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wndycty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 08:29 AM Original message |
How does Braun getting a $20,000 "retainer" from Dean impact endorsement? |
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quinnox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 08:35 AM Original message |
This smells fishy |
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maddezmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
1. I don[t know what to think anymore |
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maddezmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 08:38 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. and another...can't see thru the spin |
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wndycty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 08:40 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. I don't want it to be true. . .the retainer part |
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maddezmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 08:42 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. I know what you mean |
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RogueTrooper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 09:49 AM Response to Reply #4 |
46. She is working three days a week for the campaign |
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bearfartinthewoods (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 09:13 AM Response to Reply #1 |
16. i read your link and i'm still very disappointed. |
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KaraokeKarlton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 09:18 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. They have been friendly since the beginning of the race |
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bearfartinthewoods (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 09:33 AM Response to Reply #18 |
31. yeah....right. i might buy this if she had waited until after |
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KaraokeKarlton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 09:47 AM Response to Reply #31 |
42. Her campaign has been in debt for quite awhile |
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bearfartinthewoods (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 10:19 AM Response to Reply #42 |
52. if the point at which she began to accumulate debt is the issue |
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kerry-is-my-prez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 11:34 AM Response to Reply #31 |
61. Mosely-Braun has a spotty history - esp. when it comes to "money" |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 09:48 AM Response to Reply #1 |
43. Deleted message |
maddezmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 09:51 AM Response to Reply #43 |
47. sign me up, if you get paid to post at DU |
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lurk_no_more (582 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 10:53 AM Response to Reply #43 |
56. Link Please |
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snoochie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 08:36 AM Response to Original message |
2. I doubt it |
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wndycty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 08:43 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. True but. . . |
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snoochie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 08:47 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. True, specifically giving a 'retainer' is new to me... |
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bearfartinthewoods (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 09:36 AM Response to Reply #8 |
32. politics as usual except it comes at the hands of the guy |
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snoochie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 09:41 AM Response to Reply #32 |
37. Admittedly |
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bearfartinthewoods (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 09:53 AM Response to Reply #37 |
49. oh i'm not surprised about dean |
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mikehiggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 08:42 AM Response to Original message |
5. Didn't the Dean camp deny this just yesterday? |
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maddezmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 08:47 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. check posts 1 and 3 |
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Padraig18 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 08:50 AM Response to Original message |
10. This is fairly common. |
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Padraig18 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 09:10 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. 2 examples: |
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wndycty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 09:18 AM Response to Reply #14 |
19. No one doubts the legality we doubt the credibility. . . |
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Padraig18 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 09:21 AM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Hmmm... |
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wndycty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 09:24 AM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Sure. . .as long as Dean gets Braun's support who cares about credibility |
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Padraig18 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 09:48 AM Response to Reply #26 |
45. LOL! |
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DancingBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 09:23 AM Response to Reply #14 |
23. Could you cite an example in Presidential poliitcs |
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Padraig18 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 09:25 AM Response to Reply #23 |
27. No, I can't. |
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wndycty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 09:26 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Hey Dean got an endorsement, who cares how he got it. . . |
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DancingBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 09:41 AM Response to Reply #27 |
36. Heck, I thought it was common practice? |
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Padraig18 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 09:45 AM Response to Reply #36 |
41. That's why they're not spinning it. |
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ShaneGR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 09:03 AM Response to Original message |
11. Endorsement by Contract... Politics as usual.... he has the power! |
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bearfartinthewoods (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
12. you better add a disclaimer to your post. |
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wndycty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 09:11 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Let them attack the messenger. . . |
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bearfartinthewoods (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 09:19 AM Response to Reply #15 |
20. ok...but i'd do it because this is too important to get pulled |
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wndycty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 09:21 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Hell, at one point I thought about joining her campaign. . . |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 09:41 AM Response to Reply #21 |
38. Wyndy- This Is About Democratic Underground Rules |
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wndycty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 09:44 AM Response to Reply #38 |
40. Thanks. . .I did not know that. . . |
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bearfartinthewoods (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 09:48 AM Response to Reply #21 |
44. i agree....she did a lot to dispell the RW smears against her |
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bearfartinthewoods (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 10:33 AM Response to Reply #44 |
53. i guess i got my answer......sigh. |
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patricia92243 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
13. I'd rather Dean pay up-front than to "owe" political favors. |
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KaraokeKarlton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
17. Oh for the love of God |
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bearfartinthewoods (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 09:24 AM Response to Reply #17 |
25. back room deal...paid to get out before the caucus |
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KaraokeKarlton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 09:40 AM Response to Reply #25 |
35. Braun was never a threat to Dean in Iowa or anywhere |
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Orangepeel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 11:01 AM Response to Reply #25 |
57. CMB endorsed him because she wanted to help him win, if she couldn't |
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Mairead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
24. What did anyone expect? Victorian hypocrisy? |
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snoochie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 09:37 AM Response to Reply #24 |
33. uncritical ... as long as it comes from 'our' side |
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bearfartinthewoods (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 09:40 AM Response to Reply #24 |
34. if it were more honest approach, the money aspect would be |
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bearfartinthewoods (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 10:05 AM Response to Reply #24 |
50. i remember one |
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Terwilliger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
29. Not at all |
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arewethereyet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
30. come on, are you surprized ? |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
39. It's against the law to support your employer |
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1floridademocrat (64 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 09:52 AM Response to Original message |
48. Oh dear lord.. |
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bearfartinthewoods (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 10:10 AM Response to Reply #48 |
51. a very telling phrase...'making a former opponent work for you' |
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1floridademocrat (64 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 04:15 PM Response to Reply #51 |
77. But what I find interesting.. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
54. CMB has remarkable character |
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snoochie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 11:09 AM Response to Reply #54 |
59. Is this sarcasm? |
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kerry-is-my-prez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 12:10 PM Response to Reply #54 |
64. Braun was invloved with so many scandals it would make your head spin... |
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Kahuna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
55. Nothing about it surprises me.. Remember.. |
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Bread and Circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
58. It does seem kind of weird. |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
60. Her time is valuable. I don't think she should have to work for free |
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wndycty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 11:44 AM Response to Reply #60 |
63. Are Bradley and Gore being paid. . . |
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wellstone dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 12:20 PM Response to Reply #63 |
65. Gore and Harkin |
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lurk_no_more (582 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
62. This does happen all the time |
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wndycty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 12:45 PM Response to Reply #62 |
66. So Dean is practicing politics as usual. . .hmmmm |
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Padraig18 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 12:47 PM Response to Reply #66 |
67. So? |
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wndycty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 12:53 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. Isn't he opposed to politics as usual? |
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Padraig18 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 12:56 PM Response to Reply #68 |
70. LOL! |
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lurk_no_more (582 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 12:54 PM Response to Reply #66 |
69. Oh you got that huh? |
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Cuban_Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 02:25 PM Response to Reply #69 |
72. I don't give a damn, frankly. |
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lurk_no_more (582 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 03:18 PM Response to Reply #72 |
75. I seriously doubt decency had anything to do with it |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
71. Hell, I would endorse him for half of that |
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jpgpenn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
73. this is the first i heard of this. |
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gulliver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
74. It is completely unacceptable. That could not be more obvious. |
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MODemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-17-04 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
76. Maybe the anti-Dean people can stomp a mudhole |
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