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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:12 PM Original message |
Why Vetting is Good: Would You Have Wanted Obama to Deal with the Wright Issue in OCT? |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
1. It looks like the only issue is here on DU. |
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wndycty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
2. But like Josh Marshall said HRC actions have legitimized attacks like that. . . |
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cottonseed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:54 PM Response to Reply #2 |
40. I'm pretty torn on this one. |
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angie_love (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
3. I'm glad its out now. I wouldn't want this out in October. |
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wileedog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
4. Its been out since January |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:17 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. EXACTLY! |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:19 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. It will be viral in 24hrs... |
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andym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:25 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. A very interesting sequence of similar attacks |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:30 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. It's been out there for almost 24 hours. |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:19 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. It only jumped up in rhetoric in the past 24 hours because the Clinton folks need to change the .... |
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Iceburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:41 PM Response to Reply #4 |
30. Out since Jan on Fox perhaps. Maybe we ALL should be watching FOXTV |
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Drachasor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
5. Clinton making the attacks divides the party |
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lapfog_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
6. That seems to be the excuse for acting like a republican now - n/t |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
7. I don't disagree with the OP.... |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:18 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Too early in the news-cycle to know that... |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
9. Yeah, it's so much worse than hilary endorsing mccain. |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
10. Actually... maybe OBAMA wants this out now... with 5+ weeks until the next round of voting.... |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
14. I agree, so wheres Clinton's tax records? |
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BigDDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:27 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. They ran off with BO's state senate records |
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Drachasor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:35 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. What do you mean by that? his Senate voting record is out there |
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BigDDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:51 PM Response to Reply #26 |
38. Great! Please provide link |
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Drachasor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:57 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. Seems to be here (and how could you think it was unavailable when Hillary attacked him on it?) |
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BigDDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:55 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. Did you read my post... |
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Drachasor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 04:11 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. There was no content to your post, and I asked about voting records |
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BigDDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 04:24 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. "he didnt keep records" |
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Drachasor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 07:47 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. You know that you are talking about things like correspondances to the thousands of letters he got? |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
15. I honestly don't think most Americans, even white Americans, are |
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movonne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:43 PM Response to Reply #15 |
32. That's a good one... |
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Iceburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:57 PM Response to Reply #15 |
45. LOL ... "firebrand" ...now there's an understatement /nt |
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enki23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
16. that's not "vetting." it's hobbling. |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:26 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Don't jump to the conclusion this is Hillary... |
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enki23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:34 PM Response to Reply #18 |
25. i don't mean to imply hillary is forcing the MSM to cover this particular story |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:39 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. Race has been a subtext played by both campaigns unfortunately |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
20. I just don't get this logic. |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:30 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. See #16, there is no evidence this was Hillary |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
23. This story has been out there for months |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:33 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Exactly, the only new element here are the videos ABC bought from |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:36 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. Yep. And there's a reason why this is potentially so bad: |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:44 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. Wright is a scary combination of Cynthia McKinney and Farakhan |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:47 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. How do you know that? |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:51 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Check the ABC Video and then drop by YOUTUBE |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
27. This isn't vetting, it's rehashing a controvery that has already been put to bed. Think about this: |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:41 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. Ferraro is another idiot... but Obama needs to cut Wright dead NOW |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:51 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. You are demanding he denounce him again, but just to give you an idea of how stupid this is |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:54 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. It does matter, last time I checked Hagee wasn't officially part of the McCain campaign |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:53 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. Why are you ignoring the facts? McCain praised Hagee in the middle of the controversy. n/t |
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SeaLyons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
34. I support Hillary |
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NastyRiffraff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
39. Hey, no problem!! Obama can overcome ANYTHING! |
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jackson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
47. He apparently has no real defense |
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sueragingroz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
48. agreed |
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B2G (714 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
49. It's only a good thing |
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