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redstate_democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-18-08 02:42 AM
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Democrats are asleep at the wheel and driving the party bus in a ditch.
The Repugs are having a field day. This Rev. Wright thing may have some people fooled into believing that it is really a big story. But this is nothing. They had, what, a few months to dig around on Obama? They weren't expecting him. They were expecting Mrs. Bill Clinton ... Hillary Clinton.

These people made a movie about Hillary. They made a friggin MOVIE and that is only the TEASER. They are salivating at the mouth. Why hasn't FAUX NEWS been discussing all of Hillary's scandals most everyone is aware of? You can see the glee in Buchannon's eyes when he talks about Hillary as he tries to deflect and defend her on every issue. They want Obama to loose and they want to have clean hands (make the Democrats take him out). That is why Faux has been hammering this non-story about Wright. It is so obvious. But, wait, when it seems like this story MIGHT actually be hurting him in the NOMINATION (say if superdelagates start going to Hillary), expect a Hillary scandal to break. They WANT this to go to the convention. They want a '68! While Democrats tear each other apart, McCain will have had several MONTHS to raise money, not spend any money, rally his base, get informed on some of the issues, create a platform that will appear reasonable, and hit BOTH the candidates while they tear each other apart...providing media clips for him to use against either of them. It is so obvious, yet I don't understand why the Democratic party leadership hasn't stepped in and done something about this.

The Repugs are playing us all.

They are on THIS site causing mass confusion ... stoking the fires, fanning the flames, etc. They are writing op-eds in "respected" newspapers, again, causing mass confusion, and at times, fabricating things. They have injected race and gender into this debate, asked for reaction, then blamed the subject or object for creating the situation. Then they continuously remind us of these divisions, in race, in our party, in America, and then pontificate on what in God's earth can the Democrats do about it. Then as we're distracted talking about it, the issues are left untouched, because the REPUGS LOSE on the issues. They never want to talk about the Iraq war, unless it has something to do about who voted for and who was against the war at the beginning. But what about the war NOW? They push that aside to talk about Spitzer, Rev. Wright, Ferraro, etc. Democrats LOSE as long as this is the focus of the media's attention...regardless of who the eventual nominee is. Democrats should be outraged that networks have focused SO MUCH time on the petty squabbles of the Democratic primary. It isn't news. It is gossip. We need to know about the war, the economy, what's going on in Washington. We need to know what crimes Bush&Co has gotten away with this past week. We need to know why two of Bush's advisers have ignored subpoena's from Congress. That should be all over the news. If it were, public pressure would be on this Administration to conform with the law. Someone would have to do something about it. Yet, instead, the media gets to distract the American people with utter nonsense, while everything around them crumbles. The media is being used as a tool for the RW. McCain is not even being covered.

Karl Rove is at work here. He is probably laughing right now.

It is important to get a Democrat in the WH. They have MUCH in store for us. Democrats need to stick together. The Repugs are singlehandedly trying to destroy America. I don't know why, though. It is quite unusual for a party that suggests it is more patriotic than the founding fathers themselves.

While the Democrats bash each other's skulls in, McCain is in IRAQ trying to look like the 44th President of the United States ... and he is with DICK CHENEY! Democrats should be ANGRY about this, yet, we're arguing over Reverend Wright and his statements.

John McCain basically bitch slapped the NYT and what has come out of this lobbyist story? Wasn't THAT a strange occurrence? Did ANYONE find that troubling? Bill Kristol gets to critique Obama's credibility in the paper (and also used Newsmax as a source), yet he is an adviser to John McCain. Does anyone find that TROUBLING?

There is SHADY BUSINESS happening right now. SHADY BUSINESS. Just look at Rush's Hillary endorsement in Texas. SHADY BUSINESS. If the Democrats don't grow a spine and GET SMART QUICK, we will hand this thing to the Repugs. Dean has been trying to HIT MCCAIN, but he cannot do it alone. Everyone is wrapped up in their own candidate instead of the PARTY. We have our own state parties SUING the national party. Republican Florida governor (WHO MAY BE JOHN MCCAIN'S VICE PRESIDENT) has his HAND in our nomination process! Does ANYONE see something WRONG here?
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2rth2pwr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-18-08 02:50 AM
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1. Obama needs to step down for the good of the party.
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-18-08 02:58 AM
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FVZA_Colonel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-18-08 03:05 AM
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4. Why him?
Edited on Tue Mar-18-08 03:07 AM by FVZA_Colonel
Given the dossier that's likely been worked up on Hillary Clinton (however baseless it might be, though looking at 2000 and 2004 truth doesn't seem to matter much anymore) is he really more of a liability then her?
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redstate_democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-18-08 03:07 AM
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5. Ok.
You are ignored because you are only contributing to the problem I pointed out in my OP.

Buh bye.
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2rth2pwr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-18-08 03:12 AM
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8. Wait, wait a second!!










Made you look.
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elleng Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-18-08 02:54 AM
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2. Yes, some do see something wrong,
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redstate_democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-18-08 03:11 AM
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6. Thanks for the link.
I'm pissed off right now at US. We should be smarter than this.
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elleng Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-18-08 03:35 AM
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10. Yes redstate_d, we should be
Edited on Tue Mar-18-08 03:41 AM by elleng
smarter,and I'm pissed off, too. But as its late and I/we have the luxury of saying what we think, and MAY BE heard, I'm here.

You're welcome to the link, as it seems that others have similar thoughts.
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better tomorrow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-18-08 03:12 AM
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7. didn't Obama say something about "driving the bus into the ditch"....
Edited on Tue Mar-18-08 03:40 AM by better tomorrow
I think it was on a debate and he was referring to Bush....:rofl:
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writes3000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-18-08 03:13 AM
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9. Your analysis is probably spot on. And very worrisome. n/t
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