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"Scott A" <dr_scott_arthur@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:I2K7uB.1A8E@lugnet.com... (...) in - (...) Obviously if you agree with all of the questions then you will be listed as a Libertarian - but so far out of the 25 or so friends I've tested (...) (20 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Is it me, or are these questions loaded? ;) Scott A (20 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Afghana-where? (...) Perish the thought! (...) …not to mention Bush’s support for non-democratic nations such as Uzbekistan. (...) It also illustrates why I'm glad we essentially don't have "political ads" in the UK. We restrict our parties to (...) (20 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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The media always mentions Bush/Kerry/Nader - but check out Badnarik. His site is getting close in terms of popularity. I find that impressive since he can't afford to advertise - and he's not the incumbent president... Oh, and the fact that most (...) (20 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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"Dave Schuler" <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message news:I2At33.18AH@lugnet.com... (...) I (...) tune. Reminds me of an amusing quote: "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards." (...) (20 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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"David Koudys" <dkoudys@redeemer.on.ca> wrote in message news:I2An93.779@lugnet.com... (...) up--I (...) believe (...) Which side is "the dark side" in your estimation? I don't see gun ownership "giving up". I see it as a realistic approach to self (...) (20 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Just out of curiosity, according to this quiz, where are you on the political spectrum? (URL) be sure, the quiz doesn't attempt to discern what *party* people are in - just where they are on the political spectrum overall. It has me pegged at the (...) (20 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) This isn't aimed at you, Don, but if anyone has an answer as to where these "articulate" voices are, let me know because I have a question: The latest "I've approved this commercial" from Dubya is the "in 1970 there were 40 democracies" and (...) (20 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) You have (URL) already>: "...so I can't really put into words why he's got my vote so far. Probably it's the war thing. I'd rather see someone decisive than a panderer as president right now." Being “decisive” is only good if one is making the (...) (20 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Well, since you used me as example last week, I suppose I should confirm that yes, I'm still planning to vote for Bush. However, I'm not going to defend my choice here. Others far more articulate than I are doing a much better job of that (...) (20 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Perhaps it is like onanism; a lot of people do it, but very few admit to it in public. ;) Scott A (...) (20 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Atheism (was: Santorum Fails In His Effort To Pervert The Constitution)
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(...) I meant a little of both. Some denominations are less tied up in religious rituals than others (RCA vs Roman Catholicism, for instance), and just because you don't follow a particular denomination doesn't mean that you don't have your own (...) (20 years ago, 15-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Where did he go? I guess John's brain must have self-destructed when faced with the undeniable truth. So what I want to know now is, if nobody can step up to the plate and defend Bush, who exactly are all these people who answer polls stating (...) (20 years ago, 15-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I would question whether you mean "religion" or "God" here. Faith in religion is what I call "Churchianity". It's no better than superstition, like athletes who always go through the same routine before the race starts. As a Christian, I have (...) (20 years ago, 14-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I agree 100%; that was the point I was trying to make. (...) I have heard that too. Perhaps we were pack animals in our (alleged) evolutionary past? (...) So what is the relevance of the them being “virgins”? Scott A (...) (20 years ago, 14-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Heh! I see your wishful thinking! However, 1 Timothy 3:2 says: "Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife,..." and 1 Timothy 3:12 says: "A deacon must be the husband of but one wife..." (both NIV). This probably (...) (20 years ago, 14-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Though the point raised by both Scott and Chris suggests he had a much less altruistic reason for resigning, another related possibility for someone in this situation would be the ability to largely retreat from the public eye afterwards. I (...) (20 years ago, 13-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I only heard about this this morning, but it's big news here at work (in sunny Pennington, NJ). The consensus opinion of my literate coworkers seems to be that he's attempting to resign under the dark cloud of his homosexual extra-marital (...) (20 years ago, 13-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) used tax-payers money I expect he'll some questions on answer. Scott A (20 years ago, 13-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) condemnors from now until he's out of office, and the resources he'd have to devote to defending against that nonsense would detract from his ability to maintain his office. Tangentially, one might wonder how the past few years might have been (...) (20 years ago, 13-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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