JDG wrote:
Thus, this Court ruling would appear to jeopardize NPS preservation of
religious cultural resources in a number of Parks, included preserved
churches in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Cape Lookout National
Seashore, as well as Native American ceremonial kivas at numerous Parks
On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 14:08:29 +0900, G. D. Akin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Doug Wrote:
Turning fifty in about 32 days?
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George A
Woof (cough) woof.
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Dan wrote:
I'm sure that one can deconstruct it to mean anything, but the word
creator meant at the time being who created. I'm not really an
origional intent guy, but I think using the same mapping of combination
of letters onto ideas as they used at that time is really a good idea.
In
other
JDG wrote:
You have stated that you believe the VFW is Constitutionall prohibited
because it is, quote, exclusionary and offensive.
I don't believe I ever said anything about the VFW except that their
involvement in this argument is irrelevant. By allowing the religious
symbol to remain
To messers. Nehemiah Dodge, Ephraim Robbins, Stephen S. Nelson, a
committee of the Danbury Baptist association in the state of Connecticut.
Gentlemen
The affectionate sentiments of esteem and approbation which you are so
good as to express towards me, on behalf of the Danbury Baptist
From a letter to Jasper Adams, president of the College of Charleston, 1832
I must admit moreover that it may not be easy, in every possible case, to
trace the line of separation between the rights of religion and the Civil
authority with such distinctness as to avoid collisions doubts on
JDG wrote:
Come on John, you know that one of the reasons for the bill of rights,
perhaps the preeminent reason, was to protect people that might
otherwise
be excluded by the majority. That's what separation of church and state
is all about.
But aren't you the first person to also mention that
William wrote:
If this was the only similar case in the pipeline then fair enough. But
with such an egregious violation that seems surprising. Again, if it
was the only such case, fair enough. But otherwise why pick this one
which can be eliminated on a technicality?
Presumably any other similar
JDG wrote:
At 09:36 PM 6/15/2004 -0700 Doug Pensinger wrote:
Because it is on U.S. Government property it isn't the VFW's speech that
is in question. Because it is on U.S. government property is the U.S.
Government's speech. The VFW doesn't figure at all in the decision,
their
involvement
On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 01:17:32 -0400, JDG [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
At 12:09 AM 6/16/2004 -0500 Dan Minette wrote:
The VFW often burns flags John. :-)
You caught me!
Still, even if the VFW were unceremoniously burning flags in Mojave, I
think that they'd probably have a lot more support on Brin-L
Gary Nunn wrote:
How lame can this be?
The heart of the article..
Court Allows 'Under God' on Technicality
For now, five justices said the court could not rule on the case because
California atheist Michael Newdow does not have full custody of his
daughter.
They definitely whimped out. What
John Horn wrote:
I agree with that but it is a completely different issue. If
someone was planning on blowing up the Lincoln Memorial with a pack
of playing cards they would still be liable to be prosecuted with
that even if it is completely impossible, right?
I see your point, but would the
Gary wrote:
Of course this threat is no different that any other terrorist threat,
it's just a little closer to home for me. I have always said that the
best way to create true terror would be the random bombing or
destruction of small town targets that have no strategic value.
Aye, look at the
On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 22:59:14 -0400, JDG [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
At 07:46 PM 6/14/2004 -0700 Doug Pensinger wrote:
They definitely whimped out. What this means to me is that they were
afraid to rule because of the impact their ruling would have, so they
found a way to weasel out of making any
Julia wrote:
And what, if anything, does the ACLU have to say about the white crosses
at roadside spots where people were killed in automobile accidents? I
know there would be a lot of angry people if they tried to have those
banned.
I think the gist of the decision is summarized in this quote
On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 20:32:52 -0400, David Hobby [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Doug Pensinger wrote:
David Hobby wrote:
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Oh, that twist! As I recall, that was 100 pages from the end.
(Yes, a fair-sized book.) I thought you meant the ironic
big pile of historical documents
JDG wrote:
I don't think you said that right. I am unaware of any Constitutional
provision against exclusionary and offensive speech on federal lands.
JDG - Something about defending your right to say it, Maru .
Come on John, you know that one of the reasons for the bill of rights,
perhaps
On the strength of the lists rating of P.J. Farmers Riverworld book _To
Your Scattered Bodies Go_ I picked it up a long with the second two books
of the series. My reaction after having read the first 3/4s or so: gawd,
this won a Hugo? And was top rated by brin-l???
Beyond the meandering,
I finished this one a month or so ago and while some of it was interesting
I thought the endless train of riddle solving got tiresome and that the
twist near the end was poorly done. Has anyone else here read it?
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Somewhere around half-way through it, I started yelling at the
characters, saying something on the order of, Take the stupid
puzzle box to an CAT scanner already!
Getting out of so many tight squeezes was another thing that bothered me.
The twist at
Erik wrote:
On Sun, Jun 13, 2004 at 12:01:04PM -0700, Doug Pensinger wrote:
Beyond the meandering, pointless plot, the flat, uninteresting
characters and the asinine dialog, the whole idea seems a bit dumb to
me. I'm sorry if I'm trashing someone's favorite book, but it's just
terrible so far
Robert wrote:
The book just before The DaVinci Code, Angels And Demons, is a much
better book and a lot more fun. It had me wondering why people made
such a big deal over TDC.
Good to know. I bought that when I was enthused with TDC (in the
beginning) but haven't started it because of my
I'm feeling so badly for the Lakers now that they're down 3-1 in the
finals. Poor Kobe. Poor Shaq. Poor Phil. Poor L.A.
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Go Pistons maru.
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On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 00:07:07 -0500, Ronn!Blankenship
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
At 11:14 PM 6/9/04, Julia Thompson wrote:
William T Goodall wrote:
On 10 Jun 2004, at 2:07 am, The Fool wrote:
http://gadflyer.com/articles/?ArticleID=131
Rats! Not hang-gliding nudists then...
That would be a
JDG wrote:
I thought it was funnier when Republicans passed this joke around about
Bill Clinton
JDG - And that probably wasn't the first time, Maru
P.S. Of course if Bush is such a calculating liar then he can't exactly
be a bumbling fool, now can he?
Get a grip, John, it's just a dumb joke.
A man died and went to heaven. As he stood in front of St. Peter at the
Pearly Gates, he saw a huge wall of clocks behind him. He asked, What
are all those clocks for?
St. Peter answered, Those are Lie-Clocks. Everyone on Earth has a
Lie-Clock. Every time you lie the hands on your clock will move.
David wrote:
I got 38/71 on general knowledge, and guesses.
(How many guesses? Wow, an actual real-life application of
algebra! Solving (71-x) + (x/4) = 38, I get that around
44 were guesses.)
44/71 - Southern Sympathizer
Ha.
I lived in South Carolina for about a year while in the Navy, and
David wrote:
I never read this one, so I resisted the temptation to rate it
useless.
You were tempted to rate a book you haven't read?
I did rate the C.S. Lewis books, _Perlandra_ etc,
as useless. Mentioning other planets does not make an
allegory into science fiction. (Similarly for _Animal
Gautam wrote:
Dear Friends,
Today marks my last day at McKinsey, and virtually my last day in New
York.
Wow, Gautam, big news. Best of luck in all your endeavors...
Hey, we haven't had any baseball talk yet this year. Have you been too
busy to pay attention? It sure is shaping up to be an
John Horn wrote:
Friday, 1988 - 2004. RIP.
My condolences to you and your family, John. I didn't realize how much my
dog Lucky meant to me until she passed last fall. Now we're slowly
loosing our 10 1/2 year old white boxer, Ali, to heart disease. 8^(
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The Fool wrote:
All discussions involving JDG morph into an abortion discussion. It's as
if he had an agenda...
I have my adamant differences with John, but I have to say I'm kind of
sick of these personal attacks. Not only don't they do anything to
advance your argument, they're
JDG wrote:
I'm continually amazed at our ability to talk past each other on this
issue.
Of course Bill Clinton would have fallen victim to using much of the same
intelligence. That's because neither Administration was treating
intelligence as a black box.They weren't saying I wonder if
JDG wrote:
At 06:14 PM 5/19/2004 -0500 Robert Seeberger wrote:
http://www.sltrib.com/2004/Apr/04272004/commenta/commenta.asp
I can't believe that anyone found this diatribe coherent.
That's because you're a resident in good standing in
Bushworld!! 8^)
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This is the (long) Hersh article that has been making headlines this past
week.
http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/?040524fa_fact
or
http://tinyurl.com/3awqm
In an odd way, Kenneth Roth, the executive director of Human Rights
Watch, said, the sexual abuses at Abu Ghraib have become a
On Sat, 22 May 2004 18:55:44 -0400, Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
On Sat, May 22, 2004 at 11:45:11AM -0700, Doug Pensinger wrote:
This is the (long) Hersh article that has been making headlines this
past
week.
http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/?040524fa_fact
or
http://tinyurl.com
Gautam wrote:
Since Bill Clinton himself has stated on many
occasions that he agreed with the Bush
Administration's interpretation of Iraqi threat,
that's a remarkable statement of his omniscience
there, Doug.
Would Clinton have depended on stove piped intelligence from expatriate
Iraqis with an
http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0517/p09s01-coop.html
or
http://tinyurl.com/ypcov
On Abu Ghraib and war itself: See through relativism of abuse
By Earl Martin and Pat Hostetter Martin
exerpt:
Before the United States launched the optional war in Iraq,
practitioners of nonviolence were advocating
Dan wrote:
So, let my put forth a hypothetical. Lets assume this was done by an
administration that had shown a real sucess rebuilding Afganistan, and
had a very good team ready to work in reconstructing Iraq, and had laid
out the real costs to the American people and gotten buy in. Lets
Steve Sloan wrote:
Doug Pensinger wrote:
What did the U.S. have to gain by intervening in Rwanda?
Diddly squat, but that doesn't mean dedicated critics of the
US couldn't come up with something. Presumably, Rwanda had
something useful enough for past European imperialists to
colonize
Debbi wrote:
who admits to having a bit of a thing for
vampires-struggling-to-overcome-their-bloodlust... ;}
Too much Barnibus (sp?) as a youth?
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Dan wrote:
OK, you put brackets on your opinion, which I appreciate. But, let me
explore it further. Was our intervention in Bosnia acceptable? Should
we
have stopped the genocide in Rwanda? Our hands are full, but should
somebody stop what's going on in Sudan? What about my position. If
Dan wrote:
But, if one supports Andrew's statement as it stands, it would be
worthwhile to see how they consider the most obvious counter-examples.
I don't agree with Andrew completely. For instance the pre-emptive strike
by Israel in the Seven Day War was justified.
It becomes more obvious
Mike Lee wrote:
But Gary has gone way over the line. I can't wait to see what y'all will
say now. I don't expect much, so surprise me, prove you're not just a
cozy
coterie of moral dilettantes.
I don't really give a rat's ass what the dick-hat thinks about Gary but in
case other's
This disaster is George W. Bush's responsibility and this scandal is a
direct reflection of the incompetence of his administration and their
tendency to ignore competent experts in favor of loyal cheerleaders when
making policy.
The only good that can come of this is that any chance that this
Dan wrote:
I think that you may be making an error extrapolating from the specific
to the general. Proper care of little humans requires significantly
greater
effort than proper care of little sock puppets. For example, you can
roll a little sock puppet up and put it in the drawer for
Gautam wrote:
I was criticizing a movement that has done immeasurable harm
to the world's poor, and you kind of jumped in. Fine.
But you (I notice) haven't actually agreed with me on
what are - I believe - very baseline positions. Use
DDT in countries where malaria is endemic. If not,
why not?
http://www.techcentralstation.com/041504I.html
Why did Nixon push for a [DDT] ban? We may never know. A few older
Washington DC policy experts have suggested that some of his election
campaign supporters were chemical companies that produced alternatives to
DDT and so stood to gain handsomely
http://tinyurl.com/2o9cu
State Department official described extreme frustration that months of
pressure produced no real change.
But Rumsfeld's aides point out that at least two major internal
assessments were ordered at the time. In one, Maj. Gen. Geoffrey D.
Miller, the commander of the
Gautam wrote:
http://oxblog.blogspot.com/2004_05_02_oxblog_archive.html#108358591971936946
Ritu, Andrew, I'm sure the Iraqis would be _much_
better off if nothing like this ever happened there.
I am willing to make a bet that no report of this, or
anything like it, will show up in the supposedly
On Sat, 1 May 2004 23:28:06 -0500 (CDT), Julia Thompson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Sun, 2 May 2004, Ritu wrote:
Could somebody please direct me to the archives of the list on the net?
My Outlook now cuts out the lines at the bottom...
Ritu, who wants to hunt out Mike Lee's mail
Dan wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Damon Agretto [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 2:58 PM
Subject: Re: March for Women's Lives
Can someone explain what exactly a sock puppet is
anyway, for those of us not as net savvy?
A sock
Ronn! wrote:
Assuming you want to hold the ground. If for some reason you are simply
interested in wiping out vermin (the alien race) who pose a threat to
you, perhaps in the way that a nest of very nasty hornets in a tree right
outside your back door would, you could simply sterilize the
Julia wrote:
I'd be willing to bet that they statistically match the working women's
population--which is something like 62% employed...
And the other 38% is working, just not for a paycheck.
Julia
Every Mother Is A Working Mother Maru
Geeze, Julia, raising kids wouldnt be meaningfull work
(http://www.whitehouse.gov/holiday/2002/images/rotation-review/images/008_v2868-13-sa-697v.html)
http://tinyurl.com/23mxa
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David wrote:
The problem is that there aren't enough jobs to
go around, so some people wind up in dangerous jobs. Did they
VOLUNTARILY choose those jobs? Technically, yes. But they didn't
have enough other choices for it to really be a free choice.
Of course what a snot nosed kid whose idea
David wrote:
Mike--
I wouldn't want to offend you after all the care you have
taken not to hurt anyone's feelings, but there's a rumor that you
are an alter ego of an established list member.
If so, would it be O.K. if I killfiled you? Your main
persona could always post for you
Kevin wrote:
I know I'll have to make this choice on my own. Just wondering what I
might be missing.
Since you're single, I'd say go with your heart on this one. It's a much
tougher decision if you've got mouths to feed. As for the o-fer, maybe
it's _because_ of the place and the mentality
Dan wrote:
Given this, I would argue that public opinion is very volatile. It can
easily swing against the US. The natural tendency is against the US, and
it takes a tremendous amount of work to slow the slide in that direction.
The longer we are in control, the more difficult it will
Kneem wrote:
You aren't very bright are you.
Actually, I'm leaning toward the caricature theory after his most recent
posts. I'm very curious as to who he really is. I thought Erik hinted
that he and John Doe were the same person early on, but I'm pretty sure
that's not the case. Whoever he
Chad wrote:
The current uprising is really a last stand, so to speak, for the
insurgents.
I hope you're right, but I'm afraid it's wshfull thinking.
http://www.seattleweekly.com/features/0416/040420_news_iraq.php
http://tinyurl.com/2g496
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Gautam wrote:
Since the environmental movement has done more harm to
the poor of the world than any other such supposedly
well-intentioned group, their dogma gets a very
visceral reaction from me. When you get down to it,
you've got a bunch of people who would rather millions
of poor brown
I wrote:
Chad wrote:
The current uprising is really a last stand, so to speak, for the
insurgents.
I hope you're right, but I'm afraid it's wshfull thinking.
http://www.seattleweekly.com/features/0416/040420_news_iraq.php
http://tinyurl.com/2g496
Forgot to say that I stole this link from
Julia wrote:
Less methane in the atmosphere?
I don't know for sure. Angus-ing here.
Jersey that, folks? He made a cow pun. :)
Pretty cheesy don't ya think?
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Gautam wrote:
Your argument is that we should always act, under any
circumstances, when there's probably not an imminent
threat (from an organization far less powerful than
any state) but that we should never, under any
circumstances, ever, ever act before there's an
imminent threat from a state
http://tinyurl.com/2gwad
Bush told reporters with him in Texas that the Aug. 6, 2001, memo about
Osama bin Laden's desire to attack the United States was no indication of
a terrorist threat. There was not a time and place of an attack.
Damned Al Qaeda forgot to send him a programme.
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Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
Particularly when even Richard Clarke has admitted that there was
probably
nothing anyone could have done to prevent the 11 Sep 2001 attacks.
I've heard that misquote one too many times. What he said was that the
steps he suggested the Bush administration should take
John wrote:
That is exactly where the focus has been. Read some of the staff
reports. Also, for the most part, the commissioners have been non
partisan in assessing what went wrong. And make no mistake my friends,
the US government at almost every level bears some responsibility for
the events
JDG wrote:
I seem to recall Clarke being asked point-blank by the Commission
(paraphrase) was there any chance that implementation of your
recommendations would have prevented the 9/11 attacks?
Clarke: None.
GORTON: Now, since my yellow light is on, at this point my final question
will be
Gautam wrote:
You feel this way about _eight years_ of continuous
inaction by the Clinton Administration too, or is it
only Republicans who get blamed for inaction? Doing
nothing after the first WTC bombing...after an attempt
to assassinate George Bush...after Kenya...after
Tanzania...and
On Thu, 8 Apr 2004 19:03:04 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Anybody have a pair of ruby slippers?
I do hope this list delay was not somehow induced.
Anyone have a pair of ruby slippers?
Somewhat worn and dull
Rubber soles and plastic zippers
Worn once, I've heard, by Jethro Tull
Anyone seen a
Gautam wrote:
Well, Doug, you certainly have. The principal goal of
all that Saudi money was what? It was to convince the
American government to:
1. Make solving the Israeli/Palestinian problem the
focus of American efforts in the Middle East
Oh, yea, we've done them a great disservice on that
Fool wrote:
http://www.gorenfeld.net/blog//2004_03_01_barchive.html#1080666747965311
18
Using and doesn't work. Try parenthasis or brackets.
(please)
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William wrote:
If they called it Ning-Nang Poopy Shorts
It's Ning-Ning Poopy Shorts!
Blasphemer!!!
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Gautam wrote:
No Doug, although I have no doubt that you'd love to
put me and everyone else who disagrees with you into
them. Supporting the liberation of Iraq - is that
treason to you, or just sedition?
The subject was civil discourse, and you suggested that I was compromising
it because I
Mike wrote:
I've said it before here; I'm convinced that heightened
airport security would have thwarted the attacks.
Oh, for Christ's sake. I didn't even think you'd come up with something
as lame as that.
snip
Trust me, if I wanted to blow up a plane, it would get blown up. If I
wanted to
Ronn! wrote:
Washington, D.C. -- where the hindsight is 20/20
Bill Murchison
March 30, 2004
Couldn't we just turn off The Dick Clarke Show for a little while and
reflect that, contrary to widespread belief, there's a war on?
Sorry, no. Many of us believe that the war is being mismanaged and
Mike Lee wrote:
And, really, all you head shaking, nice politically correct Americans who
think that the KKK are Neanderthals and shouldn't be allowed to breed,
but you give Muslims a pass (I guess because at least they're not
Republicans)
But wait, I thought they were Republicans. Or maybe
Mike wrote:
Really, Doug, all this Monday morning quarterbacking is going nowhere.
Next you'll be complaining because Tom Clancy warned us about crashing a
plane
into the capitol building.
Spin every little thing you can all day long, but everybody knows the
truth: nobody took these jackasses
On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 21:38:48 -0500, John D. Giorgis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
At 06:32 PM 3/30/2004 -0800 Doug Pensinger wrote:
But the evidence points to the fact that Clinton/Gore took them _more_
seriously than Bush did.
What evidence is this?
http://tinyurl.com/38ecs
http://tinyurl.com/36k6u
On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 21:12:03 -0600, Dan Minette
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Personally, I don't think the chances would have been much less likely,
but it seems that Bush downplaying AQ before 9-11 is fairly well
established.
I've said it before here; I'm convinced that heightened airport
On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 23:08:08 +1000, Russell Chapman
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Doug Pensinger wrote:
Also, my daughter had her wedding shower. I was thankfully excused.
The wedding is 3 weeks away!
Ahhh the joys. My daughter's shower is this coming weekend - my wife is
going but I am taking
Robert wrote:
Elsewhere in the Arab world, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat saw the
film at his headquarters in Ramallah on the West Bank and pronounced
it moving.
Wonder if he's seen Gandhi.
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Gary wrote:
The Headline should have read: Dinosaur Ass Prints Found - Gary
Or: Dinosaur moons scientists...
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On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 21:17:20 -0800, Mike Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Doug can't believe I'm serious:
Imploding? Are you serious? There's some serious straw
clutching in the above linked articles. Absolutely peanuts
compared to the misinformation being spewed by BushCo.
What color is the
On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 21:17:20 -0800, Mike Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Doug can't believe I'm serious:
Imploding? Are you serious? There's some serious straw
clutching in the above linked articles. Absolutely peanuts
compared to the misinformation being spewed by BushCo.
What color is the
Mike Lee wrote:
What color is the truth in your world?
Then ther's this color:
[http://www.americanprogress.org/site/pp.asp?c=biJRJ8OVFb=39039]
or http://tinyurl.com/3xvws
9/11: Internal Government Documents Show How the Bush Administration
Reduced Counterterrorism
March 22, 2004
Mike Lee wrote:
Doug can't believe I'm serious:
Imploding? Are you serious? There's some serious straw
clutching in the above linked articles. Absolutely peanuts
compared to the misinformation being spewed by BushCo.
What color is the truth in your world?
more colors
I could go on and on
[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30992-2004Mar28.html]
or
http://tinyurl.com/2kpvj
I would welcome it being declassified, but not just a little line here or
there. Let's declassify all six hours of my testimony, he said on NBC's
Meet the Press.
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist,
Kevin wrote:
60 Minutes' Lesley Stahl just offered an apology for not stating the
Clarke book was published by a CBS sister company.
That was in all the articles about the interview at the CBS website -
including those published before the interview.
The important thing here is what Clarke is
Kevin wrote:
What was in the articles, the apology?
The fact that the book was published by an affiliate of CBS.
So Rice had no idea what/who Al Quedia was even though she gave a speech
about them a year before?
'sfunny how a person can write a book and everything in it is Credible
and the
Matthew wrote:
This weekend I watched my friend put his new two-seater ultralight into
the air. While doing this we ate Oreo's and chocolate milk. Anneka
walked for 8 consecutive steps! Then we ate hot dogs at the park.
Video rolling? How long has she been walking?
Coming out of class
On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 09:16:46 -0800, Mike Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Clark seems to be imploding. I wouldn't start your happy dance just yet.
I guess this is the year of the Flip Flop People in the Dhimmicratic
Party.
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,604598,00.html
And, via
http://tinyurl.com/24ju7
Bush's brand new enemy is the truth
Clarke's claims have shaken the White House to its foundations
Sidney Blumenthal
Thursday March 25, 2004
The Guardian
exerpts:
Clarke was not the only national security professional who spanned both
the Clinton and Bush
http://tinyurl.com/3aecn
x-Aide Recounts Terror Warnings
Clarke Says Bush Didn't Consider Al Qaeda Threat a Priority Before 9/11
By Dan Eggen and Walter Pincus
Washington Post Staff Writers
Thursday, March 25, 2004; Page A01
Near the end of the article:
In the summer of 2001, veteran
[http://www.j-bradford-delong.net/movable_type/2004_archives/000533.html]
or
http://tinyurl.com/3anq
A bit of speculation from Mr. Delong
As we all know, Condi Rice has refused to appear before the September 11
Commission. But what if she had decided to appear? What would her opening
http://tinyurl.com/2snzn
My parents arrived here from India in one of the waves of immigration
that have brought millions of families to the United States during the
past 300 years. These immigrant families want to be able to express their
gratitude and loyalty to the country that has taken
David wrote:
Are you sure about ochlocracy? I get the sense that it means
government by masses of people, which might not be the meaning
of mob that you are looking for.
m-w says government by the mob : mob rule...
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Doug
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Erik wrote:
Now that I can answer. Higher interest rates would almost surely result
in a recession in the current environment. That would mean lower
employment.
Thanks for an informative answer. One follow up. I was under the
impression that all prices have an energy component so that any
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4571136/
The Smell of a Real Scandal
The run-up to the Iraq war was more hype than lie. Medicare is a clearer
example of dishonesty and corruption at high levels
By Jonathan Alter
Newsweek
March 29 issue - The Democrats are over the top. Last week the Democratic
John wrote:
After all, it counts hamburger flippers as
manufacturing jobs.
Not yet, anyway.
[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/02/20/politics/main601336.shtml]
or
http://tinyurl.com/233wm
The annual Economic Report of the President has already stirred
controversy by suggesting the loss of
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