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BeyondGeography Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 10:13 PM
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Obama: "Cynicism is a sorry kind of wisdom."
Said it almost as a throwaway line tonight.

Loved it, even if I've got too much of that sorry kind of wisdom myself.
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MadMaddie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 10:14 PM
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1. It is a great line...and it sums up the Republican party in a nutshell!!
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Fredda Weinberg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 10:14 PM
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2. Skepticism is not cynicism. It's not that $$$ is at the root of everything
That's a GOP disease.
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K Gardner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 10:14 PM
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3. I LOVED that line !! Could be a running theme around here !
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papau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 10:14 PM
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4. Forget cynicism - a candidate that is small step bipartisan change is a sorry kind of leftest
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David Zephyr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 10:15 PM
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5. That line blew me away. Thanks for spotlighting it.
Transformative moment.
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yeswecan08 Donating Member (134 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 10:16 PM
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6. Obama is the true visionary for America's new century
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CountAllVotes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 10:46 PM
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8. yes, that is what Obama is
a true visionary indeed!

How lucky we are to have him!

How fortunate we are to have found him!

Change will be good with a visionary like this in charge!

I'm beyond happy about this wonderful human being that has graced us with his presence!

:dem:
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rug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 10:20 PM
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7. From my favourite cynic:
"Everything popular is wrong."

- Oscar Wilde
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