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starroute (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 01:23 PM Original message |
My kids support Obama because he gives them hope |
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npincus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
1. Yes, it does. |
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RiverStone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 01:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. My 18 year old daughter is thrilled to have her first vote ever... |
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npincus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 01:34 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Good for her! |
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marlakay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
2. my kids same age feel same way...nt |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
3. My 30-year-old daughter feels the same way. |
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Freida5 (649 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
4. Give me a break! |
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goodhue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 01:30 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. how do you know? |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 03:15 PM Response to Reply #4 |
53. Senator Ted Kennedy would beg to differ; I'll believe him. nt |
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Freida5 (649 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 06:07 PM Response to Reply #53 |
63. Ted already brought us Reagan. I guess he want to bring us McCain |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
5. that's how I feel, and I'm the same age as your sons |
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Sadie5 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 01:36 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. business as usual |
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goodhue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 01:39 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. If you have said it many times, does that make it true? |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 01:48 PM Response to Reply #16 |
27. Being a corporate sell out will take care of that decision making ability. |
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goodhue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 02:02 PM Response to Reply #27 |
36. yes, well |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 01:59 PM Response to Reply #15 |
34. His "lack of experience" is an asset, IMO |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 02:35 PM Response to Reply #15 |
46. hmm. and just how much experience did that obscure president, A. Lincoln |
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Skwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 03:19 PM Response to Reply #15 |
55. Obama has GOOD judgment - he was against the Iraq |
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goodhue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
6. It makes a lot of sense |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
7. When you're in your 20's, the word hope has meaning. |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 01:41 PM Response to Reply #7 |
17. "When you get older, you realize that there has to be something BEHIND that word" |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 08:57 PM Response to Reply #17 |
68. Hope for what? What, specifically, besides the word? |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 01:44 PM Response to Reply #7 |
23. What Is John Edwards' Record??? |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 02:24 PM Response to Reply #23 |
43. I agree. From Bush stooge to friend of the working man in 5 years |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 02:01 PM Response to Reply #7 |
35. You are a rarity amongst Edwads supporters |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 08:58 PM Response to Reply #35 |
69. "which usually tends to be the tactic amongst Edwards supporters." |
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ToeBot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 02:35 PM Response to Reply #7 |
47. When you become more experienced, you realize hope is just another way of manipulating people. nt |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 03:33 PM Response to Reply #47 |
58. That's about as depressing a post as I've read in a long time. |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 08:58 PM Response to Reply #47 |
71. It can be, that's true. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
10. My son is 21, and granted, he's been interested in politics and |
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Andy823 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
11. If that hope becomes |
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BeyondGeography (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
12. Hell yes |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
13. Caroline Kennedy's kids persuaded her to taken note of Obama's candidacy. |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 03:26 PM Response to Reply #13 |
57. A "pig in a poke" is the one purchase you can always be sure of |
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sueh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
18. Caroline Kennedy said in her speech yesterday it was her 3 children... |
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Iwasthere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 01:46 PM Response to Reply #18 |
25. Me too... I don't know how many times I have watched the endorsement ... below |
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BlackVelvet04 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 06:20 PM Response to Reply #18 |
66. I feel so much better now knowing it's the kids |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
19. Yep. |
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BeyondGeography (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 02:29 PM Response to Reply #19 |
45. "Dragging up old excuses to fight." |
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comradebillyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
20. I'll support him if he gives me a Lexus nt |
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Adelante (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
21. I almost don't want to post this because it will lead straight to the cynical rock star rap |
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goodhue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 01:43 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. great photo! |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 01:48 PM Response to Reply #21 |
29. Sorry. There will be no "civic responsibility" coming from this. |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 03:12 PM Response to Reply #29 |
52. I agree |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 02:03 PM Response to Reply #21 |
37. Check out this one with the "kids" all hugging him over the security barrier. |
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Adelante (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 02:11 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Was that yesterday in Washington? |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 02:26 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. It was after his South Carolina win. |
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OnceUponTimeOnTheNet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 02:21 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. I hadn't realized how much the kids like him |
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OnceUponTimeOnTheNet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 02:05 PM Response to Reply #21 |
39. That photo is just beautiful. Thank You for posting. |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 09:16 PM Response to Reply #21 |
73. And when they realize it was empty rhetoric ......................? |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
24. Good, if he's elected, lets hope he does more than that |
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Metric System (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
26. The Washington Elite Are Anti-Hillary; Obama Is Their Candidate |
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GoldieAZ49 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 01:57 PM Response to Reply #26 |
33. Clintons have no one to blame but themselves |
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Kittycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
28. I don't understand from your perspective - but I do understand the power behind him. |
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jannyk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
30. My daughter (26) wants something more tangible than hope |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 02:44 PM Response to Reply #30 |
48. well, |
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GoldieAZ49 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
31. I agree with your kids |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
32. I'm 21, and I'm not hopeful or optimistic about anything in this election |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 03:17 PM Response to Reply #32 |
54. A realistic and rational perspective |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 04:36 PM Response to Reply #54 |
59. Thanks for the compliment |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
38. So do the "kids" here on DU. And they see no farther than that. They're mesmerized like lemmings. |
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Adelante (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 02:18 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. I'm 60 and nothing mesmerizes me |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 02:50 PM Response to Reply #38 |
49. what simplist shit. |
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calmblueocean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 06:16 PM Response to Reply #49 |
65. That's an interesting point you make. |
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Helga Scow Stern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
50. We must embrace this enthusiasm and commitment, even if |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
51. No, starroute. I don't think it does make sense. Just talking about hope and |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
56. That's exactly how I feel. My decision is selfless |
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ErnestoG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
60. Obama has that JFK type quality |
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2rth2pwr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
61. He's selling "Hope on a Rope" |
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1corona4u (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 06:08 PM Response to Reply #61 |
64. Like I said before....if he wins, |
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adabfree (802 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
62. It makes plenty of sense |
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tandem5 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
67. The word hope alone doesn't inspire hope... |
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ursi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
70. so do my kids and we are leaving them a mess, a country in debt, in war, etc. |
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cd3dem (927 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 09:00 PM Response to Original message |
72. A snow day in January, now that will give my kids hope |
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