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Roland99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-05 11:35 AM
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Sen. Reid - "Shut up and vote is not democracy"
Well said!
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lavenderdiva Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-05 11:36 AM
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1. short and sweet! love it!
:loveya:
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livetohike Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-05 11:36 AM
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2. Why we have to remind the Republicans of the obvious
is sad.
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-05 11:36 AM
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3. Reid you liar
Why did you shut up and vote for the war?
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Roland99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-05 11:38 AM
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5. There was no vote FOR the war...there was a vote for authorization
if force was necessary.

Remember Kerry's point during the campaign? Bush abuse the trust placed in him by the Senate.
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-05 01:24 PM
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8. Yeah , that was a real forceful point during the campaign.
Amazing that we lost.

This is why the Dems lose. We "oppose" the war, but vote for Bush to do whatever he wants.

There is no need for congress to authorize the use of force in self defense. There was no need to support this vote, except to jock Bush.
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in_cog_ni_to Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-05 01:48 PM
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13. We didn't lose. They stole the election. n/t
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-05 04:22 PM
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23. is that what Kerry and Edwards say?
:kick:
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rockymountaindem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-05 03:25 PM
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21. If you can't (or won't) articulate your own candidate's stance
Edited on Wed Jan-26-05 03:25 PM by rockymountaindem
and wrap your mind around the facts, then how exactly are you contributing? Instead you're using the simplest interpretation of Kerry's (and other Democrats') actions to bash the party and the campaign. I know other people who did that, and they are called neocons.
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-05 04:25 PM
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24. Who gives a f- about my candidates stance?
Edited on Wed Jan-26-05 04:27 PM by mdmc
This is my stance - as a party Democrat (I'm not on the DNC or even the NYS Dem committee, but I AM on my local committee).

MY PARTY IS NO DIFFERENT THEN THE GOP. MY PARTY IS NEOCON.

I'm fighting the neocons from the inside. I see 2004 as a victory in that we were able to get one Senator to have a backbone. To me, that is a 100% improvement from 2000.

:kick:
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Walt Starr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-05 01:47 PM
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11. I consider that explanation a copout
they knew damn well and good it was a green light for war.
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Roland99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-05 02:57 PM
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19. But they'd also been misled by edited versions of intelligence
to fully believe Saddam had stockpiles of WMDs.
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-05 04:27 PM
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26. Congress does not need to approve self defense
this vote was to cheer lead for war in the disguise of patriotism.
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ProudToBeLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-05 01:48 PM
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12. yah that message really worked during the election against bush
:eyes:
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ClassWarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-05 03:04 PM
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20. Apparently it did. We won.
NGU.
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-05 04:29 PM
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28. Kerry won? Does Kerry think he won? Or does he think that he lost fair
and square?
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-05 04:28 PM
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27. great message for the dems, right?
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Fla Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-05 03:55 PM
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22. So he learned from his mistake. One hopefully he won't make again.
Besides then they were lined up behind Daschle. Bush was newly elected, no one knew then how duplicitous he and his administration were. Now they know and we don't expect them to make it easy for the Rethugs to roll over us as they did during the first term.
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Arkana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-05 11:37 AM
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4. Who is this and what happened to Spineless Harry?
Very good! The floodgates are opened, thanks to the Boxer Rebellion!
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DinahMoeHum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-05 01:46 PM
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10. So then, why did he vote YES to confirm Rice?
Didn't match his action to his rhetoric there.

:grr:
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Robbien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-05 01:57 PM
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18. Yes, he did for for Rice. It appears the man talks a good game
but then votes his support for the Bush Gang. Now that we know he voted for the war and voted support for Rice's lies getting us into the war, wonder if he is also going to vote for support of torture? Bush says shut up and vote yes. Reid complains but says yes Sir.
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quinnox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-05 11:38 AM
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6. Reid rocks!
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PROGRESSIVE1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-05 11:44 AM
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7. Reid is 100 times the leader that Daschle dreamed of being.
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NewYorkerfromMass Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-05 04:26 PM
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25. I disagree. He is better (but not that much)
anyway, I told you guys you would love him as leader!
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Skidmore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-05 01:25 PM
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9. Will make a great bumper sticker.
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Individualist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-05 01:48 PM
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14. Actions speak louder than words
Reid voted to confirm Condiliar.
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cry baby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-05 01:51 PM
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15. No, he voted no to condi! n/t
Edited on Wed Jan-26-05 01:54 PM by cry baby
On edit: Oops, I am wrong, I got the wrong "Reid", he did vote yes, the other "Reed" voted no....SORRY!!
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Individualist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-05 01:53 PM
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16. You're wrong
Edited on Wed Jan-26-05 01:54 PM by notsodumbhillbilly
You may be confusing Reid with Jack Reed who voted no. www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1534004
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cry baby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-05 01:55 PM
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17. You're right, I am confused - I edited my post...
Reid vs. Reed.....Sorry!
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