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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 01:06 PM Original message |
Is Dean putting power in the hands of the people, really? |
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Don_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
1. We Need To Start Somewhere |
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sfecap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
2. "The wealthy elites"? |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 01:57 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. I wonder what percent of Edwards's wealth was earned income taxed at |
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sfecap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 02:05 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. What difference does it make? |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 02:34 PM Response to Reply #8 |
17. I have more respect for someone who worked for a living to get rich |
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sfecap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 04:18 PM Response to Reply #17 |
34. I understand, now. |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 04:31 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. I don't know anything about you. |
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SahaleArm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 08:11 PM Response to Reply #8 |
63. False - Most wealth is accumulated through Capital Gains. |
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NewYorkerfromMass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 10:11 PM Response to Reply #2 |
78. Sorry but Kerry's entire life as a liberal fighting for us |
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Eloriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
3. First, define your terms -- which you should've done |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 02:02 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Economic power is political power. |
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WhoCountsTheVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 02:06 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. I remember when Clinton promised to do this, but didn't |
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sfecap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 02:10 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Banks don't really get the interest. |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 02:31 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. So where does the 7000 in interest you pay on a 30 year 2000 dollar loan |
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sfecap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 04:21 PM Response to Reply #16 |
35. To the investors who bought the securities... |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 04:34 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. Ah yes. Reducing the risk for investors by making the taxpayer the |
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sfecap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 02:07 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Who should underwrite the loans? |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 02:24 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. The government would get more bang for its buck if it just gave |
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sfecap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 04:23 PM Response to Reply #14 |
36. I'm not going to argue the philosophy, but... |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 04:38 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. What's wrong with taxpayers financing programs which are grants |
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Eloriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 02:50 PM Response to Reply #6 |
19. Well, after I posted what I did, I realized that Mairead's post |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
5. Dean's health care plan |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 02:04 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. The important part...and you'll have to talk to Maired about this... |
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HFishbine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 02:16 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. Sincere Question |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 02:30 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Which candidate is least about ensuring proifts for big corporations and |
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HFishbine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 02:36 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Thanks for the answer, but.... |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 02:53 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Americans have already suffered a tortious injury at the hands of Repubs. |
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HFishbine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 03:12 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. I'm just suggesting |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 03:20 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Edwards's plan is designed to take the huge profit margin out of |
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HFishbine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 03:36 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. "Narrower profit margins for insurance companies?" |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 03:59 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Read this and get back to me. |
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HFishbine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 04:17 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Getting back to you |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 04:27 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. What do you think "bringing down costs" of insurance and drugs means? |
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HFishbine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 05:23 PM Response to Reply #37 |
46. You're not listening |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 09:40 PM Response to Reply #46 |
73. horse...dead...you're still beating it. |
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TLM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 05:53 PM Response to Reply #7 |
49. How many people does the evil heathcare industry employ? |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 05:56 PM Response to Reply #5 |
50. Kucinich's plan covers alternative medicine, too. |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
11. flame-baiting, knee-jerk post |
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Egnever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
21. flame-baiting and knee-jerk post |
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MGKrebs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
23. Incorrect premise. |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 03:23 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Jeez. Nice hair trigger. |
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Scott Lee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
26. Better than Bush, and better than the other Dem candidates |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 03:31 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Take it up with Maired. However, I'm prepared to argue that Dean's |
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Mairead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 03:59 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. I don't really expect this to matter to you, Scott |
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TLM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 05:59 PM Response to Reply #29 |
51. Dean said he won't cut the pentagon budget... |
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Mairead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 06:35 PM Response to Reply #51 |
55. Check your facts. His policy statement says nothing of the kind. |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 09:46 PM Response to Reply #55 |
76. He also supported 87 bil pyt |
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Scott Lee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-03 12:10 AM Response to Reply #76 |
82. He said that as a challenge to Bush's war |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-03 01:59 AM Response to Reply #82 |
84. If Dean were president, he'd repeal the tax cuts and, therefore, give the |
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Scott Lee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-03 01:08 PM Response to Reply #84 |
92. That was a debate tactic to show Bush cares more about war |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-03 01:10 PM Response to Reply #92 |
94. see post 91. |
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Scott Lee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 09:20 PM Response to Reply #29 |
68. Facts matter to me - so how come the antiDeaners come up short |
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drfemoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
31. Wealth Flow |
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Monte Carlo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
32. This is what concerns me about Dean is this... |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 04:40 PM Response to Reply #32 |
41. He didn't go to Tufts medical school. He went to Albert Einstein. |
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TLM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 06:05 PM Response to Reply #32 |
52. I think you answered your own question.... |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
42. Well, your 1000th Dean Bash has finally convinced me |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 04:52 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Why is it wrong to take a close look at what these candidates really stand |
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veganwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 06:29 PM Response to Reply #42 |
54. i think the question is a valid one |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 09:44 PM Response to Reply #54 |
75. thanks. |
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gristy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
44. What a load of crap |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 05:11 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. The point is that he wants to repeal the middle class tax cut part |
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drfemoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 05:51 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. more non-facts from AP |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 09:30 PM Response to Reply #48 |
70. Fact: |
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drfemoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-03 12:05 AM Response to Reply #70 |
80. GMAFB |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-03 01:56 AM Response to Reply #80 |
83. I don't see Dean challenging either his quotations or the author's |
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drfemoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-03 01:37 PM Response to Reply #83 |
97. Your Source: |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-03 01:50 PM Response to Reply #97 |
99. Dean's own web site links to Cato Inst to support his positions. |
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TLM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 06:08 PM Response to Reply #44 |
53. The bashers are so hellbent of attacking Dean they'd claim that |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 08:05 PM Response to Reply #53 |
62. LOL! Thank God the dispassionate TLM is still here! (nt) |
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drfemoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-03 12:08 AM Response to Reply #53 |
81. I'm going to unvite myself from |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
47. Reagan Democrats |
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veganwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
56. the washpost had an article about this... |
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Rose Siding (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 07:36 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. It must be named |
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veganwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 07:44 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. are you sure not confusing the washpost with the nypost? |
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Rose Siding (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 07:53 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. I don't think the war supporting WP is very left |
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veganwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 08:01 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. thats why left is quoted |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
61. No--Dean wants to get votes. What he says is meant to get him votes |
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Donna Zen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
64. Defense |
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Bread and Circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 09:04 PM Response to Reply #64 |
66. Ralston's on Dean's team....OMG that's Cohen's and Shelton's.. |
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Donna Zen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 09:26 PM Response to Reply #66 |
69. Doesn't say anything? |
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Bread and Circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
65. I have argued this very point many times....but I get shouted.. |
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quaker bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
67. Wealth transfer happens in many ways |
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Donna Zen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 09:37 PM Response to Reply #67 |
72. Why this? |
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quaker bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 09:58 PM Response to Reply #72 |
77. Your analysis is one dimensional |
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Donna Zen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 10:22 PM Response to Reply #77 |
79. Getting money out of defense |
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Scott Lee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
71. Why are Dean Haters so obsessed with pidgeon-holing Dean? |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 09:42 PM Response to Reply #71 |
74. Why are Deaniacs afraid of Dean being held accountable for his actions |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-03 02:22 AM Response to Reply #74 |
85. Wow! |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-03 01:10 PM Response to Reply #85 |
93. no way, that's a joke right ? |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-03 01:13 PM Response to Reply #93 |
95. Isn't it Tony Robbins? Gore was a big Robbins fan. |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-03 01:23 PM Response to Reply #95 |
96. yeah, tony robbins |
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WyLoochka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-03 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
86. You are dead wrong on your |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-03 12:29 PM Response to Reply #86 |
87. If he's not enthusiastic about progressive taxation... |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-03 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
88. I can't wait until the primaries are over... |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-03 12:37 PM Response to Reply #88 |
89. Where's the bash? Put it in words. |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-03 12:59 PM Response to Reply #89 |
90. I can't wait until the primaries are over. |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-03 01:02 PM Response to Reply #90 |
91. I can't wait for the primaries to turn into a debate about ideas and...(+) |
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BevHarris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-03 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
98. All good points, on both sides, but I think people vote on gut feel |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-03 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
100. Dean LOVES Walmart. |
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HFishbine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-03 02:44 PM Response to Reply #100 |
101. You Really Want to Take This Out of Your Arsenal |
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