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galaxy21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 05:14 PM
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One positive from all this: Obama has been freed of the pressure of making Hillary his vp
Before all this, he probably was under a lot of pressure from party insiders to pick her for the sake of party unity. But after today's comments, it is obvious no one is going to hold it against him if he doesn't pick her.
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polichick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 05:15 PM
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1. True dat! :)
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SlipperySlope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 06:20 PM
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22. He sure as hell better not go duck hunting with her.
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99th_Monkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 05:16 PM
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2. Good point. Always nice to see the silver lining. ~nt~
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tekisui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 05:16 PM
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3. As VP, she could keep reminding people, JFK was killed mid-term.
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Yael Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 05:19 PM
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6. While having a specially framed image of Johnson standing next to Jackie
taking the oath of office on the plane prominently hung in her office.

I can't take credit for that. Someone else posted about it the LAST time she brought this up.
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Oceansaway Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 05:16 PM
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i agree...n/t
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marylanddem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 05:16 PM
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4. Agreed.
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boobooday Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 05:18 PM
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5. No doubt. n/t
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WA98296 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 05:20 PM
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7. And, she did it to herself.
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MBernard Donating Member (6 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 05:24 PM
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10. Hillary seems to ALWAYS do that to herself
Sniper fire in Bosnia, count all the votes except the caucuses, Michigan doesn't count until I need Michigan to count, I am white and Obama is not, now this......Obama might be assassinated like JFK and RFK.......

WOW, she's a real piece of work, sounding more like a redneck every day!
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Mist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 05:21 PM
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8. Thanks for the reminder--indeed, a silver lining. nt
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jenmito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 05:22 PM
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9. Exactly. He doesn't need to be worried about an "inside job."
Good point.
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galaxy21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 05:24 PM
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11. If Michelle was resistant to the idea of hillary as vp before...how do you think she feels now?
Edited on Fri May-23-08 05:25 PM by galaxy21
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anigbrowl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 05:26 PM
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15. I don't like to think about it.
I hope that this has not reached the ears of their children and that they can enjoy a weekend free of political coverage.
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jenmito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 05:42 PM
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19. 100 times stronger in her belief.
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fed_up_mother Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 05:24 PM
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12. Obama is smart enough to watch his own back.
He's not stupid enough to walk with the Clintons behind him while they hold a knife in their hands.

Good God, I can't believe I just wrote that, but Hillary gives me the creeps.

What has become of us?
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LiberalAndProud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 05:24 PM
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13. So we could interpret Hillary's remarks
that negotiations for the VP slot had fallen through, so she torpedoed herself today to save face.

Stranger things have happened in the world of politics.

Or, it could be that she just said what's been discussed within her inner circle on occasion, not remembering that some things just shouldn't be spoken out loud.
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galaxy21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 05:26 PM
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14. even if Obama told her 'no' to the vp spot already...he could have changed his mind
However, she has now assured he will not pick her as VP under any circumstances whatsoever.
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Coexist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 05:28 PM
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16. .
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nichomachus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 05:29 PM
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17. Not so fast
JFK was assassinated after he was in office -- so maybe she wants to hang around a little longer -- just in case.
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cui bono Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 05:38 PM
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18. That's for damn sure!
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greguganus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 05:43 PM
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20. Hillary would buy him a target tee shirt for the inauguration. n/t
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musiclawyer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 06:13 PM
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21. I thought so immediatelly as well
Thanks for posting.
Let's get on with vetting and selecting a real democrat as VP who we will be proud of in 8 years.
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