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2016 Postmortem

karynnj

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30. Obama got burned nominating Richardson once

Reply to magical thyme (Reply #24)

Sun Dec 16, 2012, 11:40 PM

Dec 2012

Richardson had to withdraw his name after being nominated for Secretary of Commerce due to pay to play allegations in NM. He also had sufficient baggage that both Kerry's and Obama's teams rejected him as VP.

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Andrea Michell:The woman in the Administration are ANGRED about Rice [View all] bigdarryl Dec 2012 OP

Andrea Greenspan is not on our side putitinD Dec 2012 #1

True still doesn't mean she hasn't spoken to bigdarryl Dec 2012 #3

Don't vote for Obama next time alcibiades_mystery Dec 2012 #8

Peter Beinart in the Daily Beast is referring to this as Obama's "betrayal" of Susan Rice Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2012 #2

Remember that he was one of the neocons karynnj Dec 2012 #9

very good point. . MBS Dec 2012 #28

So relieved the election is over ... fugop Dec 2012 #4

Yep..... FrenchieCat Dec 2012 #5

" " " " " n/t MBS Dec 2012 #29

Oh, is it "not good" alcibiades_mystery Dec 2012 #6

Women at the WH probably should be pissed.... Wounded Bear Dec 2012 #7

this is like debate1. never mind Romney is a big fucking liar every minute... Whisp Dec 2012 #16

agreed CitizenPatriot Dec 2012 #18

Yep. Right-wingers were salivating for Rice NYC Liberal Dec 2012 #22

President Obama should have fought harder whistler162 Dec 2012 #10

I wanted him to fight to find out how caramilk gets the caramel inside... Whisp Dec 2012 #17

She was worth a fight--the White House should have fought Evergreen Emerald Dec 2012 #11

If he really wants her as SOS, he can still tell her so -- with good arguments as to why she Cal33 Dec 2012 #21

Never trust Andrea Michell Cali_Democrat Dec 2012 #12

Wait..wasn't Mrs. Greenspan one of the ones enabling the attacks? truebrit71 Dec 2012 #13

since when are Mrs Greenspans words worth anything? Whisp Dec 2012 #14

Oh if Andrea Fucking Mitchell says it ..it must be.. Cha Dec 2012 #15

Yes, it is Barrack Obama's fault REPUBLICANS Cosmocat Dec 2012 #19

Andrea Mitchell suddenly found pissed off women?! Stop the fucking presses! lunatica Dec 2012 #20

So you edited this and still left "woman" and "ANGRED". Guy Whitey Corngood Dec 2012 #23

hey. at least he didn't get to do the usual their\there misuse of words... dionysus Dec 2012 #25

Meh. How pissed off were we about Elizabeth Warren....er, I mean magical thyme Dec 2012 #24

Obama got burned nominating Richardson once karynnj Dec 2012 #30

Andrea Mitchell Greenspan still has an audience? n/t NHDEMFORLIFE Dec 2012 #26

Whoever the women are, they do not have President Obama to blame frazzled Dec 2012 #27

The President never said that she was his to choice - at least not in PUBLIC karynnj Dec 2012 #31

I'm skeptical. Rice wasn't targeted for her gender, she was targeted because gkhouston Dec 2012 #32

"Angred?" That's hugh! yellowcanine Dec 2012 #33

That would be an angred "woman" also. yellowcanine Dec 2012 #34