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Poll on government drug programs - Tom Brosz - 7/5/2003 10:36:08 PM
- health insurance coverage in the private sector - FrankC - 7/6/2003 2:03:10 AM
  - re: health insurance coverage in the private sector - Tom Brosz - 7/6/2003 3:10:16 AM
    - Not exactly - FrankC - 7/6/2003 4:40:37 AM

Iraq's New Voices of Freedom - Update - Matt Burley - 7/6/2003 1:32:59 AM

Learning more about librarians - ebnelson - 7/4/2003 8:12:12 PM
- re: Learning more about exobiology - Mary Anne - 7/5/2003 3:17:31 AM
  - Mary Anne, I think you're on the wrong side of this one. - Tom Brosz - 7/5/2003 7:28:15 AM
    - re: Going to the mat - Mary Anne - 7/5/2003 10:09:36 PM
      - re: re: Going to the mat - Tom Brosz - 7/5/2003 11:13:57 PM
- re: Learning more about librarians - Tom Brosz - 7/4/2003 8:49:49 PM
  - Good idea; thanks. n/t (n/t) - ebnelson - 7/4/2003 9:26:01 PM
- A chronology, an opinion, and a question: - ebnelson - 7/4/2003 8:43:21 PM
- re: Learning still more about brave librarians - ebnelson - 7/4/2003 8:32:56 PM
  - re: Try to find the Cuban version of a Barnes & Noble. - Marcia - 7/5/2003 12:26:37 AM
    - Castro regularly gives two three and four hour speaches - ebnelson - 7/5/2003 3:01:17 AM

A little something to remember after the Fourth - Tom Brosz - 7/5/2003 9:35:12 AM
- flag waving - p - 7/5/2003 2:06:01 PM

Barry White died - Raoul - 7/4/2003 10:25:30 PM
- re: Barry White died - ebnelson - 7/5/2003 3:10:00 AM
- He was an R&B legend. I love his music. - Matt Burley - 7/4/2003 10:52:16 PM

25 Million reward for INFO/Death of SADDAM - Carl - 7/3/2003 4:23:26 PM
- About a thousand bounty hunters are hauling ass to Iraq about now. - ebnelson - 7/5/2003 3:07:51 AM
- Wanted, Dead or Deceased: Saddam Hussein and Sons NT - David F Mayer - 7/4/2003 4:56:47 AM

Terror in Pakistan - Raoul - 7/4/2003 10:21:15 PM

Rage of the Yeti . . . - D. Spires - 7/1/2003 1:50:42 AM
- I will have to get my lasso ready! (What pure crap. They might as well look for the Tooth Fairy.) (n/t) - David F Mayer - 7/1/2003 3:29:57 AM
- I will have to get my lasso ready! (What pure crap. They might as well look for the Tooth Fairy.) (n/t) - David F Mayer - 7/1/2003 3:29:30 AM
- Poor Davin... - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/1/2003 3:04:41 AM
  - If you want a fight, low-tech, just do it on flame... I'll oblige you - Davin L. - 7/1/2003 3:14:18 AM
    - I don't fight folks...I'm civilized remember? - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/1/2003 3:28:28 AM
      - Civilized? Geee, tech, could have fooled me... - Davin L. - 7/1/2003 3:38:47 AM
- Cool! Does this mean we get to invade china? - Davin L. - 7/1/2003 3:01:54 AM
  - Only if the Yetis have WMD - Tom Brosz - 7/4/2003 9:23:27 PM

The violence in Iraq continues - Don - 7/1/2003 12:09:12 PM
- Mistrust, misery in heat of Baghdad - Don - 7/1/2003 12:11:47 PM
  - Poll: Support for Iraq war slipping - Don - 7/1/2003 12:13:54 PM
    - I see you're still talking to yourself, Don - Larry J - 7/1/2003 1:23:31 PM
      - In at least some defense of Don - Tom Brosz - 7/4/2003 9:21:07 PM
      - Actually, Larry - Davin L - 7/1/2003 2:14:09 PM
      - Well Larry... - Don - 7/1/2003 1:36:44 PM
        
        Nobody cares Don. - Scott - 7/1/2003 4:22:29 PM
        
        Nope - Larry J - 7/1/2003 1:39:37 PM
        
        re: Nope - Davin L. - 7/1/2003 2:16:59 PM
        
        If EP Grodine were to post repeatedly on the same subject as much as Don would you call him a Troll? - Scott - 7/1/2003 4:29:27 PM
        
        So far, Don has not claimed to be a world expert on something he has no credentials on - Davin L. - 7/1/2003 4:50:55 PM
        
        I don't know if you must claim "world exoertise" to qualify as a troll... - Scott - 7/1/2003 5:13:49 PM
        
        Gawd that's vicious, True but still vicious (wish I'd said it) (n/t) - p - 7/1/2003 5:04:43 PM
        
        The big difference - FrankC - 7/1/2003 4:05:19 PM
        
        re: The big difference - Fox - 7/1/2003 5:29:11 PM
        
        Sage words friend... - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/3/2003 12:11:38 PM
        
        this too shall pass - FrankC - 7/1/2003 6:11:40 PM
        
        One thing I agree on - Davin L. - 7/1/2003 5:21:58 PM

Houston Irony for the Fourth of July - ebnelson - 7/4/2003 4:23:43 PM

Can Anyone Tell Me Why The Normally Rational Don Can't Face The Buried Lab Issue? - Mark Eby - 6/30/2003 3:17:18 AM
- Because its a non-issue? how is that for a start? - Davin L. - 6/30/2003 9:37:50 PM
  - Highly Redundant & Obtuse Reply - Mark Eby - 7/1/2003 5:32:11 AM
    - Okay, how clear can I make it for you? - Davin L. - 7/1/2003 2:45:50 PM
      - The links. From Tom. - Tom Brosz - 7/4/2003 8:23:42 AM
      - Where's The Links Tom? - Mark Eby - 7/1/2003 4:28:16 PM
        
        re: Where's The Links Tom? - Davin L. - 7/1/2003 5:28:50 PM
        
        Expensive Italian Shoes Aren't Absolute Poof Either - Mark Eby - 7/2/2003 4:03:38 PM
        
        re: Expensive Italian Shoes Aren't Absolute Poof Either - Davin L. - 7/3/2003 4:49:38 PM
        
        re: re: Where's The Links Tom? - gbaikie - 7/1/2003 9:34:49 PM
  - Exactly - Don - 7/1/2003 1:24:48 AM
- Try this - Splinx - 6/30/2003 3:58:13 PM
- Its simple - Don - 6/30/2003 12:42:59 PM
  - That's Wishful Thinking Don - Mark Eby - 6/30/2003 2:57:31 PM
    - Wishful Thinking - Don - 7/1/2003 1:01:09 AM
      - Your Reply Ignores Well Over 1/2 What I've Said On This Issue & Hand Waves Away More. (n/t) - Mark Eby - 7/1/2003 5:30:44 AM
        
        Your reply - Don - 7/1/2003 12:18:38 PM
        
        No It Doesn't Don - Mark Eby - 7/1/2003 4:21:17 PM
- He has an anti-Bush agenda, and that is all he can see. - REB - 6/30/2003 12:02:36 PM
  - Anti-Bush agenda? - Lindy - 6/30/2003 11:20:37 PM
    - BS Lindy - Mark Eby - 7/1/2003 4:35:13 PM
      - BS Mark - Lindy - 7/3/2003 4:40:40 AM
- Don't forget that the Marshall Plan was plan B - ebnelson - 6/30/2003 4:37:35 AM
- re: Can Anyone Tell Me Why The Normally Rational Don Can't Face The Buried Lab Issue? - gbaikie - 6/30/2003 4:07:24 AM

New evidence of Iraqi WMDs - Don - 6/28/2003 1:38:08 PM
- Schlesinger: The Imperial Presidency Redux - Don - 6/28/2003 1:45:46 PM
  - The Imperial Presidency Redux - Don - 6/28/2003 1:50:09 PM
    - re: The Imperial Presidency Redux - SDAI-Tech1 - 6/28/2003 3:04:23 PM
      - Typical - Don - 6/28/2003 4:05:58 PM
        
        Don - ebnelson - 6/29/2003 2:42:23 AM
        
        re: "Your style is always to hide behind other's quotes rather than attack" - Mary Anne - 6/29/2003 2:44:55 PM
        
        MA, you will get to know Don over time - ebnelson - 6/29/2003 3:37:47 PM
        
        I walked out on an attack on my profession. - Mary Anne - 6/29/2003 9:13:54 PM
        
        If I might get back into this... - Tom Brosz - 7/4/2003 7:52:41 AM
        
        re: I walked out on an attack on my profession. - ebnelson - 6/30/2003 1:26:10 AM
        
        Interpretation - Mary Anne - 6/30/2003 2:45:22 AM
        
        In Cuba - ebnelson - 6/30/2003 12:50:22 AM
        
        First of all... - Mary Anne - 6/30/2003 2:21:57 AM
        
        MA, lastly - ebnelson - 6/30/2003 4:34:05 AM
        
        Darn it all Ed! - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/1/2003 4:09:59 AM
        
        Concerning that last remark - Mary Anne - 7/1/2003 2:04:25 AM
        
        I see - Mary Anne - 7/1/2003 1:29:28 AM
        
        re: If I may. - Marcia - 7/1/2003 2:29:49 AM
        
        If I also may... - Fox - 7/1/2003 2:56:34 PM
        
        re: re: If I may. - Mary Anne - 7/1/2003 11:08:33 AM
        
        re: Benefit of doubt. - Marcia - 7/1/2003 5:30:17 PM
        
        re: ...w/link: - Marcia - 7/1/2003 5:38:39 PM
        
        re: Ed - Raoul - 6/29/2003 10:15:38 AM
        
        Ebnelson and low-tech- I've had enough of your bully-ish crap. - Davin L. - 6/29/2003 4:17:32 AM
        
        I'd use that mirror principle if I were you... - SDAI-Tech1 - 6/29/2003 8:40:34 AM
        
        Yeah, tech-1... I'll get right on that... And: only Righties are allowed to be nasty and insulting to leftists on this board? Not the other way around when reason is given? - Davin L. - 6/29/2003 7:05:05 PM
        
        I'm sorry Don...I just couldn't help myself today. ;-) - SDAI-Tech1 - 6/28/2003 4:52:35 PM

A sign from God - Jason - 7/3/2003 11:32:32 PM
- Better be careful what you ask for......... (n/t) - HE might be listening...;~) - 7/4/2003 4:01:48 AM
- re: A sign from God - R.L. - 7/4/2003 12:19:57 AM

Beginnings of WWIII among the Euros - phil - 7/2/2003 6:57:47 PM
- What comes around goes around... - Larry J - 7/3/2003 8:14:17 PM
- re: It was bound to happen . . . - D. Spires - 7/2/2003 7:21:58 PM
  - Hogan's Hero's now on DVD. - Carl - 7/3/2003 4:27:58 PM

On the Fourth day of the Seventh Month - RNE - 7/2/2003 3:36:10 AM
- "The sound of gunfire, off in the distance / I'm getting used to it now" * - Fox - 7/3/2003 7:38:22 PM
- re: On the Fourth day of the Seventh Month - SDG - 7/2/2003 6:22:11 AM
  - re: Perspective . . . - D. Spires - 7/2/2003 7:33:58 PM

Once Hailed, Soldiers in Iraq Now Feel Blame at Each Step - Don - 6/29/2003 2:06:35 PM
- re: Once Hailed, Soldiers in Iraq Now Feel Blame at Each Step - gbaikie - 6/30/2003 4:51:53 AM
  - Why would any New Yorker who survived 9/11 buy their crappy paper? - Scott - 6/30/2003 5:31:49 PM
    - re: Because - Raoul - 6/30/2003 8:43:35 PM
      - re: re: Because - gbaikie - 7/1/2003 5:24:45 AM
        
        Don't we? (n/t) - alcaray - 7/3/2003 4:33:13 PM
- re: Once Hailed, Soldiers in Iraq Now Feel Blame at Each Step - Joe - 6/29/2003 3:20:15 PM

Canader, a haven for terrorists? - phil - 7/3/2003 4:08:09 PM

Vancouver-Whistler wins 2010 Olympics! - LJ - 7/2/2003 3:49:57 PM
- Congratulations Canada! - RobVG - 7/3/2003 1:41:20 AM
- wonderful news - McFly - 7/2/2003 5:32:51 PM
- re: Vancouver-Whistler wins 2010 Olympics! - Fox - 7/2/2003 4:35:31 PM

Iraqis Begin Warming To US Presence - FrankC - 7/2/2003 2:30:50 AM
- Naw, thats just the heat from the tracer rounds.... (n/t) - Davin L. - 7/2/2003 9:42:28 PM
- Don't be fooled. The US dispenses harsh treatment then wants immunity for troops. - Jack Herer - 7/2/2003 4:59:29 PM
  - re: Yeah, war's a bitch . . . - D. Spires - 7/2/2003 7:54:00 PM

Support for Bush is still strong - REB - 7/1/2003 2:40:54 PM
- it's a long way to elections: predicting in a chaotic situation - E.P. Grondine - 7/2/2003 9:20:45 PM
- Don & Davin Right For A Change - Mark Eby - 7/1/2003 4:39:28 PM
- Spin City - Fox - 7/1/2003 3:33:31 PM
  - Poll still shows most Americans support Bush. - REB - 7/1/2003 4:06:39 PM
    - So? - Robert - 7/1/2003 7:30:59 PM
      - Poll also still shows *fewer* Americans support Bush - Fox - 7/1/2003 10:13:40 PM
      - re: So? - REB - 7/1/2003 7:41:08 PM
        
        Classic - Robert - 7/2/2003 6:28:59 PM
        
        "Look, up in the sky!" - Fox - 7/2/2003 7:47:32 PM
        
        Well said (n/t) - Robert - 7/2/2003 9:10:20 PM
        
        re: re: Why not LAOS? - Raoul - 7/1/2003 8:01:33 PM
        
        Laos? Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt, left chaos (n/t) - Tony - 7/2/2003 1:13:52 PM
        
        re: re: re: Why not LAOS? - gbaikie - 7/1/2003 9:43:55 PM
        
        How is it slander? - Davin L. - 7/1/2003 7:51:02 PM
- Poll Says Most Believe Saddam-9/11 link... Oh! Well! I guess that means its true then? - Davin L. - 7/1/2003 2:53:07 PM
  - re: Poll Says Most Believe Saddam-9/11 link - Raoul - 7/1/2003 7:00:12 PM
  - You keep making this assertation that most Americans think Sadam was behind 9/11...Please post a link to the poll data. - Scott Evil - 7/1/2003 4:32:53 PM
    - REB already did. Nice to have your insightful comments again! (n/t) - Tony - 7/1/2003 4:49:47 PM
      - Here is what the link said. - REB - 7/1/2003 5:48:51 PM
    - Dear god- Read the thred. I never said that, I was responding to REB!!! - Davin L. - 7/1/2003 4:44:41 PM
      - I guess you just aren't a very good writer. - Scott - 7/1/2003 4:53:43 PM
        
        Oh, and read past paragraph 1 when you are attempting to cover your behind - Davin L. - 7/1/2003 5:06:26 PM
        
        re: Oh, and read past paragraph 1 when you are attempting to cover your behind - Scott - 7/1/2003 5:20:21 PM
        
        Again: Go Fish.... (n/t) - Davin L. - 7/1/2003 5:24:12 PM
        
        Scott, stop making a fool of yourself. - Davin L. - 7/1/2003 4:59:37 PM
        
        I gues your right...It was the title of his link because it was apparently the poorly written title of the story... - Scott - 7/1/2003 5:08:45 PM
        
        And maybe if you do a rain dance it will rain - Davin L. - 7/1/2003 5:15:24 PM
        
        I'm glad to give you some of my valuable time. - Scott - 7/1/2003 5:26:43 PM
  - You donâ€™t seem to have a problem with Donâ€™s poll. I guess that means its true then? - REB - 7/1/2003 3:08:02 PM
    - Surprise, REB - it's the same poll as your first link! - Fox - 7/1/2003 3:48:52 PM
      - Exactly!. Notice how Don passed over the Bush part. - REB - 7/1/2003 3:58:14 PM
        
        re: "passed over the Bush part" - Fox - 7/1/2003 4:02:06 PM
        
        re: re: "passed over the Bush part" - REB - 7/1/2003 4:10:19 PM
        
        "I think I made my point with this thread. " - Davin L. - 7/1/2003 4:12:34 PM
        
        re: "I think I made my point with this thread. " - REB - 7/1/2003 4:16:41 PM
        
        REB, yer putting words in my mouth - please don't - Davin L. - 7/1/2003 4:42:00 PM
        
        It is not your words but your actions. - REB - 7/1/2003 4:51:46 PM
        
        Because of the moral relativism it implied... and my actions here are ONLY words-its a BBS! - Davin L. - 7/1/2003 4:56:58 PM
        
        Replying to someone is an action. (nt) (n/t) - REB - 7/1/2003 5:40:33 PM
    - Nobody started a war over the beliefs expressed in Dons polls, or is trying to justify one after the fact - Davin L. - 7/1/2003 3:14:18 PM
      - Fine, but like I said, if Don can post polls so can I. - REB - 7/1/2003 3:55:44 PM
        
        ... and around we go - Davin L. - 7/1/2003 4:40:07 PM
        
        Bush did not lie? - Splinx - 7/1/2003 4:20:57 PM
        
        Tell Mr. Dean to bring it up in the Presidential Debates - Scott - 7/1/2003 7:04:11 PM
        
        re: Bush did not lie? - REB - 7/1/2003 4:36:55 PM
        
        Drivel? - Splinx - 7/1/2003 5:14:25 PM
        
        Drivel? Yes - REB - 7/1/2003 5:46:30 PM
        
        Deep in Denial - Splinx - 7/1/2003 7:12:22 PM
        
        You are stretching really hard to call Bush a liar. - REB - 7/1/2003 7:24:11 PM
        
        So he was just derilect in his sworn duty? - Davin L. - 7/1/2003 11:34:02 PM
        
        Then he is an incompetent? - Davin L. - 7/1/2003 11:17:28 PM
        
        Eyes wide shut - Splinx - 7/1/2003 10:41:13 PM
        
        Please remember: the President is a politician - Mary Anne - 7/1/2003 7:59:14 PM
        
        To wit: - Fox - 7/1/2003 10:37:33 PM
        
        Gaps and Lies - Splinx - 7/1/2003 10:53:26 PM

Commentary - Don - 7/2/2003 1:28:50 AM
- Meanwhile: Another Casualty - Don - 7/2/2003 1:32:59 PM

For REB - Davin L. - 7/1/2003 11:21:33 PM
- re: For REB - REB - 7/2/2003 4:18:34 AM
  - re: re: For REB - Davin L. - 7/2/2003 4:28:23 AM

Optimism not in the program - Raoul - 7/1/2003 7:51:26 PM
- Oil exports resumed last week. - RobVG - 7/2/2003 3:47:51 AM
- re: Optimism not in the program - p - 7/1/2003 8:35:05 PM
  - Ralph Peters says it better than I - phil - 7/1/2003 9:00:05 PM

More innocent Iraqi's behaving badly...I gues we should blame Bush. - Scott - 7/1/2003 9:52:15 PM

3rd day into Operation Sidewinder - REB - 7/1/2003 4:24:30 PM

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