be my first, second or third choice Horse with no Name Aug 2018 #134

What did you think of the video? oberliner Aug 2018 #135

Not interested in watching KG propaganda Horse with no Name Aug 2018 #136

She is a Democrat oberliner Aug 2018 #137

So is Manchin. Luckily neither need my vote. Horse with no Name Aug 2018 #138

What about Harris, Warren and Sanders? Trumpocalypse Aug 2018 #140

Too anxious to be seen as holding the moral high ground during the Roy Moore debacle Ligyron Aug 2018 #141

What is the point of this thread other than division? Demsrule86 Aug 2018 #150

Perhaps StuckInTexas Aug 2018 #154