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Iceburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 07:06 AM Original message |
Jeffrey Toobin calls Obama on his lack of leadership over the FL/MI debacle |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 07:10 AM Response to Original message |
1. I kinda think leadership on this is Howard Dean's department. |
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Iceburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 07:14 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. When offered the option to conduct a revote -- Obama turned it down |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 07:20 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. The State Democratic Party turned it down as being too expensive. n/t |
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Iceburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 07:35 AM Response to Reply #10 |
25. Private funding was offered up to finance a revote -- Obama turned it down./nt |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 07:41 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Yes, because we all know that when private corporations are in charge of the vote, it goes so well. |
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Iceburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 08:04 AM Response to Reply #26 |
29. I have got news for you -- private corporations ARE running the elections |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 04:17 PM Response to Reply #29 |
36. Exactly my point. n/t |
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Terri S (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 07:33 AM Response to Reply #5 |
21. Repeating a lie over and over again doesn't make it true |
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pocoloco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 07:41 AM Response to Reply #5 |
27. Give us a linky dinky so we know what the fuck you are |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 07:11 AM Response to Original message |
2. Why Shouldn't The Rules Be Followed? |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 07:18 AM Response to Reply #2 |
9. It is funny that both toobin and dobbs aren't even Democrats, so who are they |
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Exilednight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 07:12 AM Response to Original message |
3. And Toobin makes a piss poor argument. Anyone who knows anything knows that Florida ..... |
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ima_sinnic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 07:14 AM Response to Original message |
4. how is it Obama's problem? can someone explain that to me? |
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Iceburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 07:18 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Hillary is the ONLY candidate that is fighting for a solution that ensures |
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lisa58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 07:20 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. It wasn't a fair election in either FL or MI... |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 07:23 AM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Don't confuse me with the facts /nt |
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lisa58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 07:25 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Sorry - I'm not a good liar |
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Renaissance Man (420 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 07:21 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Leadership? |
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JoFerret (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 08:24 AM Response to Reply #12 |
31. Leader sheep |
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ima_sinnic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 07:21 AM Response to Reply #8 |
13. "fighting for a solution"? no, she is fighting for delegates because she is pathetically desperate |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 07:21 AM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Really, Obama and Edwards weren't even on the ballot because they were told to remove their names |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 07:15 AM Response to Original message |
6. Funny isn't it, that the MI and FL both were the cause of the problem |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 07:16 AM Response to Original message |
7. "...we know that Senator McCain and the republicans will be more |
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Iceburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 07:30 AM Response to Reply #7 |
18. That should be obvious to any sentient being. |
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Renaissance Man (420 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 07:32 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. I call bull on this post. |
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lisa58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 07:35 AM Response to Reply #18 |
24. It wasn't a fair election in either FL or MI... |
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lisa58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 07:31 AM Response to Reply #7 |
19. It's all she's got.... |
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noel711 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 07:27 AM Response to Original message |
17. It's called 'pass the buck..' |
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Johnny__Motown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 07:34 AM Response to Original message |
22. The candidate should lead on this?? WTF?? That is like a player deciding to be referee also. |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 07:34 AM Response to Original message |
23. He is properly leaving it to the authoritative committee whose job it is to decide this. |
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Iceburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 07:49 AM Response to Reply #23 |
28. There is nothing more pressing than upholding the principles of democracy |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 08:05 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. As I said, there is already a process in place to handle it. He made his views known.... |
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Iceburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 08:31 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Your position is that Obama takes no responsibility for providing a solution |
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Saturday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 08:39 AM Response to Original message |
33. Of course Obama hasn't shown leadership on FL and MI. |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
34. The rules have already been determined - the same rules HRC is ignoring |
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Iceburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
35. Lets put this whole issue of democracy in perspective ... |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
37. It's not Obama's job. It was actually the FL state parties fault, |
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