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OmahaBlueDog

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9. Glaring omission - Winner: Tammy Duckworth

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Wed Sep 5, 2012, 12:19 AM

Sep 2012

What she lacked in sweeping oratory she more than made up with a compelling personal narrative.

Lilly Ledbetter was great as well -- not that she had anything to win.

O'Malley wasn't bad - he just wasn't Deval Patrick

Sebelius was pretty standard -- nothing horrid, just nothing stellar.

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WaPo...Winners and Losers - Speeches tonight [View all] Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2012 OP

Fuck the Washington post. /nt still_one Sep 2012 #1

why...objectively...I agree Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2012 #2

They were wrong about the first lady, but I have written them off a long time ago, when they still_one Sep 2012 #3

I think Michelle did repeat a lot from former speeches....but maybe I am just Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2012 #16

Kathleen Sibelius is who she is BeyondGeography Sep 2012 #4

No mention of Tammy or Lilly or Stacey? C'mon. They were fantastic. nt valerief Sep 2012 #5

Martin O'Malley's only problem Freddie Sep 2012 #6

Yes, exactly OmahaBlueDog Sep 2012 #7

I thought all of Michelle's speech was good. mvd Sep 2012 #8

Correction - I think It was O'Malley who did the forward, not back mvd Sep 2012 #10

Glaring omission - Winner: Tammy Duckworth OmahaBlueDog Sep 2012 #9

Agree on Tammy Duckworth & Lilly Ledbetter! NYC Liberal Sep 2012 #13

Julian Castro's daughter's hair-flip JaneyVee Sep 2012 #11

Cute! ellisonz Sep 2012 #14

super. can you tell me exactly how you got that clip? I have wondered Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2012 #15

Yeah I agree with most of this. I think like others have said, NYC Liberal Sep 2012 #12