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Exactly what I'm talking about... - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/1/2002 8:51:18 PM
- Yeah, right. - Mary Anne - 11/4/2002 4:27:21 PM
- Still waiting... - Robert - 11/1/2002 1:22:58 PM

"Count Every Vote!!! COUNT EVERY VOTE!!!!" - Tom Brosz - 11/4/2002 11:38:01 AM
- Tom, Tom, Tom, Tom Tom tom - - - - Bowser - 11/4/2002 12:03:51 PM
  - Bowser... - Tom Brosz - 11/4/2002 2:16:17 PM
- Re: Um . . . - D. Spires - 11/4/2002 11:58:54 AM
  - Sheesh... - Tom Brosz - 11/4/2002 1:17:42 PM
    - Re: This does not look like a party decision . . . - D. Spires - 11/4/2002 2:57:15 PM
    - Activist courts - FrankC - 11/4/2002 2:13:09 PM
  - Didn't the Supreme Court already rule on this issue in 2000? - Scott - 11/4/2002 12:26:53 PM
    - Re: If so, there's no beef . . . (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 11/4/2002 2:58:44 PM

Want a good laugh? Here's the latest Al Queda news... - Matt Burley - 11/3/2002 6:06:37 PM
- U.S., Coalition Forces Respond to Enemy Fire . . . - D. Spires - 11/4/2002 10:49:54 AM

Most Excellent! - "SDAI-Tech1" - 11/2/2002 8:01:40 PM
- This is one of your better pieces - Lindy - 11/3/2002 8:57:40 PM
- Actually you can post in the future with asp. I am becoming embodied again. - €sbk€ - 11/2/2002 9:05:44 AM
  - All I can tell from your posts is you need help... - r.l. - 11/3/2002 1:57:04 PM
- Re: Didn't you know? - Raoul Lannoy - 11/2/2002 9:05:38 AM
  - Re: I think you should always believe the one with the gun . . . - D. Spires - 11/2/2002 11:36:03 AM

Clues Elusive in Investigation of Deadly Bali Bombing . . . - D. Spires - 11/2/2002 7:49:44 PM
- Could Have Been a Micro-Nuke...... - Haven't Seen the Pictures Yet - 11/3/2002 8:49:22 PM
  - Pure bs. Bali was no nuke. - ebnelson - 11/3/2002 2:59:23 PM
  - This is sooo full of holes and mistakes - R.L. - 11/3/2002 12:29:08 PM
    - Re: holes and mistakes - Thanks for the input - 11/3/2002 6:02:54 PM

Mondale-Coleman debate - Tom Brosz - 11/3/2002 7:26:29 PM

Some poll watchers are more equal than others. - Tom Brosz - 11/1/2002 1:55:11 PM
- "By any means necessary." -- Malcolm X - Mary Anne - 11/3/2002 6:24:26 PM
- You forget. - Bowser - 11/1/2002 2:51:22 PM
  - They weren't watching polls. They were protesting democrat ballot theft. - ebnelson - 11/1/2002 5:07:16 PM
    - Like Ed said, they were protesting Democrat ballot theft. - Tom Brosz - 11/1/2002 5:27:24 PM
      - Is Ed out of detox? - Bowser - 11/1/2002 6:15:09 PM
        
        They lawfully protested partisan democrat decisions to deliberately not count Republican precincts. - ebnelson - 11/2/2002 5:38:37 PM
  - Re: nice change of subject . . . (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 11/1/2002 3:10:22 PM

Vultures get their slice of Microsoft - Tom Brosz - 11/1/2002 10:09:40 AM
- Whoa there, big fella - Robert - 11/1/2002 1:12:08 PM
  - Re: Whoa - Tom Brosz - 11/1/2002 1:16:48 PM
    - Gee Whiz! - Bowser - 11/1/2002 1:57:22 PM
      - Capitalism vs. what exactly? - Tom Brosz - 11/1/2002 5:39:23 PM
        
        MicroSoft - Splinx - 11/2/2002 3:20:51 PM
        
        Re: MicroSoft - Tom Brosz - 11/2/2002 7:27:11 PM
        
        You want to talk about lost opportunities, you should look into Xerox - Larry J - 11/3/2002 3:37:04 PM
        
        Re: Xerox - Splinx - 11/3/2002 4:51:45 PM
        
        Probably not a case of being shutout by Microsoft - Larry J - 11/3/2002 5:53:23 PM
        
        Re: Probably not a case - Tom Brosz - 11/3/2002 9:29:30 AM

Peggy Noonan: "No Class" - Larry J - 11/1/2002 6:05:33 PM
- "When you say you believe in good things but you give yourself license to be vicious in the pursuit of the good--well, you corrupt more than yourself." - alcaray - 11/1/2002 6:53:21 PM
  - Read further - Larry J - 11/1/2002 7:14:31 PM
    - Well.... - Tom Brosz - 11/1/2002 7:22:23 PM
    - Ummm, yes. I do see those people. Don't you? n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 11/1/2002 7:19:29 PM
      - Actually no. I think to name them might be vicious. Far better for them if they figure it out for themselves. n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 11/1/2002 7:26:33 PM
      - Care to name them? nt (n/t) - Larry J - 11/1/2002 7:21:44 PM
- Wait for it.... - Tom Brosz - 11/1/2002 6:19:00 PM
  - You just won the Understatement of the Year Award! (n/t) (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/1/2002 8:06:52 PM
- I don't doubt she's a good propagandist.... - Gary - 11/1/2002 4:40:22 PM
  - Re: I don't doubt she's a good propagandist.... - Tom Brosz - 11/1/2002 6:06:09 PM
    - Reagan - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/2/2002 10:13:14 AM
      - Re: Reagan - Splinx - 11/3/2002 3:30:20 PM
        
        Reagan hating - Gary - 11/3/2002 4:37:42 PM
      - Re: Reagan - Gary - 11/2/2002 5:12:09 PM
        
        Re: Reagan - Tom Brosz - 11/2/2002 8:18:41 PM
        
        Re: Actiually . . . - D. Spires - 11/2/2002 11:31:55 AM
        
        Re: I'd bet that Tech1's quotes are in context . . . - D. Spires - 11/2/2002 6:53:03 PM
        
        So what use hath history? - RobVG - 11/2/2002 7:12:08 PM

The ossuary that held the bones of James - Gary - 11/1/2002 5:00:14 PM
- "Don't know much about his-to-reee..." - Splinx - 11/3/2002 2:53:25 PM
- Re: The ossuary - Tom Brosz - 11/1/2002 5:20:08 PM
  - Re: The ossuary - Bowser - 11/1/2002 5:59:19 PM
    - Re: The ossuary - Tom Brosz - 11/1/2002 6:09:29 PM
      - Blackadder - Bowser - 11/1/2002 6:21:19 PM
        
        Re: Blackadder - Tom Brosz - 11/2/2002 8:23:05 PM
        
        Osteothecae...bliothecae...apothecae... - €€ - 11/2/2002 9:54:46 AM
        
        Last Supper? Didn't Judas pick up the tab for that party? - Matt Burley - 11/2/2002 11:34:59 AM

SEC chief losing White House favor - Bowser - 11/2/2002 3:41:30 PM
- Re: SEC chief losing White House favor - Tom Brosz - 11/2/2002 5:35:27 PM
  - Harvey Pitt - Matt Burley - 11/2/2002 7:17:18 PM
    - Re: Yeah, I guess it does make you wonder . . . - D. Spires - 11/2/2002 7:55:33 PM
      - An informed opinion is not useful to Bowser. § (n/t) - ebnelson - 11/3/2002 2:21:06 PM

Who's watching the debates on C SPAN? - Arvin... back - 11/2/2002 8:49:17 PM
- The Minnesoooota Debate - Scott - 11/2/2002 5:11:17 PM
  - Re: The Minnesoooota Debate - Tom Brosz - 11/2/2002 7:00:46 PM

Military Destroys Weapons With Blast . . . - D. Spires - 11/2/2002 7:41:11 PM

Peacekeepers Leave Karachi Airport . . . - D. Spires - 11/2/2002 7:31:18 PM

WHO Confirms 61 Deaths in Suspected Whooping Cough Outbreak in Afghanistan . . . - D. Spires - 11/2/2002 7:23:09 PM

Coalition May Bring Kashmir New Hope . . . - D. Spires - 11/2/2002 7:03:27 PM

Study Could Reduce Anthrax Shots, Decrease Side Effects . . . - D. Spires - 11/2/2002 6:43:31 PM

Published bin Laden Will Denounced as False . . . - D. Spires - 11/1/2002 3:50:18 PM
- Bin Ladin is supposed to be a brilliant planner... - Scott - 11/2/2002 5:18:34 PM

Ventura says, "You lose, you mean Dems!" - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/1/2002 8:56:22 PM
- Re: Ventura says, - Scott - 11/1/2002 10:59:36 AM
- Mr. Stokowski goes to Washington - Tom Brosz - 11/1/2002 9:53:59 AM
  - Re: Mr. Stokowski goes to Washington - Justin Kelly - 11/1/2002 5:16:35 PM
  - You think you can "randomly" pick anyone? - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/1/2002 10:05:51 AM

Protestor Math - Larry J - 10/31/2002 7:45:12 PM
- I think this is an attempt to gloat. - Bowser - 10/31/2002 8:23:20 PM
- Re: Protestor Math - ectoterrestrial - 10/31/2002 10:43:23 AM
- Interesting - Splinx - 10/31/2002 10:18:11 AM
  - Re: Interesting - Mary Anne - 11/1/2002 3:02:09 PM
    - The devil is in the details - Splinx - 11/1/2002 5:32:12 PM
    - The CBS report credits the AP at the bottom. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/1/2002 4:36:30 PM
- One more very important point... - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/31/2002 9:04:07 AM
  - Get your facts straight bub. - RobVG - 10/31/2002 10:17:50 AM
    - Mary Anne has it all wrong... - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/1/2002 7:53:25 PM
      - Liberal-ish?...Ouch! - RobVG - 11/1/2002 9:27:33 AM
    - They don't fly flags - Mary Anne - 11/1/2002 2:44:16 PM
      - Section 1 No.1 Page 7 -Plastic explosive filler - RobVG - 11/1/2002 5:13:02 PM
        
        I agree - Mary Anne - 11/1/2002 8:55:41 PM
    - Re: Get your facts straight bub. - Tom Brosz - 10/31/2002 10:52:58 AM
      - Go!! Go to a gun show. - Bowser - 10/31/2002 11:48:10 AM
        
        "You sure don't seem 'em in church on Sunday" - FrankC - 10/31/2002 7:26:27 PM
        
        Lions and Tigers and Bears! - RobVG - 10/31/2002 12:55:50 PM
        
        Lower lips - Mary Anne - 11/1/2002 2:51:21 PM
        
        Gun control, past lives and balance. - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/31/2002 12:32:57 PM
        
        Re: Go to a gun show. - Tom Brosz - 10/31/2002 12:11:30 PM
      - Gun shows - FrankC - 10/31/2002 11:22:04 AM
  - Careful, your prejudices are showing - Robert - 10/31/2002 9:58:56 AM
    - Already fitting me with white bedsheets... - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/31/2002 12:13:23 PM
      - If you go off half-cocked twice, does that make you full-cocked? - Robert - 11/1/2002 5:22:59 PM
        
        Media Distortion, Racism and Enlightenment. - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/1/2002 6:22:38 PM
        
        Re: Media Distortion (with gratuitious Ayn Rand quote thrown in) - Tom Brosz - 11/1/2002 6:51:20 PM
        
        Re: Media Distortion (with gratuitious Ayn Rand quote thrown in) - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/1/2002 7:43:15 PM
        
        Gratuitous Monty Python Song Quote - Tony - 11/1/2002 9:24:35 AM
        
        What a coincidence! - Tom Brosz - 11/1/2002 10:13:09 AM
      - "Flores party affiliation is not known to me - but statistically speaking, he is likely to be a democrat, just as was the sniper, Muhammed." - Mary Anne - 11/1/2002 2:19:27 PM
        
        Still knocking. ;-) - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/1/2002 8:24:43 PM
        
        Both were also Gulf War veterans I hear... - Tom Brosz - 11/1/2002 4:44:08 PM
      - white bedsheets - Tom Brosz - 10/31/2002 6:51:41 PM
      - The quickest way to be accused of being a racist, bigot, homophobe, etc... - Larry J - 10/31/2002 12:49:52 PM
      - The quickest way to be accused of being a racist, bigot, homophobe, etc... - Larry J - 10/31/2002 12:49:51 PM
        
        That's true. - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/31/2002 1:59:47 PM

Low voter turnout predicted - Tom Brosz - 10/31/2002 7:21:52 PM
- Guaranteed low voter counts in Florida. - Bowser - 11/1/2002 3:59:18 PM
  - Re: Guaranteed low IQs in Florida? - Tom Brosz - 11/1/2002 4:33:49 PM
    - "Mollusc-mind"s like the nation's grandparents? n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 11/1/2002 6:15:39 PM
      - Excuse me? - Tom Brosz - 11/1/2002 6:20:43 PM
        
        You've heard the story about there being a lot of retirees in Fla? - alcaray - 11/1/2002 6:42:43 PM
        
        Ballot problems. Right. - Tom Brosz - 11/1/2002 7:16:34 PM
        
        Woops. I waived a red flag and stopped the discussion we were having. - alcaray - 11/1/2002 7:24:26 PM
        
        Trouble voting - Tom Brosz - 11/1/2002 7:48:55 PM
        
        Glad tidings for CA elders, but expected. - alcaray - 11/1/2002 8:10:12 PM
        
        Statistically, there were only problems in 2 Florida Counties... - Scott - 11/1/2002 11:23:09 AM
    - Re: Well . . . - D. Spires - 11/1/2002 5:04:24 PM
      - Re: Well . . . - Tom Brosz - 11/1/2002 5:54:38 PM
        
        Did you read it? It "protects" all citizens. n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 11/1/2002 6:18:31 PM
        
        Re: Did you read it? - Tom Brosz - 11/1/2002 6:25:44 PM
        
        Maybe I misunderstood you - alcaray - 11/1/2002 6:48:50 PM
        
        Re: Voting test - Tom Brosz - 11/1/2002 8:05:19 PM
        
        My wife had to pass a test before she could vote - Larry J - 11/1/2002 8:20:46 PM
        
        And you didn't!! Go figure. - Bowser - 11/1/2002 8:51:19 PM
        
        Go hump someone else's leg, Little Doggie - Larry J - 11/1/2002 9:25:59 AM
        
        I'm going to tell your wife on you!!! - Bowser - 11/1/2002 9:55:33 AM
        
        Thanks for that site Larry - Tony - 11/1/2002 9:11:29 AM
        
        To hear some dogs on the subject... - Larry J - 11/1/2002 6:45:15 PM

"Europe on the Brink of Collapse" - Larry J - 11/1/2002 8:40:33 PM

Don't mess with the Russians... - Tom Brosz - 10/31/2002 7:29:33 PM
- Good idea from the Ruskies! n/t (n/t) - BG - 11/1/2002 4:31:57 PM
  - Re: Good idea from the Americans . . . - D. Spires - 11/1/2002 8:05:08 PM
- ...pork bellies rally...(n/t) (n/t) - RobVG - 10/31/2002 7:45:35 PM

Watching out for North Korea’s Massive Dong - Matt Burley - 10/31/2002 11:04:37 AM
- If they would sell the Taepo Dong 2 to Iraq or Iran... - Jacob Samorodin - 11/1/2002 3:34:50 PM
  - Re: ;^) . . . - D. Spires - 11/1/2002 7:37:53 PM
- Not if you listen to poor Colin Powell - Bowser - 10/31/2002 12:33:16 PM
  - Re: Not if you listen - Tom Brosz - 10/31/2002 6:37:18 PM
    - Re: Too close . . . - D. Spires - 11/1/2002 4:08:25 PM
    - More on the Missile Threat from North Korea and other Terrorist States - Matt Burley - 11/1/2002 2:29:01 PM

Pssst...the Republican is gay. Pass it on. (part of a continuing series) - Tom Brosz - 10/30/2002 4:49:50 PM
- Re: Pssst...the Republicans are obsessed with other people's sex lives! Pass it on. - Mary Anne - 10/31/2002 1:48:49 PM
  - Obsessed - Tom Brosz - 10/31/2002 4:54:19 PM
    - while you side step Mary anne... - tony - 10/31/2002 5:30:45 PM
      - You think it's the Republicans sabotaging their candidate? (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/31/2002 7:19:52 PM
        
        No, I think it's gay activists going after Lingle - Mary Anne - 11/1/2002 12:55:04 PM
    - Democrat hypocrisy: I rest my case. - Tom Brosz - 10/31/2002 5:24:14 PM
      - You rest your case, but the jury acquits - Tony - 10/31/2002 5:38:26 PM
        
        Re: You rest your case - Tom Brosz - 10/31/2002 7:37:06 PM
        
        Put up a qualified black republican candidate and we'll see. (n/t) (n/t) - Tony - 10/31/2002 9:04:26 AM
        
        Re: Put up a qualified black republican candidate and we'll see. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/31/2002 12:16:14 PM
        
        Colin Powell doesn't have name recognition??? - Mary Anne - 11/1/2002 12:57:27 PM
        
        Re: name recognition - Tom Brosz - 11/1/2002 4:53:27 PM
        
        Re: name recognition - Tom - 11/1/2002 5:22:56 PM
        
        Sorry, that was me. Freudian slip of Libertarian proportions(n/t) (n/t) - Tony - 11/1/2002 5:28:04 PM
- Are you sure it's even true? - alcaray - 10/31/2002 11:52:49 AM
- No Wonder......... (n/t) - Always Figured That n/t - 10/30/2002 7:05:48 PM

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