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suston96 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 11:49 AM
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My fellow Hillary supporters, I ask you one simple question......
....do you want John McCain to nominate the next 3 or 4 justices to the US Supreme Court?

Don't answer this just yet. Think about it. Think about it very seriously.
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uberblonde Donating Member (993 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 12:22 PM
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1. What a condescending statement.
Have you ever considered social skills training?
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SeaLyons Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 12:30 PM
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2. Please don't go there...
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greguganus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 12:31 PM
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3. He said don't answer now!! lol n/t
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Shakespeare Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 12:38 PM
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6. Why not?
Seems like a reasonable question.
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Marrah_G Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 12:40 PM
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8. Because it is a bullshit question
It is aimed at "Hillary Supporters", of which she claims to be one. It then goes on to speak to us as if we aren't supporting the nomination. The truth is the VAST majority are supporting Obama and only a relative few are not.

This post was put up just to continue to irritate former Hillary supporters and backhandedly accuse them of bullshit charges.
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MonkeyFunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 12:46 PM
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14. Yep
that's exactly it. Just more bullying, smearing, attacking.

I like Obama far more than I like his supporters, way too many of whom are idiots and assholes.
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Abacus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 02:02 PM
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39. It's difficult to take you seriously
when you do the same thing in every post that you accuse others of doing.

We get it; you dislike most Obama supporters. I'm willing to guess that a few of them don't like you either. What's the point of posting about it repeatedly?
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democrattotheend Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 01:01 PM
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25. I am pretty sure she is one
I remember her posting some pro-Hillary and anti-Obama stuff not very long ago.
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NorthCarolina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 01:10 PM
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27. I agree
eom
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Forkboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 12:33 PM
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4. I suspect that most of them care about this and will vote accordingly.
Some will claim they care, but their actions will outweigh their words. Those people are a lost cause, and are better off being shed from the party as we gain new people. The vast majority of Hillary's supporters are smart, rational adults and know the consequences of their actions. The small number that talks shit is a waste of time, and won't be missed.
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Marrah_G Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 12:34 PM
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5. I believe very few Hillary supporters will not vote for Obama.
Posts like these tend to emphasize a divide and make it appear larger then it is.
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suston96 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 12:40 PM
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7. Take that up with MSNBC - they said 22% of Hillary supporters will vote for McCain....nt
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JuniperLea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 12:43 PM
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10. Our "press" is seriously fucked up and should not be relied on for truth
Period.

I hope that changes soon, but for now we must not fall for their divisive tricks and we must never forget who their bosses are.
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Marrah_G Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 12:43 PM
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11. The number will be far lower in a couple months
ALSO- You are aiming your post at Hillary supporters here. Wee have all bent the fuck over backwards, with the exception of a couple people to assure you people we are voting for Obama. But yet still, post after post, trying to make something out of nothing. Doing nothing but irritating the fuck out of the Hillary supporters here.

Seriously Just ..............SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT THIS ALREADY.

If you are TRULY concerned then take your concern to a website where Hillary supporters are voting for McCain because THIS IS NOT ONE OF THOSE SITES.

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mkultra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 12:50 PM
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18. i agree, there are plenty other places to stir the pot
Try hillaryclintonforums.net Thats one of the HRC supporters for McCain websites. Just be sure to get your question done in one post because i doubt the'll let you stick around and debate.
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cbayer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 12:57 PM
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23. Perfectly said Marrah.
There are people here who are intent on keeping the divisiveness going. It is wise to question what their real motivations are.
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NOLALady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 12:44 PM
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13. Backwash.
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Shoelace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 12:47 PM
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16. MSNBC is lying, period! Typical Media "divide and conquer" meme
DON'T BELIEVE IT! Rasmussen poll just out today shows most women support Obama.
The divide is what they WANT you to believe.

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JustABozoOnThisBus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 12:51 PM
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19. MSNBC measured feelings at that time
By now, most "real" Hillary supporters support the ticket. Some were just Republicans, visiting due to Operation Chaos, so we were never really going to have their votes.

By November, even Harriet Christian will vote for Obama.

:hi:
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SeaLyons Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 12:52 PM
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20. MSNBC was very successful dividing the democratic party...
and will work in very devious ways to get McCain elected....

http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/04/47530.php

>snip>


So ya think we have a "free press" eh? Check out who owns who, and who owns what you think.......

GENERAL ELECTRIC --(donated 1.1 million to GW Bush for his 2000 election campaign)

Television Holdings:
* NBC: includes 13 stations, 28% of US households.
* NBC Network News: The Today Show, Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, Meet the Press, Dateline NBC, NBC News at Sunrise.
* CNBC business television; MSNBC 24-hour cable and Internet news service (co-owned by NBC and Microsoft); Court TV (co-owned with Time Warner), Bravo (50%), A&E (25%), History Channel (25%).
The "MS" in MSNBC
means microsoft
The same Microsoft that donated 2.4 million to get GW bush elected.

Other Holdings:
* GE Consumer Electronics.
* GE Power Systems: produces turbines for nuclear reactors and power plants.
* GE Plastics: produces military hardware and nuclear power equipment.
* GE Transportation Systems: runs diesel and electric trains.
==================================================
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NorthCarolina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 01:13 PM
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29. I would venture to guess that the percentage of that 22%
that would not have voted for Hillary beyond the primary elections is in the double digits and part of Operation Chaos. Polls only reflect the ideals of the pollster, or the message that they want their poll to convey.
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Arkansas Granny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 01:14 PM
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31. Is this the result of one of their online polls? Did they give any evidence to backup that claim?
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JuniperLea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 12:40 PM
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9. What Marrah and Forkboy said... eom
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Flying Dream Blues Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 12:44 PM
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12. I think the OP meant to direct this toward those who have said on this site that
they wouldn't be voting for Obama, not the ones who have thrown their support (very much appreciated) to the presumptive nominee. I don't want to speak for the OP, but that's my humble opinion.
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Marrah_G Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 12:46 PM
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15. Then the OP could have worded it that way- Because frankly there are only maybe 2 on this site
I believe this is just the OP way of continuing to irritate Hillary supporters and further the divide. No profile..... now WHY is that?
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DevonRex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 12:49 PM
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17. I think this question is because of the thread by *somebody*
Edited on Mon Jun-09-08 12:50 PM by JenniferZ
that started a flame war.

Unfortunately "some" people would like us all to believe that Hillary supporters are not good dems, which is totally ridiculous.

Plus that other thread had no link at all, anywhere in it, to support the premise of her post.

Edited to remove poster's name.
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Marrah_G Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 12:52 PM
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21. United we stand Jen !
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mkultra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 01:32 PM
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33. either the op is stirring the pot or they are terrible at communication
most everyone knows how its going to go down. Accusing "Hillary supporters" of being unaware of the importance of the progressive movement is monumentally ignorant.
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styersc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 12:54 PM
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22. I'll give McCain the same opportunity to win my vote that I will
to Obama, or any of the candidates from smaller parties and vote my conscience. I distrust the judgement of anyone who would do differently.
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Terran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 01:00 PM
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24. You must already be aware
of significant policy differences between McCain and Obama. And you haven't made your mind up yet? Being a member of DU means there really shouldn't be any question. If there is, you really don't belong here (and won't last very long).
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styersc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 01:06 PM
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26. Are you wearing a swastika arm band and a pair of jack boots?
Who the fuck are you to demand someone to turn off his or her thought process and blindly fall into line.

I swear this board gets more like Free Republic every single day.
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Terran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 01:14 PM
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32. Lol, way to over-react, my friend
I make a simple observation and you call me a Nazi--that's cute but very cliched.

The fact is, this is a board for Democrats, progressives and Liberals. If you're even considering voting for McCain, then you do not, by definition, fall into any of those categories. I'm sorry if that offends you, but it's a simple fact.

I make no demands of you. But if you intend to make posts here that are even vaguely supportive a McCain presidency, your days are very numbered.
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styersc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 02:38 PM
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41. To the contrary, if your votye is decided by party affiliation or
how the majority votes- you are no Progressive or Liberal. We collect data and make decisions- in that order.
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mkultra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 01:33 PM
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34. i distrust anyone who inst aware of republican tactics
if you where, you wouldn't trust them.
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moriah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 01:13 PM
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28. I've thought about it, that's why I'm voting for Obama in the GE
We simply can't afford to let a Republican, ESPECIALLY a Republican like John McCain, be president.

I wanted Hillary but I DEFINITELY don't want McCain!
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suston96 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 01:13 PM
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30. First of all, I am not a woman..... I am addressing this to any Hillary supporters who may be.....
...even thinking of supporting McCain.

My journal is available to anyone. I aggressively supported Hillary Clinton but I am supporting and will work for Barack Obama and any Democrats running for Congress.

Now please concentrate on the horror that will follow if John McCain gets to nominate 3 or 4 justices to the US Supreme Court and somehow, a slim Democratic majority in the US Senate is forced to approve those nominations.
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Carrieyazel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 01:39 PM
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35. And why do you think that he will? Only 1 is a sure bet to leave in the next few years.
And if Senate Democrats had any spine, wouldn't they be able to defeat any Alito clones with 58 or more Dems in the chamber?
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chimpymustgo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 01:44 PM
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36. I'm alerting on this is sheer FLAMEBAIT. STOP it, already!
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RiverStone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 01:54 PM
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37. Most Hillary supporters are supporting the Dem ticket
Are we not past this divisive shit?
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BzaDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 01:55 PM
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38. ENOUGH. Hillary supporters on DU will vote for Obama. Your premise is condescending.
It is the Hillary supporters off DU that need to be convinced.
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jillan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 02:14 PM
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40. Sounds like you are trying to scare people into voting for Obama.
Not going to work with many of the Hillary supporters I know.
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