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TeamJordan23 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 10:42 PM
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Obama: I am not comfortable with any comparison to JFK
Hopefully this can rest all the critics who say BO says he is like JFK.
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sk8rrobert2 Donating Member (97 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 10:42 PM
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1. When did he say this? Where? Site it?
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TeamJordan23 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 10:43 PM
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2. He is on MSNBC right now. nm
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 10:43 PM
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3. Just now. On MSNBC.
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 10:44 PM
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6. The word is "cite". n/t
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 10:45 PM
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9. Linc?
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 10:46 PM
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11.  , , ,
:spank:
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OzarkDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 10:43 PM
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4. Then he droned on comparing himself to JFK
:eyes:
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 10:44 PM
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8. No, he made a comparison between 1960 and now. n/t
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RichGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 10:48 PM
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15. Oh yeah...
the irrelevant Tom Hayden democrats.
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 12:54 AM
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22. When was the last time you listened to Tom Hayden?
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kurth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 10:44 PM
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5. Ever so bashful as usual
"Be careful when you genuflect and kiss my ring"
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NYCGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 10:45 PM
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10. Yeah, because Clinton and Edwards are such shy shrinking violets.
:eyes:
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 10:46 PM
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12. Yes. That's exactly what he said.
moron.
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ProgressIn2008 Donating Member (848 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 12:55 AM
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23. Hee. Indeed. Ponies!
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Meshuga Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 10:44 PM
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7. I sure hope so. n/t
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bidenista Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 10:46 PM
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13. Thomas Jefferson, on the other hand, I'll take. n/t
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ashling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 10:47 PM
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14. Sure he is
you expected him to say he loves it?
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moobu2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 10:51 PM
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16. He’s such a phony
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H2O Man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 10:52 PM
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17. It will be cause
for Obama's critics saying he refused to shake JFK's hand.
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doc03 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 11:06 PM
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18. Well he did compliment JFK and RFK as transitional
figures, so he holds them up there with Ronald Reagan.
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 11:25 PM
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21. jfk was because that was my sister`s generations hero...
sadly my generation never had a chance because rfk was murdered. from that moment until now progressive liberalism has been dead.maybe it will rise from the ashes...but i think the Phoenix is just a myth
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KennedyGuy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 11:07 PM
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19. Thats cause he knows he's no JFK...
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 11:21 PM
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20. i thought it was a stupid comparrison to begin with
no it won`t put anything to rest
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