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102. thank you for that, karynnj. It must kill Webb that SOS Kerry is doing so well.

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Sat Jul 4, 2015, 10:10 PM

Jul 2015

I don't like Webb.

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Democratic ex-Va. Sen. Jim Webb announces presidential bid [View all] brooklynite Jul 2015 OP

Must be Bernie's birthday. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #1

Polling has already assumed Webb was a candidate... brooklynite Jul 2015 #3

Webb & Biden if he runs - TBF Jul 2015 #19

I bet he pulls more voters from Sanders than Clinton Recursion Jul 2015 #59

Oh oh.. he certainly does.. Jim Webb: Democrats Need "White, Working People," Can't Rely On Black Cha Jul 2015 #89

What a bizarre statement rpannier Jul 2015 #103

Exactly.. the Black Community has been voting Democractic longer before President Obama came along. Cha Jul 2015 #108

Not Sure liberalmike27 Jul 2015 #104

Talk About bucolic_frolic Jul 2015 #2

Meh. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2015 #4

And a nation rejoices! KamaAina Jul 2015 #5

:>)))))))) pangaia Jul 2015 #56

Good to have someone who served in the military step up. He's got an interesting background. TwilightGardener Jul 2015 #6

Yes, he does. I think he's a good guy. 7962 Jul 2015 #45

yeah as a swift boater and always a vote in guestion karynnj Jul 2015 #54

This Virginian agrees with you. Duppers Jul 2015 #71

but I appreciate him anyway countryken Jul 2015 #85

Webb was a "swiftboater" against then Sen Kerry?! Cha Jul 2015 #90

he was not one of the sbvt, but he wrote an anti Kerry karynnj Jul 2015 #99

That is troubling information, new to me. Has he shown respect & support to our current SOS? Sunlei Jul 2015 #100

thank you for that, karynnj. It must kill Webb that SOS Kerry is doing so well. Cha Jul 2015 #102

"Webb would become the fifth Democrat to join the primary contest" KamaAina Jul 2015 #7

Lincoln Chafee, I believe. denvine Jul 2015 #9

Oh, right. I plumb forgot about him. KamaAina Jul 2015 #10

Nobody should hold anything against you for doing so. Chakab Jul 2015 #17

he is remarkably forgettable. n/t restorefreedom Jul 2015 #106

You are probably not... 3catwoman3 Jul 2015 #28

So has everybody else! 7962 Jul 2015 #44

Chafee (nt) Proud Public Servant Jul 2015 #11

More voices. onehandle Jul 2015 #8

no Robbins Jul 2015 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author Hekate Jul 2015 #14

+1 Carnage251 Jul 2015 #26

Same here. Iliyah Jul 2015 #78

Running on Obama is a bad leader, I guess. Mass Jul 2015 #12

Webb: "We need a President who can bring about bipartisan solutions" Beauregard Jul 2015 #23

But that sounds exactly like what those on the right say all the time 7962 Jul 2015 #47

People on the right also say "Good morning." candelista Jul 2015 #79

yeah thats a GREAT analogy. Sheesh. 7962 Jul 2015 #83

OH fuck him.. good luck running away from the Obama coalition, Webb.. Cha Jul 2015 #91

He'll be an interesting voice to add to the debates, and as former Secretary of the Navy.... Hekate Jul 2015 #15

We now have the 2016 dem field Robbins Jul 2015 #16

Why? BlueStater Jul 2015 #18

Cool. bigwillq Jul 2015 #20

Now there is a deluded soul Kelvin Mace Jul 2015 #21

Yes, he's on the "HERITAGE" side of things. MADem Jul 2015 #33

And he really do "dislike" W. Iliyah Jul 2015 #80

He most definitely is not wrong about EVERYTHING, I will grant you that... MADem Jul 2015 #84

Really? Wow. cui bono Jul 2015 #87

He was the better candidate in the Macaca mess. Not best, but what choice did we have? MADem Jul 2015 #88

I don't like him. Seems he's running away from Obama so .. whatever! Cha Jul 2015 #92

Yep...there's a dogwhistle element going on there, it does seem.... MADem Jul 2015 #94

Yeah, Webb .. wouldn't want to be the person that the Black community would vote for, too. Cha Jul 2015 #95

If a candidate espouses views that are in consonance with 96 % of the Black, or Latino, or MADem Jul 2015 #96

Me neither.. and, I think Hillary is out there earning her votes, all inclusive. Cha Jul 2015 #97

I believe he said it was a complex issue when the union had slave-owning officers from States like 24601 Jul 2015 #63

Neo-Confedrate tommyrot Kelvin Mace Jul 2015 #68

I believe Webb's positions is to put them in museums. n/t 24601 Jul 2015 #70

Disliked him when he was my Senator, don't think I trust him anywhere near the presidency. peacebird Jul 2015 #22

I agree with you. At first I liked him. Then I listened to him. Laser102 Jul 2015 #42

Wow! A confederate flag defender, friend of Big Coal, AND Proud Public Servant Jul 2015 #24

Running for a shot at being the VP choice imo onenote Jul 2015 #25

I doubt it. Hillary Clinton wouldn't pick a fellow oldster, first off, and secondly he is not the TwilightGardener Jul 2015 #29

Naaah--SECDEF. And that's a bad idea, too! nt MADem Jul 2015 #35

I doubt that as well. Nobody would go through this for a cabinet position. TwilightGardener Jul 2015 #37

Are you kidding? Of course they would. MADem Jul 2015 #39

I think all the people you mentioned were/are hoping to be President. And if not, then VP. TwilightGardener Jul 2015 #40

I think Fiorina would gladly take any cabinet gig, as would most of the GOP Klown Kar. MADem Jul 2015 #41

I think the main reason why George HW Bush got the VP nod is because he parlayed StevieM Jul 2015 #46

Sure, I won't argue that....and he parlayed his long-term intelligence MADem Jul 2015 #66

No. He thinks he is a leader (and the only one in the bunch) Mass Jul 2015 #50

He is deluded. Defender of confederate flag..... Repuke who ran as Dem and voted with R whenever it peacebird Jul 2015 #51

he ran against Harris Miller, worst H-1b lobbyist ever HFRN Jul 2015 #27

He's at the bottom of my list! MADem Jul 2015 #30

I don't like Webb at all! Gloria Jul 2015 #31

Good tabasco Jul 2015 #32

The polar opposite of John McCain Zambero Jul 2015 #101

Jim Webb: the guy who'll make Hillary look liberal geek tragedy Jul 2015 #34

I think the opposite. nt 7962 Jul 2015 #48

I don't think Captain Confederate is gonna eat into Hilllary's geek tragedy Jul 2015 #49

So you think his supporters would be more in line with Sanders? 7962 Jul 2015 #64

Yes; white working class FDR Democrats Recursion Jul 2015 #73

Agreed. He's the conservative of the bunch right now, and a Iliyah Jul 2015 #81

Oh I'm sure he'll peel off some support from HRC Recursion Jul 2015 #82

as distateful as this is restorefreedom Jul 2015 #107

So true lol Nite Owl Jul 2015 #52

This bozo is a summerschild Jul 2015 #36

Yeah we don't have to move that far right to capture the independent voters. Nt JudyM Jul 2015 #58

Yuck. I live in VA. I'll say one thing for him. He makes CharlotteVale Jul 2015 #38

why is webb reading jeb's speech lol nt msongs Jul 2015 #43

This guy isn't going far. Nite Owl Jul 2015 #53

He says with a straight face.. pangaia Jul 2015 #55

I think that's the only face he has. JudyM Jul 2015 #57

"remember that their principal obligations are to protect our national interests abroad " YOHABLO Jul 2015 #61

I think he'll be less hawkish than Clinton, actually. TwilightGardener Jul 2015 #62

Something I dont think many people consider; 7962 Jul 2015 #65

Yes--by contrast, Webb has nothing to prove in that regard and no demonstrated eagerness TwilightGardener Jul 2015 #67

They might talk about "level playing fields", Art_from_Ark Jul 2015 #74

Hillary VP usregimechange Jul 2015 #60

I respect Webb and welcome him to the race, but wouldn't support him davidpdx Jul 2015 #69

To paraphrase Dick Dastardly, Art_from_Ark Jul 2015 #72

Webb would make an excellent president. Octafish Jul 2015 #75

They're all piling on to help Hillary to dilute Bernie's numbers. I don't trust Webb after the death TheNutcracker Jul 2015 #76

I am really worried about all 5 votes this guy is going to get instead of a real progressive... Kalidurga Jul 2015 #77

"he did not say specifically that he was seeking the Democratic nomination" cui bono Jul 2015 #86

Oh. nt silvershadow Jul 2015 #93

Just what we need... RoccoR5955 Jul 2015 #98

I haven't been this excited since Sherwin-Williams announced a new paint color. Vinca Jul 2015 #105