TallahasseeGrannie
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Mon May-29-06 07:56 PM
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| 2. My only advice is to laugh |
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Edited on Mon May-29-06 08:18 PM by TallahasseeGrannie
it off. Make jokes and disarm the situation.
Then go home and bite the wall.
Seriously, that's rough. The Decider is a Divider.
Your parents are good folks who want to believe what he is handing out. It sounds so pretty. But it is so, so ugly once you scratch the surface.
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| -My family is part of the 29%. |
Lady Effingbroke |
May-29-06 07:53 PM |
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You are doing the right thing. |
cdb |
May-29-06 07:56 PM |
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Thanks for your reply. |
Lady Effingbroke |
May-29-06 08:01 PM |
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I disagree; start yelling at them. |
dave123williams |
May-30-06 02:15 PM |
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The line I use that always shuts up any right wingers..... |
Jack from Charlotte |
May-30-06 04:42 PM |
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My only advice is to laugh |
TallahasseeGrannie |
May-29-06 07:56 PM |
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It's very ugly, TG, and it tears me up inside. |
Lady Effingbroke |
May-29-06 08:05 PM |
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Since they seem to want to hear what you have to say |
Mz Pip |
May-29-06 07:58 PM |
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What do your other family members think? |
Conker |
May-29-06 07:58 PM |
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My only other family member in town is my 93 year old granfdather |
Lady Effingbroke |
May-29-06 08:12 PM |
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Better than |
zidzi |
May-29-06 08:44 PM |
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Yeah, my folks apportion some blame to the Almighty Clenis (of course!) |
Lady Effingbroke |
May-29-06 08:49 PM |
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You're most Welcome and |
zidzi |
May-30-06 07:26 AM |
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It sounds like your family was manufactured by Fox News. (n/t) |
mwb970 |
May-30-06 05:40 AM |
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Sorry to say it but Joe Sr did make his |
nadinbrzezinski |
May-30-06 06:28 AM |
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Yes, I realize that bootlegging is one of the ways that Joe Sr. made his |
Lady Effingbroke |
May-30-06 07:55 AM |
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Perhaps |
libhill |
May-30-06 08:06 AM |
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Sounds like my 94-year-old grandmother! |
WhoWantsToBeOccupied |
May-30-06 09:04 AM |
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If they won't listen |
MuseRider |
May-29-06 07:58 PM |
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Thank you so much for recommending the book. |
Lady Effingbroke |
May-29-06 08:27 PM |
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I am very glad |
MuseRider |
May-29-06 09:03 PM |
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Wow... I feel your pain |
stepnw1f |
May-29-06 07:59 PM |
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Incredibly polarizing administration |
Loge23 |
May-29-06 07:59 PM |
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I agree. |
Lady Effingbroke |
May-29-06 08:20 PM |
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Just Left a Cookout Early |
abluelady |
May-29-06 07:59 PM |
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I stayed at a BBQ later than I should have |
cdb |
May-29-06 08:06 PM |
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Thrilled beyond words. |
Lady Effingbroke |
May-29-06 08:33 PM |
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... Or, worse, they'll just install Jeb. |
Oregonian |
May-30-06 10:09 AM |
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oh lordy...I married in. |
TriSec |
May-29-06 08:00 PM |
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Scary |
Mz Pip |
May-29-06 08:07 PM |
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I know this sounds melodramatic |
libhill |
May-30-06 08:15 AM |
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no, its on the verge of pogroms |
maxsolomon |
May-30-06 07:06 PM |
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Just talk 11.3 trillion deficit |
Oversea Visitor |
May-29-06 08:06 PM |
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Thank you for your reply, Oversea Visitor. |
Lady Effingbroke |
May-29-06 08:31 PM |
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I'm the only Dem in my family. |
Olney Blue |
May-29-06 08:09 PM |
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I truly believe that denial is a large part of their problem. |
Lady Effingbroke |
May-29-06 08:39 PM |
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They sound just like my parents. |
ginnyinWI |
May-29-06 09:29 PM |
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me too.......my brothers and their families here; my son + ex are dems |
bobbieinok |
May-30-06 07:21 PM |
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So anti-choice is the SAME as Republican? |
Olney Blue |
May-30-06 07:25 PM |
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I share your pain. |
xxqqqzme |
May-29-06 08:12 PM |
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I reply to my dad and stepmother |
tenshi816 |
May-30-06 04:07 AM |
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I do the same thing with my father-in-law. |
phylny |
May-30-06 06:22 AM |
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My problem isn't so much the "rah-rah-everything- |
tenshi816 |
May-30-06 11:12 AM |
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I did that too. Got some really NASTY replys back from some on the |
TankLV |
May-30-06 06:45 PM |
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Great strategy |
yellerpup |
May-30-06 08:51 AM |
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My Mom & Her Hubby are repug greedheads. |
Yollam |
May-29-06 08:18 PM |
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My Parents too |
deFaultLine |
May-29-06 08:19 PM |
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That is so sad. I wish the bst for you and your parents. |
Lady Effingbroke |
May-29-06 08:42 PM |
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"over stupid politics" |
Hubert Flottz |
May-29-06 08:19 PM |
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I know, Hubert, and I know that politics is not stupid. |
Lady Effingbroke |
May-29-06 08:46 PM |
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It was hard for me to do too, but I have turned my back on a lot of... |
Hubert Flottz |
May-29-06 09:14 PM |
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Just remind your parents |
serryjw |
May-29-06 08:21 PM |
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That's what they think! |
Lady Effingbroke |
May-29-06 08:51 PM |
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So do millions |
serryjw |
May-29-06 08:54 PM |
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I talked with my brother this afternoon, He was proud his only son |
liberal N proud |
May-29-06 08:21 PM |
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He's probably just proud to have a serving son |
PublicRadioVet |
May-30-06 05:09 AM |
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Vile hate radio |
IndigoE |
May-29-06 08:28 PM |
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you may be on 2 that 'permission' thing |
xxqqqzme |
May-29-06 09:12 PM |
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Welcome to DU! |
Patsy Stone |
May-29-06 09:27 PM |
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I strongly feel that Limbaugh, O'Reilly, Hannity, |
tenshi816 |
May-30-06 04:29 AM |
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I think the same thing happened to my FIL. |
wildeyed |
May-30-06 07:41 AM |
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Sadly this is taking place in many families |
BeachBuckeye |
May-29-06 08:35 PM |
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for a very long time I faced the same problem with my mother |
Jeffersons Ghost |
May-29-06 08:37 PM |
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My dream is to have my dad watch Fahrenheit 9/11. |
tenshi816 |
May-30-06 04:31 AM |
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They are realizing BushCo & Republicans, Inc. have screwed |
Kansas Wyatt |
May-29-06 08:40 PM |
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There is NOTHING YOU CAN DO about parents. |
Warpy |
May-29-06 08:43 PM |
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This is the key. Rising above their nuttiness and refusing to |
CLW |
May-29-06 09:27 PM |
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Exactly. There was a great deal of acrimony over Vietnam |
Warpy |
May-30-06 09:01 AM |
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I know exactly where you are... |
waiting for hope |
May-29-06 09:12 PM |
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Tell them you're not interested in joining their cult, so will they |
Marr |
May-29-06 09:16 PM |
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Ask them how they are going to pay $70,000 in new debt they owe |
Elwood P Dowd |
May-29-06 09:28 PM |
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He's the dividerer. |
Patsy Stone |
May-29-06 09:41 PM |
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Thanks for the reply, Patsy. |
Lady Effingbroke |
May-29-06 11:58 PM |
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Actually, even if there's nothing you could do about them. . . |
Stargleamer |
May-29-06 09:46 PM |
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I have no real idea why they are so rigidly Republican. |
Lady Effingbroke |
May-30-06 12:08 AM |
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Perhaps Graphics of America's Changing Opinion re Bush and 911..?? |
tiptoe |
May-30-06 01:47 AM |
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Wow! Thanks so much for the wonderful charts and links - bookmarked! |
Lady Effingbroke |
May-30-06 06:25 AM |
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I can relate. |
Philosoraptor |
May-30-06 05:00 AM |
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You really think that 9/11 was an "inside" job?? |
PublicRadioVet |
May-30-06 05:06 AM |
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Don't think uncomfortable thoughts...just nice official stories. |
Philosoraptor |
May-30-06 05:08 AM |
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Conspiracy Theory has become the New Superstition |
PublicRadioVet |
May-30-06 05:20 AM |
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So you practice "Whatever-ism" |
Philosoraptor |
May-30-06 05:37 AM |
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If that's what you need to call it, then sure |
PublicRadioVet |
May-30-06 05:38 AM |
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Occam's Razor and all that... |
CJCRANE |
May-30-06 07:15 AM |
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read the Project for American Century |
nadinbrzezinski |
May-30-06 06:38 AM |
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pf, if PNAC did 9/11, they would've framed Iraq, not their Taliban buddies |
Bucky |
May-30-06 11:46 AM |
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I never said MIHOP or LIHOP |
nadinbrzezinski |
May-30-06 12:13 PM |
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The whole 'they could've use Iraqis' |
CJCRANE |
May-31-06 07:31 AM |
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That's the whole point - |
CJCRANE |
May-31-06 07:27 AM |
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I readily admit my lack of knowledge relative to many, many people |
Lady Effingbroke |
May-30-06 06:44 AM |
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M'Lady, PNAC's malevolence doesn't require a 9-11 conspiracy |
Bucky |
May-30-06 11:59 AM |
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My Fundy neighbors across the road think Chuckle-nuts Bush |
B Calm |
May-30-06 05:17 AM |
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For conservatives who are ready, Republicans for Humility is a good site |
Hekate |
May-30-06 05:35 AM |
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Not sure how a wingnut could talk down to anyone these days |
depakid |
May-30-06 05:50 AM |
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Find ONE PAINFUL & HONEST THING to say to them when they disrespect |
IdaBriggs |
May-30-06 06:13 AM |
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Thank you for your reply - and your honesty! |
Lady Effingbroke |
May-30-06 07:00 AM |
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During the vietnam war..i was a serious protestor to my dads chagrine |
flyarm |
May-30-06 07:19 AM |
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I am sitting here with tears in my eyes at the thoughtfulness |
Lady Effingbroke |
May-30-06 07:43 AM |
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If you speak your mind and don't let them shout you down... |
zanne |
May-30-06 07:28 AM |
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I know what you mean. |
Bassic |
May-30-06 07:30 AM |
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Unless they're acting, too scared to go into the secret prison camps. |
HypnoToad |
May-30-06 07:33 AM |
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Anything is possible - I agree. |
Lady Effingbroke |
May-30-06 08:05 AM |
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My wifes close friends are in the 29% also. |
newportdadde |
May-30-06 07:46 AM |
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then ask them if |
flyarm |
May-30-06 07:59 AM |
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Thanks, flyarm - you're a gem! |
Lady Effingbroke |
May-30-06 08:11 AM |
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Tell them the abortion rate went up a lot under Bush. |
glitch |
May-30-06 04:43 PM |
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I think it's a common problem - |
libhill |
May-30-06 08:02 AM |
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how willing are you to give up your nation to evil?? |
flyarm |
May-30-06 08:38 AM |
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Good post - |
libhill |
May-30-06 08:58 AM |
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I feel like such a wimp for remaining silent and not defending myself |
Lady Effingbroke |
May-30-06 09:10 AM |
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its hard ..its damn hard..but once you get your voice..no one can stop you |
flyarm |
May-30-06 10:17 AM |
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Same problem here.. |
sendero |
May-30-06 08:07 AM |
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Very similar situation here. It's so sad. |
spooky3 |
May-30-06 08:32 AM |
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Thank you for your reply - many interesting points to consider! |
Lady Effingbroke |
May-30-06 08:52 AM |
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You're welcome! |
spooky3 |
May-30-06 10:30 AM |
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Yo...my entire family are 29%ers and will ALWAYS side with the Repubs. |
Ladyhawk |
May-30-06 08:32 AM |
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I LOVE your monicker! With a sense of humor like that... |
elehhhhna |
May-30-06 08:33 AM |
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Thanks, elehhhhna - I do try to keep a sense of humor! |
Lady Effingbroke |
May-30-06 08:57 AM |
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Once you accept that everybody's family is NUTS, it'll get easier. |
elehhhhna |
May-30-06 11:30 AM |
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I have two family members who are Bush apologists (but not as loud anymore |
gauguin57 |
May-30-06 08:34 AM |
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This is common and there is no reasoning with them |
treestar |
May-30-06 08:36 AM |
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The "walk away" approach is not without its drawbacks |
Lydia Leftcoast |
May-30-06 08:39 AM |
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Well, maybe better that your parents are rather than your community |
Ishoutandscream2 |
May-30-06 09:11 AM |
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It is my community, as well. |
Lady Effingbroke |
May-30-06 09:56 AM |
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The "future will prove * is a good pres" argument is so flawed. |
jasmeel |
May-30-06 09:14 AM |
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actually, you could ask them |
newspeak |
May-30-06 11:13 AM |
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Juice up your conversation with perjorative comments |
Zorro |
May-30-06 09:47 AM |
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It's the deficit, stupid! |
Apollo11 |
May-30-06 09:51 AM |
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You might try the drip drip drip strategy |
DVJNU |
May-30-06 09:56 AM |
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My in-laws are in the 29% |
pstans |
May-30-06 10:00 AM |
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Agree with IdaBriggs.... |
The Sleeper |
May-30-06 10:05 AM |
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I would like to thank everyone for replying - I did not think this topic |
Lady Effingbroke |
May-30-06 10:32 AM |
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We were at this family birthday party |
newspeak |
May-30-06 11:32 AM |
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If they were my parents I'd download every photo of a dead or |
Vinca |
May-30-06 11:41 AM |
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With all due respect, government complicity in 9/11 is barely a theory |
Bucky |
May-30-06 11:43 AM |
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I'm with you in this |
smokey nj |
May-30-06 12:12 PM |
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I understand what you're going through |
Progressive4Life |
May-30-06 05:01 PM |
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Use to be that way with my family |
Ekirh |
May-30-06 07:32 PM |
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Here is what I say to those that support Bush et al |
Justice |
May-31-06 07:41 AM |
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My 2¢ |
Swamp Rat |
May-31-06 07:50 AM |
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