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ucrdem

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55. I wasn't originally a big Edwards partisan
Fri Jan 25, 2013, 06:23 AM
Jan 2013

and was I delighted when Kerry got the nom, and I was kind of underwhelmed by Edwards' convention speech, which I expected to be more impressive, based on his reputation as a dynamite speaker. I think by that time he'd given the ol' two Americas war horse a million times and didn't sound particularly excited but then I heard it on a car radio.

The debate I watched (looks like there was just one) as I was worried he'd get slaughtered like Lieberman had. But apart from the line about not seeing Edwards in the Senate I didn't think Cheney scored any real hits, and Edwards was well prepared and easily made his points against the Iraq war while Cheney glowered & squirmed. Here's a video of the whole shootin' match:

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/183584-2


Is this the Kerry 2016 thread? [View all] jberryhill Jan 2013 OP
If we really want a Do-over, I'll take Al Gore. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #1
Without Mr Lieberman Ian Iam Jan 2013 #2
Yeah Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #4
Sadly, Al Gore is damaged goods. Drunken Irishman Jan 2013 #14
Sigh jberryhill Jan 2013 #23
Well there's a reason Newt came nowhere close to winning the Republican nomination. Drunken Irishman Jan 2013 #25
He was betrayed by disloyal staff jberryhill Jan 2013 #28
If a Muslin can be President, why not Newt Gingham? pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #31
because he was a jerk johnstamosjr1966rr Jan 2013 #50
Gahhh. Would it be possible to run someone who didn't lose TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #3
Reagan ran in '68 and '76 jberryhill Jan 2013 #6
Is that REALLY the example you want to use? TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #10
Persistence is a virtue jberryhill Jan 2013 #12
LOL. I'm a quitter, myself. That's why persistent people irk me. TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #13
If we have to reach back to 2004 for a candidate, Gore1FL Jan 2013 #5
Kerry would not be "reaching back" jberryhill Jan 2013 #8
And really theKed Jan 2013 #57
Sec of State can't campaign. Iggo Jan 2013 #7
Very simple jberryhill Jan 2013 #11
. ProSense Jan 2013 #16
Laugh all you want... jberryhill Jan 2013 #18
Well, that's a head-exploding premise. ProSense Jan 2013 #20
Shhh... jberryhill Jan 2013 #22
. Iggo Jan 2013 #71
Only one... YvonneCa Jan 2013 #17
If he came close to that, the WORLD would lobby for the US keeping him SOS karynnj Jan 2013 #58
if Hillary becomes President he could stay on as SOS JI7 Jan 2013 #9
I was sort of hoping ProSense Jan 2013 #15
Look, if we can plan a balance budget by 2038... jberryhill Jan 2013 #19
Here is why Hillary and Kerry candidacies are not what we should be talking about. JDPriestly Jan 2013 #39
No. This is another Hillary thread Pretzel_Warrior Jan 2013 #21
Really In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #56
yes musicwarehouse Jan 2013 #24
Well your post makes no sense to me... Agschmid Jan 2013 #26
At least six of them are jberryhill Jan 2013 #30
mainly because half the people I was with believed it until I explained the situation to them uppityperson Jan 2013 #36
No, no way BainsBane Jan 2013 #27
Note the ages of the presidents. JDPriestly Jan 2013 #38
Hillary Clinton is far from ordinary BainsBane Jan 2013 #40
You might want to review 2008 karynnj Jan 2013 #60
You keep looking backward. This is 2016 we are talking about and Clinton should have been allowed graham4anything Jan 2013 #64
True. Hillary is not ordinary, but I genuinely hope we can find someone younger JDPriestly Jan 2013 #72
Clinton was a loser too - she got less far than Kerry, who had Ohio not been rigged would have karynnj Jan 2013 #59
No BainsBane Jan 2013 #62
YOU compared Clinton to Kerry --- that is why I did karynnj Jan 2013 #65
how did I bash Kerry? BainsBane Jan 2013 #67
I perceived Kerry's answers to be more thoughtful and more visionary karynnj Jan 2013 #70
Kerry speaks effectively to the choir loyalsister Jan 2013 #29
Four years is a long donco Jan 2013 #32
She is the same age as Hillary45,without the resume. Has the senate even been in session yet? graham4anything Jan 2013 #42
Kerry did vote on both votes yesterday karynnj Jan 2013 #61
To do one specific thing her fans want her to do. She is not going to be like say graham4anything Jan 2013 #63
We need new blood for 2016 and preferably a woman ManOz Jan 2013 #33
Vietnam, Iran/Contra. 20+ years in the Senate. Kerry is more than qualified. think Jan 2013 #34
I saw the bit with him and the protestor earlier today blogslut Jan 2013 #35
John Kerry is 69. JDPriestly Jan 2013 #37
Senator Feinstein is 79. ucrdem Jan 2013 #78
I'm up there too and relatively healthy. Not 72 yet, but getting there. JDPriestly Jan 2013 #79
Let's see, who does that leave, lol. ucrdem Jan 2013 #80
Where is the sarcasm smilie? This is the silliest idea I have ever heard of.I would NOT vote for him graham4anything Jan 2013 #41
Hillary and Obama are Kerry fans JI7 Jan 2013 #43
yeah, and John will be sitting in a corner on 1/17/17 applauding President Hillary Clinton 45. graham4anything Jan 2013 #44
considering Hillary is a Kerry fan i wouldn't worry about much JI7 Jan 2013 #46
Be nice to Hillary45, you need her to keep JKerry on as SOS to beat McNamara's SOS longevity record. graham4anything Jan 2013 #48
i'm pretty sure Hillary doesn't make decisions based on is being said on DU JI7 Jan 2013 #52
you bring up a sore topic with me here graham4anything Jan 2013 #54
He'll need 11 years ISUGRADIA Jan 2013 #81
About the Edwards-Cheney VP Debate: ucrdem Jan 2013 #45
Are you John Edwards' last fan? LOL graham4anything Jan 2013 #47
Well, if we're going make VP debates the metric ucrdem Jan 2013 #49
for vp. Hillary45/Biden. History set. Then in 2020, Hillary45/Michelle46 graham4anything Jan 2013 #53
Oh great, we're going to have DYNASTIES? Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2013 #69
Did you say that about FDR? Gore? JFK? Bobby? John Quincy Adams? Jerry Brown? graham4anything Jan 2013 #77
it's pretty clear that Edwards sucked in the debates JI7 Jan 2013 #51
I wasn't originally a big Edwards partisan ucrdem Jan 2013 #55
maybe bigtree Jan 2013 #66
Please no Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2013 #68
Obama was not an establishment dem and he worked out pretty darn good Puzzledtraveller Jan 2013 #73
He voted FOR the Iraq "war" RandiFan1290 Jan 2013 #74
Out of all of the potential and viable Democratic Party presidential candidates for 2016..... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #75
Kerry is a great man, but he is not running in 2016. End of story. nt madinmaryland Jan 2013 #76
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