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DistressedAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 08:36 AM Original message |
I Have A Question For People With Freeper Friends... |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 08:40 AM Response to Original message |
1. Error . . . question does not compute. |
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Dem Agog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 08:40 AM Response to Original message |
2. I know three Freepers... |
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DistressedAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 08:44 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. I Think In Most Work Settings Politics Should Just Be Avoided. |
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Dem Agog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 08:56 AM Response to Reply #5 |
17. Thanks DistressedAmerican... |
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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 08:41 AM Response to Original message |
3. Embarrassing them helps prevent spread of propaganda |
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SixStrings (276 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 08:48 AM Response to Reply #3 |
11. Exactly right... |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 08:41 AM Response to Original message |
4. well.... |
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DistressedAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 08:45 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Very True! There Is A Lot Of That! |
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titoresque (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 02:35 PM Original message |
hey |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 08:44 AM Response to Original message |
6. but if we cut them off |
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DistressedAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 08:45 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Right! LOL! |
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johnnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 08:46 AM Response to Original message |
9. Some people I have to work with |
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Brewman_Jax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
10. Can't argue that |
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CascadeTide (164 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 08:48 AM Response to Original message |
12. Mine are family |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 08:51 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. weLcome to DU |
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DistressedAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 09:05 AM Response to Reply #12 |
29. Hey CascadeTide! Welcome To DU! |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
13. Because friendship can go beyond politics and religion and other stuff |
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asjr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 09:10 AM Response to Reply #13 |
32. One friend passes along RW points to me. She sent me day |
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DistressedAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 09:10 AM Response to Reply #13 |
34. I Really Do Not Have Any. But, Like You Say I Do Not Befriend Them. |
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Catchawave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
15. I'm married to one ! |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 08:59 AM Response to Reply #15 |
22. I don't understand how a couple can be so at odds on values. |
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Catchawave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 09:16 AM Response to Reply #22 |
39. There's more to marriage than politics..... |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 12:41 PM Response to Reply #39 |
91. Sure - but politics are a reflection of values. |
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DistressedAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 09:13 AM Response to Reply #15 |
36. Well, To Be Fair Love Should Trump Politics (If You Can Make It Work)! |
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Catchawave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 09:31 AM Response to Reply #36 |
45. Thanks! |
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CitrusLib (748 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 10:21 AM Response to Reply #15 |
69. I'm in a mixed marriage too. |
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Catchawave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 10:35 AM Response to Reply #69 |
73. I hear ya'.... |
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theboss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
16. Because they would die for me and me for them |
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Balbus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 09:15 AM Response to Reply #16 |
38. Sadly, now days, people have forgotten what true friendship really is. |
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More Than A Feeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 08:56 AM Response to Original message |
18. One of my best conservative friends realizes that Bush is a fuckup |
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lapislzi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 08:56 AM Response to Original message |
19. I have to work with them! |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 09:00 AM Response to Reply #19 |
24. I'd say "please don't bring such personal matters to my attention" just as |
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lapislzi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 10:10 AM Response to Reply #24 |
62. LOL, good one... |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 12:40 PM Response to Reply #62 |
90. Seriously, I think you could say "this isn't the place to address such |
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brainshrub (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 08:56 AM Response to Original message |
20. After the Schiavo debacle, I cut off most contact with Republicans. |
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maine_raptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
21. I like my freeper friends |
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DistressedAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 09:17 AM Response to Reply #21 |
41. OK! That Is Funny! |
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izzie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
23. Me too. will Chaney come in with is mini-hospital in tow? |
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ArkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
25. Yes, you are right. The intelligent thing to do is to stay in an |
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crispini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 09:12 AM Response to Reply #25 |
35. LOL! |
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ArkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 10:00 AM Response to Reply #35 |
59. I like to let the children figure it out for themselves. |
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zoids (65 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 11:08 AM Response to Reply #25 |
83. You know |
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Lecky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-05 04:44 AM Response to Reply #25 |
105. Ha! Well said...n/t |
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PunkPop (847 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
26. Mine could be called "acquaintances" at best. |
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baldingrockwarlord (114 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
27. I'm the only Dem/Liberal in my band |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 09:03 AM Response to Original message |
28. And who are you to demand such purity in our personal relationships? |
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DistressedAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 09:22 AM Response to Reply #28 |
43. It Has Nothing To Do With Notions Of Political Purity. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 09:40 AM Response to Reply #43 |
51. Then why are you coming on here running down my friends and family? |
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DistressedAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 09:46 AM Response to Reply #51 |
56. Why The Hostility? |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 10:10 AM Response to Reply #56 |
61. Well, how would you like having friends and family referred to as |
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DistressedAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 10:36 AM Response to Reply #61 |
74. More Hostility? Relax. My Opinion Has No Impact On Your Life. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 10:46 AM Response to Reply #74 |
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DistressedAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 10:49 AM Response to Reply #78 |
80. LA LA LA... |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 11:19 AM Response to Reply #80 |
86. Might you take some responsibility for being insulting and devisive? |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 11:51 AM Response to Reply #61 |
89. Do they support the war, death, and wide scale looting... |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
30. The only freepers left in my life are my immediate family |
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King Coal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 09:10 AM Response to Reply #30 |
33. I have a sister that is both a freeper and a fundie. We don't keep |
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DistressedAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 09:33 AM Response to Reply #30 |
46. Sadly, You Can't Pick Your Family! |
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King Coal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 09:08 AM Response to Original message |
31. You pay an extreme price for keeping yourself informed. |
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dean_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 09:14 AM Response to Original message |
37. I have friends that listen to 50 Cent and watch Reality TV too. |
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Balbus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 09:17 AM Response to Reply #37 |
40. And that's what friendship is all about! |
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DistressedAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 09:36 AM Response to Reply #37 |
47. Yeah. But Music And TV Are Not Killing Tens Of Thousands. |
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dean_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 02:29 PM Response to Reply #47 |
95. Yeah, but 50 Cent really really sucks. |
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oasis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 09:21 AM Response to Original message |
42. DU knee deep in rwing talking points from friends, co-workers, in-laws |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 09:28 AM Response to Original message |
44. Freep is a bullshit word |
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DistressedAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 09:38 AM Response to Reply #44 |
49. TRo Me Freep Means Neocon/Fundie Supporter. |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 09:39 AM Response to Reply #49 |
50. Is that the standard? |
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theboss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 09:58 AM Response to Reply #50 |
57. My best friend voted for Bush |
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DistressedAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 10:11 AM Response to Reply #50 |
64. NEOCON/FUNDIE Supporter. Since Bush Is Both, I Guess So. |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 10:29 AM Response to Reply #64 |
71. So in order to order to be ideologically pure |
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DistressedAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 10:39 AM Response to Reply #71 |
75. Look Do What Ever The Fuck You Want. |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 12:55 PM Response to Reply #75 |
93. The price of ideological purity |
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dean_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 02:35 PM Response to Reply #44 |
96. For a lot of people on this board... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
48. I don't judge people by their political affiliations |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
52. firstly, i dont dismiss fellow human being so casually |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 09:44 AM Response to Reply #52 |
54. also i live in per red area,..... i am the only democrat. |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-05 05:50 AM Response to Reply #54 |
106. Same here.. My enjoyment is driving around with my DU bumber |
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dogday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
53. I've always said the Republican Mantra was |
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theboss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 10:55 AM Response to Reply #53 |
81. That's their government mantra |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
55. Please don't presume to tell me who I should or should not |
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Beelzebud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
58. I had 1 freep friend. In 2003 I told him to enlist to fight in Iraq. |
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CheshireCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
60. Some do change |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 10:13 AM Response to Reply #60 |
66. my midland texas republican nra card carrying husband for one |
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DistressedAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 10:15 AM Response to Reply #60 |
67. Well, That Is Certainly Positive. Sadly It Takes An Event Like This |
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meganmonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
63. Here's some reasons, off the top of my head: |
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Ron Mexico (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
65. He's not my friend, he's my brother in law, and |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
68. Where would we be without you? |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
70. My rethug "friend" is getting to be more than I can stand |
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ArkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 10:32 AM Response to Reply #70 |
72. You two sound close. |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 10:40 AM Response to Reply #72 |
76. She can be kind in many respects but the hurricane |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
77. I have friends who are freepers |
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Brightmore (293 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
79. I have some Bush voting friends |
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brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
82. Cutting off Republican friends... |
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deadparrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
84. I find that my "freep" friends |
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thereismore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
85. mine are brothers in Christ. I challenge their sin all the time. n/t |
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izzybeans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
87. Hey I just moved to my wife's hometown and I'm now surrounded. I |
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WeRQ4U (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
88. Because that would be both difficult and unneccessary. |
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Seen the light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
92. I'm a former Freeper |
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sueh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
94. I have been successsful in converting some of my freeper friends. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
97. Might As Well Chime In... |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 02:37 PM Response to Reply #97 |
98. And I Get To Hear First Hand What The Other Side Is Thinking |
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SomewhereOutThere424 (497 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
99. I had a friend who was a democrat |
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progmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-05 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
100. Oh yes - anger and exclusion - those are the hallmarks of liberalism |
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Mein Bush (171 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-05 02:55 AM Response to Original message |
101. Keep your friends close by and your enemies even closer! |
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Lecky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-05 04:32 AM Response to Original message |
102. I have some Republican friends... |
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NotThatNolan (50 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-05 04:35 AM Response to Original message |
103. You would understand |
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Douglas Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-05 04:42 AM Response to Original message |
104. ya, that would do a lot of good |
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mwb970 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-05 06:29 AM Response to Original message |
107. I had a freep "friend" at work. |
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