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The Polls Are Clear - But Why Can't We Do Better? - Mark Eby - 10/11/2004 11:45:25 PM
- I don't know... - E.P. Grondine - 10/12/2004 1:57:07 AM
  - "Medical marijuana" is a red herring for the Dead Head crowd. - Lee - 10/12/2004 2:15:16 AM
    - Like Rush, you're confusing medical use with recreational use - E.P. Grondine - 10/12/2004 1:49:40 PM
      - re: I'm for legalization. - Scott Evil - 10/12/2004 2:23:56 PM
        
        Which has nothing to do with the issue at hand - E.P. Grondine - 10/12/2004 3:25:50 PM
    - How much does a prescription for Marinol cost? - Mary Anne - 10/12/2004 3:22:00 AM
      - Far far cheaper than the chemo or radiation therapy people are on when they get a prescription for it. (n/t) - Lee - 10/12/2004 5:41:30 AM
        
        So they already have big expenses. Cut them a break. - Mary Anne - 10/12/2004 11:17:39 AM

Sadr's militia actually begin turning in their weapons. - David F Mayer - 10/11/2004 5:35:40 PM
- re: Media interest...Google: 785 related articles. Search took 0.28 seconds. - Chris Vancil - 10/11/2004 11:31:26 PM
  - You misunderstand the statement that I made: "Of course, its significance will be ignored by the media." - David F Mayer - 10/12/2004 3:05:35 AM
    - re: You misunderstand the statement that I made: "Of course, its significance will be ignored by the media." - Chris Vancil - 10/12/2004 8:47:45 AM
- bad news for democrats (n/t) - ebnelson - 10/11/2004 8:38:31 PM
- Let's hope they're turning in all of them. We'll see. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/11/2004 5:38:48 PM
  - Obviously, not EVERY SINGLE ONE will comply. We will need to hunt down and kill those who do not. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 10/11/2004 5:40:41 PM
    - Oh, kill 'em anyway. They could pick up weapons again. - Bowser - 10/12/2004 2:03:45 AM
      - Wrong. They want to control their country and prevent their countrymen from voting. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 10/12/2004 2:46:12 AM
        
        Secret - there ain't no democratic "election". - Bowser - 10/12/2004 3:09:44 AM
        
        Wrong. It is the most free election that Iraq has ever had. - David F Mayer - 10/12/2004 3:52:44 AM
        
        See Bowser's post above. (n/t) - Bowser - 10/12/2004 5:15:36 AM

Informed Comment - Chris Vancil - 10/12/2004 8:33:48 AM

Reeves dead - FrankC - 10/11/2004 6:36:39 AM
- A class act. Been watching him on Smallville lately. - Tom Brosz - 10/11/2004 4:15:19 PM
  - re: Smallville/Reeves - Mark Eby - 10/12/2004 2:03:00 AM
    - re: Smallville/Reeve - Tom Brosz - 10/12/2004 4:57:05 AM
- very sad .. - Daniel - 10/11/2004 1:29:02 PM

A great reason to vote for Bush - No global warming. - Bowser - 10/11/2004 2:06:45 AM
- As I have posted repeatedly, the most important causes of global climate change are forever outside of human contorl. - David F Mayer - 10/11/2004 2:49:48 AM
  - And many which are. You can find folks who say the Earth is flat, too. (n/t) - Bowser - 10/11/2004 4:25:37 AM
    - Non sequitur response (n/t) - David F Mayer - 10/11/2004 4:45:04 AM
      - Being able to connect abstracts is probably THE measure of intelligence. - Bowser - 10/11/2004 6:08:11 PM
        
        Creating phantom "relationships" where there are none is the measure of silliness. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 10/12/2004 2:47:23 AM

Media: Australian victory for Howard? So what? - Tom Brosz - 10/11/2004 4:12:53 PM
- Let's start with "no casualties in Iraq" - E.P. Grondine - 10/12/2004 1:18:51 AM
- You are quite right. The Australian election had nothing to with Iraq. It was a completely domestic affair. - Daniel - 10/11/2004 5:21:52 PM
  - Trust that it would be very very different if the anti-Bush candidate ahd won. - ebnelson - 10/11/2004 7:07:41 PM
    - .. demonstrating the differences between the 2 nations - Daniel - 10/11/2004 7:27:11 PM
      - I understand and appreciate the difference. - ebnelson - 10/12/2004 12:06:29 AM
  - coupla more points - Daniel - 10/11/2004 5:42:07 PM
    - re: points - Tom Brosz - 10/11/2004 6:03:37 PM
      - History Rewrite - Tony - 10/11/2004 6:52:32 PM
        
        re: History Rewrite - Tom Brosz - 10/11/2004 8:02:18 PM
        
        re: History Rewrite - Tony - 10/11/2004 8:37:43 PM
        
        re: History Rewrite - Mark Eby - 10/12/2004 2:23:19 AM
      - agreed re Australia, but not re Spain - Daniel - 10/11/2004 6:21:49 PM
        
        re: Spain - Raoul - 10/11/2004 6:44:45 PM
        
        so it was not an antiwar vote, then? - Daniel - 10/11/2004 6:51:20 PM
- One can tell when the good guys are winning by how little the MSM reports it. - ebnelson - 10/11/2004 4:19:03 PM
  - That's almost an axiom. - Tom Brosz - 10/11/2004 4:55:52 PM
    - Conservatives love their martyrdom. Delight in being victims. - Bowser - 10/11/2004 7:47:31 PM

So it's the French, eh? "Report Cites U.S. Profits in Sale of Iraqi Oil Under Hussein" - Bowser - 10/9/2004 4:33:00 AM
- Oh, after how many months of this, NOW it's news? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/9/2004 4:25:54 PM
- re: So it's the French, eh? Yeap The Difference - Mark Eby - 10/9/2004 3:12:08 PM
  - re: Generalizing - Raoul - 10/9/2004 3:52:39 PM
    - Tell It To Europe - Mark Eby - 10/9/2004 8:16:34 PM
      - re:France's answer - Raoul - 10/10/2004 8:47:40 AM
        
        Is Token Participation? - Mark Eby - 10/10/2004 3:54:07 PM
        
        re: Saving american citizens - Raoul - 10/10/2004 7:33:58 PM
        
        A Good Deed Indeed - Mark Eby - 10/10/2004 9:28:02 PM
        
        Lifting sanctions - Raoul - 10/11/2004 7:33:37 AM
        
        Wow Does That Ever Prove The Point About Wishful Thinking (n/t) - Mark Eby - 10/12/2004 1:42:07 AM
- Only 111 million barrels of oil between them in 7 years? - Lindy - 10/9/2004 2:20:49 PM

Voter Suppression Gains Momentum - Chris Vancil - 10/8/2004 8:18:32 AM
- Just what we need, felons voting. Next we should set up polls in the prisons. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 10/10/2004 5:04:13 AM
  - Yeah, what worthless scum. Let's just shoot everyone upon conviction. - Mary Anne - 10/10/2004 11:48:24 AM
    - Felons should NOT be voting. It used to be that a felony conviction was a PERMANENT disqualification from voting. - David F Mayer - 10/10/2004 7:18:38 PM
      - Obviously OJ should be voting then - Art Martin - 10/11/2004 4:33:45 PM
        
        We do NOT need felons voting. What will they vote for? For whatever helps felons commit felonies and escape punishment. - David F Mayer - 10/11/2004 5:38:24 PM
        
        Just another post so you can repeat yourself again. - Art Martin - 10/11/2004 9:36:09 PM
      - May you receive the same degree of mercy for any problems you ever have, and any members of your family have, as you yourself exhibit. (n/t) - Mary Anne - 10/11/2004 11:21:47 AM
        
        May you receive the same degree of mercy as these felons have shown for their victims. (None.) (n/t) - David F Mayer - 10/11/2004 5:39:31 PM
        
        We create the world we live in. - Mary Anne - 10/11/2004 11:20:43 PM
        
        All felonies have victims? Tell that to the guys in prison for marijuana. - Art Martin - 10/11/2004 9:46:18 PM
- What does it say about a political party when they actively seek and court the felon vote? (n/t) - Lee - 10/8/2004 10:31:52 PM
- The real story is leftis groups committing fraud. Period. (n/t) - ebnelson - 10/8/2004 4:07:04 PM
- re: Voter Suppression Gains Momentum - Tom Brosz - 10/8/2004 3:58:39 PM
  - Clearly an anti-black racist. - David F Mayer - 10/10/2004 7:23:26 PM
  - Define "everyone" - Mary Anne - 10/8/2004 6:44:30 PM
    - Encouraging voting - Tom Brosz - 10/9/2004 4:39:23 PM
      - Sweeping aside nobility - Mary Anne - 10/10/2004 1:37:04 AM
        
        re: Sweeping aside nobility - Tom Brosz - 10/11/2004 6:57:58 AM
        
        Non-partisan means that people of any party can belong. - Mary Anne - 10/11/2004 11:17:24 AM
        
        re: Non-partisan - Tom Brosz - 10/11/2004 5:25:38 PM
        
        Because one party chooses to vilify the cause of a non-partisan organization does not make the non-partisans partisan. - Mary Anne - 10/11/2004 11:15:43 PM
    - re: Define "everyone" - gbaikie - 10/8/2004 8:09:02 PM
      - Try, just try, to follow what's going on here. - Mary Anne - 10/8/2004 9:31:47 PM
        
        re: Try, just try, to follow what's going on here. - gbaikie - 10/9/2004 3:38:15 AM
        
        Do you think that, if information is given, it should be complete and correct? - Mary Anne - 10/9/2004 11:17:49 AM
    - Official position? - Publius - 10/8/2004 7:49:05 PM
      - re: Official position? - gbaikie - 10/8/2004 8:19:42 PM
        
        re: Official position? - Publius - 10/11/2004 6:11:08 PM
  - re: Voter Suppression Gains Momentum - Chris Vancil - 10/8/2004 5:35:39 PM
- Yes, getting criminals to vote democrat is vital. - ebnelson - 10/8/2004 2:55:54 PM
  - Funny, I wonder how many of the convicted criminals from the Reagan administrations get to vote? - R.L. - 10/9/2004 2:45:08 PM
    - Whatever the number, a lot fewer than those from the clinton. (n/t) - ebnelson - 10/11/2004 7:10:54 PM
  - G. Gordon Liddy: a convicted felon who would still be in prison if President Carter hadn't commuted his sentence. - Mary Anne - 10/8/2004 6:33:48 PM
  - re: You're having a tuff time with reality aren't you. Ex-cons not Neocons you're getting them confused again. 8-) (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 10/8/2004 5:38:44 PM

Yet another wedding party - Buck Galaxy - 10/9/2004 11:14:42 PM
- Exactly. The crediblity of the 'wedding' claim is wearing very thin. (n/t) - ebnelson - 10/11/2004 4:27:48 PM
- Whether the report's right or wrong, Arab TV swears it's a wedding - Art Martin - 10/11/2004 3:19:32 PM
- Maybe people are getting married. - Mary Anne - 10/10/2004 12:33:33 PM
  - Maybe not. - Tom Brosz - 10/11/2004 6:31:42 AM
    - Designed for liberal Americans? - Mary Anne - 10/11/2004 11:05:52 AM
      - re: Designed for liberal Americans. - Tom Brosz - 10/11/2004 4:06:51 PM
        
        I didn't say I wanted it to be a wedding party, but I am willing to entertain the thought that people are getting married. - Mary Anne - 10/11/2004 10:51:48 PM
        
        re: Designed for liberal Americans. - Art Martin - 10/11/2004 9:29:04 PM
- re: The strange US tactics - Raoul - 10/10/2004 9:27:24 AM
  - Strange To France Maybe - Mark Eby - 10/10/2004 4:54:08 PM
  - re: The strange US tactics - E.P. Grondine - 10/10/2004 4:09:43 PM
- They seem to shoot up any group. (n/t) - Bowser - 10/10/2004 2:53:58 AM
- Hum, I begin to see a pattern. - David F Mayer - 10/10/2004 1:22:16 AM

Disappearing nuclear equipment? - Tom Brosz - 10/11/2004 7:54:29 PM

Some comments on the ISG report - Tom Brosz - 10/8/2004 6:32:23 PM
- It must be terrible to be a Republican, know you have been making excuses...... - Publius - 10/8/2004 7:28:47 PM
  - Kerry saw the same intelligence reports as the rest of them - Tom Brosz - 10/8/2004 9:19:00 PM
    - How I miss Harry Truman..... - Publius - 10/11/2004 6:30:03 PM
    - re: Kerry saw the same intelligence reports as the rest of them - gbaikie - 10/9/2004 3:18:43 AM
    - Yes, he did - Fox - 10/9/2004 2:47:40 AM
      - I'm voting for the one who's going to try and win. - Tom Brosz - 10/9/2004 4:29:04 PM
      - re: Yes, he did - gbaikie - 10/9/2004 3:51:02 AM
- "If a man says he has a gun, acts like he has a gun, - - - " - Bowser - 10/8/2004 6:46:02 PM
  - Not to mention the UN guys on the ground saying "It's a bar of soap"..... (n/t) - Tony - 10/8/2004 6:57:16 PM
  - Everyone, Kerry, Kennedy, Gore, Clinton included, thought he had WMDs. Lie better. (n/t) - ebnelson - 10/8/2004 6:50:54 PM
    - You're not supposed to remember that part. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/8/2004 9:15:40 PM
      - Kerry, Kennedy, Gore, Clinton did NOT invade Iraq. Don't forget that either. (n/t) - Tony - 10/8/2004 9:20:31 PM
        
        I ermember they supported it, and then stabbed our troops in the back after the fight started. (n/t) - ebnelson - 10/11/2004 7:12:22 PM
        
        Exactly - Mark Eby - 10/8/2004 10:25:38 PM
        
        Desert Fox - Tom Brosz - 10/8/2004 9:28:24 PM
        
        No Their Assumption Is That History Is Irrelevant - Mark Eby - 10/8/2004 10:34:53 PM

Good news from Iraq, Part 12. - Tom Brosz - 10/11/2004 3:48:47 PM
- "Change the channel." - Bowser - 10/11/2004 6:04:33 PM

Bush's mystery bulge. - Eric - 10/10/2004 1:26:27 PM
- Don't think so - Donald - 10/10/2004 3:30:01 PM
  - Bush interpreter says W uses an earpiece - Eric - 10/11/2004 2:43:34 PM
    - Please don't answer any e-mails from Nigeria. - Tom Brosz - 10/11/2004 5:58:34 PM
  - Gotta agree with Donald on this one - McFly - 10/10/2004 11:53:59 PM

Two quotes. Note the grammar, as well as the content. - Bowser - 10/10/2004 9:38:59 PM
- Yes, Kerry misleads with good grammar, but he still can't count - ebnelson - 10/11/2004 4:26:29 PM
- The Stupid One Is Obvious - Mark Eby - 10/10/2004 10:29:19 PM

Shame, Shame, Shame - gbaikie - 10/11/2004 12:08:58 AM
- The agenda driven free ride for Kerry/Edwards is not working - ebnelson - 10/11/2004 4:22:04 PM

Disarmament. Good news from Sadr City, or another sucker punch? - Tom Brosz - 10/11/2004 3:54:18 PM

John Kerry's "Plan to End the War" - David F Mayer - 10/11/2004 3:21:18 AM
- Neither Bush nor Kerry have any idea how to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (n/t) - E.P. Grondine - 10/11/2004 3:28:14 PM

Time for Journalists to Hold Their Own Accountable - gbaikie - 10/10/2004 9:44:57 PM
- Fat chance. (n/t) - ebnelson - 10/11/2004 2:57:51 PM

Pure electioneering - "Rumsfeld says troop cuts possible" - Bowser - 10/11/2004 4:24:54 AM
- So when Kerry talks about his six month timeline, that is.........not politics? - ebnelson - 10/11/2004 2:56:54 PM

There's just no end to the Bush sleaze. Anything for power. - Bowser - 10/11/2004 4:30:38 AM
- yawn. (n/t) - ebnelson - 10/11/2004 2:54:49 PM

1,073 - Donald - 10/11/2004 12:38:56 PM
- Go, Herr Goebels go! (n/t) - ebnelson - 10/11/2004 2:53:28 PM

"Oil Sets New $53 High Supply Concerns" (but gas prices haven't skyrocketed) - Bowser - 10/7/2004 6:22:23 PM
- Oil prices are still way to low, need to be at $100 per barrel to stimulate alternative energy technologies. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 10/11/2004 8:27:47 AM
- My vehicle gets 38 miles per gallon......... - Lindy - 10/8/2004 4:50:32 AM
  - re: Ah, but I hope you use the gas that is 10% Ethanol - Scott Evil - 10/8/2004 2:52:33 PM

Muslims blow up fellow Muslims in Pakistan - David F Mayer - 10/11/2004 8:25:43 AM

Libya gives human rights prize to Venezuela's Chavez - David F Mayer - 10/11/2004 1:22:44 AM
- And you would suggest exactly who? - Bowser - 10/11/2004 2:09:05 AM
  - My list of proper recipients for the Libyan human rights award. - David F Mayer - 10/11/2004 2:39:18 AM

Some comments on the debate - Tom Brosz - 10/8/2004 9:59:44 PM
- re: Some comments on the debate - Tom Brosz - 10/9/2004 3:31:30 AM
- My comment - Donald - 10/9/2004 12:38:35 AM
  - And now they never will exist. - Lee - 10/9/2004 2:50:21 AM
  - wmd. - RobVG - 10/9/2004 1:50:10 AM
    - re: wmd - Fox - 10/9/2004 2:32:27 AM
      - "Denial" would be ignoring the "liars". (n/t) - RobVG - 10/9/2004 2:42:55 AM
        
        re: "Denial" - Fox - 10/9/2004 2:57:10 AM
        
        "little" detail. - RobVG - 10/9/2004 3:02:06 AM
        
        WeSaySo Corp. - Fox - 10/9/2004 3:25:16 AM
        
        Great post Fox!! - Lindy - 10/10/2004 8:09:20 PM
        
        On second thought - RobVG - 10/10/2004 3:13:19 AM
        
        re: On second thought - Fox - 10/10/2004 4:21:19 PM
        
        UN Troops. - RobVG - 10/10/2004 5:22:53 PM
        
        re: UN Troops. - Fox - 10/11/2004 2:28:01 AM
        
        Remember the merry-go-round? - RobVG - 10/9/2004 3:57:05 AM
- re: I actually hope the questioners are partisan Democrats. - Scott Evil - 10/8/2004 10:08:36 PM
  - Peoria is in Illinois - Fox - 10/9/2004 2:35:40 AM
    - Predisposition to certain beliefs will taint one's views. - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/9/2004 3:04:52 AM
      - Painfully obvious (n/t) - Fox - 10/9/2004 3:27:14 AM

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