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Kaleva Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-27-09 11:55 AM
Response to Reply #35
37. If he has spoken out in favor of marriage equality before...
then he's doing something he believes in and is not just a hired gun. I don't see the big deal in this as not everyone is formed from a neat, simple cookie cutter politically.
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  -Ted Olson, better known as the devil, is now better than our president on gay marriage jefferson_dem  May-26-09 09:42 PM   #0 
  - The enemy of my enemy is my friend. n/t  jody   May-26-09 09:45 PM   #1 
  - Triangulation, red in tooth and claw.  billyoc   May-26-09 09:54 PM   #2 
  - You so don't understand lawyers. Just because he takes on the case doesn't mean he personally  kwenu   May-26-09 10:45 PM   #3 
  - And apparently just because you campaign on certain promises  Clintonista2   May-26-09 11:55 PM   #5 
  - Try again  ruggerson   May-26-09 11:56 PM   #6 
  - And your point is what?  kwenu   May-27-09 12:28 AM   #8 
     - my point is you couldn't be more wrong  ruggerson   May-27-09 12:39 AM   #10 
        - Well, I would suggest...  kwenu   May-27-09 12:48 AM   #11 
  - But he said in the interview that he does personally support it  nichomachus   May-27-09 11:09 AM   #32 
  - He's a lawyer who is simply practicing....  Spazito   May-26-09 10:50 PM   #4 
  - Ted Olson is for Ted. Obama is trying to extend more civil rights than ever before, while country  MarjorieG   May-26-09 11:59 PM   #7 
  - Sorry, but Obama was MIA yesterday  nichomachus   May-27-09 08:25 AM   #12 
     - He selected a SCOTUS nominee who's getting a thumbs-up by gay legal activists (quotes and link -->)  ClarkUSA   May-27-09 08:30 AM   #13 
     - You're right -- I guess that must have exhausted him  nichomachus   May-27-09 08:40 AM   #16 
        - All you do is complain. That obviously isn't exhausting you.  ClarkUSA   May-27-09 08:46 AM   #17 
           - As the Supreme Court nomination showed  nichomachus   May-27-09 10:34 AM   #24 
              - "he is appointing Hispanics right and left." He is?  HopeOverFear   May-27-09 10:35 AM   #25 
                 - For openers, two in the cabinet -- would have been three  nichomachus   May-27-09 11:06 AM   #29 
                    - Oh stop acting like it's such a big deal that Arnie commented...  redqueen   May-27-09 05:06 PM   #52 
                    - Delete dupe.  Phx_Dem   May-27-09 08:21 PM   # 
                    - AWOL? For God's sake, it's a STATE issue until gets to the  Phx_Dem   May-27-09 08:21 PM   #64 
     - Seems To Me He's Been MIA On Quite A Few Issues Lately!! Oh, Maybe  ChiciB1   May-27-09 08:33 AM   #14 
     - If only Hillary had won we'd live in a progressive wonderland right now!  alcibiades_mystery   May-27-09 09:05 AM   #20 
        - This is what happens when you have no choice but to vote for "least worst"  nichomachus   May-27-09 11:08 AM   #31 
        - What in the world does Hillary Clinton have to do with this???  HarukaTheTrophyWife   May-27-09 06:06 PM   #61 
     - Bastard? Yeah ok.  HopeOverFear   May-27-09 09:10 AM   #22 
     - As ferevently as we belive, this isn't the only issue facing this country...  MarjorieG   May-27-09 10:42 AM   #26 
        - Wow! Really? No kidding!  Bluenorthwest   May-27-09 10:48 AM   #27 
        - One freaking minute? Is that too fucking much to ask?  nichomachus   May-27-09 11:08 AM   #30 
           - Even if he had, no doubt you'd have found something else to complain about today.  ClarkUSA   May-27-09 11:16 AM   #33 
           - Whatever  nichomachus   May-27-09 11:54 AM   #36 
              - How exactly did he lie. He always said he believes that marriage  rvablue   May-27-09 11:59 AM   #38 
                 - Here  nichomachus   May-27-09 12:07 PM   #39 
                    - Link?  ClarkUSA   May-27-09 03:58 PM   #42 
                    - ....  Forkboy   May-27-09 04:05 PM   #43 
                    - He didn't lie; you're spinning what he said to rationalize your personal demands and complaints.  ClarkUSA   May-27-09 05:01 PM   #49 
           - We are divided, it's m true. Obama promised a gazillion more civil rights until generosity reins.  MarjorieG   May-27-09 04:05 PM   #44 
  - Olson's just a hired gun. He's just doing what he's been paid to do.  Honeycombe8   May-27-09 12:35 AM   #9 
  - I'm pretty sure we "hired" Obama to represent our interests  nichomachus   May-27-09 08:39 AM   #15 
     - The fierce advocate  Bluenorthwest   May-27-09 10:51 AM   #28 
  - By that fucked up logic, Jewish lawyers who represent skinheads and neo-Nazis  HopeOverFear   May-27-09 09:03 AM   #18 
  - Ay yay yay  alcibiades_mystery   May-27-09 09:04 AM   #19 
  - I wouldn't doubt Olsen's doing it to sabotage the issue. Trust that evil fascist? NO WAY!  blm   May-27-09 09:05 AM   #21 
  - The lawyer who represented Bundy wasn't a serial killer  Kaleva   May-27-09 09:21 AM   #23 
  - That's a pretty piss poor argument...  MessiahRp   May-27-09 11:20 AM   #34 
  - Nonsense illogic.  jefferson_dem   May-27-09 11:25 AM   #35 
     - If he has spoken out in favor of marriage equality before...  Kaleva   May-27-09 11:55 AM   #37 
        - Don't forget, Obama was in favor of gay marriage too -- before he was against it  nichomachus   May-27-09 12:11 PM   #40 
           - And Obama was for single payer before he was against it. Now he  snowdays   May-27-09 01:41 PM   #41 
              - Here you are ragging on President Obama  Cha   May-27-09 04:07 PM   #45 
              - and always on issues HRC would be even further right than Obama. Funny stuff.  blm   May-27-09 04:57 PM   #47 
              - When was he for single payer?  redqueen   May-27-09 05:03 PM   #50 
  - I guess I am too much of a cynic  Milo_Bloom   May-27-09 04:33 PM   #46 
  - I said pretty much the same....he'll sabotage the issue as best he can and THAT is his goal  blm   May-27-09 05:00 PM   #48 
  - Yep.  redqueen   May-27-09 05:03 PM   #51 
     - Well, until he proves otherwise, he is better...  RetroLounge   May-27-09 05:09 PM   #53 
        - It's laughable.  redqueen   May-27-09 05:17 PM   #54 
        - Yes, and I read your unrelated snark after it.  RetroLounge   May-27-09 05:35 PM   #55 
           - Key word: "appears".  redqueen   May-27-09 05:41 PM   #56 
              - You try to in every thread.  RetroLounge   May-27-09 05:43 PM   #58 
                 - Just so long as I don't make you want to puke...  redqueen   May-27-09 05:47 PM   #59 
                    - Nah, all done puking...  RetroLounge   May-27-09 05:53 PM   #60 
        - Thanks for your avatar  HarukaTheTrophyWife   May-27-09 06:07 PM   #62 
  - The devil is my friend  slackmaster   May-27-09 05:42 PM   #57 
  - Just like any Lawyer  newinnm   May-27-09 06:26 PM   #63 
 

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