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Bread and Circus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-04 10:29 AM
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Congradulations to Kerry and Dean from a Clark supporter...
A few things...

As the eventual nominee emerges, I am here to endorse
anyone (except for Lieberman). I am impressed with Kerry
especially. He has made mention of alternative energy several
times and I think that is THE long term issue we should
be focusing on. He has been better on this than Clark.
I also think he has the demeanor and Leadership quality
to beat Bush soundly. Many don't like his mannerism but
frankly I love it. He talks with a big, authoritative voice
that is commanding. I have to admit, he doesn't have the
most handsome face in the race but I think he has plenty
to outweigh this in terms of electability. But even beyond
that, I would be excited by a Kerry Presidency.

On Dean, I am loving the guy again. He is just a real person
and you can see it more and more. He has also learned from
his recent mistakes. I think he is not the best adversary to
Bush but I want him to lead our party in some important
way. I think he is more real than I have given him credit for.

As far as Clark goes, I am proud of him. Although many here
don't want to admit it, there has been an orchestrated attempt
by "The Man" to keep him down. He has been either harassed,
ignored, or lied about from 9/17 until now. He has also had
to overcome some serious pre-candidacy statements and "liberal
snobbery" about who is and isn't a "real Democrat". The RW media
has savaged him. Here's why: Win or lose, the GOP does not want
the Dems being represented by or associated w/ a strong national
security figure. They want to comfortably own that issue and
they do not want to give it up. Clark strikes at the heart of
that and he would be a formidable opponent in the General Election.
Swing voters decide elections and Clark is the real moderate
alternative to a chickenhawk radical. That being said, Kerry,
Dean, and Edwards could beat Bush.

Edwards is suave, good looking, and pretty much tells me everything
I want to hear. Unfortunately, as a doctor, trial lawyers are
an anathema to me. The whole of the country has been deteriorated
by excessive litigation and fear of litigation. I know he "stood
up" for the little guy but he also pocketed 20 million in the
process. Let's just say I really, really want to believe in
him. He is damn attractive in so many ways. I guess I have a
doctor's bias. He's running an amazing race and I think he would
make the best VP to Kerry or Dean (even better than Clark because
Edwards is less Gaffe prone).

Clark is still my number 1 guy because I think he has the leadership
and executive skills as well as the heart. He can bring the
country together, which is really important.
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xultar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-04 10:31 AM
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1. Ditto! Congratulations, I like both Kerry & Dean! n/t
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WI_DEM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-04 10:34 AM
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2. Thanks Doctor
Looks like your man has some congrats coming his way too. On to SC and other Super Tuesday states.
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Jerseycoa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-04 10:42 AM
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3. Joining in with familydoctor
to congratulate Kerry on his win and Dean on his outstanding recovery. Adding Edwards for making it so tough on us to come in third in the "Southern" sub-primary in NH.

:toast:

GO DEMS!!
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sallyseven Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-04 10:45 AM
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4. Edwards has one some tough cases
for a lot of people who were hurt by the system. I like him. he reminds me of JFK. Easy smile and smart. Kerry is my first though.
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Bread and Circus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-04 10:57 AM
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5. Kick
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Bread and Circus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-04 05:42 PM
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6. Any thoughts on the media bias against Clark?
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-04 05:51 PM
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9. It's true. Clark has to pull through it.
Kerry and Edwards did when they were declared dead for months.
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democratreformed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-04 05:50 PM
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7. I was thinking of a new Clark slogan
Either "Leadership with heart" or "Leadership from the heart". What do you think?
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BootinUp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-04 05:50 PM
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8. Nice post Doc
You should know what I think of the media's treatment of Clark. :evilfrown:

I agree with much of what you said. Obviously I like Clark better for the job though.

cheers to all supporters of our candidates.
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