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Skwmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-16-08 04:58 PM
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Does anyone else think the T Boone Pickens might be an October surprise?
Edited on Tue Sep-16-08 05:13 PM by Skwmom
This guy is running constant commercials in VA. He's pushing natural gas, she touts her natural gas pipeline deal. When Palin said drill baby drill, he changed the beginning of his ad to say by all means we should drill,drill, drill.

They keep saying she is an energy expert. The Democrats think that is stupid so they ignore it, but since when haven't Americans bought into something that was ludicrous just b/c it was repeated often enough (like Bush was an accomplished businessman).

Getting closer to the election, he could tailor his commercials to endorse her. I hope the Democrats expose her and her bogus natural gas pipeline deal.

This guy funded the swift-boating of Kerry which should have all of us wondering what's going on.

The pipeline deal is bad for the American taxpayer and shows she is an idiot.
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-16-08 05:13 PM
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1. That idiot Harry Reid praised Pickens from the stage at the Dem convention - focking dumbass Reid
set the table for Pickens on national television.
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Madam Mossfern Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-16-08 05:15 PM
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2. I've thought that
from the time he started those TV commercials. I told my husband to wait and see. He's gained a whole lot of name recognition on solving the energy crisis and will endorse McCain in October.
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Skwmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-16-08 09:36 PM
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4. That's why I think they need to EXPOSE her fake energy expertise
and the national gas pipeline scam.
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Mz Pip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-16-08 05:17 PM
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3. I just read somewhere
(can't remember where, though) that Pickens has refused to take part in anymore Swiftboating. I recall that Obama met with him and I get the feeling that Pickens didn't come away from the meeting an Obama hater.
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Skwmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-16-08 09:38 PM
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5. I just don't trust the man and it just seems like an obvious set up
for McCain and Palin. Time will tell but I hope team Obama is prepared just in case. Myself, I'd be proactive and expose her as anything BUT an expert on energy.
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Frank Booth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-16-08 09:40 PM
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6. No. And if he is, that's a pretty crappy October surprise.
Even after all his ads, 90% of the population has no idea who he is.
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Skwmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-16-08 10:22 PM
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12. It could be one of many surprises and in VA he is running ad after ad after ad.
He is running these ads during election time. Why?
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MichDem10 Donating Member (644 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-16-08 09:47 PM
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7. Nope
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MichDem10 Donating Member (644 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-16-08 09:48 PM
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8. Nope
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triguy46 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-16-08 09:49 PM
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9. I work at the state university he now owns....
Oklahoma State University, and believe me, it proves that with money you can do whatever the hell you want. If you have his money and say the sky is orange, by god you better start agreeing. We have become his bitch.
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anonymous171 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-16-08 09:50 PM
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10. The "drill all you want" line was actually a dismissal of McCain/Palin's plan
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-16-08 09:54 PM
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11. listened to people talking oct surprise for a month in 2004. there was no oct surprise
not gonna play the game this election
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