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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 11:20 PM Original message |
After watching Barack on "Countdown" tonight, I think it's time for him to edit down his responses |
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Larkspur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
1. "Brevity is the soul of wit" |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 11:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Yes, exactly. At this point, I think he can just tell people the time without explaining |
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elkston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 11:36 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. He's not playing a "role". I think its how he is naturally and he's trying to fix it. |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 12:10 AM Response to Reply #12 |
18. I have all the patience in the world, and I love the guy. I'm worried, though, that voters who have |
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FatDave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 01:40 AM Response to Reply #18 |
48. I don't think those voters are watching Countdown though. |
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formernaderite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 08:20 AM Response to Reply #18 |
70. Personally I love his wordy answers but |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 08:31 AM Response to Reply #70 |
74. He needs an "Uhm" counter. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 04:23 PM Response to Reply #74 |
86. Why I cannot bear Brian Williams. |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 11:25 PM Response to Original message |
3. Contact his campaign through email. I don't know if they will actually read it |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 11:32 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. I will. Thanks for the suggestion. |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 11:35 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Here is a link to the comment area. |
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BlueIdaho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 11:39 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Done |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 12:30 AM Response to Reply #11 |
23. Thanks, s_o. Done. |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 08:04 AM Response to Reply #11 |
66. thanks for that. |
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Voice for Peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 12:32 AM Response to Reply #7 |
26. add my agreement... he needs to simplify |
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Unsane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
4. Sometimes he sounds more like a Supreme Court justice than a presidential candidate. |
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goodgd_yall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 11:30 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Funny you should say that |
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elkston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 11:32 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Is she going to vote for him, though ? :) (eom) |
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goodgd_yall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 04:22 PM Response to Reply #8 |
85. Oh, yes! |
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Unsane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 11:33 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. He has the mental faculties for it. |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 12:33 AM Response to Reply #9 |
27. Yea he does. But at this time in American history we need |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 08:05 AM Response to Reply #27 |
67. cause we have had no mental faculties in the WH |
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knixphan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 05:47 PM Response to Reply #27 |
92. seconded. |
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ClayZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 12:40 AM Response to Reply #6 |
29. I think he is a teacher! He will be a GREAT President! |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 12:44 AM Response to Reply #29 |
34. to get there, |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 12:49 AM Response to Reply #6 |
41. Maybe because he's a constitutional lawyer? That makes sense, but |
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goodgd_yall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 04:21 PM Response to Reply #41 |
84. I agree. I think he'll make a great president. n/t |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 12:11 AM Response to Reply #4 |
19. He is supremely suited for that job! (However, we need him to President, STAT). |
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WA98070 (782 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 11:27 PM Response to Original message |
5. Keep it simple, our lives are too complex to have to think about serious stuff. |
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WorseBeforeBetter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 11:34 PM Response to Original message |
10. You're right about this. |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 12:30 AM Response to Reply #10 |
22. And you're right, too. It feels like it's getting old. (Obama was tired, though. I noticed his |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 01:06 AM Response to Reply #10 |
44. I just watched the video posted here on DU re: Leader in the House |
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writes3000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 11:38 PM Response to Original message |
13. The first sentence in an answer is the most important. |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 12:31 AM Response to Reply #13 |
24. Yup. I agree. |
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lutefisk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 01:07 AM Response to Reply #13 |
45. Excellent suggestion. You succinctly described what he does and needs to do...n/t |
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Azathoth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 11:43 PM Response to Original message |
15. It's the Kerry Syndrome n/t |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 12:07 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. That's what I'm petrified of! |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 12:53 AM Response to Reply #15 |
43. Lessons have been learned. You haven't noticed? And it's now a |
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politicasista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 04:23 PM Response to Reply #43 |
87. Thank you. I would never do that either like some here still do n/t |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 08:13 AM Response to Reply #15 |
68. but Obama is not Kerry. |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 09:18 AM Response to Reply #68 |
76. No, we don't want him to dumb it down. We want him to get right into the Olympic event |
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madmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 11:45 PM Response to Original message |
16. Agreed, he thinks too much and is too careful |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 12:16 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. I think this style has served him well until now, but bringing Sarah Palin onto the Repug ticket |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 08:15 AM Response to Reply #20 |
69. shows you how shallow the repigs are, and how shallow |
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tuvor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 12:42 AM Response to Reply #16 |
31. And when he's not "too careful," he STILL gets pounced on! |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 12:26 AM Response to Original message |
21. Yes, he has to learn how to answer questions more directly. |
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kurth_ (395 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 12:31 AM Response to Original message |
25. And Biden too! |
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tuvor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 12:37 AM Response to Original message |
28. People who need it dumbed down aren't going to watch interviews in the first place. |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 12:45 AM Response to Reply #28 |
37. not so |
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tuvor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 12:49 AM Response to Reply #37 |
39. I thought we were talking about interviews, not speeches. |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 09:36 AM Response to Reply #28 |
79. There's a difference between "dumbing down" and just giving more direct answers that are |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 12:40 AM Response to Original message |
30. Yes, you are wrong. I love Obama for the smart man he is; he |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 09:29 AM Response to Reply #30 |
77. I'm in no way suggesting that Obama "dumb it down." On the contrary, I am thrilled |
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politicasista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 05:50 PM Response to Reply #30 |
93. Good point n/t |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 12:43 AM Response to Original message |
32. yes, more brevity and more pointed n/t |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 12:43 AM Response to Original message |
33. I've been suggesting this for months, we love the pretty words they're so elegant up against... |
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smiley_glad_hands (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 12:44 AM Response to Original message |
35. I expect him to scuffle it up a bit, but I'd rather him not get his hands "dirty". |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 12:45 AM Response to Original message |
36. You're not wrong, hisownpetard |
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QueenOfCalifornia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 12:46 AM Response to Original message |
38. No shit |
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pnorman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 12:49 AM Response to Original message |
40. Is this the KO interview under discussion? |
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choie (899 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 12:52 AM Response to Original message |
42. So you want his campaign to call a lie a lie. How's this? |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 03:17 AM Response to Reply #42 |
59. EXCELLENT NEW AD! one of the best yet! needs to air in Ohio, FL, VA, CO, NV & MI for a week! eom |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 09:35 AM Response to Reply #42 |
78. That's excellent! Thanks for posting. |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 01:08 AM Response to Original message |
46. Dumb it down? Did you listen to Keith and Rachel? Don't |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 09:40 AM Response to Reply #46 |
81. There's a difference between "dumbing down" and just giving more direct answers that are |
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budkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 01:15 AM Response to Original message |
47. Keith nailed it when he said people want more "ENOUGH!" |
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pangaea (11 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 01:44 AM Response to Reply #47 |
49. try this... |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 01:57 AM Response to Original message |
50. I totally agree. |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 02:04 AM Response to Original message |
51. I agree, he is just too wordy |
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Why Syzygy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 02:06 AM Response to Original message |
52. I don't know. But has he ever lost an election? |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 02:13 AM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Yes he lost when he ran for State Senate. nt |
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woolldog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 02:32 AM Response to Reply #53 |
55. No. He lost when he ran for a house seat in Congress. |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 03:24 AM Response to Reply #55 |
61. Ops ... THANKS for the correction. nt |
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scardycat (21 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 02:31 AM Response to Original message |
54. I agree.... |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 02:52 AM Response to Original message |
56. Joe Biden on MTP was as smooth as silk. Obabma seemed to consider every single word before he got it |
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weeve (427 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 02:58 AM Response to Original message |
57. Ab-so-LUTE-ly !! |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 05:07 PM Response to Reply #57 |
88. Great post. Thanks! |
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PatSeg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 03:03 AM Response to Original message |
58. Glad to hear that I'm not alone |
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quantass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 03:21 AM Response to Original message |
60. I hope he or his campaign reads this thread. |
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Awsi Dooger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 03:37 AM Response to Original message |
62. Agreed, and it's one of the reasons he struggles in debates |
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Zombie2 (678 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 03:59 AM Response to Original message |
63. I agree that.... ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!! |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 08:22 AM Response to Reply #63 |
71. people have been dumbed down or brainwashed too long. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 07:53 AM Response to Original message |
64. People are best off being who they are |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 07:59 AM Response to Original message |
65. wait until the debates. |
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Phoonzang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 08:24 AM Response to Original message |
72. I just left a comment on the website as well. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 08:30 AM Response to Original message |
73. I agree. We live in the age of the sound bite. He needs to inject short, clever |
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unfrigginreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 08:42 AM Response to Original message |
75. One brief example where I agree |
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musicblind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
80. K.I.S.S. |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
82. K&R Thanks, that's exactly how I feel about it |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 02:20 PM Response to Reply #82 |
83. Yes - he can do it with that great sense of humor he has, and people will remember it. |
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samuraiguppy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
89. I think it is good for |
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politicasista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
90. Interesting. Lots of validating GOP spin in this thread |
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geekgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
91. DIRECT and succinct answers IS NOT the same as "DUMBING IT DOWN" -- like in writing! |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 08:32 PM Response to Reply #91 |
94. Glad you emailed them. I did, too. |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 10:41 PM Response to Reply #91 |
95. You're so right. W.H. Auden once sent a long letter to a friend and wrote, at the end of it |
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