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Octafish
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Sun Jan-16-11 09:45 PM Original message |
Government Spying on Americans -- Doesn't Any One Care? |
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Odin2005
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Sun Jan-16-11 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
1. But it's a DEM doing it so it's OK!!! |
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bobbolink
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Sun Jan-16-11 09:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. You got that right. He will do what no RWer would DARE to even attempt. |
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Octafish
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Sun Jan-16-11 09:57 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. The President is a constitutional scholar, too. |
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molly77
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Mon Jan-17-11 01:26 PM Response to Reply #6 |
60. Comment from the Guardian re. Spain's right to try torturers |
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GreenPartyVoter
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Sun Jan-16-11 10:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
21. Well, exactly! |
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ThomCat
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Mon Jan-17-11 12:47 AM Response to Reply #1 |
27. Yes. Democrats can always accomplish right wing goals |
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Odin2005
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Mon Jan-17-11 12:53 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. It took a "populist" to destroy the Roman Republic (Caesar). |
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ThomCat
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Mon Jan-17-11 01:11 AM Response to Reply #28 |
32. If you can fool the people into giving you power that you are |
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snot
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Mon Jan-17-11 03:00 AM Response to Reply #27 |
33. +1 |
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Autumn
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Mon Jan-17-11 11:36 AM Response to Reply #27 |
54. We have screwed the pooch by voting for Democrats who are |
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Enthusiast
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Mon Jan-17-11 06:55 PM Response to Reply #27 |
82. I'm with you. |
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defendandprotect
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Mon Jan-17-11 08:13 PM Response to Reply #82 |
90. Me, too -- !! |
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ElsewheresDaughter
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Mon Jan-17-11 12:54 AM Response to Reply #1 |
30. Dr West speaks truth |
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CommonSensePLZ
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Wed Jan-19-11 04:24 PM Response to Reply #1 |
109. It didn't seem like people really cared much under Bush either.. nt |
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RKP5637
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Sun Jan-16-11 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
2. Many Americans today are too lame to care. Many only care about ME ME ME and |
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Octafish
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Sun Jan-16-11 10:05 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. I dream of a 120-inch HDTV 1080P Flat Screen with Showtime |
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RKP5637
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Tue Jan-18-11 08:13 AM Response to Reply #8 |
99. Next Christmas!!! LOL n/t |
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DJ13
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Sun Jan-16-11 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
4. Chains you can believe in |
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Capitalocracy
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Sun Jan-16-11 10:26 PM Response to Reply #4 |
15. Ouch |
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GreenPartyVoter
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Sun Jan-16-11 10:56 PM Response to Reply #4 |
22. Nicely said |
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WinkyDink
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Mon Jan-17-11 05:12 PM Response to Reply #4 |
70. Brilliant!! |
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pottersvilleusa
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Mon Jan-17-11 08:43 PM Response to Reply #4 |
92. Very good |
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X_Digger
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Mon Jan-17-11 10:03 PM Response to Reply #4 |
96. Ouch, but k&r! |
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walldude
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Tue Jan-18-11 02:38 PM Response to Reply #4 |
105. Brilliant... |
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gateley
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Sun Jan-16-11 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
5. I heard or read somewhere that our citizens are the most "spied on" by their |
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RKP5637
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Sun Jan-16-11 10:30 PM Response to Reply #5 |
17. And to them I say it is relative to who is spying and on whom. They make this |
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Mon Jan-17-11 08:30 AM Response to Reply #5 |
42. Satch the movie"EagleEye". 98.6% of that tech exists right now. Once they centralize it... |
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WinkyDink
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Mon Jan-17-11 05:12 PM Response to Reply #5 |
71. The Brits are. |
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toddaa
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Sun Jan-16-11 09:57 PM Response to Original message |
7. A new season of American Idol starts next week |
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Angry Dragon
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Sun Jan-16-11 10:10 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. I am waiting for Dancing with the Stars .....Toad is |
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WinkyDink
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Mon Jan-17-11 05:13 PM Response to Reply #7 |
72. And you know about AI how? Another attendee at the Holier-Than-Thou School. |
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toddaa
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Mon Jan-17-11 06:47 PM Response to Reply #72 |
80. Some of us have jobs in cubicle land |
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walldude
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Tue Jan-18-11 02:45 PM Response to Reply #72 |
106. If you pay attention to any type of media, print, internet, |
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KoKo
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Sun Jan-16-11 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
10. Thanks for keeping on top of it......and still trying..... |
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Octafish
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Mon Jan-17-11 08:53 AM Response to Reply #10 |
44. Lockheed Martin Is Big Brother |
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hay rick
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Mon Jan-17-11 11:35 AM Response to Reply #44 |
53. Another eye-opener. |
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The Straight Story
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Sun Jan-16-11 10:17 PM Response to Original message |
11. If it saves us money,at least from what I hear here, it is a good thing |
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kentuck
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Sun Jan-16-11 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
12. The answer is yes. |
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BlueJac
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Mon Jan-17-11 07:41 AM Response to Reply #12 |
38. Sorry to say yes to your question. |
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Solly Mack
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Mon Jan-17-11 08:58 AM Response to Reply #12 |
46. I agree. |
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defendandprotect
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Sun Jan-16-11 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
13. Isn't Congress supposed to be protecting the "people" and the Constitution ...? |
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defendandprotect
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Sun Jan-16-11 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
14. dupe |
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unkachuck
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Sun Jan-16-11 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
16. K&R....the terrorists have already won....n/t |
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RKP5637
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Sun Jan-16-11 10:35 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. And I bet many are laughing at the tailspin this country is perpetually in ... n/t |
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Kaleko
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Sun Jan-16-11 11:05 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. It's a dry heaving laugh |
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RKP5637
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Mon Jan-17-11 12:05 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. I often ask myself anymore why would anyone want to immigrate to America if |
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Kaleko
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Mon Jan-17-11 12:36 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Talented, educated and enterprising people are LEAVING America right now. |
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tomp
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Mon Jan-17-11 08:58 AM Response to Reply #23 |
45. as if there is anywhere to run to. nt |
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tularetom
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Sun Jan-16-11 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
19. If you haven't done anything wrong you have nothing to worry about |
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Puregonzo1188
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Sun Jan-16-11 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
20. Yes, I do. But many, including those here at DU, don't seem to. |
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johnroshan
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Mon Jan-17-11 12:34 AM Response to Reply #20 |
25. Socialists often have an overarching trust on their Government. |
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Odin2005
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Mon Jan-17-11 12:54 AM Response to Reply #25 |
29. Most of those posters are not socialists, but blind followers. I'M a socialist. |
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socialist_n_TN
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Mon Jan-17-11 11:02 AM Response to Reply #29 |
51. As am I. And I don't trust ANY government............. |
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fascisthunter
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Mon Jan-17-11 08:42 AM Response to Reply #25 |
43. tell that to the right wingers who have no problem with the Patriot Act |
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bvar22
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Mon Jan-17-11 02:52 PM Response to Reply #43 |
65. "the right wingers who have no problem with the Patriot Act" ? |
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DeSwiss
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Mon Jan-17-11 12:55 AM Response to Original message |
31. I don't believe...... |
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snot
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Mon Jan-17-11 03:12 AM Response to Reply #31 |
35. Deserves its own post; thanks. |
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boppers
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Mon Jan-17-11 03:06 AM Response to Original message |
34. Nobody cared in the 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's. 90's, 00's... |
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tekisui
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Mon Jan-17-11 01:27 PM Response to Reply #34 |
61. That is such a weak and tired argument. |
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boppers
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Mon Jan-17-11 07:01 PM Response to Reply #61 |
83. Yeah, after 70 years, it tends to be a bit stale. |
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Jakes Progress
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Mon Jan-17-11 03:24 AM Response to Original message |
36. Bad when bush does it. Just fine when Obama does. |
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BlueJac
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Mon Jan-17-11 07:38 AM Response to Original message |
37. Now that Obama is calling the shots, it's all good.... |
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Enthusiast
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Mon Jan-17-11 07:54 PM Response to Reply #37 |
88. I wonder. |
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BlueMTexpat
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Mon Jan-17-11 08:09 AM Response to Original message |
39. We in the US may not care about our government's invasion of |
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Kip Humphrey
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Mon Jan-17-11 08:14 AM Response to Original message |
40. Hell, they could just subscribe to Facebook. |
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molly77
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Mon Jan-17-11 08:16 AM Response to Original message |
41. I care.That is why I am so intrigued with Julian Assange. |
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Donald Ian Rankin
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Mon Jan-17-11 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
47. I'm not entirely convinced by this article, for several reasons, |
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lonestarnot
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Mon Jan-17-11 10:57 AM Response to Reply #47 |
49. Ugh, it appears you missed the entire point of this post. |
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Donald Ian Rankin
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Mon Jan-17-11 11:10 AM Response to Reply #49 |
52. Not missed, disagreed with. If anything, you missed my point. |
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hay rick
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Mon Jan-17-11 05:46 PM Response to Reply #52 |
75. Corollary. |
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Donald Ian Rankin
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Tue Jan-18-11 09:41 AM Response to Reply #75 |
100. "Docile" is a loaded word. |
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sarcasmo
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Mon Jan-17-11 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
48. 1/2 of this country is on drugs. Keeping us all dumbed down so there will be no uprising. |
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BlueIris
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Mon Jan-17-11 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
50. Why care when CorpMedia tells us everything is fine? |
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whatchamacallit
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Mon Jan-17-11 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
55. But what about Al Qaeda in America? |
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ffootball278
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Mon Jan-17-11 11:42 AM Response to Reply #55 |
56. We are going to destroy ourselves. All they have to do is sit back and watch. |
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hay rick
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Mon Jan-17-11 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
57. Creating a market. |
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BetsysGhost
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Mon Jan-17-11 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
58. Octafish |
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davidthegnome
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Mon Jan-17-11 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
59. I think we give a damn |
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AzDar
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Mon Jan-17-11 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
62. K & R |
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siligut
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Mon Jan-17-11 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
63. "Can't beat 'em, join 'em" |
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emilyg
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Mon Jan-17-11 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
64. I care. What do we do? |
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bobthedrummer
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Mon Jan-17-11 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
66. K&R + I give a damn because I politically targeted as a HS student active in our political process |
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upi402
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Mon Jan-17-11 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
67. I care very much. Count me in! |
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earth mom
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Mon Jan-17-11 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
68. K & R but what gets me is-if they are spying on ALL of us-why didn't they STOP Loughner? |
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saras
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Mon Jan-17-11 05:24 PM Response to Reply #68 |
73. Why on earth would they stop Loughner? |
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earth mom
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Mon Jan-17-11 05:47 PM Response to Reply #73 |
76. Of course they didn't want to stop Loughner-he did the dirty work for them... |
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maryf
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Mon Jan-17-11 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
69. Yep, this is partly the reason the peace and justice activists |
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Octafish
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Mon Jan-17-11 09:55 PM Response to Reply #69 |
95. As if the peace and justice activists are the problem. |
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maryf
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Tue Jan-18-11 10:07 AM Response to Reply #95 |
101. They are bucking the status quo |
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Hubert Flottz
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Mon Jan-17-11 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
74. K&R |
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rhett o rick
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Mon Jan-17-11 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
77. When CorpAmerica let Obama be president part of the deal was retain the Patriot Act, MCA, domestic |
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Dokkie
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Mon Jan-17-11 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
78. in 2 -6 yrs when the republican |
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defendandprotect
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Mon Jan-17-11 08:12 PM Response to Reply #78 |
89. Agree ... "This cycle will continue |
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indimuse
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Mon Jan-17-11 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
79. I care! |
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Enthusiast
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Mon Jan-17-11 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
81. The Tea Party only appears to be |
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steve2470
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Mon Jan-17-11 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
84. k and r nt |
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H2O Man
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Mon Jan-17-11 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
85. I care. |
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lordsummerisle
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Mon Jan-17-11 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
86. K&R n/t |
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FailureToCommunicate
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Mon Jan-17-11 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
87. Fifty years since Eisenhower warned of the dangers of Military Industrial Complex |
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truedelphi
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Mon Jan-17-11 08:40 PM Response to Original message |
91. Okay, Octafish, talk about mind reading - how is it that any time |
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MountainLaurel
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Mon Jan-17-11 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
93. In a related vein |
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sabrina 1
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Mon Jan-17-11 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
94. So long as it's being done by a Democrat, |
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Liberal_in_LA
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Mon Jan-17-11 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
97. kick |
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bertman
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Tue Jan-18-11 12:51 AM Response to Original message |
98. kicked. missed the timeframe for Reccing. nt |
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bobthedrummer
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Tue Jan-18-11 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
102. ^ |
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Rex
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Tue Jan-18-11 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
103. We crossed the Rubicon in the year 2000 and sadly have never |
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Better Believe It
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Tue Jan-18-11 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
104. Kick |
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bobthedrummer
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Wed Jan-19-11 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
107. bttt |
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Guy Whitey Corngood
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Wed Jan-19-11 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
108. Error: you can only recommend threads which were started in the past 24 hours |
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