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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:01 PM Original message |
I would like to know why some Democrats, including President Obama |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
1. President Obama demanded or asked (which is it?) |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:06 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. When it comes from the President there is no difference. n/t |
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Cary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-01-10 05:04 PM Response to Reply #3 |
136. There is a huge difference. |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:07 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. thought, out loud, Rangel should end his career in a "dignified" way -- the message was clear |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:11 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Context? |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:13 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Link -- one of many-- right here: |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:18 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. Why should I stay away from headlines? n/t |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:21 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. That's a damn good question. |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 04:16 PM Response to Reply #21 |
60. villager-- |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:43 PM Response to Reply #10 |
41. This is a bit better than Politico, so thanks. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:13 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Here's a link to LBN: |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:17 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. ...which is linked to Ben Stein at Politico... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:26 PM Response to Reply #15 |
26. That's right. The latter is a paraphrase. |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:33 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. There's no way of knowing that since we weren't there. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:38 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. Yeah. The more info the better. But it looks like an accurate |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:52 PM Response to Reply #34 |
46. I'm not fond of Stein's use of loaded language, either. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:54 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. Oh, I can't stand the guy. But, I'm not comfortable with Obama chiming in |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 04:07 PM Response to Reply #49 |
57. EFerrari, I think that would have been rather obvious... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 04:13 PM Response to Reply #57 |
59. Yeah, I would really want him to. |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 05:30 PM Response to Reply #59 |
82. Everything is relative, but the allegations being leveled at Rangel |
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Kalun D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-01-10 11:06 AM Response to Reply #82 |
124. Really Now |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-01-10 03:17 PM Response to Reply #82 |
133. Similar and documented charges against Geithner, |
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Kahuna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 07:21 PM Response to Reply #49 |
97. In the real world, it doesn't work like that. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-01-10 02:45 PM Response to Reply #97 |
131. Maybe in your "real" world. nt |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-01-10 11:37 PM Response to Reply #34 |
144. I don't think that paraphrase is accurate at all |
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xocet (699 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 04:41 PM Response to Reply #15 |
68. Did you mean Ben Smith at Politico? |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 05:17 PM Response to Reply #68 |
79. Yes--my mistake. |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:19 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. Thanks for the link. n/t |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:18 PM Response to Reply #4 |
16. He didn't say Rangel "should" do anything |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:23 PM Response to Reply #16 |
25. Are you always this willingly oblivious to political-speak? |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:39 PM Response to Reply #25 |
35. I take political words seriously |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:41 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. I wish he'd say the same thing about Republicans politicians then. don't you? |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:49 PM Response to Reply #36 |
44. Well he pretty much does |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:52 PM Response to Reply #44 |
47. Well, he's generally not only not hard on them, he's giving them far too much power |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 04:51 PM Response to Reply #44 |
73. He has NEVER used those kind of words on Vitter or Ensign . |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 05:37 PM Response to Reply #73 |
85. He doesn't care about who is diddling whom? |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 09:11 PM Response to Reply #85 |
105. Ensign is a lot more about payola than "diddling" and if you read , you might be aware of that. |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-01-10 12:58 AM Response to Reply #105 |
108. +1 nt |
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Whisp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 11:13 PM Response to Reply #73 |
106. because they can't retire in dignity, maybe that's why? |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-01-10 08:46 AM Response to Reply #106 |
117. Good point! |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 05:01 PM Response to Reply #35 |
74. Except for campaign promises.Those politcal words don't count. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 05:24 PM Response to Reply #74 |
81. Do you even know what's in that? |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
2. Good question. |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 05:48 PM Response to Reply #2 |
89. I did ... but I did not make that demand on DU ... |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
5. Because he is a Dem. Why should Dems be just as bad as the Rethugs? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:12 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. The Obama White House just made a blunder trying not to look "as bad", didn't it? |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:15 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Why are ethics violations okay to begin with? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:21 PM Response to Reply #12 |
23. I don't think ethics violations are okay. |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 04:12 PM Response to Reply #23 |
58. There could well be more, I agree. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 04:21 PM Response to Reply #58 |
63. When I look at the breakdown of the four issues he's being charged with |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 04:43 PM Response to Reply #63 |
70. He is being charged with 13: |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 04:51 PM Response to Reply #70 |
72. Yes, 13 but they boil down to those four, afaik. |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 05:03 PM Response to Reply #72 |
76. That's true. Once they've gone through the media wringer, |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 04:42 PM Response to Reply #12 |
69. They're not. So why is Timothy Geithner still a part of |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-02-10 12:32 AM Response to Reply #12 |
145. some will defend Rangel because they see him as a friend |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:16 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. Why should Rethugs always be let off the hook -- especially by Dems? |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:21 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. Vitter was caught in 2004. Dems were not even in charge then. Ensign is still being investigated. |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:22 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. This would be the Vitter still serving as Senator? |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:26 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. Ensign is still being investigated. Vitter was never investigated by the Rethugs. |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:35 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. How is Vitter's investigation by the Dems going? have they called for his resignation? |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 04:26 PM Response to Reply #5 |
66. How about we just hold everybody to the same ethical standards? |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
6. The President neither demanded NOR asked for Rangel to step down |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
7. Exactly. Thanks, saracat. |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
14. The mere posing of the question has got unrec fingers a-twitch! |
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Bobbie Jo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 06:21 PM Response to Reply #14 |
95. No twitching here. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
18. Quote and Link please n/t |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:21 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. upthread, as you can see |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:31 PM Response to Reply #22 |
30. Saw no such thing |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:36 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Well, people tend to see what they want to see, yes? Mine didn't link to Politico |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:41 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. It started with Politico |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:46 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. The quote in my link -- which you assiduously ignore -- is from the CBS evening news |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:57 PM Response to Reply #43 |
50. Yes, but the misinterpretation, the headline, is from Politico |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 04:05 PM Response to Reply #50 |
55. Pay more attention, and get off the snark boat, yourself |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 04:20 PM Response to Reply #55 |
62. The crumbling thesis is that Obama said for Rangel to resign |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 04:50 PM Response to Reply #62 |
71. Agreed. |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 05:03 PM Response to Reply #62 |
75. Here: |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 05:16 PM Response to Reply #75 |
78. He's sure RANGEL wants to end his career with dignity |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 05:21 PM Response to Reply #78 |
80. Yeah, sorry, that doesn't do it. He didn't have to say anything about Rangel. He could have said |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 05:32 PM Response to Reply #80 |
83. I don't think the investigation is continuing |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 05:43 PM Response to Reply #80 |
86. The GOP is not "the enemy." It is dangerous in the fact that |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 09:08 PM Response to Reply #86 |
103. So what are threy? Allies? I'll bet you still think bipartisanship exists too! |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-01-10 08:28 AM Response to Reply #103 |
113. False dilemma. n/t |
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Sheepshank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
28. Republicans should take care of their own....as should Dems |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:42 PM Response to Reply #28 |
39. Not many sheep will be shanked, if we keep letting Republicans slide for their crimes |
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Sheepshank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:52 PM Response to Reply #39 |
45. you are discounting the media and the court system |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:53 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. Yes! *How could I forget the media!* Which holds Republican feet to the fire |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 05:45 PM Response to Reply #48 |
87. The media are not ideological. |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-01-10 01:58 AM Response to Reply #87 |
109. And of course, no particular ideology helps them make that money! |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-01-10 08:31 AM Response to Reply #109 |
114. You miss the point entirely. n/t |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-01-10 11:46 AM Response to Reply #114 |
128. And you, apparently, have "missed the media" entirely |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
29. The real, honest to God, answer to your question is Halliburton. |
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Whisp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
38. link for Obama 'demanding' Rangel to step down. please provide. |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:44 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. I don't see it either. n/t |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 04:21 PM Response to Reply #38 |
64. Or the appearance of the OP in this bash thread n/t |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 05:11 PM Response to Reply #38 |
77. Here: Also see post 75 |
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Whisp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 09:09 PM Response to Reply #77 |
104. heheh. you made me laugh. ;) |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-01-10 02:53 PM Response to Reply #104 |
132. lolsnort |
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Kahuna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 07:29 PM Response to Reply #38 |
99. According to the OP, the president apparently said, "Resign right now, Charlie.. |
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Whisp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-01-10 10:47 AM Response to Reply #99 |
122. they way I heard it: |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
40. Rec'd for asking that question. But |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
51. Rangel votes with "The Left" occasionally. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 04:02 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. I think Management wants someone in that seat who is more manageable. |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 04:24 PM Response to Reply #52 |
65. Oh Yes. |
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AnArmyVeteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
53. The LOG Syndrome: Lack Of Guts... |
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Upsideout (3 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
54. vitter and ensign |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 04:06 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. Well, not if you're Republican! |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-01-10 09:33 AM Response to Reply #54 |
118. Ensign isn't in trouble for his sexual indiscretions but for the |
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newspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-01-10 11:39 AM Response to Reply #54 |
126. well, how about Stevens and Frist |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
61. Vichy Dems singing Patriotic Songs |
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deaniac21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
67. It's starting to look racial now that they are after Rep. Waters too. |
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Kahuna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 07:33 PM Response to Reply #67 |
101. Who is after Rep Waters? Who is "they?" And please cite a credible source. nt |
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deaniac21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-01-10 12:42 PM Response to Reply #101 |
129. Where have you been... |
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deaniac21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-01-10 12:42 PM Response to Reply #101 |
130. Where have you been... |
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Kahuna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-01-10 04:59 PM Response to Reply #130 |
135. I spend very little time on DU these days or watching the "news." |
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deaniac21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-02-10 02:39 PM Response to Reply #135 |
146. U welcome |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
84. Obama cow tows to rethugs, repeatedly, starting with the stimulus package |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 05:46 PM Response to Reply #84 |
88. Dude-- |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 06:00 PM Response to Reply #88 |
91. LOL! |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 06:17 PM Response to Reply #91 |
94. You're welcome. |
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Kahuna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 07:32 PM Response to Reply #84 |
100. And I hear he picks his nose too. |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
90. Right, like if the President |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
92. ...and war crimes are okay |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
93. Unrec for misreading of available information |
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WonderGrunion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
96. A real response here. President Obama is the head |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-01-10 07:14 AM Response to Reply #96 |
112. So why didn't Obama go after those that voted for the banks, Big Pharma, etc |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-01-10 08:41 AM Response to Reply #96 |
116. so we can expect him to ask for Geithners' and Summers' resignations for their Goldman malfeasance. |
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Kahuna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
98. When did the president "demand" anything? It is very disingenuous to |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-10 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-01-10 12:57 AM Response to Original message |
107. K & R for good question. nm |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-01-10 09:10 PM Response to Reply #107 |
140. Agree |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-01-10 05:25 AM Response to Original message |
110. The NewBlue3rdWayDlcDogs want that committee seat. Ways and Means is the cherry-on-top |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-01-10 07:13 AM Response to Original message |
111. Odd they are targeting the African-American members of Congress |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-01-10 08:39 AM Response to Reply #111 |
115. word. OneUnited Bank asked Waters for help for $12 million in bailout -- Goldman got $12 BILLion |
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newspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-01-10 11:43 AM Response to Reply #115 |
127. yeah, it looks like they are going after the black caucus |
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Citizen Worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-01-10 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
119. What happened to looking forward and not backward? Or, is this limited to the criminal |
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Cary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-01-10 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
120. I'm a little confused. |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-01-10 10:54 AM Response to Reply #120 |
123. I agree. You are a little confused. |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-01-10 11:34 AM Response to Reply #120 |
125. I have NEVER been anything but a Democrat nor claimed to be. |
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Cary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-01-10 04:53 PM Response to Reply #125 |
134. Interesting |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-01-10 06:19 PM Response to Reply #134 |
137. "radical left" -- seriously. people who want nothing more than what Obama PROMISED, campaigned on |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-01-10 08:44 PM Response to Reply #137 |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-01-10 09:17 PM Response to Reply #138 |
141. Lol. I suppose the irony of this post while accusing others of ad hominems escapes you. Typical. nt |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-01-10 08:50 PM Response to Reply #134 |
139. I have never seen Saracat side with the teabaggers on any issue or take a conservative stand |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-01-10 09:42 PM Response to Reply #134 |
142. I have never aligned myself with tea baggers. Ever. And I am not a team player when it comes to |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-01-10 11:17 PM Response to Reply #142 |
143. Many years ago, my husband's father ran for state Senate here as a Democrat. |
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butterfly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-01-10 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
121. The republiCONS need to go.. |
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Proud Liberal Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-02-10 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
147. I dunno.........We're NOT Republicans? |
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