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thevoiceofreason Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-23-08 09:25 PM
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Hillary is "mean and vacuous." Couldn't have said it better myself.
Howard Fineman, speaking on Countdown, put into words the feeling I, my family, and many democrats have felt this election season. In describing Hillary's "high road" to the election in Pennsylvania (and especially in the future), he said "If you think you've seen mean and vacuous, you haven't seen anything yet."

That is what I have been striving to enunciate for weeks. I watch some of this inane garbage on the ads and other campaign positions and feel like I have walked into an alternative universe. Alternative geography, alternative math, constantly moving goalposts, courting and "sleeping with" the enemy (Fox News), attacking the very core of the democratic party (the progressive base), etc. That is the height of vacuousness. As for mean, I need say nothing. So, I will close with a big "thank you" to Howard Fineman for putting into words the very disquiet I have had with her and her campaign.

Hillary, you fought a good fight. Stay in the race, but abandon the active campaigning (especially as it is defined in your approach of kneecapping your opponent). Give the democrats a break.
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hogwyld Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-23-08 09:27 PM
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1. Thank you for the update
Howard Fineman will probably be looking over his shoulder for a long time now that he's crossed the Clinton's.
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thevoiceofreason Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-23-08 10:55 PM
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5. And he nailed the issue again on Jon Stewart.
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AlabamaBrightBlueDot Donating Member (187 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-23-08 09:29 PM
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2. Cant we all get along...
I am sure we can if the hildabeast would just go the fuck home.
(Forgive the language- I am learning how to hate the duhnamic duo)
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cliffordu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-23-08 11:00 PM
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7. hildabeast......
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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ampad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-23-08 11:12 PM
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11. Yes that is a new one
but a good one :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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thevoiceofreason Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-23-08 09:34 PM
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3. I spend my life making money by helping folks find common ground.
I have hit the wall with the 'crazy pill"-popping Clinton camp that believes vicious and collateral attacks equate to "good campaigning."
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Rosa Luxemburg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-23-08 09:35 PM
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4. I think pesticide might be in order?
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boppers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-23-08 10:59 PM
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6. A shorter word, to say much the same thing:
"Bitter". :evilgrin:
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kenny blankenship Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-23-08 11:03 PM
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8. The problem is it's not just a means to an end. That's all there is w/ Hillary
it's not in the service of something nobler and worth getting yourself dirty for. It's. Just. The. Power. And anything will be sacrificed to get it.
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Beacool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-23-08 11:06 PM
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9. Oh please, more bullshit from the punditry who would
do anything to see Obama nominated, no matter that he may not win the GE. How dare anyone question the Anointed one!! Bla, bla, bla..........
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ruby slippers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-23-08 11:07 PM
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10. vacuous...um, is that like in a vaccum???? *chuckle, chuckle*
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barack the house Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-23-08 11:17 PM
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12. I mean knee capping is that how she will approach nations America has unfriendly terms with
Edited on Wed Apr-23-08 11:18 PM by barack the house
It comes to something when Bush in comparison is lookig a diplomat.
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