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Sat Jan-05-08 11:17 PM
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Am I the only one around who doesn't like anyone running for President? |
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I swear. I'm so sick of listening to everyone who is running. The closest I've come to liking anyone is John Edwards, but that's just because I love and admire his wife, and I find her inspirational. Has very little to do with him actually. :shrug: Anyone else? Duckie
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Sat Jan-05-08 11:18 PM
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Sat Jan-05-08 11:19 PM
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i hate everyone except kucinich, edwards i think i could vote for if i had to.
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Sat Jan-05-08 11:21 PM
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Kucinich was the only one worth a damn. Edwards, maybe.
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Sat Jan-05-08 11:19 PM
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I very much am liking what I hear John Edwards say
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Sat Jan-05-08 11:20 PM
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4. probably not. But I like quite a few Dems (especially Edwards) |
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Sat Jan-05-08 11:24 PM
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is how the whole process is packaged. It seems we're engaged in a pre-packaged popularity contest much of the time.
And so what we get are political products. Statesmen like Wellstone, RIP, are not allowed in the media spotlight.
It's all very controlled.
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Sat Jan-05-08 11:26 PM
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9. very controlled and corrupt. |
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Sat Jan-05-08 11:50 PM
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23. yes - the illusion of democracy. |
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Sat Jan-05-08 11:29 PM
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It all feels artificial and safe.
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Sat Jan-05-08 11:24 PM
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I like them all. I wish they could all be president. Well, maybe not Gravel so much but he is good for some laughs. Anyway, maybe they can take turns or be co-presidents? LOL
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Sat Jan-05-08 11:25 PM
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8. I love Hillary..email me if you need an ear |
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Sat Jan-05-08 11:28 PM
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So I'm truly undecided still. But they have grown on me - even Richardson.
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Sat Jan-05-08 11:32 PM
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17. Russ I would support wholeheartedly. (n/t) |
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Sat Jan-05-08 11:28 PM
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11. You have come to the right place. DU hates Democrats |
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only a little more than freerepublic.
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Sat Jan-05-08 11:31 PM
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13. I'm with you on this one. |
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Edited on Sat Jan-05-08 11:33 PM by TWriterD
"Change" is really code for "more of the same." This "reach across the aisle" approach is bullshit. We need an OPPOSITION party. We don't need sterile, packaged debates. I'm most aligned with Elizabeth and wish she were the one running, to be honest. Kucinich I usually score 100% with whenever I take any online quizzes, but that ain't gonna happen. Perhaps the two Elizabeths would make a good ticket.
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Sat Jan-05-08 11:31 PM
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14. Just curious. Do you have someone who |
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Sat Jan-05-08 11:34 PM
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20. Yes, but I would get stoned to death here. |
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Edited on Sat Jan-05-08 11:38 PM by YellowRubberDuckie
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Most honestly, let me say I am seeking a candidate who doesn't care about politics. I want to see someone run who will say, screw the politics, lets get honest. Someone who will go, I will probably serve one term, and I will probably be assassinated before it's over, but I will do the best damn job for you than any of these other schlubs. I want another Bill Clinton(I know I'm going to get creamed for that one too), but I feel that he helped to further the Middle Class. He was your every man. He didn't grow up a socialite. He worked hard for everything he got, and I respect that. Who the fuck cares that he lied for a BJ? I don't. He was a hell of a President, and no one will ever convince me otherwise. I want someone I can respect. Duckie
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Sat Jan-05-08 11:47 PM
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21. OK, you lost me with that one. |
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"and I will probably be assassinated before it's over, but I will do the best damn job for you than any of these other schlubs. I want another Bill Clinton(I know I'm going to get creamed for that one too), but I feel that he helped to further the Middle Class. He was your every man. He didn't grow up a socialite."
Hillary, Obama and Edwards certainly didn't grow up in the socialite world, either.
Bill had his merits, the least of which not being trade agreements and the 1996 Telecommunications Act. And currently, his sucking up to the BFEE has left a really bad taste in my mouth (pardon the pun).
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Sat Jan-05-08 11:49 PM
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I'm up way past my bedtime and I'm not making a whole lot of sense, I guess. Duckie
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Sat Jan-05-08 11:52 PM
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relative peace, job creation and surpluses? The blue dress days were infinitely better than these past seven years.
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Sat Jan-05-08 11:59 PM
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Give me an "O"! Give me an "R"! Give me an "E"!
DRAFT GORE!
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Sat Jan-05-08 11:31 PM
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15. The four Dems in the debate tonight all have something to favor, |
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imo. I happen to like listening to the political rhetoric, knowing much of it is just that - rhetoric. Yet, amongst it all, these are real people, looking to do a job, and we ought to step up in the vetting process - as laborious and contrived as it may seem.
Just my two cents.
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Sat Jan-05-08 11:31 PM
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Where the hell did the balls of Kucinich go? How the hell could he be blocked out of these debates and what did he do with my money? All Dem candidates are shills for the corps as far as I can tell. We are screwed and that is all I can see or say. Too sad. Peace, Kim
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Sat Jan-05-08 11:32 PM
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18. You may not be the only one |
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But I like them all - they all have good points. And one of the best points they have is they are NOT RETHUGS.
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Sat Jan-05-08 11:32 PM
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Sat Jan-05-08 11:53 PM
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26. We Have Such Weak Candidates This Time. We Could Get FUCKABEED! |
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These are the weakest bunch of candidates I have ever seen from the Democrats, and the scariest ever from the Repiglickans.
I am really afraid we may be Fuckabeed in November.
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Sun Jan-06-08 12:00 AM
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28. I am far too left for this country |
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Sun Jan-06-08 12:02 AM
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And we'll be proven right when it's too late... about 6 months from now.
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Sun Jan-06-08 12:04 AM
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I can't wait to see DU within the next 2-5 years, if one of our Top 3 are elected.
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Sun Jan-06-08 12:26 AM
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31. No, other than Kucinich |
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who has his own flaws, and Gravel, minus his tax plan, I really don't like any of them. I might persuade myself to vote for Obama, but Hillary and Edwards are no-gos.
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