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(...) No, I really felt pretty bad about it when I posted. I shouldn't be in .debate because I don't know what I'm talking about. I have to figure out a way to get mozilla to drop the extra slash from my lugnet history entry: (URL) way the .debate (...) (20 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Don, I've never thought of you this way, so I assume you are being sarcastic? I myself am very passionate about the upcoming election simply because there is so much at stake. I've watched in horror over the past 3.5 years as our government (...) (20 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) NB unexpected is not the same as uncommon! (...) ...it is in the UK! So mush so that Mugabe has "banned" the BBC. Scott A (20 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I don't actually like him. In fact I cringe whenever I hear him speak. Probably the born again affectations that disturb me. Anyhow, I'm not as smart as you, so I can't really put into words why he's got my vote so far. Probably it's the war (...) (20 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I figured that it was okay because we have the same name. You can bring a few more Dons into the discussion, if you'd like... (...) That's fine, but the problem is that those reasons aren't sufficient justification to invade a sovereign (...) (20 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Actually, you *can* win an election on that. But Ok, here goes... + Kerry, by all accounts, served his country with honor and bravery in Viet Nam, even though he could easily have dodged military service the way that Bush and Cheney did. On (...) (20 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Pedro, thanks for doing what others didn’t: recognise my point! I shall try to be less subtle next time :) Scott A (...) (20 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) What is your point: Is he supposed to be grateful that he was not one of the inmates who ended up dead? Does a brutal and needless death(1) this week justify the brutality which pre-dated it? Scott A (1) …which was allegedly a reaction to (...) (20 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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Ok, let me try again. I understand you don't like Bush, but I asked what you like about Kerry, or Nader, or anybody else. Is there nothing to like about them other than they're not GWB? You can't win an election on that. (20 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Sure, I thought that was the point of keeping a blog on the internet. (...) Ok, you're still being too subtle for me, because I still don't get it. Educated, not average, employed, so what. Enough with the subtle hints, you're just going to (...) (20 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I have seen the writing on the wall for Bush ever since he dragged us into an unjustified war. His administration has repeatedly shown signs that they have completely mis-read the situation in Iraq from the beginning, and it was sadly doomed (...) (20 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Not the one I write my memos in. Or log, or blog, or anything other than texts for outside consumption. (...) If I wanted you to ignore my post, I would have written my reply in Portuguese. My point is that the author *wants* to get your (...) (20 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Hey, tag team. No fair! (...) Ok, you didn't like those reasons. How about these? (URL) know you'll like these. (URL) is, WMDs is just one of many reasons... (20 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Um, what language did you just write that in. Should we ignore your post because it's "written in English for outside consumption"? What are you implying? I don't get it. (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Reading Iraqui blogs written in English for outside consumption, you mean? Pedro (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) [snip] (...) I think the part about the sinking ship may be just wishful thinking on the part of the democrats, but time will tell. Anyhow, what I'm wondering is what makes you feel this current administration is any more arrogant than the (...) (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Don Heyse wrote: I hope Dave K. will forgive me for jumping in. Here are a few points worth noting: (...) Does that mean that we can bomb Iraq and slaughter civilians for all time, until we are satisfied that the 15% (...) (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I think you're misinterpreting my analogy... Man Bites Dog is an old cliche for the "unexpected news event"... you sort of (at this point) expect Mugabe to burn down white farmers houses and beat up the last remnants of the free press so it's (...) (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Reading those blogs might interfere with a nice pat and already well thought out view of the world, you know. ++Lar (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) They're out there if you want them. I'm sure they've been discussed to death here before, but I don't have time right now to track that down. So once again it's google to the rescue. Here's a short list from one of the sites. Reasons for going (...) (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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