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re: Not really.
I think he's saying *first and foremost* you're responsible for your own immediate survival, not the federal government.
Sam F.
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9/21/2005 6:19:45 AM
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Government as God
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Tom Brosz
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9/18/2005 3:44:43 AM
Tom's new brand of atheism: There is no Government
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Buck Galaxy
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9/18/2005 5:57:06 AM
re: protect its citizens
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Scott Evil
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9/19/2005 7:06:29 PM
Pathetic
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Buck Galaxy
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9/20/2005 3:34:45 AM
Not really.
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Scott Evil
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9/20/2005 1:34:16 PM
re: Not really.
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Buck Galaxy
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9/20/2005 7:10:08 PM
I think he's saying *first and foremost* you're responsible for your own immediate survival, not the federal government.
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Sam F.
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9/21/2005 6:19:45 AM
re: You got it.
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Scott Evil
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9/21/2005 8:24:09 PM
How about the give-me-clean-water-even-though-I'm-poor-because-I'm-human mentality?
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Mary Anne
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9/22/2005 1:07:03 PM
re: Why didn't they march on City hall and demand help leaving?
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Scott Evil
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9/22/2005 3:34:46 PM
Because it was evacuating and a hurricaine was on the way?
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alcaray
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9/22/2005 6:41:21 PM
In a democracy, part of that responsibility is in electing a responsible government
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DL
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9/21/2005 5:02:22 PM
Then let him say it
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Buck Galaxy
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9/21/2005 3:47:44 PM
My point is that the citizens in a disaster area have a responsibilty too.
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Scott Evil
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9/21/2005 8:54:11 PM
Watch: Texas will receive more attention now that FEMA's feet are to the fire.
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Mary Anne
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9/21/2005 11:16:27 PM
Think you've probably nailed the next talking point.
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Tom Brosz
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9/22/2005 1:40:29 AM
Case in point
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Tom Brosz
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9/22/2005 11:55:01 PM
You raise a plausible explanation for the differences in relief effort.
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alcaray
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9/23/2005 3:48:05 PM
re: The fed will do fine on this one...
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Scott Evil
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9/23/2005 6:45:02 PM
re: Case in point
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Doug Ellison
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9/23/2005 9:02:19 AM
I mean, the conclusion I drew myself, not the one you drew for me.
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Mary Anne
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9/22/2005 1:15:28 PM
Guess what? I came to that conclusion all by myself.
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Mary Anne
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9/22/2005 1:12:53 PM
re: protection
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Tom Brosz
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9/20/2005 3:50:07 AM
The general rule of thumb from my experience...
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Tom Brosz
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9/19/2005 9:30:34 PM
re: Tom's new brand of atheism: There is no Government
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Tom Brosz
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9/18/2005 6:16:56 AM
Why is it so hard for you to accept the facts?
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Buck Galaxy
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9/19/2005 12:09:54 AM
BTW, have you seen this?
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Tom Brosz
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9/18/2005 6:20:02 AM
Like preemptive war against a no-threat third-world country? And
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Bowser, aka "Madonna"
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9/18/2005 5:19:27 AM
The Good News About Katrina
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Tom Brosz
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9/18/2005 6:23:13 AM
When the government offers limitations on its power as an excuse for a screw up
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DL
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9/18/2005 4:38:25 AM
You haven't been hearing what I've been hearing.
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Tom Brosz
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9/18/2005 5:18:32 AM
Thats right, I don't obsessively read and record other peoples base opinions, IE blogs.
(n/t)
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DL
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9/18/2005 4:53:23 PM
re: You haven't been hearing what I've been hearing.
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Doug Ellison
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9/18/2005 2:48:20 PM
Political pressure, and a resume that didn't stand up.
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Tom Brosz
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9/19/2005 6:03:05 AM
FEMA chief steps down
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Buck Galaxy
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9/19/2005 12:22:51 AM
Look at the early hurricane posts here
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Tom Brosz
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9/18/2005 3:57:19 AM
August 27, 2011
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SDAI-Tech1
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9/18/2005 5:38:56 AM
re: Look at the early hurricane posts here
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Chris Vancil
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9/18/2005 4:23:12 AM
HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.