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Karzai wins - gbaikie - 10/25/2004 5:58:59 AM

Iran says "pee-yew" to EU. - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/25/2004 1:24:09 AM
- re: What tax plan is that? The reduced Bush tax plan? If it's thru the roof what is Bush's? Over the moon? (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 10/25/2004 5:57:42 AM

A Republican caught commiting a crime - gbaikie - 10/25/2004 1:39:53 AM

Bush policies against terror fail to cover home base - Chris Vancil - 10/24/2004 8:44:18 AM
- re: Bush and nuclear proliferation - Tom Brosz - 10/24/2004 7:33:51 PM
  - re: Bush and nuclear proliferation - Chris Vancil - 10/24/2004 9:48:57 PM
    - Who the f**k cares what Mexico wants? - Tom Brosz - 10/24/2004 10:30:59 PM
      - re: At one point Bush did. - Chris Vancil - 10/24/2004 10:39:58 PM
        
        P.S. - Tom Brosz - 10/24/2004 11:53:52 PM
        
        There are "flaws" and then there are gaping potholes. - Tom Brosz - 10/24/2004 11:36:30 PM
- Indeed - Donald - 10/24/2004 2:43:39 PM

Since sinclair won't show it - gbaikie - 10/23/2004 4:47:52 AM
- re: Because thier advertizers said not to.... - Chris Vancil - 10/23/2004 8:50:39 AM
  - re: Because their advertisers said not to.... - gbaikie - 10/23/2004 9:21:18 AM
    - re: Because their advertisers said not to.... - Chris Vancil - 10/24/2004 8:01:35 AM

Mandatory Mental Health Screening For Entire U.S. Population - Jack Herer - 10/22/2004 7:43:28 PM
- First to fall: the paranoid delusionals - Fox - 10/24/2004 2:42:09 AM
  - You and the leprechauns are talking about me, aren't you? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/24/2004 6:11:01 AM
- Well, first-time R voters should be required to use iodized salt. - Bowser - 10/23/2004 2:47:16 AM
- Were I you, EPG, Bowser or G-d help me, Lindy I'd be very worried (n/t) - p none of the above - 10/23/2004 1:02:17 AM
  - Hmm, let's see, p, we've already established that you're a megalomaniacal maniac - E.P. Grondine - 10/23/2004 3:00:01 AM
  - are you okay p? (n/t) - sean - 10/23/2004 1:09:06 AM
- Umm... How? - Mary Anne - 10/22/2004 8:15:05 PM
  - Bush knows how. - sean - 10/23/2004 12:40:32 AM
  - I wouldn't worry about it. - Tom Brosz - 10/22/2004 9:55:46 PM
    - "does anyone doubt" - Tony - 10/23/2004 2:03:01 AM
      - re: "Gotcha" - Tom Brosz - 10/23/2004 4:52:08 AM
  - Childhood screening may be their method - Art Martin - 10/22/2004 9:13:27 PM
    - Let's put it this way: - Mary Anne - 10/23/2004 1:20:14 AM
      - Whoa Mary Anne!! - Lindy - 10/23/2004 3:45:35 AM
      - willing to breed with the twins as requested (n/t) - p - needs letter of permission from wife - 10/23/2004 1:47:44 AM
        
        LOL! (n/t) - Mary Anne - 10/23/2004 2:07:36 AM
      - P.S. When I was a kid they weren't pumping psychoactive drugs into school kids either. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/23/2004 1:32:47 AM
      - re: Let's put it this way: - Tom Brosz - 10/23/2004 1:31:39 AM
        
        Sorry: the spirit of rebellion is still abroad in the land. - Mary Anne - 10/23/2004 2:13:12 AM
        
        Don't be sorry. May your tribe increase! - Tom Brosz - 10/23/2004 5:01:12 AM
        
        Well said - Robert - 10/23/2004 5:27:07 PM
        
        re: Well said - Tom Brosz - 10/23/2004 5:54:26 PM
        
        Sort of well-said - Robert - 10/23/2004 6:48:31 PM
        
        re: Sort of well-said - Tom Brosz - 10/23/2004 9:42:47 PM
        
        "you're going to get stuff like this whether you like it or not, " - tony - 10/23/2004 1:59:03 AM
        
        I hope you're right. - Tom Brosz - 10/23/2004 4:55:53 AM
- But you just posted that Americans supporting Bush are mentally deficient. Shouldn't you be glad about this? (n/t) - ebnelson - 10/22/2004 8:14:22 PM

By it's own standards, the US is guilty of premeditated war crimes. - Bowser - 10/24/2004 3:59:43 AM

What is it about the Provisional Ballots? - ebnelson - 10/20/2004 3:02:06 PM
- I like the following system: - David F Mayer - 10/24/2004 2:03:11 AM
- Provisional ballots are for people with possibly valid registrations. - Mary Anne - 10/20/2004 11:06:31 PM
  - But a federal judge ni Michigan has ordered the ballots to be counted, not held or investigated. (n/t) - ebnelson - 10/21/2004 2:01:22 PM
    - Your information is incomplete - Mary Anne - 10/22/2004 7:25:17 PM
- The perfect voting machine - FrankC - 10/20/2004 9:43:49 PM
  - re: The perfect voting machine - Publius - 10/21/2004 2:12:20 PM
  - LOL! Thanks, Frank... (n/t) - Mary Anne - 10/20/2004 9:53:55 PM
- What is wrong with using the electric ballot? - REB - 10/20/2004 8:17:21 PM
  - re: People don't trust Electronic machines, and the Democrats are playing on fear (again) - Scott Evil - 10/20/2004 9:10:07 PM
    - Paper receipts - Tom Brosz - 10/20/2004 10:22:16 PM
      - No Paper receipts backup, no electronic voting - phil - 10/21/2004 2:58:31 PM
        
        re: It may be time to put pictures, SS #'s and other identifying info on voter ID cards. - Scott Evil - 10/21/2004 5:18:34 PM
        
        Drivers License is all they need - REB - 10/22/2004 4:55:04 PM
        
        Not everyone can get a driver's license. - Mary Anne - 10/22/2004 6:59:52 PM
        
        And why would dead people, illegals, or pets need them? (n/t) - Lee - 10/24/2004 2:40:34 AM
        
        ID requirements - Tom Brosz - 10/23/2004 12:12:40 AM
        
        The Federal rules are detailed, but not overly so. - Mary Anne - 10/23/2004 1:13:47 AM
        
        footnote - Fox - 10/24/2004 2:54:45 AM
        
        P.S. National ID Cards - Tom Brosz - 10/23/2004 5:22:22 AM
        
        Did you see any of those state ID requirements that demanded a drivers license? - Tom Brosz - 10/23/2004 5:13:40 AM
        
        No. But I know for a fact that the state ID requirements are so all over the map that the Feds won't accept them. - Mary Anne - 10/23/2004 11:23:54 AM
        
        re: state ID requirements - Tom Brosz - 10/23/2004 5:14:23 PM
    - Character assassination (n/t) - Mary Anne - 10/20/2004 9:24:48 PM
- re: Democrats desire Anarchy - Scott Evil - 10/20/2004 4:58:33 PM
  - Character assassination redux - Mary Anne - 10/20/2004 11:23:06 PM
    - re: Don't eliminate absentee balloting, but at least require the ballots to be noterized. - Scott Evil - 10/21/2004 1:19:52 PM
      - Ridiculous - Fox - 10/24/2004 3:03:46 AM
    - Exercise of franchise - Tom Brosz - 10/21/2004 2:34:05 AM
    - Obstructionists is a better term. - Lee - 10/21/2004 2:31:53 AM
  - I understand the concern. I hope posters here from all sides will address this. - ebnelson - 10/20/2004 6:59:11 PM

Israel scores again against against Hamas terrorist - David F Mayer - 10/22/2004 6:02:44 PM
- Sorry to burst your bubble. - JacobSamorodin - 10/22/2004 7:21:32 PM
  - Thank you - E.P. Grondine - 10/23/2004 2:47:08 PM
  - Actually..... - Gary - 10/23/2004 2:59:47 AM
  - They're not killing the bomb carriers. They're killing the leaders. That makes a BIG difference. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/22/2004 9:56:50 PM
    - The Israelis would lie, now would they? - Bowser - 10/22/2004 11:24:07 PM
      - The Palestinians ADMITTED that an important Hamas leader was killed. Are THEY working for Israel too? (n/t) - David F Mayer - 10/23/2004 11:57:11 PM
      - Cripes, Bowser, read a goddam newspaper for once. - Tom Brosz - 10/22/2004 11:49:59 PM
- They are getting pretty good at this. (n/t) - ebnelson - 10/22/2004 7:13:50 PM
  - Not good enough, but getting better. The key is this: The Intifada has pauperized the former middle class Palestinians who made their livings on tourism. - David F Mayer - 10/24/2004 1:49:48 AM
- Could you at least use a term more in line with warfare than with sport? - Mary Anne - 10/22/2004 6:16:12 PM
  - OK: Israel kills Palestinian explosives expert and terrorist. Is that better? (n/t) - David F Mayer - 10/22/2004 9:59:12 PM
    - Yes. Thank you. (n/t) - Mary Anne - 10/23/2004 12:31:52 AM

The Cheneys''misplaced anger - Donald - 10/23/2004 3:22:17 PM
- I don't see how anyone can actually be surprised... - McFly - 10/23/2004 7:16:55 PM
  - Do they really think we're that stupid? (n/t) - RobVG - 10/24/2004 12:56:16 AM

Emergency team of doctors arrive to attend Arafat - David F Mayer - 10/24/2004 12:31:27 AM

President Bush has words with the Almighty - Eric - 10/23/2004 11:51:06 PM

Messin' with the election worked so well last time, those rascally Rs are gearing up to get it into the Supreme Court again. - Bowser - 10/23/2004 6:48:57 PM
- Preventing fraud = disenfranchising Democratic voters? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/23/2004 9:00:03 PM
  - "Preventing fraud" is the pretty name. Sorta like "liberating". (n/t) - Bowser - 10/23/2004 10:59:29 PM

A few notes from Florida - Tom Brosz - 10/23/2004 5:47:35 PM
- re: And Arizona - Tom Brosz - 10/23/2004 6:04:41 PM

A few notes from the front... - Tom Brosz - 10/23/2004 5:33:56 PM

Bush vs. the Laureates: How Science Became a Partisan Issue - LJ - 10/19/2004 4:04:30 PM
- And So You Have To Ask Yourself - Mark Eby - 10/23/2004 2:43:16 PM

The OTHER Islamic Backlash - David F Mayer - 10/22/2004 8:11:08 PM
- Great little thread. (n/t) - Bowser - 10/23/2004 2:23:31 AM
- Excellent - p - 10/22/2004 9:00:28 PM
- Have you seen the transcripts of the imam from Vancouver Canada? - ebnelson - 10/22/2004 8:16:57 PM
  - Perhaps As Long As We Have Right Ring Christians Supporting Killing & Bombing Abortion Providers - Mark Eby - 10/22/2004 11:46:22 PM
    - Ask yourself - p - 10/23/2004 12:53:37 AM
      - The Prime Difference Is The Society Not The Religion - Mark Eby - 10/23/2004 2:28:09 PM
      - clarification - p - 10/23/2004 12:59:31 AM
        
        Compare and contrast - Mary Anne - 10/23/2004 3:06:19 AM
        
        No one has profiled all Catholic priests as potential child molesters - FrankC - 10/23/2004 3:58:32 AM
    - There is indeed a difference in scale. - Tom Brosz - 10/23/2004 12:02:10 AM

Reason for cheer as the end draws near - Donald - 10/23/2004 4:07:24 AM

What happens to the guys that we release from Gitmo? - David F Mayer - 10/22/2004 8:34:16 AM
- I agree - Gary - 10/22/2004 3:54:56 PM
- Guantanamo ain't exactly training folks in how a civilized nation treats captives, now is it? - Bowser - 10/22/2004 1:27:10 PM
  - What are you comparing Guantanamo to, Dachau? - Jacob Samorodin - 10/22/2004 3:03:44 PM
    - No: Alcatraz, without the trial first. - Mary Anne - 10/22/2004 6:28:55 PM
      - It is a long tradition to hold prisoners of war until the cessation of hostilities. How would you do it differently? (n/t) - David F Mayer - 10/22/2004 10:00:47 PM
        
        Well, for starters, it would have been a good idea to weed out the people who were only caught in the dragnet... - Mary Anne - 10/23/2004 12:35:33 AM
    - ya lost me there, Jake - LJ - 10/22/2004 4:00:55 PM
      - You call something barbarous, you need an example or a comparison. - Jacob Samorodin - 10/22/2004 7:26:13 PM
        
        Oooops1 I was trying to show that Bowser has no idea what civilized or uncivilized means. - Jacob Samorodin - 10/22/2004 7:35:24 PM
        
        Logic-chopping and losing. - Bowser - 10/23/2004 2:28:15 AM
        
        Definitions of barbarousness - Mary Anne - 10/22/2004 7:34:44 PM

A by-product of Bush - "China takes place on world stage" - Bowser - 10/22/2004 5:09:22 AM
- re: A by-product of Bush - "China takes place on world stage" - REB - 10/22/2004 5:02:14 PM
  - A little unclear on the basic concept, though... ;) - Tom Brosz - 10/22/2004 11:56:25 PM
- re: A by-product of Bush - Tom Brosz - 10/22/2004 5:41:18 AM

Terrorism is an ongoing 'Current Event'............. - Publius - 10/22/2004 2:18:37 PM
- Thank you Publius for posting that - Lindy - 10/22/2004 4:38:34 PM
  - re: Thank you Publius for posting that - McFly - 10/22/2004 5:27:31 PM
- re: Terrorism - Tom Brosz - 10/22/2004 3:08:23 PM
  - Point was, no matter what the motivation, terrorism simply doesn't win. - Art Martin - 10/22/2004 8:20:26 PM
    - Israeli terrorism worked against the British - in Palestine. US terrorism worked in WWII. - Bowser - 10/22/2004 11:27:14 PM
    - Objectively, you are absolutely right. But we're not dealing with reasoning people. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/22/2004 9:57:53 PM

Bush Backers Steadfast on Saddam-Al-Qaeda, WMD - Jack Herer - 10/22/2004 4:32:55 PM
- The final refuge of the left: Conservatives are too stupid to support us. - ebnelson - 10/22/2004 8:13:21 PM

Kerry attempts another Europhile sport to the amusement of onlookers - phil - 10/22/2004 5:20:17 PM
- Did you see the one of Kerry bagging a Goose - REB - 10/22/2004 6:04:47 PM
  - He claimed all four hunters got a goose, but only three geese are being carried out. - ebnelson - 10/22/2004 8:10:56 PM
  - Which he said he was "too lazy" to carry - SteveS - 10/22/2004 6:44:45 PM
- It might look odd, but when you realize he's actually *levitating* that ball, it becomes amazing! (n/t) - McFly - 10/22/2004 5:31:57 PM
  - Are you sure the air escaping from his head is not pushing the ball up? - REB - 10/22/2004 6:06:55 PM

If the Iraqi "election" were held today, US backed candidates would lose. - Bowser - 10/22/2004 4:28:10 AM
- That would be fine with me. That is what democracy is all about. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 10/22/2004 5:49:02 PM
- re: If the Iraqi election were held today - Tom Brosz - 10/22/2004 4:35:16 AM
  - P.S. be sure to read the whole article. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/22/2004 4:38:56 AM

That fun-loving Religion of Peace at it again - 13 yr old girl to be stoned to death - p - 10/20/2004 3:08:43 PM
- Bible advocates the same behavior- are you saying you arent a good christian? - R.L. - 10/22/2004 5:06:50 AM
  - No - phil - 10/22/2004 5:07:17 PM
  - Jesus said that he without sin cast the first stone. - REB - 10/22/2004 11:51:35 AM
- By our standards, the girl was raped. - ebnelson - 10/20/2004 7:41:54 PM
  - Her family is in FAVOR of stoning her, since it will restore the "family honor", whatever that means. - David F Mayer - 10/20/2004 9:43:32 PM
    - re: Her family is in FAVOR of stoning her, since it will restore the "family honor", whatever that means. - LJ - 10/20/2004 10:44:12 PM
      - Compared to stoning a child, I guess so. (n/t) - ebnelson - 10/21/2004 3:12:47 PM
      - "And the electric chair is oh-so-civilized. " Yes, if applied to GUILTY persons who perpetrated violent crimes. It is NOT OK when applied to the VICTIMS of violent crime. I have no problem with capit… (n/t) - David F Mayer - 10/21/2004 3:02:09 PM
  - re: The extended family most likely supports it. It is their culture. Who are we to Judge. (n/t) - A. Liberal - 10/20/2004 7:59:23 PM
- Sick bastards - FrankC - 10/20/2004 4:23:18 PM
  - re: Who are we to judge another culture? (n/t) - A. Liberal - 10/20/2004 5:03:28 PM
    - So why did we judge Hitler? - REB - 10/20/2004 8:04:49 PM
      - re: Major reason - Raoul - 10/20/2004 8:39:04 PM
        
        Just like Saddam. (n/t) - ebnelson - 10/21/2004 3:43:04 PM
        
        Saddam invaded Kuwait and Iran, two sovereign states. - REB - 10/20/2004 8:52:37 PM
        
        We HELPED Saddam with Iran, you TWIT! - R.L. - 10/22/2004 5:11:34 AM
        
        The Iraq/ Iran war. - TWIT - 10/22/2004 1:26:53 PM
        
        We also helped Gemany at one time. And Kerry wants their help now. So what is your point? - REB - 10/22/2004 11:46:57 AM
        
        My apologies, R.L. - REB - 10/22/2004 2:14:40 PM
        
        re: the UN wouldn't have stood up to Hitler. - Scott Evil - 10/20/2004 9:15:04 PM
        
        re: Actually - Raoul - 10/20/2004 9:08:30 PM
        
        And Kerry voted against it. - ebnelson - 10/21/2004 3:50:49 PM
      - re: Get lost bigot! It was par for the course of a racist american society. - A. Liberal - 10/20/2004 8:08:28 PM
        
        MODERATOR: Is this just Scott again? (n/t) - Davin L. - 10/21/2004 3:46:32 PM

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