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In reply to the discussion: Obama and Christie [View all]Tarheel_Dem
(31,221 posts)31. "Wow" is right. You're just a big ol' mass of contradictions, aren't you? You're aware this is a..
partisan website, right? At least that was the original intent of the founders. This statement speaks volumes about you and your intent:
"If people would actually endorse candidates based on who they were & what the stood for rather than what club they both belonged to we would be in a lot better place right now."
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So I guess your thesis about belonging to "clubs" is lost on the site admins? That's a real head scratcher, that is.
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Buono was going to lose no matter what fantasy you've created to the contrary. This is just...
Tarheel_Dem
Jan 2014
#22
Hey, I don't give him much for substance, but you gotta give him points for creativity.
Tarheel_Dem
Jan 2014
#37
What a ridiculous assessment. Democrats, thanks to anti Dem folks like yourself, don't have the....
Tarheel_Dem
Jan 2014
#24
"Wow" is right. You're just a big ol' mass of contradictions, aren't you? You're aware this is a..
Tarheel_Dem
Jan 2014
#31
You do know that Buono was already an elected official, right? She went in to this race with a 30..
Tarheel_Dem
Jan 2014
#36