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Fri Jul-22-11 08:05 PM
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| -Lawrence's take on this is very disturbing. |
dkf |
Jul-22-11 07:33 PM |
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He did box the Republicans into a corner. |
emulatorloo |
Jul-22-11 07:37 PM |
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The adult in the room isn't supposed to award victories to children who throw tantrums. |
SusanaMontana41 |
Jul-22-11 08:33 PM |
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agreed! n/t |
bluethruandthru |
Jul-22-11 09:50 PM |
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We have a bunch of people right here on DU who think the same thing.. |
Fumesucker |
Jul-22-11 07:38 PM |
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Not ecstatic. Realistic. Unless you redesign the ENTIRE thing tomorrow, this IS how it is done. |
patrice |
Jul-22-11 07:40 PM |
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Deleted sub-thread |
Name removed |
Jul-22-11 07:42 PM |
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"...this IS how it is done." |
DeSwiss |
Jul-23-11 12:23 AM |
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Personality cults usually are. |
Dept of Beer |
Jul-22-11 09:47 PM |
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stereotyping. Not everyone who has something positive to say about Obama |
patrice |
Jul-22-11 11:58 PM |
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I never wrote "everyone." |
Dept of Beer |
Jul-23-11 12:34 AM |
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SOP for attorneys. That's how they do what they do. ALL of them. Remember, they are |
patrice |
Jul-22-11 07:39 PM |
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Yep |
emulatorloo |
Jul-22-11 07:40 PM |
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My 2nd husband was smart enough for full-boat free ride at Yale, undergrad & law. |
patrice |
Jul-22-11 07:45 PM |
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BTW, they're ALWAYS extremely polite to one another. It's their culture. |
patrice |
Jul-22-11 07:50 PM |
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Uh, he was smart enough to get into Yale, which is impressive. BUT - the Ivy schools do not give |
kath |
Jul-22-11 08:08 PM |
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I'll have to admit not knowing very much about it. He was an NMSQT finalist & very poor. |
patrice |
Jul-22-11 08:17 PM |
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It's great that he was able to get aid that enabled him to attend such a great school. |
kath |
Jul-22-11 08:56 PM |
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Thanks for the PSA! & . . . |
patrice |
Jul-22-11 09:14 PM |
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.. |
kath |
Jul-22-11 10:59 PM |
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Thanks, he was a good guy. And a great conversationalist . . . |
patrice |
Jul-22-11 11:47 PM |
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Politics is not for the faint of heart. Especially when your opponent is ruthless. |
KittyWampus |
Jul-22-11 07:39 PM |
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Yeah, what really sucks is losing every time and having to cover it up with speeches. |
readmoreoften |
Jul-22-11 07:41 PM |
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Well, unfortunately, senior citizens tend to have weak hearts because they're OLD. He put them |
in_cog_ni_to |
Jul-22-11 08:07 PM |
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HE didn't put them through this- Republicans did. And it wasn't for "naught". |
KittyWampus |
Jul-22-11 08:30 PM |
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Excuse me? OBAMA is the one who put SS, Medicare and Medicaid on the table. NOT the repukes. n/t |
in_cog_ni_to |
Jul-22-11 08:51 PM |
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My 84 year old father who |
ohheckyeah |
Jul-23-11 12:46 AM |
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Bullshit. Getting up there and spewing Republican framing of the economy for weeks is NOT helpful |
woo me with science |
Jul-22-11 08:37 PM |
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He exposed the Lie that Republicans care about cutting deficits. That's a huge win. |
KittyWampus |
Jul-22-11 08:50 PM |
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There are many, many people who have not already made up their minds, as you so clearly |
patrice |
Jul-23-11 12:07 AM |
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Of course he did it for stagecraft. The question is for whom? Bankers, workers, or himself. |
readmoreoften |
Jul-22-11 07:40 PM |
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Teaparty House Reps are "true beleivers". They would never pass a plan with tax hikes |
emulatorloo |
Jul-22-11 07:43 PM |
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Howard Dean said that the herd that come in last year doesn't appear to know some |
patrice |
Jul-22-11 08:21 PM |
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And the more the Democrats can EXPOSE THIS TO THE PUBLIC the better off we are nt |
flamingdem |
Jul-23-11 12:12 AM |
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That's why he's in the power position. No one knows. Attorneys involved in negotiations LIKE that |
patrice |
Jul-22-11 07:49 PM |
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Maybe because there is NO OTHER CHOICE when you're dealing with FREAKING CRAZY MORAN ASSHOLES |
flamingdem |
Jul-23-11 12:09 AM |
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Here is what is truly hideous: |
Warren Stupidity |
Jul-22-11 07:42 PM |
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"Hideous"? |
emulatorloo |
Jul-22-11 07:46 PM |
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Why is that disturbing ? |
JI7 |
Jul-22-11 07:44 PM |
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He is pulling my chain that is why. |
dkf |
Jul-22-11 07:46 PM |
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This has been LO's take on it all along. Week after week |
emulatorloo |
Jul-22-11 07:49 PM |
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Well yes. We all know that. |
dkf |
Jul-22-11 07:58 PM |
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We all know that? Only on DU. Most of American is listening to FOX News |
KittyWampus |
Jul-22-11 08:00 PM |
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Well you should pay more attention to LO and then your chain won't be |
grantcart |
Jul-23-11 01:03 AM |
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O'Donnell is flat out wrong. The Boweles/Simpson group was not appointed for show. /nt |
still_one |
Jul-22-11 07:47 PM |
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How ELSE do you think you can "deal" with the jackasses he has to deal with? |
CakeGrrl |
Jul-22-11 07:49 PM |
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That's right. A lot of it IS about revealing/exposing stuff that you may not be sure is there & that |
patrice |
Jul-22-11 08:05 PM |
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Lawrence is wrong |
abelenkpe |
Jul-22-11 07:50 PM |
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Oh noes! |
nobodyspecial |
Jul-22-11 07:50 PM |
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I just don't have the 'constitution' for this kind of stuff. |
undeterred |
Jul-22-11 07:52 PM |
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Van Hollen basically just told him he's wrong and that this is what it is. Not stagecraft and that |
Parker CA |
Jul-22-11 07:52 PM |
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Well of course he had to say that. |
dkf |
Jul-22-11 08:01 PM |
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What did you expect Van Hollen to say? Yeah, Lawrence, the Prez was |
Kahuna |
Jul-22-11 08:02 PM |
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it doesn't take much stagecraft... |
awoke_in_2003 |
Jul-22-11 07:53 PM |
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Lol! Right on! |
patrice |
Jul-22-11 07:55 PM |
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... |
awoke_in_2003 |
Jul-22-11 08:17 PM |
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Re them doing all of the work: my theory is they look the way they do because SOMEBODY over there |
patrice |
Jul-22-11 07:57 PM |
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True dat! And they don't even know it!! LOL!!! n/t |
Fire1 |
Jul-22-11 08:06 PM |
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ditto! n/t |
la la |
Jul-22-11 08:51 PM |
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I'm sorry that your feelings are hurt, but you did your part perfectly |
ecstatic |
Jul-22-11 07:55 PM |
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There is a reason they call it sausage making. |
Ruby the Liberal |
Jul-22-11 08:02 PM |
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Potus has the 'perfect' temperment for politics. I would have |
Fire1 |
Jul-22-11 08:05 PM |
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oh, i bet. |
indurancevile |
Jul-22-11 08:05 PM |
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O'Donnel is a despicable shill/tool, after all - realized it after listening to him for about 10 min |
inna |
Jul-22-11 08:10 PM |
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Whether you like it or not, LO knows exactly how Washington politics work |
emulatorloo |
Jul-22-11 08:28 PM |
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Yeah, and that's politics. |
pipi_k |
Jul-22-11 08:10 PM |
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Either he a) offered to screw the people. Or, b) was lying. |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
Jul-22-11 08:11 PM |
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the two are not mutually exclusive; in fact, it is typically both in this particular case. |
inna |
Jul-22-11 08:18 PM |
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I agree |
cilla4progress |
Jul-22-11 08:16 PM |
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LO is remembering |
la la |
Jul-22-11 08:58 PM |
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Yup...it's stagecraft. Stagecraft to get what he wants - the |
Roselma |
Jul-22-11 08:19 PM |
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Excellent post n/t |
emulatorloo |
Jul-22-11 08:30 PM |
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Right! They waaaaaaay over-bid their hand . . . |
patrice |
Jul-22-11 08:30 PM |
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Should be an OP. |
Ikonoklast |
Jul-22-11 08:47 PM |
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CNN reports that disturbingly BOEHNER didn't respond to Obama's call or proposal, they are SUNK nt |
flamingdem |
Jul-23-11 12:11 AM |
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Some of you are never happy...this is politics...if you don't have the stomach for it, get a new... |
Joe the Revelator |
Jul-22-11 08:22 PM |
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We said we wanted transparent Government. This is what it looks like. |
Joe the Revelator |
Jul-22-11 08:23 PM |
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Transparent huh? |
dkf |
Jul-22-11 09:28 PM |
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he's been saying this for awhile ..he's correct IMO |
proud patriot |
Jul-22-11 08:33 PM |
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Fair is foul, and foul is fair: |
rug |
Jul-22-11 08:34 PM |
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Quoting Shakespeare. I think I love you. |
KittyWampus |
Jul-22-11 09:47 PM |
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"Love is a smoke and is made with the fume of sighs." |
rug |
Jul-22-11 09:55 PM |
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Fuck that! The president was brilliant and played it brilliantly!!! n/t |
Liberal_Stalwart71 |
Jul-22-11 08:49 PM |
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Stalling for time |
johnd83 |
Jul-22-11 09:34 PM |
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thats nuts - he is paying a price for it - talking about things in politics is huge |
peace4ever |
Jul-22-11 11:01 PM |
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Actually, it sounds like a good thing to me. |
AverageJoe90 |
Jul-23-11 12:13 AM |
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So does one get points for pointing the gun at the hostages head and pulling the trigger? |
lumberjack_jeff |
Jul-23-11 12:29 AM |
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I think that's pasting a happy-face on it... |
JHB |
Jul-23-11 12:33 AM |
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