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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 07:08 PM Original message |
Re: Primarying Obama In 2012 (I'm Not There Yet) BUT... |
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davidinalameda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
1. how about going for broke |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
2. There's an advantage to having a primary even if we know Obama will win it. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 07:30 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Deleted message |
NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 07:54 PM Response to Reply #8 |
22. Fantasy always looks better than reality |
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socialist_n_TN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 10:21 AM Response to Reply #2 |
79. THANK YOU! "Sometimes there is value in the debate |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-10 12:16 PM Response to Reply #2 |
88. That's a great point. Thinking back to the Gore/Bradley primary... |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
3. Afghanistan was the deal breaker for me in '08. Still is. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 07:34 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. So, whom do you support? |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 07:48 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. I'll be voting for the most progressive, anti-war, candidate on the ballot. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 07:50 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. So, you flat out won't vote for President Obama in 2012? |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 07:53 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. I don't vote for war or those who make them. |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 07:54 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Did you vote for Bill Clinton? |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 08:45 PM Response to Reply #23 |
53. Heh. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 08:00 PM Response to Reply #18 |
29. Relax. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 08:06 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. I'm not trying to goad anyone into anything. I'm just asking a |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 08:22 PM Response to Reply #34 |
43. That's a funny response |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 09:53 AM Response to Reply #34 |
75. Then perhaps you should refrain from doing the same if you can't take advice. |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 08:01 PM Response to Reply #18 |
30. I believe the 2012 primary season has not been cancelled |
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johnnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 08:34 PM Response to Reply #17 |
48. And you'll get the same thing we have now |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-10 11:33 AM Response to Reply #17 |
85. "Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the Communist Party?" |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
4. YAWN. |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 07:30 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Well At Least It's Nice To Know You're A Supporter |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 07:30 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. That's me, athletic supporter to the stars. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
5. Very boring. It is still 2010. And already you're talking about |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 07:51 PM Response to Reply #5 |
19. I Was Posting This Because The Subject Had Already Been Breached... |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 07:58 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. I don't know any more, really. I'm not thinking about |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 08:06 PM Response to Reply #26 |
33. Fair Enough... |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 07:59 PM Response to Reply #5 |
27. And BTW - You Didn't Say Whether There Was A Deal Breaker For You... |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 08:04 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. I did not say, because I'm not thinking about 2012 at all right now. |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 08:11 PM Response to Reply #32 |
38. Well... If You Can Get Michelle Bachman Dumped In 2010... |
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socialist_n_TN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 10:25 AM Response to Reply #5 |
80. It's NOT too early to consider a primary challenge |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
10. Obama is already dead to me. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 07:36 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. How nice. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 07:45 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. And I was one of Obama's earliest and most vocal supporters back in 2007-2008. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 07:48 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. I'm not entirely happy with the state of progress. I'm also |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 07:57 PM Response to Reply #16 |
25. When one's cabinet is filled with Wall Street cronies "obstructionism" is not an excuse. |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 08:41 PM Response to Reply #14 |
52. . |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 07:37 PM Response to Original message |
12. Jumping the gun, aren't you? |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 07:38 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I think some folks are testing the waters by giving the finger |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 07:45 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. There you have it. |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 07:53 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. Has nothing to do with DU's rules |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 07:54 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Halfway through the man's first term? Really? |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 07:59 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. Some people will support it- others won't and all will have their reasons |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 08:03 PM Response to Reply #24 |
31. Let's see what happens to Social Security and Medicare |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 08:08 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. I am waiting to see what that Commission reports and what |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-10 04:24 PM Response to Reply #20 |
90. "the administration has managed to alienate many key democratic constituencies " |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-10 11:41 AM Response to Reply #13 |
86. "Whether someone breaks a DU rule is not up to me to decide." |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 08:30 PM Response to Reply #12 |
45. what do you think about Obama voluntarily choosing to restrict women's reproductive rights? |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
35. I get the feeling these kind of posts are somehow meant to shock us.. |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 08:21 PM Response to Reply #35 |
42. Sorry About Teh Stupid... |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 08:33 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. yeah, it's so stupid to be upset about basic constitutional issues |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 08:09 PM Response to Original message |
37. Unrec and hide |
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HipChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 08:11 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. +100 |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 08:12 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Agreed. I actually forgot to unrecommend the thread. |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 08:13 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. Hey Hugh... Have I Ever Told You... |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 09:35 PM Response to Reply #41 |
62. Tell me in the other thread of yours I just did the same to |
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11 Bravo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 08:50 AM Response to Reply #41 |
74. A bird fart? |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
44. Does ANYBODY Want To Answer The Original Question ??? |
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NorthCarolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
46. Both of those things will likely happen |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 08:40 PM Response to Reply #46 |
51. Yep... And Notice Nobody Responded To Those Two Possibiliies... |
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NorthCarolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 09:33 PM Response to Reply #51 |
61. You cannot effectively hide what you openly discuss. |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 10:07 AM Response to Reply #51 |
77. I find that people who have their heads up the asses of those in power rarely have |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
49. ROFL...truly, there is nothing fuinnier than the "Primary Obama" nonsense |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 08:45 PM Response to Reply #49 |
54. for me, it's not about "primarying" obama |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 11:23 PM Response to Reply #54 |
68. Oh Gaaaawd |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 06:36 AM Response to Reply #68 |
69. thank you. |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 08:45 AM Response to Reply #69 |
72. No, the KPD enabled the Nazis to take power by being too purist to |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 06:45 PM Response to Reply #72 |
82. lol. rewriting history. |
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NorthCarolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 08:50 PM Response to Reply #49 |
55. You may find it "funny", but I see it as a sad statement on that "Change" the nation sought. eom |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 11:19 PM Response to Reply #55 |
67. ROFL! |
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katandmoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
50. The dealbreaker already happened for me. I can't get past the royal "murder at will" proclamation. |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-10 03:39 PM Response to Reply #50 |
89. Ah, but now we're building in plausible deniability to every Death Drone! |
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BlueIdaho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
56. If you really want to do this it's time to get out of the abstract... |
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sharp_stick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 09:14 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. But that would take thought |
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BlueIdaho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 09:56 PM Response to Reply #57 |
64. How unfortunate... |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
58. I sincerely doubt that he will have a primary opponent. |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
59. The threshold is 200,000 for an individual, not 250,000. He specifically said 200k/iniv, 250k/couple |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
60. Obama is a very good president and will definitely be our nominee in 2012 |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 07:35 AM Response to Reply #60 |
71. anyone who sides with religious extremists over women is not a good candidate |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
65. It's not going to happen |
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KansasVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
66. I agree on those two items. I would not be happy!!! |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 06:50 AM Response to Original message |
70. here's what the catfood commission won't recommend: taxing the rich and cutting defence |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-10 12:12 PM Response to Reply #70 |
87. Man, wouldn't that be a dream come true? |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 08:49 AM Response to Original message |
73. A DLC run party will not allow a challenge from the Democratic left. |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
76. Hey go for it - a challenger would have the following pools to look for votes |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
78. The drawback to wanting to live in a castle in the air |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
81. A Primary Challenger from "The Left"... |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-10 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
83. There is no deal breaker |
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VMI Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-10 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
84. I hit the deal breaker quite some time ago. |
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