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Two U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq Attacks - Donald - 12/10/2003 1:31:53 PM
- What is your agenda, Donald? - Spartacus - 12/10/2003 5:30:09 PM
  - His agenda is to turn as many people against Americaâ€™s reconstruction of Iraq. - JR - 12/11/2003 1:33:44 PM
  - My agenda... - Donald - 12/10/2003 8:49:55 PM
    - His agenda is to lie about the basis of the war and the history of the conflict continuosly - ebnelson - 12/12/2003 1:18:46 PM

Endorsement of Gore a significant event - Tom Brosz - 12/9/2003 10:07:45 PM
- The democrats are totally... D O O M E D ! ! ! - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/10/2003 4:00:22 AM
  - They are Hypocrites. - JR - 12/11/2003 1:43:38 PM
  - Realignment - Mary Anne - 12/10/2003 1:30:52 PM
    - Your voting pattern a very common one. - Tom Brosz - 12/10/2003 10:49:57 PM
  - Poor Lieberman... - Tom Brosz - 12/10/2003 4:21:38 AM
    - Dean and Gore both approach campaigning as populists. - Mary Anne - 12/10/2003 1:37:47 PM
      - Remember also that primary races tend to lean toward the political extremes (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/10/2003 11:04:51 PM
      - Dean reminds me of the lyrics to a Billy Joel song... - Larry J - 12/10/2003 3:31:21 PM
      - Please strike the "with" in the last sentence. - Mary Anne - 12/10/2003 1:40:39 PM
- Queen to queen's bishop two. - Tom Brosz - 12/10/2003 3:07:50 AM
  - They've already written off 2004 .... - Gary - 12/10/2003 7:26:55 AM
    - It could happen - Scott Evil - 12/10/2003 2:36:27 PM
      - The Green Party as political garbage can - Gary - 12/10/2003 4:44:24 PM
        
        With campaign finance reform's extreem restrictions on soft money... - Scott Evil - 12/10/2003 6:05:36 PM
      - The Green Party will become the political garbage can - Gary - 12/10/2003 4:30:46 PM
        
        Robert: This was a double post, please delete. (n/t) - Gary - 12/10/2003 4:47:00 PM
    - Got it in one - Mary Anne - 12/10/2003 1:25:37 PM
      - The poor - Tom Brosz - 12/10/2003 11:02:28 PM
        
        pure silliness - Greg - 12/11/2003 12:24:07 PM
        
        re: pure silliness - Tom Brosz - 12/11/2003 5:34:57 PM
        
        the poor just want the money (n/t) - Greg - 12/12/2003 2:46:18 AM
    - They wrote it off a long time ago - Justin Kelly - 12/10/2003 7:50:57 AM
      - re: They wrote it off a long time ago - McFly - 12/10/2003 4:23:08 PM
        
        this isn't chess it's liar's poker (n/t) - Greg - 12/11/2003 12:25:27 PM
- Paul Simon dies - Tom Brosz - 12/9/2003 10:12:01 PM
  - Breaking News! JFK endorses Dean! (n/t) - p - 12/10/2003 2:00:38 PM

SPARTICUS - YARE ABOUT TO BE BANNED FROM ALL BOARDS EXCEPT FLAME - Justin Kelly - 12/12/2003 12:58:30 AM

A protest in Iraq from the soldier's viewpoint - Tom Brosz - 12/11/2003 11:48:19 PM

Ten-Cent Gipper - Greg - 12/6/2003 5:31:38 AM
- For the record... - Tom Brosz - 12/6/2003 8:30:54 AM
  - I doubt Reagan's base would have known what a dime was anyway (n/t) - Greg - 12/6/2003 11:15:18 AM
    - re: Reagan's base - Tom Brosz - 12/7/2003 12:59:52 AM
      - Ragging on Reagan always backfires... - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/7/2003 5:19:31 AM
        
        Not just lefties - see the Nixon news? :-) (n/t) - Tony - 12/11/2003 9:50:03 PM
- re: Ten-Cent Gipper - Tom Brosz - 12/6/2003 6:30:47 AM
  - re: Ten-Cent Gipper - Greg - 12/6/2003 7:35:09 AM
    - Once again showing the silliness of political stereotyping - Larry J - 12/6/2003 2:58:54 PM
      - a good question - Greg - 12/6/2003 5:49:49 PM
        
        Who said the following? - Larry J - 12/7/2003 12:04:52 AM
        
        re: Who said the following? - Greg - 12/10/2003 7:18:01 AM
        
        Bzzz! Wrong answer! - Larry J - 12/10/2003 2:32:24 PM
        
        re: Bzzz! Wrong answer! - Greg - 12/11/2003 9:12:33 AM

A Mighty Wurlitzer -- The Right Wing propaganda machine - S - 12/10/2003 9:15:42 PM
- You should be afraid - FrankC - 12/11/2003 5:49:36 AM
- Hiding in plain sight - ebnelson - 12/11/2003 5:07:18 AM
- Speaking of propaganda machines... - Tom Brosz - 12/10/2003 10:17:12 PM
- God, this is like having to swat flies in a cow barn... - Tom Brosz - 12/10/2003 9:52:03 PM
  - That's where the Wurlitzer gets its fuel - S - 12/10/2003 11:46:58 PM
    - Thanks for the links, S. (n/t) - McFly - 12/11/2003 9:13:13 PM
    - Your assumptions are showing - ebnelson - 12/11/2003 2:28:28 PM
    - S has 3 points, Tom has 1 - Lindy - 12/11/2003 1:12:49 AM
    - If your criteria... - Tom Brosz - 12/11/2003 1:02:06 AM

Play the NARAL Game! - Tom Brosz - 12/10/2003 6:12:17 AM
- That insurance that doesn't cover contraceptives... does it cover Viagra? - Mary Anne - 12/10/2003 12:51:09 PM
  - re: That insurance that doesn't cover contraceptives - Tom Brosz - 12/10/2003 6:22:10 PM
    - I have to admit... - Mary Anne - 12/11/2003 5:26:03 AM
      - re: I have to admit... - Tom Brosz - 12/11/2003 4:47:30 PM
  - It isn't as contradictory (no pun intended) as it sounds - Larry J - 12/10/2003 2:20:24 PM
    - Therapy - Mary Anne - 12/11/2003 5:40:06 AM
      - re: Therapy - Tom Brosz - 12/11/2003 5:07:29 PM
      - As my Mom used to say......... - Lindy - 12/11/2003 6:56:03 AM
        
        LOL!!!!! (n/t) - Tom Brosz (married for 26 years) - 12/11/2003 5:16:32 PM

Robber-Boomer greed vs working families - p - 12/11/2003 3:29:08 PM

An observation or two about the USSC ruling of yesterday - ebnelson - 12/11/2003 2:26:09 PM

Nobel Peace Prize - Raoul - 12/10/2003 7:34:09 PM
- Text of her speech - Tom Brosz - 12/10/2003 9:16:32 PM
  - re: Text of her speech - Raoul - 12/11/2003 1:15:10 PM

Supreme Court upholds restrictions on political speech - Tom Brosz - 12/10/2003 5:38:04 PM
- This will go down along with Dred Scott as one of the worst decisions EVER by a USSC - ebnelson - 12/11/2003 5:12:39 AM
- Seriously, I think the Democrats will be hurt the most by this decision - Scott Evil - 12/10/2003 5:59:48 PM
  - P.S. I wonder if Union Dues will decrease now - Scott Evil - 12/10/2003 6:10:45 PM
- this is a great day!!! Big money influence is finally no longer a part of politics thanks to John McCain! - Anne Leftleaner - 12/10/2003 5:50:50 PM

Another attempt at liberal talk radio hits the shoals... - Tom Brosz - 12/11/2003 3:45:30 AM

Limbaugh in deep yogurt - Donald - 12/5/2003 4:42:50 AM
- that's against the rules - Greg - 12/5/2003 7:30:24 AM
  - "Bush Derangement Syndrome" (BDS) - Tom Brosz - 12/5/2003 7:34:17 PM
    - re: More on "Bush Derangement Syndrome" (BDS) - Tom Brosz - 12/8/2003 6:10:58 PM
  - Interesting rant - ebnelson - 12/5/2003 12:28:58 PM
    - Never mind Ed........ - Lindy - 12/5/2003 4:56:40 PM
    - If you connected to reality it would be even more troubling (n/t) - Greg - 12/5/2003 12:54:06 PM
      - Sweet Dreams - ebnelson - 12/5/2003 1:08:53 PM
- Limbaugh's lawyer should be be put in a public stockade......... - Lindy - 12/5/2003 6:35:39 AM
  - The hypocriticial right - Donald - 12/5/2003 12:58:35 PM
    - historical precedents - Greg - 12/5/2003 2:10:41 PM
      - Too late Greg...Too late. - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/6/2003 9:42:02 PM
      - Other history - Mary Anne - 12/5/2003 5:37:02 PM
        
        Excellent - Davin L. - 12/11/2003 3:13:30 AM
        
        Another excellent post, Mary Anne......... - Lindy - 12/5/2003 6:48:21 PM
        
        I agree. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/5/2003 7:29:38 PM
      - What SCRUPLES do they have?? - Lindy - 12/5/2003 4:47:55 PM
      - You are like from an alternative universe - ebnelson - 12/5/2003 2:34:05 PM
    - Can you make that brush of yours a bit broader? - ebnelson - 12/5/2003 1:10:43 PM
      - Okay...you're included. - Donald - 12/5/2003 1:37:04 PM
        
        So when you self-righteously proclaimed that since clinton was not convicted - ebnelson - 12/5/2003 1:45:31 PM
        
        Huh?!? - Donald - 12/5/2003 2:15:37 PM
        
        Dodge and weave, Don - ebnelson - 12/5/2003 2:27:52 PM
        
        Just let it go, Ed. - Tom Brosz - 12/5/2003 5:25:18 PM
        
        No convictions - Donald - 12/5/2003 2:46:12 PM
        
        So you are another liberal who cares nothing for due process - ebnelson - 12/6/2003 12:56:58 AM

Quagmire? - Tom Brosz - 12/11/2003 1:23:24 AM

This year's flu strain seems especially dangerous to children - Larry J - 12/10/2003 3:19:47 PM
- re: This year's flu strain seems especially dangerous to children - Buck Galaxy - 12/10/2003 5:55:47 PM
  - I've heard similar stories from others. - Tom Brosz - 12/10/2003 10:44:52 PM

Mainstream Media Scooped by bloggers - Iraq anti-terror march - p - 12/10/2003 7:26:39 PM
- I guess this would be the same protest I saw on CNN the other day? - Tony - 12/10/2003 8:38:39 PM
  - Great example. - Tom Brosz - 12/10/2003 10:36:38 PM

San Francisco politics - Gary - 12/10/2003 8:06:49 PM
- San Francisco homeless - SteveS - 12/10/2003 8:42:04 PM
- Newsom: 53 percent, Gonzalez: 47 percent. - Tom Brosz - 12/10/2003 8:41:03 PM

Anti-guerilla, anti-terror protests in Iraq - Tom Brosz - 12/10/2003 7:25:02 PM

Internet Dissident Sentenced To Two Years In Prison In North China - SteveS - 12/10/2003 3:24:10 PM
- That's probably an issue that won't be discussed at the UN Internet conference - Larry J - 12/10/2003 4:43:38 PM
  - Great links, Thanks. Can't imagine a UN controled net working (n/t) - SteveS - 12/10/2003 6:20:13 PM
- Communism sucks - McFly - 12/10/2003 4:14:15 PM

Leftist "Civility" update - Tom Brosz - 12/10/2003 4:03:48 AM
- Oh, do we get Rightist "Civility" updates too? - Mary Anne - 12/10/2003 1:50:41 PM
  - Go right ahead! - Tom Brosz - 12/10/2003 5:29:45 PM

"Bush Economy" update: DOW bumps the 10,000 mark. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/10/2003 4:50:07 AM

EU: lower poll ratings than Bush... - Tom Brosz - 12/10/2003 4:11:28 AM

More stories from Iraq that won't make the network news - Tom Brosz - 12/10/2003 3:21:16 AM
- Current unemployment rate in Iraq - Tom Brosz - 12/10/2003 3:32:37 AM

Mayor Ed Koch on the Patriot Act - ebnelson - 12/10/2003 3:26:50 AM

An empire in all but name - Raoul - 12/7/2003 8:41:22 PM
- Did you read the bit about "attention deficit?" - Tom Brosz - 12/8/2003 6:41:08 PM
  - "It took seven years for the U.S. military to create a free Japan." - McFly - 12/8/2003 8:43:31 PM
    - "...to use the deaths of US soldiers for partisan purposes" - Tom Brosz - 12/9/2003 5:41:29 AM
  - re: Comparing with Vietnam - Raoul - 12/8/2003 8:25:06 PM
    - re: Comparing with Vietnam - McFly - 12/8/2003 8:58:30 PM
      - re: UN - Raoul - 12/8/2003 10:18:03 PM
        
        The UN's dismal record at peacekeeping - Larry J - 12/9/2003 12:43:24 AM
- With all respect, that is bunk - ebnelson - 12/8/2003 3:20:32 AM
  - re: thanks - Raoul - 12/8/2003 5:35:06 PM
    - Whole forests have been wasted decrying the non-existant American Empire - ebnelson - 12/9/2003 2:17:16 AM
- We have been refered to as an empire for the last 60 years. - Buck Galaxy - 12/7/2003 11:53:35 PM
  - re: Rebuilding itself - Raoul - 12/8/2003 6:48:35 AM
    - Democracy has taken root in every part of the world except the Arab world. - Buck Galaxy - 12/8/2003 7:43:01 AM
      - re:From within - Raoul - 12/8/2003 5:06:43 PM
        
        Raoul, a question? - FrankC - 12/8/2003 8:01:24 PM
        
        re: answer - Raoul - 12/8/2003 10:26:15 PM
        
        Seems to be working fine in Germany and Japan (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 12/8/2003 6:15:50 PM
        
        re: Germany had been a democracy, before - Raoul - 12/8/2003 7:35:03 PM
        
        Democracy - Buck Galaxy - 12/9/2003 7:30:11 AM
        
        That's a noble vision, Buck - Larry J - 12/9/2003 3:23:00 PM
        
        There are too many people whose only definition of "peace" is absence of military conflict. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/10/2003 3:01:17 AM
        
        The dismissive condescension of those who would write off the peoples of the Arab/Islamic world - ebnelson - 12/9/2003 1:42:52 PM
        
        diversity - FrankC - 12/9/2003 5:58:58 PM

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