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tpsbmam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 10:13 AM Original message |
Incredibly powerful NY Times Op-Ed: What Happened to Obama? |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
1. recommend |
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alberg (324 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 10:41 AM Response to Reply #1 |
18. Probably the best analysis I've read. |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 05:57 AM Response to Reply #18 |
111. Yes it is one of the best analysis. |
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cilla4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 09:16 AM Response to Reply #111 |
143. I hear you about "sequencing" |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 09:11 AM Response to Reply #18 |
172. Well done indeed |
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sabo_tabby (87 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 02:14 AM Response to Reply #1 |
87. I couldn't bear reading it after the fourth paragraph... |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 02:24 AM Response to Reply #87 |
91. What people are agreeing with is what they themselves |
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sabo_tabby (87 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 02:50 AM Response to Reply #91 |
93. You're proving my point... |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 04:19 AM Response to Reply #93 |
108. First of all, the author is well known. His political affiliations |
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BlueJac (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 08:21 AM Response to Reply #93 |
137. I can't stand behind Reaganomics...... |
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Leftist Agitator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 09:55 AM Response to Reply #93 |
149. You are a fucking retard. |
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mochajava666 (771 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 10:06 AM Response to Reply #149 |
151. +1 |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 07:02 PM Response to Reply #149 |
161. +2 |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 03:13 AM Response to Reply #91 |
96. You said that much more concisely than I did |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 04:28 AM Response to Reply #96 |
109. What you said was exactly right Tavalon. |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 03:46 AM Response to Reply #91 |
105. Well said. |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 04:43 PM Response to Reply #91 |
157. Yes, well said n/t |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 03:12 AM Response to Reply #87 |
95. Really? I mean, really? |
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Sam Fen (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 05:55 PM Response to Reply #87 |
175. Completely ridiculous |
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Raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
2. Beautifully written and very, very sad. n/t |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 03:18 AM Response to Reply #2 |
98. I originally read the article from your son's Facebook post |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
3. We wanted a Roosevelt |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 06:45 PM Response to Reply #3 |
54. I can't believe I bought that line HOPE. We voted for a democrat and got another republican |
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paparush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 07:13 AM Response to Reply #3 |
118. We were SOLD a Roosevelt |
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Leftist Agitator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 09:57 AM Response to Reply #3 |
150. "We GOT a Hoover" |
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Vinnie From Indy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
4. One might be led to believe that Obama was being "controlled" either willfully or not |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 10:27 AM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Neither of which are comforting thoughts....nt |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 10:11 PM Response to Reply #4 |
68. I agree, Obama is being "controlled" |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 02:06 AM Response to Reply #68 |
83. Before the election, Obama spoke about cutting entitlements .... |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 02:05 AM Response to Reply #4 |
82. OK ... but if that were true, wouldn't it be Obama's responsibility to resign ... or alert public? |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 07:51 AM Response to Reply #4 |
135. "Or, he simply made a deal with the powers that be to get elected and is a consumate liar." |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
5. It needed saying. +1 |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
6. I really think that Obama is like our other outsider President - |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
7. The killer paragraph, the coup de grace as it were, comes on |
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dgibby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 10:35 AM Response to Reply #7 |
14. Reminds me of a student taking a multiple choice exam. |
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timtom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 12:23 PM Response to Reply #7 |
34. I love your last sentence! |
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blank space (266 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 06:37 PM Response to Reply #7 |
51. Obama was a leader who got behind the working class |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 06:46 PM Response to Reply #51 |
55. He's not going to fail in the primary and he will almost certainly |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 03:20 AM Response to Reply #51 |
99. You think someone is going to primary him? |
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messiah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 06:16 AM Response to Reply #51 |
112. He got behind the working class? |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 06:53 PM Response to Reply #7 |
56. We both know why he is unwilling to do that |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 03:15 AM Response to Reply #7 |
97. That is the absolute truth |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 03:34 AM Response to Reply #7 |
102. Obama may know things which make him afraid |
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vi5 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 07:48 AM Response to Reply #102 |
134. Funny, I heard the same thing... |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 09:19 AM Response to Reply #102 |
144. Harry S. Truman said it best: "If you can't stand the heat, get out |
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BetsysGhost (176 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 10:25 AM Response to Reply #102 |
152. Twice and he said "Sacred" |
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Pooka Fey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
8. Not necessarily an FDR. Just a leader with a moral compass. |
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Lindsay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
9. Wish I could do more than just k&r. |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
10. Incredibly |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 10:44 AM Response to Reply #10 |
22. did Obama veto the republican bill?????? ummm, no nt |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 10:51 AM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Um |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 10:46 AM Response to Reply #10 |
24. "easy to keep ignoring what the prez says" ? ....... b/c his actions never/rarely match his promises |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 10:57 AM Response to Reply #24 |
27. Yeah, |
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trud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 06:40 AM Response to Reply #27 |
114. ProSense |
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hulka38 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 04:37 PM Response to Reply #24 |
40. You've zoomed in on the main point imo. |
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chervilant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 08:30 PM Response to Reply #40 |
61. + a gazillion |
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roxiejules (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 11:20 PM Response to Reply #40 |
168. Obama says he is "pivoting to jobs" now that the debt ceiling compromise was reached. |
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animato (126 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 01:53 PM Response to Reply #10 |
35. The article waxes nostalgic about another time and place. Obama is dealing with reality right now |
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mazzarro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 07:30 PM Response to Reply #35 |
58. What reality? |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 02:08 AM Response to Reply #35 |
84. Reality is now that Obama has put crooks in charge of the economy .... |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 03:22 AM Response to Reply #35 |
100. No he isn't |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 05:21 AM Response to Reply #35 |
110. lol |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 07:40 AM Response to Reply #35 |
132. You are correct. |
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Duct Tape (117 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 03:52 AM Response to Reply #132 |
179. Enough with the simpleton crap. Please. |
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on point (613 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 11:05 PM Response to Reply #10 |
72. I agree. Its clear Obama is a conservative repuke who stands for killing the new deal |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 02:03 AM Response to Reply #72 |
81. +1000% -- and I don't intend to give Obama another 4 years to do it -- !! |
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animato (126 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 11:17 AM Response to Reply #81 |
155. I DON'T INTEND TO GIVE OBAMA - WHAT? YOU WANT ROMNEY? PERRY? |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 09:59 PM Response to Reply #155 |
163. More fear-based thinking ...? Let's try for a NON-corporate candidate -- Sen. Bernie Sanders!! |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 11:26 PM Response to Reply #10 |
73. yes but he keeps appointing Republicans. nm |
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Angry Dragon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 01:20 AM Response to Reply #10 |
78. I disagree |
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GOTV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 07:29 AM Response to Reply #10 |
126. Yeah, so silly to ignore what the president says for what he does ... |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
12. The defenders of BO are strangely silent before the magisterial |
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Newsjock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 10:38 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Trust me, the defenders are out in force |
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elias7 (913 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 09:58 PM Response to Reply #16 |
66. Engaging in Luntz-speak? |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 07:30 AM Response to Reply #16 |
127. Paranoid much? |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 10:46 AM Response to Reply #12 |
23. Hmmmm? |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 07:43 PM Response to Reply #12 |
60. It's a fair and measured profile of the President's shortcomings |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 07:29 AM Response to Reply #12 |
125. "defenders of BO"... |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 09:21 AM Response to Reply #125 |
146. Buh-bye - n/t |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 09:46 AM Response to Reply #146 |
148. Going away, are you? |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
13. It needs to be pointed out that FDR came *this* close to being over thown by a coup |
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MouseFitzgerald (208 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 05:36 PM Response to Reply #13 |
46. So important |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 02:11 AM Response to Reply #46 |
85. Interesting ... |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 09:10 PM Response to Reply #13 |
63. FDR "welcoomed the hatred" of those who wanted to destroy him and the country |
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Cherchez la Femme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 11:08 AM Response to Reply #13 |
154. Why does that need to be pointed out? |
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Loge23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
15. Best I've seen in the NYT in a while. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 02:13 AM Response to Reply #15 |
86. As long as Goldman Sachs/Wall Street are happy with Obama .... |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 03:38 AM Original message |
Leave Michelle out of this. |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
17. Mr. Westen, thank-you. |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 05:39 PM Response to Reply #17 |
47. I think that would be Dr. Westen. |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
19. Great read. Wonder why the NYT allowed it to go to print. (nt) |
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otohara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 11:12 AM Response to Reply #19 |
29. Why Is That? |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 02:16 AM Response to Reply #19 |
88. Was wondering the same thing -- they indicated about 7-8 years ago that |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
20. Interesting that he contrasts Obama's first inaugural with FDR's second |
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COLGATE4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
21. K&R. A very important piece. |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
25. The 2 saddest words in the article |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
28. He honestly believes that today's rightwing can be "worked -with" |
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cilla4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
30. So which is it? |
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cilla4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
31. I also must add - |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 04:41 PM Response to Reply #31 |
41. I'm happy for you. I'm also content knowing he may not be |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 07:24 PM Response to Reply #31 |
57. I know how you feel |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 03:28 AM Response to Reply #31 |
101. It broke a dam in me, but I don't feel peace yet |
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cilla4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 09:12 AM Response to Reply #101 |
142. Wow, I'm so sorry - |
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Little Star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
32. Great Times Op-Ed! Thanks for posting. k&r |
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aquamarina (772 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
33. Stunningly spot on. |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
36. Amazing paragraphs: |
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highplainsdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
37. K&R |
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rbilick (11 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
38. Cut him some slack |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 04:43 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. Nobody wants to see that. It's just not his time. I hope the |
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MrMickeysMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 09:55 PM Response to Reply #38 |
65. Welcome to DU, but I must tell you something... |
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jzodda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
39. Wow an amazing read |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 04:52 PM Response to Reply #39 |
44. I found it depressing in some ways - |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 03:38 AM Original message |
Counterpoint |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 03:38 AM Response to Reply #39 |
103. Counterpoint |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
43. K & R |
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Jim Lane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
45. It's an insightful analysis of the problem caused by Obama's temperament. |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
48. As previously..... |
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certainot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
49. what happened to him? same thing that happened to clinton, gore and kerry and hundreds of other dems |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 02:18 AM Response to Reply #49 |
89. And 20 years of Koch Bros. funding the DLC had nothing to do with impact on party of elected Dems? |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 03:40 AM Response to Reply #89 |
104. Well, now, there's an inconvenient truth! |
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certainot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 07:32 AM Response to Reply #89 |
128. koch's and dlc's best tool is RW talk radio- stupidly ignored by the left- nothing has been more |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 09:56 PM Response to Reply #128 |
162. Don't think that rw radio is ignored by the left -- certainly not by voters on the left -- |
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certainot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 10:58 PM Response to Reply #162 |
165. there is no transcript database/record so what they're saying can't be searched and read |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 11:05 PM Response to Reply #165 |
166. There certainly are people monitoring rw radio -- it's reported on daily ..... |
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certainot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 11:19 PM Response to Reply #166 |
167. IMO strategies need to pressure the stations. not the individual talkers |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 12:31 AM Response to Reply #167 |
169. They have gone after the sponsors -- |
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certainot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 08:17 AM Response to Reply #169 |
171. earth can't wait for legislative fixes that are impossible anyway as long as the monopoly is |
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burrowowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 06:32 PM Response to Original message |
50. Very good OpEd |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
52. KR -- back later to read |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
53. I still suspect that he is trying as much as possible to do stuff we want and need |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 09:12 PM Response to Reply #53 |
64. No, he's not though |
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mwb970 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 06:45 AM Response to Reply #53 |
116. He's kowtowing to enemies of the state. |
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democrank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
59. K & R |
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Dystopian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
62. KandR |
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chervilant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
67. Are we FINALLY getting a clue? |
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orbitalman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
69. K & R |
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elias7 (913 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
70. Interesting counter to the NYT piece. |
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hulka38 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 11:34 PM Response to Reply #70 |
75. We're not all on the same side here. |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 01:57 AM Response to Reply #70 |
80. Very interesting counter, I'd say |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 03:53 AM Response to Reply #80 |
107. Who do we want making those nominations, Karl Rove or Barack Obama? |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 05:27 PM Response to Reply #107 |
158. I'd love for Howard to be inelgible for that |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 06:36 PM Response to Reply #158 |
159. A actually know some of ;your history with Howard, that's why I mentioned |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 10:40 PM Response to Reply #159 |
164. While I was with him |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 10:05 AM Response to Reply #164 |
173. Howard Dean is a good man |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 03:29 PM Response to Reply #173 |
174. Perhaps a little too good? Maybe so |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 01:39 AM Response to Reply #174 |
177. You may not need the obligatory statement but many a discussion |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 02:34 AM Response to Reply #177 |
178. If he had been elected president in 2004 |
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watajob (253 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
71. Magnificently said... |
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HDPaulG (221 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 11:28 PM Response to Original message |
74. His conviction's and spine were removed.... |
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Roselma (297 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 11:57 PM Response to Original message |
76. Somebody disagrees - with examples: |
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Cherchez la Femme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 11:25 AM Response to Reply #76 |
156. Ah yes, the typical villian: he Hedges & Avoids Conflict! |
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seeker4ever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 12:28 AM Response to Original message |
77. Reality! The First Step to Recovery? Admit Obama and the Democrats Have Problems... BIG ONES! |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 01:46 AM Response to Original message |
79. Yes. This rings very true but also indicates that we are in for... |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 07:27 AM Response to Reply #79 |
122. By 2016 we'll be lucky if we're not all learning Mandarin. NTTABT. |
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Firebrand Gary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 02:21 AM Response to Original message |
90. I refuse to give up on this President. |
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chervilant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 01:12 AM Response to Reply #90 |
170. Oh, good! |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 02:38 AM Response to Original message |
92. Thank you -- they happily attacked him for his attacks on Social Security/Medicare .... |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 02:53 AM Response to Original message |
94. You picked well |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 03:51 AM Response to Original message |
106. "his stories virtually always lack one element: the villain who caused the problem" |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 07:36 AM Response to Reply #106 |
130. Oh, but that would be too much like engaging "the battles of the 60's." |
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Evasporque (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 06:19 AM Response to Original message |
113. Farmers > Industrial Workers > Consumers > ? |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 06:45 AM Response to Original message |
115. This guy really nailed it. What a heartbreaker. |
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Billsmile (63 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 07:11 AM Response to Original message |
117. Obama acting like his Senate Mentor |
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DWilliamsamh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 07:22 AM Response to Original message |
119. Afriend of mine who really stays away from politics |
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sparky58 (7 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 07:24 AM Response to Original message |
120. Obama the disapointer |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 07:27 AM Response to Reply #120 |
124. Hey there. Welcome to DU! |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 07:25 AM Response to Original message |
121. FDR had his own wealth; he had no need or desire to please the wealthy. End of story. |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 07:27 AM Response to Original message |
123. Nothing happened to him. He was a timid corporate centrist during the campaign. |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 07:33 AM Response to Original message |
129. If only President Obama had told more, and better, stories, we wouldn't be in this mess. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 07:38 AM Response to Reply #129 |
131. You think FDR's achievements were due to "BETTER STORIES"???? Try "MORE GUTS." |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 07:43 AM Response to Reply #131 |
133. Did you read Westen's piece? |
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seafan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 08:13 AM Response to Original message |
136. This piece will be preserved in history books. |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 09:20 AM Response to Reply #136 |
145. "a failure in storytelling" |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 08:32 AM Response to Original message |
138. Nothing happened to Obama. |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 06:05 PM Response to Reply #138 |
176. CORRECT |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
139. This is so very depressing, but all too true. n/t |
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Stellar (251 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
140. I'll be voting for the President again... |
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Che Billy (43 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
141. Obama's legacy |
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a2liberal (381 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
147. K&R (n/t) |
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ejbr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 10:32 AM Response to Original message |
153. k & r !! n/t |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
160. K & R |
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