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ruggerson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 09:30 PM
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8. In name only
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  -Obama should not appoint any Repug to ANYTHING who is anti choice or anti GLBT rights ruggerson  May-21-08 09:25 PM   #0 
  - Amen.  SemiCharmedQuark   May-21-08 09:26 PM   #1 
  - If they arent appointed to a position where that impacts their decisions  DJ13   May-21-08 09:28 PM   #2 
  - Which positions aren't impacted by civil and human rights?  ruggerson   May-21-08 09:29 PM   #6 
  - Exactly. I see nothing wrong with Hagel head of the Department of Defense.  GarbagemanLB   May-21-08 09:29 PM   #7 
     - A lot of gay and lesbian servicemembers would disagree with you  ruggerson   May-21-08 09:32 PM   #12 
  - Er, Sam Nunn is a Democrat.  chascarrillo   May-21-08 09:28 PM   #3 
  - In name only  ruggerson   May-21-08 09:30 PM   #8 
  - No fan of Nunn, but he is a Democrat.  Warren Stupidity   May-21-08 09:29 PM   #4 
  - More of a Dixiecrat, actually.  QC   May-21-08 10:33 PM   #31 
  - Sam Nunn's actions on gays in the military were disgraceful  Hippo_Tron   May-22-08 01:34 AM   #81 
  - What's more telling is you thinking that would be a consideration.  AtomicKitten   May-21-08 09:29 PM   #5 
  - You don't think human rights should be a consideration?  ruggerson   May-21-08 09:31 PM   #10 
     - Nice swerve; very Clintonian of you.  AtomicKitten   May-21-08 09:35 PM   #17 
        - I guess you don't read that it's being bandied around in the press and here on DU  ruggerson   May-21-08 09:39 PM   #18 
           - You do realize when you post people can read it across the internets?  AtomicKitten   May-21-08 09:48 PM   #22 
           - I was  ruggerson   May-21-08 10:30 PM   #30 
              - You have supported both Clintons knowing full well they threw the LGBT community under the bus.  AtomicKitten   May-21-08 11:13 PM   #37 
                 - You see the world as  ruggerson   May-21-08 11:41 PM   #41 
                    - No, ruggerson, we are dealing with a failed candidate, your candidate, that is  AtomicKitten   May-21-08 11:49 PM   #44 
                       - What does that have to do with me suggesting that Barack shouldn't  ruggerson   May-22-08 12:02 AM   #48 
                       - The point is that this is a back-door clinton ad.  dailykoff   May-22-08 12:05 AM   #50 
                       - Listen  ruggerson   May-22-08 12:06 AM   #52 
                          - Listen rudolph, I'm not playing with you.  dailykoff   May-22-08 12:07 AM   #55 
                             - then don't  ruggerson   May-22-08 12:09 AM   #58 
                                - I was agreeing with AC.  dailykoff   May-22-08 12:10 AM   #60 
                                   - AK, not AC  ruggerson   May-22-08 12:14 AM   #62 
                       - get back to us when she concedes .......  AtomicKitten   May-22-08 12:07 AM   #54 
                          - Get back to me  ruggerson   May-22-08 12:10 AM   #59 
                             - That "anger" which is shared by many will subside when she concedes.  AtomicKitten   May-22-08 12:17 AM   #63 
                                - You seem to be in denial over the fact  ruggerson   May-22-08 12:23 AM   #65 
                                   - No, Hillary is in denial that Barack has won.  AtomicKitten   May-22-08 12:28 AM   #68 
                                      - You seem to be confusing  ruggerson   May-22-08 12:30 AM   #70 
                       - Yep, the reindeer games are getting old.  dailykoff   May-22-08 12:04 AM   #49 
                          - Still  ruggerson   May-22-08 12:05 AM   #51 
                             - Oh is that what it said?  dailykoff   May-22-08 12:07 AM   #53 
                                - your op's were locked  ruggerson   May-22-08 12:08 AM   #56 
                                   - Wrong again, yawn.  dailykoff   May-22-08 12:09 AM   #57 
                                      - we agree on that  ruggerson   May-22-08 12:10 AM   #61 
           - I second that.  papapi   May-21-08 10:05 PM   #24 
  - You could have stopped after the word Repug and I'd still agree.  Forkboy   May-21-08 09:31 PM   #9 
  - Agreed. And we also have to work on Obama to come around to full-blown marriage rights.  BlooInBloo   May-21-08 09:32 PM   #11 
  - Chuck Hagel would be great in some position in an Obama administration.  mmonk   May-21-08 09:32 PM   #13 
  - Justice, Defense and State  ruggerson   May-21-08 09:39 PM   #19 
  - Chuck Hagel has a 100% apprioval rating from the fucking (un)Christian Coalition  newmajority   May-21-08 09:42 PM   #20 
     - You can take that newmajority of yours and ....  thewiseguy   May-21-08 11:53 PM   #46 
        - Do you want Pat Robertson in Obama's cabinet??  newmajority   May-22-08 12:19 AM   #64 
  - I guess that eliminates Clinton too  berni_mccoy   May-21-08 09:33 PM   #14 
  - rofl  dailykoff   May-21-08 10:12 PM   #26 
  - It's Barack's choice.  Lucky 13   May-21-08 09:34 PM   #15 
  - I agree -- no Republican as veep. That would just be inane  TheDoorbellRang   May-21-08 09:34 PM   #16 
  - I agree.  FLDem5   May-21-08 09:43 PM   #21 
  - Nunn makes everything suspicious.  OHdem10   May-21-08 09:57 PM   #23 
  - At least 35% of the Democratic Party core constituency is GLBT or their supporters...  papapi   May-21-08 10:11 PM   #25 
  - I trust Obama won't be picking any geezers who aren't au courant  Mimosa   May-21-08 10:14 PM   #27 
  - I favor appolinting Repubs to posts where their ideological defects will have no effect when the  Stop Cornyn   May-21-08 10:16 PM   #28 
  - that leaves  ruggerson   May-21-08 11:03 PM   #33 
     - I could see a pro-environment Repub as secretary of the interior. Even if he or she was anti-choice,  Stop Cornyn   May-21-08 11:42 PM   #42 
  - he taught constitution law and was a civil right attorney so why worry?  Lord Helmet   May-21-08 10:21 PM   #29 
  - No Republicans PERIOD. PERIOD. What are we, chumps?!  WinkyDink   May-21-08 10:40 PM   #32 
  - i agree that obama should NOT put Hagel on his ticket.  Elrond Hubbard   May-21-08 11:07 PM   #34 
  - I'm not motivated by either of those two people but you can't expect he is going to pick a VP that  kwenu   May-21-08 11:08 PM   #35 
  - Agreed.  Starbucks Anarchist   May-21-08 11:11 PM   #36 
  - I don't think anyone here supports Hagel as a VP choice.  thecatburgler   May-21-08 11:16 PM   #38 
  - why not...it could be seen as a home run by a large portion of his base. nt.  IndianaJones   May-21-08 11:19 PM   #39 
  - Should he appoint any pro life Democrats to his cabinet?  totodeinhere   May-21-08 11:36 PM   #40 
  - Why would he wish to?  ruggerson   May-21-08 11:45 PM   #43 
  - He might wish to in order to be inclusive of all Democrats.  totodeinhere   May-22-08 01:29 AM   #79 
  - Let's say, theoretically, that he appointed Bob Casey to a cabinet position  newmajority   May-22-08 12:34 AM   #72 
  - I'd rather see Clinton as VP than Hagel.  billyoc   May-21-08 11:50 PM   #45 
  - No republican for VP but he needs a strong national security with a good name recognition as VP  thewiseguy   May-21-08 11:56 PM   #47 
  - There are plenty of people with strong national security cred  ruggerson   May-22-08 12:27 AM   #67 
  - Okay, then, Russ Feingold or Barbara Boxer.  impeachdubya   May-22-08 12:31 AM   #71 
  - I agree.  ccharles000   May-22-08 12:25 AM   #66 
  - I'm an Obama supporter, and I agree that putting someone anti-choice on the ticket is a dealbreaker.  impeachdubya   May-22-08 12:29 AM   #69 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   May-22-08 01:06 AM   #73 
  - Bull Crap  Milo_Bloom   May-22-08 01:16 AM   #74 
  - Human rights are a dealbreaker  ruggerson   May-22-08 01:19 AM   #75 
     - I don't support Hagel for Veep.  Milo_Bloom   May-22-08 01:21 AM   #76 
     - There are plenty of qualified people  ruggerson   May-22-08 01:25 AM   #77 
        - Who command the same respect and spirit of bi-partisanship?  Milo_Bloom   May-22-08 01:32 AM   #80 
           - Well let's make Pat Robertson sec'y of Education  ruggerson   May-22-08 01:35 AM   #82 
              - They aren't qualified for those positions.  Milo_Bloom   May-22-08 01:38 AM   #84 
                 - there are plenty of good religious people  ruggerson   May-22-08 01:41 AM   #86 
                    - So?  Milo_Bloom   May-22-08 10:58 AM   #88 
     - Deleted message  Name removed   May-22-08 01:36 AM   #83 
        - Sure it is  ruggerson   May-22-08 01:39 AM   #85 
           - Deleted message  Name removed   May-22-08 09:19 AM   #87 
  - Obama won't pick Sam Nunn or Chuck Hagel  Hippo_Tron   May-22-08 01:27 AM   #78 
 

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