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Raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:01 PM Original message |
I am almost sick posting this article on Obama (very long). Please refute with facts! |
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neutron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
1. You should read the NYT article on how he Screwed his District |
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Fredda Weinberg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:12 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Worse than that .. Obama lied in Iowa? Shit |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 03:25 PM Response to Reply #9 |
63. The "voluntary" argument is bogus GOP -speak |
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Fredda Weinberg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-10-08 01:28 AM Response to Reply #63 |
88. Agreed. We'll never 'solve' human nature n/t |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 07:38 PM Response to Reply #9 |
70. and he watered DOWN this nuclear leaks Bill!--and got $$ into his campaign coffers!! |
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Fredda Weinberg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-10-08 01:25 AM Response to Reply #70 |
85. Lied in Iowa? Don't you think that's relevant now? n/t |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
2. Raven! I just recommended your other "positive" post, and now this?? |
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Raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:07 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I know. I'm sick about this. One of the folks in my peace group sent |
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thoughtcrime1984 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
4. I doubt you are "almost sick" |
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SoFlaJet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:10 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. too long |
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Stand and Fight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 04:23 PM Response to Reply #5 |
66. Self-Delete |
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Pathwalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:11 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. You clearly don't know Raven, then. |
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sharp_stick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:12 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Really you know most DUers huh? n/t |
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Pathwalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:15 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. I know who's been around since the beginning. |
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thoughtcrime1984 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:21 PM Response to Reply #16 |
27. So since I don't know Raven it says something about me? |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 10:37 PM Response to Reply #27 |
77. It says that you're willing to judge a person without a frame of reference. |
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Hawkowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-10-08 02:51 AM Response to Reply #27 |
92. A pox on you newbies |
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sharp_stick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:24 PM Response to Reply #16 |
30. Really why don't you tell me about me? |
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thoughtcrime1984 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:19 PM Response to Reply #6 |
23. Sorry, I don't |
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ursi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:11 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. manipulative as Hillary! use snopes.com |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:15 PM Response to Reply #4 |
17. ... |
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thoughtcrime1984 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:20 PM Response to Reply #17 |
24. !!!!! |
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Duppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 11:54 PM Response to Reply #4 |
83. You, Obama4ourfuture, cannot judge someone you do not know! |
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davsand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-10-08 12:03 AM Response to Reply #4 |
84. Raven is one of the good folks. |
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thoughtcrime1984 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-11-08 02:44 AM Response to Reply #84 |
99. Please read |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
8. There Is So Little Light Between Him And Hillary On The Issues |
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Fredda Weinberg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:13 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. No ... there's something here. I did not know this before ... |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:21 PM Response to Reply #13 |
26. He Caved To The Energy Lobby |
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Fredda Weinberg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:30 PM Response to Reply #26 |
38. I'm sorry for Iowans ... they didn't know this either. |
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thoughtcrime1984 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:24 PM Response to Reply #13 |
29. NYT- Hillary rag |
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Fredda Weinberg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:28 PM Response to Reply #29 |
35. Why? I think Obama for our future too ... but not this year. |
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Raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:18 PM Response to Reply #8 |
22. well, you are a breath of fresh air! I mean that. I guess what I did |
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Laurab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 07:29 PM Response to Reply #22 |
69. Raven, unfortunately I think that would be your best bet. |
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roesch (82 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:55 PM Response to Reply #8 |
51. read between the lines, please |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:59 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. I Do Read Between The Lines |
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kurth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
11. KEY PHRASE: secret identity as a corporate “player” |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:17 PM Response to Reply #11 |
20. Do You Really Think There Are Fundamental Differences Between Them |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
12. I guess his "most progressive record" in the Senate rating means nothing |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
14. K&R |
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sharp_stick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
15. Pleast try to make this readable |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:26 PM Response to Reply #15 |
33. here is the link>>> dont be a snit like the rest.. take a bite.. someone else can expose the next |
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jonnyblitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:27 PM Response to Reply #15 |
34. here is a link to the article posted on Zmag website |
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Yossariant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:30 PM Response to Reply #15 |
39. I second this post! The OP needs paragraphs, at least. |
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bluerum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
18. Rambling piece of mind numbing gibberish. Unsubstantiated accusations |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
19. you should cut it down to four paragraphs and a link |
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bidenista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
21. fascinating article, and an eye-opener |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:38 PM Response to Reply #21 |
43. Yes...it would be an excellent read ...if it was reposted with a link... |
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mikekohr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
25. I'm From Illinois, this is a load |
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Raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:26 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. Thanks Mike. This was what I was hoping for...someone from |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:41 PM Response to Reply #25 |
46. The article gives links which can be read to see if you agree or disagree. |
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mikekohr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 02:01 PM Response to Reply #46 |
53. Obama's Stance On Nuclear Energy |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
28. Plus, it is not that he is not making some points |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:40 PM Response to Reply #28 |
45. He Needs To Be Seen As A Consensus Figure |
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Sapphocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 07:41 PM Response to Reply #45 |
71. Amen, DSB. |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
32. Raven |
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Longhorn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
36. Here's a link: |
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Raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:30 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. Thanks! I've never been able to do those things right. I'm sorry |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:43 PM Response to Reply #36 |
47. Ahh...thanks! The article is very readable there...very interesting.. |
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Tennessee Gal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
37. Here is a link. |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
41. If you support Obama, why post something with such obvious fallacies and Clinton-esque memes? |
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Raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:46 PM Response to Reply #41 |
49. Well, I'll tell you why. Because this has been circulated |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:53 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. I did give a few. |
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mtnsnake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 02:08 PM Response to Reply #49 |
56. Hear! Hear! |
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jonnyblitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
42. I am sure this guy would trash Hillary also. He is critiquing obama |
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pdxmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
44. Read some of Paul Street's other pieces. He has hated Obama since |
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ProgressIn2008 (848 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
48. The tort reform vote |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
54. Here's some info on Obama's vote on Roberts from Jerralyn at Talk Left... |
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Auntie Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
55. I'm reading...I'll post later if and when I can. |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
57. I don't like that aspect of Obama but comparatively... |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
58. Hi Raven, I see the problem progressive face as this: |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 03:00 PM Response to Reply #58 |
61. Those are two incredibly powerful articles... Thanks for the links... |
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Emit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 10:45 PM Response to Reply #58 |
79. Vote in the primaries on Tuesday for the corporate mediocrity with the charismatic and vacuous plati |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
59. Yep, Yep, & Yep. Anyone paying attention the past few years KNOWS all this. |
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Laurab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 07:23 PM Response to Reply #59 |
68. I don't know that - I DO know that Lieberman was APPOINTED |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 07:57 PM Response to Reply #68 |
72. The article says that Obama "chose" Lieberman to be his mentor. |
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Laurab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 09:21 PM Response to Reply #72 |
73. Yes I read the hit piece on Obama. |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 10:14 PM Response to Reply #73 |
74. Denial much? |
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Laurab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-10-08 01:27 AM Response to Reply #74 |
87. No, rarely. You? |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-10-08 09:49 AM Response to Reply #87 |
93. Better check your blind devotion to your celebrity hero. Or do you buy every thing Oprah sells you? |
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Laurab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-10-08 02:25 PM Response to Reply #93 |
97. Really? I've never watched Oprah in my life. |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-10-08 04:01 PM Response to Reply #97 |
98. You think calling people liars is adult behavior? |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 10:55 PM Response to Reply #73 |
80. During the primaries, Obama campaigned for Lieberman over Lamont |
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Laurab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-10-08 01:26 AM Response to Reply #80 |
86. Yes, I know - so did many Dem. Senators |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-10-08 02:35 AM Response to Reply #86 |
89. They didn't all travel to Connecticut to campaign for Lieberman. |
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awaysidetraveler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
60. A Refutation. This article is bogus. |
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Raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 03:14 PM Response to Reply #60 |
62. Thank you! n/t |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 03:31 PM Response to Reply #60 |
64. a couple (actually all) of your points jumped out at me immediately. |
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WildEyedLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
65. Well I didn't read it because of the poor formatting, but this sentence.... |
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CRH (671 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
67. The author has presented his sources, it is for you to decide if his interpretation is valid. |
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followthemoney (745 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 10:22 PM Response to Reply #67 |
75. I absolutely love your response. A pleasure. nt |
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demo dutch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
76. Watch the denials begin! |
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Bronco_Buster (19 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
78. Obama's presidential ambitions are no surprise |
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BlackVelvet04 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 11:02 PM Response to Original message |
81. Well, I think it's pretty obvious he has had presidential ambitions |
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DuaneBidoux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-09-08 11:09 PM Response to Original message |
82. Why not link. I went and read it all--even if it is all true this author is far left. |
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goodgd_yall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-10-08 02:43 AM Response to Original message |
90. What's wrong with it? |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-10-08 02:47 AM Response to Original message |
91. the article demonstrates that Obama is pretty much a centrist |
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cooolandrew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-10-08 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
94. If we ran Jesus himself they woudl be coming after us.Barack is fired up and ready. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-10-08 10:56 AM Response to Reply #94 |
96. Obama is not Jesus. |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-10-08 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
95. If negative claims make you squeamish, |
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