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kpete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 10:01 AM Original message |
Obama 2006-What He Said Then-Compared To What He Is Doing Now... |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
1. Absolute power |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 08:48 PM Response to Reply #1 |
41. Took the words right off of my keyboard. |
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montanacowboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
2. He's a member of the President's Club |
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Karmadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
3. Is Obama now throwing himself under the bus? |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
4. He is a politicain...nuff said |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 10:43 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. You got it exactly right. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 03:04 PM Response to Reply #4 |
16. But he wasn't asked for the crises at hand and afoot... |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 03:04 PM Response to Reply #4 |
18. They hear us every four yrs. What more do we want? |
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soulcore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 06:03 PM Response to Reply #4 |
26. Montana, Bandit ... you two are RIGHT ON! |
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Mermaid7 (156 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 09:49 PM Response to Reply #4 |
54. Tears for Those of Us Who Truly did Believe. N.M. |
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Political Tiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
5. Impeach! Impeach now! |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 11:41 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Impeach? For what? For being just another lying politician? Calling for impeachment is just silly.. |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 03:02 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. "The figurehead at the top is irrelevant" |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 05:05 PM Response to Reply #15 |
25. Because HE'S the figurehead at this moment, not someone else. |
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Mermaid7 (156 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 10:04 PM Response to Reply #15 |
56. Yeah, kinda of llke Dennis. K. saying why focus on Bin Laden? |
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ProgressIn2008 (848 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 06:36 PM Response to Reply #10 |
30. +1 |
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Annces (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
6. A compromised President |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 02:57 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. Gawd I haven't thought about James Baker in a long time. Then |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 03:12 PM Response to Reply #6 |
19. James Baker and DickHEAD Cheney. |
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Two Americas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 02:57 AM Response to Reply #6 |
74. he first went to the big money people |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
8. fraud... nt |
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ima_sinnic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
9. I fell for the con artist's "constitutional scholar" schtick, and also the "community organizer" BS |
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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 06:32 PM Response to Reply #9 |
29. Yes. |
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ima_sinnic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 08:13 PM Response to Reply #29 |
36. your "answer" means shit |
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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 08:33 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. You have anger issues. Sorry about that. |
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ima_sinnic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 08:55 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. so being lied to doesn't make you angry? |
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Djinn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 01:17 AM Response to Reply #39 |
68. you must be joking |
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Two Americas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 02:51 AM Response to Reply #39 |
73. let's not drag that one out |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 03:40 AM Response to Reply #39 |
77. Let me complete the left-wing triple threat by adding to what was said by the two posters above me: |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 08:52 AM Response to Reply #39 |
86. I Was An Obama Supporter From Day One |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 09:57 AM Response to Reply #39 |
91. How's that black and white thinking workin for ya? |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 09:27 PM Response to Reply #9 |
50. His Constit. Law students had no clue what his views were. nt |
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Mermaid7 (156 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 10:12 PM Response to Reply #9 |
59. No, we are just hoping |
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PuraVidaDreamin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
11. I wish there was a journalist out there who would ask him about this directly |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 03:20 PM Response to Reply #11 |
22. That won't happen. |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
12. Why do you hate America? n/t |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
14. oh my! Dissing Dear Leader? |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 03:04 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. It's great isn't it? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 03:39 PM Response to Reply #17 |
24. DU authoritarians, untie! |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 10:11 PM Response to Reply #17 |
58. um I am confsued |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 03:15 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. . |
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Pale Blue Dot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
21. Thank you. |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
23. We see the value of his words |
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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
27. Ohmigod. Bring back George W. Bush. That's the solution. |
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soulcore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 06:31 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. No real argument as to why his actions are acceptable I see. n/t |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 08:19 PM Response to Reply #27 |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 08:55 PM Response to Reply #27 |
44. I have a bumper sticker on my car from 2002 that says "It's not America |
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Djinn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 01:22 AM Response to Reply #27 |
69. actually they'd be more on board |
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Chronotis2613 (14 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
31. I guess he forgot. |
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antimatter98 (537 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
32. "Some circumstantial evidence is very strong, as when you find a trout in the milk." |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
33. The obvious and often called for DU remedy for all problems: Impeachment. |
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snappyturtle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
34. Well, all I can say is that my republican family members ought to |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
35. Habeas Corpus is a mere bagatelle. He's "keeping his powder dry" for something important. |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 02:39 AM Response to Reply #35 |
72. Shouldn't you have used the 'sarcasm' icon...? |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 09:23 AM Response to Reply #35 |
89. I thought it unnecessary. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 08:23 PM Response to Original message |
38. This was foreseen, this was warned against here on DU. IMPEACHMENT WAS OFF THE TABLE. |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 08:53 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. no one was listening then |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 08:56 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. i hear ya |
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ima_sinnic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 08:57 PM Response to Reply #38 |
46. what does "impeachment" have to do with anything? nobody is saying anything about that |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 09:10 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. not impeaching Bushco and gambling that a Dem president would undo the crimes led to this. |
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ima_sinnic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 09:15 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. oh, I getcha--yes, we've certainly had the will to impeach, but not the power |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 12:11 AM Response to Reply #48 |
65. Excellent point -- |
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20score (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 09:29 PM Response to Reply #38 |
51. Yes. there were many reasons to impeach. Not the least of them was a warning to future presidents, |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 09:46 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. Future presidents (point well taken), Bushco, #44 & an American public with little civic/s awareness |
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cbc5g (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
40. It's absolutely hypocritical but we cannot know what information he received |
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Mermaid7 (156 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 11:04 PM Response to Reply #40 |
62. That I suppose, is all of our hopes, |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 07:27 AM Response to Reply #40 |
79. The same is true of Bush and Cheney |
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MasonJar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 09:22 PM Response to Original message |
49. kpete, I hope you sent this to Obama. He should be embarrassed. |
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Mermaid7 (156 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 10:47 PM Response to Reply #49 |
60. K.Pete, Can I send something to Pres. Obama too? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
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Dinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
55. K & R |
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unkachuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
57. K&R....n/t |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
61. So why is habeas corpus so important? I trust the CIA, FBI, etc., to do the right thing |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 11:15 PM Response to Original message |
63. K/R |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 12:08 AM Response to Original message |
64. Had we had the list of Obama appointees ... DLC and CEO's . . . |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 12:52 AM Response to Original message |
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Jeep789 (935 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 02:30 AM Response to Reply #66 |
71. Ha, McCain would have been so much better |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 03:25 AM Response to Reply #71 |
76. Ha, Hillary would have been better. |
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pokercat999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 08:33 AM Response to Reply #76 |
84. Actually I believe she would have been very much the same. |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 10:07 AM Response to Reply #84 |
92. hillary would have been the same but worse and quicker |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 01:15 AM Response to Original message |
67. That is a complete betrayal. Our country is united by our belief in common ideals. |
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Skip Intro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 01:26 AM Response to Original message |
70. K&R |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 03:25 AM Response to Original message |
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lostnotforgotten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 07:24 AM Response to Original message |
78. Obama Is Shaping Up To Be A Better Republican Than Clinton |
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HOLOS (390 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 08:14 AM Response to Original message |
80. K&R!!!!!!!!!!! |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 08:17 AM Response to Original message |
81. That is why impeachment was imperative. Now, we have a system |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 08:18 AM Response to Original message |
82. Shhh! Too much reality does very strange things to some people who |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 08:31 AM Response to Reply #82 |
83. Reality is good. |
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nolabels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 08:51 AM Response to Reply #83 |
85. I sometimes find myself giving excuses for people who are too stupid to read......... |
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Swede Atlanta (906 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 09:04 AM Response to Original message |
87. Nothing new here.... |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 09:21 AM Response to Original message |
88. That's the beauty of "pragmatism". |
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Hubert Flottz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
90. "YES WE CAN"... |
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