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Eliminate Primary Elections, Says Columnist Reese
King Features Syndicate ^ | 07-19-04 | Reese, Charley

Posted on 07/19/2004 8:55:14 AM PDT by Theodore R.

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1 posted on 07/19/2004 8:55:16 AM PDT by Theodore R.
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To: Theodore R.

Charley Reese the neo-nazi anti-semite


2 posted on 07/19/2004 9:07:24 AM PDT by fishtank
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I wonder how much George $orea$$ pays this clymer to write these opeds.


3 posted on 07/19/2004 9:12:40 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Teresa Heinz Kerry: 'I have to say that John Edwards is very beautiful'...)
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To: Theodore R.

He's right on this point regardless of his other views. The primaries are an unmitigated disaster. I watched those old time conventions and they certainly did a far better job than the farce we have today.


4 posted on 07/19/2004 9:14:37 AM PDT by RichardW
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To: Theodore R.

I wouldn't ban primary elections. I'd simply ban public financing of them. If the Republicans or the Democrats want to have a primary election, let them pay for it.


5 posted on 07/19/2004 9:48:49 AM PDT by RonF
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To: fishtank
Charley Reese the neo-nazi anti-semite

Funny, no rational discussion of the content of the ideas, only attacking the messenger.

6 posted on 07/19/2004 9:53:12 AM PDT by Protagoras (Putting government in charge of morality is like putting pedophiles in charge of children.)
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To: Grampa Dave

Funny, no rational discussion of the content of the ideas, only attacking the messenger.


7 posted on 07/19/2004 9:53:40 AM PDT by Protagoras (Putting government in charge of morality is like putting pedophiles in charge of children.)
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To: RichardW

I also hate the primaries. If GW doesn't win, I'm stuck with one of the worst possible alternatives. I would much prefer that GW run against Joe Lieberman. Here in NJ we never had any say in who the Dem candidate would be. I would still vote for GW, but if GW were to lose, Lieberman at least wouldn't be the disaster that Kerry would be.


8 posted on 07/19/2004 9:54:34 AM PDT by Family Guy (I disagree with what you said, but I'll defend to the death your right to shut up.)
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To: RonF

Ya Hoo to that.


9 posted on 07/19/2004 9:56:47 AM PDT by Phlap (REDNECK@LIBARTS.EDU)
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To: Protagoras

The article is irrational and so are your comments. Go Troll elsewhere.


10 posted on 07/19/2004 9:56:53 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Teresa Heinz Kerry: 'I have to say that John Edwards is very beautiful'...)
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To: Protagoras

Just reminding people of who old Charley is - a pro-Palestinian, anti-Israeli hate monger.


11 posted on 07/19/2004 10:00:18 AM PDT by fishtank
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To: Theodore R.
Reading between the lines:

The best way to greatly reduce the influence of big money in American politics is to eliminate the primary elections.

My God, Kerry is going to be the nominee!

Choosing nominees in primary elections was invented as a reform to get away from those famous "smoke-filled backrooms."

My God, Kerry is going to be the nominee!

As often happens with reforms, the reform has produced a greater problem than the one it was intended to solve.

My God, Kerry is going to be the nominee!

12 posted on 07/19/2004 10:00:48 AM PDT by N. Theknow (Kennedy family legacy - can't skipper a boat, can't fly, can't drive, can't ski)
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To: RonF

"I wouldn't ban primary elections. I'd simply ban public financing of them. If the Republicans or the Democrats want to have a primary election, let them pay for it."

A much better idea!


13 posted on 07/19/2004 10:01:41 AM PDT by vanmorrison
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Funny, no rational discussion of the content of the ideas, only attacking the messenger.

If the article is irrational, please point out how.

Maybe unprovable, goofy comments on conspiracies between financiers and columnists is irrational.

14 posted on 07/19/2004 10:02:30 AM PDT by Protagoras (Putting government in charge of morality is like putting pedophiles in charge of children.)
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To: Theodore R.
Reading between the lines:

The best way to greatly reduce the influence of big money in American politics is to eliminate the primary elections.

My God, Kerry is going to be the nominee!

Choosing nominees in primary elections was invented as a reform to get away from those famous "smoke-filled backrooms."

My God, Kerry is going to be the nominee!

As often happens with reforms, the reform has produced a greater problem than the one it was intended to solve.

We're doomed, Kerry is going to be the nominee! And he picked a puppy to be his VP candidate.

15 posted on 07/19/2004 10:03:18 AM PDT by N. Theknow (Kennedy family legacy - can't skipper a boat, can't fly, can't drive, can't ski)
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To: fishtank
Your opinion on off topic issues has been noted.

Any rational comment on the ideas behind the article?

16 posted on 07/19/2004 10:04:30 AM PDT by Protagoras (Putting government in charge of morality is like putting pedophiles in charge of children.)
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To: fishtank
Charley Reese the neo-nazi anti-semite nutbar moonbat headcase.
17 posted on 07/19/2004 10:05:09 AM PDT by Petronski (I'm not always cranky.)
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Funny, no rational discussion of the content of the ideas, only attacking the messenger.

Charely Reese is an anti-war, Bush bashing jerkoff.

18 posted on 07/19/2004 10:10:02 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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I agree. Here's proof:

...our problem in the Middle East is our one-sided support for the terrible mistreatment of the Palestinians by the Israelis. That's it. It's not the conditions in the Arab world. It's not the Islamic fundamentalists. It's our own policy, stupid. --Charley Reese, July 3, 2004

19 posted on 07/19/2004 10:13:26 AM PDT by Petronski (I'm not always cranky.)
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To: N. Theknow

LOL Precisely.


20 posted on 07/19/2004 10:18:49 AM PDT by Petronski (I'm not always cranky.)
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