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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:31 PM Original message |
Edwards Skeptical of Obama |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
1. Mark Halperin is a former Bush speech writer. The sexist "pussy" is also unfortunate. nt |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:38 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. Sadly, sexism seems to be en vogue w/ young males |
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Indenturedebtor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 11:19 PM Response to Reply #12 |
59. Oh my |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:41 PM Original message |
My my, he is really reaching and stretching and obscene |
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Stevepol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
54. I'm sure that's Halperin's paraphrase of Edwards' words. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 05:05 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. I agree about Edwards. nt |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 05:17 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. I certainly don't think Obama is afraid to express himself |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
2. How does Halperin know what Edwards thinks? |
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geek tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:34 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Maybe he talked to him? n/t |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:41 PM Response to Reply #5 |
18. Perhaps. But I'll go with what Edwards has to say |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:49 PM Response to Reply #18 |
35. Halperin says, clearly, that JE used the word. |
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midnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:34 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Yes, If Halperin is a former Bush writer, why would Edwards |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:48 PM Original message |
Because he's a TIME Reporter. Edwards used the word. See post fourteen.NT |
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jezebel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:35 PM Original message |
Hillary's camp told him. He constantly shills for her. NT |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
39. You just made that up! That's completely UNTRUE. Pure FICTION!! nt |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:47 PM Response to Reply #2 |
30. See post fourteen. In his apology for using the word, he just says he was repeating what |
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geek tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
3. So, is Halperin the sexist oaf, or is Edwards? n/t |
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eowyn_of_rohan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Poor choice of words, and NOT something Edwards would say |
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geek tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:38 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. If Halperin chose those words, he should be fired. n/t |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:51 PM Response to Reply #10 |
40. Uh, he said it. Halperin is saying, PLAINLY, that JE said it. |
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eowyn_of_rohan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 11:17 PM Response to Reply #40 |
58. uh-I don't think so. Edwards would never be so stupid or low to use that word in a public statement |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 12:18 AM Response to Reply #58 |
60. It wasn't a public statement. It was a conversation between JE and MH. |
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eowyn_of_rohan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 07:22 AM Response to Reply #60 |
63. Absolute crap. You are delusional. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 01:31 PM Response to Reply #63 |
68. No, I am not "delusional." You, OTOH, are in fucking DENIAL. |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 09:53 AM Response to Reply #60 |
67. Nice explanation |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 01:41 PM Response to Reply #67 |
69. No, I don't think he's being angry. I think it was a private conversation, and |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 12:18 AM Response to Reply #58 |
61. Doubleclick, sorry! |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:41 PM Response to Reply #3 |
19. Halperin's choice of words |
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Levgreee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
4. Why do you post this crap? |
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VolcanoJen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:48 PM Response to Reply #4 |
33. Excellent question. |
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Olney Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
6. I am extremely uncomfortable with the quote being posted here. |
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jakem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
8. thats post is a real credit to hillary supporters. |
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Straight Shooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:46 PM Response to Reply #8 |
28. Well, this Hillary supporter thinks Halperin needs to shut up. |
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calmblueocean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
9. Classy. n/t |
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Johnny__Motown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
11. HA.. the guy who worked on Chicago's south side is "kind of a pussy" |
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Zodiak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 04:28 PM Response to Reply #11 |
48. That is IF Edwards said it |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
14. That feller is in trouble for using that P word, though! |
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bunnies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 04:29 PM Response to Reply #14 |
50. Conveying other peoples words = Edwards said it. |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
15. Wait, is that why Obama is still in the race and Hillary has fallen behind? n/t |
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Bicoastal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
16. "OK, this isn't directed at Hillary, so it's clearly not offensive to women in any way." |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:43 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. Oh I find it offensive |
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ngant17 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 04:24 PM Response to Reply #24 |
45. Obama is popular because he stands for peace |
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islandmkl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
17. just another clairvoyant political analyst...you know.... |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
20. We live in a very ugly, regressive, sexist era |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
21. Per Mark Halperin? Talk about a false subject line! nt |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
22. OzarkDem .... you have no class |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:44 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Attack the messenger |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:48 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. what you post tells me all I need to know about you |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:48 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. Read it again |
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Zodiak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 04:29 PM Response to Reply #31 |
49. and from a Right wing speechwriter |
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Sir Jeffrey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
23. Okay, trying to post this in an unlocked thread now... |
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NastyRiffraff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:49 PM Response to Reply #23 |
37. Typical media critter "apology" |
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Sir Jeffrey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:57 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. I agree that it does sound like Halperin paraphrased... |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
26. Fixed it, now lets hear Obama supporters jump on Edwards |
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Bicoastal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:49 PM Response to Reply #26 |
36. It won't be fixed until it reads "Edwards skeptical of Obama AND Clinton." |
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panader0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
27. I think this a-hole has his sexes mixed up. |
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Skwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
29. Edwards repeating Clinton campaign meme. Big surprise. NOT. |
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Bicoastal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:48 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Not Edwards. Some TIME magazine flunky--the OP is putting words in Edwards mouth. |
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jackson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
38. Anyone who has watched the debate series over the past year would have to agree with Edwards |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
41. Correction: SEXIST reference to female anatomy to suggest 'weakling'. nt |
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bowens43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
43. MOre nonsense. Hillary is no more prepared then Obama. |
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The Ghost (557 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
44. Edwards calling Obama a Pussy |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
46. I thought Edwards was smarter than that... |
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cooolandrew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
47. I was always dubisous about Edwards but this is getting a bit much now. .. |
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Zodiak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 04:30 PM Response to Reply #47 |
51. You had better read the whole thread |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 04:31 PM Response to Original message |
52. I'll believe John Edwards said this |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
53. Write letters@time.com nt |
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MoonRiver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
56. "shape shifter" how apropos! |
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yeswecan08 (134 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 12:21 AM Response to Original message |
62. Edwards is very jealous of Obama's superior intellect and natural ability |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 09:00 AM Response to Reply #62 |
66. . |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 07:33 AM Response to Original message |
64. HEARSAY. nt |
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NJSecularist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 07:41 AM Response to Original message |
65. Reporting second hand information and innuendo as fact? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 01:48 PM Response to Reply #65 |
70. Here's the FIRSTHAND apology from Halperin |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
71. SOOO, Edwards is saying that Obama is the REAL Woman in the race? |
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