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Polemonium (660 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 03:56 AM Original message |
Anyone but Kerry or Edwards |
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JasonDeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 04:22 AM Response to Original message |
1. A whole lot of words but what exactly is it you want |
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Polemonium (660 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 05:02 AM Response to Reply #1 |
8. My plea |
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sangha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 08:13 AM Response to Reply #8 |
22. It was a simple question |
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Polemonium (660 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 09:02 AM Response to Reply #22 |
26. The question shows a misunderstanding |
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sangh0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 11:33 AM Response to Reply #26 |
47. You're avoiding the question |
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Polemonium (660 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 10:00 PM Response to Reply #47 |
69. Edwards and Kerry do not represent the platforms |
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littlejoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 06:50 PM Response to Reply #26 |
60. Please tell us; just what is your definition of "progressive"? |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 10:48 AM Response to Reply #8 |
41. Great. Kerry's the best qualified candidate since 1968. |
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JasonDeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 12:10 PM Response to Reply #41 |
52. The common phrase is, "Ameica is the greatest country on earth!" |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 10:14 PM Response to Reply #52 |
71. Thanks, JasonDeter! Couldn't have said it better! |
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JasonDeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 03:43 AM Response to Reply #71 |
74. I wish I could line all the talking head Democratic leadership up |
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BL_Zebub (473 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 12:41 PM Response to Reply #41 |
56. Nothing. But Kerry doesn't fit that description |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 10:10 PM Response to Reply #56 |
70. Heh heh. That is devlish. |
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littlejoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 06:47 PM Response to Reply #8 |
59. Calling Kerry uncourageous? That simply doesn't pass the |
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WitchWay (558 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 07:00 PM Response to Reply #59 |
63. Courage... |
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WitchWay (558 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 07:02 PM Response to Reply #59 |
65. The kind of courage Kerry needs |
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littlejoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 07:11 PM Response to Reply #65 |
67. I believe the senator has met all of your requirements. |
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jsw_81 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 04:24 AM Response to Original message |
2. So we should ignore electable moderates like Kerry/Edwards... |
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Polemonium (660 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 04:37 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. You can't have it both ways |
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PurityOfEssence (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 04:28 AM Response to Original message |
3. That would be Bush |
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Gore1FL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 04:37 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. As far as primaries go |
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Polemonium (660 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 05:39 AM Response to Reply #3 |
11. Silly DNC meetings I keep attending |
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Lexingtonian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 04:32 AM Response to Original message |
4. On the other hand, don't be a fool |
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Polemonium (660 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 05:33 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. No thank you |
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Lexingtonian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 06:28 AM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Not me |
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Gore1FL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 04:32 AM Response to Original message |
5. I am not sure exactly where you are going with this |
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Polemonium (660 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 05:13 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Main purpose |
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Gore1FL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 06:00 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Ok then we agree |
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bowens43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 05:44 AM Response to Original message |
12. No. |
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Mairead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 06:17 AM Response to Original message |
14. I and others are hearing the same thing: "I'm not going to bother |
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wal (43 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 06:51 AM Response to Original message |
16. You're bloody kidding, mate! |
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seventhson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 07:11 AM Response to Original message |
17. Or people will vote Nader |
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MurikanDemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 07:15 AM Response to Original message |
18. No thanks. Kerry is the best candidate, and it's not my job to tailor |
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Polemonium (660 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 07:49 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Here is the thing |
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MurikanDemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 08:09 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. There's nothing wrong with voting for Kucinich or whomever they |
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Iverson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 08:11 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. too sensible |
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diamondsoul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 08:58 AM Response to Reply #18 |
25. That is possibly the most disgusting thing |
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MurikanDemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 09:20 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Like it or not, politics IS about compromise |
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Iverson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 09:36 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Does that extend to reading with clarity? |
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MurikanDemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 10:02 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. I did see extreme aversion and vitriol at the suggestion of compromise. |
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Iverson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 10:38 AM Response to Reply #32 |
40. half a loaf |
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MurikanDemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 11:23 AM Response to Reply #40 |
44. I do think we need to shift back leftward as a Party. |
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littlejoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 07:01 PM Response to Reply #32 |
64. God help anyone here who supports Sen. Kerry! |
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sangh0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 10:17 AM Response to Reply #30 |
35. "Reading with clarity" assumes one knows the subject matter |
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Iverson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 10:29 AM Response to Reply #35 |
39. Let's explore this. |
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sangh0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 11:36 AM Response to Reply #39 |
48. Ridiculous. There's more in the future than in the past |
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Iverson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 12:36 PM Response to Reply #48 |
55. speaking of ridiculous |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 12:02 PM Response to Reply #35 |
51. But that past still influences us today, and into the future |
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GreenArrow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 06:52 PM Response to Reply #28 |
61. compromise |
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GreenArrow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 06:45 PM Response to Reply #18 |
58. the "left fringe" compromises more and get less |
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AgadorSparticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 08:18 AM Response to Original message |
23. disgruntled dems... |
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union_maid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 08:39 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Excelllent post! |
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Monte Carlo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 09:08 AM Response to Reply #23 |
27. Well said, patience is a virtue... |
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Polemonium (660 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 09:31 AM Response to Reply #23 |
29. some good points |
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AgadorSparticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 11:12 AM Response to Reply #29 |
43. ok, how about this: |
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sangh0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 11:57 AM Response to Reply #29 |
50. What "diverse convention"? |
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Mairead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 10:14 AM Response to Reply #23 |
34. "That is why change comes in small doses" |
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AgadorSparticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 11:29 AM Response to Reply #34 |
46. My post does not advocate fascism in any way. to suggest otherwise is |
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Mairead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 12:17 PM Response to Reply #46 |
54. So what are you saying--that you don't understand that the |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 10:24 AM Response to Reply #23 |
36. not sure why folks think it is an either/or... I see short-term & long- |
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Polemonium (660 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 12:15 AM Response to Reply #36 |
73. Some good points |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 09:20 AM Response to Reply #73 |
76. There are existing groups and efforts |
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Polemonium (660 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 11:02 AM Response to Reply #76 |
77. Thank you for this |
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MaggieSwanson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 09:52 AM Response to Original message |
31. Thank you, Polemonium |
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stuzzy (75 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
33. Kerry will lose... |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 10:28 AM Response to Reply #33 |
38. be a Kerry fan, or not, let's hope that your scenario |
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MurikanDemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 11:25 AM Response to Reply #33 |
45. The numbers don't support your comparison with Dole |
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wal (43 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 06:25 PM Response to Reply #33 |
57. Kerry will win |
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GreenArrow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 06:59 PM Response to Reply #33 |
62. Kerry will win... |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
37. You better invent a time machine pretty soon |
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jansu (473 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
42. "We Will Tell You What To Think"! |
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tryanhas (403 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
49. I'm... |
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nolabels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
53. Vote for a promise or vote for a hope, neither am I a fool or would ...... |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
66. How is Dean more progressive than Kerry? |
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nolabels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 07:19 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. SHHHHHHHHHiiiiiiiiiiiishhhhhhhhh |
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Polemonium (660 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 10:55 PM Response to Reply #66 |
72. Exactly |
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Zinfandel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 03:55 AM Response to Original message |
75. Well, I obviously have to agree (and I do)... |
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