elana i am
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Fri Feb-26-10 10:09 PM
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| sane former gop senator dave durenberger shoots down GOP summit performance on NPR |
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Edited on Fri Feb-26-10 10:44 PM by elana i am
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| BrklynLiberal
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Fri Feb-26-10 10:13 PM
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| 1. I guess the only time sane and GOP would be in the same sentence is when former is |
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Edited on Fri Feb-26-10 10:13 PM by BrklynLiberal
between them...
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| elana i am
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Fri Feb-26-10 10:20 PM
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yep.
he's still seems to believe that not every gop pig has dastardly motives, but he recognizes that IS part of it.
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| dflprincess
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Sat Feb-27-10 12:07 AM
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| 3. Durenberger is the only Republican I ever voted for |
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Edited on Sat Feb-27-10 12:07 AM by dflprincess
The first time he ran for the senate he was actually more liberal than the guy running as the DFL candidate (who had defeated our endoresed candidate in the primary).
I believe Durenberger has pretty much cut his ties with the Republican party - he's way too sane for the nuts running it now.
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| Cha
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Sat Feb-27-10 08:30 PM
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| 4. Kick for more exposure..thank you. |
| Imajika
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Sat Feb-27-10 09:07 PM
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| 5. Pretty sure he is a convicted criminal... |
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According to Wiki he was denounced by the US Senate, disbarred, and plead guilty to misuse of public funds.
Not really someone most people would want to advertise as having on their side.
I knew there was a reason I hadn't heard his name in many years.
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| DFLforever
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Sun Feb-28-10 12:05 AM
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| 6. He's still quite influential in political circles here |
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He was an anti-Reagan Republican who defeated a pro-Reagan Democrat (Bob Short) for his second Senate term.
He supported Obama in 2008 and Kerry in 2004.
He (and his attorney) messed with the dates of a condominium sale to avoid taxes and was censured by the Senate so did not run for an additional term. It seems a minor offense now, doesn't it, compared to what other senators are accused of and survive.
Some people think it was made a major issue because he opposed the Reagan agenda.
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