Gep is dying out there....

[Khephra]

[Eurobabe]

1. at least he's not the VP!

thank the stars for small favors.

[Rhiannon12866]

28. I get so discouraged with the Gephardt-bashing on DU

My friend worked for him in New Hampshire. Because she got to know him and felt that he had great ideas and a positive vision for our country, I took a good look at the man and really listened to what he had to say. I had to agree. He is roundly criticized on DU because he supported Bush* over IWR. But so did Kerry and Edwards. They were all lied to, as was the rest of Congress. They were told that Saddam had WMDs and was prepared to use them. They were told that Iraq was an "imminent threat," all lies. Bush* gave his word to Gephardt that war would only be used as a last resort, if diplomacy failed. He lied. He then launched an unprovoked attack without even waiting for U.N. approval. He lied to all of us, but Gephardt was hung out to dry because he was in the leadership position. I would have welcomed him as VP. He is from a swing state and gave up a 27 year career and the leadership position because he wanted the presidency that much. He deserves a cabinet position. I am thinking Labor, but Kerry may have a better idea. Kucinich was my first choice, but I would have supported Gephardt in a heartbeat. Watch this "Daily Show" clip and you may have a different view of Gephardt.:shrug:

http://www.comedycentral.com/tv_shows/thedailyshowwithjonstewart/videos_celeb.jhtml?startIndex=61&s=stewart

[GOPisEvil]

2. How do you follow the Reverend who calls Bush a cowboy?

How do you follow Ted Kennedy in BOSTON?!

Barack Obama will be on in a bit. Patience. :-)

[Khephra]

3. No one is responding

[Philostopher]

12. It's kinda' sad --

you can hear them talking in the background, over the top of him. I feel bad for him -- he's so sincere, but he had a very tough act to follow.

[Gothic Sponge]

4. He's doing okay....I think they just need to space the speakers more.

[Trajan]

5. Grrrrr ....

get your last KICKS in ....

He is a poor speaker: but he is a GOOD MAN .....

damnit ...

[Khephra]

8. Good man, but a bad speaker

[Cocoa]

29. I think he's a good speaker

his floor speech during the impeachment proceedings was amazing, as the Bush twins would say.

[Tatiana]

6. This is why he didn't win the nomination.

But at least he's trying to do his part.

[Snoggera]

7. No, he isn't

I like what he is saying. Maybe one should read the words without a preconceived notion about the speaker.

[aquart]

9. Dying? I think he's being a delightful smartass.

"Uniter not a divider," indeed.

[gauguin57]

10. He may very well be in Kerry's cabinet ...

... he IS a very good man. And he will be a good secretary of something-or-other.

The ending of his speech was very good. Got the troops stirred up.

[gardenista]

11. Gep is doing just fine.

He has been given his marching orders and he's carrying them out. Workers. Working families. Unions.

These things still count. They may not be glamorous but they count.

It's his swan song. Let him have it.

[Gin]

17. he had a lot to say about Gep....hmmmmmmm

g

[mopaul]

13. i hope they don't get joe L up there

that would be a turn off. gephardt goes with all these events, like silly hats

[comsymp]

27. That's Thursday, IIRC

Yup-
http://www.dems2004.org/site/pp.asp?c=luI2LaPYG&b=130848

Oh well, always good to have an excuse for a bathroom break. Worked out nicely tonight when Rose Garden came on.

[Snoggera]

14. I have to add

thanks for the continued negativity.

I know you bring much to DU, but this post is bullshit.

[Myrina]

15. Please add more content to the post ?

For those of us who are cable challenged ... it's very frustrating to open a seemingly interesting thread only to find empty text.

Thanks !

[AntiCoup2K4]

16. Now admittedly, I'm not Gep's biggest fan, but he really SUCKS tonight.

recycling Junior's phrases of "uniter not divider" and "restoring honor and dignity to the White House"

What the Hell was he thinking?

Joe Sixpack's response to that? Yeah, we heard this crap before....

[Stephanie]

18. I just posted the same thing

They were fleeing the hall.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

19. I thought he did alright

no one can deny his commitment. I like him better now that he's not running for Presient.

[never_get_over_it]

20. Well he sure began to rock at the end

I wasn't even listening and then he perked up - and I thought to myself why didn't you do that for the whole speech

[blm]

21. The next Secretary of Labor is doing GREAT.

.

[never_get_over_it]

26. That is a perfect plan! eom

[Rose Siding]

22. Did she introduce him as the leader in the House?

I could have sworn that's what she said. Maybe she just meant 'leader' in the generic sense.

[Blue-Jay]

23. Oh, Geppy was OK.

At least he kept it brief.

Just wait. Obama is about to knock a grand slam. He always does.

Jesse Jackson on NPR right now...

[Old and In the Way]

24. Sorry, but Gep was not particularly inspiring.

Of course, he light years ahead of Bush, but after last night, he seems pretty flat. Would have been better earlier last night.

[Rhiannon12866]

31. I agree that this was not one of his best speeches

But it's unfair to condemn an honorable and sincere man for having one off-night.:-(

[Endangered Specie]

25. Someone musta turned on the intermission sign

[K8-EEE]

30. People Seemed To Be Conversing During His Whole Speech

Wow I'm sorry not to bash the guy & nothing against him but that was a boring speech!!