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BL611 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:05 AM Original message |
The circular firing squad |
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Kagemusha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
1. FR has extremely aggressive censorship though. |
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BL611 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:11 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I am not aware of FR's censorship policies |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:17 AM Response to Reply #2 |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
3. Democrats are thinkers/debaters.. Repubes are mindless drones |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:13 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Debate is good. |
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Inland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:32 AM Response to Reply #6 |
19. Contradiction and antagonism don't equal thought or debate. |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 10:17 AM Response to Reply #19 |
49. Yes they do... |
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BL611 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:17 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. This is what I'm talking about... |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:22 AM Response to Reply #8 |
13. :) |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
4. Yeah, but the circular firing squad is what we do best. |
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PunkPop (847 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:22 AM Response to Reply #4 |
12. I believe you have that backwards. |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:28 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. No, I had it right the first time. |
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PunkPop (847 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:33 AM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Well you didn't really address my point. |
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tx_dem41 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:40 AM Response to Reply #21 |
26. I must have missed the part where the poster claimed that YOU did. |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:43 AM Response to Reply #26 |
29. I think I missed that too. |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:43 AM Response to Reply #21 |
28. I didn't claim YOU said those things at all. |
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PunkPop (847 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:49 AM Response to Reply #28 |
33. Right, the same Dems that voted for |
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tx_dem41 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:55 AM Response to Reply #33 |
38. You're always welcome to form your own party. |
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PunkPop (847 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 10:00 AM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Oh, c'mon. At least 5 or 6. |
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tx_dem41 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 10:01 AM Response to Reply #41 |
43. LOL...those were the 3 I was going to guess. n/t |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 10:05 AM Response to Reply #41 |
45. And what do those three all have in common? |
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PunkPop (847 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 10:37 AM Response to Reply #45 |
50. Why don't they fear re-election difficulties though? |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 10:48 AM Response to Reply #50 |
51. Gee, California and Massachusetts aren't known as liberal bastions... |
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PunkPop (847 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 10:55 AM Response to Reply #51 |
52. They both have Republican Governors. |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 11:02 AM Response to Reply #52 |
54. Oh give me a fucking break. |
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PunkPop (847 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 11:21 AM Response to Reply #54 |
56. Ok, ok. |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 11:26 AM Response to Reply #56 |
57. Two words: Incumbent advantage. |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 10:03 AM Response to Reply #33 |
44. What you mean to say is... |
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Geoff R. Casavant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:13 AM Response to Original message |
5. Reasoned debate is not always feasible |
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BL611 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:20 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. I can't think of a better platform then message post format |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
7. You may not be looking in the right places in FR |
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tx_dem41 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
9. I agree with you BL... |
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TayTay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
14. Wonderful post! |
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tnlefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:25 AM Response to Original message |
15. Don't these types of statements kinda chill REASONED debate? |
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tx_dem41 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:32 AM Response to Reply #15 |
20. I'll hazard a guess... |
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tnlefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:46 AM Response to Reply #20 |
30. If someone is having difficulty getting along with family and makes |
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tx_dem41 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:48 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. For one thing...I agree that it is none of your business. |
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tnlefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:55 AM Response to Reply #32 |
39. Why are you expecting me to answer for other DUers? |
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tx_dem41 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 10:00 AM Response to Reply #39 |
42. I'm not meaning to be antagonistic... |
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tnlefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 10:13 AM Response to Reply #42 |
47. Perhaps the difference is that you really like your (R) friends, |
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tx_dem41 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 10:16 AM Response to Reply #47 |
48. "enjoy" is not always the correct word. |
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meganmonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:28 AM Response to Original message |
17. I would recommend the following |
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PunkPop (847 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:30 AM Response to Original message |
18. Ok, you're right. I'm sorry. |
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BL611 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:36 AM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Again you validate my OP |
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Inland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:37 AM Response to Reply #18 |
24. good example of pointless antagonism, there. |
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PunkPop (847 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:46 AM Response to Reply #24 |
31. Sorry. That was an inside deal. |
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BL611 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:54 AM Response to Reply #31 |
36. Once again you took what I said in another thread |
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BL611 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 11:12 AM Response to Reply #31 |
55. Self Delete |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:33 AM Response to Original message |
22. Gee, I seem to recall posts wherein it has been suggested that we |
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BL611 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:40 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Thank you for keeping running documentation on my post archive |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:49 AM Response to Reply #25 |
34. You Sure She Meant You Specifically, BL? |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:49 AM Response to Reply #25 |
35. Thou doth protest too much |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
27. I agree with you BL |
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BL611 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 04:07 PM Response to Reply #27 |
64. Part of the terrain I guess |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 03:43 AM Response to Reply #64 |
65. Now that you mention it... |
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KG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
37. i totally agree. the right things should be done only when it's convenient |
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Inland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 10:00 AM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Setting up and knocking down straw men not reasoned debate. |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 10:08 AM Response to Reply #37 |
46. There are no moral victories in politics. |
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BL611 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 11:38 AM Response to Reply #37 |
58. Well, while thats not really the point of the post, ummm |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
53. If we banned people like FR, we'd have more purity of thought too |
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txaslftist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 11:50 AM Response to Reply #53 |
59. But boy, can those Freepers spell. |
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OKNancy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
60. Here is what I do, as hard as it is |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
61. narscissism and cyberbullies |
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yodermon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
62. The Democrats have been Punk'd |
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BL611 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 03:58 PM Response to Reply #62 |
63. I'm not sure how this post is relevant |
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