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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 12:38 AM Original message |
CNN: Obama is reaching out for Scowcroft |
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davidinalameda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 12:40 AM Response to Original message |
1. I saw that report today |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 12:42 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Scowcroft was very much against the invasion of Iraq (nt) |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 02:50 PM Response to Reply #2 |
78. he really did not care for Cheney either. |
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iamthebandfanman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 12:42 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. could have done alot better also n/t |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 12:42 AM Response to Original message |
4. Scowcroft was one of the first to leave the SS Bush Ship of Fools |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 12:43 AM Response to Original message |
5. He showed that he was not a neo-con long before being against the neo-cons was cool |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 01:16 AM Response to Reply #5 |
29. Here's his resume |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 01:41 AM Response to Reply #5 |
46. Right. He was against the Iraq war. He would be a good FP advisor, as far as Republicans go. nt |
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Thrill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 12:44 AM Response to Original message |
6. He warned about fighting in Iraq. If they would have only listened |
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Thrill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 12:45 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. CNN is late. John Marshall scooped this last week |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 12:45 AM Response to Original message |
8. Meet the new boss- same as the old boss. |
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tabatha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 12:48 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Obama is smart - |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 12:57 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. When he talks to progressive people on both sides that are fresh faces |
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SwampG8r (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 01:14 AM Response to Reply #15 |
27. he is talking to people who |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 01:19 AM Original message |
Do you really think Scowcroft was not listened to before? |
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SwampG8r (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 01:24 AM Response to Original message |
36. by ghwbush maybe |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 01:33 AM Response to Reply #36 |
43. The guy is Republican to the core |
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woolldog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 02:14 AM Response to Reply #15 |
49. do you think progressives have a monopoly on wisdom? |
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Sebastian Doyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 02:34 PM Response to Reply #49 |
75. Well, actually... yes. |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 01:05 AM Response to Reply #9 |
21. It's been done before, nothing bold here. n/t |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 12:50 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. It's been 16 days. |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 12:59 AM Response to Reply #10 |
16. I have already been to the site- more than once. |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 01:05 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Oh well. Perhaps you can blame it on your bad judgment, if that makes you feel better. |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 01:12 AM Response to Reply #20 |
26. The only reason I voted for him and gave him money was because of Kerry |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 01:18 AM Response to Reply #26 |
30. Like I said, you can do what you want in 4 years..... |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 01:23 AM Response to Reply #30 |
35. I am getting away from the cesspool called politics. |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 01:25 AM Response to Reply #35 |
38. I have put you on ignore. |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 01:29 AM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Thank you. n/t |
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Uzybone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 02:49 AM Response to Reply #35 |
58. Good riddance |
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datopbanana (938 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 01:22 AM Response to Reply #26 |
33. Go away. |
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firedupdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 01:23 AM Response to Reply #16 |
34. Maybe you shouldn't have cast it! Doesn't sound like you really |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 01:24 AM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Your right, I hesitated up till the last minutes. n/t |
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firedupdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 01:26 AM Response to Reply #37 |
39. So why complain now? Suck up that you voted for the wrong guy |
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Lilyeye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 02:17 AM Response to Reply #37 |
50. Then you shouldn't have voted for him. |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 01:32 PM Response to Reply #10 |
72. Does Edwards have a similar page? |
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VADem11 (783 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 12:54 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Geez |
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thoughtcrime1984 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 12:54 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. What the hell is wrong with these POTENTIAL Cabinet choices?? |
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Left 0f Center (58 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 12:57 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. good post |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 01:01 AM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Where are the progressive fresh faces with bold new ideas? |
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Bicoastal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 01:09 AM Response to Reply #17 |
25. Fuck your fucking regrets. |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 01:19 AM Response to Reply #25 |
31. I regret I had such limited choices. |
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Bicoastal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 01:30 AM Response to Reply #31 |
42. Bon Voyage. I didn't put all this money, time, and effort into Obama's campaign... |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 11:41 AM Response to Reply #31 |
71. Dollars to donuts you won't hold your tongue (fingers?) on DU though. |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 02:33 AM Response to Reply #17 |
54. Writing columns and whining about government,. |
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lessthanjake1234 (25 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 02:46 AM Response to Reply #17 |
56. You are being childish |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 02:48 PM Response to Reply #17 |
77. That is a terribly short sighted view of the situation |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 01:05 AM Response to Reply #8 |
19. The White House is not a training field |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 01:06 AM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Stale old ideas does not mean you will hit the ground running. |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 10:17 AM Response to Reply #23 |
66. What kind of a mistake? |
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Lilyeye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 01:15 AM Response to Reply #8 |
28. Give me a fucking break. Maybe you should have voted for McCain if you never really liked Obama. |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 01:28 AM Response to Reply #28 |
40. I am not going to start arguing about McCain. n/t |
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MadBadger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 03:29 AM Response to Reply #8 |
62. You're as dramatic as the women of Wysteria |
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phleshdef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 10:38 AM Response to Reply #8 |
68. Appeaser eh... you sound like a Republican. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 11:36 AM Response to Reply #8 |
70. "appeaser" Yeah, that's the word Bush used to define "diplomacy." |
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RollWithIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 02:29 PM Response to Reply #8 |
74. I wish you spent as much time researching before posting... |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 02:38 PM Response to Reply #8 |
76. Are you concerned at all about 2010? |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 12:55 AM Response to Original message |
13. This is Obama taking all views into consideration |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 01:03 AM Response to Reply #13 |
18. Excuses. Too many views spoil the progress. |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 01:06 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. not an excuse just a fact |
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azurnoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 01:09 AM Response to Reply #18 |
24. Too many views spoil the progress.??? |
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Lilyeye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 01:21 AM Response to Reply #18 |
32. It's not excuses. The man hasn't even been sworn in yet and your already bitching and saying you |
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Historic NY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 01:37 AM Response to Reply #32 |
44. Don't you hate Thursday night quarterbacks that sound like freepers.... |
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Lilyeye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 02:13 AM Response to Reply #44 |
48. Maybe I am misunderstanding your post, but are you accusing me of being a freeper? |
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firedupdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 02:19 AM Response to Reply #48 |
51. I'm not sure lilyeye but I think the response was regarding the |
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Lilyeye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 02:25 AM Response to Reply #51 |
52. Hi fired. Thanks for responding. |
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firedupdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 02:31 AM Response to Reply #52 |
53. I've been there! Trust me!! Don't feel like a dope, I would have |
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Lilyeye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 02:35 AM Response to Reply #53 |
55. Thanks for the supportive words. You made me feel a little more comfortable coming out of my shell. |
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firedupdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 02:52 AM Response to Reply #55 |
59. Hey, we're all in this together. I've been living at this site since I became |
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Historic NY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 11:32 AM Response to Reply #55 |
69. didn't mean you... |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 01:40 AM Response to Reply #18 |
45. Thank you, Chairman Mao. nt |
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lessthanjake1234 (25 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 02:48 AM Response to Reply #18 |
57. Do you want Obama to surround himself with yes men? |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 02:11 AM Response to Original message |
47. The brightest people can listen to all voices |
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KingOfLostSouls (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 03:13 AM Response to Original message |
60. Scowcroft was very much against Iraq |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 03:23 AM Response to Original message |
61. Scowcroft would be an actual Republican I could support |
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democracy1st (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 04:37 AM Response to Original message |
63. come on Mr. Scowcroft help us put American back together |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 06:50 AM Response to Original message |
64. Bad. |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 07:01 AM Response to Original message |
65. I guess the same old games will continue |
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kevinds13 (176 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
67. RE: Wisteria |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 02:50 PM Response to Reply #67 |
79. You've nailed it nt |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-08 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
73. Wisteria: Obama is so like George Bush. All polticians are the same. |
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