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Wed Nov-22-06 01:13 AM
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| 7. You nailed it, grasswire. |
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Kerry is a rich, mild-mannered, very intelligent man, and his handlers tried to make him into a guy you could have a beer with. He just needed to be himself. And quit trying to be funny.
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| -Late night/early morning epiphany regarding Dems who are irritated with Kerry |
Truth Hurts A Lot |
Nov-22-06 12:58 AM |
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off subject... |
Kiouni |
Nov-22-06 01:00 AM |
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He wanted to run for President |
karynnj |
Nov-22-06 11:36 AM |
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Problem is, the best person to run for president isn't the best person to BE president |
LittleClarkie |
Nov-22-06 01:02 AM |
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that's an interesting point |
Truth Hurts A Lot |
Nov-22-06 01:19 AM |
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He could use a shitkicker in his campaign, |
dailykoff |
Nov-22-06 09:12 AM |
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He needed a 50 state strategy from DNC - any nominee would. The targetted state strategy |
blm |
Nov-22-06 02:17 PM |
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If the corpmedia had ALLOWED his counterattacks to be seen as widely as they |
blm |
Nov-22-06 02:15 PM |
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That. And he lost. |
liberalpragmatist |
Nov-22-06 01:02 AM |
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Precisely |
Vulture |
Nov-22-06 01:56 AM |
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Horsefeathers! |
bananas |
Nov-22-06 02:30 AM |
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Also, Nixon had a very negative image as nasty - which is not |
karynnj |
Nov-22-06 11:41 AM |
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Nixon also was helped by circumstances |
liberalpragmatist |
Nov-22-06 07:58 PM |
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that's the same problem Gore had |
grasswire |
Nov-22-06 01:03 AM |
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You nailed it, grasswire. |
mykpart |
Nov-22-06 01:13 AM |
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Mild mannered - who fights the MAFIA, Nixon, Reagan and Bush1 |
karynnj |
Nov-22-06 11:47 AM |
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What's the difference between acting like a pussy and BEING a pussy? |
XemaSab |
Nov-22-06 01:06 AM |
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Having one? |
Cerridwen |
Nov-22-06 10:45 AM |
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I think the ugliness has gotten worse. It's a sad day when a man |
babylonsister |
Nov-22-06 01:06 AM |
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I do think Kerry could have been the next JFK but our society |
Truth Hurts A Lot |
Nov-22-06 01:13 AM |
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The Thuggery is invested in morphing thoughtfulness into indecision. |
sfexpat2000 |
Nov-22-06 02:02 AM |
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Kerry's remarks the week before the election made me so mad that I didn't vote for him this year |
bluestateguy |
Nov-22-06 01:19 AM |
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You do know that he wasn't running for anything this year |
Hippo_Tron |
Nov-22-06 05:59 AM |
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LOL. n/t |
wisteria |
Nov-22-06 08:49 AM |
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Terrible campaigners make terrible presidents |
jgraz |
Nov-22-06 01:36 AM |
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Name a terrible campaigner who managed to become president, and turned out to be terrible |
LittleClarkie |
Nov-22-06 02:17 AM |
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That would be Jimmy Carter |
jgraz |
Nov-22-06 02:30 AM |
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And you think he was a lousy president? |
LittleClarkie |
Nov-22-06 02:41 AM |
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Yeah, there's more to being president than just being a good guy |
jgraz |
Nov-22-06 02:57 AM |
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Carter was a great leader, he just wasn't willing to do what was popular |
Hippo_Tron |
Nov-22-06 06:02 AM |
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Why wasn't it popular? Because Carter couldn't win the debate |
jgraz |
Nov-22-06 01:27 PM |
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He was not and nor is he a terrible campaigner. |
wisteria |
Nov-22-06 09:01 AM |
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"repeating what the DC insiders want you to believe" |
jgraz |
Nov-22-06 12:07 PM |
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Perhaps, but you parrot a lot of the misleading talking points echoed |
wisteria |
Nov-22-06 01:05 PM |
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Nov-22-06 01:18 PM |
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Nonsense! He won the primaries! |
ProSense |
Nov-22-06 01:56 PM |
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OMFG -- now we're into a whole new level of denial |
jgraz |
Nov-22-06 02:09 PM |
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OMFG! How many feel better that Bush is in the WH? n/t |
ProSense |
Nov-22-06 02:25 PM |
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Bored now... |
jgraz |
Nov-22-06 02:28 PM |
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I wonder how many regret not voting for Kerry? |
Old and In the Way |
Nov-22-06 01:55 AM |
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To answer your question.....thousands upon thousands. |
LeahD |
Nov-22-06 02:38 AM |
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if Kerry backed down then he wouldn't be considering running again |
JI7 |
Nov-22-06 03:10 AM |
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We need to put Randi Rhodes' mind and spirit into Kerry's body. |
Rageneau |
Nov-22-06 04:41 AM |
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really? |
President Jesus |
Nov-22-06 05:19 AM |
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As a long time.. |
sendero |
Nov-22-06 05:36 AM |
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Agreed, Kerry picked clueless advisors in 2004 |
Hippo_Tron |
Nov-22-06 05:58 AM |
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He also had Carville, Lockhart and McMurray, who were looking out |
wisteria |
Nov-22-06 09:09 AM |
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Carville didn't work on his campaign... |
Hippo_Tron |
Nov-22-06 03:45 PM |
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Kerry's problem is that most Americans view him in the way that the media portrays him |
Hippo_Tron |
Nov-22-06 05:55 AM |
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Good PR and a little time can change "what some American's" think. |
wisteria |
Nov-22-06 09:05 AM |
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Sorry, I have to disagree |
tpsbmam |
Nov-22-06 07:49 AM |
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great food for thought |
Truth Hurts A Lot |
Nov-22-06 09:04 AM |
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How about someone who was in office at the time, |
LWolf |
Nov-22-06 04:30 PM |
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"name me one major piece of legislation that he authored" |
ProSense |
Nov-22-06 10:32 AM |
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Not to mention that he probably would have authored more bills |
LittleClarkie |
Nov-22-06 02:12 PM |
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The inspectors went in AFTER the IWR and BECAUSE of the IWR - your timeline is off. |
blm |
Nov-22-06 01:08 PM |
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He came right back at them after they twisted his words this time. |
wisteria |
Nov-22-06 08:47 AM |
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I'm trying to get to the "WHY"--why are some Dems against him |
Truth Hurts A Lot |
Nov-22-06 09:10 AM |
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BCCI |
karynnj |
Nov-22-06 12:08 PM |
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You put your finger on it: uncorruptible. |
dailykoff |
Nov-22-06 12:13 PM |
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I wish Shrum wouldn't have considered all that too complex for the campaign |
LittleClarkie |
Nov-22-06 02:22 PM |
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Yeah they definitely ran center |
dailykoff |
Nov-22-06 04:01 PM |
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except the last two years the only one to rival kerry going after |
seabeyond |
Nov-22-06 08:53 AM |
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I think you mistake good manners for giving in |
karynnj |
Nov-22-06 11:33 AM |
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he is not a good speaker |
jpwhite |
Nov-22-06 11:42 AM |
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"We need a charismatic leader...At least George W. Bush has some spunk." |
ProSense |
Nov-22-06 11:57 AM |
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Go immediately to johnkerry.com |
karynnj |
Nov-22-06 12:13 PM |
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It's opinions like this that get us the government we have. |
Old and In the Way |
Nov-22-06 01:04 PM |
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He isn't articulate and he has the worst body language of any politician... |
originalpckelly |
Nov-22-06 12:14 PM |
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He isn't articulate? Not my impression at all. nt |
babylonsister |
Nov-22-06 12:25 PM |
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I reject the premise of either being pro-Kerry or anti-Kerry. |
elocs |
Nov-22-06 12:54 PM |
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Good for you! |
ProSense |
Nov-22-06 01:11 PM |
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It may not be as much as "who said", but it is the implication. |
elocs |
Nov-22-06 03:56 PM |
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It's not that so much if you prefer someone else. |
LittleClarkie |
Nov-22-06 02:28 PM |
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HE WAS EXCELLENT but didn't PROTEST the election as LOUDLY |
NoBushSpokenHere |
Nov-22-06 01:33 PM |
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Kerry seems to be the (potential) candidate the right goes after the most. |
kerstin |
Nov-22-06 01:41 PM |
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Er...no. |
LWolf |
Nov-22-06 04:27 PM |
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It has nothing to do with him being too nice |
dansolo |
Nov-22-06 04:34 PM |
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Kerry 's positions come very firmly from his believes |
karynnj |
Nov-22-06 05:49 PM |
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Not even close |
sampsonblk |
Nov-22-06 05:58 PM |
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