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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-24-06 07:13 PM Original message |
What makes Al Gore different than the Clintons? |
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panader0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-24-06 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
1. Gore still has a shot, No Whitewater gate, No Hillary, No BJ |
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BillZBubb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-24-06 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
2. Gore was the first "name" Democrat to speak against Iraq. |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-24-06 07:21 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. But does that count? Since he was no longer a Senator |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-24-06 08:20 PM Response to Reply #4 |
14. Read this from 9/02: |
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AlGore-08.com (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 10:15 AM Response to Reply #14 |
19. And on 11/24/02 Gore said he wouldn't have voted to authorize |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 12:58 PM Response to Reply #19 |
29. Thanks to both of you for the timetable |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 10:24 PM Response to Reply #14 |
43. I always found that speech fascinating for what was said |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-26-06 11:47 AM Response to Reply #43 |
63. Apparently Al thought the IWR was more than that |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-26-06 11:58 AM Response to Reply #63 |
64. They didn't approve the IWR proposed by Bush - Bush wanted to go into Iran |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-26-06 12:26 PM Response to Reply #64 |
66. Al is also referring to |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-26-06 12:30 PM Response to Reply #66 |
67. And THAT is why Iran and Syria were taken off the table. Because it would |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-26-06 12:32 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. You don't think Iraq was a pre-emptive strike? n/t |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-26-06 12:41 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. As Gore even says in that speech, Bush could go in on the 1991 guidelines. |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-26-06 12:46 PM Response to Reply #69 |
70. I posted that above, but I will bold it here |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-26-06 12:51 PM Response to Reply #70 |
71. We ALL were on that page - the point is still that Bush could've gone in |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-26-06 01:07 PM Response to Reply #71 |
73. As is apparent from the rest of Al's speech, |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-26-06 01:16 PM Response to Reply #73 |
74. Of course we didn't - none of us did. But Al states a fact that Bush HAD |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-26-06 01:24 PM Response to Reply #74 |
75. Actually Al says the United States, or any other nation, not Bush |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-26-06 04:09 PM Response to Reply #75 |
76. The 1991 res was not about self-defense, it was about COMPLIANCE with |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 10:51 AM Response to Reply #4 |
21. You obviously know nothing of Gore's history |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 01:01 PM Response to Reply #21 |
30. Actually, Gore has moved left on foreign policy issues in recent years. |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-24-06 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
3. You haven't been paying attention the past 5 years. The real Al Gore |
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iamthebandfanman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 11:00 PM Response to Reply #3 |
49. thatll happen! |
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TwentyFive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-24-06 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
5. The Clinton hate is totally unjustied. The Clintons WIN elections! |
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BuddyYoung (455 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-24-06 07:27 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Bill has done more to advance Democratic causes (left and center) ... |
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doc03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-24-06 07:42 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I would say yes and no to that one about Clinton |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-24-06 08:04 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. Is that why Big Dog was campaigning for Lieberman today? |
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Samantha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-24-06 10:00 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. Bill Clinton NEEDED Al Gore on the ticket in 1992 to win |
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AJH032 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 12:33 PM Response to Reply #15 |
25. Gore did not need Clinton? |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 02:23 PM Response to Reply #25 |
35. Which poliitcal scientists? |
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Samantha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 08:22 PM Response to Reply #25 |
40. That is often said (mostly by Clinton proponents) but it is not true |
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AJH032 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 10:40 PM Response to Reply #40 |
47. you're missing a crucial point |
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Samantha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-26-06 08:01 PM Response to Reply #47 |
80. Lieberman was put on the ticket for the following reasons: |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 10:37 PM Response to Reply #15 |
46. I will agree with you on that - In fact Gore was the worker bee who got |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-26-06 04:24 PM Response to Reply #5 |
77. So did Ryan and 41 and raygun and LBJ and.... |
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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-24-06 07:31 PM Response to Original message |
7. Gore was the driving force behind welfare reform and NAFTA |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-24-06 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
9. Al Gore speaks from his heart and from his convictions. |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-24-06 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
10. Gore is the real McCoy, the genuine article! |
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politicasista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-24-06 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
11. He is faithful to Tipper |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-24-06 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
13. Al Gore could actually win the presidency - again. |
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Cobalt-60 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 04:25 AM Response to Original message |
16. Al's a good guy |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
17. If you don't know, you haven't been paying attention. |
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El Fuego (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
18. Gore isn't a part of the Clinton politcal machine. |
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AlGore-08.com (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
20. The question isn't about whether Gore or Clinton "centrist" |
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AJH032 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 12:38 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. Clinton took those same positions |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
22. Al Gore has shown real, solid leadership over the past 4 years. |
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SaveElmer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
23. Nothing really...all great people... |
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Outlier (98 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 12:28 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Hey don't forget Ike |
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SaveElmer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 12:51 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. Well... |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 11:05 PM Response to Reply #28 |
50. Ike was a Republican when he did those things |
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martymar64 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-26-06 10:17 AM Response to Reply #24 |
62. He also helped overthrow the gov'ts of Iran and Guatamala |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
27. Al Gore empowered you to ask this question for all the world to see, |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
31. Ethics? |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 01:15 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. mainstream Americans probably like 'Billary' better |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 01:20 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Six years in politics is a LIFETIME. As far as sticking, he was |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
34. Gore has ethics-while both Clintons are HOs who |
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FreeStateDemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
36. He's not a chicken shit hawk and he has strong moral character for a start |
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Cocoa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
37. and the Clinton hatred falls disproportionately on Hillary |
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leesa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
38. He ditched the DLC and became a human being again. |
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AJH032 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 07:49 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. no |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 09:38 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Better let the DLC know that. They jumped all over his head for endorsing |
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AJH032 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 10:07 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. just because he's a member |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 10:27 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. They attack LOTS of people who aren't members. That proves nothing at |
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AJH032 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 10:32 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. um..okay |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 10:53 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. Start with this: |
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AJH032 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 11:05 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. still waiting |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 11:09 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. People who aren't in elected office cannot be members of the DLC. NT |
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AJH032 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 11:14 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. show me |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 11:15 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. Someone here, I believe it might have been blm, told me. You have any |
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AJH032 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 11:18 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. post #56 nt |
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Capn Sunshine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-26-06 12:52 AM Response to Reply #52 |
61. Not true |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-26-06 12:03 PM Response to Reply #52 |
65. The DLC didn't publically LIST its members unless they were in office.. |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 11:12 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. I don't think that they have a membership roster... |
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AJH032 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 11:17 PM Response to Reply #53 |
56. here |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 11:19 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. So is that an up to date list or an old one? |
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AJH032 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 11:38 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. there are some clues |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 11:55 PM Response to Reply #56 |
60. Consider your source |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-26-06 12:54 PM Response to Reply #56 |
72. There is a lot of info here at DU about their founding. |
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Robbins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-26-06 05:37 PM Response to Reply #72 |
78. Gore |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-26-06 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
79. He opposed the war before it was cool. (Clinton still supports it) |
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