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Another Stellar Performance by Olbermann - Eric - 10/6/2006 3:03:57 AM
- It's out there all right! - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/6/2006 3:48:57 AM
  - Olbermann reported local sports news from Southern CA many years ago - alcaray - 10/6/2006 2:41:19 PM
  - Why don't you do something besides "ad hominem" stuff. - Bowser - 10/6/2006 5:10:33 AM
    - Trying to be helpful - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/6/2006 5:33:13 AM
      - SHUT UP. - Mary Anne - 10/6/2006 12:44:23 PM
        
        Thank you. Are you channeling RL now? - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/6/2006 12:57:44 PM
        
        Respect. They are not poster children for your theory of the month. - Mary Anne - 10/6/2006 1:13:02 PM
        
        Hmmm. - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/6/2006 1:35:21 PM
        
        It's rather touching to watch you try to be nice. - Mary Anne - 10/6/2006 2:29:18 PM
        
        re: It's rather touching to watch you try to be nice. - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/6/2006 2:44:01 PM
        
        My mom used to say "it could be worse" a lot - alcaray - 10/6/2006 6:17:23 PM
      - "The key is not to let politics fill you with hate." - Lindy - 10/6/2006 8:07:52 AM
        
        A child's mind. - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/6/2006 12:09:06 PM
      - "The key is not to let politics fill you with hate." - Lindy - 10/6/2006 8:07:42 AM

$220 billion - in interest! - Laurie Street - 10/5/2006 4:47:02 PM
- The cost of choppin' up starfish! - Bowser - 10/6/2006 1:13:13 AM

Schwarzenegger distances himself From BUSH for upconing ELECTION - carl - 10/4/2006 4:49:25 PM
- There's got to be a difference between a republican and a Bushite. - RobVG - 10/5/2006 2:51:21 AM
  - A Republican removes the dishes from the sink first - alcaray - 10/6/2006 12:19:33 AM

invintion - kenette - 10/6/2006 12:14:14 AM

North Korea to conduct first test of nuclear bomb. - David F Mayer - 10/4/2006 3:59:42 PM
- Do you think it will work better than their rockets? - Scott Evil - 10/4/2006 7:39:10 PM
  - It will almost certainly work. Some nukes are very simple. - David F Mayer - 10/5/2006 1:36:55 PM
    - We made our share of "fizzles" in our own testing. (n/t) - alcaray - 10/5/2006 9:36:46 PM
  - I must be evil too......... - Lindy - 10/4/2006 7:59:00 PM
    - Then again - RNE - 10/5/2006 3:01:47 AM

France top have better looking president than Germany? - E.P. - 10/5/2006 2:21:34 PM
- re: Segolene Royal - Raoul - 10/5/2006 4:15:35 PM

A $20 million party for idiots - Donald - 10/5/2006 1:51:50 AM
- Meanwhile.... - Donald - 10/5/2006 1:25:51 PM

Hastert warned about Foley three years ago - Donald - 10/5/2006 12:22:50 AM
- This reminds me of the Catholic Church - Lindy - 10/5/2006 3:42:23 AM
  - You're not the only one - Fox - 10/5/2006 3:50:26 AM
    - Pope Clinton, Sister Hillary... (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/5/2006 7:45:45 AM

Cousin killed in Iraq, or "How to Create a Nation of Cindy Sheehans". - Bowser - 10/4/2006 4:27:17 PM
- Kaddish will be said (n/t) - Fox - 10/5/2006 3:52:43 AM
- Sorry to hear. Thats rough. (n/t) - DL - 10/5/2006 3:47:48 AM
- sad. (n/t) - -podrock- - 10/5/2006 3:22:34 AM
- Am deeply sorry... - Donald - 10/5/2006 12:51:28 AM
- Best thoughts for your family. I'm sorry. - Mary Anne - 10/4/2006 10:50:43 PM
- re: Sorry to learn this - Raoul - 10/4/2006 8:21:02 PM
- Dealing with a sense of loss........ - Publius - 10/4/2006 7:37:49 PM
- Sorry to hear it. (n/t) - Scott Evil - 10/4/2006 7:25:16 PM
- I'm sorry to hear that. My condolences. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/4/2006 5:52:23 PM
- I'm sincerely sorry, Bowser - McFly - 10/4/2006 5:14:04 PM
  - Don't blame yourself McFly - Lindy - 10/4/2006 6:41:50 PM
- I offer what small condolences I can - RNE - 10/4/2006 4:57:14 PM
- My deepest condolences Bowser (n/t) - azstrummer - 10/4/2006 4:42:22 PM

Anybody heard about the latest Democratic proposal? - Scott Evil - 10/3/2006 8:13:44 PM
- Did you intend a link or is this a straight line? (n/t) - azstrummer - 10/3/2006 9:35:11 PM
  - You mean the one about "the Senate is still firmly in Republican hands..."? - Robert - 10/4/2006 10:34:28 PM

Not only "Mission Accomplished" - money set aside for the party, as well - Laurie Street - 10/4/2006 4:12:51 PM

Foleygate - Donald - 10/1/2006 2:13:49 PM
- Newt speaks - ER - 10/2/2006 11:09:53 AM
  - re: Newt speaks - Lindy - 10/2/2006 3:18:40 PM
  - Foley is a freak. - Scott Evil - 10/2/2006 1:45:49 PM
    - Yes, no, and who cares? - Mary Anne - 10/2/2006 5:11:55 PM
      - I have no idea who was involved in a "cover-up" or even if said "Cover-up" existed. - Scott Evil - 10/3/2006 2:35:06 PM
        
        It begins to appear that Hastert lied about it, and other Republicans... - alcaray - 10/3/2006 5:57:20 PM
      - He has a point on number two. - Tom Brosz - 10/2/2006 5:19:46 PM
        
        not a "Democratic" organization - dtb - 10/2/2006 6:13:55 PM
        
        re: not a "Democratic" organization - Tom Brosz - 10/2/2006 6:34:48 PM
        
        Linda Tripp - dtb - 10/2/2006 8:16:08 PM
        
        And if that's so, I agree. - Mary Anne - 10/2/2006 5:21:35 PM
        
        I support an investigation - Tom Brosz - 10/2/2006 5:40:24 PM
        
        Pray tell. (n/t) - Tony - 10/4/2006 3:55:16 PM
    - I think I've figured it out. - Lindy - 10/2/2006 3:36:08 PM
      - Was that Clinton's excuse or Foley's? - Scott Evil - 10/2/2006 5:10:11 PM
        
        The country mourns the loss of the possibility of President Evil. - alcaray - 10/3/2006 5:46:01 PM
        
        What a crock - Buck Galaxy - 10/3/2006 5:07:32 PM
        
        did I miss a news report? - Scott Evil - 10/3/2006 7:57:12 PM
        
        re: did I miss a news report? - Buck Galaxy - 10/4/2006 4:46:27 AM
        
        Not that I find anything wrong with what you said - Lindy - 10/2/2006 11:30:47 PM
  - The other, painful underlying assumption in Newt's remark - Mary Anne - 10/2/2006 1:34:30 PM
    - re: underlying assumption - Tom Brosz - 10/2/2006 5:47:36 PM
      - Then it's a "straight" issue when it involves 16- and 17-year-old girls. - Mary Anne - 10/3/2006 12:09:55 AM
        
        Well it would be far more understandable - Lee - 10/3/2006 12:30:09 AM
    - Alcoholism is an illness. True story. - Bowser - 10/2/2006 4:23:56 PM
      - It's the new "Devil made me do it" excuse - Tony - 10/2/2006 6:49:51 PM
        
        Yep. And it's nonsense. (n/t) - Bowser - 10/2/2006 7:05:45 PM
- re: Foleygate - Tom Brosz - 10/1/2006 8:48:39 PM
  - I don't see any "attack" nor "smear" in the piece Donald linked to. - alcaray - 10/2/2006 8:59:46 PM
    - Believe it or not, Donald's link has not been the only story on this subject. - Tom Brosz - 10/2/2006 11:33:14 PM
  - amazing that you see the broad brushes now. - Tony - 10/2/2006 4:51:44 PM
  - And - "A Republican staff member warned congressional pages five years ago -" - Bowser - 10/1/2006 10:14:35 PM
  - Spin, ignore, deny, cherry-pick. Read something unbiased occasionally. (n/t) - Bowser - 10/1/2006 10:03:17 PM
    - My responses aren't for your benefit. - Tom Brosz - 10/1/2006 10:50:19 PM

Any guesses as to how long these nukes will stay out of irresponsible hands? - Bowser - 10/4/2006 3:08:08 AM
- You just ruined my day - Lindy - 10/4/2006 3:41:19 PM

The European social model of health care....... - Publius - 9/29/2006 9:27:03 PM
- The USA needs a National Health Service -- FAST!! - David F Mayer - 10/1/2006 3:26:15 AM
  - Those numbers are not accurate. - Tom Brosz - 10/1/2006 9:42:17 PM
    - re: Those numbers are not accurate. - Robert - 10/2/2006 8:58:35 PM
      - The. Point. Is. That. The. Statement. Was. Wrong. - Tom Brosz - 10/2/2006 11:54:00 PM
        
        They are true for some insurers in Ohio. - David F Mayer - 10/4/2006 3:03:37 PM
    - Those numbers are not accurate.---wrongo sport.... - Publius - 10/2/2006 5:27:14 PM
      - Back it up. - Tom Brosz - 10/2/2006 6:02:19 PM
        
        Back it up. - Publius - 10/2/2006 9:58:46 PM
        
        I think Tom objected to David's numbers, not yours - alcaray - 10/3/2006 6:04:55 PM
  - re: The USA needs a National Health Service -- FAST!! - Lindy - 10/1/2006 4:18:01 PM
- Let's look towards the animal model of health care....... - Lee - 9/30/2006 2:13:07 AM
  - Specifically, if you can't afford the treatment for the beloved family member, put it to sleep. - Mary Anne - 9/30/2006 11:35:36 AM
    - I'm sure they'd want it that way. It's called "HMOs". - Bowser - 9/30/2006 3:06:13 PM
      - HMOs are Ted Kennedy's baby. - Lee - 9/30/2006 4:07:39 PM
        
        Until it recently went out of business, we had a very good HMO. - Mary Anne - 9/30/2006 7:33:34 PM
- Their hearts and minds will follow. - ER - 9/29/2006 11:40:37 PM
- re: The European social model of health care....... - Doug Ellison - 9/29/2006 11:29:39 PM
  - Thank you Doug..... - Publius - 9/29/2006 11:36:09 PM
- re: The European social model of health care....... - Bowser - 9/29/2006 9:53:17 PM

Frist displays some uncommon sense, takes Ds by surprise. - Bowser - 10/4/2006 3:15:31 AM
- Pelosi out for AIPAC money? What Frist was trying to say: - E.P. - 10/4/2006 2:22:24 PM

Proposal to have France enrich Iranian uranium? - Tom Brosz - 10/3/2006 5:09:07 PM
- Great idea. EP posted similar, for all 3rd world countries. (n/t) - Bowser - 10/4/2006 3:02:14 AM
  - Something like this needs to happen - E.P. - 10/4/2006 2:08:34 PM

Really Bad News: 8 G.I.s Die in Baghdad - Donald - 10/4/2006 4:05:27 AM

The Case For Change - Donald - 10/3/2006 12:39:17 PM
- "top Republicans always pick wrong" - Lindy - 10/4/2006 12:23:36 AM

Who would have thought? - "Rice doesnâ€™t recall '01 CIA warning on al-Qaida" - Bowser - 10/2/2006 4:52:50 PM
- Neither does anyone else. - Tom Brosz - 10/2/2006 7:48:45 PM
  - Conservatives led down the primrose path again. Lambs. - Bowser - 10/3/2006 4:34:20 AM
    - "Is this a government on drugs, or what?" - Lindy - 10/3/2006 3:02:55 PM
  - Former CIA Director George Tenet Remembers - Eric - 10/3/2006 12:01:24 AM
  - Read Rice's non-denial. - Bowser - 10/2/2006 9:00:11 PM
    - Believability - Tom Brosz - 10/2/2006 11:29:16 PM
      - That Commission wasn't told about a lot of things. - Bowser - 10/3/2006 12:00:53 AM
        
        Latest NYT account - Tom Brosz - 10/3/2006 12:16:05 AM
        
        You are having a bad year! - alcaray - 10/3/2006 4:28:34 PM
        
        Not really. - Tom Brosz - 10/3/2006 4:53:00 PM
        
        I will grant you that it will have been a less important meeting than some will make of it. - alcaray - 10/3/2006 5:42:43 PM
        
        Look at the post. - Tom Brosz - 10/3/2006 6:44:01 PM
        
        Yes, and what? (n/t) - alcaray - 10/3/2006 10:08:23 PM
        
        My conclusions? Rice lied. What are yours? (n/t) - Bowser - 10/3/2006 1:47:06 AM

Records Show Tenet Briefed Rice on Al Qaeda Threat - Donald - 10/3/2006 12:57:36 AM
- Too bad Condi... - Laurie Street - 10/3/2006 4:16:30 PM
  - re: Too bad Condi... - Lindy - 10/3/2006 8:40:11 PM
  - She wasn't under oath. She is free to lie. (n/t) - Bowser - 10/3/2006 6:56:26 PM

Star Trek Auction At Christie's - carl - 10/2/2006 9:53:25 PM
- Link - Tom Brosz - 10/3/2006 3:27:28 AM
- Post of the day (n/t) - FrankC - 10/3/2006 1:25:46 AM
  - I say Models go for 50k+ - carl - 10/3/2006 4:05:48 PM
    - Models are old tech, now. - Tom Brosz - 10/3/2006 4:47:10 PM
      - Old TECH vs. New TECH - carl - 10/3/2006 8:34:53 PM

Radio Marti Update - ER - 10/3/2006 12:50:09 PM
- re: Radio Marti Update - Publius - 10/3/2006 1:39:40 PM
  - re: Radio Marti Update - ER - 10/3/2006 3:10:30 PM
    - re: Radio Marti Update - RNE - 10/3/2006 5:12:32 PM
      - Madhouse in miniature - ER - 10/3/2006 5:28:05 PM
        
        Extra, Extra, Read all about it... - ER - 10/3/2006 6:54:14 PM

George Will: Leaders missing in Iraq war - Donald - 10/3/2006 2:28:22 PM

New Republican for Foley's seat? - Tom Brosz - 10/2/2006 6:36:51 PM
- Oh, and scuttlebutt definitely falls into that category also...... - Publius - 10/2/2006 10:49:42 PM
- Please Tom, could you say Foley's job, or Foley's employment? - Publius - 10/2/2006 10:47:13 PM

This week the United States Government is passing into LAW... - Eric - 10/2/2006 12:28:16 PM
- Has to be done before these elections. (n/t) - Bowser - 10/2/2006 7:10:19 PM
- I know about three of them - Lindy - 10/2/2006 3:03:56 PM
  - The Devil is in the details... - Eric - 10/2/2006 4:55:18 PM

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