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Wed Sep-14-11 07:57 AM
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| 102. It's not so much "take" when they already had the seat |
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NV-2 became empty when Ensign's replacement was appointed. It was already a Republican seat in a R+5 district.
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| -GOP's Bob Turner wins special election for Anthony Weiner's NY congressional seat |
SpankMe |
Sep-13-11 11:02 PM |
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all I have to say... |
dennis4868 |
Sep-13-11 11:04 PM |
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idiots in the district and idiots in the dem party leadership. |
sethgrogen |
Sep-13-11 11:28 PM |
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We are not stuck voting for Obama. There is still a primary. |
No Elephants |
Sep-16-11 04:13 AM |
#139 |
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temp |
sweetapogee |
Sep-14-11 08:22 AM |
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Throwing out the baby with the bathwater? |
MB149 |
Sep-15-11 11:32 AM |
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SHITTY race, SHITTY issues, SHITTY candidates, just SHITTY. The people are the losers. |
RBInMaine |
Sep-13-11 11:07 PM |
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real Democratic leadership would help |
Skittles |
Sep-13-11 11:16 PM |
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Epic fail there. People aren't as afraid of Teapubs as we were hoping. |
tblue |
Sep-14-11 12:54 AM |
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We stand for the gradual, egalitarian improvement of American living standards |
tcaudilllg |
Sep-14-11 03:00 AM |
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But we are not so gradually caving to massive eroding of all of those. n/t |
kickysnana |
Sep-14-11 05:49 AM |
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What is "behavioral regulation"? |
toopers |
Sep-15-11 08:04 AM |
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I agree... But... |
MB149 |
Sep-15-11 11:41 AM |
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Hounding Weiner out of office was very much an organized Democratic effort. |
No Elephants |
Sep-16-11 03:42 AM |
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LOL |
No Elephants |
Sep-16-11 04:17 AM |
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Right. And not only generic "people," but people who had been Democratic voters for a long time. |
No Elephants |
Sep-16-11 04:20 AM |
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You can blame the voters or the candidates all you want but the one to |
cstanleytech |
Sep-14-11 01:27 AM |
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Actually, we can also blame the leadership that forced Wiener out, despite |
jeff47 |
Sep-14-11 07:52 AM |
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Bingo. n/t |
QC |
Sep-14-11 08:00 AM |
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Wasnt Wiener the one that called those press conferences? |
cstanleytech |
Sep-14-11 12:21 PM |
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And who exactly cared? |
jeff47 |
Sep-14-11 12:29 PM |
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Well clearly you didnt care that he was a douche bag |
cstanleytech |
Sep-14-11 05:07 PM |
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Yes...my complaint is such people were too busy clutching their pearls to find out |
jeff47 |
Sep-14-11 07:43 PM |
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Did you join Republicans in demanding Clinton's impeachment? What he did |
No Elephants |
Sep-16-11 02:41 AM |
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I imagine that's only relevant |
LanternWaste |
Sep-15-11 08:41 AM |
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Please see Reply 127. |
No Elephants |
Sep-16-11 02:48 AM |
#128 |
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You're clutching at straws. Who called the press conferences is an irrelevant straw man. |
No Elephants |
Sep-16-11 03:57 AM |
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Oh well |
vercetti2021 |
Sep-13-11 11:08 PM |
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I'm mad at Weiner all over again. His ego lost us a voice. |
gateley |
Sep-13-11 11:10 PM |
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..... |
emilyg |
Sep-13-11 11:14 PM |
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Yep. Always blame the victim. |
aquart |
Sep-13-11 11:33 PM |
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how is he the victim when he chose to do that stupid stuff |
alp227 |
Sep-13-11 11:56 PM |
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Democrats did more than turn their backs. One after another appeared on TV every day until Weiner |
No Elephants |
Sep-14-11 01:39 AM |
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+1,000 |
girl_interrupted |
Sep-14-11 04:11 AM |
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HE WAS STALKED. He was targeted. |
aquart |
Sep-14-11 05:57 AM |
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He was also forced to lie repeatedly to his constituents, his peers and the people |
LanternWaste |
Sep-15-11 08:46 AM |
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Finally! |
MB149 |
Sep-15-11 11:49 AM |
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Baloney. |
No Elephants |
Sep-16-11 03:27 AM |
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Anyone with an ounce of empathy can at least understand why he lied. He never lied under oath. |
No Elephants |
Sep-16-11 03:09 AM |
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What happened is that he acted irresponsibly when he knew |
gateley |
Sep-14-11 01:06 AM |
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If a Republican had done what Weiner did and had to resign |
bornskeptic |
Sep-14-11 05:26 AM |
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Still totally and completely missing the point. And the crime. |
aquart |
Sep-14-11 05:49 AM |
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Baloney. And let's stick with facts, rather than pretending we know what other posters would do in |
No Elephants |
Sep-16-11 03:35 AM |
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VICTIM?! |
Arkana |
Sep-14-11 05:42 PM |
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He should have stayed in office |
Wabbajack_ |
Sep-13-11 11:48 PM |
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He should have kept his honker in his pants. |
TheCowsCameHome |
Sep-14-11 12:00 AM |
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I don't even care about that -- He should have kept his |
gateley |
Sep-14-11 01:10 AM |
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And there should be world peace. The issue is, given the reality, should |
No Elephants |
Sep-14-11 01:35 AM |
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Adulterer. |
aquart |
Sep-14-11 05:52 AM |
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We have proof only as to Clinton, whom, surprisingly, you omitted. |
No Elephants |
Sep-16-11 03:04 AM |
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I agree, I wanted him to stay. But that's not what happened |
gateley |
Sep-14-11 01:09 AM |
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Please see Replies 57 and 58. |
No Elephants |
Sep-14-11 02:03 AM |
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Turner is the newest Rep because Weiner resigned. |
gateley |
Sep-14-11 09:20 AM |
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He was hounded to resign publicly and, if we saw so much of that daily on TV and in papers, |
No Elephants |
Sep-16-11 02:50 AM |
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Only a stoned idiot would've wanted Weiner's resignation. |
tblue |
Sep-14-11 12:37 AM |
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I didn't want him to resign. Is it too much to ask a public |
gateley |
Sep-14-11 01:12 AM |
#47 |
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+1 |
girl_interrupted |
Sep-14-11 01:24 AM |
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Great role model - |
TheCowsCameHome |
Sep-14-11 08:41 AM |
#105 |
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+1 |
Maven |
Sep-14-11 12:08 PM |
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If Anthony didn't have the 'little man' complex... |
HDPaulG |
Sep-14-11 01:09 AM |
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I can't analyze him, but I do think that all the power and |
gateley |
Sep-14-11 01:14 AM |
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Plenty of blame to go around. Please see Replies 57, 58 and 60. |
No Elephants |
Sep-14-11 02:25 AM |
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Mad about what, for pete's sake? |
LadyHawkAZ |
Sep-14-11 01:19 AM |
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+1 |
Behind the Aegis |
Sep-14-11 01:23 AM |
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Mad that he used his name, didn't hide his face and use judment |
gateley |
Sep-14-11 01:26 AM |
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Belated welcome to DU. |
No Elephants |
Sep-14-11 02:33 AM |
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It's a personal issue. YMMV |
LadyHawkAZ |
Sep-14-11 02:29 PM |
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I am not at all a perfect person. |
No Elephants |
Sep-16-11 03:13 AM |
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Well |
ProSense |
Sep-13-11 11:12 PM |
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Not shocking |
jpbollma |
Sep-13-11 11:16 PM |
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The differences between religious fundamentalists is nominal. |
Dawson Leery |
Sep-13-11 11:21 PM |
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Not neccessarily |
Wabbajack_ |
Sep-13-11 11:41 PM |
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Well, here's the kicker. The day afterr Turner was elected, I read an OP article on DU saying |
No Elephants |
Sep-16-11 03:50 AM |
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Maybe, maybe not. |
No Elephants |
Sep-16-11 04:46 AM |
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Weiner should not have been run out of office. |
No Elephants |
Sep-13-11 11:15 PM |
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basically, the same thing he did to Helen Thomas |
Adenoid_Hynkel |
Sep-13-11 11:25 PM |
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Sep-13-11 11:27 PM |
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Momzeitim. |
jmodden |
Sep-13-11 11:31 PM |
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Weiner was not the only one who claimed Thomas was anti-Jewish because of her remarks. |
No Elephants |
Sep-14-11 01:32 AM |
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Too bad... |
SoapBox |
Sep-13-11 11:16 PM |
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great. This is a PR disaster. We get NY-26, Repugs get NY-9. n/t |
Pryderi |
Sep-13-11 11:17 PM |
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Here is AP's report, via Seattle PI. |
Psephos |
Sep-13-11 11:22 PM |
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No biggie |
ChandlerJr |
Sep-13-11 11:26 PM |
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Actually, yes there is |
Leonardo Da Biker |
Sep-14-11 01:01 AM |
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Perhaps Chandler opted to omit the sarcasm emote? |
No Elephants |
Sep-14-11 02:23 AM |
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They took NV as well........ |
Grassy Knoll |
Sep-13-11 11:29 PM |
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Yup, Amodei is winning by 20 points. If you think it's bad in Reno come to Elko. n/t |
totodeinhere |
Sep-13-11 11:35 PM |
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Looks like |
Wabbajack_ |
Sep-13-11 11:44 PM |
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It's not so much "take" when they already had the seat |
jeff47 |
Sep-14-11 07:57 AM |
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More 11-Dimensional Bull$h!t Chess Games: |
blkmusclmachine |
Sep-13-11 11:51 PM |
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I'm sick of your cynicism. |
tcaudilllg |
Sep-14-11 12:23 AM |
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Drudge Report Headline: |
Grassy Knoll |
Sep-13-11 11:59 PM |
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Read something similar here; though not as obvious or crass. |
Behind the Aegis |
Sep-14-11 12:01 AM |
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Deleted message |
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Sep-14-11 12:25 AM |
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You think it is? |
Behind the Aegis |
Sep-14-11 12:46 AM |
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I think Benji Neti has something other than America's interest at heart. n/t |
tcaudilllg |
Sep-14-11 02:46 AM |
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And he is not voting, now is he? (Nor is he orthodox.) |
Behind the Aegis |
Sep-14-11 02:48 AM |
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He's the one benefitting from the community's tough stance with Obama, regardless. |
tcaudilllg |
Sep-14-11 02:54 AM |
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Your remarks are beyond absurd and reek of "Jew conspiracy." |
Behind the Aegis |
Sep-14-11 02:59 AM |
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I don't have one. |
tcaudilllg |
Sep-14-11 03:05 AM |
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Do you even have a lick of proof? |
Behind the Aegis |
Sep-14-11 03:07 AM |
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What that the con Dem wants subordination to Israel? It's what he requested. |
tcaudilllg |
Sep-14-11 03:09 AM |
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Let's see the proof, not your "claim." |
Behind the Aegis |
Sep-14-11 03:09 AM |
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You're ignored. |
tcaudilllg |
Sep-14-11 04:03 AM |
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And you're not. |
Behind the Aegis |
Sep-14-11 04:10 AM |
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David Weprin (D) is an Orthodox Jew |
girl_interrupted |
Sep-14-11 01:22 AM |
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He can be an orthodox jew if he wants. |
tcaudilllg |
Sep-14-11 02:44 AM |
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Seperation of church and state, remember? Let us not by hypocrites and look the other way when Dems |
tcaudilllg |
Sep-14-11 02:44 AM |
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And how has he done that? |
Behind the Aegis |
Sep-14-11 02:50 AM |
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Sound policy before faith? Sounds like a winner. |
tcaudilllg |
Sep-14-11 03:07 AM |
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That "wooshing" sound is the point going over your head. |
Behind the Aegis |
Sep-14-11 03:09 AM |
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But that one particular district is heavily Orthodox Jewish. Don't they get to vote |
kelly1mm |
Sep-14-11 02:38 AM |
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Hmm... why would a single district have most of the state's Orthodox Jews? |
tcaudilllg |
Sep-14-11 02:42 AM |
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So Orthodox Jews shouldn't get to vote? |
Behind the Aegis |
Sep-14-11 02:51 AM |
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Do you really think they have a district all to themselves just by chance? n/t |
tcaudilllg |
Sep-14-11 03:08 AM |
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They don't. Well, except in your imgination. |
Behind the Aegis |
Sep-14-11 03:10 AM |
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Who the fuck are you |
leftynyc |
Sep-14-11 04:30 AM |
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Finally, the founders never dreamed that congressional votes |
tcaudilllg |
Sep-14-11 02:50 AM |
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You think all of them voted in the interest of Israel? |
Behind the Aegis |
Sep-14-11 02:53 AM |
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The Democratic candidate may have been pro-Israel |
Spider Jerusalem |
Sep-16-11 03:49 AM |
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Shouldn't the voters of that district get to decide what is important to them |
kelly1mm |
Sep-14-11 02:56 AM |
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Presumably powerful foreign lobbies are to avoided |
tcaudilllg |
Sep-14-11 03:12 AM |
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Adn which foreign lobby |
leftynyc |
Sep-14-11 04:31 AM |
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Ignored. |
tcaudilllg |
Sep-14-11 01:39 PM |
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Just as I expected |
leftynyc |
Sep-14-11 02:29 PM |
#113 |
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Yes, Same way Rangel's district brought him back despite calls from Dems to resign |
girl_interrupted |
Sep-14-11 04:36 AM |
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Since both candidates are pro Israel, I think the marriage vote is what |
kelly1mm |
Sep-14-11 02:59 AM |
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Deleted message |
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Sep-14-11 03:13 AM |
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Trouble is, Dems lost in Nevada too |
girl_interrupted |
Sep-14-11 03:57 AM |
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Why don't we just only have special elections? |
ProgressoDem |
Sep-14-11 12:10 AM |
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Dems stayed home because of a shitty candidate... why does this sound familiar... |
Fearless |
Sep-14-11 12:24 AM |
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Dems need to stop staying home, especially when the alleged alternative is |
No Elephants |
Sep-14-11 01:55 AM |
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How do we fix the problems currently going on in this country? |
BlueStater |
Sep-14-11 12:37 AM |
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Yeah that. And keep doing what we're doing. |
tblue |
Sep-14-11 12:44 AM |
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If there is no presidential primary |
Leonardo Da Biker |
Sep-14-11 01:05 AM |
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This may very well potend the future election. |
Kablooie |
Sep-14-11 01:06 AM |
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This may very well potend the future election. |
Kablooie |
Sep-14-11 01:06 AM |
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You're right -- the party that's in power either benefits or pays the price. |
gateley |
Sep-14-11 01:28 AM |
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That's only how it goes if people are unhappy. We had almost unbroken |
No Elephants |
Sep-14-11 02:31 AM |
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When they're happy they keep those in power. Look at the |
gateley |
Sep-14-11 09:28 AM |
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Well thank god we forced him to resign. |
JoeyT |
Sep-14-11 09:43 AM |
#108 |
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So where is our progressive majority? |
andym |
Sep-14-11 05:34 PM |
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I clicked on both those links and got "web page could not be found." |
No Elephants |
Sep-16-11 04:39 AM |
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Obama might have a bad approval rating in the district, but if Anthony Weiner hadn't |
Arkana |
Sep-14-11 05:41 PM |
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It was consensual; stupid, but Weiner had enough support |
socialshockwave |
Sep-14-11 06:07 PM |
#119 |
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Weiner texted, but he wanted to keep his seat and his voters wanted him. Please see Reply 60 |
No Elephants |
Sep-16-11 04:59 AM |
#144 |
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