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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 03:32 PM Original message |
Senator Byrd should retire |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
1. He lost his beloved wife recently.. |
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madmax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 03:41 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. I hadn't heard that he lost his wife. |
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Vadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 07:58 PM Response to Reply #7 |
95. I think his name was Billy Byrd.....correct me if I'm wrong....n/t |
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Ignacio Upton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 03:47 PM Response to Reply #1 |
14. He's a hell of a lot more active than Strom Thurmond was |
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Dr.Phool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 04:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
49. Even now, he's still sharper than Jim Bunning. |
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Dinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 06:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
74. I Agree |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
2. the people of WV elected him |
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k_jerome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
3. he should have retired 4 decades ago. nt. |
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kdmorris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
4. He's still in there |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 03:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. No, I'm not sure that |
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madmax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 03:47 PM Response to Reply #5 |
16. He was one of the first |
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Ignacio Upton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 03:49 PM Response to Reply #5 |
19. He's not stellar |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 04:19 PM Response to Reply #19 |
37. Just tell the repukes you argue with that Senator Byrd APOLOGIZED for his stint in the KKK |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 04:26 PM Original message |
The apology was a very good thing |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
52. Nothing erases history. Byrd knows that and has said so. |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
57. There's no forgiveness? |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 05:42 PM Response to Reply #57 |
59. Of course there's forgiveness |
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k_jerome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 05:40 PM Response to Reply #37 |
58. he used the slur "nigger" in 2001. nt. |
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buff2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 10:22 PM Response to Reply #58 |
119. Oh and I'll just bet everyone in here NEVER uses that slur |
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k_jerome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 11:11 PM Response to Reply #119 |
123. in a public appearance? i see why he keeps getting elected. nt. |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 01:47 AM Response to Reply #119 |
131. I don't. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 09:26 AM Response to Reply #119 |
138. I fucking hope not. |
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martymar64 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 04:46 PM Response to Reply #19 |
45. He is proof that people can evolve |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 05:35 PM Response to Reply #45 |
55. yes. |
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Maven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 06:52 PM Response to Reply #55 |
73. How do you figure? |
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k_jerome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 05:01 PM Response to Reply #5 |
50. i think you are too kind. he is a racist. i don't care if he claims to be a Dem... |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 03:41 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. yes, that word, "cringe" |
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madmax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 03:43 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. ^5 |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 03:43 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. I often cringe when I read these OPs but never when I see the good Senator. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 03:47 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Good for you. |
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Benhurst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 04:12 PM Response to Reply #15 |
33. It depends on the senator. For many, one day in the Senate is too long. NT |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 08:04 PM Response to Reply #15 |
96. I will just let that statement sit there. |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 08:35 PM Response to Reply #15 |
109. But not long enough to forgive a mistake? |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 08:40 PM Response to Reply #109 |
112. So? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 04:30 PM Response to Reply #112 |
159. You know, it seems a little, um, rigid to condemn a man forever |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 06:12 PM Response to Reply #159 |
166. right. because what does it matter |
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buff2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 10:13 PM Response to Reply #15 |
115. Yeah.....kick his ass out and replace him with another |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-21-07 10:13 AM Response to Reply #115 |
178. That is exactly what would happen if Byrd left office, buff2. |
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cool user name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-21-07 10:25 AM Response to Reply #178 |
179. I don't understand how a man can change so much ... |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-21-07 11:52 AM Response to Reply #179 |
182. Forgiveness is a personal thing |
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suffragette (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 04:04 PM Response to Reply #9 |
29. My sentiments exactly, sfexpat2000 |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 07:21 PM Response to Reply #29 |
82. I'm still learning from my elders and plan to keep on doing that. |
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suffragette (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 12:42 PM Response to Reply #82 |
146. Hugs to your mom for her activism |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 03:45 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. funny thing |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 03:47 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Kennedy better NOT retire |
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Ignacio Upton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 03:51 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Did you know he will become President Pro Tempore if Byrd dies or retires |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 01:54 AM Response to Reply #21 |
132. That is kinda screwed up, making the 4th guy in line the oldest damn fossil in the Senate |
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dogday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 09:36 AM Response to Reply #132 |
139. Funny noboby said anything when it was Ted Stevens |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 03:53 PM Response to Reply #17 |
24. That's your opinion |
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fooj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 10:45 PM Response to Reply #24 |
121. Then you DO believe in term limits. |
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lumpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 11:16 PM Response to Reply #121 |
124. Some people are 'bigotted' against their elders. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 09:44 AM Response to Reply #124 |
141. I am not bigoted against my elders |
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countingbluecars (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 03:49 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. Did you hear Kennedy today? |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 03:55 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. With regret, yes. |
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buff2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 10:24 PM Response to Reply #26 |
120. Are there ANY Democrats you like? |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 09:47 AM Response to Reply #120 |
142. Can you read? |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-19-07 12:53 PM Response to Reply #26 |
177. Are you from Massachusetts? |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 04:20 PM Response to Reply #12 |
38. Every time I see Marty Meehan, I feel a bit sorry for him. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 04:24 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. I completely disagree with you |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 04:26 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. 60 is not retirement age.. I'd like to see them BE 60 when they are appointed |
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MyNameGoesHere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 05:33 PM Response to Reply #12 |
54. Haha you trying to win a popularity contest? |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 05:47 PM Response to Reply #54 |
61. I couldn't give a hoot about DU popularity |
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MyNameGoesHere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 06:10 PM Response to Reply #61 |
63. well just remember one day someone may wish to put |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 06:44 PM Response to Reply #63 |
71. Oh for the love of pete. I'm not a US Senator |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 01:58 AM Response to Reply #71 |
133. Well, I'd vote for you |
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liberalpragmatist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 02:03 AM Response to Reply #61 |
134. Who's your senator? - nt |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 01:08 PM Response to Reply #134 |
148. My Senators are Leahy and Sanders- and I couldn't |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 09:47 AM Response to Reply #61 |
143. The people of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts disagree |
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Rhythm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 02:11 AM Response to Reply #4 |
135. Yes, Gov. Manchin would appoint Byrd's successor... |
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kdmorris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 09:19 AM Response to Reply #135 |
136. Thanks. |
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shortcake (98 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 06:06 PM Response to Reply #135 |
162. Oliverieo?? |
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Rhythm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 10:28 PM Response to Reply #162 |
172. Mike Jr's a good Dem, like his dad... |
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Frances (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
10. Would you like another Republican senator? |
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snowbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 07:29 PM Response to Reply #10 |
84. The next U.S. Senator from West Virginia will likely be D-Joe Manchin.. |
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Ignacio Upton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
11. I was worried that he would be unseated last year |
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niyad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
13. did you say the same about jesse helms? kindly remember that there is a "d" after byrd's name, and |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 03:50 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. fuck yes, I said the same thing about Helms, not |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
22. I'll take him here in Ohio |
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terrya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
23. Yes, he should retire. |
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BlackVelvet04 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
25. I don't think that's going to happen |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 03:56 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. I doubt he'll retire either, but that |
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BlackVelvet04 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 04:08 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. You didn't sound mean...... |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
28. Senator Byrd is one of the FEW Senators I always try to listed to. |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
30. this is fucked |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 04:11 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. I know plenty about him |
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buff2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 10:15 PM Response to Reply #30 |
116. I am getting really sick of all these Dem bashing posters |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 09:39 AM Response to Reply #116 |
140. good old schizoid DU |
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partylessinOhio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
34. It is very unwise to criticize and try to make decisions for a Senator |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 04:19 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. Sorry, that's utter bullshit. |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
35. I LOVE Senator Byrd. He needs to stay exactly where he is until the people of WV vote him out. |
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hyphenate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
40. The day that SCOTUS |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 04:42 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. Huh? I never said jjack about term limits. I don't believe in 'em |
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Tanuki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 05:25 PM Response to Reply #43 |
53. So, since you have such a strong opinion about it, |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 05:49 PM Response to Reply #53 |
62. For Byrd? |
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Tanuki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 08:18 PM Response to Reply #62 |
105. Yes, for Byrd. He was the subject of your thread. |
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951-Riverside (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
42. That old racist scum should have never been a senator IMO n/t |
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Pastiche423 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
44. The Senator Robert C. Byrd |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 04:52 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. Your lionization of Byrd is not only sick |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 05:01 PM Response to Reply #46 |
51. Deleted sub-thread |
DesertRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 06:48 PM Response to Reply #46 |
72. You're changing your story. This is about his age, not his background |
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Adenoid_Hynkel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
47. Do you really want GOP supporter Gov. Joe Manchin appointing anyone? |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 04:55 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. Odds are that Governor Manchin |
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partylessinOhio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 05:36 PM Response to Reply #47 |
56. I agree, I wouldn't trust Manchin either. He ran to the mines for headlines |
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Adenoid_Hynkel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 05:44 PM Response to Reply #56 |
60. not to mention he was the one who told the media the miners were alive |
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shortcake (98 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 06:11 PM Response to Reply #60 |
165. Himself n/t |
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snowbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 07:33 PM Response to Reply #56 |
86. OMG.... You seriously don't believe that do you partyless???? |
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Adenoid_Hynkel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 08:06 PM Response to Reply #86 |
98. he hasn't done jack since SAGO |
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snowbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 08:18 PM Response to Reply #98 |
104. You don't think his "MIne Safety Bill" was noteworthy??? |
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shortcake (98 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 06:14 PM Response to Reply #104 |
167. Read this article and you will find out what Manchin has done |
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shortcake (98 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 06:10 PM Response to Reply #56 |
164. Manchin is a great grandstander |
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kimsterdemster (237 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
64. Sen. Byrd... |
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partylessinOhio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 06:30 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. Many of us have cried and cried. I, like Senator Byrd, look at this once |
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DesertRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 06:40 PM Response to Reply #64 |
70. I loved Sen. Byrd's admonition to bring them home too |
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Nimrod2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
66. I watched, saw what you saw, and looked at him as A HERO, putting on the presentation |
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DesertRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
67. with age comes wisdom. n/t |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 07:16 PM Response to Reply #67 |
79. trite nonsense and no more true neccessarily than: |
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DesertRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 10:20 PM Response to Reply #79 |
118. Save this thread and read it when you're 50. |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
68. He can take Ted Stevens with him. :-) |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
69. There's still a few more things |
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Laurab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
75. I cringed a little when he was having trouble with the microphone |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 07:21 PM Response to Reply #75 |
81. Yes, even Pat Leahy and Ted Kennedy |
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Laurab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 07:55 PM Response to Reply #81 |
94. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-19-07 12:52 PM Response to Reply #81 |
176. It is up to the state to decide when is long enough |
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Poiuyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
76. Sen. Byrd gave some VERY powerful speeches against Bush invading Iraq |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 07:52 PM Response to Reply #76 |
93. Except for 22 others. And there |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
77. May nobody shove you out of the way when you get old & infirm. nt |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 07:18 PM Response to Reply #77 |
80. LOL! |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 07:22 PM Response to Reply #80 |
83. Excuse me, don't you be calling me mindless. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 07:32 PM Response to Reply #83 |
85. The OP is also about |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 07:34 PM Response to Reply #85 |
87. My comment said no such thing, focus on your reading comprehension. |
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k_jerome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
78. why the hell are people mentioning Kennedy and Byrd in the same breath? |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 07:38 PM Response to Reply #78 |
89. funny though, there was the most eloquent speech on the floor this week |
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k_jerome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 07:40 PM Response to Reply #89 |
90. he should praise him, and aspire to be half the man he is... |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 11:27 PM Response to Reply #90 |
126. and, so he did praise him along those lines |
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k_jerome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 12:24 PM Response to Reply #126 |
145. my vocabulary doesn't include the racial slurs he uses... |
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dogday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
88. I have been waiting for him to whack a few RepubliKans |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
91. Byrd has introduced legislation to require Bush go to Congress before attacking Iran... |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
92. given his courage standing up to Bushies last few years, better if he dies on his feet in Senate |
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stevedeshazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
97. Jeezus H. Christ |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 08:08 PM Response to Reply #97 |
100. Yeah I'm big on kicking grandmas- not just mine |
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stevedeshazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 08:11 PM Response to Reply #100 |
101. Thanks |
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election_2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
99. He probably will, in 2012 |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
102. I disagree completely |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 08:22 PM Response to Reply #102 |
107. He wasn't the only one who brought up the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 08:37 PM Response to Reply #107 |
111. That's your opinion, I have no problem with Senators serving for 50 years |
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lumpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 11:36 PM Response to Reply #107 |
127. Just why, exactly, is 40 or 50 years too long to serve |
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demrabble (500 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
103. I Love Senator Byrd |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 08:31 PM Response to Reply #103 |
108. I will NOT cede the title "conscience of the U.S. Senate" |
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demrabble (500 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 08:37 PM Response to Reply #108 |
110. Please Don't Call Senator Byrd |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 08:44 PM Response to Reply #110 |
113. Beyond silly and utterly disingenuous. You know damned well |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 08:44 PM Response to Reply #110 |
114. Lol. |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
106. I haven't seen him in the last month or two but... |
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buff2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 10:17 PM Response to Original message |
117. I cringed reading your thread |
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k_jerome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 11:25 PM Response to Reply #117 |
125. so, if you don't support a racist, you are a Lieberman supporter. ok. nt. |
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nam78_two (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 11:10 PM Response to Original message |
122. I like Byrd, Kennedy and Leahy |
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lumpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-17-07 11:45 PM Response to Reply #122 |
128. I also would like to know just why 40 or 50 years is too |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 09:24 AM Response to Reply #128 |
137. It's a position of great power and privilege |
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demrabble (500 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 12:47 PM Response to Reply #137 |
147. It's Up To The Voters To Decide |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 01:10 PM Response to Reply #147 |
149. No shit. |
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demrabble (500 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 02:45 PM Response to Reply #149 |
152. Certainly Not! |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 03:24 PM Response to Reply #152 |
156. Codswallop. You're putting words in my mouth. |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-21-07 11:19 AM Response to Reply #137 |
181. Stereotype much? |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 09:55 AM Response to Reply #122 |
144. Senator Leahy is my Senator. |
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Frances (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 05:32 PM Response to Reply #144 |
160. Cali, you are certainly entitled to your opinion. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 05:39 PM Response to Reply #160 |
161. er, no. that would be |
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farmboxer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 01:39 AM Response to Original message |
129. Sen Byrd is a good man |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 01:43 AM Response to Original message |
130. Here send him an e-mail |
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welshTerrier2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
150. please read this ... |
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k_jerome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 03:01 PM Response to Reply #150 |
154. he did that same thing in the 60's for some legislation or other. impressive. nt. |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-22-07 04:07 AM Response to Reply #150 |
183. Most don't appreciate what a bullet we dodged there. |
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InvisibleTouch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
151. So when someone gets old... |
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KingFlorez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
153. He's a good Senator |
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k_jerome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 03:02 PM Response to Reply #153 |
155. i won't deny that he probably reflects the values of most of his state.... |
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KingFlorez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 03:41 PM Response to Reply #155 |
158. Whatever |
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Madspirit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
157. Sorry, no time machine |
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k_jerome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 06:08 PM Response to Reply #157 |
163. he used the slur "nigger" in 2001. nt. |
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Madspirit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 06:44 PM Response to Reply #163 |
168. I did not know that. |
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Frances (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 06:51 PM Response to Reply #163 |
169. Link please |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 06:57 PM Response to Reply #169 |
170. It's amazing the things that DUers don't know. |
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k_jerome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 07:12 PM Response to Reply #170 |
171. but he apologized...and he was a young man... |
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riverdale (881 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-18-07 10:59 PM Response to Reply #170 |
173. Byrd made some extremely racist remarks in the 1940s |
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Madspirit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-19-07 12:43 PM Response to Reply #173 |
174. I don't give a shit what he said in the 40s. |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-22-07 05:31 AM Response to Reply #173 |
184. Welcome to DU riverdale |
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Madspirit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-19-07 12:48 PM Response to Reply #170 |
175. disgusting |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-21-07 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
180. but if he steps down, who wiLL defend marriage? |
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