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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:01 PM Original message |
What does "electability" mean? |
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jlake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
1. Being able to whip the pubs by articulating why we are right, not cowtowing to them and groveling |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. "........and groveling for unity" |
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jlake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:06 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Because you just know the pubs will work with Obama... right? |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:20 PM Response to Reply #10 |
29. His reach isn't long enough to reach me, nor is Hillary's for that matter. |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
2. Electability means being a friend to the corporations... |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:05 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Heh... well that's for damn sure how I'd define it! |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:08 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. BINGO!!! |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
5. $$$$$$$$$ provided by "donors". |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:06 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Noooooo... never! |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
6. crafting a platform and a personality |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:06 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Well what does that mean? What kind of personality is appealing? |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:09 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. A guy people want to have a beer with |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:10 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Yes, and it's entirely media-created... |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:22 PM Response to Reply #17 |
32. It's not entirely media created |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:24 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. "perpetuated by the media" - those are the key words. |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:34 PM Response to Reply #33 |
47. They are the vessel and we are in this analogy |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:39 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. That's very far from true... they couldn't stop talking smack about Gore... |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:53 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. I won't argue against that |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:54 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. Oh well yeah... definitely THEN... once the powers that be have thier stooges in place... |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:58 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. I know about that for sure |
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WHEN CRABS ROAR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
8. How about an ability to talk back to the media and to talk for the |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:07 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Who the hell does that? |
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WHEN CRABS ROAR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:21 PM Response to Reply #11 |
30. The person that will win this time. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:22 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Um... ok? |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
12. A quality possessed solely by the candidate you like best |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:09 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. So... it doesn't mean anything in the "who can win the GE" sense? |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:12 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. pretty much |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:14 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Thanks... that makes sense... |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:17 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Because they THINK it means something |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:18 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. So what's stopping us from calling it bullshit every time we see it |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:24 PM Response to Reply #26 |
35. We should call bullshit on it |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:27 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Agree completely. |
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robbedvoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
16. MSM speak: "STFU and vote who we tell you to" |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:10 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Sure seems that way. |
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CK_John (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
19. Did you miss High School? Some people have "it" but most don't. What is "it", I can't put |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:15 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. I didn't miss HS, but I still don't get what makes lemmings flock to anyone... |
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Condem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
23. It's a Myth |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:16 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Media BS, in other words? |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:28 PM Response to Reply #23 |
39. good point |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
27. It means, apparently what the corprat media says it means. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:20 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Hah... I don't buy any of it... |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:31 PM Original message |
Right there with ya redqueen! |
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featherman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
34. Part of it is NOT having the entire MSM against you |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:29 PM Response to Reply #34 |
41. That's just being in line with the whore media's interests, isn't it? |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
36. electability, thy name is |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:30 PM Response to Reply #36 |
42. Thaaaaat's not really an answer... |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:34 PM Response to Reply #42 |
46. how about this? |
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Annces (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
38. As far as Edwards goes |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:31 PM Response to Reply #38 |
44. I wouldn't be surprised... |
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Proud2BAmurkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
40. being able to destroy the MSM and GOP at the same time. Clintons did it three times. |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
43. The ability to attract independents and moderates |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:32 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. Who decides who's charismatic? |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:59 PM Response to Reply #45 |
52. hell, who decides what constitutes a "sensible policy"? |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 07:00 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Well that's at least less subjective... |
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New Dawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
54. It means that the super rich have given a candidate millions of dollars |
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