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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 01:05 AM Original message |
Obama repeated Bush line that Taliban refused to turn over bin Laden. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 01:14 AM Response to Original message |
1. He's already honored Ronald Reagan and praised his "trajectory" and GODDAMMIT we're still on it. |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 01:42 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Obama needs to jockey up on history. |
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Binka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 01:26 AM Response to Original message |
2. That Photo Of The Drunkard Bush Embracing Obama Sickens Me |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 01:46 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Believing Leura Canary over Don Siegelman got to me. |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:08 AM Response to Reply #6 |
18. The FISA Fix was my first sobering moment. |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:18 AM Response to Reply #18 |
40. Siding with amnesty for the Telcos in NSA spying on Americans bugged me, too. |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:37 AM Response to Reply #40 |
64. Filibuster flip-flop not enough, voted for cloture. |
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Ghost in the Machine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 01:30 AM Response to Original message |
3. Iraq could have been avoided, too... Saddam offered to go into exile to save Iraq from war... |
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lapfog_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 01:40 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Worse than that... |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 01:55 AM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Same thing happened with consigliari James Baker and Poppy in Gulf War I... |
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Bolo Boffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 01:50 AM Response to Original message |
7. Because it was the truth. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 01:55 AM Response to Reply #7 |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 01:58 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. No, the Taliban agreed to turn over bin Laden. |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:11 AM Response to Reply #10 |
23. Show me otherwise or ''Give Him an F.'' |
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Bolo Boffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:14 AM Response to Reply #23 |
32. The Taliban refused to hand him over unless their conditions were met. n/t |
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Ghost in the Machine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:25 AM Response to Reply #32 |
48. Yeah, the NERVE of those fucking Afghanis.. demand PROOF.. and stuff.. |
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Bolo Boffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:30 AM Response to Reply #48 |
55. And to try him in their own biased tribunals. Nonetheless, it was a refusal to turn him over. |
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Ghost in the Machine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 03:17 AM Response to Reply #55 |
70. "And to try him in their own biased tribunals." You think it would have been a sham of a trial? |
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Bolo Boffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 03:28 AM Response to Reply #70 |
71. You think they really would have turned him over? |
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Ghost in the Machine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 03:43 AM Response to Reply #71 |
72. Just answer the simple question, ok? Can you do that? |
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Bolo Boffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 04:13 AM Response to Reply #72 |
74. Just answer the simple question, ok? Can you do that? |
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Ghost in the Machine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 04:19 AM Response to Reply #74 |
75. That's not how it works, bolo. I asked you a question, you don't answer with your own question... |
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Bolo Boffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 04:32 AM Response to Reply #75 |
76. You left out the part where first you do nothing but attack me. |
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Ghost in the Machine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 04:36 AM Response to Reply #76 |
77. Drop the persecution complex and answer the question... |
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Bolo Boffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 04:54 AM Response to Reply #77 |
78. Drop the persecution or at least fucking apologize. n/t |
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Ghost in the Machine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 04:57 AM Response to Reply #78 |
79. Stop hijacking this thread and answer the question. n/t |
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Bolo Boffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 05:15 AM Response to Reply #79 |
80. You attack me, you refuse to apologize, you harass me with stupid questions |
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Ghost in the Machine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 05:23 AM Response to Reply #80 |
81. Stop hijacking this thread and answer the question. n/t |
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Bolo Boffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 05:38 AM Response to Reply #81 |
82. Goodbye, Ghost. n/t |
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Ghost in the Machine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 04:37 PM Response to Reply #82 |
94. Run away again, bolo.. I'll tell you why you refuse to answer, it's really quite simple.. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 06:35 PM Response to Reply #94 |
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Ghost in the Machine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 07:28 PM Response to Reply #95 |
98. The only thing trapping you is your inability to honestly answer a question.. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 09:34 PM Response to Reply #98 |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:01 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Seems not. n/t |
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Bolo Boffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:05 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Au contraire. n/t |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:03 AM Response to Reply #7 |
12. The subject concerns Obama saying what Bush said. |
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Bolo Boffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:05 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. You are a conspiracy theorist, Octafish, and my previous post concerned the OP topic. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:17 AM Response to Reply #13 |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:07 AM Response to Reply #7 |
16. So wikipedia is in on the conspiracy? |
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Bolo Boffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:08 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. How does that entry contradict what I've said? n/t |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:09 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. You said this poster is a conspiracy theorist |
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Bolo Boffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:10 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. How does the Wikipedia article address the topic of Octafish being a conspiracy theorist? n/t |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:11 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. How is Octafish a conspiracy theorist? n/t |
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Bolo Boffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:13 AM Response to Reply #24 |
29. Take your pick. |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:16 AM Response to Reply #29 |
34. You 9/11 uh...people use "conspiracy theorist" as a pejorative term |
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Bolo Boffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:19 AM Response to Reply #34 |
41. I use it as a description of fact. |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:22 AM Response to Reply #41 |
46. Most of us read Octafish because he/she is a strong Leftist |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:27 AM Response to Reply #46 |
52. Someone being a strong Leftist is no reason to believe everything they say without critical thought. |
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Bolo Boffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:29 AM Response to Reply #46 |
53. I probably agree with Octafish on his politics more than he'd care to admit |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:37 AM Response to Reply #53 |
65. You prefer 'reality' for the basis of your politics, but you hang in the dungeon? |
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Bolo Boffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:40 AM Response to Reply #65 |
68. No, I hang out in Dallas, Texas. The "dungeon" is not a real place. n/t |
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arcadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 03:52 PM Response to Reply #53 |
92. What are your thoughts on MKULTRA? |
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Bolo Boffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 06:38 PM Response to Reply #92 |
96. Yes, it was a real program. |
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arcadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 07:21 PM Response to Reply #96 |
97. Did the United States purposefully irradiate citizens of the Marshall Islands |
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Bolo Boffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 09:32 PM Response to Reply #97 |
100. What is your freaking point? |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:27 AM Response to Reply #41 |
51. So you're calling me a liar? |
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Bolo Boffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:31 AM Response to Reply #51 |
56. More of your conspiracy theorizing. I've never said anything of the sort. |
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newspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 12:24 PM Response to Reply #51 |
88. Octofish save your breath |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 03:56 PM Response to Reply #51 |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:13 AM Response to Reply #16 |
27. Wal-Mart agreed to let you take everything out of their store nearest you. |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:21 AM Response to Reply #7 |
44. Bolo! Haven't seen you round here in a while. |
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Bolo Boffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:26 AM Response to Reply #44 |
49. Hey, I've been around! |
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arcadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 03:48 PM Response to Reply #7 |
91. ... |
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bleever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:06 AM Response to Original message |
15. Sometimes I miss "Error: You've already recommended that thread." |
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Postman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:07 AM Response to Original message |
17. Yes. They offered to hand him over to a third party for trial if the US had proof of involvement.. |
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Bolo Boffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:09 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Otherwise they would not - in other words, they refused to hand him over. n/t |
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Postman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:12 AM Response to Reply #20 |
25. They offered to hand him over if the US had proof.... |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:13 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. To whom? |
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Postman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:17 AM Response to Reply #28 |
37. Here's a link..... |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:19 AM Response to Reply #37 |
42. Doesn't that link basically show what I posted below? |
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Postman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:33 AM Response to Reply #42 |
57. Because he was a "guest" in their country..... |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:35 AM Response to Reply #57 |
59. So? |
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Postman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:39 AM Response to Reply #42 |
67. Okay. I stand corrected. |
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Bolo Boffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:15 AM Response to Reply #25 |
33. In other words, they refused to hand him over. |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:14 AM Response to Reply #20 |
31. No. The Taliban wanted to know what evidence Bush had. Bush had none, did he? |
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Bolo Boffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:17 AM Response to Reply #31 |
36. They refused to hand him over, otherwise. |
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Postman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:23 AM Response to Reply #36 |
47. What evidence? |
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Bolo Boffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:36 AM Response to Reply #47 |
62. Check out The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright. |
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Postman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 03:39 PM Response to Reply #62 |
89. Explain this.... |
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Bolo Boffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 09:47 PM Response to Reply #89 |
102. All right. |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:12 AM Response to Reply #17 |
26. Wasn't their demand that he would be tried by "Muslim" judges, possibly of the Taliban's choosing? |
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Postman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:13 AM Response to Reply #26 |
30. I had not read or heard that reported... |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:17 AM Response to Reply #30 |
38. Here's one link on it. |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 11:06 AM Response to Reply #38 |
84. Interesting article, but it refers to extradition related to the African embassy bombings. |
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ShamelessHussy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:16 AM Response to Original message |
35. That Narrative is CRITICAL to the meme (me tarzan, u jane) it will never go away |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:20 AM Response to Reply #35 |
43. BS... |
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Bolo Boffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:21 AM Response to Reply #35 |
45. Are you seriously saying that Obama is perpetuating a racist Tarzan-monkey meme about bin Laden? |
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ShamelessHussy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:26 AM Response to Reply #45 |
50. nope |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:29 AM Response to Reply #50 |
54. Aren't cliches fun!? |
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ShamelessHussy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:34 AM Response to Reply #54 |
58. nope |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:35 AM Response to Reply #58 |
61. Perspective is not served by ludicrous cliches. |
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ShamelessHussy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:41 AM Response to Reply #61 |
69. as i stated in my original post, some perspectives are not allowed |
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Bolo Boffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:36 AM Response to Reply #50 |
63. Are ass-saving edits fun? n/t |
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The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:35 AM Response to Original message |
60. Pretty much was a speech about how they hate us for our freedoms. |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 02:39 AM Response to Reply #60 |
66. This transcript should help clear that up: |
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Contrary1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 03:53 AM Response to Original message |
73. Having just stepped into the cesspool known as Free Republic... |
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yellowwood (550 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 08:07 AM Response to Original message |
83. Ten Year Olds |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 11:09 AM Response to Reply #83 |
85. +1000 |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
86. Well, imagine that. |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
87. kick |
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bobthedrummer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
90. Not holding the parties that LIHOP accountable continues...kick |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
99. I caught that too. |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-05-09 03:46 PM Response to Reply #99 |
104. USA refuses to extradite CIA killer-terrorist Luis Posada Carriles. |
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