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Wed Aug-11-10 01:22 AM
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| 21. Straight Up - Yes. N/T |
| -Anybody else think that Gibbs' comments included an inappropriate slam against Kucinich? |
kath |
Aug-11-10 12:38 AM |
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the whole diatribe was unnecessary, including the slam at kucinich. |
niyad |
Aug-11-10 12:43 AM |
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I have come to the conclusion that Robert Gibbs is unnecessary |
spiritual_gunfighter |
Aug-11-10 01:03 AM |
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Other than Bill Moyers, you don't get great minds in that position. |
Ken Burch |
Aug-11-10 01:30 AM |
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Yes.......it was horrible! |
FrenchieCat |
Aug-11-10 12:44 AM |
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Well, I don't think that Kucinich loves the corporations nearly as much as this White House does -- |
kath |
Aug-11-10 12:49 AM |
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+1 |
Shining Jack |
Aug-11-10 01:13 AM |
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Kucinich is the Representative of one little place...... |
FrenchieCat |
Aug-11-10 03:30 AM |
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It's the message that Kucinich brings to the public discussion that |
NorthCarolina |
Aug-11-10 08:57 AM |
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Is that why gibbs thought it was ok to use him in pandering to the right? |
unapatriciated |
Aug-11-10 03:58 PM |
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+2 |
QC |
Aug-11-10 08:49 AM |
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I would say so |
npk |
Aug-11-10 12:44 AM |
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No, he's just an example of a very liberal Democrat who they say they want as president. |
LoZoccolo |
Aug-11-10 12:46 AM |
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Kuchinich is the straw man that they always use... |
depakid |
Aug-11-10 12:46 AM |
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it wasn't a slam against Kucinich , he mentioned Kucinich as an example of someone very liberal |
JI7 |
Aug-11-10 12:47 AM |
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YES. |
snot |
Aug-11-10 12:48 AM |
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I don't think it was a slam on Kucinich |
BDavinciNY |
Aug-11-10 12:55 AM |
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welcome to DU |
niyad |
Aug-11-10 02:04 AM |
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Thanks |
BDavinciNY |
Aug-11-10 12:57 PM |
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No. |
DFLforever |
Aug-11-10 12:56 AM |
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Yes, I noticed it too. |
Jamastiene |
Aug-11-10 12:56 AM |
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Yeah, same here....pissed me off too. |
Desertrose |
Aug-11-10 01:01 AM |
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Yes, but it was basically a slam against all of us |
Hydra |
Aug-11-10 01:01 AM |
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Yes, he wanted to be sure we heard him loud and clear. |
unapatriciated |
Aug-11-10 04:02 PM |
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Appropriateness is relative. |
LooseWilly |
Aug-11-10 01:03 AM |
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Kucinich had to be "lobbied" to vote for the health care bills. |
PBS Poll-435 |
Aug-11-10 01:09 AM |
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Because the bills weren't health CARE reform -we ended up with a Health Insurance Co. Protection Act |
kath |
Aug-11-10 01:14 AM |
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But he still voted for it, |
PBS Poll-435 |
Aug-11-10 01:18 AM |
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Do you think he voted for it on PRINCIPLE, or did he go along to get along?? n/t |
cherokeeprogressive |
Aug-11-10 01:23 AM |
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Somewhere in the middle of the two. |
PBS Poll-435 |
Aug-11-10 01:28 AM |
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Personally... |
ElectricLightDem |
Aug-11-10 10:18 AM |
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You should really read what Kucinich wrote about his decision to vote for the bill. |
John Q. Citizen |
Aug-12-10 12:15 AM |
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But Obama couldn't be bothered to lobby the likes of LIebermann for a public option |
eridani |
Aug-11-10 03:22 AM |
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You and I know that the votes were not there |
PBS Poll-435 |
Aug-11-10 08:45 AM |
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Kucinich's vote "wasn't there" until his arm was twisted |
eridani |
Aug-11-10 03:12 PM |
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Problem was the Senate. Kucinich is a Rep. in the House |
PBS Poll-435 |
Aug-11-10 03:25 PM |
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No, he wasn't. He didn't the first time. Not sure what he got threatened with |
eridani |
Aug-11-10 03:41 PM |
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In the end, after all of the talk, he voted for the final bill |
PBS Poll-435 |
Aug-11-10 03:47 PM |
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That is pure crap. If Obama had been hands on with the public option from the start |
eridani |
Aug-11-10 04:00 PM |
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Disagree entirely. There are a handful of Democrats in the Senate that NEVER would have |
PBS Poll-435 |
Aug-11-10 04:03 PM |
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Not even if their disctricts were threatened with being screwn legislatively? n/t |
eridani |
Aug-11-10 04:18 PM |
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US Senators do not have districts. They represent States. |
PBS Poll-435 |
Aug-11-10 04:30 PM |
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Bush did his very best to screw states that voted against him |
eridani |
Aug-11-10 05:29 PM |
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Are there more or less Democrats in the Senate (from the South) now than there were in 1992? |
PBS Poll-435 |
Aug-11-10 05:34 PM |
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Why would Obama lobby for a PO when he never wanted a PO? |
NorthCarolina |
Aug-11-10 09:01 AM |
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EXACTLY - he never wanted one. |
kath |
Aug-11-10 03:37 PM |
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Health Insurance Industry Executives Make Millions As |
Cherchez la Femme |
Aug-11-10 11:36 AM |
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Again |
PBS Poll-435 |
Aug-11-10 03:38 PM |
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I didn't read it that way. |
Radical Activist |
Aug-11-10 01:20 AM |
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Straight Up - Yes. N/T |
cherokeeprogressive |
Aug-11-10 01:22 AM |
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I just said that yesterday, I'm prescient |
sandnsea |
Aug-11-10 01:24 AM |
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Hey, everybody loves to punch hippies, am I right? C' mon...right |
TheKentuckian |
Aug-11-10 04:24 AM |
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I think he was slammin' |
lillypaddle |
Aug-11-10 06:54 AM |
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It was a slam against Kucinich's followers. |
liquid diamond |
Aug-11-10 08:47 AM |
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Let me start to answer by saying that I am in the "I love Dennis .... but" camp. |
Stinky The Clown |
Aug-11-10 08:53 AM |
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So attacking one of your own party who is running for re-election is appropriate? |
KoKo |
Aug-11-10 09:09 AM |
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Please don't misinterpret me. I am in no way defending Gibbs |
Stinky The Clown |
Aug-11-10 10:13 AM |
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surprising that you have a but in re to dk..he speaks for me |
xiamiam |
Aug-11-10 06:59 PM |
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I can't figure out why Gibbs made the statement. |
guardian |
Aug-11-10 10:13 AM |
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DLC has always attacked progressives. |
Individualist |
Aug-11-10 12:03 PM |
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Sure did |
Cherchez la Femme |
Aug-11-10 11:32 AM |
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If Dennis is as irrelevant as the status quo pretends, |
LWolf |
Aug-11-10 12:02 PM |
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YES! without a question! eom |
flyarm |
Aug-11-10 02:03 PM |
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that wasn't a slam against Kucinich |
Whisp |
Aug-11-10 02:06 PM |
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It did. See what cooperating with this White House gets you? If you're a right winger |
Raineyb |
Aug-11-10 02:10 PM |
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"Even electing a peacenik like Kucinich wouldn't satisfy some. |
laureloak |
Aug-11-10 03:20 PM |
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THe White House is clearly butthurt over left-leaning criticism |
jgraz |
Aug-11-10 03:50 PM |
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Gibbs has a strange way of showing respect. |
unapatriciated |
Aug-11-10 03:55 PM |
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Worse it was a slam at Dennis's supporters |
Bluenorthwest |
Aug-11-10 05:40 PM |
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I think it was demeaning. |
fogonthelake |
Aug-11-10 05:45 PM |
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No, unless you consider calling Kucinich the most liberal of the liberal a slam. |
phleshdef |
Aug-11-10 05:46 PM |
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Yes it is. |
Stuart G |
Aug-11-10 06:31 PM |
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No. But his point is well taken. |
Schema Thing |
Aug-11-10 10:01 PM |
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Interesting to see that a writer at The Nation also thought the Kucinich crack was out of line: |
kath |
Aug-12-10 12:27 AM |
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