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Barbour to back GOP in Iowa, N.H.
He's emerging as party leader
The Washington Times ^
| June 16, 2009
| Emily Wagster Pettus and Beth Fouhy
Posted on 06/16/2009 3:33:38 AM PDT by Scanian
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posted on
06/16/2009 3:33:38 AM PDT
by
Scanian
To: Scanian
I want to see FR reaction...will return later.
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posted on
06/16/2009 3:43:17 AM PDT
by
3D-JOY
To: 3D-JOY
The primary system needs a major overhaul...
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posted on
06/16/2009 3:46:29 AM PDT
by
who knows what evil?
(G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
To: 3D-JOY
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posted on
06/16/2009 3:47:05 AM PDT
by
Covenantor
("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
To: 3D-JOY
I thin that Haley’s only real problem is his old time Deep South accent. Not a problem for me, but he would have problems in northern climes.
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posted on
06/16/2009 3:47:11 AM PDT
by
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
("men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters." -- Edmund Burke)
To: Scanian
Good....The GOP must select a leader that appears on the radar screen....Michael Steele, so far has been stealth...
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posted on
06/16/2009 3:47:37 AM PDT
by
cbkaty
(I may not always post...but I am always here......)
To: Scanian
I think I will wait a while and pick my own candidate?
So far the Gop picks havent shown me a lot.
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posted on
06/16/2009 3:48:39 AM PDT
by
Venturer
To: Scanian
I like Haley. He is smart, articulate and does not back down.
To: 3D-JOY
From what I know of him, he seems like a decent addition to the field. But I have my eye on Palin and I can't imagine really caring about anyone else. Last time around I focused on Duncan Hunter until he dropped out. I reluctantly voted for McCain in the end. I won't be doing that again. If the GOP gives me a truly conservative candidate, I will vote for them. But my vote is no longer guaranteed for the GOP: I am prepared to sit at home, if the GOP establishment sets up a RINO for the final battle.
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posted on
06/16/2009 3:49:54 AM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(We are a ruled people, serfs to the Federal Oligarchy -- and the Tree of Liberty thirsts)
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
I thin that Haleys only real problem is his old time Deep South accent.That was my first thought....and I am Texan...so Haley sounds foreign to me...GRIN
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posted on
06/16/2009 3:50:04 AM PDT
by
cbkaty
(I may not always post...but I am always here......)
To: Loyal Buckeye
He is smart, articulate and does not back down.He is a bulldog....!
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posted on
06/16/2009 3:51:11 AM PDT
by
cbkaty
(I may not always post...but I am always here......)
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To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
I thin that Haleys only real problem is his old time Deep South accent. Not a problem for me, but he would have problems in northern climes.
Yes, I like the man, but I agree that his speaking style does not make a good first impression on northerners.
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posted on
06/16/2009 3:51:22 AM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
(we also have the duty to avoid prostituting our Catholic identity by appeals to phony dialogue)
To: cbkaty
>> Michael Steele, so far has been stealth...
Michael Steele would be an EXCELLENT (R) standard bearer, except for three things.
1) He has no brains
2) He has no skills
3) He has no principles
But hey, other than that...
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posted on
06/16/2009 3:52:37 AM PDT
by
Nervous Tick
(Stop dissing drunken sailors! At least they spend their OWN money.)
To: ClearCase_guy
>> From what I know of him, he seems like a decent addition to the field. But I have my eye on Palin and I can’t imagine really caring about anyone else. Last time around I focused on Duncan Hunter until he dropped out. I reluctantly voted for McCain in the end. I won’t be doing that again. If the GOP gives me a truly conservative candidate, I will vote for them. But my vote is no longer guaranteed for the GOP: I am prepared to sit at home, if the GOP establishment sets up a RINO for the final battle.
Except for the Hunter part (I supported Thompson early), I could have written that myself.
+1
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posted on
06/16/2009 3:54:53 AM PDT
by
Nervous Tick
(Stop dissing drunken sailors! At least they spend their OWN money.)
To: Scanian; wardaddy; KLT; montesquiue; Downsouth55; Michael Knight; ejonesie22; bkwells; ...
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posted on
06/16/2009 3:55:06 AM PDT
by
WKB
(From "Handout" to "Bailout")
To: cbkaty
He is a bulldog....!
No actually he is Ole Miss Rebel :>)
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posted on
06/16/2009 3:58:26 AM PDT
by
WKB
(From "Handout" to "Bailout")
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Haleys only real problem is his old time Deep South accent.
Nah, his real problem is that he’s business partners with Terry McAuliffe and a few other dems and lobbyists in the Washington DC restaurant, the “Caucus Room” since the Clinton years.
So whose interests is he serving?
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posted on
06/16/2009 4:01:20 AM PDT
by
Covenantor
("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
To: Scanian
I was very impressed with Haley Barbour during the Katrina fiasco. He went to work and solved problems. Whereas Mr. “Chocolate City” next door was standing in water on TV 24/7 “Hep Me” and the “Blank One” doing the “who me? I’m in charge?” Good contrast between a leader and a couple of liberal whiners.
That said, I think Haley’s accent would be a liability. The media would have a very simple stereotype to exploit - white southern racist.
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posted on
06/16/2009 4:05:07 AM PDT
by
IamConservative
(I'll keep my money. You keep the change.)
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
And, unfortunately, he’s old and overweight with jowls—those would be problematic for him coming from any region.
But Southern white guy candidates only help the Democrats—by moderating their wacko-liberal identity. A fat, old Southern white guy plays into the worst of the GOP stereotypes and doesn’t have a chance nationally, in my opinion.
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