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RFKJrNews (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 01:11 AM Original message |
Pay-to-Play Scheme in NY Senate Seat Pick? |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 01:23 AM Response to Original message |
1. Well, I'm disgusted. Does that help? |
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RFKJrNews (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 01:28 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Hell yes! |
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RFKJrNews (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 01:49 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. And please K&R this thread |
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MinM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 09:52 PM Response to Reply #4 |
93. Daniel Schorr: Filling Senate Seats: A Constitutional Issue (17th Amendment) |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 01:48 AM Response to Original message |
3. Thanks for posting this. The amazing thing is that anyone thinks there |
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RFKJrNews (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 02:00 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. You nailed it, JD |
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RFKJrNews (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 02:06 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. And another thing, JD |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 03:42 AM Response to Reply #3 |
11. He shook down a CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL by threatening to cut off a state grant |
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RFKJrNews (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 03:53 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. I'm certainly not defending Blago |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 03:58 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. If you think it's the same then you don't understand what Blago did. |
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RFKJrNews (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 04:06 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. I'm well aware of the specifics of the Blago case |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 04:13 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Getting a contribution you didn't ask for from someone |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 04:41 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. You don't know that. Why would you pretend you did? |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 04:59 AM Response to Reply #22 |
29. This entire thread is someone pretending to know something they don't. |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 05:03 AM Response to Reply #29 |
32. LOL. That's rich. n/t |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 05:05 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. It's also true. You can't even defend your own bullshit points. |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 05:07 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Look, I'm not going to waste time on a catapulter |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 05:11 AM Response to Reply #34 |
35. catapulter? |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 04:48 AM Response to Reply #11 |
24. Selling a senate seat is more serious than that. Far more. |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 04:56 AM Response to Reply #24 |
27. You think sick children are less important |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 04:59 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. You think I'm a nitwit? Save the damage control. Patsy got busted. n/t |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 05:00 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Your hatred of Paterson is no reason to minimize Blago's crimes. |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 05:02 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Paterson's a fool but he's irrelevant. However it appears he's committed |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 01:12 PM Response to Reply #30 |
53. Why accuse someone of hating someone else to buttress your argument?? |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 01:20 PM Response to Reply #53 |
56. The belittling name he uses for Paterson, |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 04:37 PM Response to Reply #30 |
73. Funny, I thought this thread was about Paterson. That was a nice attempt |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 07:19 PM Response to Reply #73 |
81. dupe |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 07:20 PM Response to Reply #73 |
82. I'd be happy if it were about just paterson. |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 10:09 AM Response to Reply #11 |
43. shook down childrens with the help of a ryan leftover. |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 04:07 PM Response to Reply #11 |
69. Here is the problem. You may be absolutely right, but this |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 04:29 PM Response to Reply #69 |
71. He isn't entitled to a full jury trial before he's booted from office. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 12:00 AM Response to Reply #3 |
123. selling the senate seat was just the icing on a very big cake, blago-wise... |
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kirby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 02:29 AM Response to Original message |
7. Who knows... |
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RFKJrNews (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 02:38 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Yes, I know David Boies is a sacred cow |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 04:19 AM Response to Reply #8 |
19. lol. YOU talk about people thinking boies is a sacred cow |
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RFKJrNews (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 06:22 AM Response to Reply #19 |
36. Sure, I love the Kennedys. No apologies for that. |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 12:24 AM Response to Reply #8 |
99. I also gave Paterson nothing--not one red cent. Notice I didn't |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 03:19 AM Response to Original message |
9. The DNC wanted Caroline in the seat for her Christmas/Chanukah card lists |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 03:55 AM Response to Reply #9 |
14. You make a good point about degrees of seperation. |
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RFKJrNews (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 03:56 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Ok, we'll save the torches and pitchforks for Paterson after he's proven guilty |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 04:56 AM Response to Reply #15 |
26. Gilly can be counted on to keep the bombs falling |
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RFKJrNews (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 06:28 AM Response to Reply #26 |
37. Who's left to fight for the people of NYS? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 06:41 PM Response to Reply #15 |
79. But fifty grand is fucking peanuts. Really. If he'd picked Caroline, all she'd |
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RFKJrNews (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 02:59 AM Response to Reply #79 |
103. The investigation is still very preliminary |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 01:58 PM Response to Reply #103 |
113. If Paterson wanted MONEY, he would have traded Caroline a Senate seat for a few fundraisers. |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 07:23 PM Response to Reply #113 |
120. Could Caroline fill Patsy's stocking with $581,400 in less than two months? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 11:14 PM Response to Reply #120 |
121. With a mailer and a Big Money Dinner, sure. |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 11:56 PM Response to Reply #121 |
122. Oh there's lots of "there" there. It used to be called simony, or selling of offices, |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 12:02 AM Response to Reply #122 |
124. Sorry, I don't buy it. |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 12:13 AM Response to Reply #124 |
125. Unfortunately for Paterson, he cashed Al's checks, all $581,400 of them. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 12:33 AM Response to Reply #125 |
126. You're being a bit off the page now. |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 01:45 AM Response to Reply #126 |
128. The problem isn't D'Amato's half-million dollar contribution per se, |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 01:07 PM Response to Reply #128 |
129. Who, of those D'Amato lobbies, ISN'T closely associated with him? |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 04:15 PM Response to Reply #129 |
133. Paterson took D'Amato's money and appointed his associate's daughter |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 05:25 PM Response to Reply #133 |
134. And neither one of those actions is ILLEGAL. There's no "rule" about |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 08:24 PM Response to Reply #134 |
137. If it isn't illegal, why is Richardson under federal investigation for corruption? |
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kenfrequed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 02:30 PM Response to Reply #9 |
63. Interesting |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 06:32 PM Response to Reply #63 |
77. I think everyone on the money side, DNC or DLC, wanted her. |
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kenfrequed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 09:17 AM Response to Reply #77 |
111. Oh really? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 02:25 PM Response to Reply #111 |
114. Picture her, ummm, you know, in a debate. |
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kenfrequed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 04:21 PM Response to Reply #114 |
116. So... |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 04:58 PM Response to Reply #116 |
117. Al D'Amato had it, recently enough. So did Jacob Javits--both GOP. |
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kenfrequed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 01:25 PM Response to Reply #117 |
131. Nothing about policy |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 05:43 PM Response to Reply #131 |
136. OK, are you unable to read the English language? I said her policy positions were FINE. |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 04:30 PM Response to Reply #136 |
140. Whatever Gilllibrand's qualifications, she's tainted by D'Amato's cash. |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 03:31 AM Response to Original message |
10. First, it isn't the same as what Blago did. |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 04:45 AM Response to Reply #10 |
23. It's worse. Patsy took the cash. |
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RFKJrNews (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 03:50 AM Response to Original message |
12. If you want to know the backstory on Gillibrand |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 04:22 AM Response to Reply #12 |
20. oh for fuck's sake |
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RFKJrNews (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 06:46 AM Response to Reply #20 |
38. Yeah, I'm sure Caroline leaked damaging stories about herself to the press |
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dmr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 04:40 AM Response to Reply #12 |
21. Thanks for that link |
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RFKJrNews (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 07:02 AM Response to Reply #21 |
39. Gillibrand sure isn't who her handlers portray her to be |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 01:29 PM Response to Reply #39 |
57. Oh the irony. |
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dusmcj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 12:29 AM Response to Reply #39 |
100. thank God |
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slay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 04:50 AM Response to Original message |
25. Very interesting |
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RFKJrNews (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 04:44 AM Response to Reply #25 |
109. You might want to check this out also |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
40. More innuendo and bullshit completely ignoring... |
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RFKJrNews (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 12:20 PM Response to Reply #40 |
48. I'm not psychic, but definitely not seeing re-election in their future |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 12:44 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. You know more NY Dems than I do? Glad to see you're... |
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RFKJrNews (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 01:07 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. There are indeed at least two Democratic parties in NYS |
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surrealAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 09:04 AM Response to Original message |
41. Oh, great, bribery. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
42. LOTS (Most?) of politics..is Pay-to-play.. It's our system |
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AzDar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
44. Shine a little light on the situation... see what happens. |
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RFKJrNews (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 01:12 PM Response to Reply #44 |
54. A little light on the subject is needed |
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lutefisk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
45. I too, am disgusted. This part is worth repeating: |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
46. She was only the "obvious choice" to some. |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
47. Oops! There it is ~ |
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mzteris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
50. and David Boies gave |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
52. I bought this up on Sunday night and was SOUNDLY attacked... |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
55. This Is One of the Reason's I Defended Blago Against Judgement Rush From the Start |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 02:54 PM Response to Reply #55 |
65. i think blago is a bigger thing... |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 04:31 PM Response to Reply #65 |
72. It started when Rod |
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ooglymoogly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
58. Great to read your posts here on DU |
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ooglymoogly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
59. KR....will call and write...at least emails. nt |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
60. Sorry, RFKJrNews, it's hard to take this seriously |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 02:01 PM Response to Reply #60 |
61. Just One Thing |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 05:03 PM Response to Reply #60 |
118. Astute analysis. Well done. nt |
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FLAprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
62. Gillibrand is an opportunist....no surprise here. |
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brooklynite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
64. According to NY1 News... |
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paulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
66. first off - someone who votes 93% of the time with the Democrats |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 01:08 PM Response to Reply #66 |
130. ....!!!!.... |
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paulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 01:33 PM Response to Reply #130 |
132. I'm kind of surprised that the admin have let this thread |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 05:28 PM Response to Reply #132 |
135. They're new. |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
67. this is unsubstantiated nonsense. |
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djg21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 05:00 PM Response to Reply #67 |
74. It's interesting that. . . |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
68. Blago's only sin |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
70. Boies, Schiller was also Al Gore's team during the recount. |
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rpannier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
75. Why was Kennedy the obvious choice? |
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dusmcj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 12:39 AM Response to Reply #75 |
101. cause the Democratic Party has its share of hallmonitoring drones |
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sloane (2 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
76. interesting but unconvincing |
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RFKJrNews (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 03:14 AM Response to Reply #76 |
104. The NY reporters who published the unsubstantiated rumors about Caroline |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
78. You're difficult to take seriously. You've been posting weird stuff since Caroline wasn't chosen. |
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disndat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
80. New York Democrats played |
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paulkienitz (313 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 07:32 PM Response to Original message |
83. they should just reinstate Spitzer (nt) |
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girl_interrupted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 07:58 PM Response to Reply #83 |
87. RFKJrNews Question for you regarding RFK Jr |
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RFKJrNews (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 03:34 AM Response to Reply #87 |
105. There are so many reasons why RFK Jr. didn't go for it this time |
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whistler162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
84. Thank you fo ryour insite RepublicanfromTexas.... |
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RFKJrNews (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 03:55 AM Response to Reply #84 |
107. Whatever, dude |
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peacetalksforall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
85. boies schiller flexner. When did Eliot Spitzer resign? How long has |
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RFKJrNews (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 03:52 AM Response to Reply #85 |
106. Spitzer resigned in March, Paterson took office immediately thereafter |
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onlyadream (821 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
86. This is why the desperately need campaign reform - |
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peacetalksforall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
88. I always thought the Boies who represented Gore was from Washington. Q: |
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peacetalksforall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
89. It really hurts to hear DU people talk about Kennedy the way they do. Starting with |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 09:47 PM Response to Reply #89 |
92. Apparently the PR tour was at Paterson's request, |
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RFKJrNews (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 04:08 AM Response to Reply #89 |
108. Well said, Higher Class |
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peacetalksforall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 10:31 AM Response to Reply #108 |
112. Yes to everything you said. When trust is so precious - she would |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
90. I'm glad to see this thread at the top of the Greatest page. |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
91. You mean a philandering coke addict who fell ass backward into office... |
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dusmcj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
94. let's hope this isn't bottom-feeding 'progressives' |
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peacetalksforall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 10:11 PM Response to Reply #94 |
95. K Gill.... was already in office, her campaign season was on a break. |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 11:43 PM Response to Original message |
96. WOH! K&R #62 great work by whoever figured this out! |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 11:58 PM Response to Original message |
97. This should really come up at trial or impeachment. Really! |
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WheelWalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 12:00 AM Response to Original message |
98. I'll give a k & r to keep the light shining on this. |
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RFKJrNews (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 02:50 AM Response to Original message |
102. Please help spread the word |
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RFKJrNews (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 07:31 AM Response to Original message |
110. UPDATE! Make that OVER A MILLION DOLLARS!!!!! |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 07:18 PM Response to Reply #110 |
119. Whoa -- "D'Amato may be Paterson's largest single fundraiser" |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 12:56 AM Response to Reply #119 |
127. Whoa indeed. I despise D'mento and I see no reason to vote for anyone tied to that man's |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-29-09 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
115. I know that I am one among NYers who would never vote to reelect Paterson. |
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CONN (249 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
138. So is Patterson guilty of what the impeached Illinois Gov was accused trying? |
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MasonJar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
139. Why isn't this getting exposure? The Pugs got rid of the top NY investigator |
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