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re: It's a good thing there was no FBI in the 1840s.

gbaikie — 3/30/2004 6:23:09 PM (archived)

"And imagine that radical Martin Luther King! He wanted the provisions of the 14th, 15th and 16th Amendments to be upheld as they were intended! Shockingly radical, to speak up for the Constitution in America!

I remind you that this nation was founded by radicals.

To listen to you, they should all have been under arrest."

What did I say to make you think that radicals should be arrested?

It doesn't make any sense for FBI to arrest radicals- the radicals are making the job of gaining intelligence on criminals easier. Since a radical does not imply that a person breaks the law and because criminals are not neccessarily desirable to the radical's goal. It makes sense for a radical to work with the FBI or cops. And it also makes sense for FBI and/or cops to provide a kind of special protection to radicals- though not necessarily as visible bodyguards but rather as undercover agents.

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â€œCondi Rice would be a superb witness. She is anxious to testify. The president would dearly love to have her testify,â€ Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told reporters. - Bowser - 3/29/2004 5:14:43 AM
- â€œCondi Rice would be a superb witness. She is anxious to testify. The president would dearly love to have her testify,â€ Def Sec Rumsfeld - Looks Like Rumsfeld was right again! (n/t) - p - 3/30/2004 4:43:34 PM
  - Yup, he's a regular fortune teller. May I try? - Mary Anne - 3/31/2004 5:58:04 AM
- Clarke's immunity - Tom Brosz - 3/29/2004 11:35:28 PM
  - Another question - Mary Anne - 3/30/2004 1:30:36 PM
    - Why is that an issue? - Tom Brosz - 3/30/2004 8:14:10 PM
      - It counts because she can say whatever she pleases unless she's under oath. Clarke was under oath. Sauce for the goose... - Mary Anne - 3/31/2004 5:34:45 AM
  - Questions - Tony - 3/30/2004 2:00:01 AM
- She already has testified before the commission... - Larry J - 3/29/2004 2:27:32 PM
  - Do you think she should be accountable to the American public? - Bowser - 3/29/2004 3:17:29 PM
    - It's obvious her allegiance is not to the country but to some other party higher up who has demanded silence. (n/t) - Barney - 3/29/2004 6:52:38 PM
    - re: "accountable to the American public" - Tom Brosz - 3/29/2004 4:53:20 PM
      - "political weapons" - You may be right. - Bowser - 3/29/2004 6:11:17 PM
        
        re: "political weapons" - Tom Brosz - 3/29/2004 6:39:53 PM
        
        Simple question - please stop dodging. If it involves conduct in office, and if itreflects poorly on a politician - Bowser - 3/29/2004 6:58:46 PM
    - I believe some should know... - FrankC - 3/29/2004 3:24:31 PM
      - Frank, you ALWAYS prove me wrong. - Bowser - 3/29/2004 6:14:33 PM
        
        Would it have gone over better .... - FrankC - 3/29/2004 6:28:03 PM
- re: Rice - Raoul - 3/29/2004 5:40:49 AM
  - re: Rice - gbaikie - 3/29/2004 6:38:07 AM
    - re: Al Qaeda - Raoul - 3/29/2004 4:39:58 PM
      - re: Al Qaeda - gbaikie - 3/29/2004 7:12:28 PM
    - re: The terrorists are losing??? - Chris Vancil - 3/29/2004 7:38:13 AM
      - re: The terrorists are losing??? - gbaikie - 3/29/2004 10:41:29 AM
        
        re: The terrorists are losing??? - Chris Vancil - 3/29/2004 7:53:00 PM
        
        re: The terrorists are losing??? - gbaikie - 3/29/2004 8:19:07 PM
        
        re: The terrorists are not losing!!! - Chris Vancil - 3/30/2004 12:49:01 AM
        
        You're right, Bush aint the best person, but Warren Buffet is too busy. (n/t) - Odin - 3/30/2004 4:13:47 AM
        
        re: The terrorists are not losing!!! - gbaikie - 3/30/2004 2:39:00 AM
        
        What would it look like if they were succeeding? - Bowser - 3/29/2004 3:41:31 PM
        
        The Administration, it has been alleged by a credible source, was too busy being not-Clinton on the terrorism front to notice that people the FBI knew were al-Qaida were in the country. - Mary Anne - 3/29/2004 1:36:50 PM
        
        re: The Administration - Tom Brosz - 3/29/2004 5:12:14 PM
        
        The FBI is easy - Mary Anne - 3/29/2004 7:20:33 PM
        
        re: The FBI is easy - Tom Brosz - 3/29/2004 9:49:45 PM
        
        They knew their names already, Tom. - Mary Anne - 3/30/2004 3:30:48 AM
        
        re: They knew, as far as I know, two names. - Tom Brosz - 3/30/2004 4:21:14 AM
        
        re: The FBI is easy - gbaikie - 3/29/2004 8:40:41 PM
        
        Why? (n/t) - Bowser - 3/30/2004 1:20:02 AM
        
        re: Why? - gbaikie - 3/30/2004 3:26:13 AM
        
        And God does indeed love you!! - Bowser - 3/30/2004 4:38:13 AM
        
        It's a good thing there was no FBI in the 1840s. - Mary Anne - 3/30/2004 3:39:20 AM
        
        re: It's a good thing there was no FBI in the 1840s. - gbaikie - 3/30/2004 6:23:09 PM
        
        You said, and I quote: - Mary Anne - 3/31/2004 5:48:14 AM
        
        re: You said, and I quote: - gbaikie - 3/31/2004 11:08:45 AM
        
        "Were Gandhi and Martin Luther King self-respecting radicals? Did they cooperate with the Man?" - Mary Anne - 3/31/2004 1:10:25 PM
        
        re: "Were Gandhi and Martin Luther King self-respecting radicals? Did they cooperate with the Man?" - gbaikie - 3/31/2004 8:47:50 PM
        
        Better than their masters - Mary Anne - 4/1/2004 2:01:04 PM
        
        "I desire what is good. Therefore, everyone who does not agree with me is a traitor." -- King George III - Odin - 3/30/2004 4:23:53 AM

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