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Placebo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 01:34 AM Original message |
Poll question: Do Democrats Need a Presidential Candidate Who DIDN'T Vote For the IWR? |
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WildEyedLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 01:38 AM Response to Original message |
1. I don't think the IWR will matter at all in 2008 |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 02:21 AM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Damn, why didn't Jeffrey Dahmer think of that defense? |
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WildEyedLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 02:24 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. That's one of the most ludicrous comparisons I've ever seen |
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rainy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 04:12 AM Response to Reply #10 |
31. not really, that's a great comparison. Murder was and is being |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 04:20 AM Response to Reply #31 |
39. Run that comparison past a good attorney and see how "great" it is. |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 09:23 AM Response to Reply #10 |
61. who usually says forget the past? |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 03:03 AM Response to Reply #9 |
22. It would surprise many of us if Mr. Dahmer sought the nomination in 08. |
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O.M.B.inOhio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 03:34 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Why not? Isn't Bernard Goetz running for office in NY? |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 04:15 AM Response to Reply #23 |
33. Perhaps you could give us an update on the Strickland campaign, OMB. |
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O.M.B.inOhio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 04:38 AM Response to Reply #33 |
48. It's low-key. Of note, though: No mention of Bob Fitrakis in LWV guide |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 04:47 AM Response to Reply #48 |
49. Well, I hope there can be a few wins for you guys there, and that |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 03:49 AM Response to Reply #9 |
27. I don't even understand how |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 04:20 AM Response to Reply #27 |
37. It always matters. Black and white thinking pretends to shrink it |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 04:32 AM Original message |
and many a things that weren't quite so noble....too! n/t |
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Ecumenist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 01:40 AM Response to Original message |
2. Just one that admits they were duped by these creeps |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 02:26 AM Response to Reply #2 |
12. If someone was duped, they are retarded. They either agreed with the |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 02:30 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. We could take Bob Graham, then-Senator of Florida and Chair of |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 02:44 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Bob Graham voted AGAINST the IWR..... |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 02:51 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. My post concerned withheld, or perhaps doctored, intelligence. |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 03:39 AM Response to Reply #16 |
24. Like I said...graham voted against it....cause he wasn't even close |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 04:14 AM Response to Reply #24 |
32. As I explained, FC, the point was in response to an upthread poster's |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 04:17 AM Response to Reply #32 |
36. Bad form.....yeah. |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 04:21 AM Response to Reply #36 |
40. What's not anything you did? Don't get your meaning here. |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 04:29 AM Response to Reply #40 |
44. called anyone retarted...... |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 04:32 AM Response to Reply #44 |
46. Sleep tight & good wishes. |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 02:57 AM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Graham has accused the Bush administration and the FBI of a "cover-up," |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 08:15 AM Response to Reply #19 |
59. that was impressive to me too. If there is any poetic justice, he'll get |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 08:14 AM Response to Reply #13 |
58. Graham also asked why, even if Saddam had nukes, he would be dumb |
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Ecumenist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 06:35 AM Response to Reply #12 |
54. There was such a groundswell of fear that people and jingoistic |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 08:10 AM Response to Reply #54 |
56. blackmail seems more likely than the "gee whiz, we didn't know" |
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O.M.B.inOhio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 03:47 AM Response to Reply #2 |
26. Yes, Kerry missed that opportunity: "I voted to trust you, Mr. President." |
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Ecumenist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 06:32 AM Response to Reply #26 |
53. Preach it, OMB |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 09:41 AM Response to Reply #26 |
64. Kerry did say that in 04 - many times. Media editted down his words to |
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O.M.B.inOhio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 11:06 AM Response to Reply #64 |
70. I was listening for that, never heard it forcefully, showing the betrayal |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 11:33 AM Response to Reply #70 |
74. BULL, that soundbite was about the 87 billion - JK voted FOR the bill WITH |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 03:51 AM Response to Reply #2 |
28. They were not misled....and neither was I. |
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LittleClarkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 01:54 AM Response to Original message |
3. (stamps foot and crosses arms) |
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MH1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 12:25 PM Response to Reply #3 |
76. It's not fair, but it's convenient |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 01:55 AM Response to Original message |
4. I'd prefer somebody without a messy congressional voting record at all |
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Placebo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 01:59 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Governor Warner, maybe? |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 04:21 AM Response to Reply #6 |
41. or maybe not.... |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 09:43 AM Response to Reply #4 |
65. You think the people haven't awakened to the tactics the GOPs use now to |
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smoochpooch (688 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 01:56 AM Response to Original message |
5. It's o.k. to have voted for it |
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Donna Zen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 05:53 AM Response to Reply #5 |
51. This is more than just about getting votes |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 02:05 AM Response to Original message |
7. I think a candidate who spoke ENGLISH would fare awfully well, right out |
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iconoclastNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 02:14 AM Response to Original message |
8. Yes. |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 02:24 AM Response to Original message |
11. The percentage of pro-war in the voting population was quite a bit |
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DanCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 02:38 AM Response to Original message |
14. The direction of the supreme court is more important too me. |
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AmericanDream (714 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 02:55 AM Response to Original message |
17. Difference between "need" and "best" |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 03:02 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Agree. It is not having been in the Dark House, Teddy Roosevelt said, |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 02:56 AM Response to Original message |
18. It is not my preference to have a President that voted for |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 02:59 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. But you would concede, would you not, that others do not begrudge |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 03:44 AM Response to Reply #20 |
25. I concede nothing.......because I remember it all too well..... |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 04:16 AM Response to Reply #25 |
34. Well you may find that your General Clark is the nominee. I'll support |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 04:20 AM Response to Reply #34 |
38. Of course...... |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 04:23 AM Response to Reply #38 |
42. A common goal is a grand thing. I'll see you at the Democratic |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 04:27 AM Response to Reply #42 |
43. And in fact, I'm sick to death of 2008 before it even starts! |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 04:32 AM Response to Reply #43 |
45. Well, how's this, then -- we're going to kick so many Republican butts |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 04:35 AM Response to Reply #45 |
47. You are a great diplomat...... |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 04:48 AM Response to Reply #47 |
50. I did. And truly, I'm no diploment, but I'm a dyed-in-the-wool |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 04:07 AM Response to Original message |
29. Actually Placebo, your question is "Misleading"...... |
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bowens43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 04:11 AM Response to Original message |
30. 'voted for the war' is republican spin. |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 04:16 AM Response to Reply #30 |
35. What does this title mean to you?....cause it has "WAR" in the title |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 09:47 AM Response to Reply #35 |
67. ALL resolutions are to get compliance using the threat of war - not all |
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Kashka-Kat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 10:34 AM Response to Reply #35 |
68. I guess I'm a republican and didn't know it . Sheesh. |
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Kashka-Kat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 09:22 AM Response to Reply #30 |
60. Everyone at the time knew EXACTLY what that vote meant- it authorized the |
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skyblue (724 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 09:34 AM Response to Reply #30 |
63. It is Republican Spin. |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 06:21 AM Response to Original message |
52. Your questions cancel each other. |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 08:03 AM Response to Original message |
55. They don't "need it," but it definitely IMO would be preferable. |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 08:12 AM Response to Original message |
57. Perhaps we need a candidate who was not a member of Congress in 2002 |
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Pithy Cherub (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 11:19 AM Response to Reply #57 |
72. Blech. Warner is so national security challenged |
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leesa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
62. We need a candidate who will state that the war is illegal and immoral |
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skyblue (724 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
66. How many Repigs are part of Anti-War groups? |
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SOS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
69. April numbers: |
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skyblue (724 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-28-06 08:30 AM Response to Reply #69 |
81. IWR --NOT CUT AND DRY |
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TayTay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
71. We need to start to organize to get the hell out of Iraq |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
73. Or one that disavows his vote publicly and with humility... |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-28-06 08:36 AM Response to Reply #73 |
82. Hillary continues to support the war, like Lieberman and Biden |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
75. It doesn't have to be an elected official, for that matter. |
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Jai4WKC08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 02:34 PM Response to Reply #75 |
78. Exactly right n/t |
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politicasista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
77. Who are we helping again? That's right Bush, Dems don't have plans |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 09:15 PM Response to Reply #77 |
79. Things that happened in the past? |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
80. If the candidate repented of his/her IWR vote, and stands in support |
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James Madison (9 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-28-06 10:32 AM Response to Original message |
83. No, but we need someone from outside of the federal government. |
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xkenx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-28-06 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
84. Sen. Carl Levin from Michigan |
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xkenx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-28-06 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
85. MI Senator Carl Levin said Senate HAD enuf intel to vote NO--read on. |
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ChiciB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-28-06 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
86. The Iraq War Is SOOOO Debunked So I Don't Think It's |
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