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abbazappa

Sacramento, CA

June 2006

JUN 06, 2008 10:45 AM

bean said:

bean said:
I just spent 3 minutes trying to figure out what your point was. It doesn't appear there was one, since those videos just told us things we already knew, much of which was already said in this thread. How about a little context next time, maybe a clue as to what it is you're asking us to watch, since embedded videos are stripped of even a title.

Sorry, didn't get allot of sleep . What I was showing that they did meet and seemed to have gotten along. This should be a clue that Hillary wont try to be a spoiler and will try to get all of her supporters to vote for Obama instead of voting for McCain and that there is a chance that the party will be united.

Ah, fair enough. I assumed that was common knowledge at this point, given the news about the email she sent to her supporters.

I am a bit behind of the Obama/Hillary news it seems.

I also think some people on this website and other places have taken the idea that Hillary Supporters will vote for McCain a bit too far. Democrats are 82% satisfied and 18% not satisfied with their candidate but this is from about two weeks ago (Obama was still the front runner). So at most 5% will vote for McCain. While independents are 44% satisfied with the crop of candidates and 55% not satisfied (Libertarians don't seem too happy about Bob Barr/Wayne Allen Root ticket). But McCain has the biggest trouble since for Republicans 24% are satisfied, and 76% are not satisfied. Although to be honest I am not sure where the polls where taken from since I read it on a talk show transcript but they seem about right.

suaveadonis

USA

January 2007

JUN 06, 2008 11:27 AM

coyotemike said:
Today's NYTimes Article

She says she will not pressure Obama to be the Veep, saying it is his decision alone.

But that still isn't saying she won't take it of offered.

I'm not sure how I would feel about her as the VP. Sure, she would bring many of her supporters with her, but if she isn't right for the Presidential job, how can she be right for the job one step away?

I would never vote for that ticket. It seems hypocritical since she is old school politics and he claims he is for change. I would offer her a cabinet post though, if that makes any sense, like Secretary of State. I think she would be good at that or perhaps something which covers health.

bean

STAFF

Los Angeles, CA

JUN 06, 2008 11:45 AM

abbazappa said:

bean said:

abbazappa said:

bean said:
I just spent 3 minutes trying to figure out what your point was. It doesn't appear there was one, since those videos just told us things we already knew, much of which was already said in this thread. How about a little context next time, maybe a clue as to what it is you're asking us to watch, since embedded videos are stripped of even a title.

Sorry, didn't get allot of sleep . What I was showing that they did meet and seemed to have gotten along. This should be a clue that Hillary wont try to be a spoiler and will try to get all of her supporters to vote for Obama instead of voting for McCain and that there is a chance that the party will be united.

Ah, fair enough. I assumed that was common knowledge at this point, given the news about the email she sent to her supporters.

I am a bit behind of the Obama/Hillary news it seems.

I also think some people on this website and other places have taken the idea that Hillary Supporters will vote for McCain a bit too far. Democrats are 82% satisfied and 18% not satisfied with their candidate but this is from about two weeks ago (Obama was still the front runner). So at most 5% will vote for McCain. While independents are 44% satisfied with the crop of candidates and 55% not satisfied (Libertarians don't seem too happy about Bob Barr/Wayne Allen Root ticket). But McCain has the biggest trouble since for Republicans 24% are satisfied, and 76% are not satisfied. Although to be honest I am not sure where the polls where taken from since I read it on a talk show transcript but they seem about right.

I don't pay any attention at all to national polls, since they're virtually meaningless with regard to the general presidential election, so I don't know how those numbers match up with recent stuff, but I do know that all of those crosstabs and trends are different depending on which state you're looking at, so it's not like one can draw any real conclusions on a national scale from them at this point.

Coyotemike

USA

May 2006

JUN 06, 2008 11:50 AM

bunky said:

coyotemike said:
Today's NYTimes Article

She says she will not pressure Obama to be the Veep, saying it is his decision alone.

But that still isn't saying she won't take it of offered.

I'm not sure how I would feel about her as the VP. Sure, she would bring many of her supporters with her, but if she isn't right for the Presidential job, how can she be right for the job one step away?

I would never vote for that ticket. It seems hypocritical since she is old school politics and he claims he is for change. I would offer her a cabinet post though, if that makes any sense, like Secretary of State. I think she would be good at that or perhaps something which covers health.

I think I'd rather she stay in the Senate as a strong supporter.

scylis

USA

November 2004

JUN 06, 2008 12:25 PM

coyotemike said:

bunky said:

coyotemike said:
Today's NYTimes Article

She says she will not pressure Obama to be the Veep, saying it is his decision alone.

But that still isn't saying she won't take it of offered.

I'm not sure how I would feel about her as the VP. Sure, she would bring many of her supporters with her, but if she isn't right for the Presidential job, how can she be right for the job one step away?

I would never vote for that ticket. It seems hypocritical since she is old school politics and he claims he is for change. I would offer her a cabinet post though, if that makes any sense, like Secretary of State. I think she would be good at that or perhaps something which covers health.

I think I'd rather she stay in the Senate as a strong supporter.

i'd like to be able to walk out of my place of employment after work tonight with a brand new, thousand dollar laptop that i didn't have to pay for. i'm not entirely confident in the likeliness of either happening.

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LostLucy

USA

December 2006

JUN 06, 2008 01:21 PM

People. She will NOT be VP.

Coyotemike

USA

May 2006

JUN 07, 2008 10:17 AM

She gave her speech, said to support Obama . . . and some of her crowd boo-ed her.

Sore losers.

Chainlink

Key West, FL

August 2005

JUN 07, 2008 10:26 AM

Not too bad a speech, I thought. Better late than never.

cthulhu

Miami Beach, FL

April 2008

JUN 10, 2008 01:27 PM

-Cthulhu

Coyotemike

USA

May 2006

JUN 10, 2008 01:31 PM

cthulhu said:

-Cthulhu

One thread already got locked because of things like this. Any chance of you getting it yet?

Quirky

Birmingham, AL

October 2005

JUN 10, 2008 01:31 PM

coyotemike said:
She gave her speech, said to support Obama . . . and some of her crowd boo-ed her.

Sore losers.

They'll be voting for McCain, because it's difficult to dissuade a sore loser with anything other than cheesecake.

ckdexterhaven

USA

December 2005

JUN 10, 2008 01:50 PM

I think cthulhu has a crush on Hillary. He just can't stop thinking about her.

He's never gonna give her up...

Never gonna say goodbye...

cthulhu

Miami Beach, FL

April 2008

JUN 12, 2008 02:17 PM

I really am not trying to anger anyone, I guess it is a feeble attempt to try to keep things lighthearted. I apologize and will refrain from doing so. The topic of discussion on this thread is about Hillary, if not, please believe I wouldn't bring her up. Thank god she's old news! By the way, that Rick shit is played out like trucker hats and what the media is now calling a "fist bump".

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June 2006

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Los Angeles, CA

JUN 06, 2008 11:45 AM

USA

May 2006

JUN 06, 2008 11:50 AM

USA

November 2004

JUN 06, 2008 12:25 PM

LostLucy

USA

December 2006

JUN 06, 2008 01:21 PM

USA

May 2006

JUN 07, 2008 10:17 AM

Key West, FL

August 2005

JUN 07, 2008 10:26 AM

Miami Beach, FL

April 2008

JUN 10, 2008 01:27 PM

USA

May 2006

JUN 10, 2008 01:31 PM

Quirky

Birmingham, AL

October 2005

JUN 10, 2008 01:31 PM

USA

December 2005

JUN 10, 2008 01:50 PM

Miami Beach, FL

April 2008

JUN 12, 2008 02:17 PM