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Obama may have already triggered ideological quake in Ill. GOP
McClatchy Newspapers ^ | September 27, 2004 | Lawrence M. O'Rourke

Posted on 09/28/2004 3:57:34 PM PDT by MikeJ75

Edited on 09/29/2004 7:27:03 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Barack Obama, a little-known state senator from Chicago's South Side, shot to public notice this summer when he keynoted the Democratic National Convention in Boston.

Now Obama stands on the edge of election by a landslide to the U.S. Senate. He would become the first black male Democrat elected to the Senate, and overnight he could become a party heavyweight.


(Excerpt) Read more at knoxstudio.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: electionussenate; keyes; obama; wishfulthinking
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To: unspun

Obama, according to one published poll, has pulled to a nearly 3-to-1 lead over Keyes.



Howard Dean, according to one published poll, has pulled to a nearly 3-to-1 lead over Kerry.

Want to talk about POLLS????????????????????????


41 posted on 09/29/2004 1:38:37 PM PDT by chicagolady (Mexican Elite say: EXPORT Poverty Let the American Taxpayer foot the bill !)
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To: Forgiven_Sinner
I'll keep praying

Prayer helps ... so does knocking on doors, registering voter, and myriad other things that might occupy your time.

42 posted on 09/29/2004 2:47:43 PM PDT by TheRightGuy (ERROR CODE 018974523: Random Tagline Compiler Failure)
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To: egarvue
Couldn't have said it better myself. And for those who are hip-hooraying this, us people who live in this state would rather it not end up like California, thank you very much.

You mean California, where liberal 'purists' run almost everything?

When you figure out how 'purists' from the other side manage to get into power, while we wring our hands about 'purists' on our side, let me know.

43 posted on 09/29/2004 2:59:53 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: chicagolady; Admin Moderator; RedBloodedAmerican; Chad Fairbanks; Doohickey; ...
Obama, according to one published poll, has pulled to a nearly 3-to-1 lead over Keyes. Howard Dean, according to one published poll, has pulled to a nearly 3-to-1 lead over Kerry. Want to talk about POLLS????????????????????????

What is amazing is that in FreeRepublic.com, no less, and after all the warnings, there are those who must hate Alan Keyes so much, they campaign against him, right along with anti-American Barack Obama and the DU-types.

They engage and distract conservatives from campaigning for our conservative candidates. They despoil a thread intended by a conservative, to encourage other conservatives, to campaign for a conservative, against an extreme liberal

Isn't there a rule against that? Something about being a troller or disruptor?

Very sad, for them.

44 posted on 09/29/2004 7:00:52 PM PDT by unspun (RU working your precinct, churchmembers, etc. 4 good votes? | Not "Unspun w/ AnnaZ" but I appreciate)
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To: chicagolady; Admin Moderator; RedBloodedAmerican; Chad Fairbanks; Doohickey; ...

They despoil a thread intended by a conservative, to encourage other conservatives, to campaign for a conservative, against an extreme liberal:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1229892/posts?page=273


45 posted on 09/29/2004 7:02:19 PM PDT by unspun (RU working your precinct, churchmembers, etc. 4 good votes? | Not "Unspun w/ AnnaZ" but I appreciate)
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To: unspun
and after all the warnings

How very anti-Free Speech of you.

46 posted on 09/29/2004 7:08:36 PM PDT by Howlin (What's the Font Spacing, Kenneth?)
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To: unspun; malakhi

Funny, different people's perspectives. I kind of thought that thread went downhill when a Keyes supporter told someone to go to hell for asking a question that required a 'yes or no' answer.

Not only are we expected to STHU, we are also expected to take that kind of treatment and not respond - and now you find it appropriate to ping a mod to the thread to try to get people suspended or banned, but not a WORD about that sort of abuse.

Naturally.


47 posted on 09/29/2004 7:13:58 PM PDT by DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet (The police never think it's as funny as you do.)
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To: DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet
when a Keyes supporter told someone to go to hell

I always find that sort of behavior disturbing from someone who is claiming to be a Christian supporting the Christian candidate...

48 posted on 09/29/2004 7:19:05 PM PDT by Amelia
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To: chainsaw
"Lets face it Keyes shot his mouth off the first day on the campaign trail and lost the race all by himself."

Yeah, and so had Custer at Little Big Horn.

49 posted on 09/29/2004 7:19:31 PM PDT by F16Fighter
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To: DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet; Howlin; Chad Fairbanks; RedBloodedAmerican; Doohickey
Not only are we expected to STHU, we are also expected to take that kind of treatment and not respond - and now you find it appropriate to ping a mod to the thread to try to get people suspended or banned, but not a WORD about that sort of abuse.

I don't know of the incident you mentioned and it doesn't matter.

Pinging admin and JR doesn't mean I'm seeking nor have the power to call for anyone's banishment.

I'm simply pointing out that it is very unwise, counterproductive, and just about surreal, to campaign against conservatives (and therefore, the conservative cause) on a conservative site --unless one wants to be disruptive of these.

50 posted on 09/29/2004 7:19:50 PM PDT by unspun (RU working your precinct, churchmembers, etc. 4 good votes? | Not "Unspun w/ AnnaZ" but I appreciate)
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To: unspun

You are quite the drama queen.


51 posted on 09/29/2004 7:24:03 PM PDT by Howlin (What's the Font Spacing, Kenneth?)
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To: DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet

Bet if I told you, or if I told a Keyesian the same thing, it would be NukeRBA time!


52 posted on 09/29/2004 7:25:45 PM PDT by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: unspun; DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet; Howlin; Chad Fairbanks; RedBloodedAmerican; Doohickey

"I don't know of the incident you mentioned and it doesn't matter" Then you didnt read the other thread and really dont know what the heck you are talking about, do you? Idiot.


53 posted on 09/29/2004 7:26:42 PM PDT by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: Howlin

Queen? Are they a she or are they a you know....Cheney-type.


54 posted on 09/29/2004 7:27:22 PM PDT by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: unspun

Snivel if you will, but Keyes is still a carpetbagger that allowed himself to become a quota black in this race.


55 posted on 09/29/2004 7:28:21 PM PDT by Doohickey ("This is a hard and dirty war, but when it's over, nothing will ever be too difficult again.”)
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To: RedBloodedAmerican

Dunno. Don't much care; it sure fits though.


56 posted on 09/29/2004 7:29:01 PM PDT by Howlin (What's the Font Spacing, Kenneth?)
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To: RedBloodedAmerican; DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet; Howlin; Chad Fairbanks; Doohickey
"I don't know of the incident you mentioned and it doesn't matter" Then you didnt read the other thread and really dont know what the heck you are talking about, do you? Idiot.

I am talking about your mockery of conservative(s) and/or FReepers seeking to encourage each other in our efforts for a conservative who is campaigning against an extreme liberal --in the state of Illinois.

If someone got so annoyed at this that he typed some outburst, it shows how irritating and revolting that is.

57 posted on 09/29/2004 7:30:21 PM PDT by unspun (RU working your precinct, churchmembers, etc. 4 good votes? | Not "Unspun w/ AnnaZ" but I appreciate)
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To: Libloather
Obama is pro-life. That means he may have already triggered an ideological quake in Illinois RATS - eh?

The list of formerly pro-life Democrats is a rather long one.

I would be beyond shocked were he to not have a "change of heart" on the issue after he is elected.
58 posted on 09/29/2004 7:30:29 PM PDT by swilhelm73 ("I think you can be an honest person and lie about any number of things" -- Dan Rather)
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To: unspun
I don't know of the incident you mentioned and it doesn't matter.

Translation: You didn't read the thread you're complaining about and pinging the A/M to.

It matters to me, because that sort of abusive language is the only reason I posted on the thread in the first place. If you're going to try to accuse me of some sort of wrong-doing, at least have the decency to put it in context.

59 posted on 09/29/2004 7:32:15 PM PDT by DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet (The police never think it's as funny as you do.)
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To: unspun

Funny. How do you know it was a "he" if you didn't read it?


60 posted on 09/29/2004 7:32:43 PM PDT by RedBloodedAmerican
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