SteppingRazor
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Wed May-09-07 10:23 AM
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| 4. Given the oratory abilities of our current president... |
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I'm willing to give Obama a pass on a couple slips of the tongue.
As for the tired, weary bit, campaign life's even more grueling than presidential life. These guys sometimes don't sleep at all for days at a time.
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 Oh boy. Obama admits to being tired and making mistakes on campaign trail |
Horse with no Name |
May-09-07 10:21 AM |
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Well, think of the opposite: Bush |
undeterred |
May-09-07 10:22 AM |
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I know. |
Horse with no Name |
May-09-07 10:23 AM |
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Oh, Geez, I suppose he's dead meat now. |
Jackpine Radical |
May-09-07 10:23 AM |
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I don't think he is dead meat |
Horse with no Name |
May-09-07 10:24 AM |
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Blood attracts media piranhas. |
Jackpine Radical |
May-09-07 11:30 AM |
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Dead in the water! |
zidzi |
May-09-07 01:10 PM |
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I read that most candidates are only getting 4-5 hrs/sleep/night-if that. I think this early |
rodeodance |
May-09-07 10:23 AM |
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I agree. |
Horse with no Name |
May-09-07 10:25 AM |
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I am running for a county position ... |
Cosmocat |
May-09-07 10:27 AM |
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Yeah, "whining" isn't good in |
zidzi |
May-09-07 01:11 PM |
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Given the oratory abilities of our current president... |
SteppingRazor |
May-09-07 10:23 AM |
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Good point - what kind of shape will the nominees be in come Oct. '08? |
Phredicles |
May-09-07 10:26 AM |
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I didn't expect this from the BBC |
Horse with no Name |
May-09-07 10:27 AM |
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I imagine the shape they're in on primary night is the worst it gets... |
SteppingRazor |
May-09-07 10:30 AM |
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Sure, but this still looks to me like a side effect of the ridiculously long |
Phredicles |
May-09-07 10:33 AM |
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Agree, and agree. |
SteppingRazor |
May-09-07 11:15 AM |
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Wasn't he also too |
JTFrog |
May-09-07 10:24 AM |
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I don't think so |
Horse with no Name |
May-09-07 10:26 AM |
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Au contraire.... I like people who admit their mistakes. |
panader0 |
May-09-07 10:24 AM |
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naw, that doesn't bother me |
Neecy |
May-09-07 10:28 AM |
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haha Silly mortals! |
JNelson6563 |
May-09-07 10:35 AM |
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This mistake is SO BAD, it is worse than lying about Iraq having WMDs |
still_one |
May-09-07 10:40 AM |
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You know that isn't true |
Horse with no Name |
May-09-07 01:04 PM |
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It was my sarcasm as you correctly surmmized /nt |
still_one |
May-10-07 10:05 PM |
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On the same day Bush added 200 years to the Queen's age |
zulchzulu |
May-09-07 10:43 AM |
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If it was Bush, he would have blamed his lackeys or the media. |
philosophie_en_rose |
May-09-07 10:43 AM |
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I want them to know when they made a mistake |
dave_p |
May-09-07 10:43 AM |
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haven't you ever been tired and exhausted. He is honest. I love that |
illinoisprogressive |
May-09-07 10:53 AM |
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I have but I also know that I don't have the stamina to be POTUS |
Horse with no Name |
May-09-07 11:19 AM |
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This doesn't sound too far from McCain's latest "I goofed". If you're tired NOW, Barack,...... |
WinkyDink |
May-09-07 11:04 AM |
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"There are going to be times when I get tired..." |
Zavulon |
May-09-07 11:04 AM |
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Thank you for "getting it" |
Horse with no Name |
May-09-07 11:21 AM |
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He has a lot of responsibility weighing on his shoulders having become a phenomenon. |
KoKo01 |
May-09-07 11:12 AM |
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If this is how quick we throw people under the bus, we don't have a chance... |
Beelzebud |
May-09-07 11:20 AM |
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Nobody has been thrown under the bus |
Horse with no Name |
May-09-07 11:23 AM |
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This was not a "stupid mistake". He misspoke. It happens all of the time. |
Dawgs |
May-09-07 11:43 AM |
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at least he admits his mistakes, the other jerk we have doesn't |
alyce douglas |
May-09-07 11:22 AM |
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Maybe he should head back to the office |
peace13 |
May-09-07 11:28 AM |
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Oh gimme a fuggin' break...how is this worse than ANYTHING Smirky McChimpster has ever said? |
truebrit71 |
May-09-07 11:46 AM |
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Okay. Let's maintain the perspective that I got this OFF OF THE BBC |
Horse with no Name |
May-09-07 11:58 AM |
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Who gives a flying fuck if the story is still there? Or or you labouring under the misunderstanding |
truebrit71 |
May-09-07 12:26 PM |
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Obama is better than Chimpy?? |
Rosemary2205 |
May-09-07 12:03 PM |
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So are you suggesting that Obama is cooked because he mis-spoke? |
truebrit71 |
May-09-07 12:28 PM |
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Nice try at obfuscation |
Horse with no Name |
May-09-07 12:52 PM |
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So then why the "sky is falling" mentality? |
truebrit71 |
May-09-07 12:53 PM |
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I haven't seen any sky is falling mentality. |
Horse with no Name |
May-09-07 01:03 PM |
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Wow...he made one verbal slip and it's almost all over... |
truebrit71 |
May-09-07 01:07 PM |
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The sky has fallen. All is lost. |
Beelzebud |
May-09-07 01:14 PM |
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Good Gawd did you ever misread my post. |
Rosemary2205 |
May-09-07 02:02 PM |
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Gawd forbid that a candidate tells the truth and says that he'll get tired. |
Connie_Corleone |
May-09-07 11:54 AM |
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Not what I said but nice try |
Horse with no Name |
May-09-07 11:59 AM |
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I didn't say you said that. That was a general statement about |
Connie_Corleone |
May-09-07 12:57 PM |
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Nice to see that Operation Circular Firing Squad™ is already in full swing |
Rob H. |
May-09-07 11:59 AM |
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Okay. I will wait for you to call the media and have the story taken down |
Horse with no Name |
May-09-07 12:09 PM |
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If my post came across as snarky specifically toward *you* |
Rob H. |
May-09-07 12:42 PM |
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Come on, that's nothing. |
SmokingJacket |
May-09-07 12:05 PM |
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Human and Humble and I like it! |
Grandrose |
May-09-07 12:06 PM |
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Horse, You are placing yourself into the alligator pit here. God forbid any of us |
OmmmSweetOmmm |
May-09-07 12:39 PM |
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I should have known better |
Horse with no Name |
May-09-07 12:59 PM |
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There is no such thing as "perfect". You need to realize that now... |
Beelzebud |
May-09-07 01:03 PM |
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Oh good. You are alerting the media now I presume? |
Horse with no Name |
May-09-07 01:05 PM |
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Umm, I think most reasonable people already realize this... |
Beelzebud |
May-09-07 01:13 PM |
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Oh please spare me the theatrics |
Horse with no Name |
May-09-07 01:36 PM |
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