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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 02:13 PM Original message |
I have been a Dem for forty years or so, |
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ingac70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
1. Choice and they must be pro labor. n/t |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
2. Public education, labor, and PEACE. nt |
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denbot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
3. My deal breaker is what is the alternative? |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 02:59 PM Response to Reply #3 |
22. Exactly.... |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 05:05 PM Response to Reply #3 |
37. Just asking not arguing. Are you saying you would vote against your principles for the lesser of |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 06:18 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. I will vote the lesser of the evils |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 07:31 PM Response to Reply #43 |
48. If you base your vote on the lesser of evils, I believe you will always get evil. |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 08:04 PM Response to Reply #48 |
52. me too |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 09:33 PM Response to Reply #48 |
54. For the first time in my |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-26-10 12:35 AM Response to Reply #48 |
60. If you DON'T vote for the lesser of evils, you will always get MORE evil. |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-26-10 03:07 PM Response to Reply #60 |
68. I can certainly see how that would make your life so much easier. So you always vote a straight |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-26-10 03:47 PM Response to Reply #68 |
73. You are changing the system. To be more right-wing. The right thanks you |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-26-10 07:12 PM Response to Reply #73 |
75. Good grief. Your way or hiway. Are you really a Democrat? nm |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-26-10 10:50 PM Response to Reply #75 |
79. It's funny that the person who ADMITS he doesn't vote for Democrats asks ME if I am a Democrat. |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-26-10 03:14 PM Response to Reply #60 |
69. It certainly could change. Revolution could come for example... |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-26-10 07:22 PM Response to Reply #69 |
76. Of course an armed revolution is what the corporatists want so they can install a dictator directly. |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-26-10 07:51 PM Response to Reply #76 |
77. It wouldn't be easy - that's for sure. |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-26-10 09:57 PM Response to Reply #77 |
78. I dont see socialism in our future. We are being sold to China and Saudia Arabia. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
4. My absolute deal breaker is choice |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 02:26 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Good thing you didn't live in Rep. Kucinich's district... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 02:39 PM Response to Reply #5 |
16. Has it ever occurred to you that the pro-choice voters in that district |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-26-10 03:16 PM Response to Reply #5 |
71. very sticky |
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daylan b (392 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 02:26 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. My deal breaker is life |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 02:36 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. must get lonely |
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daylan b (392 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 02:47 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. It's Texas. |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 02:57 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. luck to you |
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Justitia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 01:54 PM Response to Reply #19 |
92. and this Texan is militantly pro-women, pro-choice - so I guess we cancel each other out. -eom |
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Control-Z (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 03:39 PM Response to Reply #7 |
31. Yeah. My deal breaker is also life. |
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daylan b (392 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 03:46 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. ugh. |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 09:33 PM Response to Reply #32 |
55. yes, you are a hypocrite... |
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daylan b (392 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 10:06 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. Have you not read the multiple times... |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 11:07 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. I heard what you have said |
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daylan b (392 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-26-10 07:34 AM Response to Reply #58 |
64. One point, science can pretty clearly prove the unborn child is a different body. |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-26-10 03:18 PM Response to Reply #64 |
72. euthanasia is an intentionally inflammatory word... and |
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daylan b (392 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-26-10 03:57 PM Response to Reply #72 |
74. Going after me personally does not make an argument. |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 02:34 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. thanks, I like your atitude |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
6. I don't know -- I feel very strongly about the same (and other) issues which |
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PDJane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
8. I'm with Galbraith. |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 06:28 PM Response to Reply #8 |
45. John Kenneth Galbraith - my man |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
9. Those things are fine "deal breakers" for use in the primaries |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 02:45 PM Response to Reply #9 |
18. sounds all nice and shit |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-26-10 12:41 AM Response to Reply #18 |
61. The problem is, of course, that you are aiding, abetting, and enabling the greater of two evils |
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Pisces (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
11. I guess you haven't voted in your lifetime, since no one has passed those dealbreakers. |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 02:39 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. Barbara Boxer passed |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
12. To me it goes something like this. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
14. That's an interesting question |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
15. Escalating a lost war was the deal breaker for me in '08. |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 03:00 PM Response to Reply #15 |
23. love that Quincy Adams quote |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
21. Public Education, Choice and Labor. n/t |
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Bitwit1234 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
24. I am 77 years old and this is not relavant to me BUT |
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daylan b (392 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 03:09 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Regarding your example |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
26. deal breakers are for fools |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 03:15 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. why do you have such a tough time with being civil? |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 05:40 PM Response to Reply #28 |
39. i reserve my civility for those who deserve it |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 03:20 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. I would think |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 05:39 PM Response to Reply #29 |
38. considering voting republican or not voting is whats foolish |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 07:39 PM Response to Reply #38 |
50. If you want to make your life easier, vote a straight ticket and never think again. nm |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 11:57 AM Response to Reply #50 |
81. fine by me. |
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Techn0Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 06:30 PM Response to Reply #26 |
46. Read ....learn |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 12:00 PM Response to Reply #46 |
82. Third party candidates are for morons |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 06:34 PM Response to Reply #26 |
47. No deal breaker means no convictions. |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 07:36 PM Response to Reply #26 |
49. Dealbreakers = principles. If you have no dealbreakers you apparently do not have principles. |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 12:03 PM Response to Reply #49 |
83. dealbreakers and one issue voters are narrow minded |
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MH1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
27. My deal breaker is |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
30. I'm 63, and I never found a republican I'd vote for over any Democrat, even |
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oldlib (549 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 06:07 PM Response to Reply #30 |
42. I have been a Democrat for 54 years. |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-28-10 03:14 PM Response to Reply #42 |
93. do you remember Milton Marks? |
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oldlib (549 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-28-10 03:54 PM Response to Reply #93 |
95. I recall hearing his name. |
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roamer65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 08:09 PM Response to Reply #30 |
53. I vote anti-Rethuglican like you. |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-26-10 12:29 AM Response to Reply #53 |
59. Me, too - we certainly don't have one now....I wish we could bring back Harry Truman...nt |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 01:02 PM Response to Reply #30 |
84. thats exactly it. Vote in our primaries then ALWAYS vote against republicans |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
33. Are you better off with the GOP or with the Dems you disagree with |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-26-10 03:15 PM Response to Reply #33 |
70. A Dem who has stabbed me in the back once |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 01:03 PM Response to Reply #70 |
85. republicans have stabbed you in the back a thousand times |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-28-10 03:17 PM Response to Reply #85 |
94. at least I didn't vote to be stabbed in the back by repukes |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
34. i voted for a republican *once* in my entire life and i will never do it again |
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dimbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 09:37 PM Response to Reply #34 |
56. This is an excellent summary of reality. |
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glitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
35. Who would you rather march against? |
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demosincebirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
36. Labor is my deal breaker. I've never voted for a republican in fifty two |
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CBR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
40. Racial and ethnic discrimination. If someone doesn't |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
41. You're one of my fave DUers. |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
44. Yep, be a DEMOCRAT whether in the party -or not. n/t |
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Autumn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
51. I will not vote for a candidate who is not |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 01:04 PM Response to Reply #51 |
86. republicans are never prochoice |
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nofurylike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-26-10 12:52 AM Response to Original message |
62. ah, i see. you're so pissed we don't get to marry that you'll throw |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-26-10 12:22 PM Response to Reply #62 |
67. I am married here in Calif |
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nofurylike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-26-10 11:40 PM Response to Reply #67 |
80. there will ALWAYS be SOME way in which the elected will "vote |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 01:06 PM Response to Reply #67 |
87. I guess you think republicans vote FOR you? then your a fool |
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Celeborn Skywalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-26-10 12:55 AM Response to Original message |
63. Anti-union/anti-labor |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-26-10 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
65. Those are up there on my deal breaker list, as is environmentalism |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 01:07 PM Response to Reply #65 |
89. so WAR doesnt matter to you? |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 01:09 PM Response to Reply #89 |
90. .self deleted |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-26-10 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
66. Choice, Pro Labor, Anti-war, Anti-Domestic-Spying - all make or break criteria |
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craigmatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
88. All I really want is a dem with balls who fights for what he/she believes. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
91. I'm reading an interesting book; "The Science of Liberty" |
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