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| 155. Though if the op and his friends spend there energy lobbying for a challenge in 2010 |
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to Kerry, it will keep them out of mischieF. Who knows they might be able to convince O'Reilly, who will challenge Kerry to 23 debates again and declare it is unfair that neither of them are on the ballot.
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| -Kerry Pushes For Public Option Trigger In Closed-Door Meeting |
blueclown |
Jun-25-09 02:20 PM |
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Ten-year delay! |
LaurenG |
Jun-25-09 02:22 PM |
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They can compromise and make it only 8 years! |
Better Believe It |
Jun-25-09 02:26 PM |
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Outcome A) Insurance industry continues to suck America's blood without pause |
kenny blankenship |
Jun-25-09 02:42 PM |
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Good grief. The people want it, just give it to us NOW. (nt) |
w4rma |
Jun-25-09 02:23 PM |
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So Senator Kerry is trying in his own way to kill the public option |
Better Believe It |
Jun-25-09 02:24 PM |
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Wrong. Kerry is not killing the public option. He is for it. |
beachmom |
Jun-25-09 02:46 PM |
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these knee jerk reactions have passed from pathetic to just plain delusional... |
dionysus |
Jun-25-09 08:11 PM |
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Hang on... |
DrToast |
Jun-25-09 02:24 PM |
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That was my thinking too |
SpartanDem |
Jun-25-09 02:29 PM |
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Kerry was never a liberal. |
jgraz |
Jun-25-09 02:25 PM |
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Yeah, it had little impact. That means no public option at all. Why are you happy? |
DrToast |
Jun-25-09 02:26 PM |
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Kerry supports a public option trigger. |
blueclown |
Jun-25-09 02:27 PM |
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YOU are wrong - Kerry supports public option. Grim found an audience for his outofcontext distortion |
blm |
Jun-25-09 02:35 PM |
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A 10 year delay means no public option at all |
jgraz |
Jun-25-09 02:27 PM |
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I think you are buying into a deception. |
cadmium |
Jun-25-09 07:43 PM |
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Happy I might add |
LittleClarkie |
Jun-25-09 08:14 PM |
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THEY'VE HAD SINCE 1994 TO CLEAN UP THEIR ACT. |
kenny blankenship |
Jun-25-09 02:25 PM |
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Geez, Kerry's pandering to the right again, just like he did from 2000-2004 |
Sebastian Doyle |
Jun-25-09 02:26 PM |
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Kerry's for public option - anyone paying attention to this debate KNOWS THAT BY NOW. |
blm |
Jun-25-09 02:45 PM |
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No he's not |
karynnj |
Jun-25-09 04:07 PM |
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"according to two Democratic Aides" |
SunsetDreams |
Jun-25-09 02:27 PM |
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Desperation suggestion. His plan in 2004 was great, and he understands this issue really well. |
MarjorieG |
Jun-25-09 02:27 PM |
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Exactly and he doesn't run again until 2014 |
karynnj |
Jun-25-09 04:14 PM |
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KERRY IS FOR PUBLIC OPTION - this article is GINNED UP. |
blm |
Jun-25-09 02:28 PM |
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This thread is a like a bad game of telephone |
DrToast |
Jun-25-09 02:30 PM |
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Nah. Let's bash good Dems by buying into whatever the media says |
politicasista |
Jun-25-09 02:35 PM |
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It just gets all the |
Cha |
Jun-25-09 02:36 PM |
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Yep. They do this with |
politicasista |
Jun-25-09 02:38 PM |
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That Baucus wouldn't even accept a 10 year trigger tells us more about him than about Kerry |
flpoljunkie |
Jun-25-09 02:52 PM |
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People won't even take the time to confirm the story, it's sad |
ellacott |
Jun-25-09 02:37 PM |
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Uzzybone had a point |
politicasista |
Jun-25-09 02:39 PM |
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This isn't even MSM - it's a rumor story intended to deceive readers about Kerry's position. |
blm |
Jun-25-09 02:46 PM |
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Oh. I though HuffPo was one of the top blogs for the MSN |
politicasista |
Jun-25-09 02:48 PM |
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John Kerry's stance is not a mystery. He is FOR the public option. nt |
beachmom |
Jun-25-09 02:49 PM |
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Thanks. I hear a lot about single payer |
politicasista |
Jun-25-09 02:51 PM |
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Only the socialist Senator Sanders supports single payer. No one else. nt |
beachmom |
Jun-25-09 02:53 PM |
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Got ya |
politicasista |
Jun-25-09 02:59 PM |
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So true |
ellacott |
Jun-25-09 03:10 PM |
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There's a Daily kos post, from a MA resident who called and his office denied it |
karynnj |
Jun-25-09 04:17 PM |
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The economy will never recover until something is done about |
liberal N proud |
Jun-25-09 02:28 PM |
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Kerry is no liberal. I was very disappointed when he became the |
Cleita |
Jun-25-09 02:28 PM |
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He is so a liberal. Huff Po needs better journalistic integrity. nt |
beachmom |
Jun-25-09 02:37 PM |
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Cleita you jumped the gun on this distorted claim against Kerry. He's FOR public option |
blm |
Jun-25-09 02:41 PM |
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I didn't care for his health plan back then either although it seems that Obama |
Cleita |
Jun-25-09 02:52 PM |
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Which would be Howard Dean's 2004 plan |
sandnsea |
Jun-25-09 03:00 PM |
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Howard Dean, self-described. |
Cleita |
Jun-25-09 03:05 PM |
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far beyond Vietnam, his career in the senate shows most liberal record of ANY 2004 candidate |
blm |
Jun-25-09 03:08 PM |
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By your definition, there are NO liberals in teh Democratic party |
karynnj |
Jun-25-09 04:34 PM |
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Kerry has a more liberal record than Howard Dean |
karynnj |
Jun-25-09 04:27 PM |
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Absolutely Unacceptable... |
Still Sensible |
Jun-25-09 02:30 PM |
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This story is highly, highly misleading. John Kerry is for the public option!!!!! |
beachmom |
Jun-25-09 02:31 PM |
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John Kerry is for a public option trigger. |
blueclown |
Jun-25-09 02:32 PM |
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Do you have proof? were you there at the closed meeting? |
SunsetDreams |
Jun-25-09 02:36 PM |
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No, Kerry is for a public option NOW. nt |
beachmom |
Jun-25-09 02:40 PM |
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No he's not - he's for public option now |
karynnj |
Jun-25-09 04:39 PM |
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Facts never get in the way of a good Kerry bashing on DU n/t |
Blaukraut |
Jun-25-09 02:34 PM |
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"The Senators Quickly Moved On" |
sandnsea |
Jun-25-09 02:32 PM |
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I would treat the article with skepticism. No press were there. Relying on anonymous sources. nt |
beachmom |
Jun-25-09 02:38 PM |
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Which is worse is that some people think those who moved quickly are the good guys. |
Mass |
Jun-25-09 07:23 PM |
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How many more will have to DIE? |
bvar22 |
Jun-25-09 02:36 PM |
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Indeed. Or to paraphrase the senator himself.... |
Sebastian Doyle |
Jun-25-09 02:42 PM |
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You should know better SebDo... article is intended to smear a strong ADVOCATE for public option |
blm |
Jun-25-09 02:53 PM |
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I think this is BS |
Oregone |
Jun-25-09 02:39 PM |
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I think it's true, but people are misunderstanding it |
SpartanDem |
Jun-25-09 02:46 PM |
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I don't think it was a proposal, though. More like, so what WOULD you support, guys? |
beachmom |
Jun-25-09 02:50 PM |
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exactly -and 10 years is exaggerated enough - that it was a |
karynnj |
Jun-25-09 04:41 PM |
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Wouldn't a sane person just moon them and leave the meeting? |
Oregone |
Jun-25-09 02:50 PM |
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It's beginning to look like whatever "reform" comes out of Finance Committee needs to be DEFEATED. |
Faryn Balyncd |
Jun-25-09 02:57 PM |
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Finance Committee Members: |
Blaukraut |
Jun-25-09 02:46 PM |
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Yes, he is, unfortunately. nt |
beachmom |
Jun-25-09 02:48 PM |
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Well if that group "quickly moved on" |
sandnsea |
Jun-25-09 02:53 PM |
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His fax # |
wryter2000 |
Jun-25-09 02:47 PM |
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I KNOW Kerry's the strongest advocate for public option in those meetings and someone is intent |
blm |
Jun-25-09 02:49 PM |
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Too bad there weren't 10 John Kerry's on the committee. Then we would have the public option |
beachmom |
Jun-25-09 02:53 PM |
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If there were 10 John Kerry's on the committee, there would be 10 proposals for a trigger. nt |
blueclown |
Jun-25-09 03:03 PM |
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according to two anonymous sources and you. |
SunsetDreams |
Jun-25-09 03:06 PM |
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You are dead wrong. Who would leak this to the Huff Po? That is the question |
beachmom |
Jun-25-09 03:08 PM |
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Not to mention the guy who is most sussessfully defending Obama on his Iran position |
karynnj |
Jun-25-09 04:50 PM |
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Says RYAN GRIM and YOU. Grim's article DISTORTS Kerry's position. You stand with distortion. |
blm |
Jun-25-09 03:12 PM |
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No there wouldn't |
karynnj |
Jun-25-09 04:44 PM |
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No, there would be NONE. Huffpo has already corrected its reporting. |
Mass |
Jun-25-09 04:54 PM |
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I'm going to bet that this is bullshit. Does the reporter have closed-door meeting access? |
zulchzulu |
Jun-25-09 03:03 PM |
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Were you disappointed in any of his pandering to the right from 2000-2004 |
Sebastian Doyle |
Jun-25-09 03:11 PM |
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Wow. Hey, can you start a "I Hate Kerry" forum and take it there |
zulchzulu |
Jun-25-09 03:51 PM |
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ACHTUNG!!! This is a Beltway rumor. |
backscatter712 |
Jun-25-09 03:10 PM |
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Now that makes two people who have called his office for which the office said it was untrue. |
beachmom |
Jun-25-09 03:13 PM |
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You should post that in an original thread - someone is deliberately distorting what was said |
blm |
Jun-25-09 03:16 PM |
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agreed |
SunsetDreams |
Jun-25-09 03:17 PM |
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I posted one... |
backscatter712 |
Jun-25-09 03:50 PM |
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Dammit! |
CreekDog |
Jun-25-09 03:11 PM |
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actually you can still |
SunsetDreams |
Jun-25-09 03:16 PM |
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Kerry bashing is beyond stupid. |
TheKentuckian |
Jun-25-09 03:13 PM |
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Not to say a trigger isn't a worthless cop out because it is |
TheKentuckian |
Jun-25-09 03:15 PM |
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No. I don't think so Sen. Kerry. A majority of American's have |
midnight |
Jun-25-09 03:14 PM |
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So does Kerry. May be you could call those who do not want one. |
Mass |
Jun-25-09 04:58 PM |
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Update on the story |
mvd |
Jun-25-09 03:20 PM |
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Thanks for the update, this needs its own thread. |
SunsetDreams |
Jun-25-09 03:21 PM |
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2004 showed Kerry is an idiot when it comes to PR and politics |
high density |
Jun-25-09 03:26 PM |
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If he was an idiot on PR and politics, |
karynnj |
Jun-25-09 08:03 PM |
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I lived through August 2004 |
high density |
Jun-25-09 09:49 PM |
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Oh, BS |
ProSense |
Jun-25-09 09:51 PM |
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Gee I lived through Agust 2004 too |
karynnj |
Jun-25-09 10:31 PM |
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Kerry's spokeswoman does not deny the story that Kerry proposed a 10 year trigger. |
Better Believe It |
Jun-25-09 03:32 PM |
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Can you read? |
zulchzulu |
Jun-25-09 03:58 PM |
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Senator Kerry's spokeswoman didn't deny that he suggested a 10 year trigger so what's your point? |
Better Believe It |
Jun-25-09 04:23 PM |
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How are those "giant letters" anything other than a denial? |
rockymountaindem |
Jun-25-09 05:03 PM |
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He did NOT PROPOSE a 10 year trigger. All he did was ask people |
beachmom |
Jun-25-09 04:57 PM |
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Thanks for the update. I'll believe Kerry over a "former Politico" writer... |
zulchzulu |
Jun-25-09 03:55 PM |
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Can we close the threads and put up the Update? This lie is running rampant and |
blm |
Jun-25-09 05:57 PM |
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Hi, someone posted another thread |
mvd |
Jun-25-09 07:01 PM |
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And, those who want to get sucked |
Cha |
Jun-25-09 08:15 PM |
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I do not believe it...typical unsourced BS story |
Uzybone |
Jun-25-09 03:42 PM |
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This story is a smear. |
grantcart |
Jun-25-09 04:19 PM |
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LMAO. As I said. Obama the only one out there pushing the public Option |
Thrill |
Jun-25-09 04:09 PM |
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Can anybody provide some level of proof, beside 2 unmamed Democratic staffers |
Mass |
Jun-25-09 04:19 PM |
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Yes. Kerry's spokeswoman didn't deny the trigger statement in an official release |
Better Believe It |
Jun-25-09 04:31 PM |
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You are full of it!!!! Most Senators are OPPOSED to the public option. |
beachmom |
Jun-25-09 04:59 PM |
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I'm not surprised. |
redqueen |
Jun-25-09 04:25 PM |
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Perhaps Senator Kerry should have attended todays Capital Hill rally for a public option. |
Better Believe It |
Jun-25-09 04:36 PM |
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So, you would prefer that he not attend the meeting |
karynnj |
Jun-25-09 10:59 PM |
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What Kerry actually said (Huffo corrected its story) |
Mass |
Jun-25-09 04:50 PM |
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Thanks Mass |
karynnj |
Jun-25-09 04:54 PM |
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THIS POST IS NOT SUBSTANTIATED WITH ANY PROOF YET SOME FIND IT ALRIGHT TO ATTACK A GOOD DEM. |
wisteria |
Jun-25-09 04:54 PM |
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Kerry or his spokeswoman could deny it. They haven't so far. |
Better Believe It |
Jun-25-09 05:11 PM |
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Click on the link. Huffpo has already changed their story to something else. |
Mass |
Jun-25-09 05:18 PM |
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Evidently, there are suckers born every minute. n/t |
ProSense |
Jun-25-09 06:08 PM |
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Actually they did |
LittleClarkie |
Jun-25-09 06:10 PM |
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Just poor reporting from Huffpo, who is trying to emulate the low quality reporting from |
Mass |
Jun-25-09 05:22 PM |
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I don't think you get the idea of a DISCUSSION |
Hippo_Tron |
Jun-25-09 05:29 PM |
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What the hell is Kerry thinking? |
Arkana |
Jun-25-09 05:41 PM |
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His office says he is for the public option, and that his position hasn't changed |
LittleClarkie |
Jun-25-09 06:05 PM |
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Do you have a link for that? Kerry's spokeswoman didn't deny the trigger story. |
Better Believe It |
Jun-25-09 06:28 PM |
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If you really want to know you can call his office yourself |
LittleClarkie |
Jun-25-09 06:34 PM |
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I believe Kerry's spokeswoman. She's not denying the media story! |
Better Believe It |
Jun-25-09 06:46 PM |
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BULLSHIT! Asking senators OPPOSED to public option IF they'd consider putting it in the bill |
blm |
Jun-25-09 06:42 PM |
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Dude, I gotta tell you--I wish I was as good at defending Kerry's record |
Arkana |
Jun-25-09 06:52 PM |
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OK, all right. |
Arkana |
Jun-25-09 06:51 PM |
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This story is untrue. I demand a thread that says that |
TayTay |
Jun-25-09 06:58 PM |
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But Senator Kerry's spokeswoman doesn't claim the story is untrue |
Better Believe It |
Jun-25-09 08:07 PM |
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Deleted message |
Name removed |
Jun-25-09 08:15 PM |
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Oh BS |
ProSense |
Jun-25-09 09:14 PM |
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BOGUS STORY |
cadmium |
Jun-25-09 07:36 PM |
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Shh, don't ruin their fun |
LittleClarkie |
Jun-25-09 07:38 PM |
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But your response has nothing to do with the news story claims regarding a trigger. |
Better Believe It |
Jun-25-09 08:12 PM |
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Perhaps you should read the story |
TayTay |
Jun-25-09 08:17 PM |
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Your posts are suspect. Maybe you should go |
ProSense |
Jun-25-09 08:41 PM |
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"suspect"? that's a euphemism if ever i saw one... |
dionysus |
Jun-25-09 08:57 PM |
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The deceptive headline is |
cadmium |
Jun-25-09 08:44 PM |
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your fails grow bigger and bigger each OP you post. |
dionysus |
Jun-25-09 08:55 PM |
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You're calling for a primary challenge to Kerry in 2010? |
ProSense |
Jun-25-09 07:42 PM |
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So do I. |
LittleClarkie |
Jun-25-09 08:12 PM |
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It's especially humorous since he's not up for reelection until 2014 n/t |
rockymountaindem |
Jun-25-09 09:10 PM |
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When does Kerry come up for reelection? |
emsimon33 |
Jun-25-09 09:00 PM |
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Did you read the OP? It states 2010, but it's actually 2014, Until then |
ProSense |
Jun-25-09 09:03 PM |
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Though if the op and his friends spend there energy lobbying for a challenge in 2010 |
karynnj |
Jun-25-09 11:05 PM |
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No retraction by the OP or others in this thread? |
politicasista |
Jun-25-09 09:03 PM |
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How could there be if Senator Kerry hasn't challenged the news story? |
Better Believe It |
Jun-25-09 09:19 PM |
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Right wing traits. |
ProSense |
Jun-25-09 09:35 PM |
#150 |