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| I ran across this nosing around. I found it interesting. (URL) ask, is it appropriate for cigarette taxes to fund groups engaged in political diatribe, character assassination and compiling "enemies lists"? (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) It seems that McCarthyism (spelling?) has returned to America. Or, perhaps, we could coin a more modern phrase: Agendaism. Our society, by in large, has abandoned a belief in principles of objective truth that have a moral imperative upon our (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) I like that coinage. <snipped what I agree with> (...) If there were a substantive difference in kind between the GOP and the Dems I'd say maybe. But there isn't, and I fear Dubya has cronies of his own. Perhaps they won't be as venal as the (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Liberal, conservative, democrat, republican: They are all politicians. Can't trust one of 'em! :-) I'd credit Kennnedy for the cold war victory, by the way, not Ronny. The extremely short form: Kennedy makes Kruschev look bad over cuban missle (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Now *there's* a political philosophy I can identify with. Steve (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Disagree. Again I'd point to the LP track record (if I just could dig it up in 90 secs, it's out there somewhere) in the limited situations where we have had elected officials, we've hewn to our word and done what we could do to dismantle the (...) (25 years ago, 25-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes: Liberal, conservative, democrat, republican: They are all politicians. Can't (...) Hmm... *L*ibertarian *P*arty... *L*arry *P*ieniazek... Interesting... 8^) Dave! (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Can't (...) Oh alright. You can probably find some politicians untainted by the process somewhere. You were supposed to laugh, not argue! :-) Again I'd point to the LP track record (if I just could dig it (...) And you'll kindly notice that I (...) (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) I'm still trying to guess the "secret" domain Larry has registered. I'm betting on <www.larritarian.org>, myself. ;) best Lindsay (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) betting (...) Na... I am not L. Ron... So, are the Spartans going all the way? ++Lar (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Assuming none of the players a) get drunk and commit a felony or b) get bounced for academic violations, maybe. I haven't really been following it, I'm too much of an egghead. ;) best Lindsay (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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