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Senator Mark Begich of Alaska Comes Out In Support Of A Public Option

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kpete 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 Mon Aug-31-09 04:00 PM
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Senator Mark Begich of Alaska Comes Out In Support Of A Public OptionUpdated at 10:00 AM
Edited on Mon Aug-31-09 04:00 PM by kpete
On the Public Option

(after Senator Begich lost his phone connection and called back)

Begich: I'm here, can you hear me?

Moore: We're on the radio, so you just wave!

Begich: I'm waving! I'm waving!

Moore: (laughs) I know you're waving... I hope you're raising your hand to support a public option. I just really am.

Begich: I am.
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more:
http://www.themudflats.net/2009/08/31/mark-begich-on-th... /
via:
http://openleft.com/diary/14874/begich-comes-out-in-sup...

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   Great find, kpete!! Thanks for posting!  SemiCharmedQuark   Aug-31-09 04:10 PM   #1 
   Woot!!!  LiberalAndProud   Aug-31-09 04:14 PM   #2 
   Good for him! nt  alsame   Aug-31-09 04:16 PM   #3 
   my email worked! :-p. Definitely a good sign  d_b   Aug-31-09 04:27 PM   #4 
   5 replies?  d_b   Aug-31-09 04:33 PM   #5 
   Well . . .  DarthDem   Aug-31-09 04:46 PM   #6 
      Right  d_b   Aug-31-09 05:02 PM   #7 
   talk is cheap  AlecBGreen   Aug-31-09 09:43 PM   #8 
 
SemiCharmedQuark 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 Donate to DU! Mon Aug-31-09 04:10 PM
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1. Great find, kpete!! Thanks for posting!
How many do we have now?

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LiberalAndProud 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 Donate to DU! Mon Aug-31-09 04:14 PM
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2. Woot!!!
Such a refreshing breath of air. The stench of Stevens may yet dissipate.

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alsame 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 Mon Aug-31-09 04:16 PM
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3. Good for him! nt

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d_b 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 Mon Aug-31-09 04:27 PM
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4. my email worked! :-p. Definitely a good sign
I hope he reaffirms this if pressed.

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d_b 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 Mon Aug-31-09 04:33 PM
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5. 5 replies?
rough crowd tonight.

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DarthDem 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 Mon Aug-31-09 04:46 PM
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6. Well . . .
Edited on Mon Aug-31-09 04:46 PM by DarthDem
. . . this doesn't fit with the Nervous Nelly preference of many at DU these days, who want to shout at the rain and call Obama a sellout. Hence the depressed amount of replies.

I for one think this is fantastic. Begich seemed like he was waffling on Sonia Sotomayor a bit too - - good to see that he's reaching the right conclusions after a little reflection.

Whoops, and on edit, thanks very much to you for posting this!

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d_b 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 Mon Aug-31-09 05:02 PM
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7. Right
I'm just glad that he seems (still waiting for something a little more...official) to be going in the correct direction on this issue.

It ain't easy being an Alaskan Democrat, and it's even harder being an elected one.

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AlecBGreen 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 Mon Aug-31-09 09:43 PM
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8. talk is cheap
we'll see where the votes are cast. even so, woohoo! :woohoo:

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