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GBD4 Donating Member (597 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-03 07:44 PM
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This whole "CMB" thing
I find it annoying when people on this board just say CMB...CMB...CMB... instead of Carol Moseley Braun, Moseley Braun, or Braun. No one's saying JIL, JFK, HBD, etc, etc. Maybe I'm the only one who is bothered by this. I find it to be demeaning to one of our own candidates.
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WhoCountsTheVotes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-03 07:59 PM
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1. Props to Graham for asking the hard questions about 911!
I'm still embarrassed by how often I misspelled Carol Moseley-Braun's name. She has a good platform on her website, and as far as I'm concerned, she's on my side.
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pruner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-03 08:06 PM
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2. she's the only candidate with 3 parts to her name
it's much easier to type the acronym than her full name.

IMO, it's as simple as that.
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WhoCountsTheVotes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-03 08:10 PM
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4. What about John Forbes Kerry?
n/t
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THUNDER HANDS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-03 08:16 PM
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6. every candidate has a middle name
CMB is the only one who uses all three though
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GBD4 Donating Member (597 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-03 08:20 PM
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9. ???
I think Moseley is her maiden name, and Braun is the name of her ex-husband.
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THUNDER HANDS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-03 08:26 PM
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13. either way
she uses it
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THUNDER HANDS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-03 08:10 PM
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3. hmm, curious post
Mr. GBD4

:)
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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-03 08:11 PM
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5. I thought you were referring to Cash Money Brothers
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Aaron Donating Member (489 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-03 08:18 PM
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7. "Am I my brother's keeper?"
I remember seeing that movie on TV. They took out all the entertaining parts except the end.
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WhoCountsTheVotes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-03 08:21 PM
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11. "yes I am"
funny movie.
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bicentennial_baby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-03 08:21 PM
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10. LOL!
Me too!! :bounce:

either that or that horrific "band", Color Me Badd :P
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LWolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-03 08:19 PM
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8. Actually, GBD4,
Kucinich supporters frequently refer to him as DK. We also sometimes abbreviate our screen names here at DU. Oops...DU! Democratic Underground!

I usually refer to CMB as Braun...so I don't have to remember where to put the "e" in Mosely or Mosley. We're typing in shorthand. I don't believe any disrespect is intended. I like the lady; I'd love to see her on the ticket for VP.

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CMT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-03 08:23 PM
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12. actually I find it a bit of a compliment towards her
why? what were these great Dems known as: Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
Harry S Truman (HST), John F. Kennedy (JFK), Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ)--more often than not in newspaper stories,ect they were refered to by their initials.
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