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US faces Iraq 'guerrilla war' (URL) One soldier at the scene of Wednesday's convoy blast wept and another raked the ground with machine gun fire. "We need more protection. We've seen enough. We've stayed in Iraq long enough," one soldier travelling (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | Re: How many things need to stack up before we throw this jerk out?
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(...) *snip* (...) Most sharply-biased (in either direction) media sources hope that the audience never makes the connection that you point out, and all too often thats exactly what happens. It's interesting that a common conservative tactic is to (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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I wasn't overly impressed with the nature of the rhetoric or information at those links either. And while I can't speak for the specifics of what Mr. P was referring to, something similar to it can be found here: We Have Met the Wealthy, and They (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) I dispute that statistic as non-representative of reality. Do you have a citation? Alternatively, if you're just making a rhetorical specultion, that's fine, but you need to disclaim it as such. And again, let's distinguish Federal assistance (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Backlash in the making
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Grassroots Uprising Fights to Protect Rights and Freedoms (URL) In October 2001, Congress passed the USA PATRIOT Act setting aside many of our individual freedoms for the sake of fighting terrorism. Since then, I've worried about what's happening to (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Yeah so they are both full of crap. (...) I agree, that is basicly what my indended meaning was. (...) Nothing, however for the 1 person like her there are 100 that are just leaching off the system. Half my aunts and uncles come to mind. I am (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jul-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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"David Koudys" <dkoudys@redeemer.on.ca> wrote in message news:HI2ppH.205L@lugnet.com... (...) You're making this far more complicated than it needs to be. I say no one will take the fall. They will start stamping shiny, new Comemmorative Silver (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jul-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Let's beat him with 700 clubs
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(...) I definitely agree that people can listen to whatever they want (though it's a shame that Pat doesn't feel the same way). However, I question whether he (as head of the Christian Coalition (of the willing?) truly has no power. Within the last (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jul-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Republicans tend to spend the Federal budget into hideous deficits while cutting useful[1] social programs, so that any subsequent tax that Democrates apply to restore such programs can be villified as "tax-and-spend" liberals. [1] I know, I (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jul-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Well, at least he's not actually in a position of any real power. You can't prevent people from choosing what they want to listen to or regard as a valuable resource. I know Pat Robertson is painfully offensive for many of us, but you will find a (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jul-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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