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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 08:28 PM Original message |
I totally trust and admire the Obama campaign but why drag out this VP selection drama? |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
1. sounds like it is no ordinary guy |
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rzemanfl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 08:30 PM Response to Original message |
2. The discipline of this campaign is amazing and it runs on hope |
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ClarkBayh 2008 (124 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
3. Just hope you're right.... |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 08:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
16. Relax, it's just a VP pick.... |
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democrat2thecore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 08:51 PM Response to Reply #16 |
31. But if elected - it can make a HUGE difference. Cheney, anyone? -nt |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 09:26 PM Response to Reply #31 |
47. Obama is not a coke-addled non-entity... |
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blue_onyx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 08:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
17. I agree that it would seem like a let down |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 08:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
18. There are quite a few 269-269 scenarios... |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
4. To keep EVERYONE - including you - talking about Obama |
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thunder rising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 08:34 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. Absolutely correct. As long as Obama is the headliner, who cares. |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 08:39 PM Response to Reply #4 |
20. Yes. I guess that is right. |
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enough (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
5. I agree. I thought the motto was "No drama." |
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thunder rising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 08:35 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. The "drama" is under your bed, in your closet, but mostly in your head, |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
6. To control the news cycle n/t |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
7. They're not "dragging" anything out |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 08:43 PM Response to Reply #7 |
24. I didn't know they said Saturday. |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
8. look at the media, that's where you should aim your frustration at. |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 08:45 PM Response to Reply #8 |
25. Yeah -- poor Biden. They have hovering around his house like vultures. |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
9. Here's some reasoning from a smart DUer... |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 08:46 PM Response to Reply #9 |
27. Indeed ... |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 08:56 PM Response to Reply #9 |
34. That makes sense... |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
10. The drama is whipped up by the media and you are eating it with a big spoon. |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 08:46 PM Response to Reply #10 |
28. I am chilled -- on my third glass of Pinot but.. |
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kirby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
11. How come your impatience is 'him' dragging it out? |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 08:49 PM Response to Reply #11 |
29. Yeah. Sure, I am impatient. |
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Imalittleteapot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 08:34 PM Response to Original message |
13. Lots o' press time. |
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liberalmuse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 08:35 PM Response to Original message |
14. Obamasan is teaching us patience. |
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Laura PourMeADrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
19. Wouldn't that be kind of cruel to use Joe like that? |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
21. If you didn't spend so much time watching MSM, you wouldn't ask that question. n/t |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 08:51 PM Response to Reply #21 |
30. I havent watched any MSM in days. |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
22. I think you could be right -- a dramatic pick could be in the cards -- |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 08:53 PM Response to Reply #22 |
32. Can you believe this? The Obama campaign OWNED the airwaves |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 09:03 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. Hey there. They really have. And what a great thing to shut Britt Hume |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 08:55 PM Response to Reply #22 |
33. Yes. OC. That's what I am thinking... |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 09:04 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Hi, DCBob. Actually, I agree with your point in your OP, but am |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 09:10 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Cheers Old Crusoe! |
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thewiseguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 09:13 PM Response to Reply #22 |
39. How is it a secret when the media has been saying that its Biden for a week? |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 09:16 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Well, the announcement hasn't been made and the media are |
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thewiseguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 09:18 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Then who told the media that it is Biden? |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 09:22 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Biden's been a speculative veep choice since at least January on |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 09:23 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. No leaks.. but a few hints. |
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greatscott15 (104 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
23. Poor Campaign Strategy |
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dave29 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
26. The media is dragging it out. Obama never said when he would make the announcement |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
38. To distract from the two negative fear mongering ads that were released this week. |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
43. It will probably be somebody boring. |
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Peregrine Took (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
45. Its THEATER and I love it. This is the most fun I've had in ions. Go 'Bama! |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 09:24 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. Agree. For political junkies, this has been just a hell of a great week. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
48. Because it's got all the news stations salivating, and no one's talking about McBush. |
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KingFlorez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
49. If it's a not a dramatic pick, then this whole thing would be pointless |
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