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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 01:28 AM Original message |
Gov Brian Schweitzer for Veep. By default |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 01:32 AM Response to Original message |
1. I've had my eye on him for some time... |
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redstate_democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 01:48 AM Response to Original message |
2. If I was a betting woman, I would bet that he has been given the Obamanod. |
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MagickMuffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 02:33 AM Response to Original message |
3. He also knows Arabic, a bonus for the "war on Terra" |
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Indiana_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 02:41 AM Response to Original message |
4. Schweitzer is my #1 pick but I think it sounds like Bayh. |
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leftofcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 03:19 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. I agree |
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Skwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 08:28 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Bayh is a corporate Democrat which means the change meme would be a lie. |
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Phoonzang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 09:36 AM Response to Reply #4 |
17. I've always wanted him to be the VP but never expected |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 05:21 AM Response to Original message |
6. He speaks Arabic and has lived in the ME. He would be an asset to the White House. |
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Kdillard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 05:27 AM Response to Original message |
7. I really like him too but I thought he wasn't interested in the job. If |
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Skwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 07:23 AM Response to Original message |
8. By default? He is the best choice Obama could make. |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 08:57 AM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Well I was being partly facetious |
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Skwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 09:04 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Given the options? There is no one who comes even close to |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 08:02 AM Response to Original message |
9. Schweitzer would be nectar from Olympus AND a steady hand |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 08:33 AM Response to Original message |
11. You forgot about Wes Clark! |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 09:01 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. I love Clark, but |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 01:18 PM Response to Reply #14 |
66. I wouldn't be too sure of that |
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Skwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 08:43 AM Response to Original message |
12. Bayh is NOT a cautious choice. It is a terrible choice b/c it kills |
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trewsx11 (83 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 10:47 AM Response to Reply #12 |
28. Looks kinda funny, but I like Schweitzer. I like Bayh, too. |
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mikekohr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 09:28 AM Response to Original message |
16. Schweitzer is my #1 choice tactically, strategically and personally nt |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 09:53 AM Response to Original message |
18. okay - |
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Demi_Babe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
19. I love this guy |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
20. Barf. He puts on an act--he's all about creating a persona for himself. |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 09:56 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. What Weinerdoggie said. |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 10:18 AM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Maybe a little hard on him |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 10:28 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Sorry, but I caught a whiff of "the act", and he reminds me of someone |
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Skwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 10:36 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Obama needs substance plus image. Luckily, Schweitzer has both. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 10:40 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. I don't have a problem with a Washington insider for Obama-- |
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Skwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 10:53 AM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Rallying the American people is what it is going to take to get something done in |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 10:54 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. I disagree--having the all-new "inexperience" ticket will lead to his defeat. |
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Skwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 11:13 AM Response to Reply #32 |
39. If that was the case, the media would be pushing it 24/7. |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 11:15 AM Response to Reply #25 |
41. The hero worship isn't as much a DU problem as it is a Joe Sixpack |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 11:21 AM Response to Reply #41 |
44. The problem is that we THINK we know what Joe Sixpack will like-- |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 12:01 PM Response to Reply #25 |
49. link please |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 11:38 PM Response to Reply #25 |
56. Holy Hotdogs Batman! A politician concerned with his image!! |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 11:39 PM Response to Reply #20 |
57. He said "If he wins the nomination I may think about possibly supporting him" |
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TheZug (886 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
22. I agree--Schweitzer's awesome. |
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Douglas Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
24. ABB Bayh would make me feel relieved. Gov Brian Schweitzer would cause me to rejoice |
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trewsx11 (83 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
29. Schweitzer assumed office the same time Obama did: 2005 |
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Skwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 10:54 AM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Yeah, those national security credentials really served Bayh well. The idiot voted for the |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 10:54 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. A lot of smart people voted for the Iraq War, for various reasons. That alone |
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Skwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 11:10 AM Response to Reply #33 |
37. Two reasons: Too stupid or too self-serving. Willing to send American to die to |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 11:13 AM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Was Schweitzer vocally against the war in 2002-2003, as Obama was? |
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Skwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 11:24 AM Response to Reply #40 |
46. Yes. And the Democrats also chose him to take Bush on over the Iraq War. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 11:32 AM Response to Reply #46 |
48. Doesn't change my mind about him. I don't like him. I hope Obama doesn't pick him, but |
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dansolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 05:18 PM Response to Reply #33 |
69. It should |
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trewsx11 (83 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 10:56 AM Response to Reply #31 |
34. So did Hillary, Joe Biden, Daschle |
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Skwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 11:11 AM Response to Reply #34 |
38. Big difference between perfect and voting for the BIGGEST DEBACLE in U.S. history. |
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Douglas Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 11:18 AM Response to Reply #34 |
42. Hillary, Biden and Daschle vote for IWR - Bayh was a cheerleader |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 11:21 AM Response to Reply #42 |
43. There is no way in hell it will be Bayh, for exactly the reason you cite (n/t) |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
35. Agree. Someone from the West and with executive experience |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 12:10 PM Response to Reply #35 |
50. Supports "Abortion is a woman's right" |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 01:45 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. Wonderful. Thanks. |
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tokenlib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
36. Picking Schweitzer would add to the ticket... |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
45. You'll be surprised to hear this, but I agree with you on just about all counts... |
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Arnold Judas Rimmer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
47. Schweitzer seems to have a lot to add to the ticket, while Bayh adds absolutely nothing. |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
52. Next question: Is anyone mentioning his name to Obama (and Caroline?) (nt) |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
53. kick (nt) |
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paulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 11:34 PM Response to Original message |
54. Brian who? |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 12:07 AM Response to Reply #54 |
60. All of the Gore states + Colorado = 270 no Ohio or Florida needed |
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paulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 09:32 AM Response to Reply #60 |
61. should I be comforted by this? |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 12:29 PM Response to Reply #61 |
63. Did you read my post? |
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Rowdyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 11:38 PM Response to Original message |
55. He's also my first choice, though I'd be happy with Sebelius or Richardson.... |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 11:43 PM Response to Original message |
58. I say Schweitzer or Napolitano |
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goodgd_yall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 11:50 PM Response to Original message |
59. I've come around to Schweitzer |
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GoesTo11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
62. He'd help with voters who often vote against their self-interest |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
64. I would love that but I think Schweitzer has plans of his own. |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
65. Another kick |
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vinylsolution (807 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
67. I like Brian Schweitzer a lot, but.... |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
68. Has been my choice since I started thinking about it.... |
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