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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 10:34 PM Original message |
I don't think I like Obama. I just got Newsweek( I get it as a gift) |
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Melissa G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
1. I met him and I liked him But |
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formernaderite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 10:15 AM Response to Reply #1 |
49. Perhaps he's planning to become a media whore like McCain.... |
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Eloriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 07:48 PM Response to Reply #1 |
80. I only saw his convention speech, but judging from that |
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Alizaryn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
2. I totally agree. LAST thing we need to do is |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 10:53 PM Response to Reply #2 |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 02:11 AM Response to Reply #7 |
25. Yes we are being very premature |
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serryjw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 10:59 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. I remember how Kerry choked....... |
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LittleClarkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 12:10 AM Response to Reply #9 |
19. How was it a choke? |
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Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 08:09 AM Response to Reply #19 |
35. It's much more than about 'legislating faith'... |
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paulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 02:34 PM Response to Reply #35 |
60. you mean like Bush and the Republicans do? |
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LittleClarkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 04:11 PM Response to Reply #35 |
63. Well, he was asked during a debate for one thing |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 11:30 PM Response to Reply #3 |
14. Excuse Have you been talking to anyone? I have and we are NOT a |
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Rowdyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 12:39 AM Response to Reply #14 |
21. Excuse me, but if Senator Obama isn't good enough for you |
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gottaB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 02:52 AM Response to Reply #21 |
29. It's "Al From" |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 01:29 AM Response to Reply #29 |
89. but it's Erich Fromm n/t |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 04:21 AM Response to Reply #21 |
30. Excuse me. Who did I smear? I said I didn't "think" I like Obama based on |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 08:47 AM Response to Reply #21 |
45. John Kerry? |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 10:31 AM Response to Reply #21 |
51. Robert Francis Kennedy Was A Pragmatic Liberal.... |
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Cheswick2.0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 09:36 PM Response to Reply #21 |
83. "Dean's supporters delusions" |
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blackangrydem (361 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 10:51 PM Response to Reply #83 |
85. Was JFK really a liberal? |
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itzamirakul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 08:17 AM Response to Reply #14 |
40. Saracat: I posted this question in its own thread but ... |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 05:20 PM Response to Reply #40 |
67. From Corporate donors and membership dues I know it is over $100,000 |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 08:41 AM Response to Reply #14 |
43. Right on!! |
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Carolab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 11:52 PM Response to Reply #3 |
17. a way for Democrats to reconnect to the mainstream. |
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Clarkie1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 12:53 AM Response to Reply #3 |
22. Clark/Obama 08' |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 05:17 AM Response to Reply #3 |
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Kahuna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 08:16 AM Response to Reply #34 |
39. In the northeast, "moderates" and "centrists" are the vast majority... |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 05:18 PM Response to Reply #39 |
66. Depends on where you live. I am a NYer who now lives in the SW. |
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itzamirakul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 08:12 AM Response to Reply #3 |
37. Thanks for your many compliments... |
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Kahuna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 08:13 AM Response to Reply #3 |
38. What you said. |
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latteromden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
4. I've got to say I disagree. |
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Blue Christmas (92 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 11:06 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. I agree with your disagreement, letteromden |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 11:41 PM Response to Reply #4 |
15. It is interesting that in this same issue They use Rick Santorum as the |
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dansolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 10:34 AM Response to Reply #4 |
52. How soon people forget about true liberals |
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seito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
5. Our morals are just fine |
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Alizaryn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 02:37 AM Response to Reply #5 |
26. You sum up my feelings Seito. Obama is a dynamite |
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Kahuna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 08:19 AM Response to Reply #5 |
41. Obama is just the type of spokesperson that we need. |
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fearnobush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
6. I read it too, had some mixed feelings but overall like his approach |
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RageKage (51 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
8. don't be so simple... |
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shraby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 11:03 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. I'm not in favor of a purple country because |
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dansolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 02:56 AM Response to Reply #10 |
90. No it means that people are working together |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 11:03 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. You've just defines the Anti-Bush! We need more of him! |
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loyalsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 02:44 AM Response to Reply #8 |
27. Bingo! |
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Smarmie Doofus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 11:03 PM Response to Original message |
12. Obama... much hype but, where's the beef? |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 12:16 PM Response to Reply #12 |
53. That's what I'm sayin'. He's so PRETTY, though. nt |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 12:22 PM Response to Reply #12 |
54. How about we let him take office and then decide how he's doing? |
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RageKage (51 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 11:29 PM Response to Reply #12 |
88. The reason the convention had so little impact |
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davsand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-04 08:53 PM Response to Reply #12 |
96. My opinion won't mean dick to you, but Obama is, quite simply, amazing. |
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idealista (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 11:42 PM Response to Original message |
16. I think of purple as very countercultural.......maybe my age |
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DaveinMD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 12:09 AM Response to Original message |
18. that's not what he's saying |
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Edgewater_Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 12:25 AM Response to Original message |
20. Did You Actually Listen To His Convention Speech? |
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Clarkie1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 12:55 AM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Obama had the best convention speech, Clark's was 2nd best |
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angee_is_mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 01:35 AM Response to Original message |
24. When will u know? |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 04:30 AM Response to Reply #24 |
32. I won't really know much until I see him in action. But then we never know |
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WyLoochka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 09:02 AM Response to Reply #32 |
46. Sara, calm down and wait |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 02:50 AM Response to Original message |
28. People don't think that the core of being a Democrat is morality? |
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Piperay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 04:26 AM Response to Reply #28 |
31. I agree |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 04:54 AM Response to Original message |
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WyLoochka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 09:13 AM Response to Reply #33 |
47. Talk about "diminutive ignorance" |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 12:24 PM Response to Reply #47 |
55. Did Jake Say He Supported Bayh Richardson In 08? |
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hippiechick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 12:43 PM Response to Reply #33 |
59. Diminutive Ignorance ... |
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Kahuna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 08:11 AM Response to Original message |
36. Oh please. .. |
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mattclearing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 08:27 AM Response to Original message |
42. I think he has great potential. |
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GOPBasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 08:43 AM Response to Original message |
44. I think you read way too into his rhetoric. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 09:19 AM Response to Original message |
48. 'centrist' equals 'put-corporate-first'. I agree with you in that respect, |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
50. We must crush our enemies unmercifiully |
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greenohio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
56. Ahh, we're back to eating our own....or actually we never stopped. |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 12:33 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. But it's what we do best! |
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greenohio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 12:35 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. Yes. Practice makes perfect. |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
61. You made that judgement without even reading the article? |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 05:59 PM Response to Reply #61 |
69. My first thought, too |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 06:51 PM Response to Reply #69 |
72. See my answer to the previous poster ,Will . I did read it. I originally |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 06:43 PM Response to Reply #61 |
70. No. I had glanced through it initially and didn't want to read it. |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 10:54 PM Response to Reply #70 |
86. Now I see. Thanks for clearing that up |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
62. The problem is identifying the center as a place that Democrats are not. |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
64. Lets see his votes in the US Senate |
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sampsonblk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-04 07:31 PM Response to Reply #64 |
93. Dittto |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
65. When any Dem politician *mentions* something in a religious way |
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scbluevoter (39 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 05:43 PM Response to Reply #65 |
68. Uh not to go all black-white but. . . |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 06:46 PM Response to Reply #68 |
71. My observations concur with yours. (nt) |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 06:58 PM Response to Reply #68 |
74. Where do I mention religion? |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 06:57 PM Response to Reply #65 |
73. Where do I say ANYTHING about religion? |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 07:08 PM Response to Reply #73 |
75. religious way: going to lead us to our "moral core" (nt) |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 07:16 PM Response to Reply #75 |
76. That is religion? You can have a moral core without religion! |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 07:24 PM Response to Reply #76 |
77. "morals" are religious. "ethics" are philosophical. (nt) |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 07:57 PM Response to Reply #77 |
81. For the record, according to Webste'rs Dictionary: |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 09:11 PM Response to Reply #81 |
82. If it's not about religous morals, then what issue(s) are you worred about |
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Kahuna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 07:25 PM Response to Reply #65 |
78. It's not only stupid, but it's counterproductive too... |
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Kahuna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-04 07:01 PM Response to Reply #65 |
92. "Stupid" is not the word for it. It's waaay beyond stupid... |
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Logansquare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
79. No, no...let him start legislating |
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bajamary (427 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 10:36 PM Response to Original message |
84. I'm from Illinois. He's the real deal. |
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maxanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 12:54 AM Response to Reply #84 |
98. he is the real deal |
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ButterflyBlood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 11:22 PM Response to Original message |
87. oh trust me, he's a liberal |
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Must_B_Free (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-23-04 03:03 AM Response to Reply #87 |
91. he's from Oahu |
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quinnox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-04 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
94. Same here |
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Kilkenny5 (79 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-04 08:47 PM Response to Reply #94 |
95. Why? Because he's not Maxine Waters? |
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youngred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-04 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
97. perhaps you should read it |
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