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DemsUnited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:14 PM Original message |
Time.com breaks "possible solution to delegate impasse" |
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jlake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
1. Seat MI & FL as is right now! The only fair solution. |
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ORDagnabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:16 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. seat them both at a 59-50 split is fair ..they both made this pledge |
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jlake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:17 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. No, if they won't revote the delegates need to be seated as is. |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:41 PM Response to Reply #7 |
29. I agree - this "compromise" is just the DNC trying to screw Hillary - again |
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ORDagnabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:58 PM Response to Reply #29 |
48. hillary is doing that all by herself. n/t |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:44 PM Response to Reply #4 |
34. Florida voters were not a party to any such pledge |
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thoughtcrime1984 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 04:05 PM Response to Reply #34 |
50. They voted in folks to represent them. It has worked this way for over 200 years, |
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haymakeragain (841 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:18 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Puleeeeez |
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jlake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:19 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. I favor a re-vote... since that is not happening the only fair solution is |
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rateyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:26 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. Get real. |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:42 PM Response to Reply #17 |
31. it was according to the rules - no one campaigned - set the delegates or kiss off the election |
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rateyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:43 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. No it wasn't. |
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JimGinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:29 PM Response to Reply #9 |
18. The Original Vote Was Non-Sactioned, As In - Doesn't Count |
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jlake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:34 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. If Dean would just follow the rules instead of play an Obama partisan, |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:43 PM Response to Reply #21 |
32. I agree - Dean wanted to hurt Clinton - now he has a problem |
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JimGinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:56 PM Response to Reply #21 |
45. You Need To Come Back From Bizarro World - FL & MI Broke The Rules, Not Dean... |
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jlake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 04:08 PM Response to Reply #45 |
53. The penalty they "knew about" wasn't the same one Deanie imposed. |
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Melinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:57 PM Response to Reply #21 |
47. BS. FL and MI broke the rules, not Dean. And it was the DNC Rules & Bylaws Committee, not Dean, |
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Andy823 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:47 PM Response to Reply #9 |
39. So if |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:22 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. after all why is anyone on the ballet instead of Hillary anyway |
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jlake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:35 PM Response to Reply #12 |
24. I didn't know Hilly was a ballerina - learn something new everyday. |
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milkyway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 04:23 PM Response to Reply #12 |
61. Let's give Clinton her due. In MI she did give a beating to Gravel and Kucinich, athough Uncommitted |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
20. never, ever gonna happen because it's blatantly unfair |
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jlake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:34 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. No, it's not fair to anyone - especially the voters. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:47 PM Response to Reply #23 |
40. It's never going to happen. Organizing and paying for a re-vote |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:44 PM Response to Reply #20 |
35. No Way is it fair to Hillary - Dean as always is trying to screw the Clintons |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:48 PM Response to Reply #35 |
42. that's just delusional n/t |
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Window (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 04:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
55. No way Jose. |
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jlake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 04:14 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. It is the only fair thing to do. Hill Yes! |
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milkyway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 04:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
59. Where did you get your definition of "fair"? From Orwell? When you say something so ludicrous that |
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jlake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 04:21 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. Why do you want to disenfranchise the voters of 2 very important states - SHAME! |
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milkyway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 04:54 PM Response to Reply #60 |
63. You didn't answer the question at all, and why the fuck are you saying SHAME to me? |
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justinsb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
2. If it means I don't have to hear about it anymore |
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MadBadger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
3. I personally want a revote in Michigan...but then again, I'm not the one paying for it |
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SoonerPride (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:26 PM Response to Reply #3 |
16. I would presume it isn't counted, since they didn't really have a vote |
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Eurobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:31 PM Response to Reply #3 |
19. lmao |
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MadBadger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:37 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. Thank you! Finally somebody isnt offended. |
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Eurobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:39 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. i think it is hysterical |
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MadBadger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:45 PM Response to Reply #28 |
36. I know. People always tell me that I think Obama is the messiah... |
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Eurobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 12:40 AM Response to Reply #36 |
64. Well, he is!! I need to make a snarky |
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MadBadger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:37 PM Response to Reply #19 |
27. Thank you! Finally somebody isnt offended. |
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BlueManDude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
5. IMO re-voting would be a fucking shambolic disaster. |
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rateyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:17 PM Original message |
About as fair as it can get at this point. |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
6. Sounds like an Obama camp leak to create media momentum for an insane solution |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:36 PM Response to Reply #6 |
25. Of course you have no evidence that this is an Obama leak |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:57 PM Response to Reply #25 |
46. If I meant "I know it is" I would have said so |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 04:44 PM Response to Reply #46 |
62. There is no franchise concerning primaries. |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:45 PM Response to Reply #6 |
37. I agree - it is getting harder for the media to pretend they are not just part of Obama campaign |
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ericgtr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
10. Sounds like a swift way to re-work the math in Clinton's favor |
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State the Obvious (561 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
11. So, what is the penalty for Michigan and Florida.... |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:23 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. "3/5 of a man" |
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ericgtr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:34 PM Response to Reply #11 |
22. Their punishment is being put into a position to potentially decide the outcome of this election |
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rateyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
14. If Obama accepts this, so should Clinton. |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:46 PM Response to Reply #14 |
38. No way - let's see Obama win at least one must win big state other than home state |
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rateyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:48 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. Georgia isn't a big state? Virginia isn't a must win big state? |
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mckeown1128 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 04:17 PM Response to Reply #38 |
58. Obama is doing better than Clinton in swing states... |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
15. Wolf Blitzer is DYING to have a vote done for some reason...hmmm... |
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BlueIdaho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
30. Do our words mean anything? |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:48 PM Response to Reply #30 |
41. the candidates rejected campaigning in those states - nothing more - Dean screwing Clinton is |
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bhikkhu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 04:08 PM Response to Reply #41 |
52. The candidates pledged to neither campaign or participate in those elections |
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Tellurian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 12:50 AM Response to Reply #41 |
66. Dean, Obama, Kennedy and Kerry screwing Clinton... |
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Me. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
44. Sorry, But Halperin Is Not Respected |
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DemsUnited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 04:02 PM Response to Reply #44 |
49. You're absolutely right |
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Me. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 04:06 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. Very Kind Of You |
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beachmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
54. The Obama camp should accept the deal. The last thing they want |
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milkyway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
57. Hey, I suggested the same thing last night here at DU! It's such an obvious and easy solution I'm |
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jackson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 12:42 AM Response to Original message |
65. Obama wants 50% of MI's delegates handed on a silver platter |
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