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scytherius (529 posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Jan-10-09 03:29 PM
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Obama to honor McCain with pre-inaugural dinner
Edited on Sat Jan-10-09 03:38 PM by scytherius
Source: The Hill

President-elect Obama plans to honor Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), his general election opponent, at a dinner on the eve of his inauguration.

Read more: http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/obama-to-honor-mcca...


Only time will tell . . . but after McCain's comments the other day praising Obama, I am just not nearly worried about the endless filibusters as I once was. Of course, if we had a Majority Leader with a single ball (forget balls) I wouldn't worry either but, alas, it is not to be.

Sooooo . . . is Caribou Barbie invited? If she is, would Obama then be palling around with idiots?
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   palling around with idiots  helderheid   Jan-10-09 03:32 PM   #1 
   LOL.I enjoyed your post.Keep them coming!K & R!  Hope And Change   Jan-10-09 03:32 PM   #2 
   Sexism!  IndianaGreen   Jan-10-09 03:36 PM   #3 
   If it were me, I probably would not do this, BUT  bluestateguy   Jan-10-09 03:37 PM   #4 
   People get angry over everything...  stillcool47   Jan-10-09 03:49 PM   #5 
   It's going to be tough for Obama to achieve bipartisanship.  janx   Jan-10-09 04:01 PM   #6 
   Many of them on this forum, in fact  jberryhill   Jan-10-09 04:05 PM   #10 
   Yep.  janx   Jan-10-09 04:11 PM   #15 
   I don't see how he can achieve bipartisanship because ...  BattyDem   Jan-11-09 12:37 AM   #26 
   I bet even McCain doesn't know what to think of this.  Fire1   Jan-10-09 04:02 PM   #7 
   Now That Is Class! n/t  lse7581011   Jan-10-09 04:03 PM   #8 
   Honor him for what?  EconomicLiberal   Jan-10-09 04:04 PM   #9 
   For being an ass!  IndianaGreen   Jan-10-09 04:07 PM   #12 
   Neither McCain nor Palin have class  janedum   Jan-10-09 05:09 PM   #17 
   He took his best shot  jberryhill   Jan-10-09 06:57 PM   #22 
      He is an evil person.  EconomicLiberal   Jan-10-09 10:12 PM   #25 
   Hmm... Oh... that's tough....  jberryhill   Jan-10-09 04:08 PM   #13 
   for being such a nitwit, poor candidate  GinaMaria   Jan-10-09 05:14 PM   #18 
   For conceding with grace  MiniMe   Jan-10-09 06:06 PM   #21 
   Vietnam  JI7   Jan-11-09 12:40 AM   #27 
   Classy All the Way  MrBig   Jan-10-09 04:05 PM   #11 
   We surely do need that, don't we?  dragonlady   Jan-10-09 04:09 PM   #14 
      Thanks for the welcome!  MrBig   Jan-10-09 05:25 PM   #20 
   Smart move  JerseygirlCT   Jan-10-09 04:27 PM   #16 
   I'm proud to be represented  nolabear   Jan-10-09 05:25 PM   #19 
   Extraordinary. nt  DeepModem Mom   Jan-10-09 07:24 PM   #23 
   Class is defined by what class does. It sends a wonderful message...n/t  monmouth   Jan-10-09 07:28 PM   #24 
   President Superman.  truthisfreedom   Jan-11-09 05:14 AM   #28 
 
helderheid Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Jan-10-09 03:32 PM
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1. palling around with idiots
DUZY!

:rofl:
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Hope And Change (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Jan-10-09 03:32 PM
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2. LOL.I enjoyed your post.Keep them coming!K & R!
Edited on Sat Jan-10-09 03:32 PM by Hope And Change
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IndianaGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Jan-10-09 03:36 PM
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3. Sexism!
Obama should invite Caribou Barbie for some moose burgers!
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bluestateguy Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Jan-10-09 03:37 PM
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4. If it were me, I probably would not do this, BUT
this is hardly something for us that is worth getting angry about.
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stillcool (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Jan-10-09 03:49 PM
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5. People get angry over everything...
I guess there is no longer any art to politics.
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janx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Jan-10-09 04:01 PM
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6. It's going to be tough for Obama to achieve bipartisanship.
For over 25 years, this country has thrived on sophomoric name calling, idiot talk show hosts, etc. Some people grew up thinking that politics has always been this way. It hasn't.
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jberryhill Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Jan-10-09 04:05 PM
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10. Many of them on this forum, in fact

Good point.

I can remember when 60 Minutes' "Point Counterpoint" segment was like watching professional wrestling.
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janx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Jan-10-09 04:11 PM
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15. Yep.
:hi:
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BattyDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Jan-11-09 12:37 AM
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26. I don't see how he can achieve bipartisanship because ...
Edited on Sun Jan-11-09 12:42 AM by BattyDem
on one side, we have a political party and on the other, we have a cult. I'm not trying to be funny ... I really do mean it. The GOP has no conscience, no shame and no common sense. Their "party before country" mentality has driven them into an "us against them" frenzy! Anyone who doesn't march in lockstep with the GOP is the enemy. They don't care about making the country better for the people they're supposed to represent, they only want more power. You can't have bipartisanship when one side is determined to win at all costs.

Having said that ...

This is a very classy thing to do. I don't think it will impress the GOP or score him any points with their side, but he's proven that he's a class act. At least the people will know that they won't be stuck with another juvenile, petty man in the White House.


edited: typo :blush:
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Fire1 Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Jan-10-09 04:02 PM
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7. I bet even McCain doesn't know what to think of this.
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lse7581011 (937 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Jan-10-09 04:03 PM
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8. Now That Is Class! n/t
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EconomicLiberal (554 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Jan-10-09 04:04 PM
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9. Honor him for what?
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IndianaGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Jan-10-09 04:07 PM
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12. For being an ass!
McCain is insane!
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janedum (201 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Jan-10-09 05:09 PM
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17. Neither McCain nor Palin have class
I bet he doesn't show up.
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jberryhill Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Jan-10-09 06:57 PM
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22. He took his best shot

...based on what polls had been saying since mid-year, it's amazing that he tightened the race up at all.

He tried to win. He didn't. He's not an evil person, nor is he insane. Both Biden and Obama know him better than you or I, and they don't seem to share your opinion.
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EconomicLiberal (554 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Jan-10-09 10:12 PM
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25. He is an evil person.
He's just as evil as his buddy George W Bush. He enabled W every step of the way.
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jberryhill Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Jan-10-09 04:08 PM
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13. Hmm... Oh... that's tough....

Being a worthy opponent...

A lifetime of public service...

Bringing a nice gift to Biden's daughter's wedding (yes, he was a guest of the Bidens then as well)...
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GinaMaria Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Jan-10-09 05:14 PM
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18. for being such a nitwit, poor candidate
I'd like to toast John McSame for running one the worst campaigns in recent memory. Obama is probably grateful. That and McSame can go back to being McCain. The bushies have cut his tether and he is free to be himself again.
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MiniMe Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Jan-10-09 06:06 PM
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21. For conceding with grace
:shrug: I do give him credit for that.
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JI7 Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Jan-11-09 12:40 AM
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27. Vietnam
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MrBig (156 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Jan-10-09 04:05 PM
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11. Classy All the Way
President-Elect Obama is a man of class and is showing it by gracious gestures such as this. This is such a complete 180 from the past 8 years. We are finally seeing honor and dignity restored to the White House!
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dragonlady Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Jan-10-09 04:09 PM
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14. We surely do need that, don't we?
And welcome to DU! :hi:
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MrBig (156 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Jan-10-09 05:25 PM
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20. Thanks for the welcome!
I've been reading this site for so long, its about time I got an account.
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16. Smart move
Disarm the old coot now, and make it look quite ungracious of McCain to get ugly opposing Obama's agenda later...
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19. I'm proud to be represented
by such a class act. There are lessons for us all here.
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23. Extraordinary. nt
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24. Class is defined by what class does. It sends a wonderful message...n/t
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28. President Superman.
What a way to start.
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