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maddezmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 11:52 AM
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Obama on Edwards

From NBC's Mark Murray
Obama is the first out of the gate to issue a statement on Edwards' exit. "John Edwards has spent a lifetime fighting to give voice to the voiceless and hope to the struggling, even when it wasn't popular to do or covered in the news. At a time when our politics is too focused on who's up and who's down, he made a nation focus again on who matters - the New Orleans child without a home, the West Virginia miner without a job, the families who live in that other America that is not seen or heard or talked about by our leaders in Washington."

more:

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/30/621828.aspx
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truebrit71 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 11:53 AM
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1. Nice...get him on your ticket QUICKLY sir...
...it will only help in the long run...
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robinlynne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 12:31 PM
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17. absolutely. attorney general. can't think of a better man.
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maddiejoan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 11:55 AM
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2. Probably would have been more seemly
to wait until AFTER Edward's official announcement.
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GoldieAZ49 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 12:02 PM
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7. Hillary already made a public statement
complementing Edwards

I guess she should have been more seemly too
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maddiejoan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 12:03 PM
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8. already posted as soon as I heard
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GoldieAZ49 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 12:22 PM
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15. They have to make a statement as soon as it hits the media
and then keep pounding the campaign trail

with the way this is set up their schedules are unbelievable...I couldn't do it
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 12:05 PM
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9. Leave it to you. Now it's okay because Clinton made a statement? nt
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maddiejoan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 12:12 PM
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11. actually no
Edited on Wed Jan-30-08 12:13 PM by maddiejoan
I denounced both of them

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=4289690&mesg_id=4289726

But thanks for the insult without bothering to click my link.

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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 12:28 PM
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16. Yes you did, once you realized Clinton made a statement also.
Pretty transparent, friend.
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maddiejoan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 12:32 PM
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18. Gee thanks
I'll remember to call all your posts dishonest as well.
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 12:40 PM
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19. Not all your posts, just this one. Don't get so bent out of shape.
You commented, I commented back. FWIW, I don't think you're dishonest.
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 11:55 AM
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3. From pics I've seen, they seem to genuinely like each other.
Edited on Wed Jan-30-08 12:05 PM by babylonsister
That was nice.
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TwilightGardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 11:56 AM
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4. That was nice--and it shows that Obama understands the driving point
of Edwards' campaign.
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GoldieAZ49 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 11:57 AM
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5. John raised the level of the debates
Hats off to you John, God Bless you and your family.
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Windy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 11:59 AM
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6. Agreed. Keep fighting the good fight! We are going to need all the help we can get
I don't care how the nom is especially with Nader mucking things up again.
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Beaverhausen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 12:07 PM
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10. more pretty words from him...la la la la
Edited on Wed Jan-30-08 12:08 PM by Beaverhausen
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krabigirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 12:17 PM
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13. exactly...they sound nice, but i can't trust him.
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flyarm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 12:15 PM
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12. save it Obama..


yeah Obama.. yeah..and obama..i worked a Caucus in Iowa as a co-captain at a precinct....i do know how you cheated..

just save it for your kool aide drinkers..and those who are happy to let the msm STEAL ANOTHER ELECTION IN THIS COUNTRY..

FLY


Fineman: Top Aides for Edwards reached out to Obama only to get rebuffed.
Wow!!

http://www.newsweek.com/id/106153

I'm told that Edwards's decision was very closely held, meaning he and his wife alone knew the score. As of Tuesday morning, he still had an ambitious schedule planned in the Super Tuesday states. But Tuesday afternoon he notified his staff that he wanted to go to New Orleans instead. Everyone knew what that meant. That devastated city was where Edwards had begun his campaign in the name of the poor and forgotten. Now he would return to say that his campaign had failed, but that the cause lived on. As for his endorsement plans, they remain unclear. His representatives had been reaching out to Obama's high command for weeks, but I am told that they rebuffed him. A top aide to Edwards cautioned not to assume that Edwards would endorse Obama. "He's gained a lot of respect for Hillary, for her toughness in all that she has been through." That could just be a negotiating ploy on Edwards's part. We'll see.


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9119495 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 12:17 PM
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14. You cheated in Iowa Cheater
You're a cheater cheater pumpkin eater.

Jeesh.
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 12:51 PM
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20. Now Fineman is the new seer? Did he get both sides of the story? nt
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