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Barrett808
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Thu Dec-20-07 02:39 PM Original message |
A young blonde Icelandic woman's recent experience visiting the US (welcome to Cheney's America) |
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wake.up.america
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Thu Dec-20-07 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
1. I..uh, think I'll put off my trip to the States for a bit. |
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Viva_La_Revolution
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Thu Dec-20-07 02:58 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. might be a prudent course of action. |
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Barrett808
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Thu Dec-20-07 07:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
27. I'm not sure the imminent Democratic reign will be any better, but... |
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MADem
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Thu Dec-20-07 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
2. They are enforcing that 'visa overstay' reg. |
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bunkerbuster1
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Thu Dec-20-07 03:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. Andrew's going to point out her whiteness, of course |
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DCKit
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Thu Dec-20-07 05:06 PM Response to Reply #11 |
22. I dislike Andrew Sullivan for many reasons, but... |
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MADem
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Thu Dec-20-07 10:31 PM Response to Reply #22 |
37. I happen to think his point was to point out that WHITEY Blondie Pretty Girl got bagged. |
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Darth_Kitten
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Thu Dec-20-07 11:04 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. I don't think you are getting his intention....... |
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MADem
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Thu Dec-20-07 11:15 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. I get his "intention." Andrew Sullivan is a self-loathing idiot. He is perpetually a day late and |
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bunkerbuster1
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Fri Dec-21-07 11:50 AM Response to Reply #22 |
78. I'd take your otherwise reasonable point very well if not for... |
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HamdenRice
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Fri Dec-21-07 08:28 AM Response to Reply #11 |
56. I think his racist point was: we should be racially profiling |
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Progressive Radical
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Fri Dec-21-07 10:37 AM Response to Reply #56 |
67. I agree that he's an asshole but ... |
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Lydia Leftcoast
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Fri Dec-21-07 07:08 PM Response to Reply #2 |
95. This is a probably a mistranslation of "oatmeal" as "porridge" |
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Cha
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Sat Dec-22-07 05:48 PM Response to Reply #95 |
106. I got that word.. |
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endarkenment
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Thu Dec-20-07 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
3. The question is not "is it fascism yet?" |
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MADem
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Thu Dec-20-07 03:45 PM Response to Reply #3 |
17. This shit is happening ALL OVER THE WORLD. There's a rise in nationalism happening. |
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krabigirl
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Thu Dec-20-07 07:54 PM Response to Reply #17 |
29. This kind of crap makes me not want to travel anywhere. |
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MADem
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Thu Dec-20-07 10:27 PM Response to Reply #29 |
35. I limit my air travel. It's not so onerous by train or boat, actually/ NT |
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Fri Dec-21-07 09:36 AM Response to Reply #35 |
63. I don't fly at all anymore unless my work dictates that I have to be somewhere |
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BuyingThyme
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Thu Dec-20-07 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
4. What's this country about, anyway? |
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Progressive Radical
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Fri Dec-21-07 10:42 AM Response to Reply #4 |
69. Breaking News! |
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A-Long-Little-Doggie
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Thu Dec-20-07 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
5. This makes me cry for my country. what has happened to us? n/t |
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VP505
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Thu Dec-20-07 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
6. Very bizarre story |
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file83
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Thu Dec-20-07 11:46 PM Response to Reply #6 |
48. The official explanation would invariably involve some mumbling and few "9/11"s. |
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Fri Dec-21-07 02:39 AM Response to Reply #6 |
53. This is by no means the first time I've heard this kind of story. |
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Cha
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Sat Dec-22-07 05:51 PM Response to Reply #6 |
107. They don't need no |
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groovedaddy
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Thu Dec-20-07 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
7. I guess if you've ever "over stayed" don't EVER come back. |
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pattmarty
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Fri Dec-21-07 01:33 PM Response to Reply #7 |
82. After being treated like that, who the fuck would want to. |
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Locrian
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Thu Dec-20-07 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
8. and nothing will happen.... |
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Xipe Totec
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Thu Dec-20-07 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
10. I guess we exported all our freedom to Iraq |
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treestar
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Thu Dec-20-07 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
12. Well, you know, she overstayed for three weeks before |
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Evoman
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Thu Dec-20-07 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
13. After the bullshit that happened at the border last time I went to the states, I wonder why |
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Lint Head
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Thu Dec-20-07 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
14. Welcome to the new theocratic fascist technocracy. |
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The Backlash Cometh
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Thu Dec-20-07 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
15. Wonderful. Our dollar gets devalued, and now we can't even count |
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lisainmilo
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Thu Dec-20-07 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
16. Sorry for your encounter |
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mainer
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Thu Dec-20-07 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
18. Homeland Security detained my son, too |
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truebrit71
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Thu Dec-20-07 05:14 PM Response to Reply #18 |
25. Please tell me you are suing these brownshirted bastards... |
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Capn Sunshine
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Thu Dec-20-07 11:17 PM Response to Reply #25 |
44. Patrot Act-no lawsuits allowed |
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Yuugal
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Fri Dec-21-07 01:46 AM Response to Reply #44 |
50. Thanks for voting for that stuff Hillary! |
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Cha
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Sat Dec-22-07 05:54 PM Response to Reply #50 |
108. This and more is exactly |
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Progressive Radical
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Fri Dec-21-07 10:48 AM Response to Reply #44 |
70. The need to insulate the Police State is paramount. |
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mainer
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Fri Dec-21-07 11:13 AM Response to Reply #25 |
75. We called the ACLU. They said what was done was outrageous but LEGAL! |
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readmoreoften
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Fri Dec-21-07 02:46 AM Response to Reply #18 |
54. Total hysteria. |
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cascadiance
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Thu Dec-20-07 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
19. And the government DOES fuck up records. I know as I've been a victim once! |
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indepat
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Thu Dec-20-07 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
20. Welcome to Jerkwater, USA |
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Karenina
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Thu Dec-20-07 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
21. Offered w/o comment. |
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Cha
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Sat Dec-22-07 05:59 PM Response to Reply #21 |
109. Too bad that's so |
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goodgd_yall
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Thu Dec-20-07 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
23. "Give 'em a uniform and they think they're Hitler" n/t |
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Joe Chi Minh
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Thu Dec-20-07 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
24. Can you believe the wickedness!!!?The depraved souls and tiny minds! |
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Didereaux
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Thu Dec-20-07 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
26. Can you beloieve the wicked , depraved minds that tolerate this? look in a mirror! |
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krabigirl
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Thu Dec-20-07 07:55 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. agreed, but what can we do? |
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Didereaux
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Thu Dec-20-07 09:40 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. making loud rude noises when such are shown, letters, and more importantly... |
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Joe Chi Minh
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Sat Dec-22-07 03:48 PM Response to Reply #33 |
101. "If enough people start openly expressing their true feelings on this then methods |
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Joe Chi Minh
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Fri Dec-21-07 05:56 PM Response to Reply #26 |
91. Wrong! In situations like this, "the pen is mightier the the sword." |
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krabigirl
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Thu Dec-20-07 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
28. What sick fucks. What the hell is wrong with this country? When will people wake up? |
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depakid
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Thu Dec-20-07 07:55 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. "When will people wake up?" |
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krabigirl
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Thu Dec-20-07 07:56 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Sadly, you are right. It makes me so angry. |
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Progressive Radical
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Fri Dec-21-07 10:53 AM Response to Reply #30 |
71. We will wake up: |
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entanglement
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Thu Dec-20-07 10:22 PM Response to Original message |
34. One wonders what would have happened had she been less white or less blonde |
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Capn Sunshine
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Thu Dec-20-07 11:21 PM Response to Reply #34 |
45. what would have happened is what happened to 800,000 non caucasians last year in the US |
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entanglement
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Thu Dec-20-07 11:37 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. True - but it is utterly reprehensible that *anybody* is treated the way this lady was |
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Cha
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Sat Dec-22-07 06:04 PM Response to Reply #47 |
110. But, the upside is sully brought |
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Downtown Hound
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Thu Dec-20-07 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
36. Actually this kind of thing has been going on for awhile now |
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rug
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Thu Dec-20-07 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
38. Iceland is part of the axis of evil. |
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riverdeep
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Thu Dec-20-07 11:28 PM Response to Reply #38 |
46. How many axles does this axis have now? How many are we up to? n/t |
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riverdeep
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Thu Dec-20-07 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
39. How to make this relevant to Republicans? |
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Rex
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Thu Dec-20-07 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
40. So, if you were wondering about if the Bush/Cheney would torture |
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tabasco
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Thu Dec-20-07 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
41. Looks like one of those turrrists that attacked Vinland!! |
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MilesColtrane
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Fri Dec-21-07 12:28 AM Response to Original message |
49. Next time Eva needs to apply for a visa to my house. |
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pnorman
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Fri Dec-21-07 02:20 AM Response to Original message |
51. Here's what i just recently Googled on this: |
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quiet.american
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Fri Dec-21-07 09:21 AM Original message |
Interesting that the comments section is filled with posters urging votes for Ron Paul. |
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Lydia Leftcoast
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Fri Dec-21-07 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
94. Ron Paul supporters are spamming the whole Internet, it seems |
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quiet.american
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Fri Dec-21-07 09:21 AM Response to Reply #51 |
61. Dupe. |
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DFW
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Fri Dec-21-07 02:36 AM Response to Original message |
52. It's because of crap like this |
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lumberjack_jeff
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Fri Dec-21-07 02:46 AM Response to Original message |
55. Holy shit! A blonde! |
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LSK
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Fri Dec-21-07 11:11 AM Response to Reply #55 |
74. THATS your reaction to this story? |
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lumberjack_jeff
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Fri Dec-21-07 01:10 PM Response to Reply #74 |
80. did you see the sarcasm smiley? |
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JVS
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Fri Dec-21-07 08:33 AM Response to Original message |
57. It's good to see that harassment isn't just for brown people anymore! |
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quiet.american
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Fri Dec-21-07 08:59 AM Response to Original message |
58. This makes me so furious -- and I wonder if any of this would change under a Democratic president. |
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Fri Dec-21-07 11:08 AM Response to Reply #58 |
73. It needs more than a change at the top |
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Barrett808
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Fri Dec-21-07 11:37 AM Response to Reply #58 |
76. The irony is that the GOP has created conditions for the most powerful Democratic president ever |
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DFW
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Fri Dec-21-07 12:14 PM Response to Reply #76 |
79. What's scary is that Cheney and Rove have to know that |
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Barrett808
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Fri Dec-21-07 06:58 PM Response to Reply #79 |
93. Indeed worrisome. n/t |
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Toots
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Fri Dec-21-07 09:04 AM Response to Original message |
59. Stories like this beg the question Why would any sane person wish to visit this country? |
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pattmarty
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Fri Dec-21-07 09:08 AM Response to Original message |
60. "Thank you for choosing the Fascist States of America for your destination". |
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Snarkturian Clone
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Fri Dec-21-07 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
62. Makes me afraid to leave the country. |
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Dorian Gray
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Fri Dec-21-07 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
64. this happened to my friend |
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mnhtnbb
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Fri Dec-21-07 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
65. The answer to this kind of crap is you have to pay a fine. NOT be handcuffed, shackled, and jailed. |
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Karenina
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Fri Dec-21-07 01:20 PM Response to Reply #65 |
81. WHAT? And deny the petty tyrants their jollies??? |
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ironflange
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Fri Dec-21-07 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
66. Oh great, I read this story a few days before I fly into the States |
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JHB
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Fri Dec-21-07 10:37 AM Response to Reply #66 |
68. The subject of the OP looked clean-nosed an not-dangerous... |
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ironflange
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Fri Dec-21-07 09:31 PM Response to Reply #68 |
97. You're not helping! |
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HughMoran
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Fri Dec-21-07 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
72. Holy police state batman! |
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CoffeeCat
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Fri Dec-21-07 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
77. Did everyone read the comments at the end.... |
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Fri Dec-21-07 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
83. It's things like this why I will never visit the States as long as the Neocons' rules are still |
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Diclotican
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Sat Dec-22-07 02:03 AM Response to Reply #83 |
98. DutchLiberal |
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Fri Dec-21-07 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
84. Sounds plausible, but has all the markings of an Internet Hoax |
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groovedaddy
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Fri Dec-21-07 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
85. An American should marry her just to get back at the bastards |
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Runcible Spoon
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Fri Dec-21-07 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
86. I overstayed in Argentina for more than a month. I paid a 50 peso fine. |
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tgnyc
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Fri Dec-21-07 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
87. Her hair color/race are completely irrelevant to the story. |
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TheMadMonk
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Fri Dec-21-07 04:03 PM Response to Reply #87 |
88. Only to those who don't need to hear/read it. |
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Karenina
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Sat Dec-22-07 04:20 PM Response to Reply #87 |
102. No, it wouldn't. |
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W T F
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Fri Dec-21-07 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
89. It kinda makes you wonder............. |
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Joe Chi Minh
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Fri Dec-21-07 06:02 PM Response to Reply #89 |
92. And there was me thinking the Berlin Wall went out with Nixon...! |
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Seabiscuit
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Fri Dec-21-07 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
90. If I ever expatriate, I'll NEVER set foot in this police state again. SHAME ON THOSE BASTARDS! |
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Diclotican
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Sat Dec-22-07 02:08 AM Response to Reply #90 |
99. Seabiscuit |
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Seabiscuit
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Sat Dec-22-07 05:02 PM Response to Reply #99 |
103. Thank you. That's very kind of you, Diclotican. |
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Diclotican
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Sat Dec-22-07 09:28 PM Response to Reply #103 |
111. Seabiscuit |
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McCamy Taylor
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Fri Dec-21-07 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
96. Homeland Security must be hiring goons who get off on torturing women. |
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Sat Dec-22-07 03:32 AM Response to Original message |
100. It's not just foreigners who get this treatment. The INS attracts silly little Napoleons who get |
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BooScout
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Sat Dec-22-07 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
104. It's crap like this that helped my husband & I decide to leave.... |
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Diclotican
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Sun Dec-23-07 11:40 AM Response to Reply #104 |
113. BooScout |
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Cha
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Sat Dec-22-07 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
105. This is truly sad.. |
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HughMoran
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Sat Dec-22-07 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
112. kick |
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