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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 11:40 AM Original message |
Is Curves Fitness Chain Funding Pro-Lifers? |
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4_Legs_Good (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
1. I heard that the founder is a personal friend of the Lame Duck Pres. |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
2. Spin this morning |
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SemperEadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 12:12 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. Snopes.com is saying that he's more harmless than the article states |
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Voltaire99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 03:57 PM Response to Reply #9 |
56. Sorry, Snopes is carrying water for the pro-lifers on this one |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 04:10 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. Uh...didn't I read recently that Buffet is working with Kerry? |
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Pretty_in_CodePink (256 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 04:34 PM Response to Reply #57 |
59. Reread. Buffet has been forthcoming about his backing of |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 05:17 PM Response to Reply #59 |
65. Oh, whew! Thanks, I did misread that. |
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Raster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
3. curves for women, but owned by an anti-choice man! |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 11:57 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Making His Customers Have Babies is Good for His Business |
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workforpower (192 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
4. Bernie Ward has discucced this. |
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Maeve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
5. Snopes has it |
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Bog Frog (214 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
7. Yes. Let us continue to shit all over this organization because its |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 12:04 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. oh good grief |
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Bog Frog (214 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 12:12 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Does anyone know if Curves "pushes" the owner's agenda |
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4_Legs_Good (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 12:27 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Good points Bog Frog... |
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fudge stripe cookays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 12:27 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. One of our DUers recently said |
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midnight armadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 02:53 PM Original message |
It's a franchise |
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SeattleDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-04 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
71. but your money still ends up in the owner's pocket |
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joycep (847 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 01:20 PM Response to Reply #10 |
19. Pro birth is the term |
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Claire Beth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 02:20 PM Response to Reply #19 |
34. "anti-choice" is the term I use. n/t |
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Nashyra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 04:50 PM Response to Reply #10 |
61. I belong to curves up here on Tahoe |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-04 01:21 AM Response to Reply #10 |
79. Yes, the owner has a right to spend his money as he sees fits |
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duvinnie (754 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 12:19 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. My impression of curves |
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PfcHammer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 01:33 PM Response to Reply #11 |
24. huh. I see. So a large Muslim woman who is also |
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TheDebbieDee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 02:00 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. That's what it sounds like to me too, KleverKittie.......eom |
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duvinnie (754 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 02:28 PM Response to Reply #24 |
36. of course she would! |
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Supormom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-04 03:51 PM Response to Reply #36 |
75. As long as she puts out the money... |
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Kukesa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 03:12 PM Response to Reply #8 |
42. Hear, Hear, seekthetruth. |
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slappypan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 12:26 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. Curves is a ripoff |
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goddess40 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 01:32 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. Both my mother and I ended up with shoulder injuries |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 01:18 PM Response to Reply #7 |
18. look at what some of the religious right did to Buffet's philanthropic |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 01:27 PM Response to Reply #7 |
20. Don't take this the wrong way please... |
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skippysmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 01:37 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. My thoughts exactly |
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Bog Frog (214 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 01:49 PM Response to Reply #20 |
27. no worries, and thanks for the advice |
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CO Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 01:32 PM Response to Reply #7 |
23. I Would |
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Bog Frog (214 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 01:49 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. How do you figure? |
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CO Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 01:56 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. They're COMPLETELY Analogous |
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Bog Frog (214 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 02:07 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Let me clarify some things, then. |
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CO Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 02:18 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Any Person or Organization.... |
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Bog Frog (214 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 02:55 PM Response to Reply #33 |
38. I think it would be better to let that liberal woman make up her own mind. |
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CO Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 03:11 PM Response to Reply #33 |
41. That's What I'm Saying!! |
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Bog Frog (214 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 03:33 PM Response to Reply #41 |
46. They're not going there for women's rights! They're going there to |
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CO Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 03:36 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. Life Is an Education |
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Bog Frog (214 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 03:41 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. You mean you wouldn't buy flooring from a company w/ this on its trucks? |
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CO Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 03:48 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. No, I Wouldn't |
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Bog Frog (214 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 03:51 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Does she have any other options? |
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CO Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 03:55 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. She Says She'll Continue Exercising at Home |
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CO Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 03:13 PM Response to Reply #31 |
43. Yes, Fred Pushes Hatred |
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Mrs. Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 02:16 PM Response to Reply #23 |
32. That's Ridiculous |
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CO Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 02:25 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. But They're Totally Related |
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Mrs. Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 02:59 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. Respectfully, CO Liberal, They Are Not Related |
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CO Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 03:07 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. In Bog Frog's Original Post (#7) |
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Bog Frog (214 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 03:31 PM Response to Reply #40 |
45. Not every woman is so enlightened. |
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CO Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 03:40 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. First, I Have Two Jobs |
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Bog Frog (214 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 03:42 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. I know; it was a rhetorical proposition. |
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CO Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 03:56 PM Response to Reply #50 |
55. I Can't Stay in One Position for More Than 20 Minutes |
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Mrs. Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 06:27 PM Response to Reply #40 |
68. We Seem To Have A Communications Failure |
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CO Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-04 08:45 AM Response to Reply #68 |
69. However.... |
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Voltaire99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 04:11 PM Response to Reply #7 |
58. The Man has you coming and going! |
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Bog Frog (214 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-04 03:49 PM Response to Reply #58 |
70. You assume a great deal. |
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Mrs. Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-04 03:13 PM Response to Reply #58 |
74. The Issue |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-04 05:06 PM Response to Reply #7 |
72. Try Contours, Bog |
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dawn (876 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
12. Why no mirrors, though? |
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webtrainer (265 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
16. I looked into starting a Curves franchise . . . |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
17. The owner is a neighbor of Bush. |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
21. It's all here. Read it and weep. |
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patcox2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
26. That explains their 9 to 5 hours. |
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duvinnie (754 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 03:46 PM Response to Reply #26 |
51. yes |
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stanwyck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 05:30 PM Response to Reply #26 |
67. Not for someone who is serious |
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DU GrovelBot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
37. ## Support Democratic Underground! ## |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
44. I looked at the Curves in my neighborhood, and |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
60. My sister-in -law almost opened a Curves franchise, |
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Nashyra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 05:05 PM Response to Reply #60 |
63. I have to admit I do enjoy curves |
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Rich Hunt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
62. Women's Workout World |
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playahata1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
64. I never liked the hydraulic equipment at my campus fitness center. |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-04 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
66. I'm not surprised |
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CO Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-04 05:10 PM Response to Reply #66 |
73. "A Man is Known By The Company He Keeps" |
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Bog Frog (214 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-04 08:17 PM Response to Reply #73 |
77. I respectfully suggest you revise your statement. |
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tonekat (832 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-04 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
76. Anyone know which companies are owned by fundies? |
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Logansquare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-04 11:04 PM Response to Reply #76 |
78. Carl's Jr. and I've heard AOL (not the Time Warner folks) |
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