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LynnTheDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-01-06 10:05 PM
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We're #14! We're #14!
The Freedom House Annual Survey employs the Political Rights checklist to help determine the degree to which people can participate in the political process of their country.
http://www.worldaudit.org/polrights.htm

And we're #14!

Except for freedom of the press. We're #53! We're #53!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/23/AR2006102301148.html?nav=rss_world/europe


Yep, so many changes to America under bush. Rah rah rah.
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Rick Myers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-01-06 10:08 PM
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1. Welcome to the Third World!!!
Shut up and sit down!
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MannyGoldstein Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-01-06 10:15 PM
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5. Oh Come On
#14 is hardly the third world. There's been some voting problems, perhaps that even threw an election or to - but only because they were close elections to begin with.

If We The People seriously want to make some serious changes, we still have the opportunity via tha ballot. We may not have it for long - but we still have it now.
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Bassic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-01-06 10:08 PM
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2. It's sad really.
The Freepers will probably explain it away as a vast homo-liberal-communist-goat cheese lover conspiracy.
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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-01-06 10:09 PM
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3. What? Did you think we were #1 before Bush?
Far from it.
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johnnyrocket Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-01-06 10:13 PM
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4. Mahers rant on USA not #1 is good on this...
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