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(...) It wasn't meant as rhetorical - it was a searching question. It most certainly wasn't a statement of the way things are. Examples tossed out for discussion - there could be other possiblities that I hadn't thought of, nor was I trying to (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Dang, am I getting your post mixed up with Duane's? Did I count the arrows incorrectly? Sorry if I did. I'm running under the Teddy Roosevelt Bullmoose banner! You heard it here first! Contributions accepted. Cash only, don't expect receipts. (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well... the colour of the Sun will be subjective to how each individual perceives colour, but it's peak output definitely lies in the range that most people would call yellow. It is a whitish-yellow, because the Sun also radiates at all other (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Yup. Most simply don't have a clue as to what the Libertarian Party is about. (...) Almost every Libertarian I met is fairly-well educated. (...) Essentially. One can view that as being bound by one's principles, or trapped by them, depending (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I've been re-reading your original and unsnipped post. It's taken me a while, but I may have just sorted out what you were trying to say. I still find it to be an inflammatory question, although I now think it to be mostly rhetorical. Am I (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I think we crossed some signals here, since you appear to be responding to part of my post as if it were part of Duane's. I was questioning why your post was singled out in the manner of a LP recruitment poster, but I absolutely wasn't saying (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) What I don't get is how people can't seem to comprehend that I didn't say that. You went right by my explanation of the whole quote and used the out-of-context quote again. That a mistake was made is okay, but the same one over and over? I (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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I have to echo Duane on this... GREAT analysis, Dave! While I am not sure that there might have been a few categories missed I don't see that as at the crux... the point is that there are filters you can apply I think you could apply your filters (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Now we're getting somewhere! You've spelled out the heart of the debate in my mind perfectly, although I was trying to remove the LP from my portion entirely since I can neither float nor sink the LP stance. -Duane (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Go for the cobalt bits. (I think they're cobalt - can't remember) They are the ones with the gold color to them (or maybe that's the true color of money). I have a whole set and they work well on most everything, wood, metal, whatever. The (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Now *that's* a worthy debate. It was actually my impression that the recent presidential election had higher than usual turnout, especially among African-Americans, but I don't have the numbers at hand to back that up, either (I'll check on (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) <snip> (...) That's not my intent at all. I'm sure we all could find other things to do with our time if much of our resposibility were removed. (...) Comprehension has nothing to do with it in my mind. I've seen the question arise about how (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Yes, this is exactly what I was trying to say. (...) While I don't have numbers in front of me because politics is not my area of expertise, I am under the understanding that voter totals seem to be going down more every year, across the (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Ah, thank you. Your phrasing has made me realize what I've been missing in your previous posts, and some clarification from my "side" is indeed in order. Let me paraphrase and see if I'm understanding you: You're objecting to the assertion (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) It's easier to mock than say something substantive, I suppose. Let me note I never said I had superior knowledge of what it's like to be a woman. Anyway, here's some more rope - you're just proving the title of this string. Bruce (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Fair enough. I should assert outright that a previous post of mine will probably have hit before this one makes it to the board, so I'm sorry if I overlap. We've gotten to the crux of your dispute with his post; that he seems to be speaking on (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Applause.wav Clap, clap, clap, excellent performance. In one posting, you've relegated me as nothing more than a person with personal problems. Excellent comeback! I can see there is no point in debating anything with you. You obviously know (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Ah, women and tools. My favorite subject. I have several of the adjustable wrenches. Though I always use a screwdriver to pop open paint can lids, but it probably depends on what kind of paint can you're opening. I'm contemplating a new drill (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I meant it as something of a joke, but I see I was correct: that ain't a chip on your shoulder, it's a boulder! If you are a Libertarian who can't be bothered, that's a personal problem of yours. If you are saying there are hordes of (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Now: Women Was: Libertarian SPAM (Propaganda)
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Duane Hess writes: <snip...> (...) My wife says that opening jars is the only other reason women keep men around. ;) James (who probably does less than his "fair share" of the workload, but his wife keeps claiming she's (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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