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Fri Mar-02-07 08:31 PM
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I'm sorry. I often catch the end of Peter's show and he's filled in for Thom Hartmann a few times, he does a great job. Will you be able to stream his show?   |
| -Mandatory Friday Malloy Truthseekers check in!! TGIF!! |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 08:06 PM |
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TGIM |
Liberal_Dog |
Mar-02-07 08:07 PM |
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Hi Liberal_Dog, You're 1st! |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 08:07 PM |
#4 |
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hi Liberal_Dog |
cal04 |
Mar-02-07 08:07 PM |
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Hi cal04 |
Liberal_Dog |
Mar-02-07 08:08 PM |
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Hi Liberal_Dog!!!! |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 08:08 PM |
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Hi smokey nj |
Liberal_Dog |
Mar-02-07 08:09 PM |
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hi ralp, hi everyone TGIF |
cal04 |
Mar-02-07 08:07 PM |
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Hi cal04 |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 08:07 PM |
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hi ralps, how's Norman tonight |
cal04 |
Mar-02-07 08:09 PM |
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He's doing good, He was meowing at me for a few minutes tonight for his |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 08:11 PM |
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Hi ralps and my fellow truthseekers!!!!! |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 08:07 PM |
#3 |
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Hi smokey nj |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 08:08 PM |
#7 |
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Hey ralps!!!!! |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 08:09 PM |
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Norman's doing pretty good, He was meowing for his dinner!! Now he's a |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 08:12 PM |
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Truthseekers !!! It's Friday already ya bastids !!! |
Ms. November |
Mar-02-07 08:20 PM |
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Hi Ms. November, great smilies!! |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 08:22 PM |
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Hey Ms. November!!!!! |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 08:22 PM |
#46 |
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Hi smokey nj !!! Everyone is fine, the critters weren't hiding when I got home. |
Ms. November |
Mar-02-07 08:26 PM |
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hi smokey nj |
cal04 |
Mar-02-07 08:08 PM |
#8 |
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Hey cal04!!!!! |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 08:09 PM |
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I need my shot of Malloy... |
sakabatou |
Mar-02-07 08:09 PM |
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hi sakabatou |
cal04 |
Mar-02-07 08:09 PM |
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Hi sakabatou |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 08:09 PM |
#15 |
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Hi sakabatou!!!! |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 08:10 PM |
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Hi sakabatou!!!! |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 08:10 PM |
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Hello Hello Hello |
proud patriot |
Mar-02-07 08:10 PM |
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Hi proud patriot |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 08:13 PM |
#22 |
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hiya Ralps |
proud patriot |
Mar-02-07 08:24 PM |
#59 |
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Hi proud patriot!!!!! |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 08:14 PM |
#26 |
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hi smokey nj |
proud patriot |
Mar-02-07 08:29 PM |
#79 |
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hi proud patriot |
cal04 |
Mar-02-07 08:14 PM |
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Hey cal04 |
proud patriot |
Mar-02-07 08:30 PM |
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Hi ralps and Truthseekers! |
tnlefty |
Mar-02-07 08:10 PM |
#18 |
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Hi tnlefty |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 08:13 PM |
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I hope that Norman is continuing to improve?!? |
tnlefty |
Mar-02-07 08:24 PM |
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Yes he seems to be doing a lot better! |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 08:31 PM |
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Hi tnlefty!!!! |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 08:14 PM |
#28 |
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Hey smokey nj!!! If he keeps playing clips of the Coultergeist I may |
tnlefty |
Mar-02-07 08:23 PM |
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I'm absolutely sickened. The pukes have made hate acceptable again |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 08:26 PM |
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hi tnlefty |
cal04 |
Mar-02-07 08:14 PM |
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Hey cal04! He played a clip of the Coultergeist being her usual |
tnlefty |
Mar-02-07 08:21 PM |
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Hi everyone. |
roamer65 |
Mar-02-07 08:11 PM |
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Hi roamer65 |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 08:13 PM |
#25 |
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Hi roamer65!!!! |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 08:14 PM |
#30 |
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hi roamer65 |
cal04 |
Mar-02-07 08:15 PM |
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Mann Coulter....ick...ugh...yuk. |
roamer65 |
Mar-02-07 08:13 PM |
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& LOL Mann Coulter has endorsed Mitt Romney!! I believe! |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 08:16 PM |
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I hope she has endorsed that loser. |
roamer65 |
Mar-02-07 08:18 PM |
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Hi roamer 65! It actually mentioned Edwards and then used faggot! |
tnlefty |
Mar-02-07 08:19 PM |
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It really pisses me off when these shitheads bully Democrats into apologizing for |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 08:20 PM |
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I think she's a sexual abuse victim. |
roamer65 |
Mar-02-07 08:23 PM |
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She's a disgusting person and it's an outrage that the MSM give her a forum to spew her hate, |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 08:27 PM |
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Took the words right out of my mouth. |
LaPera |
Mar-02-07 09:04 PM |
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Hi ralps& truthseekers! |
Graybeard |
Mar-02-07 08:18 PM |
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Hi Graybeard!!!!! |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 08:21 PM |
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Hi Graybeard, I hope no emergencys happen! |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 08:21 PM |
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hi Graybeard |
cal04 |
Mar-02-07 08:25 PM |
#61 |
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Truth-seeker checking in! Recommended Greatest! |
B Calm |
Mar-02-07 08:19 PM |
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Hi B Calm!!!! |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 08:22 PM |
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Hi B Calm, Thanks |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 08:22 PM |
#49 |
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hi B Calm |
cal04 |
Mar-02-07 08:25 PM |
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Checked in. |
gumby |
Mar-02-07 08:19 PM |
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Hi gumby!!!! |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 08:23 PM |
#52 |
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Hi smokey |
gumby |
Mar-02-07 08:28 PM |
#74 |
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Hi gumby |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 08:23 PM |
#53 |
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hi gumby |
cal04 |
Mar-02-07 08:25 PM |
#65 |
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Hi cal04 |
gumby |
Mar-02-07 08:29 PM |
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Hello all. |
Breeze54 |
Mar-02-07 08:20 PM |
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Hi Breeze54!!!! |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 08:23 PM |
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Hi Breeze54, Cool! |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 08:24 PM |
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hi Breeze54 |
cal04 |
Mar-02-07 08:26 PM |
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Good evening all Ralps I never knew you were a cat man |
tech3149 |
Mar-02-07 08:22 PM |
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Hi tech3149!!!!! |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 08:24 PM |
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Hi tech3149, actually I'm a cat woman! maybe you'll be able to adopt a kitty |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 08:25 PM |
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My baby Skye is all I need |
tech3149 |
Mar-02-07 08:36 PM |
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hi tech3149 |
cal04 |
Mar-02-07 08:27 PM |
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I got my post in the wrong place again..... |
Ms. November |
Mar-02-07 08:22 PM |
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It's ok, it happens to the best of us! |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 08:24 PM |
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I'm sorry to say this, but GOOD F...ING GOD!! |
MARCUSCO |
Mar-02-07 08:25 PM |
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Hi MARCUSCO, i hope Mann Coulter gets what she/he deserves soon!! |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 08:30 PM |
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Hi MARCUSO!!!!! |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 08:32 PM |
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Hi MARCUSCO, he just played that clip again, and if one of my boys |
tnlefty |
Mar-02-07 08:50 PM |
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no, you are not out of line, I only wish God would take a few others |
alyce douglas |
Mar-02-07 09:28 PM |
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Hi again Ms. November! |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 08:26 PM |
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hi Ms. November |
cal04 |
Mar-02-07 08:28 PM |
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Hi cal04 !!! |
Ms. November |
Mar-02-07 08:30 PM |
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How can anyone be a follower of this woman? |
Ms. November |
Mar-02-07 08:24 PM |
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She's popular enough to be invited by the GOP to speak today! |
tridim |
Mar-02-07 08:30 PM |
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yeah, but it's at that freak show CPAC. |
Ms. November |
Mar-02-07 08:42 PM |
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Happy to hear Malloy...We lost the excellent Peter B Collins on KPHX today. |
LaPera |
Mar-02-07 08:27 PM |
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hi LaPera |
cal04 |
Mar-02-07 08:29 PM |
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Hi LaPera!!!!! |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 08:31 PM |
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Hi LaPera, Jeff Farias has been a pretty good sub. when Mike's been sick or |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 08:34 PM |
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little surprise guest |
cal04 |
Mar-02-07 08:27 PM |
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A "little guest" coming up after the break.. |
tridim |
Mar-02-07 08:28 PM |
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hi tridim |
cal04 |
Mar-02-07 08:32 PM |
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Hi tridim!!!! |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 08:33 PM |
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Hi tridim |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 08:34 PM |
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Looks like Mike will hit 100 post here in his first half hour. |
GreenTea |
Mar-02-07 08:33 PM |
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hi GreenTea |
cal04 |
Mar-02-07 08:34 PM |
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Hello all! |
GreenTea |
Mar-02-07 08:36 PM |
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Hi GreenTea |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 08:40 PM |
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Hi Green Tea!!!!! |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 08:40 PM |
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Hi Jeff Farias!! |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 08:36 PM |
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I like him. |
GreenTea |
Mar-02-07 08:41 PM |
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LOL Kathy does a pretty good Ann Coulter!! |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 08:45 PM |
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OK, it's going to be one of those nights I See. |
MARCUSCO |
Mar-02-07 08:52 PM |
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LOL. You're right. Kathy is really good. |
Ms. November |
Mar-02-07 08:53 PM |
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Hi Everyone |
lordsummerisle |
Mar-02-07 08:51 PM |
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Hi lordsummerisle |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 08:53 PM |
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Hi lordsummerisle!!!! |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 08:54 PM |
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hi lordsummerisle |
cal04 |
Mar-02-07 09:11 PM |
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Ann Coulter for President!!! |
Swamp Rat |
Mar-02-07 08:55 PM |
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AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! |
MARCUSCO |
Mar-02-07 08:56 PM |
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Ann Ghoulter...she reeks from the smell of vomit. |
Graybeard |
Mar-02-07 09:01 PM |
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She drinks vomit. She can't give blood because it spontaneously |
Ilsa |
Mar-02-07 09:13 PM |
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Way'at Swamp Rat! great graphic!!! If Mann Coulter were the Repuke nominee |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 09:03 PM |
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Hi Swamp Rat!!!!! |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 09:05 PM |
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Way'at Swamp Rat. eeee haaaaa you should send this to Randi Rhodes :-) |
Ms. November |
Mar-02-07 09:09 PM |
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hi Swamp Rat |
cal04 |
Mar-02-07 09:12 PM |
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Wow ... I didn't know she was a graduate of the Marilyn Manson Charm School. |
MamaBear |
Mar-02-07 09:47 PM |
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I think I'm gonna... |
roamer65 |
Mar-02-07 10:09 PM |
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Please Mike! No ore Ann!!! |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 08:56 PM |
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Hi Truthseekers! I have some news from Army Times re: privatization at Walter Reed |
Ilsa |
Mar-02-07 08:57 PM |
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Hi Ilsa!!!!! |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 09:06 PM |
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Hi Ilsa, Thanks for the link & I hope Waxman & the other Democratic congress |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 09:07 PM |
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hi Ilsa |
cal04 |
Mar-02-07 09:14 PM |
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I hate those bastards! $$$,$$$,$$$ giveaways to people who screw the troops! nt |
Ilsa |
Mar-02-07 09:17 PM |
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Here's what Sen LIEberman says about Kiley replacing Weightman! from |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 09:30 PM |
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Here's Disco Fluffy & her Friends |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 08:59 PM |
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Hi, Truthseekers! |
Maat |
Mar-02-07 09:00 PM |
#111 |
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Hi Maat!!!!! |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 09:07 PM |
#117 |
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Hi, Smokey-nj!!! |
Maat |
Mar-02-07 09:28 PM |
#137 |
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Hi Maat |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 09:09 PM |
#120 |
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Hi, Ralps! |
Maat |
Mar-02-07 09:27 PM |
#136 |
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hi Maat |
cal04 |
Mar-02-07 09:14 PM |
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Hi, Cal04! |
Maat |
Mar-02-07 09:27 PM |
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I'm trying to call into the show. I really need to vent about this Coulter thing |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 09:08 PM |
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I hope you get on smokey nj! |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 09:14 PM |
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It doesn't look good, I've been dialing for about 45 minutes. |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 09:15 PM |
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go smokey |
cal04 |
Mar-02-07 09:15 PM |
#128 |
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I gave up, the sound of the busy signal was making me nuts. |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 09:25 PM |
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that's too bad smokey nj, are you going to keep trying? |
Ms. November |
Mar-02-07 09:50 PM |
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No, I gave up. I got nothing but a busy signal....... |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 09:51 PM |
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Kid Matthew??? that's 3 nights !! |
Ms. November |
Mar-02-07 10:17 PM |
#178 |
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Hey ralps!! how is Norman? |
alyce douglas |
Mar-02-07 09:22 PM |
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Hi alyce douglas!!!! |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 09:23 PM |
#132 |
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hey smokey!! |
alyce douglas |
Mar-02-07 09:33 PM |
#141 |
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I started calling at about 9:15...... |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 09:40 PM |
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he takes calls from the same people, that's not right. |
alyce douglas |
Mar-02-07 09:43 PM |
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No it isn't , especially since he doesn't usually get to calls until the last hour |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 09:45 PM |
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Mike isn't on as many stations as he used to be on Air America |
CaseyBuck |
Mar-02-07 09:47 PM |
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I guess we'll have to wait until Mike gets on a station in Memphis..... |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 09:49 PM |
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Hi CaseyBuck, I hope Mike gets on more stations soon! |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 10:00 PM |
#170 |
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hi alyce douglas |
cal04 |
Mar-02-07 09:27 PM |
#135 |
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hey cal04 !!! |
alyce douglas |
Mar-02-07 09:40 PM |
#143 |
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Hi alyce douglas, Norman's seems much better! Thanks for asking! |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 09:31 PM |
#140 |
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Here's Mike Gravel's website |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 09:39 PM |
#142 |
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Gravel is a wonderful, good, old- fashioned... |
Graybeard |
Mar-02-07 09:46 PM |
#150 |
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Hi Truthseekers! |
MamaBear |
Mar-02-07 09:42 PM |
#145 |
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Hey MamaBear!!!!! |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 09:43 PM |
#146 |
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Hi smokey! |
MamaBear |
Mar-02-07 09:49 PM |
#155 |
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We're doing ok and I'm thrilled because I was excused from grand jury duty today! |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 09:50 PM |
#159 |
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Excused for good or for the day? |
MamaBear |
Mar-02-07 09:58 PM |
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I'm done. They can't come after me for three years..... |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 10:05 PM |
#173 |
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Hey Mamabear!! |
alyce douglas |
Mar-02-07 09:46 PM |
#149 |
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Hi alyce douglas! |
MamaBear |
Mar-02-07 09:52 PM |
#161 |
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Hi Mamabear |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 09:46 PM |
#151 |
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Hi ralps! |
MamaBear |
Mar-02-07 09:54 PM |
#163 |
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I started taking Ms. November's advice & I now put his pills in some baby |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 09:57 PM |
#166 |
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Oh Norman, you're so easy !!! tee hee |
Ms. November |
Mar-02-07 10:12 PM |
#176 |
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Hey, Ms. November. |
MamaBear |
Mar-02-07 10:18 PM |
#180 |
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My milkshake wasn't a 5.7 after all. Thank her gawdness! |
Ms. November |
Mar-02-07 10:21 PM |
#184 |
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Glad it wasn't destructive. |
MamaBear |
Mar-02-07 10:37 PM |
#189 |
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hi MamaBear |
cal04 |
Mar-02-07 09:49 PM |
#156 |
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Hi cal04! |
MamaBear |
Mar-02-07 09:55 PM |
#164 |
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Marvin...Mercy Mercy Me |
Elwood P Dowd |
Mar-02-07 09:49 PM |
#154 |
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Hi Elwood P Dowd!!!! |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 09:53 PM |
#162 |
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Hi Elwood P Dowd, Thanks for posting that! |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 10:04 PM |
#172 |
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Bill Maher is supposed to be good tonite, Barney Frank is on |
alyce douglas |
Mar-02-07 09:57 PM |
#165 |
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Barney Frank is from Bayonne!!! He and I graduated from the same high school!!!! |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 09:58 PM |
#168 |
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Good Night alyce, Have a great Weekend & Take Care & Keep It Lit! |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 10:05 PM |
#174 |
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Coulter will be comming up after Mitt at CPAC |
gumby |
Mar-02-07 10:00 PM |
#169 |
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Here's Disco Fluffy & her Friends again! |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 10:02 PM |
#171 |
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It's getting really hard to have any respec for either of the Clinton's. |
MamaBear |
Mar-02-07 10:15 PM |
#177 |
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Yep. Also, don't forget NAFTA, GATT, WTO, and on we go |
Elwood P Dowd |
Mar-02-07 10:18 PM |
#179 |
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Plus Welfare "reform" and the Telecommunications Act |
MamaBear |
Mar-02-07 10:19 PM |
#182 |
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I couldn't agree with you more, MamaBear. |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 10:18 PM |
#181 |
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Here's the Robert Parry article Mik's talking about |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 10:20 PM |
#183 |
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I beat you to it above by 2 minutes. |
Elwood P Dowd |
Mar-02-07 10:25 PM |
#185 |
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Yep! Here you go! & Thanks |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 10:32 PM |
#186 |
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Ummmmm good. |
Elwood P Dowd |
Mar-02-07 10:37 PM |
#188 |
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Friday nights go so fast... |
Ms. November |
Mar-02-07 10:35 PM |
#187 |
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I worked with a gal who had been through the process. |
MamaBear |
Mar-02-07 10:42 PM |
#190 |
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have a good weekend truthseekers! |
flaminbats |
Mar-02-07 10:42 PM |
#191 |
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Hi flaminbats |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 10:45 PM |
#194 |
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Thanks Mike for kicking my ass on my calling Ann Coulter Mann Coulter |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 10:42 PM |
#192 |
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You're one of the nicest people in the world, ralps |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 10:43 PM |
#193 |
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Thanks smokey nj! We all might have something we don't like about ourselves |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 10:48 PM |
#196 |
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Nobody's perfect, we're all flawed. Kathy's anorexia joke was rather inconsiderate as well. |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 10:51 PM |
#198 |
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Coulter just brings out the worst in all of us. |
MamaBear |
Mar-02-07 10:54 PM |
#201 |
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She is. But people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones either..... |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 10:56 PM |
#202 |
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Aw ralps. |
MamaBear |
Mar-02-07 10:46 PM |
#195 |
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Awww Shucks! Thanks Mamabear! |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 10:49 PM |
#197 |
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But she talks like a Mann |
Elwood P Dowd |
Mar-02-07 10:52 PM |
#199 |
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Here's that website |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 10:54 PM |
#200 |
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Good Night Everyone, Have a great Weekend & Take Care & Keep It Lit! |
ralps |
Mar-02-07 10:57 PM |
#203 |
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Good night truthseekers, have a great weekend!!!!.... |
smokey nj |
Mar-02-07 10:58 PM |
#204 |
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Good night everyone !!!! |
Ms. November |
Mar-02-07 11:06 PM |
#205 |
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nite nite! |
Swamp Rat |
Mar-02-07 11:26 PM |
#206 |
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