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(...) Yeah, there's slightly more to the story... a history really... (quickie summary) Sounds like back in December there were a bunch of quasi-protesters who decided they'd walk around the mall at Christmas time wearing peace/anti-war garb, just (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) In a similar vein... (URL) which a man was arrested for wearing a 'peace' t-shirt... I'm thinking there has to be more to the story than just what's there--Mall security wouldn't walk up to anyone in a t shirt and try to kick them out of the (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) My understanding, which I'm happy to modify if presented with contrary evidence, is that much of the spending allotted for public schools has not gone toward "education" per se, but has instead been used to support lunch programs for low (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) www.jpl.nasa.gov Then you won't be saying things like there is nothing in space now... :-) -->Bruce<-- (22 years ago, 5-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) (URL) money, education is substantially more difficult to achieve. with proper funding, drawing more motivate personel and updated equipement.. not to mention properly feeding the children/teens.. education becomes something more akin just (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Can you provide a cite for that 9 to 1 ratio? Education is good, if that's what you get for the money. But public education money doesn't seem to actually deliver education. (...) Who said anything about transporting the infrastructure from (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Jeff Berry's Intolerance [Re: Dan Rather is a Useful Idiot Extraordinare]
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(...) Right now I'm reading Jon Ronson's "Them". In the text, he interviews Jeff Berry [Imperial Wizard of American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan]. Later, he switches on the TV and finds Jeff Berry on CBS ["48 Hours"?]. This is how Ronson describes (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Religious bigotry = Patriotism, say State Representatives
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(...) FWIW, I think these Reps were wrong, especially after having heard the content of the entire prayer itself. This Imam is scheduled to pray again in the senate soon-- let's wait and see if the Reps in question change their mind and not walk out (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) The real shame is the walkout idiots missed the whole point of the thing in the first place. Sometimes I think we need to invent stupidity seeking missles. Of course then we would have the nasty problem of them turning around and smacking us (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Gun Control issues (was Re: Dan Rather is a Useful Idiot Extraordinare)
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[Snip] (...) I want to know where all these pro-gun whacko sites are getting their numbers from. (URL) find it interesting that I can not find any numbers from the anti-gun whacko sites. (...) I had said that from the get go. (URL) (...) not. (...) (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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