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rhett o rick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-07-09 08:10 PM
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Maybe King George the Idiot had it right all the time.
Some say the terrrrists hate us because of our freedoms. If that is true, then Bushy made have had the right idea. If we give up our freedoms, e.g. the MCA, Patriot Act, domestic spying, habeas corpus, posse Comitatus, and the consumption of hydrogenated vegetable oils, maybe the terrrrrists will leave us alone. After all didnt Ben Franklin say that "he that gives up freedom will get security". Cant argue with that logic. Arent prisoners the most secure?

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tabasco Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-07-09 08:14 PM
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1. Franklin said "those who would give up freedom for a slight bit of security
"are a bunch of pantywaists."
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rhett o rick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-07-09 10:30 PM
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2. REALLY. Ben Franklin actually said "pantywaists".? nt
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-07-09 10:33 PM
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3. No.
But the c-word isn't allowed on DU.
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rhett o rick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-07-09 10:55 PM
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4. WHAT? You cant say communist in DU? That's un-American. nt
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