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kpete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 02:08 PM Original message |
We Thought That We Were Electing a Prius, and Got a Tank Instead: The Last Gasps of Empire |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
1. Wow. |
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SunsetDreams (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
2. This article is nothing but Propaganda BS Rhetoric |
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paulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-26-10 11:49 AM Response to Reply #2 |
39. make an argument in support of your claim, then |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
3. Wish I could disagree with this article - but I can't. The opportunity this president... |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 02:26 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. "...unique and critical ..." |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 02:44 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Except 1984, 1988, 1992. 1996, 2000, 2004... |
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Robert DAH Bruce (245 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 02:47 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. I'M FREAKIN' OUT HERE!!! |
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Autumn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-26-10 12:39 PM Response to Reply #13 |
43. Just block it |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 03:13 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Of course it would have been preferable .... |
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OKNancy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
4. I like Buzzflash and I like Mark Karlin |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-26-10 04:46 AM Response to Reply #4 |
22. Well stated. |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
5. "Rather than the President leading us into the future" So he's leading us into the past? |
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arcadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 02:46 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. He reformed the insurance industry. |
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cornermouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-26-10 07:36 AM Response to Reply #5 |
27. You're linking to your own posts now? |
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The Wielding Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
7. I think most of us knew him. How he dealt with things in his past. |
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tranche (913 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
8. I don't see one fact or a single piece of useful information in this. |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
9. This purile Purist Parlor Psychobabble brought to you by... |
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lamp_shade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
10. Fodder. Enjoy. |
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Nite Owl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
14. The article is depressing |
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mix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
16. k&r nt |
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Yuugal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
17. K&R |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
18. I really don't think our 60+ years use of oil |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-26-10 04:20 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Most of the people posting here can't even function without oil. |
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tledford (633 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-26-10 06:32 PM Response to Reply #18 |
48. What did gasoline automobiles run on from 1895 to 1950? eom |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 10:36 PM Response to Original message |
19. k & r |
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autorank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-26-10 12:32 AM Response to Original message |
20. Nice post kpete k*r |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-26-10 05:03 AM Response to Original message |
23. I think he is trying but it will take more than electing one good man... |
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pundaint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-26-10 05:18 AM Response to Original message |
24. No no, too much truthiness to discuss... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-26-10 06:55 AM Response to Original message |
25. Deleted message |
ncteechur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-26-10 07:16 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Absolutely! |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-26-10 08:14 AM Response to Reply #25 |
29. Deal with it. Not your site. |
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MissDeeds (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-26-10 08:31 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Yeah |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-26-10 11:20 AM Response to Reply #30 |
34. Some people have reading impairments. Let's try to be tolerant. |
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MissDeeds (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-26-10 11:44 AM Response to Reply #34 |
38. Ouch! |
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MissDeeds (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-26-10 07:38 AM Response to Original message |
28. Thanks, kpete |
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inna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-26-10 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
31. kr (actually showed as +1) |
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Douglas Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-26-10 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
32. I frankly NEVER for one single second imagined we were electing a Prius |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-26-10 11:12 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Very well said. |
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Douglas Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-26-10 01:49 PM Response to Reply #32 |
46. oops - I meant 2004 - not 1984...my mistake |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-26-10 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
35. +1 |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-26-10 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
36. Why don't you read this and LEARN something? Warning-it proves your post wrong: |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-26-10 11:55 AM Response to Reply #36 |
40. You don't understand, |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-26-10 01:19 PM Response to Reply #40 |
45. You're right... |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-26-10 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
37. Popular misconception leading to continued tragedy. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-26-10 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
41. Sadly I doubt that he'll be the LAST cheerleader for our dying Empire |
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Douglas Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-26-10 12:26 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. you're right, being a cheerleader for a dying Empire will continue to be a prerequisite |
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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-26-10 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
44. The truth is the American people are too childish to accept we lost |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-26-10 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
47. It is a wonderful thing to have a leader concerned enough to micromanage in areas |
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volvoblue (149 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-26-10 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
49. I just love those with magical thinking |
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elana i am (626 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-26-10 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
50. i didn't think i was getting a prius |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-10 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
51. K&R |
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