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Posted on 07/29/2004 9:44:14 AM PDT by Iron Eagle
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Again -- I would not wait for the news story to break, but I find the source to have some good info from time to time. And, while I do not sit at any of these meetings, I do have some wonderful sources and contact through my years of involvement as a candidate and strategist with the party.
I don't think its true, but as a political junkie, I think it is interesting. Here is why:
1) Powell will be well-received by independents and swing dems.
2) Powell becomes first Black VP (Republican)
3) By not running in 08, Powell might appease pro-life Republican base.
4) By shifting Cheney to intelligence czar, Cheney is where Bush wants him, and Prez can claim no dump -- but rather shift to critical job.
To: Iron Eagle
Fascinating, I'll give you that . . .
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posted on
07/29/2004 9:45:51 AM PDT
by
LikeLight
(__________________________)
To: Iron Eagle
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posted on
07/29/2004 9:46:25 AM PDT
by
theDentist
("John Kerry changes positions more often than a Nevada prostitute.")
To: Iron Eagle
It is certainly an interesting scenario... and one shocking enough the take the wind out of the post-convention sails of Kerry.
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posted on
07/29/2004 9:46:39 AM PDT
by
Lunatic Fringe
(John F-ing Kerry??? NO... F-ING... WAY!!!)
To: Iron Eagle
Interesting....probably not true, but interesting
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posted on
07/29/2004 9:46:48 AM PDT
by
SC_Republican
(unfortunately my first name is Kerry...)
To: Iron Eagle
I always thought Cheney would be a good choice to replace Tenet at the CIA. Not that it's gonna happen, though.
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posted on
07/29/2004 9:46:55 AM PDT
by
jalisco555
("The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity." W. B. Yeats)
To: Iron Eagle
Nothing like a good rumor to mull over at lunch.
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posted on
07/29/2004 9:47:20 AM PDT
by
IRhino
To: Iron Eagle
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posted on
07/29/2004 9:47:25 AM PDT
by
rabidralph
(If you can read this tagline, then stop.)
To: Iron Eagle
True or not an excelent idea.
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posted on
07/29/2004 9:47:25 AM PDT
by
Moleman
To: Iron Eagle
I can't wait to read the interesting comments on THIS thread!
Ann Coulter says of the Democrats...
"Democrats are representative of the nation only if the nation we're talking about is Brazil. For Democrats, there is only the maid and millionaires."
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posted on
07/29/2004 9:47:28 AM PDT
by
buffyt
(Democrats are representative of the nation only if the nation we're talking about is Brazil.)
To: Iron Eagle
BREAKING HEADLINE: Jimmy Carter is a liberal-leftist. Film at 11. We now rejoin our current rumor in progress.
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posted on
07/29/2004 9:47:37 AM PDT
by
RetiredArmy
(The time is coming for all true Patriots to rise up and take back this Republic!)
To: Iron Eagle
And Mr. Cheney would have incredible power, and no one to report to....sounds like a good deal.....for Cheney.
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posted on
07/29/2004 9:47:37 AM PDT
by
stuartcr
To: LikeLight
Yes, fascinating is the word. Intriguing, is another that is apropos.
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posted on
07/29/2004 9:47:43 AM PDT
by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
To: Iron Eagle
(1) Putting in Powell as VP candidate will be perceived as just a vote-getting ploy.
(2) Putting in a VP who supports the murder of unborn children will be a vote losing ploy.
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posted on
07/29/2004 9:47:54 AM PDT
by
wideawake
(God bless our brave soldiers and their Commander in Chief)
To: Iron Eagle
And then he suggests Bill Clinton for Secretary of State?
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posted on
07/29/2004 9:47:54 AM PDT
by
MarkeyD
(<a href="http:\\www.michaelmoore.com>Maggot</a>)
To: Iron Eagle
I hear The Yankees are going to wind up with Cheney before the trading deadline expires.
Cheney and Randy Johnson.
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posted on
07/29/2004 9:47:57 AM PDT
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: Iron Eagle
It would be better to make the shift, if it comes, after the election. This would be an ideal time to bring Powell in. The Democrats would have to confirm Powell.
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posted on
07/29/2004 9:48:05 AM PDT
by
U S Army EOD
(John Kerry, the mother of all flip floppers.)
To: Iron Eagle
There's been stuff like that floating around in the past few weeks. The way it usually works is someone who thinks "I bet they dump Cheney", then reads the 9/11 report and says "wow, that would be a perfect way to ease out Cheney, make him intelligence czar". Then that person thinks "okay, who would they get to replace Cheney? Powell would probably be the best choice, but they'd have to persuade them".
Then that person talks to someone else "hey, you know, maybe they're setting up Cheney to be intelligence czar and then they could put Powell on the ticket".
A couple more iterations and it becomes a hot rumor that Powell's been persuaded to replace Cheney on the ticket. Your source certainly isn't making things up, it's just that there may be a pretty mundane origin to this story.
To: Iron Eagle
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posted on
07/29/2004 9:48:27 AM PDT
by
js1138
(In a minute there is time, for decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse. J Forbes Kerry)
To: jalisco555
I always thought Cheney would be a good choice to replace Tenet at the CIA. Not that it's gonna happen, though. I'm thinking Guiliani or Zell Miller for CIA...
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posted on
07/29/2004 9:49:08 AM PDT
by
kevkrom
(My handle is "kevkrom", and I approved this post.)
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