for the Clintonites

[DCJenn]

From Newsweek:

http://www.newsweek.com/id/119010/page/1

Jenn

[PrincessFiona]

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yup...clearly the only thing that can save her is a revote in FL/MI and winning the popular vote.....

I remember when you....liked hillary.

[DCJenn]

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oh, I still LOVE my Hill. but I think Obama can take McCain and there are way too many people who viscerally hate her. If she wins, my #1 fear (and three aging Supremes...) are 4 more years of a Republican.

I used to really like McCain. But depending on whether he panders to the uber conservative, we have to face the fact that he or his VP may be picking three new Justices. Scary f-ing sheeat, man.


It's politics, it's not personal.

Jenn

[PrincessFiona]

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Well, I agree with you about McCain....I think he should have passed on the endorsement by Bush...

You know what they say...the dems like to fall in love with their candidates and the republicans like to line up behind them.

We're all just in an extended falling in love thing...one of our candidates will fall down...we'll all dust ourselves back up and those of us who have lost will start trying to find the love with the one left standing....

Kris

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Why is HRC spending time complementing McCain? How does that help ANYONE??

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a81/ko ... isNuts.flv

[GrayMatterWife]

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Why is HRC spending time complementing McCain? How does that help ANYONE??

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a81/ko ... isNuts.flv

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! All the true conservatives are this site are probably dying laughing at the unintended pun resulting from the spelling of "complimenting" as "complementing"!!! We are equally disgusted at the ways in which she complEments McCain. Truly.

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I'm so pleased that my spelling error could give you such joy, Abigail.

[Rapunzel]

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I'm so pleased that my spelling error could give you such joy, Abigail.

I don't get it.

I'm currently too lazy to roll out the old internet dictionary.

Sooooo.... What's the diff between compliment and complement???

[mommax3]

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Complement: Something that fills up, completes, or makes perfect OR one of two mutually completing parts

Compliment: an expression of esteem, respect, affection, or admiration

[Rapunzel]

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Ahhh, many thanks!

[PrincessFiona]

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I'm so pleased that my spelling error could give you such joy, Abigail.

Actually, I thought it was intentional...and...it fits either way!

[Flynn]

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I'm so pleased that my spelling error could give you such joy, Abigail.

Actually, I thought it was intentional...and...it fits either way!

I thought it was intentional too!

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Will Rush Limbaugh Be Indicted for Voter Fraud?

http://www.alternet.org/democracy/80392/?page=1

[GrayMatterWife]

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I'm so pleased that my spelling error could give you such joy, Abigail.

Actually, I thought it was intentional...and...it fits either way!

I wasn't sure if it was intentional or not, really...I guess I made the assumption it was a misspelling, but I hadn't really thought it through, I guess. But, either way, it worked!

(I wasn't meaning to make fun of it, if it was a spelling error. I am the LAST person who should make fun of other's spelling inadvertences. I am a...tarable spillar.)

[GrayMatterWife]

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Will Rush Limbaugh Be Indicted for Voter Fraud?

http://www.alternet.org/democracy/80392/?page=1

Based on this article, no. The article suggests no legal ground for charging him with a crime. Even assuming the article is correct (that voters who are Reps committed perjury by swearing affiliation with the Dems in order to vote in the Dem primary), Limbaugh didn't commit a crime by telling people to break the law. Or by advising them how to break the law. As long as he didn't offer anyone anything of value to do it, or otherwise facilitate the perjury or conspire with voters, or act as an accessory to the voters (and, by those terms, I mean in a criminal legal context, not in a layman context), he's protected by the First Amendment. The final quotation pretty much sums up the weakness of the position that Limbaugh committed a crime: the commentator wants an investigation because Limbaugh "inspired" voter fraud. It's not a crime to inspire voter fraud. It's perfectly legal to be a criminal inspiration, as long as you don't in any way participate in the actual crime.

This article isn't very good in its legal analysis regarding how, exactly, Limbaugh could be charged. It seems really slanted, with not much substance on that issue (which is fine for editorializing and may play well if you're preaching to a receptive choir that would love to hear that message, but is not very helpful for real, substantive analysis). Personally, I would be interested in reading a less biased article that lays out an actual legal argument for charging Limbaugh (I don't know much about federal election law--maybe there is a ground to charge Limbaugh on, but it just wasn't competently addressed in this article).

My thoughts, by the way, are not an endorsement of Limbaugh's actions. From the beginning, I went on record here saying this was a bad idea. If not illegal (which, in Ohio, unlike in Texas, it apparently may have been), it is certainly poor sportsmanship. Let the Dems pick who they want to run.

Based on what I read in this article, I don't think it's any more likely that Limbaugh would be charged with a crime than it is that Obama's preacher's church is at risk of losing its tax exempt status for its preacher improperly endorsing a candidate from the pulpit. Neither man acted admirably in skirting the law, but neither will suffer any repercussions. But both Obama and McCain should make clear that they do not endorse their respective supporter's behavior. I mean, they are running for the position of the leader of the Executive Branch of the Federal government...the branch charged with enforcing laws...