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Ninga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 09:33 AM Original message |
Why did John throw in the towel? |
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Lugnut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
1. It sure did. |
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vireo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
2. We're left to speculate |
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Catchawave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
3. He was "standing in the way of two historic candidates" and was pushed out. |
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Ninga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 11:37 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. He stepped aside, willingly or not, and it is not clear to me, to what end. |
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waiting for hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 08:33 PM Response to Reply #4 |
44. Ninga honey - |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-22-08 11:28 AM Response to Reply #44 |
57. The most disturbing thing to me is that whatever pressures JRE was under |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
5. i was in Columbia SC and at the post primary rally with John.. |
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Ninga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 12:34 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. fly, at my own expense, I went to Charleston to work for Edwards the week before the SC primary. |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 12:50 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. oh wow you prob met a lady i worked with in Iowa..she was over in Charleston as well |
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balantz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 12:59 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. How will we ever find out? |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 01:24 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. I think the truth will come out one day.And if this thing blows up, maybe sooner rather than later/ |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 01:42 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. maybe a book? who knows..most sleep with that info forever!! eom |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 01:49 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. I also ask about Mario Cuomo and why he "stepped down". They say he was on a plane to announce |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 02:03 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. as a flight crew i was dead heading one time a few years ago now..and |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 01:20 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Fly and Ninga, I have had the opportunity to meet with John many times and |
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balantz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 01:42 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Saracat, what do you mean by "this nomination might blow up in our faces"? |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 01:46 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Just that there is more to Obama than is seen and he is NOT |
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balantz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 01:56 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Oh, gotcha! |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 01:57 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. yep and suposedly ..it is big..and do not think the RNC won't use it!! eom |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 01:54 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. i have heard the "blow up in our faces " stuff too..and i wondered in Iowa who will tell the story? |
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balantz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 02:08 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Sounds like some of you who worked hard for Edwards |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:15 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. I understand there was a LOT of that going on and I find it odd that it isn't being addressed |
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balantz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:16 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. THAT is a big question! |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:32 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Everyone it seems. There was apost earlier about the Obama campaign |
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balantz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:54 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Oh I read that one. |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 06:18 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. can you send me a link to that thread? thanks!! eom |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 06:23 PM Response to Reply #22 |
32. me either...and there are Lawyers that know and media ..and yet crickets...eom.. |
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Ninga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 02:48 PM Response to Reply #9 |
21. Right now, the ticking clock is our biggest enemy. The longer this mess goes on, November is |
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Hermes Daughter (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 01:31 AM Response to Reply #9 |
39. I agree it doesn't make sense |
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ChiciB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 02:00 PM Response to Reply #9 |
42. I'm Bitter & Cynical... Don't Know About Vindictive... But I Sure Feel |
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Ninga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 01:22 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. I met an attorney from NC who had come down to Charleston to phone bank. |
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pamela (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:17 PM Response to Reply #7 |
24. Hey fly, |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:30 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Not Fly but I read this earlier and i really think this attempt to "poach' |
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pamela (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:46 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. No, I don't think it's the reason either... |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 06:22 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. you are right ..it is only a small piece of the puzzle..indeed the one Big lawyer i talked to |
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pamela (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 07:24 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. That's what struck me about this fly. |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 09:19 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. that i don't know..i have tried to not speculate..but i know that is hard.. |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 06:20 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. yep!! that is the one..thanks for the link..i just sent ti to several of the lawyers |
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dajoki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
34. I agree... |
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ChiciB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
35. I Really Want To Respond To This Here, But It May Not Be Popular.... |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 08:47 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. There is much truth in what you say.He was definately told he stood in the way of their, going to be |
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For PaisAn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 01:27 AM Response to Reply #35 |
38. You're 100% correct |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 02:15 AM Response to Reply #38 |
40. Exactly so. |
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ChiciB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 01:55 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. The Whole Speech Was "Contrived" For Him To Deliver! John Edwards |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 09:32 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. i have seen John do at least 30 speeches..i have never ever seen him use a script..ever.. |
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ChiciB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
43. Just Want To Add This Here... So Far He Hasn't Endorsed & I Read |
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travelpet (41 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 08:24 PM Response to Original message |
46. Just to throw in 2 cents here |
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balantz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 10:58 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. I think that many consider from what they have heard |
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travelpet (41 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 08:25 AM Response to Reply #47 |
48. In other words, you're saying |
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balantz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 09:15 AM Response to Reply #48 |
49. Not wanting to be judgemental.... |
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Ninga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 08:00 AM Response to Original message |
50. Unless I missed it.....I still do not understand why John did it. I have read lots of |
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travelpet (41 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 09:32 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. What's the point of putting your |
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Ninga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 11:07 PM Original message |
Your point is good, and well taken. However, my concern and questions run deep, and |
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Ninga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 11:07 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. n/t |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-21-08 12:57 PM Response to Reply #50 |
56. I'm not mad at him. I am disappointed and I would very much love to know |
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shimmergal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-20-08 03:48 AM Response to Original message |
53. I feel like I'm living in a nightmare, |
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Ninga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-20-08 08:37 AM Original message |
You feel it, because you are living a nightmare, as we all are. I may be the only |
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Ninga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-20-08 08:37 AM Original message |
dupe - sorry |
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Ninga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-20-08 08:37 AM Response to Reply #53 |
54. dupe - sorry |
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FlyingSquirrel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-20-08 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
55. One of four reasons, or perhaps a combination |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-22-08 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
58. Part of me is angry at JRE for quitting so suddenly without telling us why. |
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