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QueenOfCalifornia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 03:51 PM Original message |
Why Do So Many People Here Hate/Dislike Jimmy Carter? |
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Parche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
1. I Love Jimmy Carter |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 04:08 PM Response to Reply #1 |
30. He would have been a better president, but |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 05:35 PM Response to Reply #30 |
58. He was sabotaged all right, but it wasn't the reich-wing, it was his own party |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 07:49 PM Response to Reply #58 |
68. He would have won again sans Iran-Contra . eom. |
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nels25 (636 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 01:25 PM Response to Reply #68 |
85. I think you mean Iran Hostage |
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auburngrad82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
2. I always liked Carter |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
3. I adore Jimmy Carter. Not the greatest President, but a true |
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whistler162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 04:00 PM Response to Reply #3 |
21. Not great as a president but up there with |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
4. He worked with a congress that fought him tooth and nail. |
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BanzaiBonnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
5. He did the best he could |
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midnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
6. I was not aware that he was not beloved. As a volunteer for |
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Fresh_Start (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
7. I respect him |
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Sabriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
8. Who could dislike someone who walks the walk? |
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timtom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 04:39 PM Response to Reply #8 |
41. He literally walked the walk. |
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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
9. I think he was a WONDERFUL president..... |
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griffi94 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
10. really like mr. carter |
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ccharles000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
11. I think he is a great man. |
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gademocrat7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
12. I admire and respect President Carter. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
13. Is that Bill Gates in the background? |
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gatorboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 03:59 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Yes...Sometimes you have to sell them arms. n/t |
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QueenOfCalifornia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 04:00 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. Bill Gates! |
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lifesbeautifulmagic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
14. i was just thinking about him..... |
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rusty quoin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
15. I highly recommend Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains n/t |
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DinahMoeHum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
16. My first vote ever for a POTUS was in 1976 - and it was for Carter. |
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lutefisk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 06:26 PM Response to Reply #16 |
62. Me too! I'd vote for him in 2008, too. . . Poppy and the GOP played dirty in 1980 |
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DinahMoeHum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 06:26 AM Response to Reply #62 |
81. I think you mean Al Gore in 2000. . . |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
19. WTF? I only hear good things about him here |
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book_worm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
20. Really? I love the man. He was my first political hero. |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
22. I adore him, his sincerity, and especially his post-Presidency |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
23. Because he does not believe Israel is right no matter what it does. |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 05:14 PM Response to Reply #23 |
51. You nailed it... |
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truth2power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 07:22 PM Response to Reply #23 |
63. You are correct. I saw the vitriol here after his book, |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 10:01 PM Response to Reply #63 |
75. I've just finished "Palestine: Peace not Apartheid" ... well-balanced and reasonable. |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 01:30 PM Response to Reply #75 |
88. it was a best seller - IN ISRAEL |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 07:29 PM Response to Reply #23 |
64. thats my guess |
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fed_up_mother (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 08:37 PM Response to Reply #23 |
70. He was saying that the Palestinians are ready for a two state solution |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 10:42 PM Response to Reply #23 |
79. When you're correct, you're VERY correct! The "Israel Über Alles" cult is a cancer on our Party. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 11:42 PM Response to Reply #79 |
94. Arguing with Zionists is not allowed. |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
24. I love the man..... |
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nels25 (636 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
25. Speaking only for my self |
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fed_up_mother (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 09:52 PM Response to Reply #25 |
71. I agree with every word you wrote |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
26. Did you see this thread |
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cliss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
27. Count me as one of Carter's |
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maui9002 (342 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
28. As I posted earlier, his accomplishments were impressive |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
29. I think Pres Carter is a wonderful human being. |
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BeHereNow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
31. Two words- Trilateral Commission |
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Perry Logan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
32. I like Jimmy, too. The economy grew faster under him than it did in the much-touted Reagan Boom. |
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DU GrovelBot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
33. ## DON'T DONATE TO DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND! ## |
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QueenOfCalifornia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 04:21 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. I don't get it |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 04:23 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Reverse psychology - plus, who is gonna take orders from a bot? |
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QueenOfCalifornia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 04:43 PM Response to Reply #35 |
44. It needs |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 04:46 PM Response to Reply #34 |
45. I'm going out on a limb here but maybe "DU GrovelBot" thinks |
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QueenOfCalifornia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 04:54 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. I worded it |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 05:07 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. With thousands of members, I believe it would be literally impossible |
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QueenOfCalifornia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 05:24 PM Response to Reply #48 |
56. Uncle Joe |
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nels25 (636 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 01:37 PM Response to Reply #56 |
90. Uncle Joe |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 05:18 PM Response to Reply #46 |
54. I've seen many too |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 05:16 PM Response to Reply #45 |
53. Go to the I/P threads... |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 05:28 PM Response to Reply #53 |
57. I would imagine those people are vastly outnumbered here. |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 05:39 PM Response to Reply #57 |
60. I agree with him too |
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Blue Belle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
36. I love Jimmy Carter... |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
37. His re-election campaign was the first I ever volunteered for/voted in. |
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OmahaBlueDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
38. President Carter is a very good man, but was a bad President |
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nels25 (636 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 01:43 PM Response to Reply #38 |
91. Concerning Desert One |
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OmahaBlueDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 11:39 PM Response to Reply #91 |
93. I'm getting old -- I forgot about Amnesty |
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AzDar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
39. Jimmy fights the Power! |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
40. I love Jimmy Carter |
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avenger64 (554 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
42. Pro-Carter here .... |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
43. He is not a warmonger on Likud's behalf. |
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T Monk (271 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 05:09 PM Response to Reply #43 |
49. he's got problems from some progressives too i've noticed |
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End Of The Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
47. about the "but he wasn't a great president" bull |
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ProgressiveMuslim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
50. Jimmy Carter rocks! He's the poster boy for peace and justice! nt |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 05:15 PM Response to Original message |
52. Not me. |
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Elspeth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
55. That young pic: he kinda looks like Opie, without the freckles |
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KG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
59. apparently, he doesn't bow down before AIPAC and the likudniks |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
61. He's an asshole, isn't he? |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
65. I don't always agree with him, but I think he's shown he's one |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
66. The JC hate I see around totally pisses me off - |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 07:47 PM Response to Original message |
67. I love Jimmy! |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
69. President Carter is the greatest American alive right now. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
72. Judging from the replies to this thread |
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blonndee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
73. I love Jimmy Carter. |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
74. Propaganda, mostly. |
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Pastiche423 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
76. Jimmy Carter is a mensch |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
77. Because he is NOT kissing Israel's |
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
78. Its a given the Pubs denigrate our Dem leaders...Thats ALL THEY DO |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
80. well, for one thing, |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 06:40 AM Response to Original message |
82. Most people seem unaware of his admin's backing of the mass slaughters in East Timor |
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panzerfaust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 06:46 AM Response to Original message |
83. "I can't deny that I am a better ex-president than I was a president." |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 07:16 AM Response to Original message |
84. The only thing I have against Carter is that he allowed |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
86. I love the man. |
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frickaline (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
87. honestly, he's my hero, (nt) |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
89. Lots of trolls and Reagan "Democrats" come to DU during the primaries. n/t |
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Eric Condon (761 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
92. I've said it before and I'll say it again - |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
95. A thoroughly decent man. A mensch. |
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riverdale (881 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 11:47 PM Response to Original message |
96. What was his deal about giving up the Panama Canal? |
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