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McCain gets boos from his own supporters when he tries to tone down the lunatics - z - 10/11/2008 3:02:14 AM
- re: an unruly crowd - Eric - 10/11/2008 2:55:23 PM
- The hatred that they have intentionally whipped up is becoming a monster they fear and can't control... - ARRELL - 10/11/2008 3:11:29 AM
  - I don't want to think about what that would do to our nation.... - nick hoffman - 10/12/2008 2:16:30 AM
    - "Bread and Circuses" - Too late - ARRELL - 10/12/2008 4:53:51 PM
      - Bread? Bread?? - Mary Anne - 10/13/2008 12:21:37 AM
      - And for bread, think $600 'stimulus' check.... (n/t) - ARRELL - 10/12/2008 4:58:00 PM
  - assassin - CJ Guiteau - 10/11/2008 8:08:43 AM
    - Attention Robert S. - Yeti - 10/11/2008 4:55:40 PM
      - I've been notified (multiple times!) and I'm investigating (n/t) - RobertS - 10/11/2008 5:30:03 PM
        
        Not any different than a Tom Clancy novel. - Bowser - 10/11/2008 10:43:28 PM
        
        re: I've been notified (multiple times!) and I'm investigating - ARRELL - 10/11/2008 7:33:02 PM
    - Oh, how nice- a post from Palin's home town - Frank Horrigan - 10/11/2008 12:52:12 PM
      - Nice catch - TB - 10/11/2008 4:41:27 PM
        
        FYI - Fox [letting Robert handle it] - 10/11/2008 5:40:51 PM
        
        Let me be perfectly 'Frank' - ARRELL - 10/11/2008 5:48:06 PM
        
        If the authorities do pick this up, your sneakiness may not do you credit. (n/t) - alcaray - 10/11/2008 8:23:44 PM
        
        re: Let me be perfectly 'Frank' - TB - 10/11/2008 5:56:23 PM
        
        Ya think? (n/t) - TB - 10/11/2008 5:42:28 PM
        
        TB - Eri - 10/11/2008 4:45:53 PM
        
        You honestly think that post is real? (n/t) - TB - 10/11/2008 4:55:03 PM
        
        Not for us to decide. (n/t) - alcaray - 10/11/2008 8:24:47 PM
        
        You don't? - ARRELL - 10/11/2008 5:04:33 PM
        
        re: You don't? - TB - 10/11/2008 5:20:04 PM
        
        Something just occurred to me. - Eri - 10/11/2008 5:39:06 PM
        
        You really don't want to go there. - TB - 10/11/2008 5:41:50 PM
        
        Sometimes you give people too little credit and sometimes too much. - Eri - 10/11/2008 5:29:33 PM
      - You Betcha'! - Frank Horrigan - 10/11/2008 1:10:30 PM
        
        A little information for the owner of this board - Frank Horrigan - 10/11/2008 1:42:29 PM
        
        Has anyone called the Secret Service Office in Anchorage? - Lindy - 10/11/2008 9:13:29 PM
  - Violence - TB - 10/11/2008 5:07:41 AM
    - Does that include Libertarians? (n/t) - alcaray - 10/12/2008 1:25:02 AM
    - Yet again... - McFly - 10/11/2008 12:02:35 PM
    - re: Violence - McVeigh for example? - andrew - 10/11/2008 5:36:10 AM
    - Its not rioting that worries me... - ARRELL - 10/11/2008 5:25:54 AM
    - Just because they haven't made a habit of it... - Eri - 10/11/2008 5:15:23 AM
      - Well, I suppose that's true of a lot of things. - TB - 10/11/2008 5:20:54 AM
        
        They're more likely if McCain loses UNLESS... - Eri - 10/11/2008 5:41:25 AM
        
        I've only heard Dems use phrases like "it'll be a long hot Summer". (n/t) - Lee - 10/12/2008 12:25:02 AM
        
        There's only a few weeks left. Try not to go nuts. (n/t) - TB - 10/11/2008 5:55:13 AM
  - John Weaver, McCainâ€™s former top strategist, said top Republicans have a responsibility to temper this behavior. (n/t) - ARRELL - 10/11/2008 3:21:39 AM
    - The pundits are truly ripping McCain - Palin for a dirty campaign. - Bowser - 10/11/2008 4:35:19 AM

Walls coming down in Baghdad - TB - 10/10/2008 1:56:24 PM
- A little more update... - TB - 10/12/2008 11:52:34 PM
- More related to ethnic cleansing than anything. - Bowser - 10/10/2008 2:30:04 PM

Governement was warned in 2003 about the risking lending. - Eri - 10/12/2008 6:28:26 PM
- Words from the very wise... - Eric - 10/12/2008 8:42:24 PM
  - But not Jefferson. - TB - 10/12/2008 9:47:53 PM
- Correction: Government was warned in 2003 about the risky lending. - Eri - 10/12/2008 6:33:47 PM

Wishing for the old John McCain - Algorithms - 10/10/2008 1:15:32 PM
- I'd be willing to bet that after this is all done... - alcaray - 10/10/2008 8:50:11 PM
- "The Power of One" - TB - 10/10/2008 5:10:11 PM
  - Its bigger than that TB, and you know it... - ARRELL - 10/11/2008 3:35:11 AM
    - No it isn't. - TB - 10/11/2008 5:18:25 AM
      - John Weaver, McCain's former top strategist, said top Republicans have a responsibility to temper this behavior. - ARRELL - 10/11/2008 5:36:06 AM
      - You are so full of crap... - ARRELL - 10/11/2008 5:31:56 AM
        
        re: crap... - TB - 10/11/2008 6:05:57 AM
        
        Its real, TB, thats why republicans are pointing out that its a serious problem.... (n/t) - ARRELL - 10/11/2008 12:58:07 PM
        
        "Republicans?" What, Weaver has a tapeworm? - TB - 10/11/2008 7:38:10 PM
        
        There are more than Weaver saying these things... - ARRELL - 10/12/2008 6:01:08 PM

Recreating a superpower. Iceland turns to Russia for help. - Bowser - 10/12/2008 3:35:10 PM

"Deer caught in the headlights" Palin - Eri - 10/11/2008 4:42:41 PM
- One stretch deserves another I guess. (n/t) - RobVG - 10/11/2008 9:06:48 PM
  - I think that was his point. (n/t) - Eri - 10/11/2008 11:23:09 PM
    - That wasn't SNL or the Onion. (n/t) - RobVG - 10/12/2008 6:14:35 AM

Has anyone linked to this conservative Obama testimonial? - alcaray - 10/12/2008 2:37:07 AM
- Heard about it two days ago. - TB - 10/12/2008 3:14:21 AM

McCain is dialling down his and Palin's campaign rhetoric. - Eri - 10/11/2008 11:37:49 PM
- But not their ads. - Eri - 10/12/2008 2:18:12 AM

General MOPARS?????? - carl - 10/11/2008 3:33:05 PM
- GM:Truly bad management - E.P. - 10/11/2008 4:20:34 PM
- If the economy keeps going the way it has been... - Eri - 10/11/2008 4:13:05 PM
  - Or you could shop for compact model men. (n/t) - alcaray - 10/11/2008 8:16:08 PM
    - As long as they could still open stuck jar lids! - Eri - 10/11/2008 11:25:20 PM

Some new predictions - Yeti - 10/11/2008 3:03:59 AM
- Dang, Yeti - McFly - 10/11/2008 11:16:48 PM

It's all Greenspan's fault - Eri - 10/10/2008 11:13:45 PM
- So, who's this "Rubin" dude? (n/t) - TB - 10/11/2008 1:07:20 AM
  - Treasury Secretary, and... - Robert - 10/11/2008 1:55:50 AM
    - "How's that blind faith in laissez-faire capitalism...workin' out for us, TB?"- Probably not workin' out too well for TB - ARRELL - 10/11/2008 2:32:06 AM
      - I just added a few thousand to my SEP-IRA index funds. - TB - 10/11/2008 3:37:23 AM
        
        I keep getting refinance offers, too! - Eri - 10/11/2008 5:20:17 AM
    - Yes, I know who he is. - TB - 10/11/2008 2:05:07 AM
      - It's not about the individual, it's about the ideology - Robert - 10/11/2008 5:38:25 PM
        
        So tell me which country has enough regulations? - TB - 10/11/2008 5:54:23 PM
      - The Point you're missing - Yeti - 10/11/2008 2:55:40 AM
        
        Your brain is jammed. - TB - 10/11/2008 3:27:52 AM
        
        Thats right, Tom. Declare victory, Declare the incompetence of anyone pushing the antithesis of your ideology, and run off. - Yeti - 10/11/2008 3:36:50 AM
        
        I didn't say incompetent, I said jammed. - TB - 10/11/2008 3:40:23 AM
        
        Your argument is.... - Yeti - 10/11/2008 4:31:48 AM
        
        Expansion of regulation - TB - 10/11/2008 4:55:02 AM
        
        Antitrust? That's a joke! - Eri - 10/11/2008 5:30:49 AM
        
        BTW - Yeti - 10/11/2008 5:20:57 AM
        
        My response to your polemic ideologyrant - Yeti - 10/11/2008 5:11:33 AM
        
        Fine. Your politicians will save you. Sleep well. (n/t) - TB - 10/11/2008 5:36:03 AM
        
        Need I only point out? Unregulated economic instruments are keeping me up at night already.... (n/t) - Yeti - 10/11/2008 6:11:40 AM
        
        PS - Yeti - 10/11/2008 5:14:20 PM

1929 Crash Parallells - carl - 10/10/2008 5:34:11 PM
- globalization, ambition, witch-hunting - JEKing - 10/10/2008 9:23:29 PM
- Same cause - unregulated leveraged speculating. (n/t) - Bowser - 10/10/2008 8:26:25 PM
  - How About GREED? - carl - 10/10/2008 8:28:45 PM
- And HOOVER Stuck his Head in Sand - carl - 10/10/2008 8:24:55 PM
  - What Hoover actually did. - TB - 10/11/2008 1:45:30 AM
    - GULP, Time to Crank up the VICKY - carl - 10/11/2008 3:29:59 PM
- More projected parallels - Socrates II - 10/10/2008 7:26:30 PM

Panel: Palin abused power in trooper case - Algorithms - 10/11/2008 1:22:57 AM
- She broke state law, husband was involved, and of course lied her ass off. - Bowser - 10/11/2008 4:19:38 AM
- A bit more analysis - TB - 10/11/2008 4:09:53 AM
  - That's not analysis... - Algorithms - 10/11/2008 1:26:11 PM
  - Or for those who don't like their information pre-digested... - McFly - 10/11/2008 12:56:20 PM
  - And? Are you suggesting this was OK? This woman could be President? - Bowser - 10/11/2008 4:31:32 AM
- Now this was started before McCain put on the slipper. Bush-Cheney all over. - Bowser - 10/11/2008 2:12:42 AM
- Unfit to lead - Algorithms - 10/11/2008 1:34:10 AM
  - Either they withdraw her, or they don't. Says a lot either way. - Bowser - 10/11/2008 3:40:20 AM

A big reason why Obama will win the toss-up states of Florida, New Mexico, Colorado, and Nevada - z - 10/10/2008 5:46:03 AM
- Translation: Hispanics don't like to hear the truth. Big surprise. (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/10/2008 8:37:06 AM
  - Hatred, bigotry, insults and smears won't win you very many votes, mi amigo - z - 10/10/2008 2:13:31 PM
    - It has nothing to do with hate. - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/11/2008 4:23:54 AM
      - Excuse me, what law has he broken? - ARRELL - 10/11/2008 4:56:34 AM
        
        It's called aiding and abetting. - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/11/2008 5:40:59 AM
        
        You need to brush up on your law.... - ARRELL - 10/11/2008 5:44:46 AM
    - So you don't believe the US has a right to enforce its borders? - Lee - 10/10/2008 5:25:01 PM
      - WHERE did he say that? (n/t) - ARRELL - 10/10/2008 5:45:49 PM

PUCK-U..Palin to Drop PUCK at Flyers/Ranger Game - carl - 10/9/2008 5:28:44 PM
- Big mistake - z - 10/10/2008 10:19:02 PM
- So... - Eri - 10/10/2008 1:03:29 AM
  - Nope PUCKER-Her UP, Sara........ - carl - 10/10/2008 5:35:23 PM

"Bush Just Makes It Worse." - Bowser - 10/10/2008 9:20:29 PM
- Bush should just stay in his guest house and smoke more weed with Harold and Kumar - z - 10/10/2008 9:28:25 PM

Had it all explained to me - E.P. - 10/10/2008 8:51:46 PM

Gallup poll confirms that Obama absolutely crushed McCain in the 2nd debate, 56-23 - z - 10/9/2008 9:39:28 PM
- re: Gallup poll confirms that Obama absolutely crushed McCain in the 2nd debate, 56-23 - becky - 10/10/2008 6:09:51 PM
  - Most national polls use between 600 and 1000 - z - 10/10/2008 7:59:40 PM
- What's missing in this campaign: Bush, Cheney, Bill and Hillary. - Bowser - 10/9/2008 9:57:22 PM
  - Hasn't Hillary been campaigning for Obama in Florida? (n/t) - Eri - 10/10/2008 1:02:24 AM
- Even SDAI didnt try to spin it... LOL (n/t) - ARRELL - 10/9/2008 9:54:24 PM

Paulson says credit crisis may be fading - ARRELL - 10/10/2008 3:04:23 PM
- Listening to these guys is a measure of gullibility. - Bowser - 10/10/2008 4:21:33 PM
- And incidentally... - TB - 10/10/2008 3:38:12 PM
  - After all, the little guys should not have borrowed more money than they could cover! - Bowser - 10/10/2008 4:36:08 PM
  - Soooo, while the administration was claiming problem solved.... - ARRELL - 10/10/2008 3:46:38 PM
    - No. - TB - 10/10/2008 4:11:39 PM
- You know, if we've got to learn how to spell, you've got to learn how to do a link. (n/t) - TB - 10/10/2008 3:25:07 PM
  - Ctrl-c Ctrl-v, look into it... (n/t) - ARRELL - 10/10/2008 3:30:07 PM
    - Nope - Tony - 10/10/2008 4:05:13 PM
      - Multiple browsers - McFly - 10/10/2008 7:18:47 PM

John McCain's Rage is a National Security Concern - Lindy - 10/10/2008 12:32:14 AM
- Not even a peep? - Lindy - 10/10/2008 4:09:59 PM
  - I passed the link along. - Eri - 10/10/2008 6:52:10 PM

Bush speech on Friday to "assure the American people". - Bowser - 10/10/2008 3:15:15 AM
- Bush:"We can solve this crisis and we will" - Bowser - 10/10/2008 2:40:29 PM
  - Oh Bowz.....you're hysterical - Lindy - 10/10/2008 5:58:19 PM
  - Here's that MBA in action: Bush says anxiety feeding market instability." - Bowser - 10/10/2008 5:13:54 PM

Good essay on where we are in the campaign. - alcaray - 10/10/2008 4:34:44 AM
- re: *Excellent* essay - thanks! (n/t) - Fox - 10/10/2008 5:18:46 PM
- I can't believe I read the whole thing. (n/t) - Bowser - 10/10/2008 5:54:58 AM

Derivatives - big money - Laurie Street - 10/10/2008 4:38:25 PM
- re: big money - TB - 10/10/2008 5:00:32 PM

The McCain campaign's investigation into Troopergate publishes its findings. - alcaray - 10/10/2008 3:50:00 AM
- That's a joke, right? Tell me it's a joke. (n/t) - Laurie Street - 10/10/2008 4:18:43 PM
- Wonder why she didn't just wait for the official investigation. It's her state. (n/t) - Bowser - 10/10/2008 5:13:06 AM

On McCain and his close associations with Liddy, Keating, and Quinn - ARRELL - 10/8/2008 12:29:45 PM
- "It really is a reflex with you, isn't it?" - TB - 10/8/2008 5:57:01 PM
  - You are applying an illogical standard to Obama, and not applying it to McCain- THAT is my point! - ARRELL - 10/8/2008 6:20:49 PM
    - You can't pull your nose away from the tree, can you? - TB - 10/8/2008 6:32:59 PM
      - A discussion with you is like watching an episode of "Lost"... - ARRELL - 10/8/2008 7:32:48 PM
        
        Your bluff has been called- still waiting.... - ARRELL - 10/9/2008 4:20:02 AM
        
        Depends... - TB - 10/9/2008 4:47:45 AM
        
        "Are you approaching this from the "ACORN is squeaky clean" direction, or the "Obama has never heard of these guys" direction? " - Neither, actually - ARRELL - 10/9/2008 4:52:42 AM
        
        You have a third option? - TB - 10/9/2008 5:15:14 AM
        
        You really can only think in terms of good and evil- black and white - very odd for someone with your background... - ARRELL - 10/9/2008 8:35:31 PM
        
        ACORN's stupid practice - TB - 10/10/2008 12:14:00 AM
        
        Its a stupid practice engaged in by groups across the political spectrum.... - ARRELL - 10/10/2008 2:18:34 PM
        
        Good... - TB - 10/10/2008 3:43:22 PM
        
        Large voter turnout is NOT in republicans self interest... but since you asked - ARRELL - 10/10/2008 4:05:42 PM
        
        They are easy to sabotage too. (n/t) - alcaray - 10/10/2008 12:19:03 AM
        
        re: A discussion with you is like watching an episode of "Lost"... - Laurie Street - 10/8/2008 9:52:31 PM

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