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kid a (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 04:48 PM Original message |
Obama is more electable than John Kerry was.(and about as progressive). |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
1. True--there's nothing to make fun of Obama for, besides his ears. |
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MagickMuffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 05:29 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Sure, like they haven't been making FUN of his NAME |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 05:31 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. It's not really that funny or noteworthy. It certainly didn't scare the largely rural, Christian |
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MagickMuffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 05:55 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. How do you know that the people who caucused for Obama wasn't doing so to hamper Clinton? |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 06:09 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. I doubt most people would turn out to vote in numbers like that for |
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politicasista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 06:30 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. Thank you. I don't understand the need to tear someone down just to promote others |
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MagickMuffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 07:09 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. It 's a really sad sad SAD state of affairs when DUers continually tear down their own |
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politicasista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 07:10 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Thank you. It is really sad. |
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MagickMuffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 07:20 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Isn't it telling how BO preaches unity in his speeches and yet his supporters here haven't figured |
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politicasista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 07:29 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. That is telling |
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MagickMuffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 07:48 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. And of course they forget/forgot WHO let BO speak at the 04 convention.... |
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politicasista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 08:35 PM Response to Reply #25 |
35. Bingo! |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 07:57 PM Response to Reply #9 |
27. Kerry won the largely rural Christian whites of Iowa also |
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Clinton Crusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
2. IMHO, Edwards is more electable than all of them... |
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ananda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 04:59 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. .. and me. |
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demosincebirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 05:10 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. ...and me, too. |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 06:14 PM Response to Reply #4 |
14. And me! |
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melody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 05:24 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. more electable than the current crop, absolutely n/t |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 06:15 PM Response to Reply #2 |
15. Edwards has switched positions on so many issues, he's actually the weakest candidate |
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nonconformist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 07:50 PM Response to Reply #2 |
26. And me! nt |
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ananda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
3. Disagree on the progressive part. |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 05:07 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. O is more conservative/corporate but also more political - note real belief is agnostic per link-but |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 05:33 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. True. Obama is not a progressive. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 06:16 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. Please give some facts to back up your assertion on his being a corporatist. Thanks! |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 07:13 PM Response to Reply #10 |
21. I've seen a few people post that about Obama, |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 06:12 PM Response to Reply #3 |
13. It's that assumption that has kept us "in line". |
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Gloria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
17. I don't think Kerry pandered as much as Obama has already done.... |
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robbedvoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 08:07 PM Response to Reply #17 |
32. No? "If I knew then what I know now, I'd still have supported the war" (on Edwards |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 09:04 PM Response to Reply #32 |
38. That's not what he said |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 09:16 PM Response to Reply #32 |
39. How many times have people posted with links in response to your ever repeated comments |
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BenDavid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
23. Oh yes and we all believed that kerry edwards would fight for |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 08:00 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. Gore did fight. And Edwards wanted too and said as much, then Kerry conceded. |
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robbedvoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 08:05 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. So, Edwards couldn't even fight...Kerry on this? Some fighter! |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 08:07 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Maybe he did and lost the fight? I don't know and neither do you. |
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robbedvoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 08:20 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. So, if he lost the fight to Kerry (and kept silent all these years) - how tough is he? |
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politicasista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 08:39 PM Response to Reply #28 |
36. Except Kerry spoke out about the election problems way before |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 09:38 PM Response to Reply #28 |
41. Edwards came out with a statement from the campaign |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
29. Obama doesn't come off or appear as liberal as Kerry did |
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robbedvoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
31. Just one point: Kerry won! (Then the two "fighters" folded) |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 08:59 PM Response to Original message |
37. No he isn't. But he does have the slot of the darling of the media |
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undercutter2006 (287 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
40. yeah you really didn't elaborate enough did you |
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