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Reading between the lines. - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/24/2002 10:30:51 AM
- I think we are going to see a big time nambla kinda thang. - ebnelson - 10/24/2002 2:16:23 PM
- Re: Reading between the lines. - Tom Brosz - 10/24/2002 1:42:18 PM
  - Stop it Tom........ - You're way off base - 10/24/2002 5:43:02 PM
    - "Conservatives predict shooter a white right-wing gun nut"....yeah, sure. - Tom Brosz - 10/25/2002 7:13:00 PM
      - Sorry, could you point out which... - Tony - 10/25/2002 4:04:36 PM
      - You wouldn't expect the "experts" on TV to understand statistics - Scott - 10/25/2002 3:00:07 PM
      - Re: - p - 10/25/2002 1:11:28 PM
- Re: No . . . - D. Spires - 10/24/2002 1:05:08 PM
  - The boy was no blood relaiton to him at all. - ebnelson - 10/24/2002 2:17:28 PM
    - Re: Or not . . . - D. Spires - 10/25/2002 3:11:52 PM

Interesting article on John Allen Muhammad from Washington state - Larry J - 10/25/2002 6:33:09 PM
- Only speculation on my part... - Jacob Samorodin - 10/25/2002 6:54:37 PM
- Re: recognition - Raoul Lannoy - 10/25/2002 6:49:43 PM
- a lot more to this story - FrankC - 10/25/2002 8:00:47 AM
  - how did he afford the numerous airline tickets? n/t (n/t) - p - 10/25/2002 8:08:09 AM
    - Dunno - FrankC - 10/25/2002 9:32:02 AM
      - Re: TalibanExpress . . . - D. Spires - 10/25/2002 12:19:55 PM
        
        LMAO Dan! ;-) n/t (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/25/2002 12:29:07 PM

Budget Deficit of $159 Billion Reported - Bowser - 10/24/2002 4:58:40 PM
- So George has lost us 400 Billion in less than 2 years........... - Hmmmmmmmm.... - 10/24/2002 5:30:54 PM
  - Must be those tax cuts... - Tom Brosz - 10/24/2002 6:24:19 PM
    - Yeh. Deficits are ok, as long as they are signed by Republicans. n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 10/25/2002 3:44:01 PM
      - Re: Deficits are ok, as long as they are signed by Republicans. - Tom Brosz - 10/25/2002 3:54:09 PM
        
        I think it's a primary responsibility of the president... - alcaray - 10/25/2002 3:58:05 PM
        
        Re: You supported him . . . ? - D. Spires - 10/25/2002 4:10:37 PM
        
        Not verbally - alcaray - 10/25/2002 4:28:04 PM
        
        Re: No, I don't think we need another one -- I was just surprised . . . (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 10/25/2002 5:47:56 PM
        
        Re: primary responsibility of the president - Tom Brosz - 10/25/2002 4:08:08 PM
        
        Well, Clinton got pretty much the budgets he wanted... - alcaray - 10/25/2002 4:16:24 PM
        
        Re: Well, Clinton got pretty much the budgets he wanted - Tom Brosz - 10/25/2002 4:33:55 PM
        
        Jeez, guys - remember we were talking about Bush? n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 10/25/2002 4:55:46 PM
        
        You're the one who brough up Clinton, so we replied. - Larry J - 10/25/2002 5:15:07 PM
        
        While completely avoiding the "congress made Bush do it" point. - Tony - 10/25/2002 5:40:25 PM
        
        Clinton was a master politician... - Larry J - 10/25/2002 4:20:57 PM
    - Re: And there was that war-thing . . . - D. Spires - 10/25/2002 1:26:54 PM
      - And people used to be working. It all adds up. n/t (n/t) - Bowser - 10/25/2002 3:34:52 PM
        
        Re: To who's in the White House . . . ? - D. Spires - 10/25/2002 4:05:40 PM
        
        Re: And people used to be working. - Tom Brosz - 10/25/2002 4:04:34 PM

Plane Crash in Minnesota - Tony - 10/25/2002 5:27:30 PM

Leftist profilers were wrong - Tom Brosz - 10/24/2002 4:10:37 PM
- Everything bad must come from the left. n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 10/25/2002 3:48:58 PM
  - Look at the record around the world over the past 50 years. You tell me. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/25/2002 4:05:53 PM
    - left does not equal communist any more than right equals facist - alcaray - 10/25/2002 4:51:23 PM
    - But at least they try... N/T (n/t) - Anne Leftleaner - 10/25/2002 4:12:30 PM
- Re: Statistics - Mary Anne - 10/25/2002 2:21:48 PM
  - Re: Statistics - Tom Brosz - 10/25/2002 3:48:36 PM
    - BTW, you cant count - Tony - 10/25/2002 4:01:15 PM
      - Re: BTW, you can't count - Tom Brosz - 10/25/2002 4:12:12 PM
  - Re: Bushmaster . . . - D. Spires - 10/25/2002 3:23:03 PM
- And as for the mythical white van... - Tom Brosz - 10/24/2002 4:57:43 PM
  - The white van is easy. - Bowser - 10/24/2002 5:08:43 PM
    - Re: The white van is easy. - Tom Brosz - 10/24/2002 6:35:07 PM
      - Re: Almost no comment (letting others speak for me) - Mary Anne - 10/25/2002 2:43:47 PM
        
        Yet the speculators here blather about the speculative media...(n/t) (n/t) - Tony - 10/25/2002 3:55:48 PM
        
        Yes! - FrankC - 10/25/2002 3:19:41 PM
    - Of course by "gun nut" you are not referring to gun enthusiasts? - RobVG - 10/24/2002 6:18:07 PM
      - Speaking of gun nuts - alcaray - 10/25/2002 3:54:26 PM
        
        Re: Was he in season . . . ? - D. Spires - 10/25/2002 4:20:01 PM
        
        Re: Good dog! - Mary Anne - 10/25/2002 4:10:45 PM
        
        Familiarity breeds carelessness - RobVG - 10/25/2002 5:26:53 PM
      - Re: Hmm-m . . . - D. Spires - 10/25/2002 1:09:56 PM
        
        Drat! I seem to have stepped in something.(n/t) (n/t) - RobVG - 10/25/2002 4:01:56 PM

Mizura - Bowser - 10/24/2002 5:42:15 PM
- I never thought of that! - Tom Brosz - 10/24/2002 6:09:20 PM
- She should watch HER back - Lindy - 10/24/2002 5:46:29 PM
  - Lindy, Lindy, Lindy - Tony - 10/25/2002 4:11:20 PM
  - If I recall - ebnelson - 10/25/2002 3:13:24 PM
  - Try reading the accident report - Larry J - 10/25/2002 1:16:43 PM
    - Conspiracy Theories - Lindy the Whack Job - 10/25/2002 4:27:16 PM
      - Massage therapy (nt) (n/t) - FrankC - 10/25/2002 4:37:28 PM
      - Re: Conspiracy Theories - Larry J - 10/25/2002 4:33:40 PM
        
        Sympathy Vote - Lindy - 10/25/2002 4:41:13 PM
        
        So, are you saying that Clinton ordered the CIA to murder Cardahan? - Larry J - 10/25/2002 4:52:36 PM
        
        Clinton ordered the CIA ? - Lindy - 10/25/2002 5:16:19 PM
    - there is no H in wack job - p - 10/25/2002 1:23:59 PM
      - Depends on which team shows up - Larry J - 10/25/2002 1:52:49 PM
  - Play Twilight Zone music and PLEASE get in for 30 days observation now n/t (n/t) - p - 10/25/2002 12:53:36 PM
    - PLEASE get in for 30 days observation now - Lindy - 10/25/2002 4:29:50 PM
  - Note to the Twilight Zone: - Tom Brosz - 10/24/2002 6:08:36 PM

A real world example of racial profiling - Larry J - 10/25/2002 4:45:40 PM

Just for you, Dan. An InfoWorld article on WorldCom's CEO - Larry J - 10/24/2002 8:56:25 AM
- The other telecoms.... - Tony - 10/24/2002 9:26:16 AM
  - Re: Yeah, life's a bitch . . . - D. Spires - 10/24/2002 9:48:17 AM
  - It seems most of them are playing the same game - Larry J - 10/24/2002 9:45:07 AM
    - The major Telecoms aren't - Tony - 10/25/2002 4:42:56 PM

Illinois Death Penalty - Scott - 10/25/2002 4:38:16 PM

In Moscow - Raoul Lannoyr - 10/24/2002 6:15:10 PM
- Putin needs to ask one question - Lee - 10/25/2002 1:28:14 PM
  - Stalin would have had a different method of dealing with the situation - Scott - 10/25/2002 3:37:07 PM
    - Re: And they always seem to forget that winter is approaching . . . (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 10/25/2002 4:15:34 PM
- Some things are a bit easier to see at that distance. - Bowser - 10/24/2002 7:18:51 PM
- Re: Perspective . . . - D. Spires - 10/24/2002 6:40:27 PM
- One more thought on this: - ebnelson - 10/24/2002 9:40:24 AM
  - The Russians deal for the U.S. - Gary - 10/24/2002 5:29:07 PM
    - Re: Agree . . . - D. Spires - 10/25/2002 12:41:36 PM
      - Something tells me they won't rely as heavily on smart bombs as the USA - Scott - 10/25/2002 3:31:09 PM
- Incredibly sad situation - Scott - 10/24/2002 9:33:02 AM
  - Re: Incredibly sad situation - Raoul - 10/24/2002 9:46:59 AM
    - It may be that - Scott - 10/24/2002 10:02:19 AM
- The tragedy is profound - ebnelson - 10/24/2002 8:52:55 AM

The civilian who made the collar - Tom Brosz - 10/24/2002 4:14:49 PM
- Re: The civilian who made the collar - p - 10/25/2002 12:59:41 PM
  - hadn't heard he turned down the reward money - Scott - 10/25/2002 3:23:25 PM
    - The quote I heard... - FrankC - 10/25/2002 3:32:04 PM

Debka and Mossad - Gary - 10/24/2002 5:48:57 PM
- I agree. I have no use for Debka at all. - ebnelson - 10/25/2002 3:12:04 PM
- Re: Debka - Tom Brosz - 10/24/2002 6:05:19 PM
  - "but some of their stories have turned out correct." - Bowser - 10/24/2002 6:16:54 PM
    - The same can be said for CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, etc - Larry J - 10/25/2002 1:11:00 PM
      - Re: If you lock a chimpanzee, a sheet of bond paper, and a typewriter in a room together long enough . . . - D. Spires - 10/25/2002 3:28:24 PM

Cherokee Duck Story 13 Three are not by the same gun. - €sunblok€ - 10/25/2002 9:44:50 AM
- I thought the police made that part up to make the sniper look like a bafoon... - Scott - 10/25/2002 3:15:45 PM

Islam is Love! “your children are not safe anywhere anytime” - p - 10/24/2002 1:16:57 PM
- Re: Islam is Love! - RobVG - 10/24/2002 5:08:54 PM
  - Damn it! try here - RobVG - 10/24/2002 5:12:55 PM
- John Muhammad update - p - 10/24/2002 3:02:24 PM
  - John Muhammed sympathetic to Sep. 11th terrorists, also provided security for Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan - Matt Burley - 10/24/2002 5:04:58 PM
    - Re: John Muhammed - Tom Brosz - 10/24/2002 3:43:59 PM
      - Re: Not at all . . . - D. Spires - 10/25/2002 1:09:08 PM
  - Re: John Muhammad PC - FrankC - 10/24/2002 3:39:01 PM
    - P.S. - FrankC - 10/24/2002 3:49:29 PM
  - Bowser won't post that - Scott - 10/24/2002 3:25:48 PM
  - Re: HZ is so-o rebelious . . . - D. Spires - 10/24/2002 3:09:16 PM

Good news. Pakistan won't start war. - Bowser - 5/27/2002 12:16:05 PM
- My guess is Al Qaeda will start the war - ebnelson - 5/28/2002 10:15:23 AM
  - Re: Al Qui'da can be so -- selfless -- accommodations . . . (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 5/28/2002 10:44:17 AM
    - Re: Al Qui'da can be so -- selfless -- accommodations . . . (n/t) - Caspar - 10/25/2002 12:37:07 PM
    - Re: Al Qui'da can be so -- selfless -- accommodations . . . (n/t) - Caspar - 10/25/2002 12:36:37 PM
  - You may be more right than you think - Scott - 5/28/2002 10:43:52 AM
- Re: Good news. Pakistan won't start war. - SM - 5/28/2002 8:28:03 AM

The best piece yet on Wellstone. At least his whole family was not wiped out. - ebnelson - 10/25/2002 8:01:50 AM

Sniper Creates Lots of TV Hot Air . . . - D. Spires - 10/24/2002 6:33:17 PM
- I have watched almost zero TV coverage of this. - Tom Brosz - 10/24/2002 7:07:57 PM
  - The News and Non-News Take a Toll on Viewers . . . - D. Spires - 10/24/2002 7:31:25 PM
- Funny how wrong the profilers were... - Larry J - 10/24/2002 6:56:12 PM
  - Re: I was helping my Dad clean the junk out of his PC the other day . . . - D. Spires - 10/24/2002 7:41:06 PM
  - So what kind of rifle was this guy found with? - Lee - 10/24/2002 9:45:31 AM
    - They say it was a Bushmaster - Larry J - 10/24/2002 11:42:44 AM
      - Re: Thought the rifle would have a more 'civil' silhouette . . . - D. Spires - 10/24/2002 12:59:28 PM
- the only thing the Moose might have done wrong... - Scott - 10/24/2002 9:49:04 AM

Prominent Democrat Charges Terry McAuliffe with Mail Fraud - Larry J - 10/23/2002 6:41:19 PM
- Just what we need, a rascist, sexist social security program. - Lee - 10/23/2002 7:49:30 PM
  - Then keep the moder dnc out of power.§ (n/t) - ebnelson - 10/23/2002 8:05:53 AM
    - You don't have to worry about me voting for them. - Lee - 10/24/2002 7:20:27 PM
- Terry McAuliffe - Tom Brosz - 10/23/2002 8:59:08 AM
  - I wonder if the Dems will ever wake up and realize - Scott - 10/23/2002 10:51:37 AM
  - How do you tell when clinton is lying? - ebnelson - 10/23/2002 10:00:49 AM

White or Brown contd for Tom - Tony - 10/24/2002 5:40:06 PM
- Still waiting... - Tom Brosz - 10/24/2002 6:15:38 PM
  - Sniper’s Story: Like A Real-Life Horror Movie . . . - D. Spires - 10/24/2002 6:25:14 PM
- Re: That seems right so far . . . - D. Spires - 10/24/2002 5:50:19 PM
- I heard an unconfirmed report that he was dishonerably discharged - Scott - 10/24/2002 9:40:56 AM
  - They said on CBS News that he was honorably discharged in 1994 - Larry J - 10/24/2002 11:47:00 AM
    - Re: Wonder if he was a repeat offender . . . - D. Spires - 10/24/2002 12:46:50 PM

Anyone drive Ford Crown Vics or Merc. Marquis? - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/23/2002 12:07:56 PM
- Nope, but had a 74 PINTO Named ..... - Carl..... - 10/24/2002 4:07:41 PM

SPY Plane used in Hunt for DC Sniper, Where.... - Carl......... - 10/23/2002 3:43:29 PM
- WHEW!!!! Thanks alot....... - Carl..... - 10/24/2002 4:05:21 PM
- I am sure lindy, splinx and bowser can fill us in.§ (n/t) - ebnelson - 10/23/2002 5:43:16 PM
- RC-7 Airborne Reconnaissance - Low (ARL) - Larry J - 10/23/2002 5:22:33 PM
- law that forbids - FrankC - 10/23/2002 4:51:40 PM
  - Re: Following Posse Comitatus to the letter does not imply 'got around the law' . . . - D. Spires - 10/23/2002 5:01:54 PM
    - Yes - FrankC - 10/23/2002 6:26:42 PM
- Re: A yes and no answer . . . - D. spires - 10/23/2002 4:22:36 PM

It appears the sniper case is resolved, from the crime pov.§ (n/t) - ebnelson - 10/24/2002 3:11:44 PM
- We'll see. I'm waiting for the lab tests. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/24/2002 3:23:35 PM

Intelligence plans - gbaikie - 10/22/2002 3:49:35 PM
- Investigate and critically analyze - LJ - 10/23/2002 4:39:26 PM
  - Re: All I can say here is . . . - D. Spires - 10/23/2002 10:57:37 AM
- Let em study the two conflicting theories - Scott - 10/23/2002 3:54:57 PM
  - Part two: Religion in schools - Mary Anne - 10/24/2002 12:50:31 PM
    - I would agree that it is a difficult problem - Scott - 10/24/2002 3:20:03 PM
  - Re: Educating elementary school teachers - Mary Anne - 10/24/2002 12:01:12 PM
  - Re: Actually, science vs. philosophy . . . - D. Spires - 10/23/2002 10:55:52 AM
- Intelligence, and evolution. - Bowser - 10/22/2002 5:39:19 PM
  - Re: Exactly . . . - D. Spires - 10/23/2002 10:52:01 AM
- Re: Intelligence - Tom Brosz - 10/22/2002 4:15:14 PM
  - Re: Intelligence - gbaikie - 10/23/2002 7:27:32 PM
    - Re: Aw, that's nuthin' . . . - D. Spires - 10/23/2002 10:46:24 AM
      - Re: Aw, that's nuthin' . . . - gbaikie - 10/23/2002 3:44:48 PM
        
        Re: Like dominoes . . . - D. Spires - 10/24/2002 1:05:54 PM
      - Well I'll be - - - - Bowser - 10/23/2002 2:09:39 PM
  - Removing God from cosmology does not remove the first cause question - alcaray - 10/23/2002 5:09:35 PM
    - First cause question - Tom Brosz - 10/23/2002 5:57:53 PM
      - Re: First cause question - alcaray - 10/23/2002 7:34:50 PM
- Georgia School Board Bans 'Theory Of Math' - Matt Burley - 10/22/2002 3:53:26 PM

Gov. Defends Pilots Facing Charges . . . - D. Spires - 10/24/2002 3:04:53 PM
- Re: Well, the piece appears to have been overwritten, so here’s the complete text . . . - D. Spires - 10/24/2002 3:17:53 PM

Here's what we know about the awol french sniper - Arvin W - 10/23/2002 1:27:55 PM
- Sniper(s) probably in custody - FrankC - 10/24/2002 1:08:26 PM
  - ABC News is reporting a .223 rifle was found in the car - Larry J - 10/24/2002 2:23:40 PM
    - Re: Interesting . . . - D. Spires - 10/24/2002 2:35:32 PM
  - Re: I hope you're right -- and . . . - D. Spires - 10/24/2002 1:17:58 PM
- Re: No, that's what you 'guess' about the AWOL French sniper . . . - D. Spires - 10/23/2002 2:30:09 PM

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