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susankh4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-18-08 06:53 AM
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Under my Thumb? Disgruntled MA Dems.
" "A lot of women are not going to be quite so enthusiastic about the level and intensity and depth of their effort on behalf of Barack Obama, if indeed Florida is not counted in a timely manner. If that is being used to undermine the candidacy of Hillary Clinton, as generated by Howard Dean and his team, that is outrageous," said Pines.

Those are tough words from a lifelong Democrat, who backed Kennedy, camped out in Florida for Kerry, and worked the state convention floor for Patrick. They bring to mind another Stones classic, "Under My Thumb."

Kennedy, Kerry, and Patrick are mistaken if they believe all their female supporters can be counted on to stay there."



http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2008/04/17/still_no_satisfaction_for_clintons_sisterhood/
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Submariner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-18-08 07:04 AM
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1. They can go vote for McCain then who will appoint more right-wingnuts
to the SCOTUS to over turn Roe v. Wade. That would be a giant leap forward for women's freedom and right to choose.
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meegbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-18-08 07:21 AM
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3. Are you saying that if Obama wins the nomination ...
Hillary supporters should vote for McCain?
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Submariner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-18-08 07:26 AM
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4. That is what some disgruntled posters in GD:P have been stating
like cutting off their nose to spite their face.
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meegbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-18-08 08:34 AM
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6. Links?
I have it blocked and would like to see those (and their responses).
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Submariner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-18-08 09:38 AM
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8. links
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5368474

....Polls now show words from both camps are causing serious damage. An increasing number of Clinton supporters say they would not vote for Obama in November and vice versa.

According to a new Franklin & Marshall College poll of Pennsylvania voters, only 53 percent of Clinton backers say they'll vote for Obama should he become the nominee. Nineteen percent say they'll vote for McCain and 13 percent say they won't vote, the poll found.

The poll said that 60 percent of Obama backers said they would go for Clinton should she win the nomination, with 20 percent opting for McCain, and 3 percent saying they wouldn't vote at all....

http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=45...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=108x127776
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meegbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-18-08 11:09 AM
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10. Whoa!
Thanks. :hi:
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MethuenProgressive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-18-08 07:19 AM
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2. We in MA are well aware of how Axlerod products turn from Shiny to Shit.
Deval Patrick has been a dismal failure. His one last large goal, an attempt to force huge casinos into communities that didn't want them, failed on Beacon Hill. And the day of the vote, where was Deval? In New York City, negotiating a book deal on his life story.
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susankh4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-18-08 08:02 AM
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5. I was all set to retire to MA
Edited on Fri Apr-18-08 08:02 AM by susankh4
I really was! Looking at Revere Beach...

I have been watching the Deval circus (through the eyes of my son in Boston) and I am now not so sure....

This kind of shit makes me think Ohio isn't so bad. At least we know who our enemies are.

Kennedy.... Kerry.... Patrick.... what enablers.
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meegbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-18-08 08:34 AM
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7. Shit, I'd be your neighbor ...
Lynner here.
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Fearless Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-22-08 07:33 PM
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11. Do not claim to speak for everyone in MA
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Fearless Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-18-08 10:52 AM
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9. Anyone who says that they would vote for McCain or stay home...
Is no friend of the Democratic movement. No one who claims to be a Democrat and then works to Pearl Harbor its candidates is no friend to our movement.

And... for those who don't live in MA, let me explain the little Patrick v. State Legislature issue. For the past decade or two, the MA supermajority-led legislature has led this state. Republican candidate after republican candidate was elected governor so that they could continue to maintain their power over two branches of government. Democrats ran few strong candidates, purposfully. Then Patrick was elected, a vocal Democrat, and they are having a harder time trying to persuade people that they're right and the governor is wrong. Worse so for them, Patrick is actually trying to inact policies that do not go along with their plan for this state. The conflict is between old guard and new politics, if you will. Neither side is always right or always wrong. Nor are either side idiots, fools, stupid, or any other adjective of the like. This is a political power struggle and it is a shame that we can't all get along.

And to those who say Kennedy is off his nut, there's a group for people like you... please take a giant step to your right.
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