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John Lear
Maybe he's CIA mind-controlled robot?
Lindy
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5/13/2006 4:23:14 AM
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He's pretty far out there.
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The National Security Agency has been secretly collecting the phone call records of tens of millions of Americans
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Jack Herer
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5/11/2006 12:24:43 PM
Here is something interesting - good or bad?
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alcaray
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5/12/2006 6:58:23 PM
Hard to say
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Robert
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5/13/2006 3:02:15 AM
Much more info now
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alcaray
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5/15/2006 5:29:52 PM
Data mining for profit
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Lindy
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5/12/2006 10:46:48 PM
re: The New York Times article from last December
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Tom Brosz
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5/12/2006 6:45:49 AM
Honey pots
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Robert
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5/12/2006 5:58:29 PM
re: Honey pots, continued...
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Tom Brosz
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5/16/2006 10:40:10 PM
re: Honey pots, continued...
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Robert
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5/17/2006 11:11:00 PM
Maybe ChoicePoint bought the list?
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Lindy
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5/17/2006 5:25:28 AM
Hmmmmm
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R.L.
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5/16/2006 5:57:10 AM
How a Libertarian can be so blase about this.
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Tom Brosz
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5/13/2006 12:04:03 AM
TOFU Tony
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Lindy
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5/13/2006 4:30:01 AM
Surrender isn't an option
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Robert
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5/13/2006 12:55:11 AM
P.S.
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Tom Brosz
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5/13/2006 1:39:49 AM
re: Surrender
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Tom Brosz
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5/13/2006 1:35:26 AM
Surrender
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Robert
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5/13/2006 2:32:48 AM
Differences
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Tom Brosz
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5/13/2006 3:03:58 AM
re: Differences
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Lindy
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5/13/2006 4:51:33 AM
re: Paranoia
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Tom Brosz
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5/13/2006 6:29:14 AM
re: Paranoia
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Robert
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5/13/2006 4:41:01 PM
Balance
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Tom Brosz
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5/13/2006 5:09:52 PM
terrorism: "phony threat", no. "ginned up by the Republicans to keep power" yes.
(n/t)
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alcaray
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5/16/2006 9:06:03 PM
re: Balance, limits, and opportunity
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Robert
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5/13/2006 5:48:06 PM
Good post.
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Tom Brosz
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5/13/2006 10:06:18 PM
Thank you
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Robert
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5/14/2006 1:33:16 AM
"Out Of Iraq and Into Africa"
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Tom Brosz
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5/14/2006 4:00:52 AM
re: Paranoia
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Lindy
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5/13/2006 3:37:30 PM
I've been hearing a lot about Jeb Bush lately.
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Tom Brosz
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5/13/2006 4:33:59 PM
Don't think he's really in the running?
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Lindy
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5/14/2006 4:07:11 AM
No
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Robert
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5/13/2006 3:25:25 AM
Okay, let me nail it down a little tighter.
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Tom Brosz
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5/13/2006 4:47:45 AM
re: Okay, let me wrap a little tighter.
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Robert
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5/13/2006 4:27:57 PM
Loose lips sink ships
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Lee
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5/13/2006 2:49:52 AM
Be afraid. Be very afraid.
(n/t)
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Robert
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5/13/2006 3:31:57 AM
Your Qwest info is very wrong
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Tony
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5/12/2006 5:07:41 PM
I said wireless customers.
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Tom Brosz
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5/12/2006 5:38:20 PM
Did you even read my post?
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Tony
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5/12/2006 6:02:30 PM
HIgh crimes and misdemeanors
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Donald
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5/12/2006 12:28:37 AM
re: HIgh crimes and misdemeanors
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Lindy
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5/12/2006 1:30:23 AM
Break the telcos?
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tony
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5/12/2006 3:25:31 AM
re: Break the telcos?
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Lindy
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5/12/2006 2:39:43 PM
Brace for spin
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Robert
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5/11/2006 3:31:50 PM
Why didn't Qwest give in?
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FrankC
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5/11/2006 11:49:07 PM
Tell me Frank....
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Donald
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5/12/2006 12:36:33 AM
certainly they are not fine with it.....
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FrankC
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5/12/2006 5:38:44 AM
Words of wisdom from Frank
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Lindy
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5/13/2006 3:44:22 PM
re: certainly they are not fine with it.....
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Donald
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5/12/2006 12:14:59 PM
Dunno, but I'm switching
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Robert
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5/12/2006 12:36:08 AM
re: Brace for hysteria
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Tom Brosz
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5/11/2006 8:37:53 PM
Is there a libertarian in the house?
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tony
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5/12/2006 2:52:28 AM
Only when being one does not endanger tax cuts.
(n/t)
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alcaray
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5/12/2006 3:11:47 PM
Brace for hysteria; manufacture it if it's a no-show
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Robert
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5/11/2006 9:26:57 PM
How to boil a frog.....
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Lindy
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5/12/2006 1:12:10 AM
re: How to boil a lobster.....
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Robert
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5/12/2006 3:07:36 AM
" Despite the best efforts of the Republican Party, the people are still in charge"
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Lindy
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5/12/2006 3:05:44 PM
"We're not mining or trolling"
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Robert
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5/11/2006 4:13:38 PM
This is just an extension of......
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Lindy
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5/11/2006 4:53:08 PM
Tens of millions of Americans?
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Lindy
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5/11/2006 1:15:34 PM
First they came for the pets...
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ljk
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5/11/2006 8:10:20 PM
How long? It's already here...
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Laurie Street
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5/11/2006 11:36:45 PM
re: How long? It's already here...
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ljk
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5/12/2006 1:34:50 PM
re: First they came for the pets...
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Lindy
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5/11/2006 9:11:04 PM
re: First they came for the pets...
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ljk
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5/12/2006 1:39:17 PM
The list
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Lindy
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5/12/2006 3:21:02 PM
John Lear
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Tom Brosz
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5/13/2006 1:55:14 AM
Maybe he's CIA mind-controlled robot?
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Lindy
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5/13/2006 4:23:14 AM
"He's pretty far out there." If you think so, I'd say that nails it. ;)
(n/t)
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Tom Brosz
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5/13/2006 4:49:09 AM
Report - "Government Access to Phone Calling Activity and Related Records: Legal Authorities"
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ljk
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5/18/2006 5:03:41 PM
HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.