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oldpol (383 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 03:49 PM Original message |
Gore Vidal: I Knew John F. Kennedy, & Believe Me Barack Obama Is the Better Leader |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
1. "His head rattles as he walks" - HAHAHA!!! Now that Rorty is gone, I read more Vidal. |
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PDJane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
2. He's a thinker and a fine intellect, |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 01:34 AM Response to Reply #2 |
98. We didn't need any of his thoughts about the Kennedy's. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 09:33 AM Response to Reply #98 |
111. self delete |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 12:11 PM Response to Reply #111 |
126. Thanks for making the effort. |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-29-08 08:13 PM Response to Reply #98 |
150. Vidal wasn't slamming JFK. He was paying Obama a compliment. |
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Ishoutandscream2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
3. Recommended. Vidal speaks blunt truth |
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sallyseven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 05:16 PM Response to Reply #3 |
36. Vidal is also an ignorant, obnoxious |
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cyclezealot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 05:24 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Vidal my be obnoxious due to his frankness. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 09:55 PM Response to Reply #37 |
79. And Ted Kennedy is one of the greatest progressives in the Senate. |
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mrbluto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 10:55 AM Response to Reply #79 |
118. "Lighten-up Francis." |
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Raster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 02:06 PM Response to Reply #118 |
131. Thank you! |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 06:50 PM Response to Reply #36 |
68. ... |
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pretzel4gore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 10:19 PM Response to Reply #36 |
83. 'Burr' was a great read |
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Moochy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 01:15 AM Response to Reply #36 |
95. wild guess, a hillary fan? |
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mrbluto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 10:39 AM Response to Reply #36 |
116. If he's ignorant - then give me some of whatever he's drinking! |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 03:07 PM Response to Reply #36 |
136. Saying Vidal is ignorant is close to the stupidest possible statement possible in English. |
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katty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 12:46 PM Response to Reply #3 |
148. Gore V always does,luv:"McCain's head rattle when he walks" |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
4. Crooks, gangsters, amen. nt |
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featherman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
5. "War on Terror" is a cynical advertising slogan - exactly |
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ooglymoogly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 04:32 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. self delete wrong place |
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pretzel4gore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 10:21 PM Response to Reply #5 |
84. War on Tots, more like it... |
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shenmue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
6. That's pretty funny... Obama's been in the Senate for three years, JFK was president... |
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Frisbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 04:35 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. So can I assume... |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 04:36 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. very well stated |
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mrbluto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 11:10 AM Response to Reply #13 |
120. Did you consider Edwards? |
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Window (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 04:38 PM Response to Reply #6 |
18. Apparently, they know something you don't. |
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HannibalBarca (269 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 04:39 PM Response to Reply #6 |
19. Perhaps.. |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 04:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
21. Obama has almost 12 years of legislative experience, and a decade longer of street-community |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 05:06 PM Response to Reply #6 |
29. try google before you make a mistake.... |
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tabatha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 05:10 PM Response to Reply #6 |
32. Someone who was very green with respect to biology |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 06:17 PM Response to Reply #32 |
57. It's not easy being green. |
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tabatha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 06:30 PM Response to Reply #57 |
59. "unschooled". |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 05:56 PM Response to Reply #6 |
47. He found 1.5 million small donors, and has the sense to hire actual organizers-- |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 06:40 PM Response to Reply #6 |
64. He's also a well-educated, self-made person |
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mrbluto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 11:19 AM Response to Reply #64 |
121. Why your opinion has swayed me just a little bit. |
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uberblonde (993 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 12:49 PM Response to Reply #64 |
128. If Clinton is a DLCer.... |
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gmudem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 02:09 AM Response to Reply #6 |
100. JFK was a Senator for only one term. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 09:49 AM Response to Reply #6 |
113. I disagree that Kennedy was one of our worst presidents, |
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Frisbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
7. Finally... |
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Divernan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 05:03 PM Response to Reply #7 |
28. McCain lost 4 planes before being shot down in the 5th, 2 of them while he was in flight school. |
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klook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 05:38 PM Response to Reply #28 |
41. "Why I Will Not Vote for John McCain" - military.com |
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mrbluto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 11:25 AM Response to Reply #41 |
122. Your sig. |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 06:46 PM Response to Reply #28 |
67. So, compared to King George, |
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nicholas9999 (7 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 12:55 AM Response to Reply #28 |
92. caution |
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klyon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 06:39 AM Response to Reply #92 |
108. good post welcome |
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bulloney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 07:13 PM Response to Reply #7 |
74. Just like George HW Bush was a "war hero" by sending his partners in his plane to their deaths |
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pretzel4gore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 10:37 PM Response to Reply #74 |
86. imagine if the media ever told the people about that? |
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ToughLuck (419 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
8. Thank you Vidal, I appreciate hearing an in your face analysis of these last 8 years |
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Kaleko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 04:40 PM Response to Reply #8 |
20. I was just going to call his outspokenness refreshing. |
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Dr.Phool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
9. Kicked and Rec! |
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Benhurst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
10. Gore dislikes the Kennedys intensely. He's one of my favorite writers, |
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many a good man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 04:37 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. Jackie O. was his stepsister |
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Benhurst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 04:56 PM Response to Reply #17 |
26. True; but I think he is still a bit biased agaInst all the Kennedys. |
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pretzel4gore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 11:15 PM Response to Reply #26 |
87. wow. i just finished 'The Day John Died' about JFK jr! |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 08:20 AM Response to Reply #10 |
141. That's not it. |
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ExPatLeftist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
12. No one speaks truth to power like Gore Vidal. n/t |
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ooglymoogly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
14. Best political mind of the century |
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oldpol (383 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 11:14 AM Response to Reply #14 |
142. Vidal nailed McCain right there to a 'T' |
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Window (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
16. K/R. |
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Oleladylib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
22. Cheap shot...Obama hasn't come close to being tested or proven.. |
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phrigndumass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
23. Gore Vidal is God! |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 09:56 PM Response to Reply #23 |
80. So you hate the Kennedy's too? |
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phrigndumass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 03:10 PM Response to Reply #80 |
137. You got that out of four words from me? Pathetic! |
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Peace Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
24. Well, I can see why you used the "door-buster" of JFK vs. Obama to get us to open |
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Smarmie Doofus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 05:28 PM Response to Reply #24 |
38. Regardless of *how* he became rich? |
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Kaleko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 05:35 PM Response to Reply #24 |
40. See, your post illustrates what I find so refreshing about Gore Vidal. |
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nicholas9999 (7 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 01:01 AM Response to Reply #24 |
93. old age |
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bonito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
25. It's the damn truth! n/t |
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BeatleBoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
27. I wonder how many Reagan Democrats even know who Gore Vidal is... |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 05:08 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. "reagan democrats" is so 80`s |
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BeatleBoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 05:11 PM Response to Reply #30 |
34. Come take a walk in my neighborhood. |
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Patchuli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 11:54 PM Response to Reply #34 |
88. Sore Loser? |
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ima_sinnic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 06:14 AM Response to Reply #34 |
107. permalinked in my Idiotic/Asinine Predictions file |
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verges (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 08:54 AM Response to Reply #34 |
110. Do you really think |
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RTBerry (108 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
31. Sickening, just sickening. |
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Smarmie Doofus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 05:31 PM Response to Reply #31 |
39. No, he liked FDR and worshipped Eleanor. nt |
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ToughLuck (419 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 07:01 PM Response to Reply #31 |
71. I don't agree with Vidal about JFK, its what he said about Bush that I love! |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 09:52 PM Response to Reply #71 |
78. We shouldn't be putting anti-Kennedy comments on the Greatest Page |
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nicholas9999 (7 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 01:03 AM Response to Reply #78 |
94. thanks |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 01:28 AM Response to Reply #94 |
96. You're welcome. And welcome to DU, nicholas9999! n/t |
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DU GrovelBot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
33. ## DON'T DONATE TO DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND! ## |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
35. So good! |
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reprehensor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
42. Vidal on Democracy Now - 5.14.2008 |
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reprehensor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 05:43 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Ultimate Vidal website... |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
44. A Kennedy-hater on the greatest page on the day Ted Kennedy has a seizure. |
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Straight Shooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 06:15 PM Response to Reply #44 |
55. It isn't Kennedy hate that's driving the page. It's Obama love. |
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cyclezealot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 07:00 AM Response to Reply #44 |
109. An unfortunate co incidence, I hope |
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Raster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 01:53 PM Response to Reply #44 |
130. You've. made. your. point. Not all of us are still enthralled with Camelot. |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
45. Gore Vidal was AMAZINGLY prescient back in 2000 |
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girl_interrupted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 05:56 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. Being called a demagogue is a compliment? |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 06:02 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. Are you responding to my post? |
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girl_interrupted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 06:14 PM Response to Reply #51 |
54. aint_no_life_nowhere No, not responding to you! |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 09:59 PM Response to Reply #51 |
81. You must have missed these quotes by Vidal in the full article at the link: |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 12:01 AM Response to Reply #81 |
89. Why would you think I missed those quotes? |
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Pooka Fey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 05:51 AM Response to Reply #48 |
106. Thank you for this post. |
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Glorfindel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
46. Thank you for posting this; Gore Vidal is my idol and my hero |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
49. Do People Ever Read An Article Before Recommending It? |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 06:13 PM Response to Reply #49 |
53. Gore calls 'em as he sees 'em |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 06:16 PM Response to Reply #53 |
56. If Vidal Was Half The Man The Hero Of PT 109 Was He Would Be Twice The Man He Is Now |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 06:33 PM Response to Reply #56 |
60. People you like |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 06:36 PM Response to Reply #60 |
62. I See... As Long As You Trash A Rethug You Can Trash A Dem Also |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 06:40 PM Response to Reply #62 |
65. I think Gore might agree with you |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 06:46 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. He's Entitled To His Opinion, Of Course... |
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mrbluto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 11:09 AM Response to Reply #56 |
119. Somehow.... |
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Ishoutandscream2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 06:55 PM Response to Reply #49 |
69. I am a big Kennedy fan, but I agree with Gore's assessment of "Dad" |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 06:57 PM Response to Reply #69 |
70. We Can Debate Joseph Kennedy's Character |
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Ishoutandscream2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 07:03 PM Response to Reply #70 |
72. Yes, I'm a big Bobby fan. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 07:05 PM Response to Reply #72 |
73. I Have Read A Lot Of Vidal |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 01:31 AM Response to Reply #70 |
97. I don't think that this was the right day to attack any of the Kennedy's, |
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Henny Penny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
50. Next up... an exclusive with Saint Peter... "I knew Jesus...and trust me..." |
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beezlebum (927 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 06:12 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. "judas!!..." |
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FiveGoodMen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:26 PM Response to Reply #50 |
149. That was his fourth interview on the subject, right? |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
58. Not to detract from Obama, |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 06:38 PM Response to Reply #58 |
63. Why Do You Have To Denigrate The Martyred Kennedys To Elevate Obama? |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 02:12 PM Response to Reply #63 |
134. Indeed |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
61. Merciless and smashing read!! nt |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
75. i think Obama is better overall than JFK |
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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
76. What the hell is this all about on DU? |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
77. I support Obama, but I think this comment is over the top. n/t |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
82. mouth drops open.... |
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Robeson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
85. Easy recommend. My wife and I met and talked with Vidal last year... |
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lligrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 12:13 AM Response to Original message |
90. I Love Vidal. He Is A Great Intellect |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 12:34 AM Response to Original message |
91. Wow, Gore sounds pretty bitter about the Kennedys.... |
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Wash. state Desk Jet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 01:49 AM Response to Reply #91 |
99. He's past his prime |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 02:43 AM Response to Reply #99 |
101. yeah I'm not fully sure what you're getting at in some of what you say |
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Wash. state Desk Jet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 03:12 AM Response to Reply #101 |
102. No it was not a response to your post |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 09:52 AM Response to Reply #102 |
114. Just a heads up -- when you click "reply " on a post, make sure it is the actual post to which you |
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Wash. state Desk Jet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 01:35 PM Response to Reply #114 |
129. Will do, thanks! |
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Douglas Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 03:16 AM Response to Original message |
103. interesting article |
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dogday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 03:26 AM Response to Original message |
104. It was only a matter of time before JFK was dissed |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 04:46 AM Response to Original message |
105. What you most need to understand about Vidal-- |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 09:47 AM Response to Reply #105 |
112. Thank you for injecting some much-needed reality into this discussion. |
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mrbluto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 11:28 AM Response to Reply #112 |
123. I second that. |
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martymar64 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 09:32 PM Response to Reply #105 |
138. As we all should |
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CaptJasHook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
115. I wish Kurt Vonnegut was still alive, i'd like to hear what he would say, too. nt |
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billdemo (36 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
117. If you're going to support comments made by Gore Vidal |
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mrbluto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 11:33 AM Response to Reply #117 |
124. I agree with one thing you said. |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 12:11 PM Response to Reply #124 |
125. And not just any royals, SAINTED royals, the hems of whose robes we are not worthy to kiss. |
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Wash. state Desk Jet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 02:08 PM Response to Reply #125 |
133. There is a certain responsibility that comes |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 12:12 PM Response to Reply #117 |
127. That is seriously weird coming from someone whose 50 year life partner was male |
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Raster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 03:01 PM Response to Reply #117 |
135. JFK was NOT "...raised by this father to be President...." That was his older brother, Joseph, Jr. |
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martymar64 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 09:40 PM Response to Reply #117 |
139. Plus, JFK made Clinton look like an amateur |
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Leo 9 (560 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
132. Kd & Rd |
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Rob_4_Obama (34 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
140. High praise indeed from a top figure in left-wing thought-n/t |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 04:02 AM Response to Original message |
143. This snippet is VERY MISLEADING- Vidal is a Hillary supporter |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 04:36 AM Response to Reply #143 |
144. Yeah, Vidal criticizes ALL. I think he's becoming boorish in his old age. |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 05:35 AM Response to Reply #144 |
145. He is the GRUMPY OLD LIBERAL now, yes |
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Elspeth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
146. Read the article and see if you think this is racist: |
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katty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
147. love Gore V - great mind-thank god he is still here at this time |
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