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Today in 'The Friends You Keep' | 44 comments (44 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: 50 States minus Florida & Michigan? (none / 0)

i'd count Florida & give Michigan's Uncommitted a do-over. imho, FL & MI didn't anticipate The Mod Squad, but hindsight makes the DNC calendar seem almost prescient.

by northanger on Tue Feb 12th, 2008 at 02:47:06 AM EST
[ Parent ]

No whining and No delegates and No excuses! (none / 0)

Clinton will lie, cheat, and steal to get those delegates and we ought not let her. What will she do? Stamp her feet? Cry. Again?

The states agreed to the primary/caucus calendar. That was a contract. Florida and Michigan chose to break the contract despite being told that the penalty was no delegates. Their decision.

Clinton left her name on the Florida ballot when Obama removed his. Her decision to break the contract. To lie. Why penalize Obama for keeping his word? Why reward Clinton for cheating?

And now she'll make excuse after excuse after excuse for why she is not raising money, why she is losing proper elections, and why she is losing delegates. Bull shit.

"In it to win it!" is a pitiful attempt at self-aggrandisement compared to "Yes. We. Can!"

No dynasties! No entitlement! No more Bushes or Clintons running for anything, ever again. They want to be third world dictators, they can simply move to the third world. And no more sorry excuses, either.

If she had the grace of a true leader, she'd recognize the major groundswell of new voters and step aside for the good of the Party and the Country. Unfortunately she has the greed and ego and self-centeredness of someone intent upon power and power alone.

Naked ambition is no reason to let her have bogus delegates from an unfought state, much less 2 of them.

I will NOT vote for Clinton.

by hauksdottir on Tue Feb 12th, 2008 at 05:59:32 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Fine -- I get that. I'm a rule player (none / 0)

Fine -- I get that. I'm a rule player

But what about all those REGULAR people in Florida & Michigan?

They didn't have ANY say about this. Are we really going to send a Democratic candidate to campaign in those states come November after not seating there Delegates?

We're just supposed to explain that they shouldn't have voted so early? And rules are rules?

Look, I'm a librarian -- no one believes in rules more than me. But alienating -- almost writing off two major states in the 50/50 electoral college is flat-out stupid.

Eat 4 Today: Just today I'm not going to take seconds & not eating between meals

by katiebird (katieremovebird@everestkc.net) on Tue Feb 12th, 2008 at 08:01:14 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Fine -- I get that. I'm a rule player (none / 0)

to be fair, hauksdottir is also REGULAR people & has a valid complaint.

fortunately, i'm not on the DNC. but i hope they have the wisdom of solomon on this one.

by northanger on Tue Feb 12th, 2008 at 11:03:55 AM EST
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The Mod Squad (none / 0)

LOL...I'm so gonna see if my husband would photoshop me that one.

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by fabooj (fabooj [at} mail [dot} com) on Tue Feb 12th, 2008 at 09:20:19 AM EST
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Re: The Mod Squad (none / 0)

LOL, please send it to me if he does it. i'd love to see it.

by northanger on Tue Feb 12th, 2008 at 11:10:43 AM EST
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Know what's funny (none / 0)

That's should have told how this election was going to play out. We all know Linc and Julie, but what was the white guy's name? Pete? John Edwards?

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by fabooj (fabooj [at} mail [dot} com) on Tue Feb 12th, 2008 at 11:26:57 AM EST
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Re: Know what's funny (none / 0)

Michael - Julie - Linc. forgot what color Captain Greer was. (my email: axisnorthanger<at>yahoo.dot.com).

by northanger on Tue Feb 12th, 2008 at 12:15:37 PM EST
[ Parent ]

It's Pete (none / 0)

Michael was the actor's name! HAHA...I can't believe I remember it and I wasn't even born when that show was on the air.

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by fabooj (fabooj [at} mail [dot} com) on Tue Feb 12th, 2008 at 01:13:20 PM EST
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my bad! (none / 0)

I can't believe I remember it and I wasn't even born when that show was on the air

stop rubbing it in you you you... young person! while i admit i messed up on the names i at least have direct experience of the show. so there.

by northanger on Tue Feb 12th, 2008 at 02:00:22 PM EST
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