Harold Ford is a Class Act

[chefgirl]

Great Concession speech he just gave. He's a good man.

-chef-

[tularetom]

1. I like him. But I wish he was more of a Democrat.

[texpatriot2004]

2. Absolutely. He's going on to something great and he's not

done. Powerful. Dignified. Strong leader. Damn sad he didn't win this one.

[Thrill]

3. Good Politician- Wrong State

[AspenRose]

9. Agreed.

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[gumby]

11. What State?

Maybe Utah? Ooops, wrong religion.

Ford is not a good politician in any vernacular.

[gumby]

4. When the contest is between a Republican

and a fake Republican, the repuke will win every time. Point proven.

[pnwmom]

8. Oh yeah? Then how do you explain Lieberman, the fake

Repub, beating out the real Repub?

Point not proven.

[gumby]

12. You must be joking????

Ummmmm, perhaps you don't know or understand that the Republicans funded and supported Lieberman?

Perhaps you are hung-up on usless labels with no real understanding of the new linguistics?

Harold Ford = Joe Lieberman without the tan. DUH!!!

[Claire Beth]

37. Ford is an excellent candidate...

and also a good moderate democrat. You CANNOT expect to hang on to a majority if you don't move to the center some - especially in the south!

[SouthernBelle82]

42. Not necessarily

Ford was against being in Iraq while Lieberman is for staying the course. Ford is also for balancing the budget and not Bush's tax cuts and is for affordable health care. There is a lot to disagree with Ford on but c'mon you can't compare him totally to Lieberman. They do have a lot in common but I'd say Ford is more of a democrat than Lieberman and I'm in TN.

[LittleClarkie]

5. He lost me some when he took the Republicans side re: Kerry

He didn't need to to that. He either wasn't terribly bright, or was trying to exploit the moment, which would make him somewhat unethical.

[TankLV]

14. Yep - fuck him for that.

I'll never forgive him for that - it was TOTALLY uncalled for...

Damn LIE-berman wannabe...

I'm GLAD - VERY GLAD this asshole lost...

[AZBlue]

16. Yeah, it's great that we can't have a Senate majority now, only a tie

:sarcasm:

[mtnsnake]

27. It's unbelievable how petty some people can be, isn't it.

How sad that instead of complimenting Ford for such a great fight, some posters (not you) get all nitpicky about him for obvious self serving reasons.

[lwcon]

34. Of course I would have voted for him...

... or any Dem to help break up this vile Repub hegemony, but Ford's constant religiosity, the anti-Kerry grandstanding, and his vote in favor of Bush's torture bill make him something short of a great progressive candidate.

He's a smart guy, and he did fight a good fight, but he's not going to be my hero.

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[SouthernBelle82]

43. Not really

If I am remembering correctly Ford was a very early supporter of Kerry's even during the primary's and while they were still going. He could have supported Lieberman than but he didn't.

[Bobbie Jo]

6. Agreed....

You can bet he's learned much from this race....he'll be back.

[babylonsister]

7. I was rooting for him and am sorry it didn't work for him, but

he never sent me as a real Dem. I don't think he has ever been. He's slick and fast-talking, at least on Imus.

[New Earth]

10. he's hot too

sorry i'm going thru an odd phase lately. :blush:

[TheDonkey]

19. no need to appologize. I'd have him "call me" anytime

[cboy4]

21. Yup, me too!

;)

[SouthernBelle82]

44. Yep

I agree. He is pretty cute.

[AtomicKitten]

13. He ran a brilliant campaign and came so close.

He is a genuinely decent man and easy on the eyes.

[AZBlue]

15. I'm very sad about his loss.

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[GreenTea]

17. Sadly.... Others force themselves into our voting booth...

Still, we'll overcome that shit!

[TheDonkey]

18. he is a good guy. hope he knocks Alexander out!

he's got a bright political future only 36

[W.E.B. Du Bois]

20. The big question is: when is the next Tennessse senate race?

A man like that MUST come back and go for another run. He is a great man, he is destined to win. He has presidential ability. A black Democrat who can win in the South. A person like that would be even stronger than Obama.

Of course liberals would not be so happy with someone like that as a President since he is socially conservative.

[KKKarl is an idiot]

30. Definitely presidential material

He can bring in the conservative vote in the red states & at the same time get Democrat's to vote for him in the blue states. He has lost by a small margin in a red state. This state is also full of white people who just do not feel right electing a black man to congress. So he has done a great job.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

31. 2008

Lamar Alexander is up for re-election.

[Claire Beth]

40. I doubt that

Ford will try to run against Alexander. Alexander is the former governor of TN and was President of the University of TN for awhile. Alexander is very well liked in East TN and liked everywhere in the state. He's been around a LONG time. Corker was only "okay" and not as well known or respected as ALexander.
MY hope for Harold Ford, Jr. is that Gov. Bredesen will give him a cabinet level position and that he will run for Governor when Bredesen's term is over in 4 years.

:dem:

[SouthernBelle82]

45. I think so too

I would love it if he could come back. He did really well (I believe he only lost by 3%) so he could take it than with Alexander's seat. He was a class act all the way through while Corker is a boob.

[Hieronymus]

22. Yes, a class act ..

Harold Ford will be back.:thumbsup:

[jgbaggz]

24. Pretty boy lost.

oh well.

[cboy4]

23. No matter what anyone thinks about his politics, how can anyone

disagree that racism factored into the outcome?

That ad! OMG.

Nobody, I don't care whether they're a DINO or not, deserves to lose at the hands of racists.

It's really a tragedy.

[luckyleftyme2]

26. WELL SAID

IN THIS DAY AND AGE THERE IS NO ROOM FOR RACISM- SO MAKE SURE WE ALL GET OUT IN 2008 AND FINISH THE JOB!
WE GOT THAT EXTERME RIGHTS ATTENTION;AND A LOT OF THEM WILL LOSE THEIR ILL GOTTEN GAINS; A LOT OF THEM WILL TELL THEIR FRIENDS ITS NO LONGER POSSIBLE TO GREASE THE WHEELS IN WASHINGTON.
FOR THE NEW WORD OF THE ERA IS: THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN,AND IF YOU TRY TO INFLUENCE ME I'LL GO TO THE PRESS AND THE PEOPLE!

RATTLE THE Cages,stay involved and lets get our honor back!!

[ps1074]

25. He would have won if not for the racist ad

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[CTLawGuy]

28. my friend told me that Tennessee would not elect a black man for the senate

sadly he was right :(

[mtnsnake]

29. Considering it was TN, Ford almost pulled off the impossible. Class act he is.

[slackmaster]

32. Yes, his was by far the best concession speech of the night

Kudos to him.

[lwcon]

35. I have to admit...

... Rick "Man on Dog" Santorum's concession speech was pretty good.

Come to think of it, all the Repub concession speeches were music to my ears.

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[Frustratedlady]

33. He is going to go far.

He has the ability to talk to the people in a way that makes them hang on every word. I watched him, last night, and the people were really focusing on him...feeling what he was saying. He wasn't spouting off political goals or boring numbers, he was explaining what happened to his run and why he lost. He has a way that will get him far, once he gets a little more mileage on him.

It would be interesting to listen to Ford, Barack and Tiger Woods, sitting around having a beer and chewing the fat. They are all fun and not full of themselves.

[k j]

36. Class act

So sorry for his loss. This county needed him in the Senate.

[Beausoir]

38. A great deal of dignity in that speech. He really made me proud.

I'll be keeping an eye on him in the future, that's for sure. Class act.

[bemildred]

39. Mr Ford should stick around and give it another shot.

I would wager that Tennessee can do better next time.

[SouthernBelle82]

41. Yes

I didn't agree with him on a couple of issues but he was a class act the whole way. :cry: I wish he was there in the Senate though. Damn that Bob the crook Corker won.