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nodramaqueen
Grassroots
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 Posted - February 24 2009 : 21:38:28
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| Was it Sen Coburn sprinting down to the floor of House of Representatives immediately after tonight's speech to not just shake hands but HUG President Obama? Was I seeing things? |
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poptman
Activist
USA
331 Posts |
Posted - February 24 2009 : 21:52:45
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haha-So very true! Obama looked stunned when that happened.
At least Fallin wasn't chasing him begging for autographs like she did during Bush's SOTU. |
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Mule Skinner
Leader
2265 Posts |
Posted - February 24 2009 : 21:55:20
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Heh. You saw that too, huh? I had Mrs. Mule rewind the Tivo so we could watch it again. He didn't just Hug Obama, he left his area and pushed his way to the front of the aisle so that he could do it.
I think Coburn was honestly moved by the speech. One thing I will say about the guy is that he has always struck me as a man of convictions. Sadly, many of those convictions are downright evil, but he does have them.
It would be funny to see a picture of that hug crop up around here in 2010, like the infamous McCain/Bush hug photo. |
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Elda L. Davis
Organizer
USA
632 Posts |
Posted - February 24 2009 : 22:42:45
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| It worries me because of Coburn's stands on Social Security and Medicare. What is the real reason for such a hug???? |
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Mule Skinner
Leader
2265 Posts |
Posted - February 24 2009 : 22:53:05
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Coburn never really struck me as the evil schemer type. Evil, sure. But not a lot of scheming.
If you saw the MSNBC coverage, then you saw that Republicans thought just as highly of the speech as Democrats, and that was pretty damn highly. I think Coburn was just one of those Republicans. |
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Jean Mcmahon
Grassroots
USA
66 Posts |
Posted - February 24 2009 : 23:15:48
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| The only person to hug the President was Coburn...Coburn is running for president.. |
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twoidhd
Leader
USA
3761 Posts |
Posted - February 24 2009 : 23:43:55
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Originally posted by poptman
haha-So very true! Obama looked stunned when that happened.
At least Fallin wasn't chasing him begging for autographs like she did during Bush's SOTU.
You missed it. Right at the first when he was walking down the isle, out pops Mattress Mary. She looked just like she did when she went after Bush. What a phony. |
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nodramaqueen
Grassroots
16 Posts |
Posted - February 25 2009 : 07:15:27
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| Thanks for the confirmation all! I was afraid I had been transported to some alternate universe. Maybe Sen Coburn should invite the Pres to Oklahoma..... |
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nat1026
Grassroots
USA
62 Posts |
Posted - February 25 2009 : 08:30:21
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When I saw both Fallin and Coburn fall all over themselves to suck up to Obama, I started screaming "Are you KIDDING ME??!! Eff YOU!!"
What a couple of jackasses. |
Natalee D.
http://justgottahangon.typepad.com
"Become the change you wish to see in the world" M. Gandhi
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jrr2ok
Grassroots
USA
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mccurtaincountyyellowdog
Outspoken Leader
USA
15921 Posts |
Posted - February 25 2009 : 08:52:31
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Being Hugged by Coburn...ugh
The shower afterward, and burning the clothes you were wearing...Priceless |
Jane Luttrell
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"And remember the corporation is, by nature, sociopathic because no human in it is ever responsible."~~somebody named MacKenna commenting on Matt Taibbi's portion of The Smirking Chimp
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jcantrel
Activist
USA
365 Posts |
Posted - February 25 2009 : 09:25:25
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| He did not look stunned. Obama and Coburn are good friends and socialize often. |
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davidglover
Activist
USA
462 Posts |
Posted - February 25 2009 : 09:46:30
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A few seconds of the video of the hug. I asked Coburn at a town hall meeting early fall about his thoughts on Obama and his response was very positive http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTwEMGYaD0U
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Gin
Leader
USA
2523 Posts |
Posted - February 25 2009 : 09:58:21
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Well, I got all riled up about Obama kissing "that woman," in front of Michelle, then I realized it was the Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. 
But really, now, is it appropriate for your boss to just haul off and smooch you on the lips? It must be, because now that I think about it, seems like W. used to smooch Condi. Must be a Beltway thing.
Does anyone know how tall Justice Ginsberg is? She looks positively tiny! The welcome she was given by everyone was really heartwarming. |
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Mrs. Ted Nancy
Activist
USA
375 Posts |
Posted - February 25 2009 : 10:16:20
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Does anyone know how tall Justice Ginsberg is?
I've read that she is five feet tall. |
If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you. |
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Earl Cofer
Outspoken Leader
USA
10286 Posts |
Posted - February 25 2009 : 11:37:30
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She may be only five feet tall, but as we used to say in Ninnekah, she covers every inch of the ground she stands on.
I don't know as I approve of the kissing of Republicans. Anyone remember Judas kissing Jesus, just before selling him for thirty pieces of silver? I am not calling Coburn Judas. It would take more money than that amount of silver to buy him. |
If my feet would fit a railroad track, I guess I'd been a train. -Billy Joe Shaver |
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RJMosk
Grassroots
USA
23 Posts |
Posted - February 25 2009 : 11:42:44
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Originally posted by Mrs. Ted Nancy
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Does anyone know how tall Justice Ginsberg is?
I've read that she is five feet tall.
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RJMosk
Grassroots
USA
23 Posts |
Posted - February 25 2009 : 11:47:01
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| Ruth Bader Ginsburg is barely 5' tall. I have met her and she is extremely thin, even before her recent surgery. Quiet spoken and brilliant. |
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southernfriedactivist
Activist
USA
333 Posts |
Posted - February 25 2009 : 15:35:11
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I know some of Dr. Coburn's family, and I worked with him for a brief while. He strikes me as a man who is genuine and sincere in his beliefs - I just believe him to be sincerely wrong on a number of issues.
He's not like Inhoffe who seems disingenuous and pandering. |
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Mule Skinner
Leader
2265 Posts |
Posted - February 25 2009 : 19:52:02
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Originally posted by Earl Cofer
Anyone remember Judas kissing Jesus, just before selling him for thirty pieces of silver?
I wasn't there, but I had heard about it, yes.  |
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Mitch™
Leader
USA
1855 Posts |
Posted - February 25 2009 : 21:03:46
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A DIFFERNT VUEW.
MITCH
PS= THEY MITE CALL EM= SEN. COBURN. BUT DONT FERGIT HEEZE A DOCTER TWO!! |
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Ken Reddick
Leader
3406 Posts |
Posted - February 25 2009 : 22:59:51
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| damn mitch, i think you nailed it...look at coburns right hand in the still shown on davidglover's post. who hugs with a thumbs up fist? dr no i presume. the secret service should investigate. |
Ken Reddick - Tulsa
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Find the exit. Stop the killing." - David Walters
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PEACETHINK - STOP THE WAR - BRING OUR TROOPS HOME!
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Mitch™
Leader
USA
1855 Posts |
Posted - February 26 2009 : 01:08:31
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THATS THE WAY I FIGGERD IT TWO!!
KEN- LOOKS LIKE YER ON TO SUMTHANG THERE.
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Peacepuppy
Leader
USA
1353 Posts |
Posted - February 26 2009 : 06:45:32
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QUOTE OF THE DAY.... George Will's understanding of social norms is on par with his understanding of global warming.
Asked for a "final thought" on the president's speech last night, conservative columnist George Will chose to focus on the fact that Obama was able to wrap his arms around another man, in friendship. "I don't know when men started to hug each other, but hug they do, and look at that," he said.
Really? I don't recall him complaining when George W. Bush kissed Joe Lieberman after a State of the Union address a couple of years ago.
Adam Serwer, who was kidding, responded, "Well I don't know when it started, but it needs to stop. Don't people know that men hugging other men puts you on the lonely path to sin?"
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Teucer
Leader
1021 Posts |
Posted - February 26 2009 : 10:21:08
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| Was George Will implying that Coburn and Obama have a special relationship? |
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eander2
Leader
1557 Posts |
Posted - February 27 2009 : 08:00:02
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| I had a reflux in the back of my throat when I saw that. However after watching the HBO series ROME recently ... isn't that how they do it?? I mean they bring you in for the hug as they unsheath their daggers? |
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lrhoke
Organizer
USA
615 Posts |
Posted - March 01 2009 : 15:05:33
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Coburn and Obama worked on a government transparancy bill together and I think they like each other and are probably trying to demonstrate the way things should be in the congress. The older senators will tell you that several years (decades?)ago, even if they disagreed on the senate floor, they were friends after hours and that it wasn't that way anymore.
I used to think Coburn was worse than Inhofe and while I still think he's crazy sometimes, I think I like him better than Inhofe because he is more of his own man, is more thoughtful (relatively speaking) and he isn't as mean spirited. I thought the hug was a great moment. |
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Teucer
Leader
1021 Posts |
Posted - March 01 2009 : 15:43:10
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Originally posted by Mitch™
A DIFFERNT VUEW.
MITCH
PS= THEY MITE CALL EM= SEN. COBURN. BUT DONT FERGIT HEEZE A DOCTER TWO!!
I'm dismayed that the Secret Service would allow a right-wing extremist this close to our President! |
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edwardwhiteokc
Leader
USA
2329 Posts |
Posted - March 02 2009 : 11:59:51
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| Dr. Tom is sincere in his convictions, alright. So was Hitler. |
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CelticRaven
Outspoken Leader
USA
5006 Posts |
Posted - March 02 2009 : 15:06:16
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Originally posted by twoidhd
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Originally posted by poptman
haha-So very true! Obama looked stunned when that happened.
At least Fallin wasn't chasing him begging for autographs like she did during Bush's SOTU.
You missed it. Right at the first when he was walking down the isle, out pops Mattress Mary. She looked just like she did when she went after Bush. What a phony.
What the GOP Really Wants: Obama's Autograph
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1882491,00.html
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