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Does anyone know what Kerry's position is or has been concerning taxing the internet??? - Scott Evil - 9/21/2004 2:07:22 PM
- Same as Kerry's position on everything: "Yes and No" (n/t) - DFM - 9/21/2004 5:38:50 PM
- Just in case it was a serious question - alcaray - 9/21/2004 4:14:05 PM
  - re: I'll need to look into that more... - Scott Evil - 9/21/2004 4:26:06 PM
- While Kerry has been on both sides of the issue, he always seems to come down ultimately on tax increases. (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/21/2004 3:42:48 PM
- It's hard to figure out Kerry's position at any time on any subject - Larry J - 9/21/2004 3:08:07 PM
  - re: Do you think Kerry's Secret Service Code Name is "Flipper"? - Scott Evil - 9/21/2004 4:39:20 PM
  - re: Why because you don't know how to read? (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 9/21/2004 3:18:51 PM
    - re: You are correct Kerry has made many positions known. - Scott Evil - 9/21/2004 3:29:19 PM
    - I can read but Kerry is unable to maintain a consistent position on anything - Larry J - 9/21/2004 3:26:00 PM
      - I would contend you haven't read and just parrot the RNC line. (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 9/21/2004 3:46:59 PM
        
        Your grip on reality is quite shaky - Larry J - 9/21/2004 5:26:49 PM
        
        re: Skwaaaak. Bush wants a cracker. - Scott Evil - 9/21/2004 3:50:20 PM
      - Kerry was for removing Sadam. He was just against the war. - Scott Evil - 9/21/2004 3:32:02 PM
        
        No, he would have left Saddam in power. - ebnelson - 9/21/2004 4:12:00 PM

Kerry Aide Linked to CBS Docs - REB - 9/21/2004 4:17:55 PM
- And this - Larry J - 9/21/2004 5:17:14 PM

An opinion from Iraq - Tom Brosz - 9/21/2004 3:47:00 PM
- An opinion from Iraq, contrasted with a speech from GWB. - Bowser - 9/21/2004 5:15:27 PM
- The sad part is, people like Raoul and Bowser and Donnie read your closing remark and agree completely. - ebnelson - 9/21/2004 4:07:47 PM

Bush priorities - Donald - 9/21/2004 1:38:20 PM
- You honestly think if we had nailed bin Laden in 2001 that there would be no terrorists now? - Tom Brosz - 9/21/2004 3:28:03 PM
- re: Al Queda and the terrorists have bought the Iraq diversion hook, line, and sinker. - Scott Evil - 9/21/2004 2:15:03 PM
  - re: Al Queda and the terrorists have bought the Iraq diversion hook, line, and sinker. - REB - 9/21/2004 2:43:55 PM
    - re: Well at least then John Kerry will get an opportunity to demonstrate his leadership skills... - Scott Evil - 9/21/2004 3:13:42 PM
- Meanwhile.... - Donald - 9/21/2004 1:39:15 PM
  - re: Meanwhile.... - Scott Evil - 9/21/2004 2:16:25 PM
    - No, then it would be something else. - Tom Brosz - 9/21/2004 3:42:42 PM

If Kerry had been President, Saddam and his goons would still be ruling Iraq - Tom Brosz - 9/21/2004 12:14:28 AM
- re: And that sterling example of UN success "Oil for Food" would still be in place - Scott Evil - 9/21/2004 1:56:58 PM
  - Itâ€™s the hear no Evil, See no Evil, speak no Evil approach. - REB - 9/21/2004 3:31:02 PM
- re: Exactly, and no chaos, insurgents, terrorists, abductions, US soldiers dead, etc.... - Raoul - 9/21/2004 5:29:04 AM
  - Raoul, perhaps you have said more about yourself than you realised. (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/21/2004 12:28:22 PM
- The price. - Bowser - 9/21/2004 2:08:48 AM

According to Kerry we are less safe now and Al Queda is using the Iraq war as a recruiting tool... - Scott Evil - 9/21/2004 1:18:54 PM
- We're less safe, living in fear, spending lives and money, and have created a haven for terrorists. - Bowser - 9/21/2004 1:31:33 PM
  - re: Kerry wants to create the impression that we are losing. - Scott Evil - 9/21/2004 1:38:00 PM
    - re: Yeah just like McCain and the other Republicans are "trying" make us look like we are losing by going over to Iraq and helping the rebels... (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 9/21/2004 2:49:39 PM

"Kerry courting both sides on gun control" Boston Globe - p - 9/21/2004 12:41:22 PM
- Of course he is - Tony - 9/21/2004 2:18:32 PM
  - re: Are hunting guns safer than other guns? - Scott Evil - 9/21/2004 2:40:20 PM

Israel and terrorism - Tom Brosz - 9/20/2004 6:42:35 PM
- re: A wall - Raoul - 9/20/2004 8:11:31 PM
  - Why are walls so threatening? - Scott Evil - 9/20/2004 8:18:12 PM
    - re: Walls are an illusion (n/t) - Raoul - 9/21/2004 5:38:58 AM
- Israel's goal is ethnic cleansing, not ridding itself of terrorism - Bowser - 9/20/2004 6:59:30 PM
  - What exactly is your definition of "ethnic cleansing?" - Tom Brosz - 9/20/2004 7:51:37 PM
  - Then why does it not expell the million plus Arabs who live as Israeli citizens? (n/t) - David F Mayer - 9/20/2004 7:22:27 PM
  - Israel.... - Publius - 9/20/2004 7:19:19 PM
    - Small correction - REB - 9/20/2004 8:23:05 PM
    - I think you could get a lot of Democratic Party support for giving Texas to Mexico. - Scott Evil - 9/20/2004 8:13:32 PM
      - The offer was made; Mexico rejected it!..... n/t (n/t) - Publius - 9/21/2004 2:19:00 PM
  - What do we do about those pesky Jews when they apologize for accidentally killing civilians? - ebnelson - 9/20/2004 7:05:54 PM
  - re: Do you have a source for that accusation? - Scott Evil - 9/20/2004 7:04:03 PM
    - I've published endless citations, from Ben-Gurion, Moshe Dayan, etc. - Bowser - 9/20/2004 7:33:07 PM

Bush's phony position on terrorism revealed....... - Publius - 9/20/2004 7:06:23 PM
- re: Bush's phony war - Jeremy - 9/20/2004 7:51:07 PM
  - When you are a grieving mother breaking the law and dishonoring your own son, perhaps it is not so bad - ebnelson - 9/20/2004 9:07:21 PM
- Yes, Kerryland, freedom fighters trying to kill tyrants like Castro are just terrorists. (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/20/2004 7:50:42 PM
  - So you are saying some terrorist are good and others are bad terrorists? (n/t) - Publius - 9/20/2004 8:22:49 PM
    - Were the guys who tried to kill Fidel terrorists? (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/20/2004 8:38:17 PM
      - Would a bunch of Cubans trying to kill an American President be terrorists? (n/t) - Bowser - 9/20/2004 11:25:41 PM
        
        Orlando Letillier was murdered inside the beltway in Wash. D.C. (n/t) - Publius - 9/21/2004 2:04:28 PM
- "And we will pursue nations that provide aid or safe haven to terrorism." - Bowser - 9/20/2004 7:39:57 PM
  - Where is Al Queda's new training center? - Scott Evil - 9/20/2004 8:03:50 PM
    - Iraq, after Bush created a de-stabilized, lawless haven AND citizen support. Read Allawi - Bowser - 9/20/2004 10:10:23 PM
      - These Hordes of terrorists flowing into Iraq are untrained, undisiplined, and dying by the dozen daily. - Scott Evil - 9/20/2004 10:20:24 PM
        
        S. E. "Bush's Iraq strategy has proven to be brilliant." - Bowser - 9/20/2004 11:04:14 PM
        
        I think after the election they will be dying by the hundreds daily. - ebnelson - 9/20/2004 10:32:23 PM
- re: We haven't heard much out of Bin Ladin lately. - Scott Evil - 9/20/2004 7:10:20 PM

Score a big one for the bloggers. - Bowser - 9/20/2004 11:08:08 PM
- Makes me wonder if DNCBS has been operating like this all along - Larry J - 9/21/2004 12:44:09 AM
  - re: In Rather's defense...He probably just mispoke - Scott Evil - 9/21/2004 2:03:03 PM
  - Sure they have. There just weren't information channels to catch them at it before. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/21/2004 3:09:52 AM
- Not the first victory, but the first one noticed by the Old Media. - Tom Brosz - 9/20/2004 11:45:30 PM

Now Dan Rather wants to break the story that he chose to use forged documents to lie about Pres. Bush - ebnelson - 9/20/2004 3:09:50 PM
- This story is going to end on a whimper - Gary - 9/20/2004 3:38:09 PM
  - re: I'm not sure. - Scott Evil - 9/20/2004 3:48:39 PM
    - Answer to your question: "Did they know or support the release of the memos despite the fact that they were clearly fakes???" Answer: The idiots who authorized release were too stupid to know that th… (n/t) - David F Mayer - 9/20/2004 4:54:48 PM
  - Forgery is a felony - Larry J - 9/20/2004 3:41:41 PM
    - re: Forgery is a felony - Mary Anne - 9/21/2004 10:48:01 AM
      - I'm not holding my breath for charges - Larry J - 9/21/2004 1:55:26 PM

Democratic campaign finance plan falls flat. - Tom Brosz - 9/21/2004 2:58:34 AM
- Apparently Joe Lockhart, Burkett and CBS were coordinating very closely. - ebnelson - 9/21/2004 3:12:26 AM
  - It looks like CBS acted as the go between: Coordinating the activities of the Soros funded 527's with the actions of the Kerry Campaign. - Scott Evil - 9/21/2004 1:46:12 PM

Unfortunately, this is war. Complete with cover-up. Grim. - Bowser - 9/21/2004 1:20:11 PM

Connection to Kerry Campaign? - FrankC - 9/21/2004 1:00:34 AM
- Close your eyes and imagine Bush using forged documents to justify an illegal war. - Bowser - 9/21/2004 2:14:30 AM
  - Your whole arguing strategy is based on 'when did you stop beating your wife' - ebnelson - 9/21/2004 2:47:38 AM
    - Clearly, as with so many, many things, you don't know what you are saying? - Bowser - 9/21/2004 3:30:23 AM
      - So you don't even realize it yourself. How pitiful. (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/21/2004 12:24:48 PM
  - You're gibbering again. Sit down and take a few cleansing breaths... (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/21/2004 2:35:16 AM
    - Heh, heh. "The president's statement in the State of the Union was incorrect because it was based on forged documents from the African nation of Niger, White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said Monday… - Bowser - 9/21/2004 3:37:17 AM
      - Perhaps you are much less clever than you imagine? - ebnelson - 9/21/2004 12:27:32 PM
      - Sorry. British conclusions not based on forged documents. - Tom Brosz - 9/21/2004 4:20:56 AM
        
        Tell it to Fleischer - read the subject line. And relax. There's no way out. - Bowser - 9/21/2004 4:36:10 AM
        
        Sorry - FrankC - 9/21/2004 5:35:30 AM
- "accurate but false" IOW, counterfitting - ebnelson - 9/21/2004 1:26:30 AM

Good news from Afghanistan - Tom Brosz - 9/20/2004 9:43:47 PM
- It is, and it leaves one wondering. - Bowser - 9/20/2004 10:41:38 PM
  - "And we are finding out how that has turned out." From who? - Tom Brosz - 9/20/2004 11:37:31 PM
    - Lessee - The Pentagon, the Brits, Egyptians, US National Intelligence Council, etc. - Bowser - 9/21/2004 4:04:05 AM
- Thanks. We need to hear a lot more of it. (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/20/2004 10:00:53 PM

Best Speech Kerry's made in a long while - Tony - 9/20/2004 6:50:50 PM
- Just out of curiosity...If Kerry wants the help of other nations, why is his campaign trying to talk Australia into leaving the coalition? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/21/2004 12:35:55 AM
- He keeps claiming he can get other nations to help... - Larry J - 9/20/2004 7:36:28 PM
  - Just hard to believe. Inconsistent to the point of the "h" word. - Bowser - 9/21/2004 12:02:01 AM
    - Invincible Ignorance - Larry J - 9/21/2004 12:54:49 AM
- Boiled down... - Tom Brosz - 9/20/2004 7:32:06 PM
  - re: US-UK-Australia - Raoul - 9/20/2004 8:59:54 PM
    - Geez, Raoul. Not you too. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/20/2004 9:30:09 PM
    - It is either Jews or the VRWC - ebnelson - 9/20/2004 9:09:01 PM
  - I know you like to think ROW= france, unfortunately not true - Tony - 9/20/2004 7:45:56 PM
    - Perhaps you should consult a map of the region - Larry J - 9/20/2004 8:32:47 PM
    - ROW = France. Yes. True. You could throw in Germany I suppose. - Tom Brosz - 9/20/2004 8:07:42 PM
      - Cooperation from other countries - Tony - 9/20/2004 8:18:52 PM
    - The question that isn't getting answered: sign up for WHAT? - Tom Brosz - 9/20/2004 8:05:11 PM
      - re: The question that isn't getting answered: sign up for WHAT? - Tony - 9/20/2004 8:29:03 PM
- Kerry believes in the tooth fairy - ebnelson - 9/20/2004 6:59:28 PM
  - Nice to see you get your talking points straight from Denny.. - Tony - 9/20/2004 7:01:48 PM
    - Who is Denny? - ebnelson - 9/20/2004 7:03:34 PM
      - Hastert. squawk away. (n/t) - Tony - 9/20/2004 7:10:26 PM
        
        I checked my fax and e-mail, and I don't see his office sending anything - ebnelson - 9/20/2004 7:49:08 PM
- the question is, can he stay on message for the next 43 days? - Scott Evil - 9/20/2004 6:59:00 PM
  - Kerry likes the message of 'America is evil'. He can stay on that one, like he has for 30+ years. - ebnelson - 9/20/2004 7:02:10 PM

Fascinating article from CSM on guerilla warfare, similarities and differences with Vietnam. - Bowser - 9/20/2004 10:57:01 PM
- Good article. Thanks! - Tom Brosz - 9/20/2004 11:58:32 PM

Iraqis Want the U.S. to Leave -- but Not Just Yet - They say the Americans should first 'fix what they broke here' by restoring security. - Bowser - 9/20/2004 2:04:41 AM
- Yes, Dan Rather's friend Saddam really gave a lot of security. - ebnelson - 9/20/2004 1:17:06 PM
  - Dan Rather's from Texas, isn't he? (n/t) - Mary Anne - 9/20/2004 1:20:37 PM
    - He was from Houston. His daughter is a big dem ni Austin - ebnelson - 9/20/2004 2:40:17 PM
    - Yes, He went to Sam Houston State University. - REB - 9/20/2004 1:26:25 PM
- This Is What We've Tried To Tell You For Quite Some Time - Mark Eby - 9/20/2004 11:11:36 AM
  - How to do it better - Mary Anne - 9/20/2004 1:19:29 PM
    - You mean like.... - Larry J - 9/20/2004 6:17:34 PM
      - or like Hitler did with the German army? (n/t) - Publius - 9/20/2004 7:59:19 PM
    - Okay, if "regular citizens" don't need to be constructive, how about presidential candidates? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/20/2004 2:47:26 PM
      - You got me there. - Mary Anne - 9/20/2004 11:26:12 PM

Time To Start The Kerry Flip-Flop Countdown. Days Since Last Flip-Flop:0 - ebnelson - 9/20/2004 8:57:40 PM
- re: Since Kerry was against the war from the beginning (cough)... - Scott Evil - 9/20/2004 9:10:37 PM
  - You can't really blame Kerry. As a senator he has a really tough schedule - ebnelson - 9/20/2004 10:06:21 PM
    - re: The Europeans haven't experienced American arrogance until they have been accross the negotiating table from Kerry... - Scott Evil - 9/20/2004 10:14:38 PM
      - Their biggest arguments would be - ebnelson - 9/20/2004 10:30:45 PM

Novak says Bush will bail on Iraq - Tom Brosz - 9/20/2004 3:04:18 PM
- get your Montblanc ready....... - Publius - 9/20/2004 7:51:06 PM
  - The official "War Plan." - Tom Brosz - 9/20/2004 8:22:20 PM
- The USA SHOULD pull out when Iraq is strong enough and stable enough to hold together. Not until then. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 9/20/2004 4:30:42 PM
  - Maybe, maybe not. - Tom Brosz - 9/20/2004 6:15:18 PM
    - Bad analogy - Tony - 9/20/2004 7:20:36 PM
      - The reason was to keep monsters from taking over free nations. - Tom Brosz - 9/20/2004 8:14:02 PM
        
        How does that square with "Don't know why permanent bases in Iraq would be any different to a logical mind. " - Tony - 9/20/2004 8:33:21 PM
- All things to all people. - Bowser - 9/20/2004 3:59:51 PM
- re: I seriously doubt the authanticity of his sources... - Scott Evil - 9/20/2004 3:15:55 PM
  - Another $64,000 question - Gary - 9/20/2004 3:50:25 PM
    - The mullahs in Iran really need to be exterminated. AMEN. - David F Mayer - 9/20/2004 4:33:21 PM
      - re: I think the key is to lock down Iran's borders... - Scott Evil - 9/20/2004 4:47:06 PM
        
        To massive an endeavor. It is far simpler to assassinate the leaders. After all, the Shi-ites invented the cult of Assassins. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 9/20/2004 4:56:33 PM
        
        Neither of the above will work. - Tom Brosz - 9/20/2004 8:25:42 PM
        
        re: the huge traffic across it of civilians traveling to holy sites. You going to check all their suitcases and cars? Just shut them all out? - Scott Evil - 9/20/2004 10:05:44 PM
        
        re: I don't know... The people need jobs. Policing borders provides good jobs. - Scott Evil - 9/20/2004 5:01:04 PM
    - Military capacity - Tom Brosz - 9/20/2004 4:19:46 PM
    - re: Maybe at some point, the Iraqi government could take care of Iran for us. - Scott Evil - 9/20/2004 3:56:53 PM
      - Geez!!! That's already been tried. - Bowser - 9/20/2004 4:34:56 PM
- I seriously doubt it Novak is correct on this. (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/20/2004 3:08:39 PM

Republicans Criticize Bush Mistakes on Iraq - Donald - 9/19/2004 5:35:08 PM
- BTW, welcome back to the Thunderdome! ;) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/19/2004 8:32:37 PM
  - Thanx - Donald - 9/19/2004 9:24:58 PM
    - Congratulations - ebnelson - 9/20/2004 2:42:20 PM
    - Cool! One more year to go for my oldest. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/19/2004 10:20:50 PM
      - My daughter as well. Where is your looking to go? - ebnelson - 9/20/2004 2:43:16 PM
- re: Criticize - Tom Brosz - 9/19/2004 8:31:54 PM
- Meanwhile: More Quagmire - Donald - 9/19/2004 5:40:54 PM
  - So What's Your Plan Don? - Mark Eby - 9/19/2004 6:07:34 PM
    - Have some thoughts - Art Martin - 9/20/2004 10:05:17 PM
    - Your war. What's your plan? (Concensus is there is none.) - Bowser - 9/19/2004 10:20:42 PM
      - Amazing - Mark Eby - 9/20/2004 12:55:27 AM

Bush has: No `strategery' to defeat al-Qaida - Chris Vancil - 9/20/2004 8:46:20 AM
- Sure he does. Kick their butts like he has been. - REB - 9/20/2004 12:54:22 PM
  - re: You don't read do you? (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 9/20/2004 9:12:22 PM
  - In Kerryland, wars last 120 days and every - ebnelson - 9/20/2004 1:15:14 PM

Kerry not going to focus on his domestic agenda. Plans to beat Bush on the Iraq issue. - Scott Evil - 9/20/2004 3:39:16 PM
- You wish - E.P. Grondine - 9/20/2004 4:41:19 PM
  - re: Kerry's speech today seemed to focus hevily on Iraq. KErry's even finally taking a stand! - Scott Evil - 9/20/2004 6:34:22 PM
    - Time to start something new - ebnelson - 9/20/2004 8:55:41 PM
- His strategy is for a lot of Americans to die. - ebnelson - 9/20/2004 4:32:54 PM
- No wonder. His voting record would condemn anybody. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 9/20/2004 4:28:34 PM
- U.K. envoy: Bush the best recruiter for al-Qaida - Bowser - 9/20/2004 3:57:14 PM
  - re: He can say it, but he's wrong... Just where are Al Queda's terrorist training camps now? - Scott Evil - 9/20/2004 4:03:53 PM
    - re: No, it makes perfect sense - Raoul - 9/20/2004 4:16:20 PM
      - Good, you can have Kerry as President of Belgium (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/20/2004 8:39:39 PM

Latest on the Saddam-Al Qaeda Link Seen in U.N. Oil-for-Food Program - REB - 9/20/2004 1:23:23 PM
- Could this be the October Surprise that the Democrats and UN are so afraid of? - Scott Evil - 9/20/2004 1:43:12 PM
  - I don't think so - Larry J - 9/20/2004 5:25:39 PM
    - re: I don't think you can get the news media to focus on that subject. - Scott Evil - 9/20/2004 6:39:27 PM
      - As we've seen in the past 12 days... - Larry J - 9/20/2004 7:52:39 PM
  - re: Could this be the October Surprise that the Democrats and UN are so afraid of? - REB - 9/20/2004 1:48:37 PM

Burkett better have a good team of attorneys: He's the CBS source - Scott Evil - 9/20/2004 4:57:28 PM
- re: Burkett better have a good team of attorneys: He's the CBS source - Jacob Samorodin - 9/20/2004 6:41:55 PM
  - re: I here you... - Scott Evil - 9/20/2004 6:54:49 PM
- His lawyer is the dem candidate for Texas Supreme Court - ebnelson - 9/20/2004 6:37:42 PM
  - re: I'd love to know just how involved Senator Harkin is in Memogate. - Scott Evil - 9/20/2004 6:44:05 PM
    - Harkin has been harking a bit much on this subject. - Lee - 9/20/2004 6:51:56 PM

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