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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:10 PM Original message |
If We Filibuster and Come Out Looking Weak and Ineffective |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
1. if we don't filibuster this then WE ARE WEAK |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:17 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. What will be gained by a filibuster that we loose? |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:18 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. we need to show that we are the OPPOSITION PARTY |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. What battles would you pick? |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:25 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. The most important battle we have in front of us |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:27 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. If the Dems don'f fight for me and my daughters, they |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:30 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. I will not dispute that statement and concur completely |
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Ksec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 09:14 PM Response to Reply #15 |
110. You nailed it Skidmore |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:31 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. the polls tell us that the majority of the people WANT A FILIBUSTER |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 08:09 PM Response to Reply #22 |
83. The problem these critters are facing is that Corprations DON'T |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 08:22 PM Response to Reply #83 |
90. I agree with most of your assessment |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 08:39 PM Response to Reply #90 |
93. Why would the right WANT us to fillibuster? |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 09:01 PM Response to Reply #93 |
101. I cannot imagine what is in the mind of the rank and file right wing |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 09:04 PM Response to Reply #101 |
104. This IS THE FIGHT FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS! |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 09:01 PM Response to Reply #90 |
102. This is why you scream and yell at anyone on that |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 09:00 PM Response to Reply #83 |
100. We have to yell as loud as we can |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 06:20 PM Response to Reply #13 |
48. no way, enough is enough |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 07:18 PM Response to Reply #13 |
73. the supreme court IS FOR LIFE |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 08:13 PM Response to Reply #73 |
86. It is important....however the fight was in 2000 and 2004 |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 10:07 PM Response to Reply #86 |
119. You can focus on 2006 BY fillibustering Alito! |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 08:57 PM Response to Reply #7 |
99. Exactly |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 11:52 PM Response to Reply #7 |
126. I say pick all battles, why ever let up on them? |
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durablend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:23 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. If we don't filibuster, it's GAME OVER |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:33 PM Response to Reply #10 |
24. No....their fall is not our staircase to the control of the Congress |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 08:41 PM Response to Reply #24 |
95. And some would contend that we shoot ourselves in the foot if we DON'T... |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 09:05 PM Response to Reply #24 |
105. DON'T SAY WE! |
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KnowerOfLogic (841 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 07:08 PM Response to Reply #10 |
71. You are absolutely correct. nt |
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Dave Reynolds (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:32 PM Response to Reply #3 |
23. That phrase "pick your battles" has been used every time there |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 08:10 PM Response to Reply #23 |
84. We said this for Roberts too. WHEN do we do a battle for a nomination? |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 08:15 PM Response to Reply #84 |
88. In your heart do you think we can WIN? |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 08:35 PM Response to Reply #88 |
91. It's not just about winning. It's showing who they are accountable to! |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 09:07 PM Response to Reply #88 |
107. Who cares about your heart! |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 06:26 PM Response to Reply #3 |
50. I don't know about a filibuster that we "loose" |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 06:49 PM Response to Reply #50 |
58. Sorry about that...... |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 08:35 PM Response to Reply #58 |
92. We sure aren't going to protect any of those things by rollin' over. |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 08:56 PM Response to Reply #3 |
98. This IS the battle! |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 09:07 PM Response to Reply #98 |
106. I will repeat, the battle was in 2000 and 2004...next battle 2006 |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 09:11 PM Response to Reply #106 |
108. I said it once and I'll say it again |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
2. IMO, it's about doing the noble thing... |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:19 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. In 1916 when Pearse lead the boys into the GPO |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:37 PM Response to Reply #6 |
25. and if we continue to let extremists who favor theocracy over |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:43 PM Response to Reply #25 |
33. Reality check: How do you stop it? |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:53 PM Response to Reply #33 |
39. well, I can tell you this |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 06:11 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. I am neither saying become one of them, nor give in... |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 09:14 PM Response to Reply #33 |
111. I'll tell you how |
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htuttle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 06:15 PM Response to Reply #6 |
44. But if Padraig Pearse HADN'T led the attack on the Post Office... |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 06:21 PM Response to Reply #44 |
49. Not to direct this into Irish history |
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Raksha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 10:04 PM Response to Reply #44 |
118. You are so right! It's NOT FIGHTING that makes us look weak... |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 09:14 PM Response to Reply #6 |
109. Do you want this guy on the bench? |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
4. If we don't filibuster, NONE of that other stuff will matter. |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:21 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Do you think a filibuster will be successful? |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:48 PM Response to Reply #9 |
35. If Alito Gets on the Court, We NEVER Get Back Into Power |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:50 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Then we will have a real battle on our hands |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:30 PM Response to Reply #4 |
21. I agree but I have a question... |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 09:16 PM Response to Reply #4 |
112. You want to see how bad the court is now? |
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stepnw1f (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
8. You Are Scaring Us... Ok.. Ok We Give In |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:23 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. My intent is not to give in..... |
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stepnw1f (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:26 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Win? Are you Kidding Me? |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:28 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. I expect and would demand that there be no Democratic vote |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:40 PM Response to Reply #16 |
28. "demand that there be no Democratic vote cast for Alito" |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:42 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. That is not a filibuster |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:43 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. the vote will go for a motion of cloture before final vote |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:46 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Granted....I was thinking in terms of an effective filibuster |
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stepnw1f (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 07:46 PM Response to Reply #16 |
74. "Ridicule"... lololol Worse Than That! |
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slor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
11. They had better fight his nomination... |
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slor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 08:40 PM Response to Reply #11 |
94. Too late to edit... |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
17. Better to be weak rather than "look" weak? They did that with Roberts. |
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Walt Starr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
18. If not now, when? If not Alito, who? n/t |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
20. Better to fight and fail, than to roll over and piss on ourselves |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:39 PM Response to Reply #20 |
27. Then lets filibuster |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:42 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Friend, I've been committed to the party since the days of McGovern |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:48 PM Response to Reply #30 |
36. I had no doubt that you were one of long time battlers |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 06:01 PM Original message |
I think that we are at a turning point here, |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
47. Maybe that is where we diverge.... |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 06:01 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. I think that we are at a turning point here, |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 09:18 PM Response to Reply #36 |
115. If they lose than game over |
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Nobody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 06:16 PM Response to Reply #30 |
46. This is one reason I gave my time to Paul Wellstone |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 06:40 PM Response to Reply #46 |
53. Paul Wellstone was a fighter and a true progressive |
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Nobody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 07:35 AM Response to Reply #53 |
129. Indeed he was |
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bettyellen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 07:02 PM Response to Reply #27 |
67. absolutely, why on earth do you think politicans shld lose support for |
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Rainscents (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
26. If Dem's don't fight this fight, your plan is totally worthless!!! |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:41 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Hell the fight to have gone down on, the one we should have taken |
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LizW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
38. There is aboslutely no choice but to filibuster this nomination. |
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BillZBubb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
40. Geez, could you have put a more negative spin of fighting???? |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 06:15 PM Response to Reply #40 |
45. I pray you are correct in that assessment |
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Nobody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
42. So an honorable fight is looking weak? |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 06:32 PM Response to Reply #42 |
51. The Object is to WIN, not just fight. |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 06:37 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. if we do not fight for our civil rights, which is what this nomination is |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 06:43 PM Response to Reply #52 |
55. I don't think there is anything better to fight to win than civil rights. |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 06:48 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. if EVERY democrat voted against the Alito nomination the |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 06:52 PM Response to Reply #57 |
61. Do you really think we can hold the necessary Democrats? |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 09:20 PM Response to Reply #61 |
116. If you don't think someone will vote this way than |
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durablend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 06:51 PM Response to Reply #55 |
59. So I'll tell you what |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 07:57 PM Response to Reply #59 |
77. Okay, you have convinced me..... |
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Nobody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 11:00 PM Response to Reply #51 |
122. You can't win if you don't fight |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
54. you don't keep your powder dry because it feels nice |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 06:45 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. You keep you powder dry because you have a win in sight. |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 06:52 PM Response to Reply #56 |
60. this preoccupation with how we perceive that we're perceived |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 06:54 PM Response to Reply #60 |
63. If symbolism is what we are after |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 06:59 PM Response to Reply #63 |
66. I'm not talking about symbolism. |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 06:57 PM Response to Reply #60 |
65. Exactly.... |
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bettyellen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 07:04 PM Response to Reply #65 |
69. it does require a fight. the stakes are too high. |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
62. Bullshit... |
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More Than A Feeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
64. Alito must be stopped. |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 07:03 PM Response to Original message |
68. If we protest the election we'll look like sore losers |
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troubleinwinter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
70. Bullshit. The way you stop a bully is to stand in his face. |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 07:09 PM Response to Original message |
72. I think fighting this nomination is far more important than how we look. |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 07:59 PM Response to Reply #72 |
78. I agree, No Guts, no Glory! |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 08:06 PM Response to Reply #78 |
82. The Filibuster by itself is going to protect our civil rights. |
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Silverhair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
75. Remember the Alamo !! Sometimes, you have to go down fighting. NT |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 08:00 PM Response to Reply #75 |
79. I also remember a bloody black wall in DC |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 08:53 PM Response to Reply #79 |
96. That is why it is called politics |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 09:17 PM Response to Reply #96 |
113. Do not miss my point |
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ninkasi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
76. We fight... |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 08:03 PM Response to Reply #76 |
80. No, you don't wait, you plot and you plan smart.... |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 11:18 PM Response to Reply #80 |
125. 70% of U.S. citizens DO NOT want Roe v. Wade overturned. |
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wrate (376 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
81. Assuming that the filibuster is lost, it's still the way to go: |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 08:11 PM Response to Reply #81 |
85. I hope that you are correct, no, I pray that you are correct..... |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 10:12 PM Response to Reply #85 |
121. We have lost since 94 because we don't have a big tent for moderates! |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 04:49 AM Response to Reply #85 |
127. You're damned right you won't hold the base if we do |
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wiggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
87. Keeping our power dry again? |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 08:19 PM Response to Reply #87 |
89. I agree with you those were the battles to fight. |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
97. I don't want my rights to be taken away |
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radio4progressives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
103. you gotta be fucking kidding, right? NT |
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Cocoa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
114. I'm not sure about them holding the votes |
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Ksec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 09:22 PM Response to Reply #114 |
117. the polls Im seeing support a filibuster IMO |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 11:04 PM Response to Reply #117 |
124. PLUS...they're on the ropes now! The country has TURNED |
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tyedyeto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
120. If they enforce the 'nuclear' option... |
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bpilgrim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-10-06 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
123. yeah, look where we are today playing reTHUG-lite |
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Peter Frank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 05:13 AM Response to Original message |
128. Give them nothing... |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 07:38 AM Response to Original message |
130. I honestly don't even think there will be a filibuster |
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michiganbuckeye1970 (59 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 08:34 AM Response to Original message |
131. A chance worth taking |
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