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Wed Apr-26-06 05:22 PM
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| 66. It depends on the theocrats during the primaries. If they show, |
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they will push for someone more to their liking. If they don't he could win the party nomination, but the theocrats could sit on their hands come Nov 2008. Of course he could pull a McCain and drink the Kool Aide.
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| -Can Giuliani survive the GOP primaries to become the GOP nominee in 08? |
Old Crusoe |
Apr-26-06 04:04 AM |
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NO |
ps1074 |
Apr-26-06 04:14 AM |
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Ok, that's a direct-enough response, ps1074. Say... isn't that |
Old Crusoe |
Apr-26-06 04:19 AM |
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Gracious, |
Ecumenist |
Apr-26-06 05:42 AM |
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Well, I'm not SWEARING it was Bernie. But it did LOOK like Bernie. |
Old Crusoe |
Apr-26-06 05:45 AM |
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Agreed - no |
Yupster |
Apr-26-06 01:31 PM |
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No, I don't think so at this point. |
Ecumenist |
Apr-26-06 04:15 AM |
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I wondered the same, Ecumenist. Do you mean Bernard Kerik? I |
Old Crusoe |
Apr-26-06 04:22 AM |
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Yep, Bernard Kerik... |
Ecumenist |
Apr-26-06 05:40 AM |
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No. He won't cozy up to Falwell & Gang. |
alphafemale |
Apr-26-06 04:34 AM |
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True. And even if he did, it would look really gross. I'm being |
Old Crusoe |
Apr-26-06 04:47 AM |
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McCain doing it is gross too. Never thought I'd see that. |
alphafemale |
Apr-26-06 05:04 AM |
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Yes. Especially after the way McCain talked about Falwell and |
Old Crusoe |
Apr-26-06 05:21 AM |
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It'll never happen. |
CGrantt57 |
Apr-26-06 04:36 AM |
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A huge obstacle for him. There's a gigantic contingency of GOP |
Old Crusoe |
Apr-26-06 05:11 AM |
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didn't he have prostate cancer too? |
bigscott |
Apr-26-06 06:22 AM |
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Yes. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in an early stage and |
Old Crusoe |
Apr-26-06 03:01 PM |
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Kerry had prostate cancer also, don't think that is a factor anymore |
BigYawn |
Apr-26-06 08:46 PM |
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A list or series of "two words" regarding Giuliani |
no_hypocrisy |
Apr-26-06 07:24 AM |
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You make a VERY deft point about Giuliani by raising the name of |
Old Crusoe |
Apr-26-06 12:37 PM |
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Dems could beat the living Hell out of Rudy with these two cases. |
AX10 |
Apr-26-06 04:58 PM |
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No way in hell |
DemGirl7 |
Apr-26-06 08:07 AM |
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It's hard for us to imagine Giuliani being liberal at all, but you are |
Old Crusoe |
Apr-26-06 12:39 PM |
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No. He is way too moderate for the neocon vision of a perfect candidate. |
Beware the Beast Man |
Apr-26-06 08:09 AM |
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I think he may take a few Eastern or New England primaries, but only |
Old Crusoe |
Apr-26-06 12:40 PM |
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My 30-ish neocon scum pin stripe neighbor has donated to Rudy. |
displacedtexan |
Apr-26-06 08:26 AM |
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I've run into people like that, too, displacedtexan. Kinda frightening, |
Old Crusoe |
Apr-26-06 12:41 PM |
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Yeah, despite the fact that the right wing was trying to make |
zbdent |
Apr-26-06 10:36 AM |
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Hi, zbdent. You are one of the brave souls answering in the affirmative. |
Old Crusoe |
Apr-26-06 12:43 PM |
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You forget . . . they will do anything to win |
zbdent |
Apr-26-06 07:03 PM |
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Don't worry. I'm not underestimating the skullduggery that can be |
Old Crusoe |
Apr-26-06 08:18 PM |
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No |
Bluesplayer |
Apr-26-06 12:44 PM |
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my Republican neighbor thinks so |
paulk |
Apr-26-06 12:49 PM |
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It would be good for the Republicans if they could minimize the |
Old Crusoe |
Apr-26-06 02:56 PM |
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Not gonna happen. |
Dulcinea |
Apr-26-06 01:07 PM |
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Right. I don't think Rudy will ever have that good-ol-boy thing down. |
Old Crusoe |
Apr-26-06 02:57 PM |
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Not unless he drastically changes his positions on |
Freddie Stubbs |
Apr-26-06 01:10 PM |
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And he needed those more moderate positions to get elected in NYC. |
Old Crusoe |
Apr-26-06 03:00 PM |
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Can he? Certainly. Is he likely to? Probably not. n/t |
SteppingRazor |
Apr-26-06 01:41 PM |
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Notta chance |
Husb2Sparkly |
Apr-26-06 03:00 PM |
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How viable do you feel he might be as a vice presidential nominee? |
Old Crusoe |
Apr-26-06 03:03 PM |
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I think Giuliani is sorta their |
Husb2Sparkly |
Apr-26-06 04:28 PM |
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You may be right about the 9/11 film. The farther away we are from |
Old Crusoe |
Apr-26-06 04:33 PM |
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No |
JohnKleeb |
Apr-26-06 03:02 PM |
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All key points. Howdy, JohnKleeb. I hear you on the Iowa caucuses |
Old Crusoe |
Apr-26-06 03:07 PM |
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Iowa Caucus Republican voters tend to be Christian Right members |
JohnKleeb |
Apr-26-06 03:12 PM |
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Yep -- Buchanan did win the New Hampshire primary. |
Old Crusoe |
Apr-26-06 03:20 PM |
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Hagel would be tough |
JohnKleeb |
Apr-26-06 03:44 PM |
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Good point on Hagel as a neighbor to Iowa. He could stand in those |
Old Crusoe |
Apr-26-06 03:55 PM |
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Met him last year as part of something I did in poli sci |
JohnKleeb |
Apr-26-06 03:59 PM |
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anti-gun |
madville |
Apr-26-06 03:29 PM |
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Thanks and yeah |
JohnKleeb |
Apr-26-06 03:42 PM |
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I want to say no |
TheFarseer |
Apr-26-06 03:35 PM |
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Money talks in politics, that's true. It can mean little or a hell of a |
Old Crusoe |
Apr-26-06 03:58 PM |
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I doubt it. Robertson has already said he cannot recommend |
napi21 |
Apr-26-06 03:42 PM |
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Yep. And I'm not sure what could be offered to persuade the fundies to |
Old Crusoe |
Apr-26-06 03:56 PM |
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I heard Robertson say otherwise actually |
JohnKleeb |
Apr-26-06 04:00 PM |
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John, if you met Pat Robertson, all I can say is I'm glad you made it out |
Old Crusoe |
Apr-26-06 04:04 PM |
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No I read the papers how I got that news |
JohnKleeb |
Apr-26-06 04:12 PM |
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Well, you will as the year goes on, I bet. This is going to be a real |
Old Crusoe |
Apr-26-06 04:22 PM |
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Semester ends next friday |
JohnKleeb |
Apr-26-06 04:32 PM |
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Well, good luck on that hunt. I predict good things ahead. |
Old Crusoe |
Apr-26-06 04:39 PM |
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I heard him say he liked Rudy, and he did a fantastic job in NY |
napi21 |
Apr-26-06 05:29 PM |
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Are you SERIOUS Crusoe? |
larissa |
Apr-26-06 04:29 PM |
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I'm at my very best when I'm SERIOUS, larissa. |
Old Crusoe |
Apr-26-06 04:32 PM |
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I had forgotten that |
JohnKleeb |
Apr-26-06 04:33 PM |
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And don't forget that he announced his divorce from Donna Hanover |
NYCGirl |
Apr-26-06 04:47 PM |
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The hard-core GOP base will never support him with his.... |
AX10 |
Apr-26-06 04:50 PM |
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I'd love to see the GOP fractured over who is the truer Republican. |
Old Crusoe |
Apr-26-06 05:08 PM |
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That is too possible. |
AX10 |
Apr-26-06 05:12 PM |
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You're not the first person to say that |
JohnKleeb |
Apr-26-06 07:07 PM |
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And it would be a hoot to watch, too! We're going to need a |
Old Crusoe |
Apr-26-06 08:19 PM |
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I think at least one of the two party's nominees will be a governor |
JohnKleeb |
Apr-26-06 08:53 PM |
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Yes. He could be a problem for us. Still, 06 is looking good and |
Old Crusoe |
Apr-26-06 09:20 PM |
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It depends on the theocrats during the primaries. If they show, |
alfredo |
Apr-26-06 05:22 PM |
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Hi, alfredo. Yeah. It probably does depend on how revved up the |
Old Crusoe |
Apr-26-06 06:25 PM |
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will they try to reassert their power come the primaries, or will |
alfredo |
Apr-26-06 06:43 PM |
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Interesting possibilities. I wonder if George Allen or Sam Brownback |
Old Crusoe |
Apr-26-06 06:50 PM |
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George Allen has gotten some press, but I don't know enough |
alfredo |
Apr-26-06 09:28 PM |
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Too much baggage |
childslibrarian |
Apr-26-06 06:28 PM |
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Really liked your signature, childslibrarian. Reminds me of a certain |
Old Crusoe |
Apr-26-06 06:52 PM |
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And this from the New York OBSERVER: |
Old Crusoe |
Apr-26-06 08:29 PM |
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