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many a good man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-15-06 11:58 PM
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94. What's he got other than charisma?
Let him run and show us what he's got.
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  -Should Obama run for President? Tiggeroshii  Nov-13-06 12:52 PM   #0 
  - He is too inexperienced at this point....  dragonkeep   Nov-13-06 12:54 PM   #1 
  - So Was Bush, Only  mntleo2   Nov-13-06 01:03 PM   #4 
  - Obama would be a good president in 2008  MurrayDelph   Nov-15-06 04:02 PM   #85 
  - So was Bush?  primative1   Nov-18-06 10:21 AM   #100 
  - I agree--he's only 47, what's the rush?  rocknation   Nov-13-06 06:22 PM   #26 
  - If I could recommend your post, I would. ; )  Progs Rock   Nov-15-06 01:18 AM   #68 
  - hmmm "experience" has accomplished so much in Washington these days  Raydawg1234   Nov-13-06 09:49 PM   #33 
  - Obama inexpeienced? -- Giuliani was the Mayor of N.Y. - (WTF?)  Imagevision   Nov-14-06 07:14 PM   #61 
  - Yes...  Bullet1987   Nov-15-06 05:54 PM   #86 
  - Abraham Lincoln...  SaveElmer   Nov-18-06 10:36 AM   #102 
  - imo inexperience should be a requirement...  BrokenBeyondRepair   Nov-18-06 04:04 PM   #106 
  - Why shouldn't he take a shot at the primaries? nt  Betsy Ross   Nov-13-06 12:54 PM   #2 
  - Exactly.  Tiggeroshii   Nov-13-06 12:55 PM   #3 
     - The people who don't want him to run are scared he'll actually win  BluegrassDem   Nov-13-06 01:07 PM   #6 
     - Nope. I'm not scared that he can win. I would love him as Pres someday...  cui bono   Nov-13-06 01:24 PM   #10 
     - That's not true; I'd work for him, vote for him if he were nominated  MODemocrat   Nov-13-06 03:53 PM   #21 
     - I agree ~ he has as much right to run as anyone else  goclark   Nov-15-06 01:15 AM   #67 
     - If the lowest of the incompetant (Bush) can be elected, there are NO rules!  Imagevision   Nov-15-06 08:11 PM   #89 
     - Obama should give it a shot, let the chips fall...  Imagevision   Nov-15-06 08:18 PM   #92 
  - How About This  greeneggs708   Nov-13-06 01:06 PM   #5 
  - 06 is done, right?  Tiggeroshii   Nov-13-06 01:08 PM   #7 
     - Nothing, you are right the election is 06 is over, we are now starting to  madmunchie   Nov-14-06 06:59 PM   #57 
  - Yes. In 2012. He isn't ready yet, folks  NOLADEM   Nov-13-06 01:13 PM   #8 
  - I disagree  ripple   Nov-13-06 10:33 PM   #44 
  - He is the Master of His Soul, not US  goclark   Nov-15-06 01:22 AM   #69 
     - Obama, the best that's come along since JFK and Clinton!!  Imagevision   Nov-15-06 10:13 PM   #93 
  - the qualifications are:  antifaschits   Nov-13-06 01:13 PM   #9 
  - Interesting... didn't know any of that. Will use The Goggle later. ;)  cui bono   Nov-13-06 01:27 PM   #11 
  - Interesting tin-foil perspective, but no sale.  ripple   Nov-13-06 10:02 PM   #35 
  - Bull. Get @@@@@@. Or better, get a chicago news paper  antifaschits   Nov-14-06 07:15 AM   #45 
     - I know I haven't seen evidence to back up your assertions  ripple   Nov-14-06 10:03 AM   #47 
        - I see this as a binary situation  antifaschits   Nov-14-06 03:44 PM   #55 
           - A 'binary situation'? How about a nuanced discussion?  ripple   Nov-14-06 10:49 PM   #64 
              - just as an aside,  antifaschits   Nov-15-06 06:23 AM   #78 
  - And Martin Luther King should not have dared to oppose  goclark   Nov-15-06 01:32 AM   #70 
     - Are you comparing Obama with ML King?  antifaschits   Nov-15-06 07:00 AM   #79 
        - They are both African American Public Figures  goclark   Nov-15-06 08:52 AM   #80 
  - Wrong on the viewpoints, wrong on the issues, wrong person...  TankLV   Nov-13-06 01:35 PM   #12 
  - I Want to WIN the Election  qwlauren35   Nov-13-06 01:51 PM   #13 
  - So he should just stay in his place until white people in Alabama and Mississippi chant his name?  beaconess   Nov-13-06 09:59 PM   #34 
     - Some people support an electoral strategy which requires  Telly Savalas   Nov-13-06 10:13 PM   #38 
     - That's hilarious.  qwlauren35   Nov-14-06 12:04 PM   #51 
     - It's hard to explain...  qwlauren35   Nov-14-06 11:59 AM   #50 
        - Sharpton and Keyes don't make me any more afraid of looking like a clown  beaconess   Nov-14-06 04:27 PM   #56 
           - I admit...  qwlauren35   Nov-17-06 12:36 PM   #95 
              - I hear what you're saying  beaconess   Nov-18-06 08:33 AM   #97 
  - I think he should.  rep the dems   Nov-13-06 02:08 PM   #14 
  - I'm a mixed bag on this.....  FrenchieCat   Nov-13-06 02:16 PM   #15 
  - No...if Ford couldn't win a lousy Senate seat in Tennessee...  hopein08   Nov-13-06 02:20 PM   #16 
  - So will Obama do any worse than Kerry?  BluegrassDem   Nov-13-06 02:38 PM   #17 
  - Kerry got 10-15 mil more votes than Gore and about 15-20mil more than Clinton.  blm   Nov-13-06 04:12 PM   #22 
  - I didn't say a word about Kerry in my first post...  hopein08   Nov-13-06 06:18 PM   #25 
  - agreed in theory, but...  CitizenLeft   Nov-13-06 02:50 PM   #19 
  - VP would be much better for Obama, I agree with that...  hopein08   Nov-13-06 06:27 PM   #27 
  - I am so sick of Black people being lumped together and forced to succeed or fail  beaconess   Nov-13-06 10:03 PM   #37 
  - Tennessee is pretty far off our electoral map for '08  Hippo_Tron   Nov-14-06 07:07 PM   #58 
  - Tennessee has become one of the most Republican states in the country  liberalpragmatist   Nov-15-06 02:00 AM   #75 
  - if he emulates the person he's most compared to...  CitizenLeft   Nov-13-06 02:46 PM   #18 
  - But JFK couldn't win because the nation just wasn't ready for a Catholic  Telly Savalas   Nov-13-06 10:18 PM   #39 
  - Speak Telly! Excellent example  goclark   Nov-15-06 01:47 AM   #72 
  - I don't think that Kennedy sought the nomination in 1956  Hippo_Tron   Nov-14-06 07:12 PM   #59 
     - And how do you know that is not Obama's thought too?  goclark   Nov-15-06 09:10 AM   #81 
  - Clark-Obama in 2008, Obama-? in 2016 (16 years of class!)  Larry in KC   Nov-13-06 03:23 PM   #20 
  - Works for me.  rocknation   Nov-13-06 06:28 PM   #28 
  - What has Clark done to be more qualified than Obama...  bigdarryl   Nov-15-06 04:39 AM   #76 
     - You've answered your own question  Jai4WKC08   Nov-15-06 10:58 AM   #82 
  - No. Not yet.  MrSlayer   Nov-13-06 04:20 PM   #23 
  - Depending on what Michelle (his wifey) thinks n/t  politicasista   Nov-13-06 04:35 PM   #24 
  - How come there's no "Hell No" option?  Infinite Hope   Nov-13-06 08:00 PM   #29 
  - Why the hell not?  AtomicKitten   Nov-13-06 08:03 PM   #30 
  - I would vote for him. n/t  Holloween   Nov-13-06 09:34 PM   #31 
  - With only 30% of DU'ers saying he should run, then that means he should.  mtnsnake   Nov-13-06 09:38 PM   #32 
  - they have visions of other candidates dancing in their heads  AtomicKitten   Nov-13-06 10:02 PM   #36 
     - It's so early those polls don't mean anything.  Telly Savalas   Nov-13-06 10:21 PM   #40 
     - I agree  ripple   Nov-13-06 10:22 PM   #41 
     - yep - the more the merrier  AtomicKitten   Nov-13-06 10:28 PM   #42 
     - That is it in a nutshell.  mtnsnake   Nov-14-06 08:17 AM   #46 
  - Yes, but not in '08 - so I chose "no".  Alexander   Nov-13-06 10:32 PM   #43 
  - No one currently in the Senate should run.  clichemoth   Nov-14-06 10:11 AM   #48 
  - I'm A Tad Suspicious  primative1   Nov-14-06 10:16 AM   #49 
  - You'll never be pleased with Obama  BluegrassDem   Nov-14-06 01:21 PM   #54 
  - Edwards/Obama in 2008, Obama for pres in 2016  jpwhite   Nov-14-06 12:04 PM   #52 
  - Two inexperience less than 1 term Senators don't deserve the  madmunchie   Nov-14-06 07:13 PM   #60 
  - Yes, but not in 2008  noonwitch   Nov-14-06 12:48 PM   #53 
  - Obama could have run right out of College and been better then Bush  Imagevision   Nov-14-06 07:19 PM   #62 
  - The inexperienced Obama opposed the Iraq War while our experienced  IndianaGreen   Nov-14-06 08:24 PM   #63 
  - Yes. He'll bring a valuable voice and perspective to the discussion.  1932   Nov-15-06 12:21 AM   #65 
  - Sure! W was inexperienced, stupid, addict, alcoholic. AWOL, and  upi402   Nov-15-06 12:28 AM   #66 
  - NO - NOT QUALIFIED  The Sushi Bandit   Nov-15-06 01:40 AM   #71 
  - Last time I checked he met the qualifications  goclark   Nov-15-06 01:51 AM   #74 
  - Sure, if he wants to. Why not? nt  Clarkie1   Nov-15-06 01:49 AM   #73 
  - Who is qualified for President that's my question  bigdarryl   Nov-15-06 04:50 AM   #77 
  - I voted yes, but not because I want to see him win the nomination  Jai4WKC08   Nov-15-06 11:16 AM   #83 
  - I think he should, in his own interest, the party's interest, and in the country's interest  Heaven and Earth   Nov-15-06 12:32 PM   #84 
  - End the Southern Strategy Now!  ellisonz   Nov-15-06 07:44 PM   #87 
  - Like him. bit too inexperienced, & too young  demo dutch   Nov-15-06 07:57 PM   #88 
  - Folks who say Obama is inexperienced, need to take another look at George W. Bush...!  Imagevision   Nov-15-06 08:14 PM   #90 
  - The Hillaristas see Obama as a threat to their queen-in-waiting  IndianaGreen   Nov-15-06 08:17 PM   #91 
  - Lieberman should run !  Catchawave   Nov-18-06 09:05 AM   #98 
  - What's he got other than charisma?  TorchesAndPitchforks   Nov-15-06 11:58 PM   #94 
  - I agree  Bullet1987   Nov-17-06 09:26 PM   #96 
  - Someone need to send Obama a copy of this poll.  Auntie Bush   Nov-18-06 09:42 AM   #99 
  - He can't run in 2012...  SaveElmer   Nov-18-06 10:26 AM   #101 
  - Of course he should. You have to start somewhere. They all do.  IsItJustMe   Nov-18-06 03:31 PM   #103 
  - Yes I like having choices in the primaries  Geek_Girl   Nov-18-06 04:00 PM   #104 
  - He should  thatsrightimirish   Nov-18-06 04:02 PM   #105 
 

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