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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 05:20 AM Original message |
Poll question: Should Moderates Be Purged From The Democratic Party? |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 05:26 AM Response to Original message |
1. from leadership only |
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itzamirakul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 07:39 AM Response to Reply #1 |
25. Agree...therefore |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 12:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
52. agree |
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ogradda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 05:27 AM Response to Original message |
2. now if we have to keep zell miller |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 05:34 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Zell Purged Himself |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 09:00 AM Response to Reply #2 |
28. Zell isn't a moderate; he's a Radical Right. |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 05:27 AM Response to Original message |
3. Everybody is free to wear sunscreen |
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orpupilofnature57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 05:29 AM Response to Original message |
4. SAM NUNN,GOOD ARGUMENT for not letting the wrong element |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 05:34 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. funny... |
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orpupilofnature57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 06:01 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. nothing against pres. Carter,after the J F K ASSASSINATION |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 06:07 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Funny Thing About Sam Nunn |
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Crunchy Frog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 05:36 AM Response to Original message |
7. I don't want them purged from the party. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 09:01 AM Response to Reply #7 |
29. Very well said. Thank you. nt |
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cruadin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 01:09 PM Response to Reply #7 |
55. Agree---well said. n/t |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 04:27 PM Response to Reply #7 |
87. Damn straight, CF! Of course, the corporatist sellouts DO have to go. |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 05:42 AM Response to Original message |
8. no, i kind of like Robert Byrd |
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imenja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 05:45 AM Response to Original message |
9. sure, and purge the Democrats from congress while you're at it |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 05:48 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. I Merely Asked The Question ... |
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orpupilofnature57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 06:03 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. he also said, all we can see are shadows. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 06:08 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. We Have A Two Party Federal System |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 09:22 AM Response to Reply #10 |
34. You don't "arrive at the truth" by asking the WRONG question. |
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imenja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 05:19 PM Response to Reply #10 |
90. Questions are good, but I prefer them on issues rather than labels |
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AntiCoup2K4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 04:23 PM Response to Reply #9 |
85. Some of them should be. |
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Pepperbelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 06:08 AM Response to Original message |
14. how can you purge people who have equal rights to the party and ... |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 06:09 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Stalin Did |
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Pepperbelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 07:07 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Are you saying you want to be like Stalin? nt |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 07:10 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. No |
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Pepperbelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 07:17 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. cool ... nt |
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patricia92243 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 06:48 AM Response to Original message |
17. I'll leave everybody being the same up to the Republicans. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 09:04 AM Response to Reply #17 |
32. Hear, hear... and I think we are going to find that they are a broader |
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gottaB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 06:57 AM Response to Original message |
18. Typical |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 07:05 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. It's A Poll To Inspire Thoughtful And Perhaps Passionate Discussion... |
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gottaB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 07:31 AM Response to Reply #19 |
24. exactly |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 09:29 AM Response to Reply #19 |
37. Your poll only "inspires" dismay, |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 12:36 PM Response to Reply #37 |
45. It Was A Mere Question... |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 12:54 PM Response to Reply #45 |
50. Please read my post #34 in this thread. (n/t) |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 01:18 PM Response to Reply #50 |
59. I read it... |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 07:24 AM Response to Original message |
23. won't vote on this |
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Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 07:45 AM Response to Original message |
26. Purged? You're kidding, right? |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 12:38 PM Response to Reply #26 |
46. I Asked A Question... |
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Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 02:37 PM Response to Reply #46 |
68. If you opposed a purge, you shouldn't have used that word... |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 02:40 PM Response to Reply #68 |
71. I Oppose A Purge Big Time But I Didn't Want To Preclude People For Voting |
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tngledwebb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 08:20 AM Response to Original message |
27. Couldn't be done- |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
30. It's their failed ideas that need to be purged..... |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 09:04 AM Response to Original message |
31. Self-described moderates are a plurality of the party. |
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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 09:28 AM Response to Reply #31 |
35. right. And since they are the plurality of the party, who... |
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Padraig18 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
33. 'Purged'??? What the hell? |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 09:34 AM Response to Reply #33 |
39. Some here on the DU demand purity. |
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Padraig18 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 09:36 AM Response to Reply #39 |
40. No shit. |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 09:38 AM Response to Reply #40 |
41. We need to be a big tent with a potential vote of up to 60%. |
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Padraig18 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 09:40 AM Response to Reply #41 |
43. Exactly. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 12:40 PM Response to Reply #33 |
47. I Never Suggested A Purge... |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 12:55 PM Response to Reply #33 |
51. I Asked The Question... |
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Padraig18 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 01:12 PM Response to Reply #51 |
56. And even a cursory reading of my response... |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 01:21 PM Response to Reply #56 |
60. Thank You.... |
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JohnKleeb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 01:26 PM Response to Reply #33 |
62. Yeah I know but many people want purging |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 09:29 AM Response to Original message |
36. of course not. n/t |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 09:33 AM Response to Original message |
38. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link..... |
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robbedvoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
42. yes! And obligated to wear stars! And beaten up by pure democrats |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 12:45 PM Response to Reply #42 |
49. You Follow Me Around From Thread To Thread |
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Harlan James (403 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
44. How About We Purge The Knuckleheads? |
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mattclearing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 12:42 PM Response to Reply #44 |
48. I agree wholeheartedly. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
53. To Those Of You Who Are Suggesting I Suggested A Purge |
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Cheswick2.0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
54. not moderates.........corporatists, appeasers and sell outs |
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mandyky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
57. Noone should purged, marginalized, or made fun of |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 01:16 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. Zell Is Sui Generis... |
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mandyky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 01:28 PM Response to Reply #58 |
64. I heard he actually changed parties and plans |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 01:33 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. Wow... |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
61. It's the "moderates" that have been doing the purging. |
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Rowdyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 02:16 PM Response to Reply #61 |
66. Liberal was a "dirty word" 20 years before the DLC was even formed |
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RafterMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 02:32 PM Response to Reply #66 |
67. Wasn't it even before that? |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 03:16 PM Response to Reply #66 |
76. True. But, the DLC made it a dirty word for Democrats. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 03:19 PM Response to Reply #76 |
79. I Consider Myself A Liberal Democrat |
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Rowdyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 04:05 PM Response to Reply #76 |
82. To call the Dixiecrats "ancestors of the DLC" is utter nonsense |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 04:15 PM Response to Reply #82 |
84. The DLC is the heir to the "Southern Stragegy". |
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JohnKleeb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
63. Of course not |
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Clarkie1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
69. I'm generally not into "purgings"; define "moderate" please |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 02:42 PM Response to Reply #69 |
72. Moderate Is In The Eyes Of The Beholder... |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 03:19 PM Response to Reply #69 |
78. DLC "moderates" = homeless Republican "moderates". |
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AntiCoup2K4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 04:28 PM Response to Reply #78 |
88. Well..... you're half right. |
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Kitsune (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
70. Moderates, no. |
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Chicago Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
73. Litmus Test: The war was a mistake in execution and we were sold a lie. |
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Bleacher Creature (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
74. Absolutely -- we need to get rid of Democratic moderates like: |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
75. Sure...why not... |
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Cheswick2.0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 04:12 PM Response to Reply #75 |
83. What does this thread have to do with Dean? |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 05:07 PM Response to Reply #83 |
89. Perhaps... |
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Romberry (632 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
77. WTF is up with all these "purge polls"? |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
80. Purges are inherently authoritarian and undemocratic |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 03:24 PM Response to Reply #80 |
81. I Don't Want Any Homophobes In My Party Either... |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
86. No. Of course, few are really suggesting that. |
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rasputin1952 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
91. I am locking this thread. |
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