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OzarkDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 10:55 PM
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Edwards nails the SOTU charade
Edwards pre-buttal about the SOTU and sad Dem response...

"And the president will walk into the Congress, to the United States House of Representatives, and he'll give a speech about his stimulus plan to try to stimulate the economy.


"And you know what'll happen is he'll go in there and the Congress - who kinda quit listening to him a while back - but they'll all stand up, cheer, clap. You know, the truth is that Washington is out of touch with what's happening here in the real world."

This guy gets it like no one else...

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/01/28/politics/fromtheroad/entry3761066.shtml

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liberalmuse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 10:58 PM
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1. He's got my vote in the primary.
And he gets it so much it hurts that those who don't get it are getting more votes from our party.
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Triana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 11:03 PM
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2. Bwah! He DID nail it...
...and he repeated his pre-buttal in his response too!

Heh. GO John!
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ErnestoG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 11:07 PM
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3. Of course it's a charade. Always has been.
My wife is a Polish national, and she was raised in the old communist days there. When she was little, their "president" (dictator) was a guy named Gomuka. She told me once a year he would get on Polish TV and make podium thumping speeches about the failure of "Kapitalismu Amerikanski!" (american capitalism) as the crowds (hand picked) cheered for two hours. Tonight, she watched her first SOTU since she became an American Citizen.

She was very disgusted with Bush, but I told her not to worry - she had just seen the "American Gomuka Moment".

That's all it is, folks. All it will ever be.
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OzarkDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 11:11 PM
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5. Great story, and very educational
I don't think most Americans quite realize that's the point we've reached. We're the laughingstock of the world.
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Hardrada Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 11:14 PM
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6. Ladislaw Gomulka. Yes, I was a young man when he
was the Polish Communist leader.
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sam sarrha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 11:07 PM
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4. takes for ever to get bumper stickers/lawn sign from them.. beem waiting a LONG time,
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OwnedByFerrets Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 11:15 PM
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7. ...
FUCK anyone who will clap for that murdering war fucking criminal!!!!!!!!
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OzarkDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 11:24 PM
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8. Agree, tired of the DC Dems excuses
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asdjrocky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 11:28 PM
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9. Stop talking about what matters!
Didn't you hear? Hillary and Obama didn't shake hands! This is HUGE! We don't have time to talk about things that influence the lives of millions of Americans!

I really can't believe you'd have the nerve to post something like this. Issues. Who cares? The American people? Think again my friend, we're talking handshaking here.
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Tulkas Donating Member (592 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 11:28 PM
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10. Reasonable grasp of the obvious, honestly, you didn't see that coming?
No wonder you back someone who can't win
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OzarkDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 12:00 AM
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11. Um, he was talking about your candidate
you know, the ones who don't do anything in Congress.
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