Re: Down-ballot issues

2008-11-05 Thread kbrabant
Nov 2008 7:57 am Subject: Re: Down-ballot issues I didn't hear him denounce the booing. Not even a "no, no." That disappointed me. -- Steven Otte [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - "Mike Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kevin G. Bar

Re: Down-ballot issues

2008-11-05 Thread Mike Ward
Steven Otte wrote: > I didn't hear him denounce the booing. Not even a "no, no." That > disappointed me. I saw him motion to the crowd to stop, each time...I can't remember if he actually said "no, no", etc., but he clearly wanted them to stop. If you heard it on the radio, you might not have

Re: Down-ballot issues

2008-11-05 Thread Steven Otte
I didn't hear him denounce the booing. Not even a "no, no." That disappointed me. -- Steven Otte [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - "Mike Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kevin G. Barkes wrote: > >> McCain gave the most gracious concession speech I've ever heard, and I >> believ

Re: Down-ballot issues

2008-11-04 Thread Thomas Allen Heald, Esquire
in the second attempt in two even-yeared elections, South Dakota voted down a ban on abortion (with rape / incest exceptions) this time 55%-45%. it was 52-48% in 2006. A ban would have pretty much have fast tracked a presumed row v. wade case back to the Supreme Court. --~--~-~--~

Re: Down-ballot issues

2008-11-04 Thread Mike Ward
Kevin G. Barkes wrote: > I concur. It would appear that, at least in this election, mudslinging hurt > the slingers more than the targets. > > At least one can hope... One big problem for McCain in this regard - his slingers kept throwing the same mud, even after no one basically cared. How m

RE: Down-ballot issues

2008-11-04 Thread Kevin G. Barkes
> McCain's concession speech was the best I've ever seen him > give. My gut tells me that he wanted to run his campaign > that way, but advisers dragged him into places he didn't want to go. I concur. It would appear that, at least in this election, mudslinging hurt the slingers more than the

Re: Down-ballot issues

2008-11-04 Thread Mike Ward
Richard de Give wrote: >I wish that McCain were running, not the one mouthing the same tired GOP >talking points, or the one that thought Palin was a brillant choice. Maybe this election, maybe the large margin of victory for Pres.-elect Obama, means the candidates running against him in 2012

Re: Down-ballot issues

2008-11-04 Thread Richard de Give
EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Mike Ward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Down-ballot issues > To: wnndl@googlegroups.com > Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2008, 10:10 PM > Kevin G. Barkes wrote: > > > McCain gave the most gracious concession speech > I've ever hea

Re: Down-ballot issues

2008-11-04 Thread Mike Ward
Kevin G. Barkes wrote: > McCain gave the most gracious concession speech I've ever heard, and I > believe he was sincere. > > Forgive the snark, but note how the Republicans booed when McCain mentioned > Obama's name, and those is Grant Park politely applauded when Obama > mentioned McCain. The

RE: Down-ballot issues

2008-11-04 Thread tlc
It was good to see, again, the McCain I've always respected. That crowd, or at least those booing, really were doing him a disservice. tlc "Kevin G. Barkes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > McCain gave the most gracious concession speech I've ever heard, and I > believe he was sincere. >

RE: Down-ballot issues

2008-11-04 Thread Kevin G. Barkes
McCain gave the most gracious concession speech I've ever heard, and I believe he was sincere. Forgive the snark, but note how the Republicans booed when McCain mentioned Obama's name, and those is Grant Park politely applauded when Obama mentioned McCain. Regards, KGB - Kevin G. Barkes E

Re: Down-ballot issues

2008-11-04 Thread Joseph Nebus
On Nov 5, 2008, at 12:54 PM, Deborah Speer wrote: > In California, we have Prop. 8, which constitutionally codifies > "marriage." Very very early returns have it passing easily. And will > almost certainly wind up in the Supreme Court during Obama's term, > regardless of outcome. > > So, r

Down-ballot issues

2008-11-04 Thread Deborah Speer
In California, we have Prop. 8, which constitutionally codifies "marriage." Very very early returns have it passing easily. And will almost certainly wind up in the Supreme Court during Obama's term, regardless of outcome. So, remind me, who all is close to retirement from SCOTUS? Methinks th