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seacrestkristi

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Endorsements '08
The rapid pace of the 2008 White House hunt has sparked a separate hard-fought contest among candidates -- for endorsements from members of Congress. The Hill will maintain a running tally of the race for lawmaker support based on extensive research and daily contact with campaigns. The list reflects publicly committed backers of 2008 presidential hopefuls rather than members' private leanings or inclinations.

Democratic Candidates
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton
(D-N.Y.) (69)
Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.)
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)
Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii)
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)
Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.)
Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.)
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.)
Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich)
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)
Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Robert Andrews (D-N.J.)
Rep. Michael Arcuri (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)
Rep. Tim Bishop (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Marion Berry (D-Ark.)
Rep. Corrine Brown (D-Fla.)
Del. Donna Christensen (D-V.I.)
Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.)
Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas)
Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.)
Rep. Ruben Hinojosa (D-Texas)
Rep. John Hall (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.)
Rep. Brian Higgins (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Darlene Hooley (D-Ore.)
Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.)
Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas)
Rep. James Langevin (D-R.I.)
Rep. Tom Lantos (D-Calif.)
Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.)
Rep. Nita M. Lowey (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.)
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.)
Rep. James McGovern (D-Mass.)
Rep. Michael McNulty (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-Fla.)
Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-Calif.)
Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.)
Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.)
Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.)
Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Laura Richardson (D-Calif.)
Rep. Mike Ross (D-Ark.)
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.)
Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.)
Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.)
Rep. David Scott (D-Ga.)
Rep. Jose Serrano (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.)
Rep. Albio Sires (D-N.J.)
Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Vic Snyder (D-Ark.)
Rep. Hilda Solis (D-Calif.)
Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-Calif.)
Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Stephanie Tubbs-Jones (D-Ohio)
Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.)
Rep. Diane Watson (D-Calif.)
Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.)
Sen. Barack Obama
(D-Ill.) (27)
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.)
Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii)
Rep. Melissa Bean (D-Ill.)
Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-Ga.)
Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-Mo.)
Rep. Lacy Clay (D-Mo.)
Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.)
Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.)
Rep. Jerry Costello (D-Ill.)
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.)
Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala.)
Rep. Danny Davis (D-Ill.)
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.)
Del. Eni Faleomavaega (D-A.S.)
Rep. Al Green (D-Texas)
Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.)
Rep. Phil Hare (D-Ill.)
Rep. Paul Hodes (D-N.H.)
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.)
Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.)
Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.)
Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.)
Rep. Steve Rothman (D-N.J.)
Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.)
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.)
Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.)
Rep. Robert Wexler (D-Fla.)

Former Sen. John Edwards
(D-N.C.) (15)
Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.)
Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-N.C.)
Rep. Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin (D-S.D.)
Rep. Charlie Gonzalez (D-Texas)
Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.)
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas)
Rep. Mike McIntyre (D-N.C.)
Rep. Mike Michaud (D-Maine)
Rep. Brad Miller (D-N.C.)
Rep. Jim Oberstar (D-Minn.)
Rep. David Obey (D-Wis.)
Rep. David Price (D-N.C.)
Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.)
Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.)
Rep. Mel Watt (D-N.C.)

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson
(D) (7)
Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.)
Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.)
Rep. Gene Green (D-Texas)
Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-Texas)
Rep. Ed Pastor (D-Ariz.)
Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas)
Rep. Tom Udall (D-N.M.)
Sen. Chris Dodd
(D-Conn.) (10)
Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-Calif.)
Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.)
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)
Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.)
Rep. Sam Farr (D-Calif.)
Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.)
Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.)
Rep. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.)
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio)
Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.)

Sen. Joe Biden
(D-Del.) (1)
Sen. Thomas Carper (D-Del.)
Rep. Dennis Kucinich
(D-Ohio) (0)

Former Sen. Mike Gravel
(D-Alaska) (0)

Republican Candidates
Former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney
(R)(33)
Sen. Wayne Allard (R-Colo.)
Sen. Bob Bennett (R-Utah)
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.)
Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.)
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)
Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.)
Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-La.)
Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (R-Fla.)
Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.)
Rep. John Campbell (R-Calif.)
Rep. Chris Cannon (R-Utah)
Rep. Mike Conaway (R-Texas)
Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R-Mich.)
Rep. Tom Feeney (R-Fla.)
Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.)
Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas)
Rep. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.)
Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-Mich.)
Rep. Joe Knollenberg (R-Mich.)
Rep. Ron Lewis (R-Ky.)
Rep. John Linder (R-Ga.)
Rep. Connie Mack (R-Fla.)
Rep. Jim McCrery (R-La.)
Rep. Buck McKeon (R-Calif.)
Rep. Thomas Petri (R-Wis.)
Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.)
Rep. Ralph Regula (R-Ohio)
Rep. Hal Rogers (R-Ky.)
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.)
Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.)
Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho)
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas)
Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.)
Sen. John McCain
(R-Ariz.) (28)
Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.)
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine)
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)
Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.)
Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.)
Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Ore.)
Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine)
Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.)
Sen. John Warner (R-Va.)
Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.)
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.)
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.)
Rep. Mike Castle (R-Del.)
Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.)
Rep. Ric Keller (R-Fla.)
Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.)
Rep. Ray LaHood (R-Ill.)
Rep. Steven LaTourette (R-Ohio)
Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Calif.)
Rep. Chip Pickering (R-Miss.)
Rep. Todd Platts (R-Pa.)
Rep. Rick Renzi (R-Ariz.)
Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Ill.)
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.)
Rep. John Shadegg (R-Ariz.)
Rep. Chris Shays (R-Conn.)
Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.)
Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.)
Former New York City Mayor
Rudy Giuliani
(R) (24)
Sen. Kit Bond (R-Mo.)
Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.)
Sen. David Vitter (R-La.)
Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Ill.)
Rep. Mary Bono (R-Calif.)
Rep. Charles Boustany (R-La.)
Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pa.)
Rep. David Dreier (R-Calif.)
Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.)
Res. Com. Luis Fortuno (R-P.R.)
Rep. Vito Fossella (R-N.Y.)
Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.)
Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.)
Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-Calif.)
Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-N.J.)
Rep. Candice Miller (R-Mich.)
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.)
Rep. Jon Porter (R-Nev.)
Rep. George Radanovich (R-Calif.)
Rep. Dave Reichert (R-Wash.)
Rep. Ed Royce (R-Calif.)
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas)
Rep. Jim Walsh (R-N.Y.)
Rep. Jerry Weller (R-Ill.)
Former Sen.
Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.) (21)
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)
Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.)
Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.)
Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.)
Rep. Gresham Barrett (R-S.C.)
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.)
Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.)
Rep. Steve Buyer (R-Ind.)
Rep. David Davis (R-Tenn.)
Rep. John Duncan (R-Tenn.)
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas)
Rep. Don Manzullo (R-Ill.)
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.)
Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Fla.)
Rep. Sue Myrick (R-N.C.)
Rep. Adam Putnam (R-Fla.)
Rep. Lee Terry (R-Neb.)
Rep. John Sullivan (R-Okla.)
Rep. Zack Wamp (R-Tenn.)
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-Ga.)
Rep. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)

Rep. Duncan Hunter
(R-Calif.) (7)
Rep. John Culberson (R-Texas)
Rep. Terry Everett (R-Ala.)
Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.)
Rep. Ralph Hall (R-Texas)
Rep. Gary Miller (R-Calif.)
Rep. Jim Saxton (R-N.J.)
Rep. Bill Young (R-Fla.)
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee
(R) (2)
Rep. John Boozman (R-Ark.)
Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska)
Rep. Tom Tancredo
(R-Colo.) (0)

Rep. Ron Paul
(R-Texas) (0)
 

Pirate

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Would somebody pleeeease give this woman a f627in' break! :bang:
I want to hear from other supporters. I know you're out there people! What you said makes no sense at all to me? :dunno:
Go bash a male candidate a while, huh? or at least state some facts!
I can't believe you can't find one male candidate to bash, no? Go for it! Get some gumption! :moon: Dang whiners!

Barack Obama is an Al Queida operative. Feel better?
 

Mango

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I wish the quoting feature didn't work when you are in your happy place of ignorance.
 
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sunspotbaby

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Normally don't lurk in this forum, but received this email today from some family members in the Air Force: Quite interesting.

Subject: Air Force OneDate: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 10:54:02 -0600
Snopes says the story in "undertermined"; guess that means maybe true, maybe not. S.K.
Air Force #1 & it's passengers...a must read, folks!

YOU WILL FIND THE SECRET SERVICE VIEWS ON THE PERSONALITIES OF PAST PRESIDENTS TO BE QUITE INTERESTING.For those who don't know... Capt. Denny Keast flies for UAL and flew many SAM's (Special Air Mission) for the White House. I flew 4 Presidential support missions in the C-141 out of Dover AFB, DE.. Two for President Johnson and two for President Nixon. Johnson was a first class jerk and on the two occasions I flew for him, if the Secret Service and their Liaison in the Pentagon hadn't intervened, we would have had to stay on the airplane for hours while he (Johnson) was off somewhere. Nixon never required that and the four (4) stops we made with him he was cordial to the Secret Service and to me and my crew We had a neighbor when I lived in DC who was part of the secret service presidential detail for many years. His stories of Kennedy and Johnson were the same as those I heard from the guys who flew the presidents' plane Yes, Kennedy did have Marilyn Monroe flown in for secret "dates," and LBJ was a typical Texas "good ole boy" womanizer Nixon, Bush 41, and Carter never cheated on their wives. Clinton cheated, but couldn't match Kennedy or LBJ in style or variety. The information below is accurate:
The elder Bush and current president Bush make it a point to thank and take care of the air crews who fly them around. When the president flies, there are several planes that also go, one carries the armored limo,another the security detail, plus usually a press aircraft. Both Bushes made it a point to stay home on holidays, so the Air Force and security people could have a day with their families. Hillary Clinton was arrogant and orally abusive to her security detail. Sh ad daughter, Chelsea, from exchanging pleasantries with them Sometimes Chelsea miffed at her mother's obvious conceit and mean spiritedness, ignored her demands and exchanged pleasantries regardless, but neve in her mother's presence. Chelsea really was a nice, kindhearted, and lovely young lady. The consensus opinion was that Chelsea loved her Mom but did not like her. Hillary Clinton was continuously rude and abrasive to those who were charged to protect her life. Her security detail dutifully did their job,as professionals should, but they all loathed her and wanted to be on a different detail. Hillary Clinton was despised by the Secret Service as a whole. Former President Bill Clinton was much more amiable than his wife. Often the Secret Service would cringe at the verbal attacks Hillary would use against her husband. They were embarrassed for his sake by the manner and frequency in which she verbally insulted him, sometimes in the presence of the Secret Service, and sometimes behind closed doors. Even behind closed doors Hillary Clinton would scream and holler so loudly that everyone could hear what she was saying. Many felt sorry for President Clinton and most wondered why he tolerated it instead of just divorcing his "attack dog" wife. It was crystal clear that the Clintons neither liked nor respected each other and this was true long before the Monica Lewinsky scandal. Theirs was genuinely a "marriage of convenience." Chelsea was much closer to her father than her mother, even after the Lewinsky scandal, which hurt her gravely. Bill Clinton did in fact have charisma, and occasionally would smile at or shake hands with his security detail. Still, he always displayed an obvious air of superiority towards them.His security detail uniformly believed him to be disingenuous, false, and that he did nothing without a motive that in some way would enhance his image and political career. He was polite, but not kind. They did not particularly like him and nobody trusted him. Al Gore was the male version of Hillary Clinton. They were friendlier toward each other than either of them were towards former President Clinton. They were not intimate, so please don't read that in. They were very close in a political way. Tipper Gore was generally nice and pleasant.She initially liked Hillary but soon after the election she had her "pegged" and no longer liked her or associated with her except for events that were politically obligatory. Al Gore was far more left wing than Bill Clinton. Al Gore resented Bill Clinton and thought he was too "centrist." He despised all Republicans.His hatred was bitter and this was long before he announced for the Presidency. This hatred was something that he and Hillary had in common. They often said as much, even in the presence of their security detail. Neither of them trusted Bill Clinton and, the Secret Service opined, neither of them even liked him. Bill Clinton did have some good qualities, whereas Al Gore and Hillary had none, in the view of their security details. Al Gore, like Hillary, was very rude and arrogant toward his security detail. He was extremely unappreciative and would not hesitate to scold them in the presence of their peers for minor details over which they had no control. Al Gore also looked down on them, as they finally observed and learned with certainty on one occasion. Al got angry at his offspring and pointed at his security detail and said, "Do you want to grow up and be like them?" Word of this insult by the former Vice-President quickly spread and he became as disliked by the Secret Service as Hillary. Most of them prayed Al Gore would not be elected President, and they really did have private celebrations in a few of their homes after President Bush won. This was not necessarily to celebrate President Bush's election, but to celebrate Al Gore's defeat. Everyone in the Secret Service wants to be on First Lady Laura Bush's detail. Without exception, they concede that she is perhaps the nicest and most kind person they have ever had the privilege of serving. Where Hillary patently refused to allow her picture to be taken with her security detail,Laura Bush doesn't even have to be asked, she offers. She doesn't just shake their hand and say, "Thank you." Very often, she will give members of her detail a kind hearted hug to express her appreciation. There is nothing false about her. This is her genuine nature. Her security detail considers her to be a "breath of fresh air." They joke that comparing Laura Bush with Hillary Clinton is like comparing "Mother Teresa" with the "Wicked Witch of the North." Likewise, the Secret Service considers President Bush to be a gem of a man to work for. He always treats them with genuine respect and he always trusts and listens to their expert advice. They really like the Crawford, Texas detail. Every time the president goes to Crawford he has a Bar-B-Q for his security detail and he helps serve their meals. He sits with them, eats with them, and talks with them.. He knows each of them by their first name, and calls them by their first name as a show of affection. He always asks about their family, the names of which he always remembers. They believe that he is deeply and genuinely appreciative of their service. They could not like, love, or respect anyone more than President Bush. Most of them did not know they would feel this way, until they had an opportunity to work for him and learn that his manner was genuine and consistent. It has never changed since he began his Presidency . He always treats them with the utmost respect, kindness, and compassion.Please pass this on. It is important for Americans to have a true inside understanding of their President.. And also the woman who is currently a candidate for president..
 

Miss Kitty

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Would somebody pleeeease give this woman a f627in' break! :bang:
I want to hear from other supporters. I know you're out there people! What you said makes no sense at all to me? :dunno:
Go bash a male candidate a while, huh? or at least state some facts!
I can't believe you can't find one male candidate to bash, no? Go for it! Get some gumption! :moon: Dang whiners!

Okay, I am diving in. SCK, you posted this thread back in Feb. of 2006. These "other supporters" of HRC have had ample time to show their support. I applaud you for your conviction, as I am having the hardest time of my life trying to come to terms with any of the candidates running in 2008. My saving grace, is that it is still VERY EARLY :bang: and we will be hearing lots more info down the pike....yep, another year of this!

It seems to me you like HRC primarily because she is a female. That's fine, but there is more to a person than their gender. Might I also point out that when one posts anything to do with politcs, they should expect dissenters. HRC gets bashed, but so do all the men. ;-)
 

Jdarg

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Okay, I am diving in. SCK, you posted this thread back in Feb. of 2006. These "other supporters" of HRC have had ample time to show their support. I applaud you for your conviction, as I am having the hardest time of my life trying to come to terms with any of the candidates running in 2008. My saving grace, is that it is still VERY EARLY :bang: and we will be hearing lots more info down the pike....yep, another year of this!

It seems to me you like HRC primarily because she is a female. That's fine, but there is more to a person than their gender. Might I also point out that when one posts anything to do with politcs, they should expect dissenters. HRC gets bashed, but so do all the men. ;-)

Ditto. Where are the fellow Hillary supporters? There must be a message board for Hillary cheerleading somewhere that is keeping them tied up and not visiting SoWal.com.
 
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