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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 08:15 AM Original message |
I said it in '08, and I believe I was right, now I'll say it again about 2012... |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 08:19 AM Response to Original message |
1. Then why are they destroying the economy in the name of defeating Obama |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 09:23 AM Response to Reply #1 |
22. What makes you think they're trying to defeat Obama |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 03:14 PM Response to Reply #22 |
49. We should sell every public institution we own. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 08:20 AM Response to Original message |
2. To answer your question |
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abelenkpe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 08:31 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. +1 they are a failing enterprise |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 08:39 AM Response to Reply #2 |
8. I mean, what are they gonnna do? Put JEB up? That camel's back broke long ago. |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 08:47 AM Response to Reply #2 |
9. I think you're right-"that's all they've got". |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 09:18 AM Response to Reply #9 |
17. The Corporate Media is determined to shove Mitt Romney down our throats |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 10:53 AM Response to Reply #17 |
29. The conservatives certainly aren't happy about that, so he's not |
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BamaFanLee (21 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 11:03 PM Response to Reply #9 |
67. You are right |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 09:15 AM Response to Reply #2 |
14. I disagree. They had proven GOP stalwarts. |
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Hutzpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 08:23 AM Response to Original message |
3. I disagree |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 09:22 AM Response to Reply #3 |
20. Why bother with those two self-agrandizing lunatics? |
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the other one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 08:25 AM Response to Original message |
4. Get ready for Jeb 2016 |
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asjr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 08:33 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. I totally agree. Jeb is biding his time |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 09:07 AM Response to Reply #4 |
13. I make this pledge in all sincerity. |
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Ter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 02:02 PM Response to Reply #13 |
64. No worries, Rand Paul will get the nomination in 2012 |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 08:29 AM Response to Original message |
5. I will agree. But what amazes me is that nearly half this country still voted |
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OHdem10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 08:53 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. As I heard on TV just this morning, The GOP are most intense |
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saras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 09:17 AM Response to Reply #5 |
15. Given the candidates I've seen in my life, I'd vote for a roasting chicken over any of them |
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Demit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 08:48 AM Response to Original message |
10. GOP= Glad Obama's President. |
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PatSeg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
12. The republicans have gotten almost everything |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
16. Theory doesn't make sense, given the Republicans' #1 priority to destroy the economy... |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 09:19 AM Response to Original message |
18. There was nothing to "throw" in 2008. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 09:21 AM Response to Original message |
19. Silly Analysis |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 09:23 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. You're joking, right? |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 09:34 AM Response to Reply #21 |
24. I Don't Understand Your Argument |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 09:29 AM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Anyone who knew anything about it had to have also known it was going to come down, so the task was |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 10:00 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. No one has been "picked" yet. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 10:06 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. If The Repubs Are So So Smart Why Did They "Throw" The 92 and 96 Elections? |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 01:06 PM Response to Reply #27 |
37. All things are not equal. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 01:07 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. So The Republicans Only Throw Elections When It Suits Your Argument |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 01:15 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. You're thinking too narrowly. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 01:31 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. So You Are Arguing That The Only Time We Can Win Is When They Let Us |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 01:29 PM Response to Reply #27 |
43. "'92 and '96?" Don't you mean '96 and '98? |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 12:08 PM Response to Reply #25 |
35. I was thinking about who amongst the international 1% would be the one(s) to pull the rug out |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
26. All According to Plan, My Pretties. |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
28. You're probably right |
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phleshdef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
30. Republican primaries voters do not hold meetings and plan this sort of thing, ya know. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 10:58 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. I Want To Know Why They Threw The 92 Election When The Economy Was Clearly Improving |
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phleshdef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 11:23 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. They ran their incumbent and he lost to a much more charismatic candidate. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 11:28 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Bingo |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 01:12 PM Response to Reply #30 |
39. Naive. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 01:14 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. So Obama Won Because The Repubs Threw The Election And Not Because The Economy Was In The Shitter |
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phleshdef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 01:40 PM Response to Reply #39 |
47. Palin and Bachmann got destroyed because they are morons that can't fake being anything else. |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 03:58 PM Response to Reply #47 |
50. Sorry for the repetitive sub lines, but you miss my point. |
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phleshdef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 04:27 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. I'm not disagreeing with your assessment of the media. |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 05:11 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. What if the Republicans didn't WANT a candidate who could win? |
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phleshdef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 05:23 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. Its not difficult to understand. Its just insanely silly to believe. |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 06:09 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. "what you are suggesting is just terribly ridiculous." |
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Tarheel_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
34. Unrec for piffle. |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 12:45 PM Response to Reply #34 |
63. +1 |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
36. They also masterminded Occupy Wall Street...... |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
42. From You |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 03:03 PM Response to Reply #42 |
48. Because by doing nothing, it gets worse, and they'll still "lose." |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
45. Bizarro world candidates for a Bizarro world party. |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
46. I started to have that feeling in the primaries of '08. |
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quaker bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
52. You actually believe they are thinking? |
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secondwind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
55. There are as many as 3 Supreme Court seats up for grabs... your argument is flawed. |
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kickysnana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 06:53 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. Recent history says any USSCJ can be offed, framed or otherwise disposed of and |
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Autumn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 08:59 AM Response to Reply #57 |
58. abetting ? I don't think so |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 09:17 AM Response to Reply #57 |
59. Huh |
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kickysnana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 12:44 PM Response to Reply #59 |
62. I am sure Paul Wellstone expected to retire too. n/t |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 02:54 PM Response to Reply #62 |
65. Who Is The Last Supreme Court Justice To Die Under Mysterious Circumstances? |
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kickysnana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 10:38 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. What SC selected a President. What I am saying is they will stop at nothing. n/t |
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Myrina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
60. Agreed. Additionally ... |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 12:34 PM Response to Reply #60 |
61. Pretty much the gist of my post, whether the nay-sayers see it or not. |
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AverageJoe90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 05:35 AM Response to Original message |
68. If this ended up being their strategy I have a feeling it'd backfire BADLY on 'em. nt |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 06:22 AM Response to Original message |
69. Except the OWS came along and changed everything for everyone in politics |
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