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DistressedAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 06:52 PM
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Breaking: Neocons Cream Pants Over New "Liberal" Following.
Edited on Tue Aug-01-06 07:22 PM by DistressedAmerican
Washington - It is turning out that Washington's green lighting of the Israeli attack on Lebanon is having unexpected political benefits for the American right wing. Large numbers of previous anti-war protesters and administration critics have been flocking to back the newest war promoted by the neocons that influence ans sit in the Bush administration.

Neocon spokesman Richard Pearle was ecstatic saying, "If I knew it would be so easy to get liberals off my back, I would have insisted that Israel invade Lebanon before we bothered with Iraq. That seems to be the popular war. With that in our pockets, maybe the criticism of Iraq would have been more muted."

The Israeli government could not be more pleased with the support. They were worried that their heavy-handed tactics that some have called war crimes would hurt their image in the U.S. The surprising number of liberals flocking to their cause has greatly lessened those fears.

Of course the Israeli's could always count on American politicians supporting them. They are known for their lopsided approach to the Middle East situation.

Remaining American peace activists are stunned at the turn of events as they see once loyal anti-war activists openly embracing the neocon notion of solving disputes through force and bombs rather than negotiation or international consensus.
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DoYouEverWonder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 06:53 PM
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1. Clever
aren't they?



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magellan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 06:55 PM
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3. But the American people aren't
If this is true. And somehow, I don't doubt it.
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madmusic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 06:55 PM
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2. Rove
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Missy M Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 07:00 PM
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4. I can't believe Pearle would say "If I knew it would be so easy..
to get liberals off my back, I would have insisted that Israel invade Lebanon before we bothered with Iraq". That statement is very disturbing. These evil people are playing with death and destruction and they think it is a game. I guess Israel abides by what the US tells them to do. They are evil, evil evil. He must be talking about liberals in congress but I don't think there are any.
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readmoreoften Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 07:04 PM
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5. The OP made it up. It's a sarcastic comment written like news./nt
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magellan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 07:07 PM
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7. It is disturbing
More disturbing is that if the last five years are any gauge, a lot of Americans eat up this violent game the Neocons are playing. Even my stepmother, who hates Bush**, thinks Israel has a right to do what it's doing to the Lebanese. America has really lost her way and is wandering in the dark.
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DistressedAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 07:07 PM
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8. He didn't. Satire on my part.
But, if a post like this does not confuse someone, then what's the point? :evilgrin:
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Bitter Cup Donating Member (96 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 07:04 PM
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6. what backs up this claim?
The president's dead poll numbers?

The Congresses negative approval rating?

Lack of consumer confidence?

It's easy for Perle to pull random claims out of his ass but it seems a bit more difficult for him to back them up. Hence the entire track record of the neocon nightmare.
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DistressedAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 07:12 PM
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12. Satire. I wrote it.
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acmejack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 07:08 PM
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9. These people are on serious drugs.
The only liberals I can think of are a few of our friends that believe Israel must bomb all of the Arabs into the stone age to "survive", which I believe will actually imperil their existence. But what do I know, I have no investment in the holy land, which I consider to be anything but holy, history has demonstrated it to be a hellish place for generations. More people have died there for matters relating to one God or another, that one must wonder.
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countryjake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 07:11 PM
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10. This they believe...ROTFLMBO!
:spank:
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calimary Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 07:11 PM
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11. Ummm... excuse me? I don't know of any liberals "flocking to back
the latest war" in the neoCONS' wet dreams. Who might these liberals be? Oh, let me guess - Donna Brazile, Alan Colmes, Joe Lieberman, zell miller, and Michael "I-really-think-it's-important-to-show-how-we-agree-on things" O'Hanlon of the Brookings Institution.
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DistressedAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 07:13 PM
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14. Several right here. Nearly the entire Democratic component of Congress.
For starters.
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GAPeace Donating Member (314 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 09:15 PM
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25. The Progressive and Black Caucus are still mostly resisting
In other words, the FDR-league Democrats that make up the core constituency of working class people -- the REAL Democrats -- have not gone to enabling the destruction of Lebanon.
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bvar22 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 11:32 PM
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43. How about the ENTIRE Democratic Party Senate,
and most of the Democratic House of Representatives?
The Senate unanimously passed an "Israel has the right to do ANYTHING as long as they call it self-defense" Resolution, The House 7Dems and a Repug Against.
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SPKrazy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 07:13 PM
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13. You Get The Award!
most illogical post I've seen today

I guess that since I support Israel's right to defend itself, that makes me a Neocon now?

yeah, right

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SPKrazy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 09:22 PM
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30. You Can Take Your Jerry Falwell and Richard Perle Comparisons
and put them far far away my friend

I'm really getting quite sick of this shit
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jonnyblitz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 08:54 PM
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20. I think you have it ass backwards here.
Israel is the aggressor. you need to ask "does Lebanon have the right to defend itself?"
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SPKrazy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 09:21 PM
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28. Lebanon Does Have The Right To Defend Itself
but they couldn't get rid of Hizbollah because Hizbollah controls the people of Lebanon through their ploys of aiding them.

Then they can launch rockets at Israelis with the INTENT of killing Israeli citizens

whereas if Israel wanted to kill Lebanese citizens, she would have flattened the country and killed a HELL of a lot more of them than have been killed

Do I think Israel took the right path? I don't know. I don't like some of the things that seem to be happening with them.

They are our ally in the M.E.

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calico1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 07:14 PM
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15. I am usually the type who doesn't get sarcasm.
Edited on Tue Aug-01-06 07:16 PM by calico1
At least not right away. Today I did and nobody else eems to! Go figure. :shrug:
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PFunk Donating Member (687 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 08:32 PM
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17. These 'Liberals' of his sound more like DINO's. feh.
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Clark2008 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 08:48 PM
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18. Perle needs to get his ass handed to him by Wesley Clark
Edited on Tue Aug-01-06 08:50 PM by Clark2008
again, it seems.

What a friggin' jerk!! :grr:

On edit: I just realized this was satire. What's sad is that the neo-cons are so bad, I whole-heartedly believed this when I first read it. Man, oh, man, oh, man.
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everythingsxen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 08:51 PM
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19. Breaking News: Islamic Jihadists Cream Pants over new "Liberal" following
Edited on Tue Aug-01-06 08:53 PM by everythingsxen
Tehran - It is turning out that Iran's green lighting of the Hezbollah attack on Israel is having unexpected political benefits from the American left wing. Large numbers of previous anti-war protesters and administration critics have been flocking to back the terrorism promoted by the Islamic Jihadists that is the Ahmadinejad administration.

Jihadist spokesman Hassan Nasrallah was ecstatic saying, "If I knew it would be so easy to get liberal allies, I would have insisted that we resume murdering and terrorizing the Jewish people much sooner."

The Iranian government could not be more pleased with the support. They were worried that their heavy-handed tactics that some have called war crimes would hurt their image in the U.S. The surprising number of liberals flocking to their cause has greatly lessened those fears.

Of course the Jihadist's could always count on the American extreme-left to support them. They are known for their lopsided approach to the Middle East situation.

Remaining American peace activists are stunned at the turn of events as they see once loyal anti-war activists openly embracing the Jihadist notion of solving disputes through force and bombs rather than negotiation or international consensus.
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annabanana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 09:01 PM
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22. I don't know ANY lefties supporting the tactics of
Islamic Jihadists. Not one. not. one. single. one.
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everythingsxen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 09:03 PM
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23. I don't know of any lefties supporting the Bush admin...
but that didn't stop the OP's vile slurs and lies.
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annabanana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 09:06 PM
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24. but I DO know lefties supporting the bombing of Lebanon
Edited on Tue Aug-01-06 09:06 PM by annabanana
(... go figure)
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everythingsxen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 09:19 PM
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26. And that has what to do with the OP?
Enjoy Sharia Law...
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DistressedAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 09:22 PM
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29. Oh! The CALIPHATE is at your door is it?
No wonder you think that this is self defense. You see enemeies coming for YOU! Some call that paranoia.

Enjoy agreeing wiht the administration on Israel and this invasion.
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KAZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 09:34 PM
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34. I second that alert. n/t
n/t
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DistressedAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 09:20 PM
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27. Do you share his goals with regard to Israel?
Do you condone the military action?

If so, tell me how you do not support the administration's policies.

Feel free to show me where you differ from the administration and I will assume you are not one of the folks I was tlaking about.

Somehow, I suspect that there is very little light between their position and theirs.

You can't say that about me and Hezollah. I do not share their goals nor do I endorse their tactics.

Can you say the same about you and your views on Israel? Do you endorse their goals? Tactics?
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everythingsxen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 09:25 PM
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32. Let me see...
I don't support the war in Iraq, but I do support Israel defending itself.

OMG YOU ARE SO RIGHTTTT!!!!! THANK U FOR OPENING MY EYES!!11111

I WILL GO GET A LOBOTOMY TODAY SO I CAN BE JUST AS OPEN MINDED AS YOU AND THINK THE SAME THINGS YOU THINK!!111
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DistressedAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 09:44 PM
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37. Didn't say you agreed on everything.
You clearly agree on this major issue however. Your support makes it easier for them to enact these neocon policies.

Like I said, enjoy defending Bush administration policy.
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everythingsxen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 09:50 PM
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40. Whatever you say
Because we all know that policies of Israel are the same as policies here in the US. That's how the ZOG works!! :sarcasm:
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DistressedAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 09:59 PM
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42. Stop distorting.
I said nothing of the above. I said that you agreed with the Bush administration policies regarding Israel.

Why must you lie and distort? Why can't you just admit it. I'll help. It should sound something like this, "I have t say I agree with Bush on this ONE issue."

Go ahead. Admitting your problem is the first step in recovery.
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annabanana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 08:58 PM
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21. hahahahahaha'' I LOVE ya DA!
Edited on Tue Aug-01-06 08:59 PM by annabanana
(I can't believe how many 1000+ers are jumping on this! - Don't they know you?

you bad...
:spank:
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B Calm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 09:39 PM
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35. Sorry Israeli apologists, but I gave this tread a nomination.
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DemonFighterLives Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 09:43 PM
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36. Divide and Conquer
Rove and dubby are laughing all the way to the bank.
:dem:
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Beelzebud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 09:44 PM
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38. I posted something that touches on this.
Why are so many liberal democrats going along with the Neo-Conservative bullshit?
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IndianaGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 09:50 PM
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39. Let's see how happy they are when we all get hit by blowback
It was Israel's war on the PLO that gave rise to Hamas, with a lot of Mossad help.

It was Israel's invasion of Lebanon that gave rise to Hezbollah.

It was American support of the Mujahideen in Afghanistan that gave rise to groups like the Taliban, and made Osama bin Laden what he is today.

America's war in Iraq and Israel's war in Lebanon are certainly going to give rise to something far worse of what we already have.
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mmonk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 09:54 PM
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41. Sorry Pearle, but
some just might be LINO's.
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MrScorpio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 11:34 PM
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44. Cynicism, Thy name is Neo-Con
Amazing!
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DistressedAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 11:39 PM
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47. Hey Bro! Long time no see!
Hope life is treating you well!:hi:
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MrScorpio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 11:40 PM
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49. It could be better, but at least I'm still alive!
Stay strong, my Bro!
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DistressedAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 11:41 PM
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50. You too my friend.
We'll get them eventually. Hell like Castro, they have to die sometime!
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MrScorpio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 11:45 PM
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52. Abso-freaking-lutely, Dude
I hope you're keeping the fresh graphics coming

You are a dynamo
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DistressedAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-02-06 12:17 AM
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56. Doing Flash Now. My Two Latest...
Can't get fooled again - http://fooled.cf.huffingtonpost.com/

and

George and the spy - http://fooled.cf.huffingtonpost.com/

Lots more where those came from. I get juice from the ugliness I guess.
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jonnyblitz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 11:44 PM
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51. !!!
:hi:
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MrScorpio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 11:46 PM
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53. Yo, Homes.. How are ya?
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jonnyblitz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 11:50 PM
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54. fine, thanks!
it's good to see your name pop up out of nowhere! I hope you are doing fine, as well. :D
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MrScorpio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 11:53 PM
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55. Well, Like I said, I could be better
But at least I'm still kicking

That's for the love, man
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jonnyblitz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-02-06 12:19 AM
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57. i didnt even read your initial posts.
i just saw your name and responded without reading anything. thats why i didnt know you werent doing so good. i hope things get better. the world is going to hell anyways.:hi:
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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 11:37 PM
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45. What that pearlie idiot is forgetting is that people may back Israel, but
not back the fucking war. This kind of talk is allowing them to frame the issue. Israeli's do not want this fucking war any more than you or I.
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DistressedAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 11:40 PM
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48. Sorry. I wrote it. Satire.
No real Pearle quortes here. But, a lot have made the same mistake. I should stop messing with folks! :rofl:
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bvar22 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 11:38 PM
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46. K&R
Good one, DA...Good one.
Unfortunately, too close to TRUTH for some to be able to see it.
:patriot:
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Lithos Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-02-06 12:19 AM
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58. Locking
This thread is nothing but stereotyping and extreme group attacks.

Lithos
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