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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 11:30 AM Original message |
Are you pretending? |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
1. Please do not count me in your 'we'. I do not agree with what you have written. |
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electropop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 03:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
79. I completely disagree with the O.P. |
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DancingBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 06:52 PM Response to Reply #79 |
117. Why would you think so? |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 09:43 AM Response to Reply #117 |
161. there is much non truth in it which could also be a reason people |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
2. this isnt my reality. i could go further, but would take time. n/t |
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mongo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 12:50 PM Response to Reply #2 |
27. True. But *some* of this describes the DU gestalt to a tee |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 01:28 PM Response to Reply #27 |
36. dupe |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 01:28 PM Response to Reply #27 |
37. dupe |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 01:28 PM Response to Reply #27 |
38. there may have been truth thru out the post. i couldnt get past the |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 04:57 PM Response to Reply #27 |
101. It was written by an enemy of the left to give you fuel for your fire |
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mongo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 12:02 PM Response to Reply #101 |
174. And of course truth is only true if presented by a vetted person |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 01:47 PM Response to Reply #174 |
181. You 're still confused. The piece was not written as anyone's truth. It is a farce. |
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mongo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 02:41 PM Response to Reply #181 |
183. And the part I quoted above |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 04:12 PM Response to Reply #183 |
186. You're still confused. You attack what you don't understand. |
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caseycoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
3. I strongly disagree |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
4. This is Democratic Underground |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 01:11 PM Response to Reply #4 |
30. *Huh?!* |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 02:08 PM Response to Reply #30 |
49. Good comeback |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 05:15 PM Response to Reply #49 |
104. How did you get from that bogus OP to Marxism? |
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DireStrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 07:40 PM Response to Reply #104 |
122. I think he picked up the baton of materialism and ran with it |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 09:33 AM Response to Reply #104 |
159. From the OP |
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Bluzmann57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
5. Had to read this twice |
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Demit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
6. Twaddle. |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
7. Somebody, call the Roter Rooter guy |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
8. I think a coffee enema needs to be applied here. |
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Dhalgren (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
9. That sounds something like the "intelligentsia" of the French |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
10. Huh? |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
11. Another entertaining point |
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kiahzero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 11:59 AM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Unfalsifiable assertions for the win! (n/t) |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
12. Definitely not a pretender, but the illegal immigration issue |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 10:23 PM Response to Reply #12 |
146. I have to disagree with that |
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sadiesworld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 05:55 PM Response to Reply #146 |
188. Who exactly is us?! |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-29-06 10:19 AM Response to Reply #188 |
191. It's nationalism |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
13. Judging by the replies so far, me thinks you've struck a nerve here. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 11:57 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. first paragraph.... if i say this is not me, that i do not believe this, |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-01-06 03:46 PM Response to Reply #14 |
195. Not you, us. I don't see how we can deny it, just look at the record. |
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kiahzero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 12:00 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Yeah... if we disagree, we're just agreeing! |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 12:07 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. The writer is talking about our society...it says 'liberals and progressives'. |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 12:11 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. Hmmmmm |
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petgoat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 03:21 PM Response to Reply #18 |
71. Yeah, so where's the anger come from? Why not just answer |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 03:24 PM Response to Reply #71 |
72. Because wild accusatiosn wild up the blood |
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DireStrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 07:36 PM Response to Reply #71 |
121. I did... see below |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 12:33 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. I'm with greyhound here |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 01:27 PM Response to Reply #21 |
35. Thank you, we are definitely in the minority here. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 01:36 PM Response to Reply #35 |
41. dupe |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 01:36 PM Response to Reply #35 |
42. did you see the video by faithless... the one not allowed on mtv |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-01-06 03:49 PM Response to Reply #42 |
196. No, nothing but the occasional broadcast shows here. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-02-06 05:35 PM Response to Reply #196 |
205. i saw it on the net, from a post on du |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 01:52 PM Response to Reply #35 |
44. Your argument is like this conversation... |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 02:19 PM Response to Reply #35 |
54. the Mexican conflict definitely comes to mind here -- |
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Katzenjammer (541 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 02:33 PM Response to Reply #54 |
58. Madison and factions |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 02:42 PM Response to Reply #58 |
62. "factions" ... competing interests... have we lost them with the unions? |
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Katzenjammer (541 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 02:58 PM Response to Reply #62 |
70. Good points, but I don't know how to respond. Could you expand a bit? |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 03:59 PM Response to Reply #70 |
82. yah -- it seems that the problem now isn't "factionalism," rather it's the absence |
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Katzenjammer (541 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-01-06 03:27 PM Response to Reply #82 |
193. Okay, got it now. And of course I agree. |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 02:04 PM Response to Reply #21 |
47. i'm with greyhound and sui here too -- so, WHAT ACTIONs do we do? |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 12:39 PM Response to Reply #13 |
23. Nonsense |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 01:18 PM Response to Reply #23 |
32. Rather than attacking the messenger, why not address the issue? |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 01:54 PM Response to Reply #32 |
46. 8000 lb truck? stock portfolio? Boy, sure wish I had access to those. |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 04:32 PM Response to Reply #46 |
91. I think everyone is trying to differentiate themselves as quickly as possible |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 04:39 PM Response to Reply #91 |
95. not meaning to be a reverse snob, just annoys me when people assume |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 04:40 PM Response to Reply #91 |
96. Well said, as usual. |
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leeroysphitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 08:46 PM Response to Reply #91 |
139. If people didn't feel their cause was superior why would they bother? nt |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 08:06 AM Response to Reply #91 |
155. Because It's Intellectually Dishonest, sui |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 01:08 PM Response to Reply #155 |
180. i don't think it's intellectually dishonest to defend one's position |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 04:37 PM Response to Reply #46 |
94. Any broad generalization like this is just that. In my reply I used a few |
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loyalsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 06:20 PM Response to Reply #32 |
111. We want people to shop locally |
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atommom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 09:45 PM Response to Reply #32 |
144. Good questions all. There are a lot of points here that bear questioning. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 07:25 AM Response to Reply #144 |
149. I used to think it was, I've become less certain as the years have passed |
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atommom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 08:18 AM Response to Reply #149 |
156. I hope not. But so many unbelievable things have happened that |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 08:04 AM Response to Reply #32 |
154. Attack The Messenger? |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-01-06 03:57 PM Response to Reply #154 |
198. That is utterly ludicrous, I could certainly make the counter-argument |
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Brazenly Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 02:52 PM Response to Reply #13 |
69. The OP didn't strike a nerve, but you sure did. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-01-06 04:05 PM Response to Reply #69 |
199. I'm sorry, did we get health-care while I wasn't paying attention? |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 04:07 PM Response to Reply #13 |
87. No. 'We' just don't like being mischaracterized. The op is incoherent and insulting. |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-02-06 05:34 PM Response to Reply #13 |
204. Only too true. |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-02-06 06:59 PM Response to Reply #13 |
207. Interestng... |
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stepnw1f (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
19. Sounds Like Somebody is Resentful |
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loveandlight (138 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
20. you've made quite a mistake |
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stepnw1f (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 12:45 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Or If You Listen to Right WIng Pundits Stereotype Liberals |
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FredStembottom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
22. Mostly, I don't get this....... |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
25. Another Frank Luntz gem? |
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Sapphire Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
26. No, but I *am* pondering... where you found this, why you posted it & what you're trying to say. |
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Zodiak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
28. Hmmm....I see some of this in the culture |
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Vincardog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
29. This is what is left in the stock trailer after you take the Bulls out. |
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Dora (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
31. Pah. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
33. where on the internets did you find this? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 02:06 PM Response to Reply #33 |
48. Deleted message |
uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 02:09 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. I found that also, was hoping OP would give more info |
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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
34. I smell poop on this thread |
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No Exit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
39. Hey, "Rush Jr.", it doesn't take much to be "better people" than today's republicans |
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More Than A Feeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
40. Shorter OP: Durn Librul Elitists! |
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smoogatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
43. The usual bullshit stereotype. |
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DancingBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 07:29 PM Response to Reply #43 |
120. This quote here scares the shit out of me |
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DireStrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 07:44 PM Response to Reply #120 |
123. I partially disagree |
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smoogatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 08:10 PM Response to Reply #120 |
132. Right. The key to appealing to working people is to pretend we're stupid. |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
45. a ramble on this vintage-1970 critique (The Greening of America vs Collective Action) |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
51. No. nm |
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info being (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
52. That's me. No apologies though. I can be brutally honest about myself and live with myself. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 02:18 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. authentic self. i havent heard that in a long time. this takes me to |
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info being (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 02:25 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. I don't see how it naturally leads to selfishness |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 02:37 PM Response to Reply #55 |
60. selfishness in authentic self |
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info being (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 02:46 PM Response to Reply #60 |
66. I completely accept your position on this |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 02:28 PM Response to Reply #52 |
56. and the free market is working so well... |
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info being (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 02:45 PM Response to Reply #56 |
64. Who said anything about economics? |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 03:39 PM Response to Reply #64 |
75. my ex had a spiritual need for his $40K convertible BMW, |
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info being (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 03:59 PM Response to Reply #75 |
83. You are still defining this in terms of how we fit with "the world" |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 04:29 PM Response to Reply #83 |
89. i *do* have a bit of guilt for a prior remark i made on a thread on another |
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info being (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 04:54 PM Response to Reply #89 |
99. I'm down with you too :-) |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 05:28 PM Response to Reply #89 |
105. all good stuff in your post. what i have seen today alone..... |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 12:59 PM Response to Reply #105 |
179. i pray you are right |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 05:11 PM Response to Reply #75 |
103. your last paragraph absolutely answers your question about the heat |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 12:23 PM Response to Reply #103 |
176. thanks! shame that the tone of the OP was so confrontational, b/c there's something |
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info being (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 02:47 PM Response to Reply #56 |
67. The individual and the market are opposites |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 03:44 PM Response to Reply #67 |
77. we are blood enemies -- corporate interest vs public interest |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 02:31 PM Response to Reply #52 |
57. this essay argues against grand social "systems" |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
59. Agree and disagree. Guess that's why I'm an Anarchist. |
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grizmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
61. Be careful what you pretend to be, because you are what you pretend to be. |
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info being (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 02:49 PM Response to Reply #61 |
68. You think "the world" can truly see us? |
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grizmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 03:35 PM Response to Reply #68 |
73. maybe my choice of words was vague |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 03:38 PM Response to Reply #73 |
74. you so sure their judgments bear less validity than your own self-evaluation? |
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grizmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 03:44 PM Response to Reply #74 |
78. ever have someone tell you they know you better than you know yourself? |
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info being (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 04:04 PM Response to Reply #78 |
86. You're talking about *relationships* |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 04:26 PM Response to Reply #78 |
88. They have been invariably wrong in my case |
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grizmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 04:42 PM Response to Reply #88 |
97. you've always been right about yourself |
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info being (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 04:46 PM Response to Reply #97 |
98. interesting to watch you challenge her to conformity while knowing nothing |
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grizmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 09:18 AM Response to Reply #98 |
157. never tried to prove whether it's unlikely or likely |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 05:55 PM Response to Reply #97 |
109. Being right about myself is actually not that difficult |
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info being (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 04:02 PM Response to Reply #74 |
85. I completely agree with you :-) |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 05:38 PM Response to Reply #85 |
107. or they will in time as they walk their journey, it is everyones opportunity |
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madmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
63. On second reading... |
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Brazenly Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
65. By all means, feel free to apply that analysis to yourself. |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 04:35 PM Response to Reply #65 |
93. thought experiment |
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DireStrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 07:48 PM Response to Reply #93 |
124. He provided a solid answer |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 09:38 AM Response to Reply #124 |
160. durrrr? |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 09:54 AM Response to Reply #160 |
162. because people see the whole of the post, rather than break it down |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 10:14 AM Response to Reply #162 |
165. well my irritation |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 10:33 AM Response to Reply #165 |
166. honestly i heard people going after what was written. |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 11:02 AM Response to Reply #166 |
169. well I didn't see you doing it, but it's in this thread in spades |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 03:53 PM Response to Reply #169 |
184. cute, cute .... cute..... lol n/t |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 10:52 AM Response to Reply #165 |
168. my point. this article creates a LOT of people in a way they are NOT |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 11:07 AM Response to Reply #168 |
170. was that rhetorical or addressing me? |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 04:04 PM Response to Reply #170 |
185. mercurial |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
76. Deleted message |
atommom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
80. That's a pretty accurate description of our society, I'm sorry to say. nt |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
81. Why I posted this |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 04:32 PM Response to Reply #81 |
90. The issue is valid but this was written by a Luntz or Rove clone to stigmatize, not reflect. |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 05:35 PM Response to Reply #81 |
106. If you really believe what you wrote then your glass house is shattered to pieces. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 05:42 PM Response to Reply #81 |
108. thank you for your reply, but no i dont think the |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 06:31 PM Response to Reply #81 |
115. I think whoever wrote this needs to get off the campus and into the real world. |
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Dastard Stepchild (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
84. The problem, if you will, |
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leftupnorth (657 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
92. Someone hand the OP a mirror and a book on psychology bookmarked |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
100. I try to be honest |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
102. I would have no objection to the OP..... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
110. Obvious RW propaganda written to make the Left look like |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 06:28 PM Response to Reply #110 |
114. I dunno, man. This sounds sincere. I mean, look at the complete inability |
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Sapphire Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 07:57 PM Response to Reply #110 |
126. Google "much pretending throughout the progressive and liberal community" for a link... |
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ReadTomPaine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-08-06 02:56 PM Response to Reply #126 |
215. FYI this person was a poster here as well... |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
112. This person seems to be railing against what he views as "self-serving behavior" |
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Usrename (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 12:00 PM Response to Reply #112 |
173. ROFLMAO! |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
113. This reminds me of "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion" |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
116. "Found" on the internet(s)? Link?? 4 paragraph rule? |
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Sapphire Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 08:00 PM Response to Reply #116 |
127. See post #126 |
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Mayberry Machiavelli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 07:13 PM Response to Original message |
118. So, blindpig, are YOU 'pretending' to be something you are not? Bears pondering... |
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DireStrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
119. Nope, no pretending here |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
125. Newt Gingrinch, is that you? |
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Dervill Crow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
128. What a bunch of bullshit. Of course that's just my personal opinion. |
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mentalsolstice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
129. It's all about dignity IMHO |
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LeftHander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
130. This is correct. We are simply missing new rules.... |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
131. What's with all the references to "lifestyle choices"? Here we go again. |
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Mayberry Machiavelli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 08:24 PM Response to Original message |
133. This whole post is a repost from "mberst" on "progressiveindependent.com": |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 08:28 PM Response to Reply #133 |
134. yup. |
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Mayberry Machiavelli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 08:30 PM Response to Reply #134 |
135. Maybe links to that site are banned, although I wouldn't know why since I've never heard of it. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 07:31 AM Response to Reply #135 |
151. Don't know the background but it is one of the sites "that must not be linked" |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-02-06 05:30 PM Response to Reply #135 |
202. Indeed PI & Conservative Underground are the dreaded sites |
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Sapphire Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-02-06 05:32 PM Response to Reply #202 |
203. oops... you just named them. |
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crispini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 09:34 PM Response to Reply #133 |
142. ah - HA. Sly, very sly. |
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ReadTomPaine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-08-06 03:00 PM Response to Reply #133 |
216. MBerst used to post on DU as well. |
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crispini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
136. I am a liberal, and I think this is bullshit. |
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Mayberry Machiavelli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 08:38 PM Response to Reply #136 |
137. Well since "blindpig" has posted this flamebait they have not returned to |
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CJCRANE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 08:41 PM Response to Original message |
138. No. |
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CJCRANE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
140. Two words - Foley, Haggard. |
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seaglass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
141. Oh wait - I really have the right answer. mberst was talking about himself |
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crispini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 09:38 PM Response to Reply #141 |
143. Actually, if you read the thread in the original context, |
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seaglass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 07:36 AM Response to Reply #143 |
152. Yes, I did see that. The amazing thing is that they don't |
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meganmonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
145. Truth hurts |
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seaglass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 07:25 AM Response to Reply #145 |
150. You must be in a lot of pain. n/t |
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meganmonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 10:01 AM Response to Reply #150 |
163. It's hard not to be... |
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DancingBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 07:56 AM Response to Reply #145 |
153. No! He's not talking about us!! |
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CJCRANE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 10:04 AM Response to Reply #153 |
164. It's not a mirror. |
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DancingBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 10:44 AM Response to Reply #164 |
167. Hardly |
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CJCRANE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 11:28 AM Response to Reply #167 |
172. Ok |
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seaglass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 12:32 PM Response to Reply #153 |
177. Do you realize how superior you sound? n/t |
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Jcrowley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
147. At the end of the day |
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nam78_two (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-02-06 10:49 PM Response to Reply #147 |
209. Well said as always/nt |
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mhatrw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 12:16 AM Response to Original message |
148. Um, no. |
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BlueEyedSon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 09:29 AM Response to Original message |
158. wft? |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-03-06 02:48 AM Response to Reply #158 |
211. what fuck the? |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
171. I think you're full of shit |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
175. I find more to agree with than disagree. |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
178. No. I'm pretending that Bush and the neo-cons are building a better world |
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Jim Warren (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
182. Is there a question here? |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 05:29 PM Response to Reply #182 |
187. Maybe you need new friends |
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Jim Warren (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 06:22 PM Response to Reply #187 |
189. No, not friends dear |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 06:26 PM Response to Reply #189 |
190. neither does Corporatocracy |
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Marnieworld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-29-06 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
192. Who knew Ayn Rand was still writing? |
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Katzenjammer (541 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-01-06 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
194. What an amazing litmus test this thread is. I am impressed (nt) |
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Sapere aude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-01-06 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
197. Well, good. Now we all have our cozy pigeon hole to live in. |
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Rosemary2205 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-01-06 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
200. I feel for you. |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-01-06 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
201. thats a red herring if I ever saw one |
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Mayberry Machiavelli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-02-06 05:58 PM Response to Reply #201 |
206. Well, since the OP has never returned to address this flamebait, one can only guess |
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NuttyFluffers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-02-06 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
208. i often pretend to be an avocado... |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-03-06 02:45 AM Response to Original message |
210. Brilliant! |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
212. Been meaning to post in this thread... |
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Dora (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 05:27 PM Response to Reply #212 |
213. Please explain how those actions makes someone not a "good dem" |
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riskgamble (5 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-08-06 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
214. I have a personality test for you. |
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