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georgecolombo (86 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-10-08 08:06 PM Original message |
The REAL Reason Behind The Softening of McCain's Tone? |
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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-10-08 08:09 PM Response to Original message |
1. republicans were openly jumping ship the last 2 days because of his rallies and rhetoric |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-10-08 08:09 PM Response to Original message |
2. Most definitely...n/t |
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knowbody0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-10-08 08:10 PM Response to Original message |
3. plus he knew about the report |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-10-08 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
4. I agree |
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Schulzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-10-08 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
5. IF he said these things because he knew he had lost |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-10-08 08:12 PM Response to Original message |
6. Probably both. I wondered if the Secret Service agents might be reporting what they were seeing. |
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mvd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-10-08 08:12 PM Response to Original message |
7. Exactly my thoughts |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-10-08 08:12 PM Response to Original message |
8. Obama told him to "Say it to my face" and he knows he can't measure up to that |
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crankychatter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-10-08 08:38 PM Response to Reply #8 |
27. best take yet - maybe the best thing I've read since I've been on DU |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-10-08 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
9. I don;t think they told him to cut it out |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-10-08 08:15 PM Response to Original message |
10. Definite possibility. NT |
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dgibby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-10-08 08:15 PM Response to Original message |
11. A lot of DUer's |
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abburdlen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-10-08 08:15 PM Response to Original message |
12. Obama calling him out to say it to his face |
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TheDonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-10-08 08:16 PM Response to Original message |
13. No. It is fear for when he returns back to DC. Completely alienated and shunned |
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Demobrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-10-08 08:16 PM Response to Original message |
14. I think it was just a cynical attempt to appear gracious |
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soccermomforobama (327 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-10-08 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
15. I was thinking that same thing earlier today |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-10-08 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
16. Some of the GOP'ers that swing a big d...wallet let him know |
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COLGATE4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-10-08 08:23 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Lawrence O'Donnell on Olbermann |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-10-08 08:28 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. You're exactly right |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-10-08 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
17. I think a lot of complaints to the "press" and officials was effective and we should . . . |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-10-08 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
18. boomerang.. |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-10-08 08:23 PM Response to Original message |
19. Obama challenged him to say it to his face |
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Tatiana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-10-08 08:23 PM Response to Original message |
21. He's jeopardizing Republican downticket races. |
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KewlKat (867 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-10-08 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
23. Maybe he had an advance copy of the Alaska report.......? n/t |
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demokatgurrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-10-08 08:30 PM Response to Original message |
24. I think he was getting shit from a lot of people |
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Raschel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-10-08 08:35 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Yep. He was pressured. Plain and simple. |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-10-08 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
25. Notice? Mccain wasn't smiling today... negative ads = Obama wins! |
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Historic NY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-10-08 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
28. He saw his poll numbers shrinking the more he piled it on. |
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ladjf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-10-08 09:13 PM Response to Original message |
29. My guess is that the Secret Service "fired a warning shot" to McCain. |
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TarHeelinGeorgia (3 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-10-08 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
30. People. Think more sinister. |
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