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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 05:36 PM Original message |
Wow... Obama: "That's the problem with you progressives..." |
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ej510 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
1. Obama: "I listen to my friends on Wall St., I need Progressives in order to be elected." |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:37 PM Response to Reply #1 |
67. It seems the REAL "rope-a-dope" has been revealed: |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 05:05 PM Response to Reply #67 |
179. We have been royally played |
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FiveGoodMen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 05:07 PM Response to Reply #67 |
180. And we're the dopes for believing in that ... guy |
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indepat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 11:27 AM Response to Reply #1 |
176. No one who is party to deficit reduction being thrust on the backs of the old, frail, and poor |
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theaocp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
2. He's right. |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 09:09 AM Response to Reply #2 |
168. Doesn't matter ... he's wearing asbestos shoes. |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
3. Obama said what? |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 05:45 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. See... I Voted For Him Because I Thought HE Was A Progressive... |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 05:46 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. do you know anything about Cordray? He's an excellent nominee. |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:00 PM Response to Reply #13 |
25. There are lots of people who would make excellent |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:04 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. Look, Warren backs the President on this. I don't see who you are to second guess her. |
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DirkGently (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:15 PM Response to Reply #31 |
39. I keep hearing that bit about Warren going along. We're to think it was her idea? That she'd kick & |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:54 PM Response to Reply #39 |
80. + 1,000,000,000... What You Said !!! |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 07:05 PM Response to Reply #39 |
86. exactamundo. |
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Marr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 08:02 PM Response to Reply #39 |
110. See, she didn't kick and scream, so this should be ignored. Of course, |
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roxiejules (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:24 PM Response to Reply #31 |
49. Rahm on Elizabeth Warren |
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DirkGently (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:25 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. Of course. Every other nominee has been a member of the Billionaire Boys Club. |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 09:11 AM Response to Reply #52 |
169. Maybe Jeff Immelt could head up the commission. |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:34 PM Response to Reply #49 |
62. + 1,000,000,000... Wow !!! |
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bahrbearian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 09:47 PM Response to Reply #49 |
145. Big WOW! |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 08:08 PM Response to Reply #31 |
116. Warren knew he was not going to fight for her. She is a very |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 08:22 PM Response to Reply #116 |
121. + 1,000,000,000... What You Said !!! |
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roxiejules (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 09:02 PM Response to Reply #116 |
141. Brooksley Born is the perfect example....see this link for reminder |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 10:59 PM Response to Reply #141 |
153. She was the canary in the coal mine. And they did to her what |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 10:33 PM Response to Reply #25 |
146. You said it perfectly. same as all the other decisions.... |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 05:47 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. And |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 05:48 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. No... Just Confirmed It... Once Again... |
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roxiejules (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:55 PM Response to Reply #14 |
81. No, the third party quote didn't change my mind..... |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 05:54 PM Response to Reply #10 |
19. Weird. Did you look into him at all before you voted? |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 05:57 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. I Guess I Was Fooled By The Soaring Rhetoric... |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:01 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. It would take a Russ Feingold to get me really pleased with a POTUS nominee. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 07:41 PM Response to Reply #27 |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 08:02 PM Response to Reply #23 |
109. And That's Who's Fault? |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 08:10 PM Original message |
Oh,You Are ABSOLUTELY Right... WILL NOT Happen Again... |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:30 PM Response to Reply #19 |
56. No. He campaigned as a champion of the Working Class. Thats a FACT. |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:32 PM Response to Reply #56 |
59. So ...I guess as long you are working ...hmmmm |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:34 PM Response to Reply #56 |
61. Yes, I agree, but when you buy a product do you just look at the manufacturer's prettied up ads, |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:55 PM Response to Reply #61 |
82. No, |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 07:09 PM Response to Reply #82 |
89. I voted for him because he was the best option and because he's a Democrat. And I am a Democrat. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 07:45 PM Response to Reply #89 |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 08:07 PM Response to Reply #100 |
112. No. I am a Democrat. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 08:09 PM Response to Reply #112 |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 08:10 PM Response to Reply #117 |
118. And you enjoy your stay here. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 08:24 PM Response to Reply #118 |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 08:35 PM Response to Reply #122 |
126. Shock of all shocks, people get banned who were previously banned and advocate third party. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 07:44 PM Response to Reply #82 |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 10:36 PM Response to Reply #56 |
148. Actually Edwards did. that's why I voted for him (Edwards). Obama always |
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Creideiki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 08:58 PM Response to Reply #19 |
138. Conservative. He's conservative. |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 10:34 PM Response to Reply #19 |
147. He said he wanted CHANGE! Remember? |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:01 PM Response to Reply #10 |
26. If you were a fool it's because you ever thought he was a Progressive. |
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anamandujano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:43 PM Response to Reply #26 |
72. He was the pretender, not us. |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:57 PM Response to Reply #26 |
83. Oh, I Agree... Like You Said, I Was A Fool To Vote For Him... Thank You... |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 07:46 PM Response to Reply #83 |
102. I said "if" you were a fool, not that you were a fool. |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 07:55 PM Response to Reply #102 |
106. LOL !!! - Now THERE, Is A 2012 Campaign Slogan !!! |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 07:14 PM Response to Reply #26 |
92. No, they wanted him to follow through on his campaign |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 07:48 PM Response to Reply #92 |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 08:29 PM Response to Reply #103 |
124. I am responding to the claim that we were supposed to have |
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pscot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 10:10 AM Response to Reply #124 |
172. Pretzel logic |
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druidity33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 08:53 PM Response to Reply #103 |
133. Cynthia McKinney was the GP candidate. nt. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 07:23 PM Response to Reply #26 |
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eilen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 08:33 PM Response to Reply #26 |
125. Everyone was fooled by "The most liberal voting record in the Senate" |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 09:05 PM Response to Reply #26 |
142. ALL I wanted was for him to at least TRY to do what he promised: |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:09 PM Response to Reply #10 |
33. 1. Obama's record was slightly left of center. 2. You get "insulted" over the most trivial stuff |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 07:38 PM Response to Reply #10 |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 10:50 PM Response to Reply #10 |
150. Wow, I must be completely and utterly remembering the primaries completely wrong. |
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FiveGoodMen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 05:09 PM Response to Reply #10 |
181. YEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH! |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 05:47 PM Response to Reply #3 |
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Creideiki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 08:55 PM Response to Reply #3 |
135. Lewis Carroll wrote stories more sensible |
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Sportsguy (389 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
4. Wow |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
5. Obama = 1/2 empty. Right out the gate. Nt |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
6. half empty and getting more empty as the days go on... |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:35 PM Response to Reply #6 |
65. I'm an optimist. I see him as half full of sh*t. |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
7. Obama is not ready to be progressive, the best we will ever get |
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Doctor Hurt (472 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 05:46 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. That sucks |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:25 PM Response to Reply #7 |
53. the best we'll ever get *from Obama* is what you say...i have to believe that |
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Doctor Hurt (472 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
8. He ain't wrong. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 05:46 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. He isn't wrong. It is half empty, at a minimum. n/t |
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SOS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 09:33 AM Response to Reply #12 |
171. "That's the problem with you progressives... |
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pscot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 10:14 AM Response to Reply #171 |
173. That averages out |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
9. Because that's exactly what needs to be done while thousands of Americans |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:21 PM Response to Reply #9 |
46. the middle class has been devastated by the "contract peonage" enforced on us by bankers |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 08:07 PM Response to Reply #46 |
113. I really do understand that but while they fool around |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:15 PM Response to Reply #17 |
41. do you expect "leftbaggers" to help you elect Obama in 2012? |
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DirkGently (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:24 PM Response to Reply #41 |
48. Wow. Is there a more nakedly weak tactic than this "----baggers" name calling bullshit? Pitiful . |
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DirkGently (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:28 PM Response to Reply #17 |
54. Right. Because dumped Presidential nominees always feel free to complain publicly. |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
18. "That's the problem with you progressives." |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 05:55 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. I Consider My Butt, Bitten, LOL !!! |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:32 PM Response to Reply #21 |
60. Hi, back to you!!! |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 05:56 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. "Ironic that the left is the wing of the party that carried him over the finish line. " And |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 05:58 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Our quality of life is not nonsense. |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:03 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. You're right, but |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:04 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Yes, I know I'm right. n/t |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:16 PM Response to Reply #29 |
43. far from being w/o context -- this quote resonates b/c it's WH political strategy to punch hippies. |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 09:02 PM Response to Reply #43 |
140. and you know what? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 07:54 PM Response to Reply #29 |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:14 PM Response to Reply #22 |
38. our economic welfare is not "nonsense." |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:20 PM Response to Reply #38 |
45. You're smart, but |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:23 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. anyone who has ever held a job knows that you don't cross the boss once he's made a ruling |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 10:49 PM Response to Reply #47 |
149. "ever held a job knows that you don't cross the boss once he's made a ruling" |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:44 PM Response to Reply #22 |
74. Obama was no progressive. |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 10:51 PM Response to Reply #74 |
151. Yeah, |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 11:54 PM Response to Reply #151 |
158. The rest of the candidates weren't biracial. |
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Solomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 10:41 AM Response to Reply #158 |
175. Yeah and I remember Hillary "I feel in no ways tiiiiiirred" |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 10:20 AM Response to Reply #22 |
174. Our quality of life, our future and how we care for our aging parents isn't "nonsense". Wow. n/t |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:12 PM Response to Reply #18 |
36. another problem w/progressives will be their unwillingness to carry him over the finish line again. |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:35 PM Response to Reply #36 |
64. Hear, hear!!! |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 07:56 PM Response to Reply #64 |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 08:50 PM Response to Reply #107 |
132. Of course I heard of them. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:43 PM Response to Reply #36 |
73. That's why Obama wants the billion dollars. ;-) |
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MessiahRp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
20. "That's the problem with you progressives." |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 08:57 AM Response to Reply #20 |
163. Dupe |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 08:58 AM Response to Reply #20 |
164. Neither did FDR (Hoover, oddly enough, was the "progressive"), but DU loves him |
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Karmadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
28. If progressives could be more like Sen. Coburn, Obama's good friend, Obama might start liking them. |
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Hubert Flottz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
32. Obama caves in more often than an AT Massey coal mine. |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:09 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. ROFLMAO !!! - Funny, AND Topical !!! |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:15 PM Response to Reply #32 |
40. "It's so easy a cavemen can do it" |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:51 PM Response to Reply #32 |
77. DUzy worthy!! |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
35. and, the problem with Obama is he never misses an opportunity to signal willingness to CAVE to GOP |
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DirkGently (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:30 PM Response to Reply #35 |
58. ... And before discussion begins. "We oppose a *permanent* extension of the Bush tax cuts." |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 12:11 AM Response to Reply #35 |
161. Or to slam Liberals, Progressives, and anyone else who isn't on the Far Right. nt |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
37. What is the context of this year- old "according to sources" quote? |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:18 PM Response to Reply #37 |
44. Well... Many Major News Stories Started With Unnamed Sources... |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:28 PM Response to Reply #44 |
55. What was the context of the statement? The author does not say. |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
42. He doesn't have the ballz to be an FDR. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:54 PM Response to Reply #42 |
79. See: |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
50. The anti-progressives who Obama thinks his friends will pull him down |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:30 PM Response to Reply #50 |
57. + 1,000,000,000... What You Said !!! |
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DirkGently (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:34 PM Response to Reply #50 |
63. That's extremely astute. Appears the keys to the Executive Washroom were eagerly accepted. Gullible. |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:35 PM Response to Reply #50 |
66. There is another |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:38 PM Response to Reply #50 |
68. Hmmmm? |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:40 PM Response to Reply #50 |
69. Elizabeth Warren: "we would not have a consumer agency if not for President Obama." |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 07:06 PM Response to Reply #69 |
87. "Far too many here who want to give the Republicans a pass on everything." |
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Moosepoop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
51. So who were the "sources" who provided the "quote" |
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FLAprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
70. I'm surprised there's no posts categorically denying that he ever said this. |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:46 PM Response to Reply #70 |
75. It is a year-old "quote" with no context. I don't get the outrage |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
71. The pronoun "YOU" is the operative word. |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:48 PM Response to Reply #71 |
76. "I see the glass half full, you see the glass half empty." |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:54 PM Response to Reply #76 |
78. I refer to "YOU Progressives." |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 06:59 PM Response to Reply #78 |
84. But what if "according to sources" qot the quote wrong? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 08:03 PM Response to Reply #76 |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 08:56 PM Response to Reply #76 |
136. By saying "you progressives" he is saying that he is not one of them. |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 07:08 PM Response to Reply #71 |
88. exactly -- as in "those claiming status in a group I don't belong to" |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
85. No... that's the Problem with Frauds like you Sir |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
90. "You people?" REALLY? |
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CaliforniaHiker (44 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
91. So, the issue isn't that he is making the wrong choices... |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 07:15 PM Response to Original message |
93. Correction: We progressives see ''you'' as half-empty. |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
94. BOTH sides work together playing their games on us |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 08:07 PM Response to Reply #94 |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 08:28 PM Response to Reply #114 |
123. Yes, EXACTLY and as far as I'm concerned "a pox |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
98. wow |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
101. He's right...nt |
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ClassWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 11:10 PM Response to Reply #101 |
155. So if that's how you feel about progressives, what values do YOU support? |
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ClassWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 04:29 PM Response to Reply #155 |
177. Why are you avoiding the question? |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
104. (facepalm) |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 08:48 PM Response to Reply #104 |
131. So, Mr. Pitt, you have nothing to say about such obviously poor |
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Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
108. So, he's not a progressive...what is he, then? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 08:08 PM Response to Reply #108 |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 08:18 PM Response to Reply #108 |
119. an old time liberal republican... |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 12:14 AM Response to Reply #119 |
162. When has he been "liberal on social issues"?? |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 08:39 PM Response to Reply #108 |
129. aw geeesh |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 08:59 PM Response to Reply #108 |
139. An opportunist. |
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Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 09:07 PM Response to Reply #139 |
143. I believed he was different. I believed it with all my heart. I feel like an idiot. |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 09:16 PM Response to Reply #143 |
144. Don't knock yourself. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 09:07 AM Response to Reply #143 |
166. Different than what? |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 11:13 PM Response to Reply #108 |
156. A moderate liberal but with a conservative streak on a few issues. |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 11:44 PM Response to Reply #108 |
157. He's looking more and more like a disciple of Leo Strauss to me. nt |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 09:08 AM Response to Reply #157 |
167. What of Strauss have you read? |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 09:05 AM Response to Reply #108 |
165. Progressivism isn't the only way to be a Democrat or a liberal |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 05:01 PM Response to Reply #108 |
178. Who the hell knows. |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
120. Poll |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
128. And Obama's a guy who sees a crumb dropped from the Republicans' plate... |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
130. "sources said..." WHAT "sources"? How many times have |
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BNJMN (461 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
134. Operation Kaos, Rush must be giddy with excitement. And painkillers. But mainly excitement. n/t |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
137. So glad that the HuffPo could provide us with a quote from unnamed sources! |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 11:06 PM Response to Reply #137 |
154. Um... |
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deaniac21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
152. He is totally ready for the not ready for prime time players. |
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AverageJoe90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 11:56 PM Response to Original message |
159. Obama may have meant well........ |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 12:09 AM Response to Original message |
160. Outed himself yet again |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 09:25 AM Response to Original message |
170. Not a surprise. He is a centrist, biting the hand that feeds him. |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
182. I wish I had the opportunity to tell him |
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