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Louisiana1976 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 06:53 PM Original message |
Author: Barack and Michelle Almost Split |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
1. Oh my God. What're the chances? |
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virgogal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
2. Practically everyone I know "almost" split. I really did. Big deal. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 06:59 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. part of what makes for strong marriages is working through the hard stuff, IMO. |
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virgogal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 07:01 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. I agree. eom |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 10:36 AM Response to Reply #2 |
65. Agreed. In other words, they're normal. nt. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
3. Was wondering when people would get around to spreading personal dirt on them. Good job, OP. |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 07:13 PM Response to Reply #3 |
24. Michelle has spoken of this - they did have some difficult things to work through |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 07:16 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. I'm sure they did - everyone does. |
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debbierlus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 08:21 PM Response to Reply #24 |
37. Everyone does. So? |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
4. This is the only part that's catching the news, natch. The most personal part. nt |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
5. High stress careers caused problems in real life? Snore. I mean, I'm shocked! Shocked! |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 07:01 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Oh, they're not cookie cutout perfect |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 07:03 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. Nom de Dieu!!!!! |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
6. Yeah, if it's true..anyway, everyone has ups and downs.. |
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Louisiana1976 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 07:00 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Well said! |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 07:05 PM Response to Reply #6 |
17. Eleanor R wrote friends at the '32 Dem convention that the minute FDR was elected... |
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liberalhistorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 08:46 PM Response to Reply #17 |
41. Also, she did NOT want him to run for |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 09:46 PM Response to Reply #41 |
46. A nice summary. Gary Wills had an interesting take on the marriage... |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 10:43 AM Response to Reply #17 |
66. Actually, I thought it was to be with Lorena Hickok. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 11:14 AM Response to Reply #66 |
74. Actually, no. The dispondency that Hickock picked up on was... |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
7. gosh |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
11. I heard somebody say that Christopher Anderson is a sadistic, sodomitic necrophile.... |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 07:05 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. Friends of mine have had run ins with his scandal mongering. nt |
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PurityOfEssence (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 11:02 PM Response to Reply #11 |
47. Shepard Wong |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 04:49 PM Response to Reply #47 |
75. har! you number one to the FUN! |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
13. Marriages have there ups and downs (nt) |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
14. Sounds like they have a perfectly normal marriage. nt |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
16. I'm shocked! Shocked, I tells ya! I admire your one-track mind, Loozie. nt |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
18. Next thing you know someone will say they're black people |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 07:10 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Say WHAT??!!???11 |
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positrac (82 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 07:06 PM Response to Original message |
20. Fighting now and then is normal. Geez. How is this even worth reporting? |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
22. Big deal. A long term marriage has many shaky periods. |
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liberalhistorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 08:48 PM Response to Reply #22 |
42. Ahhh, but only republican marriages are allowed to have |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
23. It's hard to believe he's so power-driven. |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 07:23 PM Response to Reply #23 |
29. President Obama has used and is using his |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 07:33 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Yep - I just wish he'd have a firmer hand, you know? |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 09:00 PM Response to Reply #31 |
45. It's takes time and strategy..there is all |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 10:47 AM Response to Reply #23 |
67. Are you serious? |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 07:25 PM Response to Reply #67 |
85. Yeah well maybe but he doesn't come across that way |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 10:39 PM Response to Reply #85 |
87. I guess it depends on which side of the street you are. |
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jeffrey_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
26. "I think...." |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
27. They are human? |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
28. ... |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
30. Put Obama's name or face on anything and it sells |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
32. Sounds like |
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Batgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
33. Hope this helps |
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sicksicksick_N_tired (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
34. We live in an "anything to make a buck" society, I swear!!! |
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A Brand New World (803 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
35. This is really nothing that hasn't been out. Obama discussed it |
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liberalhistorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 08:50 PM Response to Reply #35 |
44. I'm actually suspicious of long-term marriages that DON'T |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 12:19 AM Response to Reply #44 |
54. Couples without children (who don't want children) often skip the 'rough patches' |
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liberalhistorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 10:49 AM Response to Reply #54 |
68. That may be true for some, but certainly not |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 10:35 AM Response to Reply #44 |
64. Or that one partner is dominating the other. I agree. It's healthy to have the rough spots. nt |
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AspenRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
36. Some people work through the rough patches in their relationships.... |
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Kaleko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 08:29 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Best come-back so far. |
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Jackeens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 08:39 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. ...... |
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HipChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 12:48 AM Response to Reply #36 |
60. good one n/t |
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liberalhistorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 10:51 AM Response to Reply #36 |
71. Hmmmm, now I wonder who |
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Jackeens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
39. Truly, that book is a joke..... |
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Kaylee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
43. He said they had tough times during those years in his book...nothing new |
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RFKHumphreyObama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
48. Is Christopher Andersen married? |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 11:57 PM Response to Original message |
49. No Recs? Wow what a surprise. |
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NanceGreggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 12:13 AM Response to Reply #49 |
50. What "truth" would that be, earthmom? |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 12:20 AM Response to Reply #50 |
55. The "truth" that Alex Jones spreads. |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 06:19 AM Response to Reply #50 |
63. It's a secret. |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 12:17 AM Response to Reply #49 |
52. Gossip is being kept off the Greatest page! The Truth is being suppressed!11 |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 10:50 AM Response to Reply #49 |
69. Would you just get over it already? |
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JTFrog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 11:07 AM Response to Reply #49 |
73. You obviously wouldn't know the truth if |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 05:16 PM Response to Reply #49 |
77. Maybe he should have cheated on his cancer-stricken wife. |
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CakeGrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 05:21 PM Response to Reply #49 |
79. UNrec. And guess what? If you post in the thread, it STILL gets |
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Vickers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 12:15 AM Response to Original message |
51. I've heard that if you drink a lot of pickle juice you can pass a piss test! |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 12:18 AM Response to Original message |
53. And so what if they did? |
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Libertas1776 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 12:23 AM Response to Original message |
56. You mean |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 12:23 AM Response to Original message |
57. Raise your hand if you *haven't* almost split at least once. |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 12:53 AM Response to Reply #57 |
61. The entire first year of marriage sucks |
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The Midway Rebel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 12:34 AM Response to Original message |
58. If they did split, how long do you think I should have to wait |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 12:44 AM Response to Original message |
59. No hookers, no diapers, no live teenage boys or dead girls, no bathroom stalls... |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 12:54 AM Response to Reply #59 |
62. Wow, no wonder Obama is a Democrat. |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
70. All marriages have their ups and downs. |
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Ishoutandscream2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
72. Well, marriages go through this |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
76. EVERY marriage has its "moments" |
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Maeve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
78. And yet they stayed married. Learn a lesson, "values" Repubs! eom |
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CakeGrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
80. Buuuuuuut...they didn't, did they? n/t |
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Call Me Wesley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
81. LOL! |
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burning rain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 07:09 PM Response to Original message |
82. BO-O-O-O-ORING! |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
83. cbs = tmz |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
84. This asshole writes tell-alls for a living.... |
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gleaner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
86. Oh My God! |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
88. Obama Never Went To Argentina |
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