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	You have to admit - it certainly captures the moment.
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	...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bluerum/21
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	Sat, 30 Apr 2011 17:26:45
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	I say they will spend as freely as ever. In fact I say that they will invest
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	In tax free or sheltered investments to protect their pile'o cash....
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bluerum/20
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	Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:00:08
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	&quot;At Reuters Summit, McCain seen as best choice for economy&quot;
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	[link:www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN1334411920080615|McCain plans to extend the Bush administration's tax cuts,]<br />
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[div class=&quot;excerpt&quot; style=&quot;width:550px; line-height:150%;&quot;]McCain plans to extend the Bush administration's tax cuts, eliminate the Alternative Minimum Tax, and slash corp...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bluerum/18
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	Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:57:10
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	Catfight raises an interesting aside - the use of symbols and stand ins
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	to convey a message. An observation on the evolution of language in group consciousness.<br />
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I think the use of the stand in symbol (N*****) adds significantly to the meaning of the post. The use of the stand in symbol implicitly declares that the original word was so offensive and tainted that its u...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bluerum/17
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	Sun, 14 Jan 2007 09:57:53
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	Yes - the blessed &quot;very reasoned thought-process&quot;. Of course.
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	That must be what it is. The very reasoned, holy, and blessed by God himself thought processes of the republikaners.<br />
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I'm curious - how does it take six years of insanity for any kind of a thought process to kick in.<br />
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Now that the squatter in chief has clearly demonstrated that his track record ...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bluerum/16
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	Wed, 01 Nov 2006 23:07:59
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	I don't buy the way he paints dems as defeatist whiners.
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	republikaners as justified and angelic in their &quot;political awakenings&quot; - their suddenly found realizations that the squatter in chief is a dim witted dolt.<br />
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Yes, as you say, baseless defeatist whiners without any justification in being so. Like calling rovian politics an evil twisted parody of pol...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bluerum/14
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	Wed, 01 Nov 2006 22:53:10
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	Political awakenings. How sweet. What nice people.
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	[div class=&quot;excerpt&quot;]One particularly toxic effect of three straight national election victories by the Bush movement is the defeatist belief -- pervasive among many Democrats and other Bush critics -- that our political situation is hopeless, in large part because Americans are too apathetic and ea...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bluerum/15
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	Wed, 01 Nov 2006 21:24:49
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	The soviets got run out of Afghanistan. What makes him think
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	that military power alone will solve Afghanistan's problems?<br />
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He seems so enamored of arithmetic. There is no way, that we can send enough military force to Afghanistan (or Iraq or the Middle east in general) to solve their problems. We can't put them all in jail and we can't kill them all. In the...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bluerum/13
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	<pubDate>
	Fri, 27 Oct 2006 08:43:05
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	&quot;Un-provoked&quot; is a canard and a red herring.
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	To say that anything that happens between Israel and [ul][li]the Palestinians[/li][li]Lebanon[/li][li]Syria[/li][li]Iran[/li][li]Iraq[/li][/ul]<br />
and the ME as a whole is &quot;Un-provoked&quot; ignores a very real history of violence and mutual hatred.<br />
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Face it - the people living in the ME today have seen ...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bluerum/11
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	<pubDate>
	Tue, 08 Aug 2006 11:58:08
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	NPR does it again
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	7/21/2006<br />
Examples of NPR's willingness to carry water for the RW.<br />
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[div style=&quot;width:500px; line-height:140%;&quot;]<br />
[b]First[/b]<br />
On morning edition NPR ran [link:www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5572471| a spot with a congressman Lungren from California]. His talk promoted human adult...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bluerum/10
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	Fri, 21 Jul 2006 09:32:46
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	Examples of NPR's willingness to carry water for the RW.
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	7/21/2006<br />
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Examples of NPR's willingness to carry water for the RW.<br />
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[div style=&quot;width:500px; line-height:140%;&quot;]<br />
[b]First[/b]<br />
On morning edition NPR ran [link:www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5572471| a spot with a congressman Lungren from California]. His talk promoted human adu...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bluerum/9
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	Fri, 21 Jul 2006 09:28:07
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	Hardly - more like grasping for a fig leaf.
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	Buchanan is just your run of the mill psychopath - as vile as Limbaugh except he can write and has a little more intelligence. I will not even speak to his rantings.<br />
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&quot;We might consider countering this act of Iranian aggression with a military strike against Iranian nuclear ...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bluerum/8
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	Thu, 20 Jul 2006 10:03:57
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	It is a regional conflict. Even if there are multinational forces present.
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	IMO &quot;World War&quot; means just that. War all over the world. WWI involved primarily Europe,the Middle East and Russia and the Balkans.<br />
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WWII was truly a global conflict with military conflicts around the globe.<br />
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To call the middle east conflict WWIII is fear mongering. Even if Syria and Iran become ...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bluerum/7
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	Mon, 17 Jul 2006 09:59:47
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	Gingrich is water boy for PNAC and RW radicals. He is also
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	(IMO) a scumbag liar - which is a trait he shares with the current leader of the free world. Completely disregard 99.999% of what these people say the second it comes out of their mouths. <br />
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He is trying to manipulate, form and control public opinion. That's all there is to it. The 2% of the people...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bluerum/6
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	<pubDate>
	Mon, 17 Jul 2006 09:09:18
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	Wonderful commentary on the administrations attack on free speech.
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	I have no sympathy for the media in this country - they have made their own bed. They coddled Bush and expected to be rewarded in return. Now that they find their reward is greater servitude and water carrying they balk.<br />
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I am angry that they sold out our country for some shiny coins. I am angry a...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bluerum/5
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	<pubDate>
	Wed, 05 Jul 2006 08:55:36
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	'06 talking points.
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	'06 dem talking points.<br />
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1. Plamegate/Libby indictment scandal.<br />
2. Abramoff lobbying scandals.<br />
3. DeLay indictment for fund raising/money laundering scandal.<br />
4. Prescription drug program.<br />
5. Port security.<br />
6. Ongoing no end in sight war.<br />
7. Katrina/Fema/Homeland insecurity debacle.<br />
8. Weake...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bluerum/4
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	Thu, 23 Mar 2006 10:45:31
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	NPR runs nice piece on weakening of the judiciary by the shrub club.
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	Nina Totenberg, one of my long-time favorite NPR [b]REPORTER'S[/b] - (Yes, this is a REAL reporter who digs for REAL news  - Bill O'Piece O'Horse Dung-Riley please take note.) provides a great back-story &amp; lead in to [link:www.onpointradio.org/shows/2006/03/20060323_a_main.asp|Tom Ashbrook's show to...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bluerum/3
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	Thu, 23 Mar 2006 10:42:14
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	Maybe !?!? It god damned better already be an embarrassment!!!
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	This should be another talking point for every dem in the '06 congressional elections.<br />
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These talking points should be standard fare for any dem this year:<br />
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1. Plamegate/Libby indictment scandal.<br />
2. Abramoff lobbying scandals.<br />
3. DeLay indictment for fund raising/money laundering scandal.<br />
4. ...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bluerum/1
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	<pubDate>
	Sat, 18 Mar 2006 20:33:41
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	I am an alienated, disenfranchised American.  I hate to drag out
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	those old anachronisms but that's how I feel.<br />
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I also feel like I am liberal and perhaps a bit leftist at times, but I feel like I am somewhat fiscally conservative (cheap).<br />
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bluerum/2
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	<pubDate>
	Fri, 17 Mar 2006 12:14:47
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