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thewiseguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 12:18 PM Original message |
I do not get some people on DU |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
1. You will save your brain a lot of pain if you refrain from trying to "get" people at DU. |
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votingupstart (535 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 04:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
35. true-er words have not been spoken |
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Richd506 (576 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 07:21 PM Response to Reply #1 |
44. K & R! Good thread! |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 10:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
57. let me try that and get back to you |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 10:25 PM Response to Reply #57 |
61. ROFLMAO !!! |
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subcomhd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 01:48 AM Response to Reply #1 |
72. as new poster (but reader of many years) let me say |
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yellerpup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
2. Thank you very much for keeping us informed |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
3. Don't let DU get you down |
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Turborama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
4. K&R |
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Uzybone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
5. Some DUers want to be the smartest guys in the room at all times and on all topics |
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lxlxlxl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 12:43 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. 2nded... |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
6. "While one member gets hurt, the rest can not stand it." |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
8. recommend |
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n2doc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
9. Who is to say that some posters aren't Ahmadinejad supporters |
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Douglas Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 12:00 AM Response to Reply #9 |
66. I doubt very much there is ANYONE on the parole of Iranian clerics. |
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
10. The Iranians yearn for the Yoke of Theocracy to be lifted...they want and demand true Democracy |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
11. Am I wrong in my impression that much of the discontent and dissidence |
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Kaleko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
12. Simple expressions of solidarity with the Iranian people |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 03:58 PM Response to Reply #12 |
29. They are ideologues, often Marxists, that can't see when a "cigar is just a cigar". |
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Prometheus Bound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 09:53 PM Response to Reply #29 |
51. They are ideologues, often "far-right republicans", that can't see when a "cigar is just a cigar". |
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kenfrequed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 12:28 PM Response to Reply #29 |
94. Uhm... |
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T_L_W (18 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 01:02 PM Response to Reply #29 |
98. shorter version |
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wildeyed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 04:44 PM Response to Reply #12 |
33. If I could rec this post, too, I would. n/t |
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Kaleko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 05:25 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. Hey wildeyed, now I'm gonna have to steal |
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wildeyed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 06:13 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Here are several to choose from. |
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Kaleko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 07:18 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. Thank you! We're twins now. |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 01:04 PM Response to Reply #12 |
99. Yup. nt |
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nomaco-10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
13. kicked and reccd. Great post. n/t |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
14. good post, and I stand in support of those who are risking |
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t0dd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
15. k&r nt |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
16. I've seen apologists for all sorts of scum on this website |
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lxlxlxl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 09:24 AM Response to Reply #16 |
81. 2nded |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
17. Tell it |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
18. the thing you need to understand... |
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Rebubula (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 03:56 PM Response to Reply #18 |
28. As George Carlin said... |
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get the red out (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
19. No matter |
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peacetalksforall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 09:41 PM Response to Reply #19 |
48. "Every Iranian I have ever met has left me with the impression that they are a beautiful people." |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
20. Don't let the contrarians get you down. |
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rollin74 (489 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
21. K & R |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
22. You can also remind people that many vote for Robert Byrd too, a past member of the KKK... |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
23. If you are on Twitter, make yourself an Iranian |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 04:09 PM Response to Reply #23 |
31. In that case, how can any "tweets" from "Tehran" be authenticated? |
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Billy Burnett (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 09:44 AM Response to Reply #31 |
84. Now now. Questioning the authenticity of tweets makes you an Ahmadinejad supporter. |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 10:17 AM Response to Reply #84 |
88. Very interesting point. |
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Billy Burnett (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 10:26 AM Response to Reply #88 |
89. Here |
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cayanne (682 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
24. K&R |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
25. The only good choice for progressives here is election integrity |
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OVERPAID01 (24 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 08:08 PM Response to Reply #25 |
45. People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones! |
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Pat Riot (154 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 12:56 AM Response to Reply #45 |
68. um |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 07:21 PM Response to Reply #45 |
104. Our overlords may lack credibility, but surely our activist citizens still have some? n/t |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
26. K&R |
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Born_A_Truman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
27. K & R |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
30. One thing you might want to consider is that there are a lot of pieces to this |
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Billy Burnett (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 09:49 AM Response to Reply #30 |
85. I had to reread your post. I thought you were mentioning Ohio. n/t |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 04:06 PM Response to Reply #85 |
103. Exactly. And that kind of report is helpful |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
32. The best thing most of us can be doing today is asking for and hoping for transparency |
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wildeyed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
34. Don't let them get you down. |
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nomaco-10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
36. I stand with the courageous people of Iran that are ... |
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QueenOfCalifornia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
38. What an eloquent and |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
39. The term, "wise-guy" has unfortunate connotations in the US. |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
41. Thanks for posting this |
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keepCAblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
43. K&R n/t |
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WestSeattle2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
46. Ahmainejad is on his way out, believe it. The dominoes |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
47. thewiseguy. I want information before I choose sides. |
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Jefferson23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
49. Great information, thank you! |
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4lbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
50. Several pieces of logic to consider, showing that the results were rigged. |
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Kaleko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 10:19 PM Response to Reply #50 |
59. Another indicator of election fraud is this: |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 01:03 AM Response to Reply #50 |
70. Where there is no transparency, there can be no legitimacy. |
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Billy Burnett (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 09:53 AM Response to Reply #70 |
86. But those accusations are constantly made of Venezuela and Cuba. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 03:58 PM Response to Reply #86 |
102. That's true. One thing I've noticed about this Iranian situation |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
52. The elections most likely aren't clean. |
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troubledamerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
53. It ain't about Mousavi or Ahmadinejad... It's about the election fraud. |
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PufPuf23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
54. What a weird and naive thread. |
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Billy Burnett (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 09:59 AM Response to Reply #54 |
87. Thank you for mentioning this. |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
55. they have a need to believe that the United States CIA is behind all of this |
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peacetalksforall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
56. Forgive me if this has been hashed out in other threads, I don't get much time for reading recently. |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #56 |
60. Nobody wanted a 'surgical strike' more than Ahmadinejad |
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peacetalksforall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 10:36 PM Response to Reply #60 |
62. "Ahmadinejad says the outrageous things that he says and takes the ....." |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 10:44 PM Response to Reply #62 |
63. No for such a psychotic man he is much more intelligent than Cheney |
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peacetalksforall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 11:15 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. That means they cheated on Israel? And now Obama is making peace moves. |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 01:33 AM Response to Reply #64 |
71. Israel did a lot more than hand out clues, hell they put it on Voice of America |
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peacetalksforall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 07:56 AM Response to Reply #71 |
78. There is an interesting tidbit in that article. |
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FarrenH (485 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
58. I'm a South African, not an American |
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Douglas Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 11:47 PM Response to Original message |
65. thank you for your wise counsel. Please don't let a tiny minority here on DU get you down. |
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earcandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 12:42 AM Response to Original message |
67. Everyone everywhere is getting hurt, including our soldiers, our students, our mothers, our fathers, |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 12:59 AM Response to Original message |
69. K'd and R'd - Great post |
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burning rain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 02:17 AM Response to Original message |
73. Mousavi's no good. He opposes gay marriage. Might as well keep I'm-A-Dinner-Jacket. |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 04:00 AM Response to Original message |
74. K&R Great post, wiseguy! nt |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 04:09 AM Response to Original message |
75. If the Guardian Council picked Mousavi to against Mahmoud.. |
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thewiseguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 12:46 PM Response to Reply #75 |
97. I should not have said picked... |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 06:07 AM Response to Original message |
76. that's a lovely quote |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 06:16 AM Response to Original message |
77. You are at the wrong site if you expect respect for freedom |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 01:06 PM Response to Reply #77 |
100. Way to sum it up. |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 08:00 AM Response to Original message |
79. Most people only follow the enemy of mine enemy is my friend rule. |
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susanr516 (823 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 09:21 AM Response to Original message |
80. Thanks for the explanation |
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Douglas Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 09:25 AM Response to Original message |
82. another kick for an excellent post |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
83. K&R |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
90. "Humans are the member of one body, which are from the same jewel of creation. |
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Douglas Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
91. just curious, how do you think this effects the authority of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei ? |
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thewiseguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 12:40 PM Response to Reply #91 |
96. Khamenei has perhaps lost every crediblity that he had |
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earcandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 01:43 PM Response to Reply #96 |
101. that makes sense to me. A protest against a corrupt voting system makes more sense than the person |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
92. The people of Iran have my deep sympathy in this time of trouble, and |
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RedCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
93. You can get people at the cinema. Adults $10, kids $5. I prefer matinees. |
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thewiseguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
95. Thanks to everyone for your nice comments |
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