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pangaia

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31. Ok, Ok..I know I will never be America's poet laureate.
Fri Aug 30, 2013, 10:51 AM
Aug 2013

But, you may keep the 20.
I'm a better drummer than a poet.

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The elites are placing their bets DJ13 Aug 2013 #1
I know, I know ... Scuba Aug 2013 #8
+1 DJ13 Aug 2013 #33
I second that motion. Left Coast2020 Aug 2013 #44
Who, Scuba? Who? Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #38
Think about it you burned out old hippie!! Scuba Aug 2013 #42
I'm gonna alert on you. Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #43
It doesn't matter. Nihil Aug 2013 #24
Until campaigns are publicly funded, constant campaign mode is reality. nt SunSeeker Aug 2013 #2
yes, and also until campaigns are publicly funded and candidate info is accessible, $$$$$$$$$ rule. MH1 Sep 2013 #51
Whether she can be elected depends on how unpleasant the Republican candidate is. JDPriestly Aug 2013 #3
I like Elizabeth Warren, A LOT..... groundloop Aug 2013 #4
Absolutely! But let's get the best candidate we can. JDPriestly Aug 2013 #5
Elizabeth Warren isn't running... brooklynite Aug 2013 #10
I sure hope we get a candidate more electable than Hillary Clinton. JDPriestly Aug 2013 #12
Who to believe... brooklynite Aug 2013 #14
As I said in the post that started this conversation, if the Republican candidate is awkward JDPriestly Aug 2013 #17
She has time to work on warm and humble. CANDO Aug 2013 #19
She has had a lifetime to work on warm and humble. JDPriestly Aug 2013 #21
we better have 2 good people in the primary because republicans will probably do the same thing..... Sunlei Aug 2013 #30
Are you kidding????? Beacool Aug 2013 #47
A whole helluva lot can happen in 3 years. Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #39
I would never lift a finger for Cluster Bomb Clinton bread_and_roses Aug 2013 #46
+1,000 Scuba Aug 2013 #9
Can you name one 'acceptable' Republican, let alone one that geek tragedy Aug 2013 #34
Christie could be painted as "acceptable." Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #40
Romney got past that pitiful field of losers by luck alone. geek tragedy Aug 2013 #41
K & R Scurrilous Aug 2013 #6
HRC, another Third Way/Blue Dog/Centrist/Wanna be, like BHO. blkmusclmachine Aug 2013 #7
I'll go with Howard Dean's choice... brooklynite Aug 2013 #11
who's your candidate? nt MH1 Sep 2013 #50
Here we go again..."Saint Hillary to the rescue of the lost party". Ford_Prefect Aug 2013 #13
And your candidate is? brooklynite Aug 2013 #15
Some of us would like to wait for an actual primary and candidates davidpdx Aug 2013 #16
But that's the point...nobody's being annointed... brooklynite Aug 2013 #22
The Republicans probably are doing it, that I agree with you on davidpdx Aug 2013 #23
"Biden, Hinting at 2016, to Speak at Iowa Event" brooklynite Aug 2013 #25
A lot of big name politicians attend Harkin's dinner davidpdx Aug 2013 #26
I have watched the "3rd way" crowd ruin the democratic party. Not again, thankyou! Ford_Prefect Aug 2013 #27
The party will not permit ANY non-third way progressive candidate to run"." NorthCarolina Aug 2013 #29
I think it is a shame that these people are already deciding the election before candidates davidpdx Aug 2013 #18
My latest poem.. pangaia Aug 2013 #20
Here's $20, please stop davidpdx Aug 2013 #28
Ok, Ok..I know I will never be America's poet laureate. pangaia Aug 2013 #31
Who controls Priorities USA?..nt Jesus Malverde Aug 2013 #32
from Wikipedia: brooklynite Aug 2013 #35
Thank You! ..nt Jesus Malverde Aug 2013 #36
And already bought and paid for. blackspade Aug 2013 #37
Non coordination iandhr Aug 2013 #45
Guess what. Warren may not be running, and she's certainly not backed by 1%'er's, but snot Sep 2013 #48
But, since you won't do anything to get her to run...not much of a point. brooklynite Sep 2013 #49
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