tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post6062006747775596268..comments2023-07-06T08:47:49.421-05:00Comments on Leavenworth Street - the talk of Nebraska politics: Kleeb goes NegativeStreet Sweeperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04829434036913451764noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-39330300194966405672008-02-27T12:10:00.000-06:002008-02-27T12:10:00.000-06:00I take your point Street Sweeper. That said, it's ...I take your point Street Sweeper. That said, it's harder to get any more Blue than Massachusetts, where we have voted for the DEM candidate in the Presidential election all but 2 or 3 times since WW2.<BR/><BR/>I'm not saying I like that. In fact, as an Independent, I find it quite tiresome to be surrounded by so much groupthink.<BR/><BR/>But Nebraska is not anywhere as close to being Red, and MA Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-26965457400942410962008-02-26T10:36:00.000-06:002008-02-26T10:36:00.000-06:00Betty, thanks for the compliment, but you shouldn'...Betty, thanks for the compliment, but you shouldn't deduce that all Republicans are short. In fact, some of them are quite tall.<BR/><BR/>Some of my very best friends are Republicans. We don't discuss politics, for obvious reasons. I don't HATE Republicans, I just am diametrically opposed to their philosophies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-80447872844074912632008-02-26T08:43:00.000-06:002008-02-26T08:43:00.000-06:00BTO ---- I am finally following your great REASONI...BTO ---- I am finally following your great REASONING skills. If you are a DEM -- home is where the heart is found. If you are REP it doesn't matter who you are, where you are from or what you believe you are piece of sh*t. YOU are so brilliant!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-31278898467577248062008-02-26T08:23:00.000-06:002008-02-26T08:23:00.000-06:00To our reader from Boston,Here’s who I suggest you...To our reader from Boston,<BR/>Here’s who I suggest you support instead:<BR/><BR/>There’s a Republican who has lived in Massachusetts for a little over two years. <BR/><BR/>He grew up in Spain, and went to college in Maine and then at Stanford. <BR/><BR/>In his first job since school, he’s teaching an intro Poli Sci class at Williams College. <BR/><BR/>He has a winning smile as is married to Street Sweeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829434036913451764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-74296604243614547212008-02-26T07:31:00.000-06:002008-02-26T07:31:00.000-06:00Mr. Kleeb's best spokesperson is the highly educat...Mr. Kleeb's best spokesperson is the highly educated, well-informed and patriotic btos<B>burn</B>. How can you say hoping for a future filled with hope is at all negative? If Mr. Kleeb were only a black cowpoker, Nebraska Republicans would be taking him more seriously.ptghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15079577478993790527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-32468625808812611752008-02-26T06:50:00.000-06:002008-02-26T06:50:00.000-06:00Kleeb was on KFAB yesterday afternoon with Tom Bec...Kleeb was on KFAB yesterday afternoon with Tom Becka. Totally unprepared to answer a simple question in response to his "justification" for his campaign of "$30k/child born in USA national debt". Watched coverage of Raimondo's campaign kickoff, Johanns has nothing to worry about from Tony's really bad oratory. He had trouble reading his own speech.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-9432627603216683612008-02-26T03:44:00.000-06:002008-02-26T03:44:00.000-06:00Sooooo, Mike,What are these "conservative" core va...Sooooo, Mike,<BR/><BR/>What are these "conservative" core values and beliefs that you speak so highly of? I know what the "traditional" ones were, and they really were honorable, though regressive traits, but I really wouldn't want to be associated with those held by many of the current crop of "conservative" leaders.<BR/><BR/>If what we've seen from George W and his cronies is any indication of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-8782510821342184772008-02-26T03:27:00.000-06:002008-02-26T03:27:00.000-06:00I believe that change is our future and the past i...I believe that change is our future and the past is history. Scott hopes for change and in that hope is our future....lol..BTO you guys really don't believe this stuff do you? Your party cannot be that intellectualy bankrupt. I actually feel sorry for Hillary. She and Bill must be going insane trying to beat the Hanna Montanaization of the democratic base. You think this will buy you the White Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-48890781931296065072008-02-26T02:05:00.000-06:002008-02-26T02:05:00.000-06:00Socratease, still hitting the hemlock? I'm just ge...Socratease, still hitting the hemlock? I'm just getting off the NyQuil, Mucinex, and Alka Seltzer Plus. Like many of you the flu bug got me too.<BR/><BR/>Betty, home is where the heart is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-80201538809045070672008-02-26T00:47:00.000-06:002008-02-26T00:47:00.000-06:00Socratease help me with a problem I have with the ...Socratease help me with a problem I have with the COWBOY.<BR/><BR/>Scott on his FACEBook states his HOMETOWN is Dunning, Nebraska. He wasn't born there --- he was born in Turkey. He wasn't raised there --- he was raised in Italia. Does vacationing in a place make that town your HOMETOWN?<BR/><BR/>Are we going to need a secret decoder book when the Marlboro man speaks? Is he already rewriting Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-54867807111556729172008-02-26T00:10:00.000-06:002008-02-26T00:10:00.000-06:00To: Sweeper and fellow perusersAs a friend of Bria...To: Sweeper and fellow perusers<BR/><BR/>As a friend of BrianTO --- if I (we) can get him back on his meds he will quit ACTING OUT so freaky. I know we are all getting fatigued with his cut and paste attack tactics from one blog subject to another degrading and belittling people.<BR/><BR/>Brian is really nice guy if we can get him past the repetitive babble by stabilizing his blood chemistry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-37469956573718139692008-02-25T23:56:00.000-06:002008-02-25T23:56:00.000-06:00So what! Let kleeb win the JV match. It will be hi...So what! Let kleeb win the JV match. It will be his first political "win."<BR/>Hey I like the enthusiasm of Kleeb but not the party. Can we trade Raimondo for Kleeb? BTW, Johanns has my vote and my vote shows up at every election.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-12894588693571280322008-02-25T21:59:00.000-06:002008-02-25T21:59:00.000-06:00anon...Thanks...your out-state contributions will ...anon...<BR/><BR/>Thanks...your out-state contributions will help lift the sagging advertising and donut economy. Just like in the last election.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-8013642182831793752008-02-25T21:48:00.000-06:002008-02-25T21:48:00.000-06:00Your whining and complaining has only just begun. ...Your whining and complaining has only just begun. Just wait till the Fall, when Kleeb is ahead in the polls. I live in Boston, and, I'm gonna raise money for this guy.<BR/><BR/>Remember: keep complaining!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-66396139240808703042008-02-25T17:54:00.000-06:002008-02-25T17:54:00.000-06:001/3rd,If I recall correctly it was:Kleeb (minus Ea...1/3rd,<BR/><BR/>If I recall correctly it was:<BR/><BR/>Kleeb (minus Earmark Earl's coattails)<BR/>vs.<BR/>Smith (plus Hastert, Cheney, and W)<BR/><BR/>Anymouse, I'll take a breath when I run out of ideas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-90346131540359221472008-02-25T17:05:00.000-06:002008-02-25T17:05:00.000-06:00Brian Osborn reminds me of the "Know-It-All Boy" f...Brian Osborn reminds me of the "Know-It-All Boy" from Polar Express who Santa tells "Patience, and a bit of humility might do you some good".<BR/><BR/>Geez. Take a breath once in a while!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-26064851953941198462008-02-25T16:59:00.000-06:002008-02-25T16:59:00.000-06:00BTO...I was just following your lead about the ora...BTO...<BR/><BR/>I was just following your lead about the oratorical skills of one S.K. and how that ability alone paves his way to making Nebraska/America a better place. My response wasn't any different than yours. <BR/><BR/>You could have at least included a bit or two about Kleeb's platform...educating all the village idiots out here in the Third. Of course Kleeb couldn't even do that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-46219245611344661712008-02-25T16:23:00.000-06:002008-02-25T16:23:00.000-06:001inthe3rd,Oh My God!!!!! You've raised the specter...1inthe3rd,<BR/><BR/>Oh My God!!!!! You've raised the specter of Hitler!!!!!!!!! Obviously your argument has taken on an insuperable amount of gravitas!!!!!! How can I argue against . . . Hitler?!!!! You win this round. I can't beat that!<BR/><BR/>Geez, the only cards I have left are Attila the Hun, Mussolini, and Pol Pot.<BR/><BR/>By the way . . . have you ever heard of Godwin's Law?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-34675270495484249302008-02-25T16:10:00.000-06:002008-02-25T16:10:00.000-06:00BTO,Just in case you're confused, this is a site t...BTO,<BR/>Just in case you're confused, this is a site that talks about politics in Nebraska (shockingly, we put all that in the title). So we talk about things like websites and commercials and signage and appearance and slogans and statements and speeches and other political issues. <BR/><BR/>Now your guy’s experience (or lack thereof) or positions on “the issues” (which he seems to mean, his Street Sweeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829434036913451764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-44586599211784316572008-02-25T15:37:00.000-06:002008-02-25T15:37:00.000-06:00What does one call someone who doesn't want to be ...What does one call someone who doesn't want to be a proud dairy farmer anymore?<BR/><BR/>LOSER!<BR/><BR/>Wha<BR/>t does one call someone who doesn't want to be a practicing attorney anymore?<BR/><BR/>LOSER!<BR/><BR/>What does one call someone who doesn't want to be a mayor anymore?<BR/><BR/>LOSER!<BR/><BR/>What does one call someone who doesn't to be a governor anymore?<BR/><BR/>LOSER!<BR/><BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-652441224601176702008-02-25T15:26:00.000-06:002008-02-25T15:26:00.000-06:00BTO...Hitler was one of the best public speakers e...BTO...<BR/><BR/>Hitler was one of the best public speakers ever...I wouldn't vote for him either. <BR/><BR/>As Clara Peller used to say..."Where's the Beef?" That's what I'm talking about. In just one day Raimondo is defining his run...check the papers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-27390122069168582062008-02-25T15:18:00.000-06:002008-02-25T15:18:00.000-06:00Sweeper, one of my favorite Italian words is "quis...Sweeper, one of my favorite Italian words is "quisquiglie." A loose translation would be "niggling little details, insignificant particulars." I guess I just like the way it sounds.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I think you're trying to build a mountain out of a molehill. Politicos are always going to say contradictory things, especially about their opponents.<BR/><BR/>Let's talk about the really important Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-46796184582003888882008-02-25T14:58:00.000-06:002008-02-25T14:58:00.000-06:00JOhanns is so prone to quiting everything he has e...JOhanns is so prone to quiting everything he has every done I forsee him dropping this senate race to be ambassador to tahiti for 3 months. Get em in while you can Mikey the elephant is getting trampled in NovemberAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-28642464925743770922008-02-25T14:53:00.000-06:002008-02-25T14:53:00.000-06:00But Brian,Scott himself, said it's about the ISSUE...But Brian,<BR/>Scott himself, said it's about the ISSUES.<BR/><BR/>I'm just trying to reconcile his statement about issues being neither Dem nor GOP, with his knocking of Raimondo for switching parties. That's all.<BR/><BR/>I'm just trying to figure out why he's being so hypocritical on the first day of the campaign. <BR/><BR/>You would have thought he'd wait at least a couple days before he Street Sweeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829434036913451764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-1669627127820039842008-02-25T14:49:00.000-06:002008-02-25T14:49:00.000-06:00Sweeper. When has any politician ever won anything...Sweeper. When has any politician ever won anything by playing nice? Politics is dirty. That's why we love it. If we were all "nice" people, we would find better things to do with our time than hang out here on the blogs. Wouldn't we?<BR/><BR/>What do I call anonymice? Losers senza coglioni!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com