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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:43 PM Original message |
My wife thinks Palin may swing the election for McCain. |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
1. We need to get the word out. Palin doesn't even believe in abortion for rape opr incest. How's that |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 02:04 PM Response to Reply #1 |
77. Normal Moms that hate polar bears. |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 07:54 PM Response to Reply #77 |
94. And loves war and destruction to |
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marshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 02:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
84. Somebody needs to tell Geraldine Ferarro to shut the hell up! |
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Catch22Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
2. "Palin has the image of being a nice, normal mom" |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:52 PM Response to Reply #2 |
24. you'd be surprised - it works here in Connecticut |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
3. That all depends. If women want a woman VP who is against women's rights, then she is right /nt |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 01:08 PM Response to Reply #3 |
51. that's the thing though. there are some women who aren't that concerned |
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mucifer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
4. I TOTALLY agree. |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
5. mainly because half the people I was with believed it until I explained the situation to them |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:48 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. Heh. |
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Pisces (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
6. I'm a woman and a mom and I felt utter disgust as well as complete confidence Obama will win. |
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yourguide (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:48 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. I concur |
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fortyfeetunder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 01:28 PM Response to Reply #6 |
58. I agree with Pisces -- |
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Cosmocat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 01:32 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. oh, my roz-lehtinen ... |
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fortyfeetunder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 06:40 PM Response to Reply #59 |
85. Yeah think of the potential... |
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Arrowhead2k1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
7. That's why we have a campaign to expose her for what she really is. |
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JeanGrey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
8. YES What I've been saying! But if he republicans are stupid |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
9. I'm a homemaker and my visceral response |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 01:00 PM Response to Reply #9 |
39. And you're a contributer to DU so more involved in thinking politics than most. |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 01:04 PM Response to Reply #39 |
47. There are still 2 months til the election. |
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dana_b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 01:04 PM Response to Reply #39 |
48. exactly. |
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book_worm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
10. Not from what I've heard. People are floored by this selection, and not in a good way |
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mnhtnbb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
11. Does your wife know the TX to AK plane ride with ruptured membranes |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 01:00 PM Response to Reply #11 |
41. My wife doesn't have to be convinced but if others felt the same thing, they might. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
12. Sorry, not buying it. I'm a mom, and I know that squeezing out children |
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woolldog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:50 PM Response to Reply #12 |
22. actually I have faith in women to see past this obvious gimmick. |
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nxylas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 01:13 PM Response to Reply #22 |
53. You have more faith in the electorate than I do |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 01:02 PM Original message |
Expected. If you contribute to DU, you are already more aware of real politics than most. |
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RichGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
15. Does your wife have any feeling at all for... |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 01:50 PM Response to Reply #15 |
66. She generally is unaware of political players. Just the ones the media throws in front of her. |
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True_Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 09:26 PM Response to Reply #15 |
97. Palin does not deserve to be VP and especially not President |
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npincus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
16. he selection is an insult to women and a step backward from what HRC accomplished |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
17. Palin is a stay at home Mom? I am a Mom and i feel 0 connection to her at all. |
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1corona4u (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
18. I doubt it would help him win the election, however, |
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Kdillard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
19. Which is exactly why these next few weeks must not be about Palin |
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Island Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
20. What? |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:51 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. I know--I had the same reaction when I read that-- |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:57 PM Response to Reply #20 |
32. She was shocked that the choice illicited these kinds of feelings in her too. |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 01:40 PM Response to Reply #32 |
63. well, I guess to be fair, if some men vote for Bush b/c they'd like to have a beer with him, then |
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Loki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
21. I am a woman who is a life-long Democrat |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
25. Does your wife want your kids taught creationism? |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 01:55 PM Response to Reply #25 |
71. She didn't THINK this. She FELT it. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
26. only if we keep attacking her ability to mother |
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October (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
27. I'm a stay-at-home mom... |
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Epiphany4z (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
28. I am a stay at home |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 01:34 PM Response to Reply #28 |
61. May You Be Commended As Well |
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MrsT (427 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
29. She strikes me as a underqualified trophy VP chosen by a man with a trophy wife |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 02:06 PM Response to Reply #29 |
79. Maybe he wants to surround himself with a harem of cutie pies. |
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yourguide (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
30. Todays Rasmussen poll says otherwise... |
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medicswife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
31. Also a stay at home Mom |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:58 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. People that post here are already thinking people. My wife normally doesn't think about politics. |
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ravishane (99 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
33. It's a valid worry |
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mvd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
34. Well so did my mom |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
35. Does she think Palin is ready to command the military? |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 01:56 PM Response to Reply #35 |
72. As I said, if you THINK, it's crap. But we aren't talking about thinking. Just feeling. |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
37. I was a full-time, stay-at-home mom and homemaker for eight years. |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 01:59 PM Response to Reply #37 |
73. McCain has created an image some ignorant people might vote for though. Like Bush. |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
38. Every time women think about Palin, they should also think about the U.S. Supreme Court |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
40. Not buying it. |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 02:00 PM Response to Reply #40 |
74. I understand. It IS very expensive. You have to spend ALL your common cents to buy it. |
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kwolf68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
42. On the key female issues |
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Thrill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
43. My wife. Says exactly the opposite |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 01:04 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. your wife speaks the truth. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 01:52 PM Response to Reply #43 |
68. Yup. |
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Pisces (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
44. I am convinced Palin is a ruse. She will be stepping down next month to make room for Romney |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 01:06 PM Response to Reply #44 |
50. Something is fishy, anyway. |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 02:02 PM Response to Reply #44 |
75. interesting theory. But why? |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
46. I also wanted to add that this pick may lose McCain some voters. |
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LuckyLib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
49. Tell your wife to look around the next back to school night at the Moms, |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
52. If you are not making this crap up... |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 02:03 PM Response to Reply #52 |
76. At least I don't have a rubber ducky as my icon. Buster. |
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RadicalTexan (607 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
54. Fuck that. I'm a feminist, and I wasn't even for Hillary - no way will I support this candidate!!!! |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
55. Hillary and Bill should be pointed at Palin... |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
56. My was was a Hillary supporter and still not 100% sure about Obama... |
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kennetha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
57. for what it's worth |
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thewiseguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 01:33 PM Response to Reply #57 |
60. Considering your previous posts I think they were right to question your motives. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 01:34 PM Response to Reply #60 |
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thewiseguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 01:44 PM Response to Reply #62 |
64. No. Screw you for making posts like this: |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 02:12 PM Response to Reply #64 |
83. wow |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 07:46 PM Response to Reply #64 |
90. Some don't forget. |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 01:52 PM Response to Reply #57 |
69. well that's it then, your wife and the op's wife think Palin will be a winner, guess we should |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
65. Your wife, eh? Sorry. |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
67. Women Voters Are Not That Shallow |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 02:07 PM Response to Reply #67 |
80. Well, male voters ARE that shallow. How many voted for Bush because he was a nice old boy? |
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TheDonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
70. it's a risk and that is why Democrats need to come out forcefully against Palin. |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
78. nah! I'll put my money on Obama/Biden right up till they win... |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 02:07 PM Response to Reply #78 |
82. I'll match that and raise you ten. |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
81. Another reason why DU attacks on how she mothers her child are bum steers |
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ChimpersMcSmirkers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
86. I think that for every person who feels the way your wife does there are more |
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blue_onyx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
87. I don't think she will have that big of an effect. |
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windbreeze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
88. Not buying into that meme...sorry...n/t |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
89. Something smells |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
91. I doubt it... |
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Sparkly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
92. A "nice, normal mom" a step away from being leader of the free world?!? |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
93. Maybe she should read some of the info |
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True_Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
95. I'm afraid Palin will set women back 20 years |
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Meshuga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
96. You have to remember that this is a honeymoon phase |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
98. so get her on the city council - but for fucks sake - a heartbeat away from taking on Putin??! |
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