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You know, if Democrats really want to embarrass Republicans... - Tom Brosz - 9/8/2004 5:40:45 AM
- If Obama loses... - McFly - 9/8/2004 8:11:40 PM
- re: You know, if Democrats really want to embarrass Republicans... - David F Mayer - 9/8/2004 2:06:55 PM
- Say "Bush". Hard to believe, but he's given innocuous low-growing shrubs a bad name. (n/t) - Bowser - 9/8/2004 12:50:41 PM
- That's much too easy - Donald - 9/8/2004 5:49:36 AM

Shortest Bump in History? CNN / Gallup Poll of Registered Voters: Bush 49%, Kerry 48% - Chris Vancil - 9/8/2004 10:55:49 AM
- That is not what Gallup official web site says. - David F Mayer - 9/8/2004 2:05:06 PM
  - re: That is not what Gallup official web site says. - Chris Vancil - 9/8/2004 7:26:20 PM
  - I think I've found a way to a fortune... - E.P. Grondine - 9/8/2004 5:01:24 PM

Great summary of terrorist situation in Israel - E.P. Grondine - 9/8/2004 5:14:41 PM
- are you saying this summarizes the WHOLE situation? - Daniel L - 9/8/2004 5:30:40 PM

Saw button - Chris Vancil - 9/8/2004 10:13:47 AM
- I think a lot depends on what you're saying, too. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/8/2004 5:11:01 PM

OK. I said I'd do this. Afghanistan - the State Department story, and independent reports. - Bowser - 9/8/2004 12:38:13 PM
- Some good stuff. Thanks! - Tom Brosz - 9/8/2004 5:09:06 PM

Afraid of Kerry, and the American people? - "Bush likely to bow out of one debate " - Bowser - 9/8/2004 11:09:29 AM
- re: Afraid of Kerry, and the American people? - "Bush likely to bow out of one debate " - McFly - 9/8/2004 4:58:41 PM

Fatal flaws in domestic anti-terror training - p - 9/8/2004 3:38:05 PM
- HTML fixed - p - 9/8/2004 3:39:38 PM

0 - REB - 9/7/2004 2:11:48 PM
- hmm...not entirely accurate - SDG - 9/8/2004 3:22:34 PM
- But, contrary to admistration lies that they had to retract, worldwide terrorism is up - R.L. - 9/8/2004 5:50:27 AM
- I would not push this point - p - 9/7/2004 6:43:07 PM
- It puts Don's death wish count in perspective. - ebnelson - 9/7/2004 6:01:50 PM
- It's important to keep the bad guys busy on their own turf - Gary - 9/7/2004 3:44:32 PM
  - re: Then why isn't Bush doing that? (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 9/7/2004 9:32:42 PM
  - Given their support for the insurgency able to be pin Iraq, these countries may not be ut off until Iraq is "calmed down" (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/7/2004 4:44:08 PM
    - What? (n/t) - Mark Eby - 9/8/2004 12:23:22 AM
  - More like a bug being drawn to a bug zapper. - REB - 9/7/2004 3:50:39 PM
    - In other words - Tony - 9/7/2004 6:30:02 PM
      - re: In other words - gbaikie - 9/7/2004 8:33:42 PM
      - Those are you words. Don't put them in my mouth. - REB - 9/7/2004 7:23:27 PM
        
        The vast majority of innocent Iraqis being killed are being killed by the terrorists over there. - Tom Brosz - 9/7/2004 8:06:34 PM
        
        rTerrorists that were not there prior to the war... - R.L. - 9/8/2004 6:07:10 AM
        
        And it is far less than the number Saddam would have killed. - REB - 9/7/2004 8:23:20 PM
        
        True, but that requires a level of abstraction that appears to elude a lot of people. - Tom Brosz - 9/7/2004 8:52:49 PM
        
        And from what I have seen, most of the fighting is in remote areas. - REB - 9/7/2004 8:57:41 PM
        
        There are large areas of Iraq where relatively normal life is going on. - Tom Brosz - 9/8/2004 5:10:03 AM
    - Sums it up nicely (n/t) - Gary - 9/7/2004 3:59:29 PM
- Thanks for the count. - Scott Evil - 9/7/2004 2:24:43 PM

Don's Death-gasm at hand - ebnelson - 9/7/2004 8:53:16 PM
- and please don't even mention the six Special Services guys that committed suicide after suffering from the Pentagon developed anti- malarial meds....... (n/t) - Publius - 9/8/2004 2:33:50 AM
  - Yes, the Kerry Koolaid Kids blame Pres. Bush for everything from hurricanes to medicine they claim don't work. (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/8/2004 2:48:51 PM
- An exercise for the student... - Tom Brosz - 9/7/2004 9:18:59 PM
  - It's a tragedy and a truth of our times. - Bowser - 9/7/2004 11:49:37 PM
    - For Example - Mark Eby - 9/8/2004 12:09:28 AM
    - Utter BS - Mark Eby - 9/8/2004 12:03:43 AM

1,001 - Donald - 9/8/2004 3:47:09 AM
- Was it good for ya, don? You smokin' a cigarette? (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/8/2004 2:47:16 PM
- What American soldiers say about it. Like you care. - Tom Brosz - 9/8/2004 5:26:36 AM
- Meanwhile: U.S. Conceding Rebels Control Regions of Iraq - Donald - 9/8/2004 4:05:39 AM
  - And: Missing in action - Donald - 9/8/2004 4:09:57 AM
    - And these guys are more credible than sixty veterans why? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/8/2004 4:44:34 AM

Sad fact in the "war on terrorism" - the US was probably safer with Iraq under Saddam. - Bowser - 9/8/2004 1:17:32 PM

re: Media never errs in favor of Bush meme.... - Tony - 9/7/2004 4:23:24 PM
- re: Media never errs in favor of Bush meme.... - Larry J - 9/7/2004 5:56:42 PM
  - re: Media never errs in favor of Bush meme.... - Chris Vancil - 9/7/2004 9:47:04 PM
    - Care to back up that assertion? - Larry J - 9/7/2004 11:37:47 PM
      - I was gonna say Chris was wrong based on what I was reading online last week. - Tony - 9/8/2004 1:04:56 PM
      - re: Sure you want me to? (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 9/8/2004 12:35:02 AM

Since the Kerrybots are so concerned about medical care...Edwards' contribution - p - 9/8/2004 11:52:47 AM
- OK. Don't trust juries, and physicians should not be accountable. - Bowser - 9/8/2004 12:47:02 PM
- re: Kerrybots? What name calling? Bush babies??? - Chris Vancil - 9/8/2004 11:59:28 AM

I wonder what would have been said if these were Kerry's Freudian slips. - Bowser - 9/7/2004 11:54:01 PM
- next you will complain about Ob-gyn's giving love to women all accross America..... (n/t) - Publius - 9/8/2004 2:28:18 AM
- If we're back to Bushisms, you might want to open a new barrel. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/7/2004 11:57:51 PM
  - re: Why because this one is full? (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 9/8/2004 12:42:53 AM
  - I wonder what would have been said if these were Kerry's Freudian slips. (n/t) - Bowser - 9/8/2004 12:05:17 AM
    - *sigh* - Tom Brosz - 9/8/2004 12:40:51 AM
      - re: *sigh* - Chris Vancil - 9/8/2004 12:27:25 PM
      - Arfster making fun of a Saddam-maimed Iraqi cripple - par for the course. (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/8/2004 2:57:33 AM
        
        re: Yeah, and it took Tom's explanation for you to get it. (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 9/8/2004 12:24:14 PM

Media Censorship: Iraq Raids al-Jazeera Offices...Again... - Chris Vancil - 9/8/2004 11:32:05 AM

Dubya sent out of Texas by father as a 'drunken liability' - Chris Vancil - 9/8/2004 11:12:57 AM

Pilot who flew Bush onto Aircraft Carrier for "Mission Accomplished" is killed in Iraq - John - 9/6/2004 2:09:28 PM
- Yes, and I did more - Larry J - 9/6/2004 10:30:50 PM
  - You had me until the very last sentence. - Mary Anne - 9/6/2004 10:59:36 PM
    - re: You had me until the very last sentence. - Larry J - 9/7/2004 3:02:48 PM
      - It was a dig at Chris, Bowser, and company. They've been caught posting half-truths and outright lies several times. - Chris Vancil - 9/8/2004 10:44:01 AM
    - Fast and loose with the facts - Tom Brosz - 9/7/2004 12:51:16 AM
      - re: Fast and loose with the facts - gbaikie - 9/7/2004 3:37:50 AM
  - This post is supposed to be in reply to Chris's post below - Larry J - 9/6/2004 10:32:01 PM
- re: Pilot who flew Bush ontoHonest mistake thinking he died in Iraq, John...but here you can make a honest mistake unless your on the right...they jump on you like flies... Aircraft Carrier for "Miss… (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 9/6/2004 9:50:55 PM
  - re: Oops...try: Honest mistake thinking he died in Iraq, John...but here you can make a honest mistake unless your on the right...they jump on you like flies... (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 9/6/2004 10:16:15 PM
- He and his crew died in a crash in the Iwo Jima island chain, not Iraq - Larry J - 9/6/2004 8:19:50 PM
  - So they lie about his death to trash Pres. Bush (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/6/2004 8:33:56 PM
    - re: By any chance did you or Larry read the article John sited? Didn't think so. (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 9/6/2004 9:48:57 PM
      - Why yes, I did. Did you? (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/6/2004 10:01:54 PM
        
        re: Yes, nowhere in it does it say where he died and neither does it attack Bush. (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 9/6/2004 10:18:03 PM
        
        Well many of the articles Donald and John and others on the left post here - ebnelson - 9/6/2004 10:28:25 PM
- He did not die in Iraq (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/6/2004 7:24:30 PM
- I'll call your lie, and raise you with facts - ebnelson - 9/6/2004 3:37:48 PM
- One wonders... - Donald - 9/6/2004 2:23:54 PM
  - Well since the cause of his death is already being lied about on the internet - ebnelson - 9/6/2004 4:15:34 PM
  - Theatrics? - Mark Eby - 9/6/2004 4:04:22 PM
    - I don't recall Donald ever calling insurgents "freedom fighters." - Tom Brosz - 9/6/2004 4:06:27 PM
      - Possibly Correct In Exact Wording - Mark Eby - 9/6/2004 5:20:47 PM
        
        re: Exact Wording - Tom Brosz - 9/6/2004 7:26:36 PM
      - It doesn't matter if Donald made the claim or not. He has supported those who do. - ebnelson - 9/6/2004 4:17:04 PM

The ROW and the "Good" war. - Tom Brosz - 9/8/2004 12:33:06 AM
- Please Quit Posting Only Links Requiring Subscription - Mark Eby - 9/8/2004 12:34:56 AM
  - Try www.bugmenot.com (n/t) - And never have to register again! - 9/8/2004 10:44:00 AM
  - Sorry... - Tom Brosz - 9/8/2004 12:45:00 AM

Record Medicare Increase - Chris Vancil - 9/8/2004 10:05:40 AM

Ex-chief of Medicare broke law - Chris Vancil - 9/8/2004 9:58:28 AM

All the President's Suckers... - Chris Vancil - 9/8/2004 9:01:01 AM

So, what's happening in Najaf now? - Tom Brosz - 9/8/2004 5:37:14 AM

Federal deficit worsens - Donald - 9/7/2004 2:45:04 PM
- Moving the goal posts - Tom Brosz - 9/7/2004 7:53:30 PM
  - We Had A Surplus Before Bush - Mark Eby - 9/8/2004 12:18:45 AM
    - It wouldn't have lasted. - Tom Brosz - 9/8/2004 4:56:14 AM
  - Inventing new mathematics - Tony - 9/7/2004 9:03:43 PM
    - Oops. Meant that the deficit *projections* are going down. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/7/2004 9:28:02 PM
  - Spin example. Hourly radio news just referred to the "still-growing" Federal deficit. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/7/2004 8:02:03 PM
- Significantly less than projected. (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/7/2004 2:54:37 PM
  - Excuse me but... - Donald - 9/7/2004 3:05:39 PM
    - Donnie, you have demonstrated more reading incomprehension than anyone here. (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/7/2004 3:22:18 PM
      - A simple math test, Ed - Donald - 9/7/2004 3:37:05 PM
        
        A simple reading comprehension test for you, Don - ebnelson - 9/7/2004 4:18:19 PM
        
        While both of you are ignoring simple fact that the CBO is consistently wrong....... (n/t) - Tony - 9/7/2004 4:28:22 PM
        
        Very true - Larry J - 9/7/2004 5:15:37 PM
        
        CBO still tends to use static scoring in its projections - ebnelson - 9/7/2004 4:44:51 PM
        
        I was waiting for somebody to point that out... ;) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/7/2004 4:41:41 PM

Talk of Weapons of Mass Destruction - Chris Vancil - 9/7/2004 9:28:09 AM
- Due diligence. - Bowser - 9/7/2004 1:16:30 PM
- Funny you left out clinton, gore, Kerry, Kennedy, Leiberman, Biden, Boxer, and everyone else - ebnelson - 9/7/2004 12:42:33 PM
  - re: You mean I did a reverse Rrepublican? I posted those in the administration and allies who took us to war. I could have put all of Europe and world in there to... (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 9/7/2004 9:16:58 PM
  - Allow me: - Tom Brosz - 9/7/2004 5:07:18 PM
    - And Kerry's Quotes Are Priceless (n/t) - Mark Eby - 9/8/2004 2:50:06 AM
    - Bookmark It Folks - Mark Eby - 9/8/2004 2:48:02 AM
    - The the dems keep spamming it out there - ebnelson - 9/7/2004 5:24:08 PM
  - re: They don't count...their intel came from Joe Wilson and his wife... - Scott Evil - 9/7/2004 1:51:56 PM

I wonder what the reaction would've been had Bush said this - Larry J - 9/7/2004 5:42:32 PM
- Wow! Kerry describes himself perfectly! - Larry J - 9/7/2004 8:11:00 PM
  - I think I've found a way to a fortune.. - E.P. Grondine - 9/8/2004 12:46:34 AM

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