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Darth_Kitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-15-08 09:48 PM
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Charisma isn't the answer to everything.
Words of wisdom from DK's Mom. :)

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tabatha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-15-08 09:59 PM
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1. Yeah, let all of those fired up voters sit at home, and let the
republicans win again.
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Darth_Kitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-15-08 10:06 PM
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4. Charisma isn't going to solve anybody's problems........
You can't project your hopes and dreams onto a person and just hope that everything comes up roses.

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stellanoir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-15-08 10:01 PM
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2. but it's contagious
lol
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-15-08 10:08 PM
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7. so is the Whooping cough
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stellanoir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-15-08 10:15 PM
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10. and so is hysterical frenzy
we've been lacking that sort of fun for far too long IMHO.

Have fun with that.
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mtnsnake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-15-08 10:05 PM
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3. Not the answer to everything, but Hillary is loaded with it. So is Obama to a lesser extent
Thank goodness we won't have to worry about the charisma department, no matter which one wins the nod, like what wasn't the case in 2004 except for the Edwards half of the ticket.
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Darth_Kitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-15-08 10:08 PM
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6. Yeah, I never understood how Hillary was just that much more...
alienating than any other politician. If anything she's been too gracious to her enemies.
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MichiganVote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-15-08 10:30 PM
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13. Agree. As the first serious female nominee I wonder what the next would be like. Maggie Thatcher?
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flordehinojos Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-15-08 10:07 PM
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5. i agree, charisma is not everything.
it has been a dangerous thing at different times in history, (hitler and fidel castro) to name just two; obama's lies and distortions about, his smear of the clinton(s) record, his race baiting, and his offering of himself as a straight talk shooter (when he is not) ... raises a red flag in me.

i think he is pulling the wool over a lot people's eyes just like the bushes did and i think that is tragic.
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Darth_Kitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-15-08 10:10 PM
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9. If people gravitate towards a person just because they are "charismatic"
and yes, we can look to other leaders in history, then they will be eventually let down.

All the glitters is not gold. :)
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JimGinPA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-15-08 10:16 PM
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11. Wow!
Your post almost made rodeodance's seem intellegent by comparison, and that's quite a feat!!!
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Straight Shooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-15-08 10:08 PM
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8. It really helps in high school popularity contests, though.
:)
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-15-08 10:17 PM
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12. It helped with my flyaway hair problem...
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Birthmark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-15-08 10:32 PM
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15. Charisma isn't everything?
I disagree!



Okay, maybe "everything" is an exaggeration. But still...
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Hill_YesWeWill Donating Member (652 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-15-08 10:31 PM
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14.  yes it is nt
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Faygo Kid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-15-08 10:36 PM
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16. Well - ahem - it's always worked for me.
Then again, some of us have got it, and some of us ain't.


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