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| 36. Democracy? Hah! (my reply to them) |
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1. Republican-owned (and manipulated) voting machines (unverifiable)
2. Do-Nothing media (CNN at the top because you USED to be the best,but have sold out)
3. Religious nutcases trying to control everyone (but seem to have trouble controling themselves)
4. Congress that's owned and operated by lobbyists..(to the detriment of their constituents)
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That's for starters..
If we want to know what's going on in the REAL world, we must look for snippets from foreign news sources, and even CNN-I when it accidentally airs stateside.
It's practically criminal what you do with the use of our FREE airwaves. CNN cheats the public daily by just showing DRIVEL, when there is real news going on.. News that we NEED to know about. Shame on you!
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| -CNN wants YOUR opinion: What is the greatest threat to Democracy? |
BigBearJohn |
May-07-05 04:48 PM |
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George Bush? |
MuseRider |
May-07-05 04:50 PM |
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Polls in Europe seem to agree |
Peake |
May-07-05 04:52 PM |
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That was certainly my first thought. |
BrklynLiberal |
May-07-05 06:45 PM |
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Anyone not hear of "Fahrenheit 4.51 ?? |
Imagevision |
May-09-05 09:44 AM |
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Dick Cheney |
DrDebug |
May-07-05 04:51 PM |
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The media is the greatest threat to our democracy. |
Tactical Progressive |
May-07-05 04:51 PM |
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Here's mine. |
lady lib |
May-07-05 05:11 PM |
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perfect, just perfect response |
cybildisobedience |
May-07-05 05:33 PM |
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Thanks. |
lady lib |
May-07-05 06:47 PM |
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They don't want to look at anything |
Tactical Progressive |
May-07-05 05:45 PM |
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I watched "All the President's Men" the other morning |
SemperEadem |
May-09-05 11:02 AM |
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I agree! This is the perfect response! |
hue |
May-07-05 06:46 PM |
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Thanks. |
lady lib |
May-07-05 06:53 PM |
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You forgot the Paula Abdul/American Idol crapfest. n/t |
Hissyspit |
May-08-05 01:40 AM |
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Thankfully, I missed hearing about that one. n/t |
lady lib |
May-08-05 04:43 PM |
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Can I just cut and paste your post into my email? |
Up2Late |
May-08-05 01:53 AM |
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Sure. |
lady lib |
May-08-05 04:45 PM |
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Agreed!!!!!! |
jrthin |
May-07-05 05:34 PM |
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YES. The corporate media. Pure and simple. nt |
BullGooseLoony |
May-07-05 07:59 PM |
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The lack of a good, unbiased, non cooperate owned media has |
efhmc |
May-07-05 09:23 PM |
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would like to know why you chose the media |
eliasmesa |
May-09-05 08:47 AM |
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Look at the ownerships. |
kgfnally |
May-09-05 10:04 AM |
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thanks but I don't see that necessarily as a threat |
eliasmesa |
May-09-05 10:09 AM |
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Suppose the economy is tanking |
kgfnally |
May-09-05 10:29 AM |
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May-09-05 10:51 AM |
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That's easy. Without a free press you can't have a democratic |
Guy Whitey Corngood |
May-09-05 10:05 AM |
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well, I disagree |
eliasmesa |
May-09-05 10:13 AM |
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let me ask you |
SemperEadem |
May-09-05 11:20 AM |
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May-09-05 11:28 AM |
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Free means free. Not controlled by a few to further their agenda. nt |
Guy Whitey Corngood |
May-09-05 01:00 PM |
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May-09-05 01:11 PM |
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Oh, I don't know.... |
Guy Whitey Corngood |
May-09-05 01:30 PM |
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May-09-05 01:32 PM |
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Not if that goverment is accountable to the people. Which is not the |
Guy Whitey Corngood |
May-09-05 01:59 PM |
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media control IS the greatest threat to our democracy |
Imagevision |
May-09-05 09:41 AM |
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extreme RW fundamentalist Christians are the biggest threat |
Qanisqineq |
May-07-05 04:53 PM |
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What I said. |
warrior1 |
May-07-05 04:56 PM |
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The Bushit is wider and deeper than |
DemBones DemBones |
May-07-05 05:02 PM |
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uncontrolled FASCIST interests that have hijacked the Government |
Vincardog |
May-07-05 05:04 PM |
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CNN, FOX, MSNBC, NBC, CNBC, ABC, |
FrenchieCat |
May-07-05 05:06 PM |
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Way to Go, FrenchieCat! |
AuntiBush |
May-07-05 05:39 PM |
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Ya beat me to it FrenchieCat... |
Prag |
May-08-05 07:39 AM |
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Cheap Labor Cons |
B Calm |
May-07-05 05:07 PM |
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What is the greatest threat to Democracy?" |
Wilms |
May-07-05 05:13 PM |
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I said the MSM's obvious one-sidedness is the biggest threat... |
BigBearJohn |
May-07-05 05:19 PM |
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Any person who's |
Zenzic |
May-07-05 05:29 PM |
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Biggest threat(s) |
CountAllVotes |
May-07-05 05:33 PM |
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Done: Namely, Bush & his Extremists Republican Congressional |
AuntiBush |
May-07-05 05:38 PM |
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Those that would trade freedom/liberty for security |
Jose Diablo |
May-07-05 05:44 PM |
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Theocracy and Religious Fundamentalism Gone Amok. nt |
impeachdubya |
May-07-05 05:52 PM |
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The PNAC's use of the TaliBornAgain! |
hootinholler |
May-07-05 06:25 PM |
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I sure hope you sent this to them. |
FizzFuzz |
May-07-05 07:48 PM |
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The PNAC and the perpetrators thereof. |
acmejack |
May-07-05 06:06 PM |
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Dear CNN |
burythehatchet |
May-07-05 06:14 PM |
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LOL snark ...:) |
number6 |
May-07-05 10:52 PM |
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I went with the media - here's my note |
lwfern |
May-07-05 06:22 PM |
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Hi, fern! |
RevCheesehead |
May-07-05 06:51 PM |
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lwfern wrote: "Shouldn't YOU be telling US?" |
lady lib |
May-07-05 07:10 PM |
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AWESOME POINT! |
bigwillq |
May-07-05 07:27 PM |
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this ROCKS! |
FizzFuzz |
May-07-05 07:53 PM |
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The Dean scream vs My Pet Goat |
hvn_nbr_2 |
May-07-05 10:53 PM |
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Beautiful! n/t |
tavalon |
May-09-05 11:01 AM |
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Here's mine. It's long but I got on a roll |
katinmn |
May-07-05 06:22 PM |
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Excellent.. like the example.. as in, your spinning truth as we speak! |
Griffy |
May-07-05 09:19 PM |
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Beautiful. |
Hatalles |
May-07-05 10:10 PM |
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What I wrote... |
longship |
May-07-05 06:29 PM |
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you captured all the crucial points |
FizzFuzz |
May-07-05 07:56 PM |
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any idiot can tell you.. |
ananda |
May-07-05 06:34 PM |
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here's mine |
me b zola |
May-07-05 06:39 PM |
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Excellent! |
lady lib |
May-07-05 06:45 PM |
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I love your next-to-last line: |
Raksha |
May-07-05 09:15 PM |
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Democracy? Hah! (my reply to them) |
SoCalDem |
May-07-05 06:51 PM |
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.... |
lady lib |
May-07-05 07:13 PM |
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My email: "Democracy in American ..... |
understandinglife |
May-07-05 06:54 PM |
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Way to go fellow DUers.... keep 'em coming! Let's BLAST 'em with emails. |
BigBearJohn |
May-07-05 06:56 PM |
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My response: |
spenbax |
May-07-05 07:00 PM |
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The fact that CNN is even asking this question is scary in itself |
Atman |
May-07-05 07:08 PM |
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Sent this: |
democrank |
May-07-05 07:11 PM |
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Dear CNN, |
bigwillq |
May-07-05 07:24 PM |
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Here's mine...not as good as some of the others |
Poiuyt |
May-07-05 07:24 PM |
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Excellent letter |
lwfern |
May-07-05 07:40 PM |
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Done. Here's mine-- |
FizzFuzz |
May-07-05 07:32 PM |
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VERY good!...... n/t |
annabanana |
May-07-05 08:51 PM |
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thank you! |
FizzFuzz |
May-07-05 09:19 PM |
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Your letter gave me goose bumps |
me b zola |
May-07-05 09:38 PM |
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CNN! n/t |
mogster |
May-07-05 07:44 PM |
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here's mine . . . |
ellenfl |
May-07-05 07:45 PM |
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Very nicely put... |
AmBlue |
May-07-05 09:27 PM |
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Here's mine: |
sinkingfeeling |
May-07-05 07:55 PM |
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Very well said!! |
FizzFuzz |
May-07-05 08:12 PM |
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When I write LTTEs I'm succinct. This time they invited |
katinmn |
May-07-05 08:23 PM |
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Fizz, yours was great also |
lwfern |
May-07-05 08:27 PM |
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why thanks! |
FizzFuzz |
May-07-05 08:54 PM |
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thanks, will do and am sending this along |
yorkiemommie1 |
May-07-05 08:35 PM |
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My letter... |
FrenchieCat |
May-07-05 08:48 PM |
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Woo Hoo!! I am so impressed with all the writing on this thread!!!!!!! |
FizzFuzz |
May-07-05 09:01 PM |
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Look at the irony: |
Clark2008 |
May-09-05 01:21 PM |
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Capitalism - Global Transnational Capitalism is the greatest threat. |
NAO |
May-07-05 09:29 PM |
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Project for the New American Century |
hiley |
May-07-05 09:36 PM |
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Where do they ask for this? |
hvn_nbr_2 |
May-07-05 09:40 PM |
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this morning I believe the lady asked |
hiley |
May-07-05 09:46 PM |
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Thanks. BTW, your link is bad. |
hvn_nbr_2 |
May-07-05 10:32 PM |
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I wondered about that too |
lwfern |
May-07-05 10:22 PM |
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It is on this video, right before they talk about the secret memo |
BigBearJohn |
May-08-05 02:47 AM |
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good point |
number6 |
May-07-05 10:59 PM |
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The lady on CNN asks the question before running the secret memo story |
BigBearJohn |
May-08-05 02:48 AM |
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Greatest threat: |
edbray |
May-07-05 09:50 PM |
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Some great stuff there. |
efhmc |
May-07-05 10:00 PM |
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Welcome to DU, Ed |
Poiuyt |
May-07-05 11:16 PM |
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Awesome, edbray! |
Willy Lee |
May-09-05 10:03 AM |
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Well, the NYTimes is covering Botero's renderings of American torturers... |
understandinglife |
May-07-05 10:00 PM |
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A gov't that lies to the people & a media that doesn't call them on it. |
Garbo 2004 |
May-07-05 10:11 PM |
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Pro lifers (n/t) |
DanCa |
May-07-05 10:15 PM |
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Here's my Response |
paparush |
May-07-05 10:46 PM |
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greatest threat to Democracy? |
number6 |
May-07-05 10:49 PM |
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My two cents... |
ohtransplant |
May-07-05 11:00 PM |
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Here's Mine |
Joey Liberal |
May-07-05 11:11 PM |
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My e-mail |
Egalitarian |
May-07-05 11:35 PM |
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Here's my reply: |
Liberty Belle |
May-08-05 12:02 AM |
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I kept it simple: |
bvar22 |
May-08-05 12:20 AM |
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Bush, Repukes, Christians |
raysr |
May-08-05 01:05 AM |
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Ignorance n/t |
entanglement |
May-08-05 03:07 AM |
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Crooked elections |
vince3 |
May-08-05 03:56 AM |
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done. n/t |
Paradise |
May-08-05 07:32 AM |
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Dishonest voting without accountability or paper trails. I will never |
Catfight |
May-08-05 10:40 AM |
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BigBear: Excellent thread! |
katinmn |
May-08-05 01:03 PM |
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Well if we get tons of DUers to respond, it HAS to make an impression |
BigBearJohn |
May-08-05 02:24 PM |
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What do you people think CNN's reaction will be to all these letters? |
BigBearJohn |
May-08-05 04:21 PM |
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Hey BigBear--looks like we have an answer to your ?? |
FizzFuzz |
May-09-05 08:01 AM |
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One last kick |
BigBearJohn |
May-08-05 05:08 PM |
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do you have a link to where they asked this question? |
DFLer4edu |
May-09-05 09:26 AM |
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Crooks N Liars has a video of CNN and the secret memo -- (more) |
BigBearJohn |
May-09-05 01:33 PM |
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think if i said |
MsTryska |
May-09-05 09:37 AM |
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Gosh, it's hard to pick just one |
tavalon |
May-09-05 10:56 AM |
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Could you give a link |
tavalon |
May-09-05 10:59 AM |
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Is there a link? |
tavalon |
May-09-05 11:00 AM |
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Done, thanks! And in a single word; |
LynnTheDem |
May-09-05 11:02 AM |
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There is no greatest threat to Democracy |
Walt Starr |
May-09-05 11:03 AM |
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Mine's a day late, but hopefully not a dollar short |
Clark2008 |
May-09-05 11:22 AM |
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Hear hear! Wonderful reply. n/t |
hvn_nbr_2 |
May-09-05 12:15 PM |
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My blurb... |
linazelle |
May-09-05 11:53 AM |
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The greatest threats are one-party control and corporate interests... |
Roland99 |
May-09-05 01:47 PM |
#141 |
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