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seriousstan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 01:06 AM Original message |
Barnstorming Obama plans to pick Republicans for cabinet |
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Liberty Belle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 01:08 AM Response to Original message |
1. Picking Republicans is not the way to win a Dem primary. |
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Johnny__Motown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 01:09 AM Original message |
timesonline is a BS site, don't believe it until a reputable news agency covers it |
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MadBadger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 01:10 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Doesnt sound like you ever really supported Obama that much. |
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seriousstan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 01:14 AM Response to Reply #4 |
14. Really? I guess you don't think this is change. THIS is change. |
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stahbrett (855 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 01:10 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. It's pretty common - Bill Clinton did the same, JFK did the same, etc. (nt) |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 01:21 AM Response to Reply #5 |
20. things were different then |
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stahbrett (855 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 01:42 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Chuck Hagel is not your typical Republican |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 01:54 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. I understand that. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 02:23 AM Response to Reply #22 |
27. Hagel was one of the first to bring up impeachment, a year ago. He caught |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 01:46 PM Response to Reply #27 |
49. here's what Hagel actually said about impeachment |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 01:58 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. That a conservative mainstream Repub Senator from a red state would even |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 02:04 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. that's ridiculous. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 02:18 PM Response to Reply #52 |
55. Did he CALL for Clinton's impeachment, or just vote for it when the |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 02:05 AM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Hagel owns the e voting machines that steal elections andd he is a repuke period! |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 02:17 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Hillary would probably use Hagel in her cabinet, as well. She used him |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 02:27 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. stop talking out your ass |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 02:31 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. LOL! |
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Ravy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 03:47 AM Response to Reply #1 |
33. I hope he does if they come from the Senate from democratic |
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MadBadger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 01:09 AM Response to Original message |
2. OH THE HORROR! |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 01:09 AM Response to Original message |
3. is this a feint to the right? |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 01:10 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Huh? It's Hagel, it's not some neocon wackjob like DeMint or Inhofe. |
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Johnny__Motown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 01:12 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. It doesn't matter, it would make the statement that no Dem could do the job as well and that is BS, |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 01:16 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. No, it says that he likes Hagel--they have worked together on several bills-- |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 12:37 PM Response to Reply #7 |
44. Riiiiiight |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 01:02 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. He's pro-life, a Repub from Nebraska. So is our Dem Senator from Nebraska. |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 02:50 PM Response to Reply #45 |
58. He's a BIGOT |
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monomach (619 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 03:03 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. You're worried about stem-cell research? |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 03:58 PM Response to Reply #59 |
65. A BIGOT |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 03:03 PM Response to Reply #58 |
60. A "bigot"? Ben Nelson (D-NE) votes the same way. They're both pro-life. |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 04:00 PM Response to Reply #60 |
67. Keep ignoring the FACTS about this BIGOT |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 06:36 PM Response to Reply #67 |
69. Hagel is not a bigot. Sorry. |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 10:26 PM Response to Reply #69 |
79. Sorry, but his record would indicate otherwise |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 10:39 PM Response to Reply #69 |
81. BIGOT with a capital B |
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Inuca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 03:22 PM Response to Reply #58 |
62. No offense |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 03:59 PM Response to Reply #62 |
66. And you're full of it |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 06:39 PM Response to Reply #7 |
71. Hagel who owned the "electronic voting" machine company? |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 07:22 PM Response to Reply #71 |
76. Hillary sure likes him. |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 10:28 PM Response to Reply #76 |
80. And if she would pick him for a cabinet post I'll be just as pissed off |
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Johnny__Motown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 01:11 AM Response to Reply #3 |
9. this looks like part of the kitchen sink approach to me |
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mattclearing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 01:13 AM Response to Reply #3 |
12. I don't see how anyone watching this race can think Obama is naive. |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 04:03 PM Response to Reply #3 |
68. It better be a feint. |
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Neshanic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 01:10 AM Response to Original message |
6. Lovely. The Obama supporters are in for a BIG surprise. |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 01:11 AM Response to Original message |
8. I trust the Times Online reporting as much as CTV when it comes to American politics |
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casus belli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 01:12 AM Response to Original message |
10. The author of this piece is a Bush supporter. |
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Johnny__Motown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 01:14 AM Response to Original message |
13. WTF is the Barnstorming thing anyways? Shouldn't it be BRAINstorming? spell check screwed them up? |
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seriousstan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 01:16 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Barnstorming...he has won the last..what? ...11 primaries? |
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Johnny__Motown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 01:17 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. ah, ok, doh,,,,, you are right I am wrong. but still looked strange to me |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 01:18 AM Response to Reply #13 |
19. From dictionary.com |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 01:15 AM Response to Original message |
15. That's not bad strategy. |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 01:57 AM Response to Original message |
23. IF Obama does that I would NOT vote for him if he get s the Nom...that's a fact |
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MadBadger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 02:18 AM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Fine by me |
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davidinalameda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 03:44 AM Response to Reply #23 |
32. lord forbid he tries to work with republicans |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 12:03 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. my how your memories wane once you've been to the tent revival |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 12:25 PM Response to Reply #32 |
43. republicans, as an institution, want you dead, buddy |
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davidinalameda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 03:32 PM Response to Reply #43 |
63. all republicans want me dead? |
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monomach (619 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 03:35 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. Sadly, it's true. I asked my wife whether she wanted to kill me. |
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davidinalameda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 07:42 PM Response to Reply #64 |
77. they must be stopped |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 02:33 AM Response to Original message |
30. Bill Clinton had at least 1 republican on his Cabinet |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 02:40 AM Response to Original message |
31. Which party is Obama in? |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 12:05 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. sadly true |
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Kitsune (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 03:48 AM Response to Original message |
34. Every time I think I'm ready to vote for Obama in November, he goes and does something like this. |
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ctaylors6 (362 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 12:11 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. I've been going back & forth. This doesn't help me either. I doubt he'd put RW nut, but gang of 14 |
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monomach (619 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 12:15 PM Response to Reply #34 |
40. Did you vote to reelect Clinton? |
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Kitsune (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 10:16 PM Response to Reply #40 |
78. I was 13 at the time. |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
37. For A Republican, I Really Don't Mind Hagel All That Much. |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
39. I'm okay with this idea in principle, but I'm LMAO over the comments |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
41. Hmmm...Edwards pledged to have Repubs. in his cabinet. Obama's talking about Hagel-one anti-war |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
42. BO's worse yet, stumbling over himself to appear 'the true uniter', Chuck Hagel is no friend... |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 01:09 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. Hagel has always been a friend to Democrats. He defended Al Gore |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 02:33 PM Response to Reply #47 |
56. Hagel brought us ES&S, which it has been suggested was the means by which... |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 02:43 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. "Descent"? Or dissent? I can't count how many times Hagel has |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 03:12 PM Response to Reply #57 |
61. likely 'dissent', that's what I get for posting while having to go pee... |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
46. That thought used to just tick me off until several of our more seasoned |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
48. Is this a reputable news site or is this another Drudge type "reporting news" site? eom |
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PM7nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 02:08 PM Response to Reply #48 |
53. it's a Murdoch paper |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 02:11 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. Trash RW then, NOT reputable source. Thanks. |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
51. Oh STOP!! This is hardly the first time a President has chosen a bi-partisan cabinet. |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 06:41 PM Response to Reply #51 |
72. This is not the era for bipartisanship |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
70. No surprise, they're funding his campaign |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 06:44 PM Response to Reply #70 |
73. How was the traffic? |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 06:46 PM Response to Reply #73 |
74. LOL |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
75. OMG ! Now Hillary has to worry about the Obama Republicans... |
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