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SaveElmer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 12:35 AM Original message |
Maj. Paul Hackett to endorse Kucinich primary challenger for Congressional seat... |
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knight_of_the_star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 12:40 AM Response to Original message |
1. I wouldn't call it a vote of no-confidence |
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The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 12:43 AM Response to Original message |
2. Paul Hackett who? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 01:04 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. While I recognize that it's an uphill battle to unseat an incumbent, it does happen. |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 01:23 PM Response to Reply #6 |
31. Not even a chance in Dennis' backyard. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 02:04 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. No, because I don't know the lay of the land, and it wouldn't be backed by any sort |
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Cooley Hurd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 12:53 AM Response to Original message |
3. I used to like Hackett, but after this... |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 01:20 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. I'm with you, and besides, I was never all that fond of Hackett anyway.... |
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Trisket-Bisket (110 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 12:54 AM Response to Original message |
4. I live in the 10th. |
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lligrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 01:00 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Is Banal Vanity Now A Synonym For Not Being Afraid |
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bahrbearian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 05:52 PM Response to Reply #5 |
54. No Banal Vanity is when you don't do what the DLC tells you to do. |
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cui bono (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 04:23 PM Response to Reply #4 |
40. Banal vanity? Care to explain? |
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countmyvote4real (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 01:24 AM Response to Original message |
8. When Dems eat their own for nothing, they diminish themselves. |
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billyoc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 04:33 AM Response to Reply #8 |
17. Eat their own! it's a 6 figure a year job and another Democrat wants it. |
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MaineDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 09:55 AM Response to Reply #8 |
28. We tend to get better candidates when there's a primary |
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burrowowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 01:29 AM Response to Original message |
9. Hackett is an Ass! |
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Norrin Radd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 02:30 AM Response to Reply #9 |
14. The word "placket" was used as an insult in Elizabethan England, |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 01:30 AM Response to Original message |
10. Primaries are part of the process, Palmer has every right to run |
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SaveElmer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 09:52 AM Response to Reply #10 |
27. I admire your consistency... |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 02:11 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. I can't help but hark back to the imbroglio about |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 01:38 AM Response to Original message |
11. "Hackett's endorsement in OH-10 ... is a resounding vote of no confidence" |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 01:39 AM Response to Original message |
12. Hackett has never been all that progressive |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 02:24 AM Response to Original message |
13. Of all the reich-wing politicians in Ohio, this idiot is going to try to unseat |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 05:28 AM Response to Reply #13 |
23. John Boehner and Mean Jean Schmidt would have been worthy |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 02:45 AM Response to Original message |
15. Does Rosemary Palmer want to keep a residual force in Iraq? |
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EST (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 02:51 AM Response to Original message |
16. Well, good. |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 04:23 PM Response to Reply #16 |
41. he may be the new poster boy for the "unity party" horseshit. |
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EST (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 04:34 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. Hmmm... |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 04:36 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. just a thought. |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 05:08 AM Response to Original message |
18. Is Ms. Palmer the steakhouse heiress or is this another challenger |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 05:17 AM Response to Original message |
19. Maj. Paul Hackett is seemingly morphing into a political ruling class TOADY. |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 05:20 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Agree. I'm really kind of shocked that he would do this. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 05:22 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Perhaps he'll fall like Harold Ford did after challenging Pelosi ... |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 05:26 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. My thought is, What would motivate Hackett to try and unseat Kucinich? |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 05:33 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. I have confidence that Kucinich will prevail. The "inside the beltway" rubes are not in touch |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 05:36 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. I'll happily donate to his campaign to see that said item is so delivered. |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 01:00 PM Response to Reply #22 |
30. For one, I'd like to know if Kucinich would've voted for the Iraq timetable if it had been close |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 05:55 AM Response to Reply #30 |
55. Hi, Hippo Tron. Is this Rosemary Palmer the woman who is the |
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cmd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 02:14 PM Response to Reply #22 |
37. Dennis called him a DINO (which he is) |
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rinsd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 04:43 PM Response to Reply #37 |
50. Kucincih does not come off well in that exchange (admittedly one sided at this point) |
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cmd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 05:25 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. It would be interesting to know the other side of that story. n/t |
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tkmorris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 05:31 AM Response to Reply #19 |
24. I believe Hackett is an opportunist |
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elaineb (273 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
29. Interesting...Could you please explain WHY you support Rosemary Palmer? |
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DU GrovelBot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
33. ## PLEASE DONATE TO DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND! ## |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
35. Any evidence Kucinich is not representing his district well, or is this just campaign rhetoric? |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
36. Dennis is my congressman and he has built up a high level of |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
38. She might get a fair amount of votes from republicans. Maybe |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 04:56 PM Response to Reply #38 |
51. It's a primary election... |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
39. This is so transparently the revenge of the DLC |
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SaveElmer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 04:27 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. You think Hackett has been paid off by the DLC...? |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 04:30 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. He was never my "darling"--I never saw the appeal and suspected astroturfing |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 04:35 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. exactly. |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 04:19 PM Response to Reply #43 |
57. He was useful as a Marine who called bush obscenities, but useless beyond that |
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cui bono (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 04:31 PM Response to Reply #39 |
44. Exactly what I was thinking. Why say this now? |
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penguin7 (962 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
47. How come Kucinich is the only congressperson getting flak for |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 04:41 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. Because despite the declarations of their fan clubs, and the political naifs |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 04:35 PM Response to Reply #47 |
58. I don't see anyone on DU giving Kucinich flak for not representing his constituency |
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cui bono (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-15-07 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
52. This really angers me. Kuch is the most progressive rep out there. |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-16-07 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
56. Your post looks like you are endorsing Palmer over Kucinich. Is that your position? |
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