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Tejanocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 05:50 PM Original message |
Biden: "This is about celebrity... You know in your heart I'm more qualified than any of these guys |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
1. Well now we know he's not so hot in the grace category nt |
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Tejanocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 05:55 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Grace is highly over-rated. In a fight, I'll take candor over grace any day. |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 05:58 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Agree. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 06:14 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Ouchie--you're right. That would be a problem for a SoS. |
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Inuca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 07:40 PM Response to Reply #9 |
33. I am sure Biden |
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ginnyinWI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
4. any smart Dem president will fit Joe in somewhere. |
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LittleClarkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 06:16 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. I hope both Biden and Kerry have a place in the next administration |
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ginnyinWI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 07:33 PM Response to Reply #12 |
32. Hi, LC! |
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LittleClarkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 02:45 PM Response to Reply #32 |
94. Hey hun |
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DianaForRussFeingold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 07:09 PM Response to Reply #4 |
30. Really? See Kyl-LIEberman Amendment... |
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lapfog_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
5. Too some extent, it was his candor that sunk him. |
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Stop Cornyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 06:05 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. I think he just had the bad luck of being inside the beltway for three decades prior to a change |
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jillan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
7. Good for him. He's right, and everyone knows that. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
8. Oh, Joe--please be gracious. You are a lucky and powerful guy-- |
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PatSeg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 06:15 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Someone needed to call the media what it is |
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1corona4u (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 06:20 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. Agreed, and for the others in this thread..... |
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2rth2pwr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 07:00 PM Response to Reply #17 |
24. Was Joe barred from the debates? I thought he was there |
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Kat45 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 08:14 PM Response to Reply #24 |
39. He was in the debates, but they hardly asked him any questions. |
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Stop Cornyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 06:17 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Who wants to be known as a good loser? Biden should speak his peace after months of holding tongue |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 06:19 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Venting would be OK if he was right |
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Steely_Dan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 06:23 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Yeah, You're Right |
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jillan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 06:34 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Paige - please tell me you forgot to add this |
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Steely_Dan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 07:08 PM Response to Reply #22 |
29. Of Course... |
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AspenRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 08:32 PM Response to Reply #15 |
44. If it's not about celebrity |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 09:08 PM Response to Reply #44 |
58. I dunno...why doesn't Biden tour with anyone? nt |
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AspenRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 09:18 PM Response to Reply #58 |
62. Same reason Dodd didn't |
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Bjorn Against (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
10. I was not a Biden supporter but he is right... |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 10:56 AM Response to Reply #10 |
89. And now they are doing the same thing to Edwards |
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katty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
14. I like Biden, he's so experienced-pls make him Sec of State |
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2rth2pwr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
16. "You won't have Biden to kick around anymore" |
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1corona4u (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 06:26 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Shove it. |
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2rth2pwr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 09:10 PM Response to Reply #21 |
60. Some of his supporters are just like him |
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1corona4u (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 10:00 PM Response to Reply #60 |
69. And some of his haters are just plain ignorant. |
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livvy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
19. See this frog? It ain't gettin' any happier. |
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2rth2pwr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 07:02 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. If you go by resume Richardson has more of a case. nt |
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frogcycle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 07:46 PM Response to Reply #25 |
35. not |
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2rth2pwr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 08:22 PM Response to Reply #35 |
42. is too. nt |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
20. I read a post on another blog last night that pretty much summed it all up |
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Tejanocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 07:03 PM Response to Reply #20 |
27. Agreed. Biden and Richardson were off my list for purely ideological reasons but they should have |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
23. And he's pretty much correct. |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 07:03 PM Response to Original message |
26. Sour grapes. It's sad. |
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Inuca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 07:47 PM Response to Reply #26 |
36. Not sour grapes |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
28. Biden is correct, but I wish he wouldn't articulate it this bluntly |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
31. Biden lost because he acts like an asshole. |
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frogcycle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 01:49 AM Response to Reply #31 |
74. as opposed to where Kucinich is going? |
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frogcycle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
34. damned if I can find anything even slightly wrong with that comment |
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frogcycle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
37. nobody knows the context, nobody knows |
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ToeBot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
38. Qualifications don't mean shit if no one will vote for you, |
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AspenRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 08:41 PM Response to Reply #38 |
45. Yeah, that "shilling for the banks" really helped him financially didn't it |
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BeyondGeography (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
40. It's a change election and Biden has been in Washington since 1972 |
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1corona4u (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 08:42 PM Response to Reply #40 |
46. I wouldn't go getting all cocky if I were you..... |
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WheelWalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 08:56 PM Response to Reply #46 |
51. You got THAT right, girl. |
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BeyondGeography (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 09:49 PM Response to Reply #46 |
68. Who said the race is over? |
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joe_sixpack (655 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 09:07 PM Response to Reply #40 |
57. I've been around long enough |
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BeyondGeography (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 09:47 PM Response to Reply #57 |
67. Thank you, wizened one |
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joe_sixpack (655 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 10:08 PM Response to Reply #67 |
70. Ok now, I want to make sure I get this lesson right |
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BeyondGeography (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 10:11 PM Response to Reply #70 |
71. Don't talk to me; it seems those change-minded Iowans went all goofy over Obama |
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joe_sixpack (655 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 10:25 PM Response to Reply #71 |
73. No, my problem is not with them |
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frogcycle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 01:54 AM Response to Reply #71 |
75. they assumed that talking about change |
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Kat45 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
41. Again, Joe is right. |
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2rth2pwr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 08:50 PM Response to Reply #41 |
48. I didn't see many corporations in the homes of people caucusing last night |
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joe_sixpack (655 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 09:09 PM Response to Reply #48 |
59. I beg to differ |
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2rth2pwr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 09:15 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. Oh jeez, I thought at first you had seen some corporations there |
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joe_sixpack (655 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 09:20 PM Response to Reply #61 |
63. You actually thought Hillary more qualified than Biden? |
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2rth2pwr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 09:29 PM Response to Reply #63 |
65. Being elected President is not a job that the Country has looked at as |
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joe_sixpack (655 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 09:41 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. How do you judge who is best to lead, if not |
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2rth2pwr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 10:11 PM Response to Reply #66 |
72. Well, look at Biden's quote. Great resume but no one wanted to follow, you can't |
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1corona4u (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 10:01 AM Response to Reply #48 |
76. Really? Then you weren't paying attention... |
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AspenRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 08:24 PM Response to Original message |
43. He's right. |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
47. Biden is so special that I sometimes wonder if there is something |
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2rth2pwr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 08:59 PM Response to Reply #47 |
55. Special Ed. nt |
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Naturyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 10:26 AM Response to Reply #55 |
84. Nice way to insult someone for their views. n/t |
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joe_sixpack (655 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
49. He is right, and it's not about bitterness |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 08:55 PM Response to Original message |
50. I think hell just froze over |
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itsrobert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
52. Sadly, Joe's EGO won't fit through the White House gates |
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1corona4u (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 10:08 AM Response to Reply #52 |
77. Yeah, and you just lost my Hillary vote. |
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jillan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 03:50 PM Response to Reply #52 |
96. But Edwards' ego will? |
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IamyourTVandIownyou (446 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
53. yea, but you're a pompous jerk. |
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IamyourTVandIownyou (446 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
54. yea, but you're a pompous jerk. |
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KingOfLostSouls (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
56. "Joe Is Right" seems to be the mantra |
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1corona4u (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 10:12 AM Response to Reply #56 |
78. Exactly. |
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philly_bob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
64. That's Joe, all right! A man who talks without listening to his "handlers." |
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Onlooker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
79. Biden's an arrogant jerk |
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1corona4u (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 10:20 AM Response to Reply #79 |
83. And, you're irrelevant. |
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Onlooker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 10:32 AM Response to Reply #83 |
87. Relevant to his ambitions, he's even less relevant |
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1corona4u (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 10:50 AM Response to Reply #87 |
88. Joe has a job, with a powerful position.... |
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Naturyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
80. He's right, of course. |
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x-g.o.p.er (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
81. Maybe it's about him... |
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Maven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
90. "Don't be a phony, OK?" |
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Midwestern Democrat (238 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
91. Biden addressed this point - his low poll numbers - at the Iowa Biden |
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percussivemadness (733 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
92. No Joe, Its about payback for selling out the youth |
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Steely_Dan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 03:52 PM Response to Reply #92 |
93. How Strange... |
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jillan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
95. At that, my friends, was totally proven last nite at the debate. |
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