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Iraq violence belies claims of calm, data show - Donald - 9/26/2004 1:58:19 PM
- Minor Detail - Who Claimed Iraq Was Calm? - Mark Eby - 9/26/2004 3:07:29 PM
  - Bias "from the get go" - Donald - 9/26/2004 3:15:45 PM
    - No Go Don - Mark Eby - 9/26/2004 4:01:19 PM
      - Mark... - Donald - 9/26/2004 4:29:40 PM
        
        I Read It Don - Mark Eby - 9/26/2004 4:47:50 PM
- Meanwhile: Demise of Iraqi units symbolic of U.S. errors - Donald - 9/26/2004 2:02:14 PM
  - re: Meanwhile: Demise of Iraqi units symbolic of U.S. errors - John - 9/26/2004 2:38:58 PM
    - Indeed, we are far less safe because of Bush's dirty little war - Donald - 9/26/2004 4:33:51 PM
      - You, Kerry, and America's enemies wish it were so. (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/27/2004 3:46:50 PM
        
        re: You do realize you are doing damage to your own case? (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 9/28/2004 6:30:43 AM

Powell admits things getting worse in Iraq - Donald - 9/27/2004 12:40:31 PM
- re: International Conference on Iraq - Raoul - 9/27/2004 4:46:48 PM
- BTW, this just shows the terrorists do not want a free Iraq. - REB - 9/27/2004 2:43:49 PM
  - Probably the opposite - they DO want a free Iraq. - Bowse4r - 9/27/2004 3:28:03 PM
    - Sure. It really looks like the terrorist are on the side of freedom. - REB - 9/27/2004 3:57:29 PM
    - So foreign Al Qaeda led terrorists have a more worthy cause than the US? - ebnelson - 9/27/2004 3:43:05 PM
- How many ways are you going to repost this? - ebnelson - 9/27/2004 2:36:21 PM
- Only because there are those who are fighting so hard against a free Iraq, and they do not wan the upcoming elections to succeed. - REB - 9/27/2004 2:13:14 PM
  - Before we got there it was a functioning civilization...now it's chaos. - John - 9/27/2004 2:17:13 PM
    - Which John are you? (n/t) - Kerry or Edwards? - 9/28/2004 2:10:05 AM
    - So was Nazi Germany. - ebnelson - 9/27/2004 2:32:17 PM
      - Until the Allies stuck their noses in the Germanâ€™s business. - REB - 9/27/2004 2:36:33 PM
    - And its people were starving under the watchful eyes of the UN. - REB - 9/27/2004 2:26:43 PM
    - re: You've got to be kidding? - Scott Evil - 9/27/2004 2:26:31 PM
    - It was ruled by fear. The South, under Slavery was prosperous and peaceful before the North stuck their nose in it. - REB - 9/27/2004 2:24:10 PM

Good news from Iraq, Part 11 - Tom Brosz - 9/27/2004 5:10:18 PM
- A website along these lines - Tom Brosz - 9/28/2004 1:51:15 AM
- The test of character in this - ebnelson - 9/27/2004 5:16:24 PM

Documentary on HBO - Art Martin - 9/27/2004 11:11:15 PM

Bush: The Excuses President - Chris Vancil - 9/27/2004 4:47:19 AM
- Link - Tom Brosz - 9/27/2004 4:57:22 AM
  - re:Thanks Tom. Thought I had put the link in. (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 9/27/2004 8:51:40 PM
  - As credible as the Kerry Kampaign leader, Ben Barnes (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/27/2004 4:58:03 PM

Irrelevant Arrogance At UN - Mark Eby - 9/26/2004 10:23:29 PM
- And Did Anyone Notice The UN Ignored Allawi? - Mark Eby - 9/27/2004 1:27:27 AM
  - re: And Did Anyone Notice The UN Ignored Allawi? - Tom Brosz - 9/27/2004 2:57:13 AM
    - Interesting point. - ebnelson - 9/27/2004 7:25:55 PM

Anybody know if Tommy Chong is out of prison yet? (n/t) - E.P. Grondine - 9/27/2004 12:56:51 AM
- He was on Leno in July - LJ - 9/27/2004 4:03:43 PM
  - Thanks (n/t) - E.P. Grondine - 9/27/2004 7:02:07 PM
- Of, "Well, she looked 14 to me!" fame? (n/t) - Bowser - 9/27/2004 4:13:32 AM
  - among numerous other great comic lines on other topics (n/t) - E.P. Grondine - 9/27/2004 2:54:24 PM
    - Yeah, but that one cracked me up!!! (n/t) - Bowser - 9/27/2004 3:29:11 PM
      - Dave? (n/t) - alcaray - 9/27/2004 4:33:59 PM

Who is winning the terrorist vote? - alcaray - 9/27/2004 4:06:58 PM
- re: The terrorists are looking pretty weak right now. - Scott Evil - 9/27/2004 4:57:42 PM
  - You asked where the terrorists are - alcaray - 9/27/2004 6:35:20 PM
  - The voting booth - REB - 9/27/2004 5:56:30 PM
- Please tell that to Hamas, Al Jazeera and Al Qaeda - ebnelson - 9/27/2004 4:55:23 PM
- Nice try. - Tom Brosz - 9/27/2004 4:49:10 PM
- "Please don't throw me into that briar patch!" - Larry J - 9/27/2004 4:46:32 PM

Amendment 36 could add a wrinkle to electoral college calculations. - jms - 9/26/2004 3:28:22 PM
- The merits can be discussed, but having a vote on the day of the election to decide how to apply the vote does not seem right. (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/27/2004 2:33:59 PM
- Amendment 36 is a very dumb idea - Larry J - 9/27/2004 1:41:24 PM
  - how 36 tries to get around Article II - jms - 9/27/2004 3:36:05 PM
    - Now, imagine if the EC vote count is close and Amendment 36 passes - Larry J - 9/27/2004 4:03:19 PM
- re: I think that it weakens your state's roll in the election. - Scott Evil - 9/27/2004 1:40:17 PM
  - The guy who is sponsoring Amendment 36 is from California - Larry J - 9/27/2004 3:21:15 PM
  - Increasing polarization of the country - E.P. Grondine - 9/27/2004 3:12:11 PM
- Colorado's Amendment 36: ballot details: (.pdf link) - jms - 9/27/2004 1:37:47 AM
  - from the reference desk: Colorado State Constitution - jms - 9/27/2004 4:42:44 PM
  - To be exact, "Amendment 36" is the addition of a new section (# 13) to Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Colorado. (n/t) - jms - 9/27/2004 3:18:33 PM
- Since when are there 36 amendments to the USA Constitution? - David F Mayer - 9/26/2004 11:09:36 PM
  - State Ammendment (n/t) - Mark Eby - 9/26/2004 11:22:11 PM
    - Thanks. (n/t) - DFM - 9/27/2004 5:19:29 AM
- It's Great. It Would Render An Outdated System Almost Null & Void - Mark Eby - 9/26/2004 9:44:44 PM
- re: Amendment 36 could add a wrinkle to electoral college calculations. - gbaikie - 9/26/2004 4:19:27 PM
  - The retroactive aspect gives me pause, too. (n/t) - jms - 9/26/2004 5:51:46 PM
- Electoral college was instituted to give power to slave states - E.P. Grondine - 9/26/2004 3:56:28 PM
  - This year Colorado is up for grabs, - jms - 9/26/2004 5:55:29 PM
    - The system serves nobody well - Robert - 9/27/2004 12:53:29 AM
    - I don't know the specifics of the propostion, but - E.P. Grondine - 9/26/2004 7:39:08 PM

Tilting at windmills in Iraq, while dragons persist elsewhere - Donald - 9/26/2004 3:12:00 PM
- Constructing "issues" out of thin air. - Tom Brosz - 9/26/2004 8:11:56 PM
  - Geez...I was kidding about the hurricanes... - Tom Brosz - 9/26/2004 9:38:14 PM
- Meanwhile: Iraq Now World's Most Hostile Environment - Donald - 9/26/2004 3:55:24 PM
  - Could it be because we are fighting a war there? - ebnelson - 9/27/2004 3:45:09 PM
  - "Major combat" was the quote. I've corrected this lie half a dozen times. - Tom Brosz - 9/26/2004 7:53:37 PM
    - re: Guerilla - Raoul - 9/26/2004 9:07:44 PM

Yup, 2nd term, more war?? - "Plans: Next, War on Syria?" and Iran. - Bowser - 9/26/2004 12:37:19 PM
- So, what would you do about Syria and Iran? - Tom Brosz - 9/27/2004 3:06:31 AM
  - Well, I guess we have to go to war. In order to see the Middle East doesn't have ANY WMDs. - Bowser - 9/27/2004 4:03:17 AM
    - Man, you ought to frame that response. I hope everybody takes a look at it. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/27/2004 3:29:09 PM
- WE ahve been at war awhile. I am sure Kerry would find a way to quit it...no, wait now he wayshe is going to fight it better..or did he say again he would quit it? - ebnelson - 9/26/2004 1:04:16 PM

Top al-Qaida operative reportedly killed. Pakistan scores two points. - David F Mayer - 9/27/2004 5:16:51 AM

Task Force 626 - Tom Brosz - 9/27/2004 5:12:27 AM

Scientists from "non-existent" Iraqi nuclear weapons program threaten us from other nations now. - Tom Brosz - 9/26/2004 8:48:55 PM
- re: So finally you're getting why Iraq War was a dumb Idea. (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 9/26/2004 9:22:59 PM
  - Went right over your head, didn't it? - Tom Brosz - 9/26/2004 9:32:41 PM
    - Who said anything like proposition 1? (n/t) - Tony - 9/27/2004 1:35:51 AM
      - re: Tom and all these republican lap dogs like to build Strawmen. (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 9/27/2004 4:38:05 AM
      - Okay, I'm having some trouble keeping up here. - Tom Brosz - 9/27/2004 3:03:52 AM
    - re: No! But, it has passed you by.... - Chris Vancil - 9/26/2004 10:13:16 PM
      - Man we missed our chance... - FrankC - 9/27/2004 12:14:56 AM
        
        re: Man we missed our chance... - Chris Vancil - 9/27/2004 4:38:09 AM

'The Art of Losing Friends' - Larry J - 9/24/2004 1:36:48 PM
- Austrailians are a rowdy bunch. Doesn't surprise me. - Art Martin - 9/27/2004 3:45:57 AM
- Remember Past Barbs Aimed At Pakistan and SA? - Mark Eby - 9/27/2004 1:19:59 AM
- I wonder how many Americans like Kerry trying to engage in private diplomacy, or respect what he is doing with it? - ebnelson - 9/24/2004 2:18:54 PM
- "- - - while claiming he can magically bring more international support to our aid." - Bowser - 9/24/2004 2:11:22 PM
  - re: "- - - while claiming he can magically bring more international support to our aid." - gbaikie - 9/24/2004 4:47:32 PM
  - If I could ask Kerry a question it would be: "Is keeping France happy more important than winning the war in Iraq?" - Scott Evil - 9/24/2004 4:22:06 PM
  - Improperly stating what the other guy does, then complaining about what you claim they did. (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/24/2004 2:20:07 PM
    - Will you tell me where and how I did that? With citations. - Bowser - 9/24/2004 2:42:05 PM
      - Oh......basically every post you spam. - ebnelson - 9/24/2004 2:46:28 PM
        
        Ya got nothing again, ed? - Bowser - 9/24/2004 3:09:44 PM
        
        bob and weave. play chase. have fun. (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/24/2004 3:43:28 PM

Lets look at the other side of Dons death count - R.L. - 9/25/2004 7:49:45 PM
- Civilization carries costs - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/27/2004 3:17:43 AM
- Jason comments on this - Tom Brosz - 9/26/2004 7:09:03 AM
- Thanks, Lt.jg Kerry. We should just quit now, I guess. - ebnelson - 9/25/2004 10:02:52 PM
  - Ed, You really are gods gift tho the left on this board... - R.L. - 9/25/2004 10:48:05 PM
    - Looking for the RL's "facts" - gbaikie - 9/26/2004 3:50:09 AM
      - The facts, you twit, were in my original post- and so far no one has addressed them... (n/t) - R.L. - 9/26/2004 10:13:08 AM
        
        One fact - gbaikie - 9/26/2004 5:57:05 PM
    - A gift is in the eye of the beholder, and ignorance is sorta your specialty. - ebnelson - 9/25/2004 11:23:58 PM
      - Amazing - everyone please note Ed cant address the points raised, or respond with facts.... - R.L. - 9/26/2004 12:38:19 AM
        
        Please check your vision - ebnelson - 9/26/2004 4:48:37 AM
        
        Old "news", I'm afraid - Fox - 9/26/2004 2:38:33 AM
- Not to get picky, but... - Tom Brosz - 9/25/2004 8:29:42 PM
  - re: However.... - Raoul - 9/25/2004 9:29:21 PM
  - Wouldn't you just LOVE to believe most of those deaths were due to insurgents? - R.L. - 9/25/2004 8:49:19 PM
    - I would really like to see the Health Ministry's methodology on this. - Tom Brosz - 9/25/2004 8:59:17 PM
      - re: I would really like to see the Health Ministry's methodology on this. - gbaikie - 9/26/2004 4:42:12 AM
      - So we should look on the bright side- _only_ 328 were women and children under 12 - R.L. - 9/25/2004 9:22:10 PM
        
        Please tell me you can tell the difference. - ebnelson - 9/26/2004 1:06:20 PM
        
        Chechen = Iraq - Tom Brosz - 9/26/2004 3:57:37 AM
      - God you are desperate - R.L. - 9/25/2004 9:15:05 PM
        
        Think. - Tom Brosz - 9/26/2004 3:53:14 AM
        
        re: God you are desperate - Mark Eby - 9/26/2004 1:56:01 AM

Why Is Kerry Considered The Flopper? - Mark Eby - 9/26/2004 2:20:47 AM
- re: Why Is Kerry Considered The Flopper? Because he has been his whole life. (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/27/2004 1:03:41 AM
- because of good advertising/good propaganda, and a receptive audience (n/t) - E.P. Grondine - 9/26/2004 2:11:12 PM
  - And As The Article Points Out A Firm Basis In Fact - Mark Eby - 9/26/2004 2:25:29 PM
    - Good propaganda and a receptive audience - E.P. Grondine - 9/26/2004 4:13:58 PM
      - Kerry's record, even the Boston Globe has castigated him as a flip-flopper (n/t) - p - 9/26/2004 11:37:54 PM
      - re: a receptive audience - Mark Eby - 9/26/2004 10:16:29 PM

Key Bush Assertions About Iraq in Dispute - DOnald - 9/26/2004 11:10:13 PM
- Yes, Al Qaeda and their enablers are very unhappy. - ebnelson - 9/27/2004 1:02:27 AM

Let's hope he means it this time - Buck Galaxy - 9/26/2004 7:20:37 PM
- Weha ve been carefully rolling back the insurgents for a couple of weeks. - ebnelson - 9/26/2004 8:18:02 PM
  - Iraq situation worsening: Powel - September 27, 2004 - Bowser - 9/26/2004 11:25:08 PM
    - Saw the interview. Did you? - ebnelson - 9/27/2004 1:01:29 AM

Pat Cadell's warning to his party: - ebnelson - 9/10/2004 10:16:50 PM
- re: Pat Cadell's warning to his party: - with held - 9/26/2004 11:27:03 PM

Training Iraqi forces - Tom Brosz - 9/26/2004 9:40:01 PM
- Training Iraqi forces - but who are they fighting? - Bowser - 9/26/2004 11:21:23 PM
- Good info... - FrankC - 9/26/2004 10:56:10 PM

Heinz-Kerry predicts OBL capture - FrankC - 9/24/2004 3:45:40 AM
- I'd like to see him taken DOA this month. - Jacob Samorodin - 9/24/2004 8:54:26 PM
  - What a waste of a PR opportunity! - Mary Anne - 9/25/2004 8:50:11 PM
    - I think people need to catch up with current events - Tom Brosz - 9/26/2004 8:19:47 PM
- Now, frankc, try to be a little bit accurate. - Bowser - 9/24/2004 4:05:55 AM
  - If you say so... - FrankC - 9/24/2004 6:16:41 AM
- The Kerry kids depend totally on making everything, even the capture of OBL, a bad thing. - ebnelson - 9/24/2004 3:50:50 AM

Israel Scores A Point In Syria - David F Mayer - 9/26/2004 5:53:56 PM

Bush plans for Iraq, Spring 2001. Cheney's energy plan. Long before WTC. - Bowser - 9/26/2004 12:26:45 AM
- This is like reading stuff from ufool websites: no matter how many times it gets debunked, they always hope the next scam they post will stick. (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/26/2004 1:02:03 PM
  - I wonder in Cheny energy task force documents will get any play (n/t) - E.P. Grondine - 9/26/2004 4:24:55 PM

What Is The Deal With The Polls? - Mark Eby - 9/26/2004 12:37:05 AM
- everybody trying to figure out who to suck up to (n/t) - E.P. Grondine - 9/26/2004 4:21:23 PM
- The bigger the lead now, the harder for the dems to stuff ballot boxes later. (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/26/2004 4:49:27 AM
- Election Projection - David F Mayer - 9/26/2004 1:19:16 AM

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