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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 03:31 PM Original message |
I don't like hearing McCain referred to as "Grandpa" or "Grandpa McCain" |
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Oceansaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
1. how about Grumpa then..i hear |
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El Supremo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
2. Would you want your grandpa to run for President? |
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Oleladylib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 03:55 PM Response to Reply #2 |
12. That is more biased than ANYTHING I've heard here recently.. |
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El Supremo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 04:10 PM Response to Reply #12 |
25. When I'm 71 I hope to be enjoying retirement. |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 05:06 PM Response to Reply #12 |
41. Jack Murtha (who is older than 71) has said the same thing |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 11:59 PM Response to Reply #2 |
62. Why not? |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 12:06 AM Response to Reply #2 |
63. I'm a grandpa and I can guarantee you |
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smoogatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
3. Lots of luck with that. |
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Growler (896 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
4. I don't like it either! |
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NatBurner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
5. i'm switching to grumpy |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 11:01 PM Response to Reply #5 |
59. He's a doddering |
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book_worm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
6. How about InSane? |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
7. I agree. We should show respect for our elders. His problems |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
8. You got that right. My grandpa rocked. I even have a dashing picture of him |
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beac (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 02:52 AM Response to Reply #8 |
73. If McSame popped up when you received a call... |
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Raejeanowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
9. I Don't Either |
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iconicgnom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
10. well, more like great-grandpa. Apparently he's good around bbq's |
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Norwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
11. My grandfather has called mccain old man, this place gets offended way to easily |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 04:14 PM Response to Reply #11 |
26. it's about respect |
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Norwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 05:26 PM Response to Reply #26 |
48. No its called having a thicker skin |
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newmajority (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 09:11 PM Response to Reply #26 |
54. Why should I respect McCain? |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 10:57 PM Response to Reply #54 |
58. he did serve his country. Isn't that enough for some measure of respect? nt |
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newmajority (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 11:06 PM Response to Reply #58 |
60. He bombed some women and children from the air. So what, that was 40 years ago |
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musicblind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 02:29 AM Response to Reply #60 |
71. "bombed some women and children from the air. so what, that was 40 years ago" ??? that comes off |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:14 AM Response to Reply #71 |
80. I cannot respect anyone who condones torture. Period. |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 08:22 AM Response to Reply #11 |
87. Agreed. |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
13. Geezer McCain OK? I think it conveys an image. |
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Oleladylib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
14. Thankyou, I had an 8th grade grad-Father..who at 88 was smarter than either candidate. |
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Upton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
15. How about McFossil? |
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Oleladylib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 03:58 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. shows your intellect.??? |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 04:05 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. ... |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
17. Being old is NOT like being black or being a woman.... |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 04:04 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. But being old can have no affect on one's ability,too. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 04:06 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. It's a dishonest distortion of the normal use of "discrimination".... |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 04:09 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. "discrimination "was a poor choice of words"... |
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Raejeanowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 08:58 PM Response to Reply #23 |
49. Problem Is Deciding What Age Is "Too Old" |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 09:33 PM Response to Reply #49 |
55. Past a certain age (50-ish I would guess), age and health are strongly negatively correlated. fin. |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 04:19 PM Response to Reply #17 |
27. it's not a fair issue |
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OhioBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 10:08 PM Response to Reply #27 |
57. But there is an age requirement for Pres - I think you have |
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JoFerret (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 04:24 PM Response to Reply #17 |
29. It IS like it in the sense |
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Fleshdancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
18. I prefer calling him McBush and his wife Cindy McCheckbook |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
19. It is not a smart strategy. It also endears him to voters. Do not attack him on age. |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
20. Old people have the highest rate of voter participation. |
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El Supremo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 04:20 PM Response to Reply #20 |
28. Here is an article from AARP on Presidential contenders' age: |
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JimGinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
30. McSame Acts & Sounds OLD... |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
31. What do you think his supporters call Obama? |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 04:32 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. We Dems are heads and shoulders above the average |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 04:33 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Which is why "Grandpa" is mild compared to their names for Obama. |
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musicblind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 02:35 AM Response to Reply #31 |
72. We should never stoop to their level |
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Erin Elizabeth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
34. How about |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
35. Perhaps McCainasaurus |
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SwampG8r (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 10:41 PM Response to Reply #35 |
92. McCainasaurus Rex here |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
36. I don't use it |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
37. How about "The Ancient One" |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 04:47 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. "McTheuselah" |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 05:16 PM Response to Reply #38 |
46. We have a winner!!! |
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NatBurner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 08:14 AM Response to Reply #38 |
85. i tried that on the cnn ticker once |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
39. It is only an issue because he makes it an issue. |
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Roxy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
40. Lets be honest here.... My Grandmother wasthe most intellegent person I have ever known .. |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
42. Call him Senator McCain. It makes him sound like a DC insider. McSame is a good nickname. |
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Amerigo Vespucci (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
43. You're right. It should be "Presumptive GOP Candidate ASS**LE." |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
44. McFuckface ok with you? |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 09:10 PM Response to Reply #44 |
53. LOL!! What about McCunt, since he did call his wife that despicable name! How dare he! n/t |
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QueenOfCalifornia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 09:10 AM Response to Reply #53 |
89. okay.... |
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QueenOfCalifornia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 08:23 AM Response to Reply #44 |
88. LOL! |
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GoneOffShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 05:15 PM Response to Original message |
45. "Crash" is my moniker of choice for McSame. |
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rove karl rove (298 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
47. your post shows why this is the wrong name to call him |
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JoFerret (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
50. How about we call him McCain |
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DenverDem23 (61 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
51. As a Grand parent, and UNDER 65, get over your problem with the term....... |
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Alameda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 12:13 AM Response to Reply #51 |
65. but it is NOT his age |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
52. Guilty as charged! McCain=McDumbya=McSame=McBush, etc. n/t |
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Clear Blue Sky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
56. Lots of older voters out there. |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 11:28 PM Response to Original message |
61. I don't like it either. |
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Alameda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 12:08 AM Response to Original message |
64. I find it highly offensive also |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:18 AM Response to Reply #64 |
81. The men you listed appear in full control of their minds. |
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Alameda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 07:57 PM Response to Reply #81 |
90. No, it's not age, it's who he is. |
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RFKHumphreyObama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 12:31 AM Response to Original message |
66. I agree with this |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 12:34 AM Response to Original message |
67. Mccain had his ass kicked by Bush and he'll never get over that so now he's |
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progetto (122 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 12:39 AM Response to Original message |
68. McCodger |
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GoldieAZ49 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 12:53 AM Response to Original message |
69. I agree, the name calling could get really ugly |
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musicblind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 02:22 AM Response to Original message |
70. I agree. Ageism in general, even if pointed at a republican makes me sick. |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 03:15 AM Response to Reply #70 |
75. I agree, EVERYONE will get older..that is if you're lucky |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 03:15 AM Response to Reply #70 |
76. I agree, EVERYONE will get older..that is if you're lucky |
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27inCali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 03:05 AM Response to Original message |
74. McGrumpy |
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lamp_shade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 04:08 AM Response to Original message |
77. How bout "McClown" |
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Doug.Goodall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 05:40 AM Response to Original message |
78. How about we call him Stupid |
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Higher Standard (499 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 05:45 AM Response to Original message |
79. Why not just "Old Man McCain"? |
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barack the house (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:19 AM Response to Original message |
82. It might be overly senstive my grandfather was also great but don't associate him with McCain. |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:49 AM Response to Original message |
83. I don't really need to. |
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Medusa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 07:32 AM Response to Original message |
84. I'm not fond of any attacks |
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QueenOfCalifornia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 08:21 AM Response to Original message |
86. My grandpa |
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SwampG8r (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 10:46 PM Response to Reply #86 |
93. .. |
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madura (239 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
91. I think of him as McCain Fries,. :) |
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mystieus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
94. Republicans are the ones making this an issue by twisting surrogates words.. its like they want this |
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33_Leaves (61 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 11:30 PM Response to Original message |
95. Insane McCain |
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