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Response to Reply #171
174. you're doing it wrong
Edited on Sat Jan-03-09 06:44 PM by AtomicKitten
HuffPost had the screaming headline that prompted my original OP but backed off it later in the day. Still even the original headline didn't say it was "official," it read "Officials: _______," so your snark is based on a misreading of what was otherwise clear to most others. No worries. People fudging in the name of snark is a sport here at DU. You know.
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  -Breaking news: It's Caroline! AtomicKitten  Jan-02-09 01:55 PM   #0 
  - Wonderful. I think she will make a fine Senator.  Cleita   Jan-02-09 01:58 PM   #1 
  - Congrats to our newest Senator Kennedy!  CTyankee   Jan-02-09 01:58 PM   #2 
  - As an expat New Yawkah I am proud to have Caroline Kennedy  Warren Stupidity   Jan-02-09 01:59 PM   #3 
  - I, as a former New Yorker.. I am very proud and happy that finally  Roberto1223   Jan-02-09 02:03 PM   #14 
  - Hooray!  LisaM   Jan-02-09 02:00 PM   #4 
  - Oh, good. Cuz if there's one thing a democracy needs, it's royalty. nt  mycritters2   Jan-02-09 02:00 PM   #5 
  - No royalty here. Only great work by Pres. JFK, Teddy and RFK.  Roberto1223   Jan-02-09 02:05 PM   #17 
  - You have no way of knowing what kind of Senator she'll be.  mycritters2   Jan-02-09 02:09 PM   #21 
  - Neither do you. And shame on Paterson if he APPOINTS Andrew Cuomo  Roberto1223   Jan-02-09 04:20 PM   #90 
     - "Charismatic?" HAHHAHHHAHHHAHAARRRRRRGGGGHHHH ptui!  iconocrastic   Jan-02-09 06:12 PM   #109 
     - He's also the ELECTED ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEW YORK  gmudem   Jan-02-09 06:26 PM   #111 
  - You appear to be making the case it is 'royalty' after all  muriel_volestrangler   Jan-02-09 02:12 PM   #24 
  - I guess you mean Joe Kennedy Sr? Joe Kennedy the former  Dlicious   Jan-02-09 02:38 PM   #36 
     - Joe Sr was a Nazi sympathizer and bootlegger.  mycritters2   Jan-02-09 03:10 PM   #65 
     - I don't see why being a bootlegger is a bad thing, prohibition was stupid to begin with  Hippo_Tron   Jan-02-09 03:53 PM   #83 
     - Prohibition only affect the working and poor classes. Those that were bootlegging  rhett o rick   Jan-02-09 11:12 PM   #140 
     - JoeKsr. is right up there with Nancy Reagan and Roy Cohn on my 'spawn of Satan' list. nt  MookieWilson   Jan-02-09 08:32 PM   #125 
     - Yes, I will give you that. What I don't like is that Hugo Chavez then went on  Roberto1223   Jan-02-09 04:23 PM   #91 
  - And all that pissyness matters not one bit  demwing   Jan-02-09 02:51 PM   #47 
  - That's right, cause  MyPetRock   Jan-02-09 03:03 PM   #59 
  - Now that's just sexism  demwing   Jan-02-09 03:32 PM   #75 
     - hahahahaha...  MyPetRock   Jan-02-09 03:40 PM   #77 
        - Not as far as your "princess" slam  demwing   Jan-02-09 03:43 PM   #79 
           - The truth isn't sexist.  MyPetRock   Jan-02-09 04:03 PM   #86 
              - Just like the previous occupant of the seat, right?  Sebastian Doyle   Jan-02-09 04:26 PM   #93 
                 - If that's your best shot...  MyPetRock   Jan-02-09 04:28 PM   #94 
                    - The double standards are what's laughable.  Sebastian Doyle   Jan-02-09 04:39 PM   #95 
                       - Hillary won an election. nt  mycritters2   Jan-02-09 05:03 PM   #98 
                       - Yeah, but look at her opponent  Sebastian Doyle   Jan-02-09 05:07 PM   #100 
                       - Obama beat Alan Keyes to go to the US Senate.  mycritters2   Jan-02-09 05:13 PM   #102 
                       - Perhaps Illinois doesn't like carpet baggers?  Sebastian Doyle   Jan-02-09 06:29 PM   #114 
                       - Rick Lazio after Guiliani, legitimately, dropped out due to  whistler162   Jan-03-09 12:17 PM   #160 
                       - And she got to know the people of NY state by going  biopowertoday   Jan-02-09 05:09 PM   #101 
                       - And as we all know, only the most qualified candidates win elections!  demwing   Jan-02-09 05:45 PM   #105 
                          - In the process of an election, candidates have to make their case  mycritters2   Jan-02-09 05:52 PM   #107 
                             - Now you're just making shit up , lol!  demwing   Jan-02-09 11:46 PM   #145 
                       - Hillary has done an incredible job as the Senator from New York.  MyPetRock   Jan-02-09 06:59 PM   #120 
                          - I don't understand the argument.  Usrename   Jan-03-09 09:15 AM   #148 
  - Yeah, that pissiness matters  zidzi   Jan-02-09 03:51 PM   #82 
  - I'm sure you think John Adams is rolling in his grave.  Alexander   Jan-02-09 11:53 PM   #146 
  - Excellent!  Uzybone   Jan-02-09 02:00 PM   #6 
  - Great news!  Scurrilous   Jan-02-09 02:01 PM   #7 
  - Great! Senate gets a bit more progressive  mvd   Jan-02-09 02:01 PM   #8 
  - Astounding article. Nameless officials get their view trumpeted in the headline,  MADem   Jan-02-09 02:02 PM   #9 
  - I'd like a little more certitude myself,  bottomtheweaver   Jan-02-09 02:03 PM   #15 
  - I guess with the drip, drip, drip of the news cycle, this may be as good as it gets  AtomicKitten   Jan-02-09 03:14 PM   #68 
     - I'll take it!  bottomtheweaver   Jan-02-09 08:26 PM   #123 
  - especially since Kennedy's stock has been going down these  paulk   Jan-02-09 02:07 PM   #18 
  - I was wondering the very same thing! nt  MADem   Jan-02-09 02:49 PM   #46 
  - Isn't it a riot how folks here don't know how to read critically? nt  MookieWilson   Jan-02-09 08:33 PM   #126 
  - Damn, if only I had a famous last name; I could skip more qualified people in line.  GarbagemanLB   Jan-02-09 02:02 PM   #10 
  - Yep. That's what you get for being born one of the great unwashed.  mycritters2   Jan-02-09 02:03 PM   #16 
  - Famous last name like Burris and Bennet?  Uzybone   Jan-02-09 02:33 PM   #32 
  - Those two are more qualified than Kennedy, and you know it. She is only the frontrunner because  GarbagemanLB   Jan-02-09 02:36 PM   #35 
     - And her Christmas and Chanukah card list....  MADem   Jan-02-09 02:55 PM   #52 
        - Quid pro quo? Isn't that what got Blago in trouble? If he were a wise man,  mycritters2   Jan-02-09 03:12 PM   #66 
  - Whats you favorite fruit?  demwing   Jan-02-09 02:53 PM   #49 
  - absolutely. I'm sure its only your name that keeps you from being a US Senator  onenote   Jan-02-09 03:04 PM   #60 
  - pwned  phleshdef   Jan-03-09 12:15 PM   #159 
  - No doubt, you'd have denied JFK, RFK, and Hillary Clinton.  Hieronymus   Jan-02-09 05:07 PM   #99 
     - I think you're leaving something out.  gmudem   Jan-02-09 06:30 PM   #115 
        - Polls showed that they all would have lost to RudyG. THAT's why it was offered to HRC. nt  MookieWilson   Jan-02-09 08:35 PM   #127 
  - "Caroline Kennedy will be his choice, but the governor cautions he's still looking."  BuyingThyme   Jan-02-09 02:02 PM   #11 
  - hey BT, happy new year!!  alyce douglas   Jan-02-09 02:10 PM   #23 
     - Happy New Year, Alyce!  BuyingThyme   Jan-02-09 02:26 PM   #28 
  - I didn't support this, but I hope she does a good job  cali   Jan-02-09 02:03 PM   #12 
  - i'm fine with this  sundog   Jan-02-09 02:03 PM   #13 
  - EXCELLENT!  DJ13   Jan-02-09 02:07 PM   #19 
  - That's a relief!  Fire1   Jan-02-09 02:09 PM   #20 
  - Way to go!  peace13   Jan-02-09 02:09 PM   #22 
  - It's OK news. I'm sure she'll be adequate.  damntexdem   Jan-02-09 02:15 PM   #25 
  - K&R. I'm glad, as a New Yorker, the people trying to ridicule her and compare her to Sarah Palin  jenmito   Jan-02-09 02:16 PM   #26 
  - me too  AtomicKitten   Jan-02-09 03:46 PM   #81 
  - ...  jenmito   Jan-02-09 03:54 PM   #84 
  - I am cautiously optimistic  Hope2006   Jan-02-09 05:33 PM   #103 
  - Surprise.  pecwae   Jan-02-09 02:23 PM   #27 
  - I want her to do well, but....  peaches2003   Jan-02-09 02:28 PM   #29 
  - We should hold all members of congress to that same standard.  peace13   Jan-02-09 02:40 PM   #38 
  - Most Senators are much more adept at public speaking than she.  peaches2003   Jan-02-09 02:53 PM   #50 
  - Anyone can do it.  whistler162   Jan-02-09 04:17 PM   #87 
  - I think, you know, she got ripped off in terms of her education. Not a single class in elocution?  MADem   Jan-02-09 03:06 PM   #61 
  - I can't say exactly why, but I like Senator Kennedy.  midnight   Jan-02-09 02:30 PM   #30 
  - I hope it's true. It looks like HuffPo simply picked up the AP story  CakeGrrl   Jan-02-09 02:33 PM   #31 
  - Great! n/t  Phx_Dem   Jan-02-09 02:34 PM   #33 
  - This news cheered me up.  bvar22   Jan-02-09 02:35 PM   #34 
  - here's some info:  AtomicKitten   Jan-02-09 02:54 PM   #51 
  - Surprise, surprise,  MyPetRock   Jan-02-09 02:39 PM   #37 
  - Really....  catnhatnh   Jan-02-09 02:47 PM   #43 
     - Do you understand the concept of metaphor?  MyPetRock   Jan-02-09 02:52 PM   #48 
     - Yeah. That's exactly what PetRock meant.  mycritters2   Jan-02-09 04:24 PM   #92 
  - I think this is a news item floated to see how NY voters  Dlicious   Jan-02-09 02:40 PM   #39 
  - Get a grip folks, read the OP link, nothing official at all  mentalsolstice   Jan-02-09 02:41 PM   #40 
  - verbatim as posted on Huffington Post  AtomicKitten   Jan-02-09 02:47 PM   #44 
     - Huffington Post isn't infalable...  Juniperx   Jan-02-09 02:56 PM   #53 
     - my point is I didn't write the headline  AtomicKitten   Jan-02-09 02:57 PM   #54 
        - But you passed it along as fact... eom  Juniperx   Jan-02-09 03:00 PM   #55 
           - I posted it. You are welcome to believe it or not. Nobody is holding a gun to your head.  AtomicKitten   Jan-02-09 03:00 PM   #56 
              - Did you read the article? eom  Juniperx   Jan-02-09 03:07 PM   #62 
                 - If you have a complaint about the article, address it to Huff Post.  AtomicKitten   Jan-02-09 03:09 PM   #63 
                    - I don't really care one way or the other... this is up to the people of NY  Juniperx   Jan-02-09 03:12 PM   #67 
                       - wrong - this is up to Gov. Paterson  AtomicKitten   Jan-02-09 03:21 PM   #69 
                          - That doesn't make it right to post gotcha headlines... eom  Juniperx   Jan-02-09 03:25 PM   #71 
                             - it's gotcha to you because you don't like the idea of the appointment -- it's newsworthy to others  AtomicKitten   Jan-02-09 03:26 PM   #73 
     - M'kay, here's the exact quote  mentalsolstice   Jan-02-09 07:13 PM   #121 
        - It doesn't say it's official. It says "Officials: It's Caroline."  AtomicKitten   Jan-02-09 08:14 PM   #122 
  - Yah HOOOOO!!!  NYC_SKP   Jan-02-09 02:44 PM   #41 
  - back atcha  AtomicKitten   Jan-02-09 02:49 PM   #45 
  - Congrats Caroline!  zulchzulu   Jan-02-09 02:45 PM   #42 
  - I'm glad the NY Gov isn't one of those who discount qualified people just b/c of their last name.  AZBlue   Jan-02-09 03:01 PM   #57 
  - and to you  AtomicKitten   Jan-02-09 03:03 PM   #58 
  - If he had he might not have run for Lt. Governor or  whistler162   Jan-02-09 04:20 PM   #89 
  - Who says it's official?  democrattotheend   Jan-02-09 03:09 PM   #64 
  - Yep... Gotcha headlines shouldn't be allowed...  Juniperx   Jan-02-09 03:26 PM   #72 
  - It says 'OFFICIALS', as in "This is a quote from MORE than one official"  Trajan   Jan-02-09 03:26 PM   #74 
  - Excellent, sometimes you need new blood.  mkultra   Jan-02-09 03:23 PM   #70 
  - Now you have to define "new."  MyPetRock   Jan-02-09 03:42 PM   #78 
  - Yay...K & R!  Hope And Change   Jan-02-09 03:38 PM   #76 
  - K & R  politicasista   Jan-02-09 03:44 PM   #80 
  - Caroline was the obvious choice to replace Hillary. She's a real New Yorker.  InAbLuEsTaTe   Jan-02-09 03:54 PM   #85 
  - Are you being sarcastic or something?  gmudem   Jan-02-09 06:33 PM   #116 
  - Hopefully she will learn how to campaign or else we're fucked.  anonymous171   Jan-02-09 04:18 PM   #88 
  - Excellent!  riverwalker   Jan-02-09 04:58 PM   #96 
  - I think she'd be great but she hasn't been announced as the pick and this article is misleading.  kwenu   Jan-02-09 05:02 PM   #97 
  - Glad to hear it.  cwydro   Jan-02-09 05:41 PM   #104 
  - Wonderful news!!!  Hepburn   Jan-02-09 05:48 PM   #106 
  - Here's an interesting take on the New York  zidzi   Jan-02-09 05:54 PM   #108 
  - Disgusting. I thought it actually wasn't going to happen.  gmudem   Jan-02-09 06:18 PM   #110 
  - But wouldn't having a Kennedy be grand?? She was the daughter of JFK! What other requirement is  GarbagemanLB   Jan-02-09 06:28 PM   #113 
     - Obviously nothing!  gmudem   Jan-02-09 06:34 PM   #117 
        - Hey, Prince Charles still doesn't have a job.  Bette Noir   Jan-03-09 01:20 PM   #162 
  - I hope that they are right. She has an excellent chance to win in 2010  MasonJar   Jan-02-09 06:27 PM   #112 
  - So would any Democrat.  gmudem   Jan-02-09 06:36 PM   #118 
  - That would be nice, only it isn't Caroline yet  mtnsnake   Jan-02-09 06:36 PM   #119 
  - that's the precise front page headline earlier today, no play on the headline at all  AtomicKitten   Jan-02-09 08:50 PM   #131 
     - Oh sure like "Officials" isn't supposed to be mistaken by some as "Official"  mtnsnake   Jan-02-09 11:26 PM   #143 
  - SUCKER!!!! No one "official" said it. nt  MookieWilson   Jan-02-09 08:31 PM   #124 
  - it reads "officials say ..." and you aren't an editor-at-large (except maybe in your head) n/t  AtomicKitten   Jan-02-09 08:38 PM   #128 
     - No, but I AM an expert in political language, actually. nt  MookieWilson   Jan-02-09 08:43 PM   #129 
  - Go, Caroline.  Old Crusoe   Jan-02-09 08:44 PM   #130 
  - My sentiments exactly.  AtomicKitten   Jan-02-09 08:53 PM   #132 
     - She's a good soul. She'll work hard. She'll lift many boats.  Old Crusoe   Jan-02-09 08:55 PM   #133 
  - Not seeing this anywhere else.  Condem   Jan-02-09 08:56 PM   #134 
  - Politics and progressiveness are in her at a cellular level  texastoast   Jan-02-09 09:44 PM   #135 
  - "cellular level"? Sounds like a cross between royalty and god, to me.  iconicgnom   Jan-02-09 09:55 PM   #137 
  - Midichlorians? (sp)  Bette Noir   Jan-03-09 01:27 PM   #163 
  - what do you mean by "how to maneuver" ? nt  JoeIsOneOfUs   Jan-02-09 10:07 PM   #138 
     - i can explain it  texastoast   Jan-03-09 03:39 PM   #166 
  - same Huff Post article has Governor's spokeman saying NO  JoeIsOneOfUs   Jan-02-09 09:51 PM   #136 
  - Excellent.  dpbrown   Jan-02-09 10:24 PM   #139 
  - Great. She is not well liked by the Senate "Good Ole Boy Club" and I think that  rhett o rick   Jan-02-09 11:14 PM   #141 
  - I like her, but... she doesn't sound as someone who knows a lot  Katzenkavalier   Jan-02-09 11:17 PM   #142 
  - Wonderful news. An excellent choice by an excellent Governor  socialdemocrat1981   Jan-02-09 11:36 PM   #144 
  - Good Times Never Were So Good!!  Lightning Jack   Jan-03-09 12:51 AM   #147 
  - Hooray yet another royal bloodline legacy in a position of power  spiritual_gunfighter   Jan-03-09 09:23 AM   #149 
  - I had to get off this thread  NBachers   Jan-03-09 09:32 AM   #150 
  - I for one have no opinion on this, I guess we will see how it goes  LSK   Jan-03-09 09:46 AM   #151 
  - I hate the Yankees but I love Caroline! nt  Joey Liberal   Jan-03-09 10:20 AM   #152 
  - Two reasons I support Kennedy  liskddksil   Jan-03-09 11:13 AM   #153 
  - both excellent reasons  AtomicKitten   Jan-03-09 02:48 PM   #165 
  - >>> It is clear Caroline's opposition in her quest for the seat is Clinton by proxy.  AtomicKitten   Jan-03-09 11:25 AM   #154 
  - "Their seething resentment toward this appointment is crystal clear. "  Forkboy   Jan-03-09 11:37 AM   #156 
  - A case could be made  AtomicKitten   Jan-03-09 11:46 AM   #157 
     - Sculpting a platform? Even that article you're citing says she's been vague  JoeIsOneOfUs   Jan-03-09 04:31 PM   #168 
        - She's more liberal/progressive than Clinton and will serve NY well.  AtomicKitten   Jan-03-09 06:43 PM   #176 
           - "You" as in me?  JoeIsOneOfUs   Jan-03-09 09:13 PM   #180 
              - from my observations over the last few days  AtomicKitten   Jan-03-09 09:25 PM   #182 
  - but the same Huff Post article said Paterson had NOT made up his mind  JoeIsOneOfUs   Jan-03-09 04:29 PM   #167 
     - we all know where the "seat-warmer" suggestion came from  AtomicKitten   Jan-03-09 06:35 PM   #175 
  - As a great admirer of Caroline Kennedy, I'm still disappointed.  abq e streeter   Jan-03-09 11:34 AM   #155 
  - Ditto.  Bette Noir   Jan-03-09 01:32 PM   #164 
  - In a way it makes sense to select a big name  northernlights   Jan-03-09 12:03 PM   #158 
  - i thought this was posted yesterday, and it says the governor hasn't made his decision  MrsBrady   Jan-03-09 12:28 PM   #161 
  - see my reply 136 above - his spokesman says NO decision made. nt  JoeIsOneOfUs   Jan-03-09 04:33 PM   #169 
  - NO legislative experience but by gawd it's her birthright! you know ... you know ... you know.  ShortnFiery   Jan-03-09 04:33 PM   #170 
  - Everybody has to start somewhere, and better a Kennedy than another tool.  bottomtheweaver   Jan-03-09 05:46 PM   #172 
  - Caroline is not DLC; I thought that would appeal to you.  AtomicKitten   Jan-03-09 06:50 PM   #177 
     - so are Paterson, Silver, A. Cuomo, etc. Clintonites? oddly enough,  JoeIsOneOfUs   Jan-03-09 09:18 PM   #181 
        - Caroline leans toward Uncle Teddy's liberal-progressivism  AtomicKitten   Jan-03-09 09:30 PM   #183 
           - that wasn't what I asked - I'm wondering if you think every NY Democrat is a Clintonite. nt  JoeIsOneOfUs   Jan-03-09 09:32 PM   #184 
              - of course not - but there is a distinct Clinton vs. Kennedy vibe to this contest now  AtomicKitten   Jan-03-09 09:34 PM   #185 
                 - my question was about Silver, A. Cuomo, and Paterson. nt  JoeIsOneOfUs   Jan-03-09 09:37 PM   #186 
                    - I answered "of course not," but I wasn't referring to them earlier  AtomicKitten   Jan-03-09 09:39 PM   #187 
  - You know...all official like...you know...n/t  greguganus   Jan-03-09 05:27 PM   #171 
  - you're doing it wrong  AtomicKitten   Jan-03-09 06:30 PM   #174 
  - Ok, Seabiscuit.  BlooInBloo   Jan-03-09 05:47 PM   #173 
  - Second piece of good news for the Senate today! n/t  InvisibleTouch   Jan-03-09 07:01 PM   #178 
     - HuffPost apparently jumped the gun but this news is probably just premature.  AtomicKitten   Jan-03-09 07:03 PM   #179 
 

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