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malaise
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:17 AM Original message |
Breaking on GEM$NBC - Helen Thomas is retiring |
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
1. Good. bigotry is bigotry. |
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Ian David
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:22 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Agreed. I'll miss the saner, more rational Helen Thomas that I once sent flowers to. n/t |
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Raineyb
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:41 AM Response to Reply #1 |
42. And yet Pat Buchanan whose past is a million times uglier than |
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:45 AM Response to Reply #42 |
45. It is a sad double standard and Pat should be off the air. |
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Raineyb
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:48 AM Response to Reply #45 |
50. Yeah that's what they always say when they tell black and brown people |
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backscatter712
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:58 AM Response to Reply #1 |
61. Sorry, saying one stupid thing does not undo a lifetime of good. |
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AnArmyVeteran
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Mon Jun-07-10 12:58 PM Response to Reply #61 |
89. I agree with you backscatter712... It's sad to see so many piling on her. |
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Mon Jun-07-10 12:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
74. Agree. |
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gateley
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
2. This makes me so sad. Farewell to a golden era. nt |
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malaise
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:21 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Sad is an understatement |
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Ian David
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:22 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Someone took away Helen Thomas' guns??? n/t |
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Ian David
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
3. She's resigning to spend more time hating Jews with her family. n/t |
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Individualist
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:22 AM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Fuck DLC! |
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AngryAmish
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:27 AM Response to Reply #3 |
15. Well done, sir. Perfect. |
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uppityperson
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:30 AM Response to Reply #3 |
20. Can you criticize an administration, yet support the people? |
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Ian David
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:33 AM Response to Reply #20 |
25. That's not what she did. She told the Jews to go "home" to Germany. |
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uppityperson
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:40 AM Response to Reply #25 |
36. Here is what she said. I'd like to see a longer vid since all I can find is >1 min |
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Ian David
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:48 AM Response to Reply #36 |
49. What if she had said The Irish should leave America and go back to Ireland? n/t |
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uppityperson
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:50 AM Response to Reply #49 |
51. Are the Irish occupying America? What if she said USA should stop occupying Iraq and go back to USA? |
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Ian David
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:52 AM Response to Reply #51 |
54. She didn't say they should stop occupying Gaza or The West Bank... she said they should leave ISRAEL |
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uppityperson
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:54 AM Response to Reply #54 |
56. No, she didn't. She said they should leave Palestine. Quit picking bits out of what she said. |
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Ian David
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:57 AM Response to Reply #56 |
59. "Home" is Israel. n/t |
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malaise
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Mon Jun-07-10 12:47 PM Response to Reply #59 |
85. I thought home was where you were born n/t |
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Mon Jun-07-10 01:08 PM Response to Reply #85 |
90. Two generations have been born in Israel. n/t |
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Ian David
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Mon Jun-07-10 01:50 PM Response to Reply #85 |
98. Jews have been being born in Israel for several thousand years. |
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malaise
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Mon Jun-07-10 03:37 PM Response to Reply #98 |
101. and Palestinians? n/t |
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Ian David
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Mon Jun-07-10 03:47 PM Response to Reply #101 |
102. Sure, for the past few hundred years of the diaspora, at least. n/t |
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Raineyb
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:54 AM Response to Reply #54 |
57. And what of the people who were living on the land where Israel is now |
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:58 AM Response to Reply #57 |
60. Two state solution is the only ethical solution. |
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Raineyb
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Mon Jun-07-10 12:07 PM Response to Reply #60 |
70. There's not a damn thing ethical about what's going on down there at the moment. n/t |
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Mon Jun-07-10 12:10 PM Response to Reply #70 |
72. Never said there was. We don't have a two state solution. |
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malaise
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Mon Jun-07-10 03:54 PM Response to Reply #70 |
103. +1,000 |
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:52 AM Response to Reply #51 |
55. Israel is a legitimate state. Accept it. n/t |
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Mon Jun-07-10 01:44 PM Response to Reply #49 |
97. If she had said the British in N. Ireland should go back to Britain, I'd agree with her... |
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:38 AM Response to Reply #20 |
32. That is not what she did at all. n/t |
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uppityperson
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:40 AM Response to Reply #32 |
41. Here is what she said, I see her criticizing Israel, not Jews. |
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:43 AM Response to Reply #41 |
43. Telling people that have been living there for 3 generations to go "home" |
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Tailormyst
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Mon Jun-07-10 12:51 PM Response to Reply #43 |
87. What of the palestinians who were thrown off their land, was that okay? |
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Mon Jun-07-10 01:12 PM Response to Reply #87 |
91. Of course it isn't ok. |
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Tailormyst
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Mon Jun-07-10 01:34 PM Response to Reply #91 |
95. Add to number 5 water rights and we agree almost completely. |
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Mon Jun-07-10 01:43 PM Response to Reply #95 |
96. Yeah the list wasn't exaustive. |
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inna
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:46 AM Response to Reply #3 |
46. That was very ugly and uncalled for. |
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:50 AM Response to Reply #46 |
52. Kinda like telling people they should go back "home" to a country they have never seen. |
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Karenina
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Mon Jun-07-10 12:22 PM Response to Reply #52 |
81. Which is EXACTLY what has happened to U.S. citizens in Arizona. |
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Mon Jun-07-10 12:25 PM Response to Reply #81 |
84. Good analogy. n/t |
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Ian David
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:59 AM Response to Reply #46 |
62. Tough shit. n/t |
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Barack_America
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:51 AM Response to Reply #3 |
53. Well aren't you just full of class and goodwill. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
6. A little bit late. |
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hlthe2b
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:29 AM Response to Reply #6 |
16. Ya know, I always thought your previous tag, Bornaginhoolagin |
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kirby
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:29 AM Response to Reply #6 |
18. Well... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:31 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Yeah, but I'm not an anti-semite. |
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kirby
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:37 AM Response to Reply #21 |
29. Well... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:40 AM Response to Reply #29 |
40. Listen, just because you like Helen Thomas, doesn't mean she's not a bigot. |
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kirby
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Mon Jun-07-10 01:17 PM Response to Reply #40 |
92. They said the same about Jimmy Carter n/t |
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liam_laddie
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Mon Jun-07-10 12:17 PM Response to Reply #29 |
77. massive K&R, kirby |
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bobbolink
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
7. Damn, DAMN, Fucking DAMN! |
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malaise
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:36 AM Response to Reply #7 |
27. No first amendment rights for Helen |
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kirby
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:39 AM Response to Reply #27 |
33. Please... |
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:40 AM Response to Reply #33 |
39. ROFL. |
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malaise
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Mon Jun-07-10 12:00 PM Response to Reply #33 |
64. LOL |
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loudsue
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:44 AM Response to Reply #27 |
44. So true. Rush & Beck will go on and on. Not the same for Dems |
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cali
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:47 AM Response to Reply #27 |
47. so she can't own a gun? |
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malaise
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Mon Jun-07-10 12:04 PM Response to Reply #47 |
66. Blushing |
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OhioChick
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
10. Sorry to hear this n/t |
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hlthe2b
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
11. So many of her colleagues and supposed friends have exploited |
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Ian David
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:25 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. And yet Pat Buchannan still has a job. Only Conservatives are allowed to hate Jews & keep their job. |
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spiritual_gunfighter
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:31 AM Response to Reply #11 |
22. I dont blame Crawford |
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hlthe2b
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:38 AM Response to Reply #22 |
31. Mr. Crawford, who left his gig at MSNBC saying... |
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spiritual_gunfighter
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Mon Jun-07-10 12:01 PM Response to Reply #31 |
65. I could care less about Craig Crawford |
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hlthe2b
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Mon Jun-07-10 12:07 PM Response to Reply #65 |
69. I agree with the need to take a close look at MSNBC's Buchanan |
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Raineyb
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Mon Jun-07-10 12:24 PM Response to Reply #65 |
83. Doesn't it make you wonder WHY? n/t |
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political_Dem
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Mon Jun-07-10 10:19 PM Response to Reply #83 |
109. +10000 But unfortunately, the "wondering" ends with some folks "not seeing anything wrong." :( |
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hlthe2b
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:40 AM Response to Reply #22 |
37. They aren't defending what she said... they are defending |
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spiritual_gunfighter
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:59 AM Response to Reply #37 |
63. I dont think she should be judged by this incident alone either |
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hlthe2b
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Mon Jun-07-10 12:04 PM Response to Reply #63 |
67. I agree that what she said was reprehensible. I do not agree that |
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spiritual_gunfighter
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Mon Jun-07-10 12:07 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. Well I disagree |
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Raineyb
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Mon Jun-07-10 12:08 PM Response to Reply #68 |
71. And Pat Buchanan says worse about more groups of people. |
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hlthe2b
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Mon Jun-07-10 12:15 PM Response to Reply #71 |
76. for years and years and years... |
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Raineyb
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Mon Jun-07-10 12:23 PM Response to Reply #76 |
82. Exactly. His body of racist work is a hell of a lot longer than |
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political_Dem
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Mon Jun-07-10 10:22 PM Response to Reply #82 |
110. +10000 |
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spiritual_gunfighter
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Mon Jun-07-10 12:18 PM Response to Reply #71 |
78. I guess you havent read my comments on this very thread on this very topic |
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hlthe2b
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Mon Jun-07-10 12:11 PM Response to Reply #68 |
73. I don't know enough about Major Garrett to have any appreciation |
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FLAprogressive
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
12. Fuck AIPAC. |
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
14. Some interesting responses in this thread. Nt |
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malaise
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:33 AM Response to Reply #14 |
26. Unbelievable is the word |
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laughingliberal
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:36 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. +1000 nt |
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Kalyke
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
17. I can't find where she, verbatim, said the Jews should "go back to |
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uppityperson
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:32 AM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Here is transcript from youtube vid I found. I couldn't find a longer vid, but here.... |
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malaise
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:39 AM Response to Reply #23 |
34. Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! |
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suffragette
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Mon Jun-07-10 12:18 PM Response to Reply #34 |
79. "You know how long those RW hacks wanted her fired." |
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EFerrari
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Mon Jun-07-10 01:55 PM Response to Reply #79 |
100. They're a bunch of hypocritical cowards. |
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suffragette
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Mon Jun-07-10 09:56 PM Response to Reply #100 |
106. Yep, and she made their knees quiver |
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:39 AM Response to Reply #23 |
35. More people need to read |
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JitterbugPerfume
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
19. it is probably for the best |
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hlthe2b
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:33 AM Response to Reply #19 |
24. I hope not... |
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Arkana
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
30. Damn. |
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Tailormyst
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
38. Sorry to see you go Helen. |
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Mari333
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
48. there goes whatever press we ever had. |
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backscatter712
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
58. The freepers and hasbara-bots are gonna be smug today. |
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Individualist
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Mon Jun-07-10 12:51 PM Response to Reply #58 |
86. as are DLC supporters |
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NorthCarolina
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Mon Jun-07-10 01:28 PM Response to Reply #86 |
94. I think the DLC New Dems are implied by the term "freepers". eom |
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Mon Jun-07-10 01:54 PM Response to Reply #94 |
99. Good point! |
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Dappleganger
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Mon Jun-07-10 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
75. She's the Grande Dame of yesterday's journalism. |
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Union Label
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Mon Jun-07-10 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
80. It wont happen but I'd like to see the occupiers of North America go home |
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Mon Jun-07-10 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
88. I love Helen. Thank you, Helen, for everything you have done |
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NorthCarolina
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Mon Jun-07-10 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
93. Conservatives win another round...chip, chip, chip |
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proteus_lives
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Mon Jun-07-10 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
104. She's a racist, fuck her. |
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inna
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Mon Jun-07-10 09:57 PM Response to Reply #104 |
108. false, disgusting and inflammatory comment |
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TheKentuckian
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Mon Jun-07-10 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
105. While I find Helen's anti-Israel comments disgusting and anti-Semitic I don't think she should be |
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Mon Jun-07-10 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
107. k&r |
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