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I guess they couldn't keep it covered up any more. - ER - 4/17/2012 2:36:24 PM
- It's not clear what they're talking about just from the news story. - TB - 4/17/2012 4:48:28 PM
- Re: I guess they couldn't keep it covered up any more. - bowser - 4/17/2012 3:29:50 PM
  - Re: I guess they couldn't keep it covered up any more. - ER - 4/17/2012 4:27:38 PM
    - Re: I guess they couldn't keep it covered up any more. - bowser - 4/17/2012 5:24:08 PM
    - I suspect this sort of thing has been going on since soldiers were wearing leather armor and carried bronze weapons. - TB - 4/17/2012 4:51:45 PM
      - Re: I suspect this sort of thing has been going on since soldiers were wearing leather armor and carried bronze weapons. - ER - 4/17/2012 5:27:12 PM

As ice cap melts, militaries vie for Arctic edge - ER - 4/16/2012 6:16:53 PM
- I'd say I don't want to live on this planet anymore.... - VelociraptorBlade - 4/17/2012 3:45:20 AM
- Re: As ice cap melts, militaries vie for Arctic edge - bowser - 4/17/2012 1:10:23 AM

US cancels food aid to North Korea after missile launch, warns of more sanctions - bowser - 4/13/2012 7:03:45 PM
- There was an agreement that NK would halt nuclear tests and the development of ballistic missiles. - RobVG - 4/13/2012 10:50:11 PM
- Re: US cancels food aid to North Korea after missile launch, warns of more sanctions - VelociraptorBlade - 4/13/2012 7:22:14 PM
  - Re: US cancels food aid to North Korea after missile launch, warns of more sanctions - ER - 4/13/2012 8:08:23 PM
    - Re: US cancels food aid to North Korea after missile launch, warns of more sanctions - bowser - 4/13/2012 8:42:03 PM
      - Re: US cancels food aid to North Korea after missile launch, warns of more sanctions - ER - 4/13/2012 9:00:15 PM
        
        Re: US cancels food aid to North Korea after missile launch, warns of more sanctions - bowser - 4/14/2012 5:27:18 AM
  - Re: US cancels food aid to North Korea after missile launch, warns of more sanctions - bowser - 4/13/2012 8:07:57 PM

Capital flight in Europe - TB - 4/13/2012 8:46:55 PM

Political microtargeting - TB - 4/11/2012 5:33:00 PM
- Re: Political microtargeting - ER - 4/12/2012 2:52:04 AM
  - I still like paper bills, in the mail. - TB - 4/12/2012 5:00:02 AM
    - Re: I still like paper bills, in the mail. - TB - 4/12/2012 3:54:01 PM
    - Re: I still like paper bills, in the mail. - ER - 4/12/2012 10:37:16 AM
      - Yipes. I've never run into anyone like that Italian lady. - TB - 4/12/2012 2:56:34 PM
        
        Re: Yipes. I've never run into anyone like that Italian lady. - VelociraptorBlade - 4/12/2012 9:20:09 PM
  - You might want to sit down for this... - VelociraptorBlade - 4/12/2012 4:46:35 AM
  - Re: Political microtargeting - ER - 4/12/2012 2:55:59 AM
- Re: Political microtargeting - VelociraptorBlade - 4/12/2012 2:32:44 AM
  - Re: Political microtargeting - ER - 4/13/2012 5:38:35 PM

So, we should be hypochondriacs vs paranoid - FrankC - 4/12/2012 9:48:22 PM
- Re: So, we should be hypochondriacs vs paranoid - VelociraptorBlade - 4/13/2012 4:32:00 AM
- Re: So, we should be hypochondriacs vs paranoid - Jody - 4/13/2012 12:41:48 AM
  - Re: So, we should be hypochondriacs vs paranoid - ER - 4/13/2012 12:50:08 AM
    - Re: So, we should be hypochondriacs vs paranoid - Jody - 4/13/2012 2:26:21 PM
      - Re: So, we should be hypochondriacs vs paranoid - ER - 4/13/2012 2:28:59 PM
        
        Re: So, we should be hypochondriacs vs paranoid - Jody - 4/13/2012 4:06:24 PM
    - Re: So, we should be hypochondriacs vs paranoid - bowser - 4/13/2012 1:24:57 AM
    - The Litany Against Fear - ER - 4/13/2012 12:52:41 AM
      - Re: The Litany Against Fear - FrankC - 4/13/2012 1:26:52 AM

South Korea reports North Korea has launched orbital rocket - TB - 4/12/2012 11:14:35 PM
- Re: South Korea reports North Korea has launched orbital rocket - ER - 4/13/2012 3:54:05 PM
- Re: South Korea reports North Korea has launched orbital rocket - ER - 4/13/2012 12:48:40 AM
  - Re: South Korea reports North Korea has launched orbital rocket - TB - 4/13/2012 12:56:06 AM
    - Re: South Korea reports North Korea has launched orbital rocket - RobVG - 4/13/2012 5:00:43 AM
- Re: South Korea reports North Korea has launched orbital rocket - bowser - 4/13/2012 12:04:04 AM
  - Re: South Korea reports North Korea has launched orbital rocket - TB - 4/13/2012 1:25:06 AM
    - Re: South Korea reports North Korea has launched orbital rocket - VelociraptorBlade - 4/13/2012 4:28:53 AM
      - Re: South Korea reports North Korea has launched orbital rocket - ER - 4/13/2012 2:42:52 PM
  - Re: South Korea reports North Korea has launched orbital rocket - bowser - 4/13/2012 12:05:11 AM

Bankrupt Kodak requesting more money - Vitruvius - 4/11/2012 2:12:37 AM
- Sometimes companies need a few months to shut down. - Robert - 4/11/2012 8:58:14 PM
  - An informative response. Thanks! - TB - 4/13/2012 3:36:44 PM
- Re: Bankrupt Kodak requesting more money - ER - 4/11/2012 3:53:04 PM
- Re: Bankrupt Kodak requesting more money - ER - 4/11/2012 12:28:49 PM
  - That was an easy swipe - RobVG - 4/11/2012 4:03:21 PM
    - Re: That was an easy swipe - ER - 4/11/2012 4:23:27 PM
    - Re: That was an easy swipe - bowser - 4/11/2012 4:18:30 PM
      - Re: That was an easy swipe - RobVG - 4/12/2012 2:58:39 AM
        
        Re: That was an easy swipe - bowser - 4/12/2012 5:49:21 PM
        
        Re: That was an easy swipe - RobVG - 4/12/2012 11:51:27 PM
        
        Re: That was an easy swipe - podrock - 4/13/2012 1:51:32 AM
        
        Re: That was an easy swipe - bowser - 4/13/2012 12:08:28 AM
        
        You just cant' get past the "bonuses". - RobVG - 4/13/2012 4:16:08 AM

Obama and Democrats continue to push "Buffett Rule." - TB - 4/11/2012 4:48:02 PM
- Re: Obama and Democrats continue to push "Buffett Rule." - bowser - 4/11/2012 11:14:39 PM
  - Re: Obama and Democrats continue to push "Buffett Rule." - TB - 4/11/2012 11:33:40 PM
    - Re: Obama and Democrats continue to push "Buffett Rule." - bowser - 4/11/2012 11:44:49 PM
      - Re: Obama and Democrats continue to push "Buffett Rule." - TB - 4/11/2012 11:47:20 PM
        
        Re: Obama and Democrats continue to push "Buffett Rule." - bowser - 4/12/2012 5:50:13 PM
        
        Re: Obama and Democrats continue to push "Buffett Rule." - TB - 4/12/2012 5:56:21 PM
    - Re: Obama and Democrats continue to push "Buffett Rule." - bowser - 4/11/2012 11:37:51 PM
      - Re: Obama and Democrats continue to push "Buffett Rule." - ER - 4/12/2012 1:49:57 AM
        
        Re: Obama and Democrats continue to push "Buffett Rule." - TB - 4/12/2012 2:01:02 AM
        
        Re: Obama and Democrats continue to push "Buffett Rule." - ER - 4/12/2012 2:57:31 AM
- I think Obama is doing just fine. - ER - 4/11/2012 9:20:41 PM
  - Re: I think Obama is doing just fine. - TB - 4/11/2012 10:03:18 PM
    - Yes, I'm such a slave to my prejudices... - ER - 4/11/2012 10:34:34 PM
      - Obama is running on rhetorical automatic. Flipping the same cards from a very small intellectual deck. - TB - 4/12/2012 12:45:18 AM
        
        Re: Obama is running on rhetorical automatic. Flipping the same cards from a very small intellectual deck. - ER - 4/12/2012 1:10:10 AM

Izzat who I think it is? - ER - 4/12/2012 12:08:00 PM

The Sanford situation, again. - bowser - 4/11/2012 11:42:12 PM
- So far, the record shows most of the "fanciful" stuff came from mainstream media sources. - TB - 4/12/2012 12:16:05 AM
  - Re: So far, the record shows most of the "fanciful" stuff came from mainstream media sources. - ER - 4/12/2012 3:02:01 AM

A budget calculation - TB - 4/10/2012 4:05:05 PM
- Re: A budget calculation - ER - 4/10/2012 4:31:40 PM
  - The point, not surprisingly, completely escaped you. - TB - 4/10/2012 6:35:50 PM
    - Re: The point, not surprisingly, completely escaped you. - ER - 4/10/2012 6:45:01 PM
      - Re: The point, not surprisingly, completely escaped you. - TB - 4/10/2012 6:49:22 PM
        
        The only appropriate response - ER - 4/10/2012 8:07:33 PM
        
        Re: The only appropriate response - TB - 4/10/2012 8:43:04 PM
        
        Re: The only appropriate response - ER - 4/10/2012 9:09:07 PM
        
        Re: The only appropriate response - Jody - 4/10/2012 11:32:00 PM
        
        Re: The only appropriate response - ER - 4/11/2012 1:33:20 PM
        
        Re: The only appropriate response - Jody - 4/11/2012 3:40:34 PM

I wonder if it is tempting fate? - Jeff-Wash - 4/10/2012 8:17:51 PM
- Re: I wonder if it is tempting fate? - Jeff-Wash - 4/10/2012 8:34:30 PM
  - Re: I wonder if it is tempting fate? - ER - 4/10/2012 9:16:32 PM
- Let me guess...(spoiler alert) - ER - 4/10/2012 8:20:54 PM

From a purely tactical perspective... - ER - 4/9/2012 5:36:18 PM
- Re: From a purely tactical perspective... - bowser - 4/9/2012 6:40:15 PM
  - Re: From a purely tactical perspective... - ER - 4/9/2012 8:18:35 PM
    - Re: From a purely tactical perspective... - bowser - 4/9/2012 10:06:44 PM
      - Re: From a purely tactical perspective... - ER - 4/9/2012 10:56:14 PM
        
        Re: From a purely tactical perspective... - bowser - 4/10/2012 4:03:06 AM

So what happened in Sanford? - ER - 4/7/2012 10:43:13 PM

"Romney, GOP must remember lessons from Palin veepstakes" - bowser - 4/5/2012 9:39:11 PM
- Re: "Romney, GOP must remember lessons from Palin veepstakes" - bowser - 4/6/2012 7:04:51 PM
- Well, as the article says, you sure want to avoid anyone who has "been on the job for just a few years, or lack[s], the experience of having previously gone through the vetting process and campaignin… - TB - 4/5/2012 11:25:19 PM
  - Re: Well, as the article says, you sure want to avoid anyone who has "been on the job for just a few years, or lack[s], the experience of having previously gone through the vetting process and campai… - bowser - 4/6/2012 2:23:14 AM
    - Re: Well, as the article says, you sure want to avoid anyone who has "been on the job for just a few years, or lack[s], the experience of having previously gone through the vetting process and campai… - TB - 4/6/2012 4:16:53 AM
      - Re: Well, as the article says, you sure want to avoid anyone who has "been on the job for just a few years, or lack[s], the experience of having previously gone through the vetting process and campai… - bowser - 4/6/2012 4:41:03 AM
  - Re: Well, as the article says, you sure want to avoid anyone who has "been on the job for just a few years, or lack[s], the experience of having previously gone through the vetting process and campai… - RobVG - 4/5/2012 11:37:53 PM
    - Re: Well, as the article says, you sure want to avoid anyone who has "been on the job for just a few years, or lack[s], the experience of having previously gone through the vetting process and campai… - TB - 4/6/2012 1:25:47 AM
      - Re: Well, as the article says, you sure want to avoid anyone who has "been on the job for just a few years, or lack[s], the experience of having previously gone through the vetting process and campai… - bowser - 4/6/2012 3:24:50 AM

NBC caught doctoring Zimmerman 911 call. - Lee - 4/2/2012 2:35:01 AM
- Re: NBC caught doctoring Zimmerman 911 call. - bowser - 4/3/2012 2:55:33 AM
- Re: NBC caught doctoring Zimmerman 911 call. - VelociraptorBlade - 4/2/2012 10:50:20 PM
  - Re: NBC caught doctoring Zimmerman 911 call. - RobVG - 4/3/2012 3:58:30 PM
- Police video update, - TB - 4/2/2012 4:54:05 PM
- Re: NBC caught doctoring Zimmerman 911 call. - bowser - 4/2/2012 6:17:58 AM
  - I take it this is one of your "Watch 'em disassemble" comments. - RobVG - 4/2/2012 3:23:09 PM
    - Re: I take it this is one of your "Watch 'em disassemble" comments. - bowser - 4/2/2012 5:42:41 PM
      - The edit changed what was an answer to a police question to what sounded like a racist judgment. - TB - 4/2/2012 7:09:40 PM
    - Re: I take it this is one of your "Watch 'em disassemble" comments. - Jody - 4/2/2012 4:13:05 PM
      - Re: I take it this is one of your "Watch 'em disassemble" comments. - RobVG - 4/2/2012 5:11:58 PM
        
        Re: I take it this is one of your "Watch 'em disassemble" comments. - Jody - 4/2/2012 10:49:55 PM
        
        No wonder you didn't understand - RobVG - 4/3/2012 2:25:32 AM
        
        Re: No wonder you didn't understand - Jody - 4/3/2012 3:56:25 PM
        
        Re: I take it this is one of your "Watch 'em disassemble" comments. - Jody - 4/2/2012 11:07:30 PM
- Astounding - RobVG - 4/2/2012 5:05:28 AM
  - Re: Astounding - Jody - 4/2/2012 5:10:42 AM
    - Think about the decades of our lives when the mainstream media was the only media. - TB - 4/2/2012 4:22:13 PM
    - Gabrielle Giffords comes to mind - RobVG - 4/2/2012 6:00:30 AM

I'm ashamed of Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson. - Jeff-Wash - 3/31/2012 7:32:47 PM
- Re: I'm ashamed of Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson. - bowser - 3/31/2012 11:01:41 PM

Richard Branson loses race to deepest part of ocean... - TB - 3/31/2012 12:16:42 AM
- Re: Richard Branson loses race to deepest part of ocean... - bowser - 3/31/2012 2:26:54 PM

This is my idea of an American soldier. - bowser - 3/30/2012 7:37:18 AM
- Re: This is my idea of an American soldier. - TB - 3/30/2012 5:35:01 PM

This may be grim. The other shootings with two stories. - bowser - 3/30/2012 3:35:14 AM

More Sanford shooting news. - ER - 3/29/2012 3:44:48 AM
- Re: More Sanford shooting news. - TB - 3/29/2012 4:44:45 PM
  - Re: More Sanford shooting news. - TB - 3/29/2012 4:52:04 PM
    - Re: More Sanford shooting news. - ER - 3/29/2012 6:04:43 PM
- Re: More Sanford shooting news. - VelociraptorBlade - 3/29/2012 5:00:54 AM
  - Re: More Sanford shooting news. - TB - 3/29/2012 4:38:12 PM
    - Re: More Sanford shooting news. - ER - 3/29/2012 6:08:02 PM
      - The Virginia poll can be found here. - TB - 3/29/2012 9:00:53 PM
        
        Re: The Virginia poll can be found here. - ER - 3/30/2012 12:45:20 AM
        
        That's okay. Look at the list of the things "your tribe" is going to be getting "credit" for next election. - TB - 3/30/2012 2:28:29 AM
  - Re: More Sanford shooting news. - ER - 3/29/2012 1:11:24 PM
    - It's difficult to track a story back to when it first became widely controversial. - TB - 3/29/2012 4:37:15 PM
      - Re: It's difficult to track a story back to when it first became widely controversial. - ER - 3/29/2012 6:17:07 PM
- Police Report - RobVG - 3/29/2012 4:19:36 AM
- Good assessment - RobVG - 3/29/2012 4:05:13 AM
  - Re: Good assessment - ER - 3/29/2012 12:58:25 PM
- The irritating part is that the evidence should be lined up already for the authorities. - TB - 3/29/2012 3:55:24 AM
  - Re: The irritating part is that the evidence should be lined up already for the authorities. - ER - 3/29/2012 12:26:19 PM

UN climate panel ties some weather extremes to global warming - bowser - 3/29/2012 5:48:12 AM
- Re: UN climate panel ties some weather extremes to global warming - ER - 3/29/2012 2:15:53 PM
  - Re: UN climate panel ties some weather extremes to global warming - bowser - 3/29/2012 5:40:18 PM
- Re: UN climate panel ties some weather extremes to global warming - VelociraptorBlade - 3/29/2012 6:24:55 AM

Political opposition researchers dish dirt, predict long slog to November election - bowser - 3/28/2012 2:02:47 AM
- Re: Political opposition researchers dish dirt, predict long slog to November election - ER - 3/28/2012 3:38:58 AM
  - I think a lot of them are pros, who go where the going is good. - TB - 3/28/2012 3:49:19 AM
    - Re: I think a lot of them are pros, who go where the going is good. - podrock - 3/28/2012 4:36:51 AM
      - Re: I think a lot of them are pros, who go where the going is good. - bowser - 3/28/2012 4:56:48 AM
        
        Re: I think a lot of them are pros, who go where the going is good. - podrock - 3/28/2012 4:59:50 AM

Neighborhood Watch Shooting - ER - 3/22/2012 12:16:08 PM
- Re: Neighborhood Watch Shooting - RobVG - 3/27/2012 3:35:21 PM
  - Re: Neighborhood Watch Shooting - ER - 3/27/2012 8:53:44 PM
    - That was somewhat condescending - RobVG - 3/28/2012 12:34:43 AM
      - Re: That was somewhat condescending - bowser - 3/28/2012 2:08:02 AM
        
        Why thank you kind sir - RobVG - 3/28/2012 3:00:32 AM
      - Re: That was somewhat condescending - ER - 3/28/2012 1:09:44 AM
        
        Re: That was somewhat condescending - RobVG - 3/28/2012 1:49:43 AM
  - Yeah, I watched "the Narrative" being imposed almost immediately. - TB - 3/27/2012 3:45:08 PM
    - Narrative Check: - TB - 3/27/2012 3:53:42 PM
- Re: Neighborhood Watch Shooting - bowser - 3/27/2012 7:06:31 AM
- Another shooting update: - TB - 3/27/2012 1:39:42 AM
- Some updates: - TB - 3/24/2012 6:40:47 PM
  - A current picture of "Trayvon". - Lee - 3/26/2012 3:20:03 AM
  - Re: Some updates: - ER - 3/24/2012 6:59:23 PM
    - Re: Some updates: - TB - 3/24/2012 7:14:23 PM
      - Re: Some updates: - ER - 3/24/2012 9:23:35 PM
        
        It gets worse. - TB - 3/24/2012 10:25:35 PM
        
        Re: It gets worse. - TB - 3/27/2012 9:50:27 PM
        
        Re: It gets worse. - TB - 3/28/2012 3:24:24 AM
        
        Re: It gets worse. - TB - 3/25/2012 8:36:31 PM
        
        Re: Some updates: - ER - 3/24/2012 9:37:22 PM
- I've seen other controversies like this, often involving real police and not a "watchman." - TB - 3/22/2012 3:30:24 PM
  - Re: I've seen other controversies like this, often involving real police and not a "watchman." - RobVG - 3/22/2012 4:28:53 PM
    - Re: I've seen other controversies like this, often involving real police and not a "watchman." - ER - 3/22/2012 5:01:29 PM
      - Yeah, Probably - RobVG - 3/22/2012 6:19:06 PM
        
        Re: Yeah, Probably - ER - 3/22/2012 7:25:13 PM
    - Re: I've seen other controversies like this, often involving real police and not a "watchman." - RobVG - 3/22/2012 4:29:29 PM

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