Gravel Says He Might Challenge Obama

[GrantDem]

Former Sen. Mike Gravel (D-AK), who ran for president in 2008, told the Daily Caller that he is mulling a primary challenge to President Obama in 2012.

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2010/12/09/gravel_says_he_might_challenge_obama.html

[NYCGirl]

1. Mucho entertainment value. Nothing more. NT

[TwilightGardener]

2. OK..is there anyone NON-DELUSIONAL who's planning to run?

[DJ13]

4. Counting Obama?

Nope.

[TheWraith]

10. Obama. nt

[onenote]

3. Among other things, that would require Mike to rejoin the Democratic Party

Gravel, who couldn't raise a million bucks when he ran in 2008, who switched parties and sought the Libertarian party nomination after it was clear that he had no support among Democrats, and who will be 82 years old on election day 2012, is mulling a primary challenge to President Obama. I suppose he also may be mulling competing in the shotput in the 2012 Olympics. His chances are about the same in both competitions.

[Uzybone]

5. send in the clowns

[niceypoo]

6. I can get on board with this

Obama has abandoned the Democratic party, embraced failed RW policies and openly admits he hates the left. Its time to move on.

Bring on a challenger

[TwilightGardener]

7. "Openly admits he hates the left"--where is that quote? I missed that one.

[CakeGrrl]

8. You didn't miss anything

This poster's needle has been stuck in the "Obama hates/has abandoned the Left" groove for a while.

:crazy:

[niceypoo]

13. It has been all over the news

He calls them the 'sanctimonious left' among other things. Obama has abandoned the left in favor of Bush economic policies that have collapsed the economy.

Obama hates liberals, liberalism, progressives and the left in general and he makes no attempt to hide it.

[CakeGrrl]

15. Enjoy your grassroots campaign for Team Gravel, then!

:hi:

[alcibiades_mystery]

20. ROFL

:rofl:

[alcibiades_mystery]

19. Find me the quote where Obama mentions to words

"sanctimonius left" where the quotation marks indicate that he used that exact phrase that you placed in quotation marks.

No other comment.Find me that exact phrase used by Obama.

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[kimmerspixelated]

24. I respectfully disagree.

I'm not sure what exactly has happened to Obama, but I doubt seriously that he hates the very people that put him in office. That's a bit absurd.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

33. No, he just can't stand the ones who are never happy with anything less than perfection.

Can't say I blame him.

[Aramchek]

32. you completely marginalize yourself with posts like this.

[dionysus]

34. that's a nice one string guitar you have here. do you play any other songs?

[CakeGrrl]

9. Cool, bring it on.

:rofl:

[karynnj]

11. Im sure Obama is quaking in his boots

Did he ever rise to .0001% in 2008?

[bluedigger]

12. That would be a fun debate.

:applause:

[Dinger]

14. Good. Let It Begin. (nt)

[bigwillq]

16. Good luck!

I am all for primary challenges against all incumbents. However, Gravel will not be a much of a threat, I don't think.
But in the name of democracy, I support Gravel's desire, and (potential) decision, to run.

[Vicar In A Tutu]

17. Just wait for the media to hype this up as a real threat

Just like they didn't with La Rouche, Fernandez, Stassen et al.

[Freddie Stubbs]

18. The same guy who unsuccessfully sought the Libertarian nomination after

unsuccessfully seeking the Democratic nomination?

[kjackson227]

21. Funny! I'm looking forward to this.

[NoPasaran]

22. Tossing his stone into the lake?

[madinmaryland]

25. Tossing his pebble into the ocean. nt

[ibegurpard]

26. I support a primary challenge but who?

[CakeGrrl]

29. Anyone But Obama, right? Go forth and do the grassroots thing.

[Pisces]

27. Maybe the Obama bashers can get behind him.

[bigdarryl]

28. When you got BIG HEADED Ed Schultz on everyday going after the President

your bound to get someone get a nerve to take up the challenge this is not good NEWS if this guy even gets 23% in the primary that's a divided party going in the General election against any rethug and that includes Palin and a lost to anyone in the rethug party

[Imajika]

30. As much as I love Ed...

...he has been way over the top lately - almost to the point of being unwatchable.

Still, Mike Gravel is not a serious candidate.

There will be no real primary challenge to President Obama. All these Democrats in the House and Senate currently wailing and screaming at Obama are the very same Democrats who did NOT take up these Bush tax cuts BEFORE the election when the fight really would have mattered.

[Phx_Dem]

31. LOL! Insane people need not apply. n/t

[tritsofme]

35. The question that is on everyone's mind, will Lee Mercer Jr throw his hat in the ring?

[NoPasaran]

41. All three!

[RBInMaine]

36. Gravel's a fucking joke. Stay in retirement there grampy.

[Occam Bandage]

37. As predictable as the full moon.

And just as loony.

[PVnRT]

38. Yeah, I'm sure he'll get tens of votes

But it does give more ammunition to the supporters around here that the evil, ingrate left is out to destroy him.

[NYCGirl]

39. LOL. Maybe even dozens. NT

[Arkana]

40. AAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Sorry--excuse me while I laugh my spleen out.

[krabigirl]

42. Good. I would vote for him in a minute over Obama. Call him crazy, whatever.

Obama will never get my vote again. Never. He is a neocon.