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Subject: 
shut up and take a seat
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date: 
Tue, 4 Mar 2003 18:07:40 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys writes:

2 - shut up and take a seat being in the form of "We don't like what you're
saying solely because it goes against what we believe--Therefore you should
stay quiet."

You mean like what Jacques Chirac told the new Europeans the other day?

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/02/18/sprj.irq.chirac/

"It is not well brought up behavior," Mr. Chirac said. "They missed a good
opportunity to keep quiet."



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  Re: shut up and take a seat
 
(...) Agreed! Chirac was out of line with that statement. I know a few Canadian political snafus in the recent months have also landed folks in hot water. We can't tell *anyone* that they don't have a voice. That's the thing about 'freedom of (...) (21 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes: <snip> (...) Was on CNN.com yesterday, basically saying the same thing in the article above (URL) this one has a quotation from the NBC spokesperson: " But NBC spokeswoman Rebecca Marks told The (...) (21 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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