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Mon Jun-06-05 11:54 AM
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| 50. Thompson isn't a great actor, but he'll do, I guess. |
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Can't say he distinguished himself much as a U.S. Senator, but there've been worse.
He was minority council for the Senate Watergate Commmittee, and rose to stature thru that.
He might be tough to deal with on a GOP ticket.
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| -Say McCain wins the GOP nomination in 08. Pick his VP. |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-06-05 02:34 AM |
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Chuck Hagel |
JI7 |
Jun-06-05 02:34 AM |
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Hagel is a definite possibility, JI7. It would draw a lot of -- |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-06-05 02:38 AM |
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Then the Dems better take Clark/Kennedy 08'. |
AX10 |
Jun-06-05 12:56 PM |
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That would be a hell of an interesting ticket, AX10. |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-06-05 10:24 PM |
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Al Jolson |
ConsAreLiars |
Jun-06-05 02:41 AM |
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Al Jolson. I admit that would be a startling choice. |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-06-05 02:44 AM |
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How can anyone match his beloved? |
Bluebear |
Jun-06-05 02:36 AM |
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O man, that picture is revolting, isn't it? |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-06-05 02:39 AM |
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Talk about the "Stockholm Syndrome." |
Kurovski |
Jun-06-05 02:56 AM |
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It is sad. |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-06-05 03:13 AM |
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Barney |
lonestarnot |
Jun-06-05 02:37 AM |
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Are we talking Barney -- Bush's pooch or Barney the -- |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-06-05 02:40 AM |
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dat purple ting! |
lonestarnot |
Jun-06-05 04:48 PM |
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Well there ya go. Barney the dinosaur it is. |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-06-05 07:39 PM |
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Well as far as looks, I think he out paces all of them. |
lonestarnot |
Jun-06-05 10:51 PM |
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No argument there. |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-07-05 03:22 AM |
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Can we NOT be ridiculous? |
aquart |
Jun-06-05 02:58 AM |
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You might want to check out the May 30th issue of THE NEW YORKER. |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-06-05 03:05 AM |
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No. n/t |
sfexpat2000 |
Jun-06-05 03:49 AM |
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I picked Barbour because he will just sink the ticket. |
autorank |
Jun-06-05 03:03 AM |
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I sure like your scenario, autorank. A lot. |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-06-05 03:07 AM |
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"Odious" is the right word. I'm glad Dean is doing "grass roots"... |
autorank |
Jun-06-05 03:16 AM |
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Yes. He got to be one of the most potent puke-inducers of all time. |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-06-05 03:23 AM |
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I'd probably say Graham |
FreedomAngel82 |
Jun-06-05 03:04 AM |
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Fair enough. I'd like him as my neighbor but can't cast a vote for him |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-06-05 03:09 AM |
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I voted other |
Yupster |
Jun-06-05 03:04 AM |
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Some of the other DUers from Texas are saying that ol' Kay Bailey |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-06-05 03:11 AM |
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I'd say it would be Frist |
tishaLA |
Jun-06-05 03:09 AM |
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Graham is gay? Good lord I didn't know that. |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-06-05 03:12 AM |
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Not just gay. |
tishaLA |
Jun-06-05 03:25 AM |
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OK, now hold it. Where have I been? |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-06-05 03:28 AM |
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Oh mea culpa |
tishaLA |
Jun-06-05 03:33 AM |
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Graham being gay is news to me. If it's true, then I would have to |
Nothing Without Hope |
Jun-06-05 03:37 AM |
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You're right -- it would go down kinda sour in years when GOP Nazis |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-06-05 03:42 AM |
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First I've heard of it too. I'm taking it with a large grain of salt for |
Nothing Without Hope |
Jun-06-05 12:47 PM |
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Boy, I was totally out of that loop of info. I've never heard this before |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-06-05 03:39 AM |
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I think this isn't unknown |
tishaLA |
Jun-06-05 03:49 AM |
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Well, I hope Graham and other Republicans are rejected by voters on -- |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-06-05 03:56 AM |
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I dunno if he's gay but he's always reminded me of Jim Nabors. |
Fridays Child |
Jun-06-05 03:39 AM |
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God. Jim Nabors. There's a blast from the past. |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-06-05 03:40 AM |
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(Shhh. Me, too) |
Fridays Child |
Jun-06-05 03:56 AM |
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;) -- I won't tell a soul! |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-06-05 03:57 AM |
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I went with Fred Thompson: celebrity appeal, name recognition, |
BlueIris |
Jun-06-05 03:13 AM |
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Good points all around, BlueIris. |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-06-05 03:15 AM |
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Which kind of makes me wonder...what dirt can we get on Fred? |
BlueIris |
Jun-06-05 07:23 AM |
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Thompson isn't a great actor, but he'll do, I guess. |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-06-05 11:54 AM |
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Walden O'Dell |
AndyTiedye |
Jun-06-05 03:23 AM |
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It's true they owe him bigtime, AndyTiedye. What a devious |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-06-05 03:25 AM |
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Why wouldn't it possible.... |
larissa |
Jun-06-05 03:41 AM |
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You are probably right, larissa -- McCain is not a fool politically -- |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-06-05 03:44 AM |
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One scenario that might play out is that McCain would wrap up the |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-06-05 04:14 AM |
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Oh the Right will not vote for him. He did his duty |
izzie |
Jun-06-05 04:31 AM |
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Your point is strong because it also reminds voters that -- |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-06-05 11:55 AM |
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Cheney is a Dick |
CanOfWhoopAss |
Jun-06-05 05:14 AM |
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McCain/Satan |
billbuckhead |
Jun-06-05 05:17 AM |
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Who cares McCain is an idiot, chimp lap dog. So how about Sanctorum! |
dandrhesse |
Jun-06-05 05:58 AM |
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I have a feeling -- a bad feeling -- that McCain will grab the GOP -- |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-06-05 11:57 AM |
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Ho Chi Minh's boy, the Bush team said in 2000? |
Hubert Flottz |
Jun-06-05 06:37 AM |
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Agree -- a total sell-out. It made me sick to see it, even from the -- |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-06-05 11:59 AM |
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A deal was struck or a threat was made! |
Hubert Flottz |
Jun-06-05 06:03 PM |
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Holy Joe Lieberman |
One_Life_To_Give |
Jun-06-05 06:55 AM |
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Could be. Joe might be jonesin' for an appointment in a GOP |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-06-05 12:02 PM |
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Rick Santorum, Tom Delay or Pat Robertson. |
UdoKier |
Jun-06-05 12:12 PM |
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'Worm' works for me -- and I'm talking about his voting record first -- |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-06-05 12:30 PM |
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Kerry? |
Truth Hurts A Lot |
Jun-06-05 12:57 PM |
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That would be a strange turn of events. John Kerry offered McCain |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-06-05 07:43 PM |
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Mort Neff |
Snotcicles |
Jun-06-05 06:23 PM |
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Help me out here, Snotcicles. |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-06-05 07:43 PM |
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A conservative like... |
nickshepDEM |
Jun-06-05 06:24 PM |
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Very plausible, nickshepDEM. |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-06-05 07:45 PM |
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Well, you know that he'd have to pick some fascist to "balance" the ticket |
BullGooseLoony |
Jun-06-05 07:45 PM |
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Hi, BullgooseLoony. You paint a perilous landscape but there's |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-06-05 08:33 PM |
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With as much TV as most Americans watch, Fred Thompson is the shoe-in. |
Joebert |
Jun-06-05 10:26 PM |
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LOL. Yeah. Fred could play that to big advantage. |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-07-05 03:25 AM |
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Someone Karl Rove has in his pocket |
aint_no_life_nowhere |
Jun-06-05 11:08 PM |
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Yes. Rove probably isn't going to settle for a commentator's role on FOX. |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-07-05 03:26 AM |
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Zell (F***ing) Miller |
The Whiskey Priest |
Jun-06-05 11:10 PM |
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O god. You might be right, but let's hope that doesn't happen. |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-07-05 03:28 AM |
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(Hopefully former) Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania |
Hippo_Tron |
Jun-06-05 11:34 PM |
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I can almost hear McCain's brain telling him he needs to pick |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-07-05 03:30 AM |
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A feature piece in the May 30th issue of THE NEW YORKER on McCain |
Old Crusoe |
Jun-07-05 06:36 AM |
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