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Mon Dec-17-07 07:02 PM
Response to Reply #69 |
| 74. Why do people say "rendezvous" instead of "meeting"? |
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Meeting is an English word. Why use a French one? Because it's more accurate?
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| -I Never Thought the Clinton Campaign Would Stoop to the Madrassa Low |
Bullet1987 |
Dec-17-07 05:23 PM |
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I agree; they're wading in the dregs now, it's transparent, and I hope |
babylonsister |
Dec-17-07 05:28 PM |
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If it's true that's what they're doing... |
annie1 |
Dec-17-07 05:55 PM |
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Kerrey supports Clinton; it's pretty obvious to me. Their campaign |
babylonsister |
Dec-17-07 05:58 PM |
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Kerrey lives in New York now .. does he want Hillary's senate seat? |
Hieronymus |
Dec-17-07 06:13 PM |
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That's interesting; I don't know. nt |
babylonsister |
Dec-17-07 06:18 PM |
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Ooh, nice one. That's some brainy s--t Edwards woulda thoughta! ... |
annie1 |
Dec-17-07 06:19 PM |
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Show me a link with Kerrey saying Obama went to a madrassa. |
rinsd |
Dec-17-07 05:29 PM |
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He said it on CNN not even an hour ago...but I'm sure it'll show |
Bullet1987 |
Dec-17-07 05:32 PM |
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Right here: |
geek tragedy |
Dec-17-07 05:41 PM |
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well, if it's true that they're doing it to be shady, i will write... |
annie1 |
Dec-17-07 05:53 PM |
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It was just on Hairball, and Tweets took Bob Kerrey to task |
48percenter |
Dec-18-07 12:44 AM |
#97 |
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Here's the link: |
K Gardner |
Dec-17-07 05:29 PM |
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That was his first mention. He did it again, and this time called the school |
NYCGirl |
Dec-17-07 05:34 PM |
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Never mind. |
TwilightZone |
Dec-17-07 05:29 PM |
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K Gardner gave you the link... |
elizm |
Dec-17-07 05:34 PM |
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of course that's what he intended |
sniffa |
Dec-17-07 05:33 PM |
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What's wrong with his comment? |
maddiejoan |
Dec-17-07 05:34 PM |
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and what's wrong with shrill? |
sniffa |
Dec-17-07 05:35 PM |
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The claim is that mentioning Hussein and madrassa makes it an attack. |
TwilightZone |
Dec-17-07 05:36 PM |
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Because to Obama supporters |
maddiejoan |
Dec-17-07 05:37 PM |
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To Obama supporters... |
TwilightZone |
Dec-17-07 05:41 PM |
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The MSM is driving this story, not supporters of Obama. |
K Gardner |
Dec-17-07 05:43 PM |
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is it 'true' that the school was a Madrass? No. is it true that Obama is a Muslim? No. |
JackORoses |
Dec-17-07 06:20 PM |
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Every school in Indonesia is a madrassa. |
TwilightZone |
Dec-17-07 06:36 PM |
#58 |
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Then why say Madrassa instead of School? There is a reason. |
JackORoses |
Dec-17-07 06:50 PM |
#64 |
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indeed |
goodhue |
Dec-17-07 06:55 PM |
#67 |
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"Hillary went to an American Madrassa" - not unless she went to school in an Arabic country. |
TwilightZone |
Dec-17-07 06:58 PM |
#71 |
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Oh come on! |
Andromeda |
Dec-18-07 03:54 AM |
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Precisely. |
Ignis |
Dec-18-07 04:07 PM |
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Who said Obama is a muslim? |
maddiejoan |
Dec-17-07 06:38 PM |
#59 |
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why use that word then if 'school' is just as applicable? |
JackORoses |
Dec-17-07 06:52 PM |
#65 |
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No |
maddiejoan |
Dec-17-07 06:56 PM |
#68 |
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you are as stubborn as your candidate |
JackORoses |
Dec-17-07 09:49 PM |
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Why is saying that his father and grandmother |
Andromeda |
Dec-18-07 03:59 AM |
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You think everybody is pretty stupid, huh? |
tabasco |
Dec-18-07 12:50 AM |
#98 |
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This is what the Clinton County co-Chair emailed out on Obama, circulating a debunked 2006 RW email |
Dems Will Win |
Dec-17-07 06:31 PM |
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and that e-mail is a piece of garbage and slander |
maddiejoan |
Dec-17-07 06:33 PM |
#56 |
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"What Bob Kerrey said is not slander." |
Yuugal |
Dec-17-07 07:46 PM |
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Then with all due respect |
maddiejoan |
Dec-17-07 08:16 PM |
#85 |
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I'm a racist now? |
Yuugal |
Dec-18-07 12:13 AM |
#94 |
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HUH? |
MattSh |
Dec-18-07 12:43 AM |
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racism |
Usrename |
Dec-18-07 07:15 AM |
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You mean.. besides the fact that its a lie? |
bunnies |
Dec-17-07 05:37 PM |
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Do you know what a madrassa is? |
maddiejoan |
Dec-17-07 05:38 PM |
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A madrassa isnt a public school as far as I know. |
bunnies |
Dec-17-07 05:42 PM |
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Yes and no. |
TwilightZone |
Dec-17-07 05:44 PM |
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ok I see... |
bunnies |
Dec-17-07 05:50 PM |
#29 |
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As you discovered, it's largely a matter of semantics. |
TwilightZone |
Dec-17-07 06:01 PM |
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But doesnt just using the arabic word inflame people... |
bunnies |
Dec-17-07 06:06 PM |
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If you take the statement at face value, Kerrey is bringing it up... |
TwilightZone |
Dec-17-07 06:16 PM |
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yes, and that's the point |
sniffa |
Dec-17-07 06:16 PM |
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exactly |
maddiejoan |
Dec-17-07 06:14 PM |
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You know what? |
bunnies |
Dec-17-07 06:30 PM |
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If Obama would only do THAT-- |
maddiejoan |
Dec-17-07 06:32 PM |
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you are and you aren't. But your more right than wrong. |
cali |
Dec-17-07 05:46 PM |
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see my post #29 above... |
bunnies |
Dec-17-07 05:52 PM |
#30 |
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why do Hillarites play dumb when they know exactly what is going on? |
JackORoses |
Dec-17-07 06:23 PM |
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I disagree with your premise |
maddiejoan |
Dec-17-07 06:29 PM |
#51 |
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if you aren't dumb, then you know exactly what the Clinton camp is doing |
JackORoses |
Dec-17-07 06:57 PM |
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I think the world you have chosen to live in -- |
maddiejoan |
Dec-17-07 07:07 PM |
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Pretend is |
zidzi |
Dec-17-07 07:13 PM |
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Obama did NOT attend a madrassa. |
geek tragedy |
Dec-17-07 05:42 PM |
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Madrassah means school |
maddiejoan |
Dec-17-07 05:44 PM |
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Come on, no one in America thinks about madrassas as public schools. nm |
TeamJordan23 |
Dec-17-07 06:01 PM |
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Then perhaps |
maddiejoan |
Dec-17-07 06:10 PM |
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It would certainly be an opportunity to do so. |
TwilightZone |
Dec-17-07 06:49 PM |
#63 |
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Nahhhhh |
maddiejoan |
Dec-17-07 06:54 PM |
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I have to admit - reading the quote, I'm a little amazed at the interpretations that have developed. |
TwilightZone |
Dec-17-07 07:00 PM |
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That's how I read it as well |
maddiejoan |
Dec-17-07 07:06 PM |
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why doesn't the Hillary camp assist him in educating people, rather than using it as political ammo |
JackORoses |
Dec-17-07 09:53 PM |
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It's a muslim school...which is still wrong |
Bullet1987 |
Dec-17-07 06:03 PM |
#37 |
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Madrassa is the Arabic word for any type of school |
TwilightZone |
Dec-17-07 06:19 PM |
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and "Allah" is the Arabic name for God |
Kucinich4America |
Dec-17-07 06:35 PM |
#57 |
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So, because of ignorance and stupidity, we're afraid of using accurate terms? |
TwilightZone |
Dec-17-07 06:44 PM |
#61 |
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"school" would have been the accurate term |
goodhue |
Dec-17-07 06:57 PM |
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no, no, no |
sniffa |
Dec-17-07 07:00 PM |
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Islam is a race? |
TwilightZone |
Dec-17-07 07:02 PM |
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i love your semantics |
sniffa |
Dec-17-07 07:05 PM |
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Semantics? |
TwilightZone |
Dec-17-07 07:07 PM |
#78 |
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no |
sniffa |
Dec-17-07 07:08 PM |
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You sound "anti-semantic" |
sellitman |
Dec-17-07 10:32 PM |
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Thanks for the laugh.... |
TwilightZone |
Dec-17-07 11:10 PM |
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Why do people say "rendezvous" instead of "meeting"? |
TwilightZone |
Dec-17-07 07:02 PM |
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Thats his October comment. Seems fine to me. I'd like to hear todays |
wlucinda |
Dec-17-07 05:48 PM |
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I think this will come back and really bite them. n/t |
monmouth |
Dec-17-07 05:34 PM |
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delete |
lvx35 |
Dec-17-07 05:35 PM |
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What Kerrey said cuts both ways |
Onlooker |
Dec-17-07 05:43 PM |
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"Besides, what Kerrey said is one of the reasons I support Obama" |
Tom Rinaldo |
Dec-17-07 05:58 PM |
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But Kerrey does not support Obama, he supports Hillary |
goodhue |
Dec-17-07 06:20 PM |
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I have got bad news for you: she's not done yet, and they are going lower. Much lower. |
Stop Cornyn |
Dec-17-07 05:43 PM |
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I don't like it but Obama better get used to it. |
Bonhomme Richard |
Dec-17-07 05:46 PM |
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I had planned to vote for Hillary if she wins the nomination.. |
ariesgem |
Dec-17-07 06:22 PM |
#49 |
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before you buy into it hook and sinker or whatever the phrase is... |
annie1 |
Dec-17-07 06:38 PM |
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Welcome aboard! |
rufus dog |
Dec-17-07 10:49 PM |
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I've given his comment a lot of thought... |
zulchzulu |
Dec-17-07 06:33 PM |
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Kerreys own words back in Oct: |
wlucinda |
Dec-17-07 06:46 PM |
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Hillary and Bill, push has come to shove, Obama causing Hil to return to New York and Bill knows it |
Franc_Lee |
Dec-17-07 08:12 PM |
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STOP THE PRESSES Someone said OBAMA'S NAME |
Evergreen Emerald |
Dec-17-07 08:14 PM |
#84 |
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What if they said "Don't vote for Obama because he is black"? It's true he is black, Is this fair? |
JackORoses |
Dec-17-07 11:42 PM |
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each election cycle you find out who are the true patriots |
rufus dog |
Dec-17-07 10:34 PM |
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Tell me about it... |
Me_Shell |
Dec-17-07 11:32 PM |
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They have been reading Karl Rove's book |
Quixote1818 |
Dec-18-07 12:17 AM |
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Clearly he must've written his kindergarten essay at the madrassa |
Hippo_Tron |
Dec-18-07 04:30 AM |
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Oh...My...God... |
progressoid |
Dec-18-07 07:26 AM |
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Call the whaaaambulance! The mean man said a bad thing! Whaaaaaaa!! |
MethuenProgressive |
Dec-18-07 07:31 AM |
#104 |
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Hillary has wanted this for a long time and wants to be President bad, |
EV_Ares |
Dec-18-07 05:40 PM |
#106 |
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I remember Bill Clinton going on the talk show circuit |
Geek_Girl |
Dec-18-07 05:54 PM |
#107 |
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Evidently MSNBC doesn't think it was an accident that the comments were made.. |
K Gardner |
Dec-18-07 05:56 PM |
#108 |
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