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sabra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 01:03 PM Original message |
McCain Aides Say Sarah Palin Refused Help, Threw Tantrums |
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oldtime dfl_er (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
1. Just another case of poor judgement |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 05:08 PM Response to Reply #1 |
54. it's poor judgement when I don't wear a coat in cold weather |
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Milspec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 09:16 PM Response to Reply #54 |
73. BING we have a winner |
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OmahaBlueDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
2. Clearly, there is a faction that wants to throw her under the bus now |
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sabra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 01:05 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. or Romney... |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 03:34 PM Response to Reply #3 |
46. Just had a scary thought... |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 06:15 PM Response to Reply #46 |
63. Never happen. Her brand of whackjobs hates Mormons about as much as they hate Catholics n/t |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 07:42 PM Response to Reply #63 |
67. I know... |
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teknomanzer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 11:18 PM Response to Reply #63 |
75. They probably hate them more... n/t |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 08:06 PM Response to Reply #2 |
69. They are lining up for 2012 |
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Duncan (498 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-07-08 12:50 PM Response to Reply #2 |
82. Maybe also an effort at Damage control on McCain's part. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
4. Thank you, Astro-turf PUMAS! We couldn't have won without you! n/t |
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...of J.Temperance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
5. Palin is politically finished |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 01:18 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. I don't know much about Jindal but if he is as smart as is said, he will not run in 2012. |
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OmahaBlueDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 01:30 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. The irony is that 2016 could then end up as the mirror of 2008 |
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Lorentz (302 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 01:33 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Hillary will be pushing 70 in 2016. No way she runs with any realistic expectation of winning. |
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OmahaBlueDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 01:40 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. She'll be 68, IIRC. People older than that have run. |
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Archie_Leach (32 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 08:50 PM Response to Reply #26 |
70. Hillary Clinton to Supreme - missing something |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 02:23 PM Response to Reply #21 |
31. McCain is older than that and had a realistic chance of winning. |
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Lorentz (302 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 03:29 PM Response to Reply #31 |
45. I don't think Hillary will be electable in 8 years. |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 05:46 PM Response to Reply #45 |
59. What about her frightens you so much, dear? |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 06:16 PM Response to Reply #59 |
64. Jan Schakowsky n/t |
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Lorentz (302 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 09:13 PM Response to Reply #59 |
72. I don't think I said anything about her being a woman. |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 03:36 PM Response to Reply #31 |
47. I think you got your scale wrong... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 05:40 PM Response to Reply #21 |
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...of J.Temperance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 01:34 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. Jindal is I think 37 years old, so he could wait until 2016 |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 01:37 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. And Bobby Jindal could fall flat on his face between now and 2012 or 2016. |
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...of J.Temperance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 01:48 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. Yes, Jindal has to get re-elected first |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 02:32 PM Response to Reply #22 |
38. The smart thing for Republican Party would be to nominate a viable candidate in 2012 |
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PfcHammer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 06:43 PM Response to Reply #22 |
65. Piyush ain't going nowhere |
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Kool Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-07-08 12:33 AM Response to Reply #22 |
76. And Bobby the Exorcist wants creationism taught in |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 05:27 PM Response to Reply #13 |
55. jindal has never won elected office where he had a serious opponent |
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RaRa (705 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 01:51 PM Response to Reply #5 |
28. Or NOT? |
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...of J.Temperance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 02:25 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. Has that race been called yet? Did Mark Begich win? Or what happened? |
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last_texas_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 02:34 PM Response to Reply #32 |
39. Nah, the felon is winning right now |
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...of J.Temperance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 02:42 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. Unfuckingbelievable |
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livetohike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
6. "Regardless of how much face time we had together...." |
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Mike Daniels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
7. The campaign was such a mess I wonder if it was somewhat intentional |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 03:40 PM Response to Reply #7 |
48. My thought |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 06:08 PM Response to Reply #48 |
62. I am torn between seeing Mccain's run as a "what the hell" thing |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-07-08 09:24 AM Response to Reply #62 |
80. I don't think it is EVER "what the hell" with the fundies |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
8. I hope some heavily privied Mac campaign schmuck decides to write a little tell-all book. |
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Kalifornia.Kid (603 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
9. No pity for Palin (mis)handlers ... |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
10. I am going to defend Sarah Palin here. McCain has no one to blame but himself. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 01:16 PM Response to Reply #10 |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 01:19 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Exactly - HE picked her, even if he was pressured to do it, it was his choice. |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 02:34 PM Response to Reply #14 |
40. And he was present during her later interviews. |
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Kool Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-07-08 12:36 AM Response to Reply #40 |
77. No-he was there to look like a ineffectual schmuck, |
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Frisbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 01:22 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. I wonder... |
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OmahaBlueDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 01:38 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. I think it was presented to McCain as his only option |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 02:26 PM Response to Reply #24 |
35. And I also think he got taken in by her feminine charms. Wouldn't be the first time a man |
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kiranon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 07:01 PM Response to Reply #35 |
66. Agree. n/t |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 05:48 PM Response to Reply #16 |
60. From Newsweeks behind the scenes article today |
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Frisbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 07:46 PM Response to Reply #60 |
68. Thanks... |
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missingthebigdog (211 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 02:01 PM Response to Reply #10 |
30. I really believe that this was intentional, and part of the plan |
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Political_Junkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 04:26 PM Response to Reply #30 |
51. BINGO! |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 05:32 PM Response to Reply #10 |
57. you're going to defend a woman who thinks africa is a country? |
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Archie_Leach (32 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 09:03 PM Response to Reply #10 |
71. No palin is REALLY dense |
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wordpix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-07-08 07:53 AM Response to Reply #10 |
78. absolutely---and McCain deserved to lose with his stupid choice |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-07-08 08:28 AM Response to Reply #10 |
79. Blame Bill Kristol. |
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louis-t (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
11. I've noticed he would barely look at her. |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 02:27 PM Response to Reply #11 |
36. Except for her ass. |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
15. She's disappointed (a little bit) with the media. Boy Howdy, if that |
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Juan_de_la_Dem (800 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
17. Senior Reps are going to begin to tell their real feelings about SP very soon |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
18. So Palin would have made Bush look good, huh? |
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GinaMaria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
20. McShame's new tactic to save face |
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Blue For You (466 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
25. Turns out she was the celebrity all along. Some words of advice |
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davsand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
29. They are cleaning their own house, I think. |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 02:26 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. Yep yep! |
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LonelyLRLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 05:08 PM Response to Reply #33 |
53. Me, I hope the fundies and corporatists fight until both are dead. |
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eilen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 10:46 PM Response to Reply #29 |
74. Sarah had no problems sticking the long knives |
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last_texas_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
34. That's what you get for tellin' a "maverick" what to do! haha |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
37. Too bad they don't have a video of her tantrums. Then again maybe they do. |
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benld74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
41. Ya know CBS, I could really CARE LESS! |
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benld74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
42. Ya know CBS, I could really CARE LESS! |
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Generator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
44. And this is different from Dick Cheney how? |
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VoodooGuru (327 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
49. I eagerly await the tell-all memoir. Then the competing, contradictory tell-all memoir. |
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LiberalLovinLug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
50. She's disappointed......awwwww |
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Miss Chybil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
52. She came out swinging at the media and then gave them everything they needed |
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autorank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
56. The American people were right. They know how to spot a "mean girl." |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 05:53 PM Response to Reply #56 |
61. Katie Couric gave her the knock out punch! |
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Amerigo Vespucci (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-07-08 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
81. And it's time for yet another "Tombstone" quote... |
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babydollhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-07-08 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
83. Maybe it will be a Palin/Santorum union |
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