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hulka38 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 08:30 PM Original message |
By poisoning the wells in Michigan and Florida, Hillary gains leverage. |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
1. "poisoning the well" is exactly right and why the Clintons are becoming pariahs to the Dem party. |
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Kahuna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 09:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. Riiiight. The SDs have taken notice as evidenced by their study dribble to BHO. |
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C_U_L8R (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
2. Hasn't worked on a single super delegate yet |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 08:35 PM Response to Original message |
3. Gee, like her opponent isn't using the black vote to hold the party hostage |
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AX10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 08:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Very True! |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 08:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. The Clintons had the black vote in their pocket until they decided to go ugly. |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 08:39 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. No, their opponent swifboated them on race. |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 08:42 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Riiight! The black man is race-baiting. Ah, huh. Those pretzel machinations must be excruciating. |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 08:45 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. What could the Clinton's have gained from race baiting? |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 08:47 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. You and the Clintons can take the redneck racist voters with you on your way out the door. |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 08:48 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. The white vote. They tried to turn him into the "Black candidate." n/t |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 09:42 PM Response to Reply #14 |
23. His wife did that here |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 09:53 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. Wrong. She was talking about Black people who liked Obama but were afraid to vote for him, thinking |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 10:14 PM Response to Reply #28 |
34. Here's what really happened |
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Kahuna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 09:09 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. If you could count you'd know. nt |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 09:16 PM Response to Reply #9 |
21. Michelle said this in November 2007? Wow! |
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Kahuna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 09:08 PM Response to Reply #3 |
19. Har! You seem to have a problem with black voters being rewarded |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 09:59 PM Response to Reply #19 |
29. So some Democrats are better because of the color of their skin? |
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Kahuna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 05:29 AM Response to Reply #29 |
46. Take it any way you want. nt |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:22 AM Response to Reply #46 |
49. What goes around comes around. |
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hulka38 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 10:45 PM Response to Reply #19 |
37. That you are. You also seem to be the least swayed by bull shit. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 09:43 PM Response to Reply #3 |
24. Deleted message |
mudesi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 09:48 PM Response to Reply #3 |
26. "Using the black vote"???????? |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 10:12 PM Response to Reply #3 |
33. Goddam, Bill, that's the most vacuous thing I've read here yet. |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
6. No matter you slice it |
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hulka38 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 09:02 PM Response to Reply #6 |
17. If more of the electorate understand the self serving political machinations behind the |
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johnnydrama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 10:39 PM Response to Reply #6 |
36. she's not fighting for people's votes to count |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 12:52 AM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Obama chose to remove his name from the ballot |
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johnnydrama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 12:54 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. nope |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 12:58 AM Response to Reply #39 |
40. The pledge |
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johnnydrama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 01:19 AM Response to Reply #40 |
43. the pledge |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 01:23 AM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Wrong |
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johnnydrama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 01:25 AM Response to Reply #44 |
45. ok then |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 05:31 AM Response to Reply #45 |
47. only if you want to throw away winning the GE |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
7. But the problem is, Hillary WOULD have to "stir up ire against Dean and Obama" |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 08:41 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. The Clintons are suggesting disenfranchisement of the other 48 states vis-a-vis superdelegates. |
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Johnny__Motown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 08:39 PM Response to Original message |
8. I Live In Michigan, We All Know Obama Didn't Do Anything Wrong |
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hulka38 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 08:49 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. My concluding statement began with "If the strategy works..." |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:26 AM Response to Reply #8 |
50. You can only speak for yourself. I am in Michigan, and know several people angry about this. nt |
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candice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 08:59 PM Response to Original message |
16. We can't let these two states participate in the nomination... |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 09:36 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. Unbelievable. A facist approach to democracy. Yeah, that'll work. |
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AX10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 09:59 PM Response to Reply #16 |
30. It is sickening to hear such people like Randi Rhodes... |
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hulka38 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 10:06 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. I don't like caucuses and I don't really like Randi but the fact of the matter is |
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hulka38 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 10:18 PM Response to Reply #16 |
35. What's fair is when everyone knows the rules of the game ahead of time and then adheres to them. |
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Zachstar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
25. I think Obama could win those states if they would just go for a 50/50 |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
27. In other words, Hillary is doing McCain's dirty work |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-06-08 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
32. I think most Michigan and Florida voters know who is the bullshitter with this nonsense |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 01:04 AM Response to Original message |
41. Michigan |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:28 AM Response to Reply #41 |
51. LOL. But if a significant portion of the blue collar vote felt Obama was snubbing them? |
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kwenu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 01:07 AM Response to Original message |
42. She thinks she has leverage. However, there is this thing called reality. |
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Life Long Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 05:32 AM Response to Original message |
48. She refused to seat FL and MI, but Obama wanted them seated. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:29 AM Response to Reply #48 |
52. Water is dry; up is down. nt |
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