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Tonight at 9pm on PBS "Buying the War" with Bill Moyers - Lindy - 4/25/2007 11:30:12 PM
- Did you watch Selling Surrender last night on MSNBC? - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/27/2007 1:38:30 PM
  - No - Lindy - 4/27/2007 2:28:49 PM
- The backlash is finally gaining some strength. - Bowser - 4/26/2007 4:59:27 AM
  - re: The backlash is finally gaining some strength. - Lindy - 4/26/2007 3:19:44 PM

Bush abandons American fighting men and women. - Bowser - 4/24/2007 6:11:58 PM
- Good Spin. - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/24/2007 6:59:34 PM
  - Reid hopes it sells, too. - TB - 4/24/2007 9:29:15 PM
    - re: Tokyo Reid - SteveS - 4/25/2007 1:18:37 PM
      - Harry Reid makes me sick. - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/25/2007 2:03:00 PM
    - Personally, I've just about given up on the issue. - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/24/2007 9:34:07 PM
      - Don't give up just yet... - TB - 4/25/2007 2:52:20 AM
        
        I think the Democrats see an opportunity to start dismantling the US Military - The Pessimist formerly known as Scott - 4/25/2007 1:53:40 PM
        
        Nah. - TB - 4/25/2007 4:48:04 PM
        
        I really can't wait for President Hillary to take over from Bush. - The Pessimist formerly known as Scott - 4/26/2007 2:20:36 PM
        
        I think you're going to be pleasantly surprised in 2008. - TB - 4/26/2007 11:56:41 PM

Patrons take on armed robbers and win - i.e. robbers armed with machetes, *NOT* guns - Daniel - 4/26/2007 3:18:12 PM
- Have to work on those machete laws, I guess. - TB - 4/26/2007 11:18:34 PM

Senate passes bill protecting and defending US military. - Bowser - 4/26/2007 8:17:37 PM
- LOL! - TB - 4/26/2007 10:45:14 PM

The Bush Administration is destrying the economy. This is unprecedented. - HRCFP - 4/26/2007 2:41:39 PM
- "...the brink of complete and total economic collapse" - Buck Galaxy - 4/26/2007 5:07:47 PM
  - Reality has little to do with this kind of statement. (n/t) - TB - 4/26/2007 10:31:10 PM
  - The Rich keep getting Richer and the poor Poorer. - HRCFP - 4/26/2007 6:24:47 PM
    - Which are you and how much do you make? - FrankC - 4/26/2007 7:30:51 PM

"Despair stalks Baghdad as plan falters." - Bowser - 4/26/2007 6:41:40 PM
- re: "Despair stalks Baghdad as plan falters." - ER - 4/26/2007 8:39:41 PM
- Petraeus - Iraq requires an enormous commitment over time. - Bowser - 4/26/2007 8:03:35 PM
  - 5/2005. "Good news to the men and women who fought ... their mission is complete." - George W. Bush - 4/26/2007 8:07:28 PM

Media as a weapon in assymmetrical combat - TB - 4/25/2007 9:46:29 PM
- Why else would Bush lie so much, or Cheney be so optimistic? - Bowser - 4/26/2007 12:01:59 AM
  - Selling the War - Lindy - 4/26/2007 3:03:44 AM
    - Lies fly - S - 4/26/2007 6:45:03 PM
      - re: Lies fly - Lindy - 4/26/2007 7:58:05 PM

US prison commander comes a CROPPER - nick hoffman - 4/26/2007 9:56:28 AM
- Sounds pretty normal to me - Lindy - 4/26/2007 3:29:49 PM

Iraqi divisions stall political aims - Donald - 4/26/2007 12:30:45 PM
- Meanwhile: 3,334 - Donald - 4/26/2007 12:32:55 PM

"Ranger Alleges Cover-Up in Tillman Case" - Bowser - 4/25/2007 2:40:04 AM
- re: "Ranger Alleges Cover-Up in Tillman Case" - ER - 4/25/2007 5:36:41 PM
  - I was unclear. The DoD, not Tillman, was my point. (n/t) - Bowser - 4/25/2007 8:17:01 PM
- re: "Ranger Alleges Cover-Up in Tillman Case" - azstrummer - 4/25/2007 4:29:09 PM
- Wouldn't that Ranger be guilty of a crime himself? - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/25/2007 2:06:55 PM
  - re: Wouldn't that Ranger be guilty of a crime himself? - Lindy - 4/25/2007 3:05:41 PM

Are we Supplying the Insurgents for our DOWNFALL in Iraq? - carl - 4/25/2007 2:31:12 PM
- re: Are we Supplying the Insurgents for our DOWNFALL in Iraq? - azstrummer - 4/25/2007 4:23:53 PM
- Vast infrastructure improvements? - ER - 4/25/2007 3:41:10 PM
- re: Equipment - Raoul - 4/25/2007 3:29:21 PM

Hamas starts attacking Isreali civilians again... - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/24/2007 7:52:47 PM
- re: British journalists officially vote to boycott Israeli goods - SteveS - 4/25/2007 1:12:27 PM
  - The have first hand knowledge of what's going on there - Raoul - 4/25/2007 1:51:17 PM
    - What a bunch of left wing garbage... - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/25/2007 1:58:54 PM
- Who started it? - Raoul - 4/24/2007 8:43:33 PM
  - The Israelis never did respect it. Been blowing hell out of 'em all along. (n/t) - Bowser - 4/24/2007 10:49:41 PM
  - i should have known. - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/24/2007 9:32:18 PM
  - Standard routine - TB - 4/24/2007 9:16:32 PM

Alberto Gonzales: No Constitutional Right of Habeas Corpus - Jack Herer - 4/24/2007 5:54:26 PM
- Donâ€™t Fire Gonzales - edgar - 4/25/2007 1:25:42 PM

Another environmentalist "Marie Antoinette" heard from. - TB - 4/23/2007 5:09:00 PM
- 18 days late... - nick hoffman - 4/24/2007 2:23:11 PM
  - Could be. - TB - 4/24/2007 3:56:56 PM
- Ummm, Sheryl....don't quit your day job (n/t) - Jody - 4/24/2007 2:20:20 AM
  - Did she really say that? - Lindy - 4/24/2007 2:26:57 AM
    - I don't think she called for legislation outlawing the use of Good TP - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/24/2007 3:36:00 PM
      - In Texas... - Jody - 4/24/2007 5:26:19 PM
        
        So it's Texas' fault - Eri - 4/24/2007 6:43:26 PM
- "One square per bathroom visit??" - Lindy - 4/23/2007 7:43:15 PM
  - Obviously only the Democrats will smell bad. - Bowser - 4/24/2007 1:32:09 AM
- Toilet paper credits... - TB - 4/23/2007 5:12:04 PM
  - Maybe we should just ban washing your hands after you go... - Yuckie - 4/23/2007 6:14:46 PM
    - Navy/Marine joke - FrankC - 4/24/2007 7:24:11 PM
      - I've heard that one in every possible permutation of services. (n/t) - TB - 4/25/2007 5:15:50 AM
      - :) (n/t) - Jody - 4/24/2007 7:52:21 PM
    - Look out racing stripes!!! (n/t) - Jody - 4/24/2007 5:28:04 PM
      - Be polite...Flush At least twice, and light a match. - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/24/2007 9:44:09 PM

Surge and Countersurge - TB - 4/24/2007 4:45:51 PM
- Great reading. We can expect wonderful things. - Bowser - 4/24/2007 5:56:53 PM
  - Didn't read any of it, did you? - TB - 4/24/2007 11:32:24 PM
    - I have to say I did read the entire thing before I posted. - Bowser - 4/25/2007 2:11:33 AM
      - re: I did read the entire thing - TB - 4/25/2007 2:18:50 AM
        
        True Believers seemingly never tire of being and looking like fools. (n/t) - Bowser - 4/25/2007 2:36:01 AM

"Factory Jobs: 3 Million Lost Since 2000" - Bowser - 4/20/2007 10:44:08 PM
- Sure but...There are still Millions more manufacturing jobs in the USA today than there were in the 1960's... (n/t) - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/23/2007 1:17:11 PM
  - Not true. - TB - 4/23/2007 4:30:06 PM
    - I stand corrected... - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/24/2007 3:39:32 PM
      - Probably not true either. - TB - 4/24/2007 3:58:59 PM
        
        True they wouldn't be better off working for the government... - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/24/2007 10:07:17 PM
- re:Yet 2 million new jobs were created in the last 12 months - SteveS - 4/21/2007 3:59:39 PM
  - The response is like having a boat filling with 3 cubic feet of water per minute while 2 cubic feet per minute is pumped out. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 4/21/2007 6:21:55 PM
    - re:Hows since August 2003, more than 7.8 million jobs have been created? - SteveS - 4/22/2007 2:47:21 AM
    - Comparing apples to apples... - TB - 4/21/2007 10:49:13 PM
- So, what's the answer? - TB - 4/20/2007 11:18:17 PM
  - There are no simple answers. - Bowser - 4/21/2007 4:03:58 AM
    - re: There are no simple answers. - Hans - 4/21/2007 7:33:01 AM
      - It's not a right. But it's a good thing to have in a country. - TB - 4/21/2007 4:35:14 PM
        
        re: It's not a right. But it's a good thing to have in a country. - Hans - 4/22/2007 11:01:09 AM
        
        U.S. GDP currently around seven times China's. - TB - 4/22/2007 7:45:17 PM
        
        Any data on the current rate of change of GDP in the US and China? - Laurie Street - 4/23/2007 5:34:11 PM
        
        I tend to be suspicious of "per capita" statistics... - TB - 4/23/2007 5:44:58 PM
        
        re: U.S. GDP currently around seven times China's. - Hans - 4/23/2007 5:28:09 PM
    - Economics As If Reality Mattered. - TB - 4/21/2007 4:31:33 AM
    - What's comfortable? - Lee - 4/21/2007 4:27:53 AM
  - Specialization and Globalization - SDF - 4/21/2007 2:07:49 AM
    - re: Specialization and Globalization - TB - 4/21/2007 5:17:56 AM
      - re: Specialization and Globalization - SDF - 4/21/2007 4:40:56 PM
        
        "Dream jobs," and the data. - TB - 4/21/2007 5:09:15 PM
  - A massive add campaign on buy "Made In The USA" wouldn't hurt. - Lee - 4/21/2007 1:53:56 AM
  - Cook the CEO's up in a pot of stew? - Lindy - 4/21/2007 1:03:20 AM
    - re: Cook the CEO's up in a pot of stew? - Hans - 4/21/2007 7:36:23 AM
      - "Today, CEOs are assured of getting rich..... - Lindy - 4/24/2007 8:15:02 PM

A very humorous interview. "U.S. envoy urges Iraq leaders to heal rifts." - Bowser - 4/24/2007 2:20:18 AM
- re: very humorous - TB - 4/24/2007 4:31:26 AM
  - Well, there's some doubt as to whether the US is engaged in a political solution. - Bowser - 4/24/2007 6:55:07 PM
- "Reconcilliations R US" - Lindy - 4/24/2007 2:56:40 AM

Presidential secrecy equal weakness and insecurity - edgar - 4/24/2007 4:14:22 PM
- re: Presidential secrecy equal weakness and insecurity - ER - 4/24/2007 5:20:12 PM

Boris Yeltsin died - Raoul - 4/23/2007 3:15:02 PM
- Doesn't seem to be big news. - Lee - 4/24/2007 3:17:25 AM
- To paraphrase Robert Gates... - McFly - 4/23/2007 5:21:35 PM

Another bloody day in Iraq - Donald - 4/24/2007 1:07:57 AM

"Mission Accomplished!" --Harry Reid - TB - 4/23/2007 10:43:55 PM
- Wow...L. A. Times story has just erased it. - TB - 4/23/2007 11:10:42 PM

Sorting out the truth on global warming - Donald - 4/23/2007 2:02:01 PM
- Remove Bush's muzzle and let the scientist speak for themselves. - Eric - 4/23/2007 3:34:42 PM
  - US Air Force: Owning the Weather 2025 - Lindy - 4/23/2007 5:33:09 PM
  - A NOAA press release must pass a 13 layer review process! - Eric - 4/23/2007 4:02:48 PM

France: excitment mounts!!!! Massive turnout!!!! Only a few minutes left!!! (n/t) - Raoul - 4/22/2007 5:44:52 PM
- The 2 contenders for the second round are: Sarkozy (29%) versus Royal (25%)!!!!!! (n/t) - Raoul - 4/22/2007 6:00:32 PM
  - Sarko v Sego! - Raoul - 4/22/2007 6:05:03 PM
    - I predict a Sarkozy win. (n/t) - TB - 4/23/2007 4:34:39 AM
      - re: Most likely, yes (n/t) - Raoul - 4/23/2007 8:56:07 AM

My feelings about the VT Shooter. - REB - 4/18/2007 4:44:30 PM
- re: blaming the world - pops - 4/22/2007 2:45:42 PM
- Contributing factors - SDF - 4/19/2007 1:50:20 AM
  - re: Contributing factors - REB - 4/19/2007 2:01:32 PM
  - re: Contributing factors - SDF - 4/19/2007 3:05:31 AM
    - re: Contributing factors - Marcia - 4/20/2007 8:33:26 PM
      - Censorship - SDF - 4/22/2007 10:51:05 AM
- This is a person.... - Donald - 4/19/2007 1:13:34 AM
  - Indeed he was - McFly - 4/20/2007 6:01:09 PM
  - I agree with RobVG. - Bowser - 4/19/2007 2:02:57 AM
    - (That's a first. :)) (n/t) - RobVG - 4/20/2007 3:32:05 AM
  - Well said. (n/t) - RobVG - 4/19/2007 1:51:44 AM
- I just wrote MSNBC - Lindy - 4/19/2007 12:55:36 AM
  - re: I just wrote MSNBC - Marcia - 4/20/2007 8:37:23 PM
  - I'm with Lindy on this one. - TB - 4/19/2007 4:56:07 AM
    - and expect a full length movie on this one... give it 4 to 8 years (n/t) - [blank] - 4/20/2007 5:00:59 PM
    - The guy is dead. And sticking one's head in the sand won't help. - Bowser - 4/19/2007 9:17:39 PM
      - We all know the name of the shooter. But we know nothing of the victims. - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/20/2007 2:47:29 PM
        
        Not true. - Mary Anne - 4/20/2007 4:46:22 PM
      - Copycats are all over now....36 California Schools under Lockdown - Lindy - 4/20/2007 1:03:06 AM
        
        Incredible if true. - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/20/2007 2:53:35 PM
      - You really think that was NBC's motivation? - TB - 4/19/2007 9:52:10 PM
        
        The Freedom of Information Act - Mary Anne - 4/20/2007 12:09:25 AM
        
        re: The Freedom of Information Act - pops - 4/22/2007 7:43:58 PM
        
        What else needs to be said? How about a verb or two? - Mary Anne - 4/23/2007 3:46:45 AM
        
        FOX probably would have showed the whole thing...That don't make it right. - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/20/2007 2:51:04 PM
        
        Varying degrees of acceptability - Mary Anne - 4/20/2007 3:39:02 PM
        
        Waiting a few days would have been nice - Lindy - 4/20/2007 4:09:28 PM
        
        I hope the victims of the next school shooting sue NBC and this shooter's estate. - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/20/2007 8:03:00 PM
        
        Frivolous lawsuits - Mary Anne - 4/20/2007 8:10:09 PM
        
        Varying opinions - Mary Anne - 4/20/2007 4:25:12 PM
        
        they could have released transcripts... - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/19/2007 10:04:12 PM
        
        Cho did his own version of the Reality Show - Lindy - 4/20/2007 1:12:01 AM
        
        I understand NBC saying "its news" - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/20/2007 2:45:22 PM
- Starts in a common manner. - Bowser - 4/18/2007 7:43:32 PM
  - The issue of 'responsibility' - Yeti - 4/18/2007 9:57:29 PM
    - The guy hated the wealthy. The whole thing was about greed. - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/18/2007 10:10:09 PM
      - You, I'm sure, will find whatever simplistic explanation that fits your worldview - Yeti - 4/18/2007 10:18:09 PM
        
        Yeti's right. You can't rationalize crazy. - TB - 4/18/2007 10:29:50 PM
        
        Admit it...They all had greed. - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/18/2007 10:24:34 PM
        
        Scott, I don't think you are actually this stupid. I think you are trying to be your usual lightening rod self - Yeti - 4/19/2007 1:12:03 AM
        
        Yeti... Play his video backwards... - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/19/2007 1:58:51 PM
- re: My feelings exactly - ER - 4/18/2007 5:44:58 PM
  - re: My feelings exactly - not entirely, ER. - Marcia - 4/18/2007 7:00:39 PM
    - The dating world - edgar - 4/18/2007 9:24:21 PM
      - re: The dating world - beyond the dating world. - Marcia - 4/18/2007 10:09:48 PM
        
        Warning signs - ARRELL - 4/19/2007 2:36:17 AM
        
        re: Warning signs - Marcia - 4/20/2007 7:41:37 PM
        
        Police are getting a bum rap. - TB - 4/19/2007 4:58:36 AM
        
        There's something wrong with your society... - nick hoffman - 4/19/2007 9:52:08 AM
        
        It's a police procedural term. - Mary Anne - 4/20/2007 2:21:27 AM
        
        Thanks. - TB - 4/20/2007 3:31:03 AM
        
        re: We are being trained to dumb down - SteveS - 4/19/2007 11:34:22 PM
        
        That says it all, Nick - more succintly than I can manage - Daniel - 4/19/2007 8:22:05 PM
        
        I'm glad you're over there, too. - Mary Anne - 4/20/2007 12:12:08 AM
        
        I'm not attacking your culture - Daniel - 4/20/2007 7:23:05 AM
        
        Makes no difference. - Lee - 4/20/2007 3:31:25 PM
        
        That is a dishonest comparison - Daniel - 4/20/2007 3:57:07 PM
        
        The Human element is at the heart of this matter. - Lee - 4/20/2007 8:00:13 PM
        
        You didn't register a single word did you? What a waste of time (n/t) - Daniel - 4/21/2007 6:03:19 AM
        
        I get what you're saying, but it's wrong. - Lee - 4/21/2007 11:22:07 PM
        
        The shooter was never committed. - Mary Anne - 4/20/2007 8:19:07 PM
        
        But he was labeled as a danger by a court. - Lee - 4/21/2007 2:28:39 AM
        
        A danger to himself. - Mary Anne - 4/21/2007 3:25:00 PM
        
        Charming, as always - Mary Anne - 4/20/2007 12:06:54 PM
        
        I don't claim to be "great" - Daniel - 4/20/2007 12:30:49 PM
        
        OK - Mary Anne - 4/20/2007 2:55:57 PM
        
        re: OK - Daniel - 4/20/2007 4:11:49 PM
        
        And not all American's own a gun. - REB - 4/20/2007 3:08:22 PM
        
        And that's fine too. - Mary Anne - 4/20/2007 3:54:25 PM
        
        "Loaded." - TB - 4/20/2007 7:06:50 PM
        
        Good safety habits are paramount. - Lee - 4/20/2007 8:21:36 PM
        
        re: And that's fine too. - REB - 4/20/2007 4:19:51 PM
        
        I don't hunt either. - Lee - 4/20/2007 3:50:43 PM
        
        re: I don't hunt either. - SteveS - 4/20/2007 5:39:00 PM
        
        That's cool - Lee - 4/20/2007 8:18:00 PM
        
        Wow Mary Anne! - Lee - 4/20/2007 12:59:44 AM
        
        Don't get excited. - Mary Anne - 4/20/2007 2:22:32 AM
        
        Forums do serve a purpose though. - Lee - 4/20/2007 2:39:59 AM
        
        re: Warning signs - SDF - 4/19/2007 3:11:52 AM
        
        Yes. Imagine letting a schitzo with a hatred of the rich and rich kids in particular, into a college setting. - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/18/2007 10:11:49 PM
        
        It's not right to hate the rich. - ER - 4/19/2007 1:57:05 AM

Bering Straight tunnel idea revived - Buck Galaxy - 4/22/2007 2:34:10 AM
- Tsushima Straits tunnel - Hans - 4/22/2007 11:11:56 AM
  - $65B - Buck Galaxy - 4/22/2007 9:05:38 PM
    - Russia East Coast Population - Buck Galaxy - 4/23/2007 2:40:18 AM

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