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Fri Aug-08-08 07:38 PM
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Why do many DUers express outrage about Edwards but have zero posts about Vitter or Craig, etc? ? |
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Can somebody splain it to me? :shrug:
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Fri Aug-08-08 07:38 PM
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1. There were TONS of posts about those two!!! |
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Sat Aug-09-08 08:22 PM
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18. Not by a lot of the posters piling on Edwards. |
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Fri Aug-08-08 07:38 PM
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2. Because people here didn't give money, time, support, or votes to them? |
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Fri Aug-08-08 07:39 PM
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3. I saw many, many posts about them. |
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Sat Aug-09-08 08:22 PM
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19. Many posters piling on Edwards have zero posts condemning pukes. |
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Try the search function sometimes.
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Fri Aug-08-08 07:40 PM
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4. There were lots of posts about Vitter and Craig |
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at the time, but their media feeding frenzies have died down.
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Sat Aug-09-08 08:23 PM
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20. No shit. But many posters dumping on Edwards |
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have zero posts condemning puke infidelity.
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Fri Aug-08-08 07:40 PM
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5. The Edwards are family. They mean a great deal to us, we'll heal. nt |
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Fri Aug-08-08 07:40 PM
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6. Maybe because Edwards is happening right now and Craig happened months ago?? n/t |
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Fri Aug-08-08 07:41 PM
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7. Because Edwards is important to us |
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and we don't give a shit about Vitter or Craig.
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Fri Aug-08-08 07:41 PM
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Did you know this was going to happen months and months ago, so you took down the names of every DUer who did not post about Vitter or Craig, and today you pulled out the list and are comparing it?
How proactive!:shrug:
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Sat Aug-09-08 08:21 PM
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17. Maybe you failed to notice the "search" button |
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Fri Aug-08-08 07:41 PM
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9. I posted a lot about those two morons , so did many, many others |
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Edited on Fri Aug-08-08 07:43 PM by TornadoTN
I think that Edwards is in the wrong for having lied to us and covered this up for so long. The affair is between the two of them and their family.
The Republicans that you mention have lied and set themselves as some kind of moral authority - yet been in some of the most sordid sexual incidents mentionable. The still continue to lie to this day - and the media hasn't held them to the same standard as Edwards, Clinton, Spitzer, et.al.
It's possible to dislike Edwards for what he did, but still respect his political work. But what he did was terribly disingenious and misleading to his supporters. I have lost a lot of respect for him as a leader and a person, but ultimately he's still one of the good guys.
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Fri Aug-08-08 07:42 PM
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10. Because we expect sleazy shit from creeps like Vitter and Craig. |
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We didn't expect it from Edwards. It's the disappointment, I think.
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Fri Aug-08-08 07:42 PM
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11. Zero posts about Craig?? Here?? Bwahahahaha |
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Fri Aug-08-08 07:46 PM
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12. If Edwards had come out and said it in 2006 it wouldn't be a big deal |
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Edited on Fri Aug-08-08 07:47 PM by Ichingcarpenter
But to have his own campaign manager defend him over and over again in 2007 and 2008 was a travesty and even he felt betrayed.
Its not the affair, it is the lie.
Craig and Vitter have been slammed here for years, but you weren't paying attention.
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Fri Aug-08-08 07:48 PM
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13. You're kidding about Craig, right? |
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Edited on Fri Aug-08-08 07:49 PM by JackBeck
I'm actually curious as to why there are more Craig jokes than Vitter.
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Sat Aug-09-08 08:25 PM
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21. I'm wondering why there are so many posters making multiple threads about Edwards |
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but when you search their posts, there are none condemning pukes like Craig or Vitter.
Things that make you go hmmmmmmmmm.
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Fri Aug-08-08 07:50 PM
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14. It's different. We EXPECT bullshit from Vitter the Shitter, and toe tapping with Craig... |
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but we do not expect that someone would run for president while having done something so reckless.
I JUST woke up from a migraine that I went down with @ 4:00pm today (I had not checked the news before I laid down) and this is my first post on the matter. He should have known someone would find this shit out.
That being said, it doesn't detract from his brilliant (and fucking true) two Americas platform, or his health care plan.
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Fri Aug-08-08 07:56 PM
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15. They were not running as the Democratic candidate for the office of the President |
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of the United States. Just my guess.
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Fri Aug-08-08 10:46 PM
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16. Because Republicans are, by definition, |
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amoral assholes. We expect better of our own.
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Sat Aug-09-08 08:26 PM
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22. We didn't support those dumbfucks. |
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Many of us did support Edwards, and his behavior reflects upon us.
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Sat Aug-09-08 08:27 PM
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23. Maybe because our side should be better |
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Edited on Sat Aug-09-08 08:44 PM by Raine
anyway they got dumped on pretty bad when it happened. I'm not going to be a hypocrite by just condemning them and letting our guys off the hook.
Edit: spelling
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Sat Aug-09-08 08:28 PM
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24. A zillion threads about VItter and Craig when the stories were fresh. Foley also. |
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Sat Aug-09-08 08:38 PM
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25. Outrage over Vitter, mostly scorn and laughing at Craig around here |
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From what I remember. The jokes got so harsh over Craig our gay and lesbian friends started to feel uncomfortable from what I remember and I don't blame them.
The anger is greater at Edwards though and one reason is that many of us donated money to his campaign. That makes it more personal and brings it closer to home. If I were a repuker from Idaho and donated money to that Craig asshole then I would feel more lousy as well.
Just one mans opinion. The idea that over $100,000 was paid to her for some unused youtube videos that were of laughable quality? That bothers me on so many levels, especially when the campaign was always crying poor in their fund emails.
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Sat Aug-09-08 08:42 PM
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26. I have been consistent I have criticised all three |
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though I did say that I felt the police shouldn't target restrooms.
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Sat Aug-09-08 08:56 PM
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27. You only hear what you want ot hear? |
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