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		<title>By: Fred</title>
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		<dc:creator>Fred</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2006 01:47:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Good Dan Rather did&#039;t get ahold of ths story he would of ripped someone a new as#$&amp;*. . .oh wait I guess he his already gone.</description>
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		<title>By: glogrrl</title>
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		<dc:creator>glogrrl</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2006 17:15:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#262-Mighty Idiotic: Sorry--no talking points, no whine, just common sense and information from having paid attention in Civics Class--which we no longer have in schools--so it&#039;s no wonder you are so poorly informed.  And your talking points are right out of Karl Rove&#039;s Machiavellian playbook.  Keep watching while the Repuglican party continues to steal votes, flip machines, and felonize the right to vote for minorities--we&#039;re getting closer to finding out what really happened--and when the checks and balances return to our government after November (barring the October surprise of bombing Iran), we may find out the truthiness.  The Crooks and Liars and Thieves&#039; reign is coming to an end--everything is beginning to unravel.  It happened in Germany during WWII and it&#039;s happening again.  And it sounds to me as if you have an inferiority complex the size of a Mack truck--since you are so quick to hurl invectives and accusations of inadequacy at everyone who disagrees with you (I believe it&#039;s called transferral).  Face it--this country is headed in the wrong direction---HUGE gap between the rich and the poor, disappearing middle class, stagnent wages (10 years since the minimum wage was raised--yet the Republican-controlled Congress has raised its salary EVERY YEAR during that time and instituted massive tax cuts for people who make more than $100,000 per year), more school dropouts, teen pregnancies inching up, 10 TRILLION dollars in debt in just the last 5 years (funny, just how long King George has been in office), and a huge bill our grandchildren will have to pay for this criminal war.  Thousands of our children killed and maimed, not to mention the poor unsuspecting Iraqis)--and for what?  Not for freedom in Iraq--just so Darth Cheney and his buddies can enrich themselves and wield power over the whole world.  Sorry--no whine, just the stark, obvious facts.  glogrrl</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#262-Mighty Idiotic: Sorry&#8211;no talking points, no whine, just common sense and information from having paid attention in Civics Class&#8211;which we no longer have in schools&#8211;so it&#8217;s no wonder you are so poorly informed.  And your talking points are right out of Karl Rove&#8217;s Machiavellian playbook.  Keep watching while the Repuglican party continues to steal votes, flip machines, and felonize the right to vote for minorities&#8211;we&#8217;re getting closer to finding out what really happened&#8211;and when the checks and balances return to our government after November (barring the October surprise of bombing Iran), we may find out the truthiness.  The Crooks and Liars and Thieves&#8217; reign is coming to an end&#8211;everything is beginning to unravel.  It happened in Germany during WWII and it&#8217;s happening again.  And it sounds to me as if you have an inferiority complex the size of a Mack truck&#8211;since you are so quick to hurl invectives and accusations of inadequacy at everyone who disagrees with you (I believe it&#8217;s called transferral).  Face it&#8211;this country is headed in the wrong direction&#8212;HUGE gap between the rich and the poor, disappearing middle class, stagnent wages (10 years since the minimum wage was raised&#8211;yet the Republican-controlled Congress has raised its salary EVERY YEAR during that time and instituted massive tax cuts for people who make more than $100,000 per year), more school dropouts, teen pregnancies inching up, 10 TRILLION dollars in debt in just the last 5 years (funny, just how long King George has been in office), and a huge bill our grandchildren will have to pay for this criminal war.  Thousands of our children killed and maimed, not to mention the poor unsuspecting Iraqis)&#8211;and for what?  Not for freedom in Iraq&#8211;just so Darth Cheney and his buddies can enrich themselves and wield power over the whole world.  Sorry&#8211;no whine, just the stark, obvious facts.  glogrrl<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=559303', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Marley, Brooklyn, NY</title>
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		<dc:creator>Marley, Brooklyn, NY</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2006 17:21:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Mighty-Fooled-Once said: If I disliked my country and the condition of my country as much as the radical-left wing extremists, I would leave. But as I am one of the majority who appreciate the fact we HAVE NOT been attacked on our soil since 9/11, I think Iâ€™ll stay.
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We have not been attacked since 9/11 because 9/11 was an inside job. No one in Iraq or Afghanistan or Pakistan could have ever choreographed such a perfect crime without the help of their fellow Americans in power. I drive across the Brooklyn Bridge every day and pass the same one officer in his patrol car, acting like he is protecting our country. I feel so much safer seeing this one officer... Ever wonder why we don&#039;t have a bunch of suicide bombers all over crowded streets and subways of NYC? Because there was never such a plan of attack from our so-called enemies. Bushco created this environment of fear to justifying HIS war on Iraq. The Mighty Evil Power of Fascists like Bush-Cheney-Rove Rumsfeld, the CIA, the FBI, the NSA, Other Acronyms and a few highly paid air traffic controllers will soon be investigated, trialed and punish for their crimes and treason. I believe Karl Rove is the begining of the end of this administration with his indictment over the weekend. Just stay... wait and see...

You can&#039;t handle the truth Mighty Clueless!!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mighty-Fooled-Once said: If I disliked my country and the condition of my country as much as the radical-left wing extremists, I would leave. But as I am one of the majority who appreciate the fact we HAVE NOT been attacked on our soil since 9/11, I think Iâ€™ll stay.<br />
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We have not been attacked since 9/11 because 9/11 was an inside job. No one in Iraq or Afghanistan or Pakistan could have ever choreographed such a perfect crime without the help of their fellow Americans in power. I drive across the Brooklyn Bridge every day and pass the same one officer in his patrol car, acting like he is protecting our country. I feel so much safer seeing this one officer&#8230; Ever wonder why we don&#8217;t have a bunch of suicide bombers all over crowded streets and subways of NYC? Because there was never such a plan of attack from our so-called enemies. Bushco created this environment of fear to justifying HIS war on Iraq. The Mighty Evil Power of Fascists like Bush-Cheney-Rove Rumsfeld, the CIA, the FBI, the NSA, Other Acronyms and a few highly paid air traffic controllers will soon be investigated, trialed and punish for their crimes and treason. I believe Karl Rove is the begining of the end of this administration with his indictment over the weekend. Just stay&#8230; wait and see&#8230;</p>
<p>You can&#8217;t handle the truth Mighty Clueless!!!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=556841', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Marley, Brooklyn, NY</title>
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		<dc:creator>Marley, Brooklyn, NY</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2006 16:04:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Mighty AssRODENT commented: Dear Marley - You sound as though you have a chip on your shoulder the size of a cinder block. Iâ€™m sorry. Perhaps this explains your defensive attitude and juvenile name-calling. 

Mighty HALF-ASS-FREUDIAN would be more appropriate now. You&#039;re absolutely right! 
I have a chip on my shoulder the size of a cinder block! Actually, no, it is more like the size of the twin towers. Let me indulge you... since you seem so involved in our own liberal causes and the people who believe in them. Want to know what it&#039;s from? 

From hearing and seeing &quot;live&quot; the first plane hit the first tower roaring right above my head on 9/11. From holding my traumatized 11 year old daughter in my arms after we both saw the towers fall with the 3,000 people inside and around them. From having to go to therapy for more than 4 years to help ease the panic attacks every time I heard a plane flying too low or too near. From knowing deep in my gut that 9/11 was an inside job. Did you know Marvin Bush, GWB younger brother, was head of security at the World Trade Center? A proven fact. How did he get the job? Not proven. Did you know that the weekend before the dreadful day, Marvin had a complete shut down of the security system for a so-called &quot;inspection&quot;. From looking for the truth, finding the truth and realize the media and most of the people in America can&#039;t handle the truth. They can only handle a wad of cash to suppress it. From discovering that our enemy is not Iraq and the people of Iraq. Our enemy is our own President. From being misled into a horrible war. From being lied to over and over again. From discovering that we lost 2 elections at the sticky-fingered-hands of an evil fascist that calls himself the &quot;decider&quot;. From losing sleep over the future of our children and this country once known as FREE.  

Don&#039;t give me this... &quot;I&#039;m sorry&quot; Mighty- Stupid.  
You are a HUGE part of the problem for supporting such behavior.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mighty AssRODENT commented: Dear Marley &#8211; You sound as though you have a chip on your shoulder the size of a cinder block. Iâ€™m sorry. Perhaps this explains your defensive attitude and juvenile name-calling. </p>
<p>Mighty HALF-ASS-FREUDIAN would be more appropriate now. You&#8217;re absolutely right!<br />
I have a chip on my shoulder the size of a cinder block! Actually, no, it is more like the size of the twin towers. Let me indulge you&#8230; since you seem so involved in our own liberal causes and the people who believe in them. Want to know what it&#8217;s from? </p>
<p>From hearing and seeing &#8220;live&#8221; the first plane hit the first tower roaring right above my head on 9/11. From holding my traumatized 11 year old daughter in my arms after we both saw the towers fall with the 3,000 people inside and around them. From having to go to therapy for more than 4 years to help ease the panic attacks every time I heard a plane flying too low or too near. From knowing deep in my gut that 9/11 was an inside job. Did you know Marvin Bush, GWB younger brother, was head of security at the World Trade Center? A proven fact. How did he get the job? Not proven. Did you know that the weekend before the dreadful day, Marvin had a complete shut down of the security system for a so-called &#8220;inspection&#8221;. From looking for the truth, finding the truth and realize the media and most of the people in America can&#8217;t handle the truth. They can only handle a wad of cash to suppress it. From discovering that our enemy is not Iraq and the people of Iraq. Our enemy is our own President. From being misled into a horrible war. From being lied to over and over again. From discovering that we lost 2 elections at the sticky-fingered-hands of an evil fascist that calls himself the &#8220;decider&#8221;. From losing sleep over the future of our children and this country once known as FREE.  </p>
<p>Don&#8217;t give me this&#8230; &#8220;I&#8217;m sorry&#8221; Mighty- Stupid.<br />
You are a HUGE part of the problem for supporting such behavior.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=556706', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Office of the Independent Blogger &#187; Blog Archive &#187; NSA: NonSense Allowed</title>
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		<dc:creator>Office of the Independent Blogger &#187; Blog Archive &#187; NSA: NonSense Allowed</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 May 2006 16:11:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] George Bush has acknowledged the existence of the NSA&#8217;s data mining program, and assures you, promises you, that it strictly targets al-Qaeda. Tens of millions of al-Qaeda, all in this country. If he&#8217;s genuine &#8212; which he certainly is not, but for the sake of argument we&#8217;ll give him the benefit of the doubt that he doesn&#8217;t really deserve &#8212; this is a sign of obscene paranoia. Perhaps the White House is living with a new motto (the new one would, of course, replace the old of &#8220;Don&#8217;t Be Daddy, or Clinton!&#8221;), and it is: [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] George Bush has acknowledged the existence of the NSA&#8217;s data mining program, and assures you, promises you, that it strictly targets al-Qaeda. Tens of millions of al-Qaeda, all in this country. If he&#8217;s genuine &#8212; which he certainly is not, but for the sake of argument we&#8217;ll give him the benefit of the doubt that he doesn&#8217;t really deserve &#8212; this is a sign of obscene paranoia. Perhaps the White House is living with a new motto (the new one would, of course, replace the old of &#8220;Don&#8217;t Be Daddy, or Clinton!&#8221;), and it is: [...]<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=556143', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Lora</title>
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		<dc:creator>Lora</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 May 2006 22:13:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#262: EVERY re-count by EVERY newspaper verified Bushsâ€™(SIC) VICTORY. 
comment by Mighty Hypocrite

EVERY newspaper, eh?  This is what I got by googling the Bush-Gore recount:
Full Review Favors Gore,? the Washington Post said in a box on page 10, showing that under all standards applied to the ballots, Gore came out on top. The New York Times&#039; graphic revealed the same outcome.

Earlier, less comprehensive ballot studies by the Miami Herald and USA Today had found that Bush and Gore split the four categories of disputed ballots depending on what standard was applied to assessing the ballots ? punched-through chads, hanging chads, etc. Bush won under two standards and Gore under two standards.

And how about the 50,000 or so Florida voters purged from the voter registration lists by Katherine Harris and Choicepoint for the crime of &quot;voting while Black?&quot;
So are you going to tell us your source for EVERY newspaper verifying Bush&#039;s victory, or keep silent about it the way you have about your &quot;authoritative&quot; source of Mary Jo Kopechne&#039;s supposed autopsy?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#262: EVERY re-count by EVERY newspaper verified Bushsâ€™(SIC) VICTORY.<br />
comment by Mighty Hypocrite</p>
<p>EVERY newspaper, eh?  This is what I got by googling the Bush-Gore recount:<br />
Full Review Favors Gore,? the Washington Post said in a box on page 10, showing that under all standards applied to the ballots, Gore came out on top. The New York Times&#8217; graphic revealed the same outcome.</p>
<p>Earlier, less comprehensive ballot studies by the Miami Herald and USA Today had found that Bush and Gore split the four categories of disputed ballots depending on what standard was applied to assessing the ballots ? punched-through chads, hanging chads, etc. Bush won under two standards and Gore under two standards.</p>
<p>And how about the 50,000 or so Florida voters purged from the voter registration lists by Katherine Harris and Choicepoint for the crime of &#8220;voting while Black?&#8221;<br />
So are you going to tell us your source for EVERY newspaper verifying Bush&#8217;s victory, or keep silent about it the way you have about your &#8220;authoritative&#8221; source of Mary Jo Kopechne&#8217;s supposed autopsy?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=555426', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: mighty aphrodite</title>
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		<dc:creator>mighty aphrodite</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 May 2006 17:57:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#256 - Dear Marley - You sound as though you have a chip on your shoulder the size of a cinder block.  I&#039;m sorry.  Perhaps this explains your defensive attitude and juvenile name-calling.  

&quot;We should ALL have the right to decent healthcare, a good job, ...&quot; - glogrrril
#257 - Dear glo - I&#039;m glad you included the word &quot;should&quot; as I didn&#039;t find&quot;decent healthcare and a good job&quot; in my copy of the Constitution. 
P.S. Your talking points are well rehearsed but lacking in facts.  &quot;Roaring&quot; Al Gore did not want a re-count of the Florida ballots - he wanted select &quot;pro-Dem&quot; counties cherry-picked.  EVERY re-count by EVERY newspaper verified Bushs&#039; VICTORY.  Your &quot;whine&quot; is turning to vinegar.

#259 - Dear Ass I See It - If I disliked my country and the condition of my country as much as the radical-left wing extremists, I would leave.  But as I am one of the majority who appreciate the fact we HAVE NOT been attacked on our soil since 9/11, I think I&#039;ll stay.  Thank you for your suggestion....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#256 &#8211; Dear Marley &#8211; You sound as though you have a chip on your shoulder the size of a cinder block.  I&#8217;m sorry.  Perhaps this explains your defensive attitude and juvenile name-calling.  </p>
<p>&#8220;We should ALL have the right to decent healthcare, a good job, &#8230;&#8221; &#8211; glogrrril<br />
#257 &#8211; Dear glo &#8211; I&#8217;m glad you included the word &#8220;should&#8221; as I didn&#8217;t find&#8221;decent healthcare and a good job&#8221; in my copy of the Constitution.<br />
P.S. Your talking points are well rehearsed but lacking in facts.  &#8220;Roaring&#8221; Al Gore did not want a re-count of the Florida ballots &#8211; he wanted select &#8220;pro-Dem&#8221; counties cherry-picked.  EVERY re-count by EVERY newspaper verified Bushs&#8217; VICTORY.  Your &#8220;whine&#8221; is turning to vinegar.</p>
<p>#259 &#8211; Dear Ass I See It &#8211; If I disliked my country and the condition of my country as much as the radical-left wing extremists, I would leave.  But as I am one of the majority who appreciate the fact we HAVE NOT been attacked on our soil since 9/11, I think I&#8217;ll stay.  Thank you for your suggestion&#8230;.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=555248', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Gar</title>
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		<dc:creator>Gar</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 May 2006 14:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Reply to comment number 9 by Susan O.,

The better solution would be to dump them &amp; then tell them why from the telephone of your new provider. Check to see if you have other local providers. In my case there were several options which even allowed me to keep my existing phone number. Got a better deal with more features to boot.

I asked the alternative provider directly if they participated in the NSA eavesdropping program &amp; they gave me a quick response from their legal department saying basically that they wouldn&#039;t do that without some sort of legal process like a subpoena.

Anyway I got a better deal with more features &amp; 30 minutes of long distance included per month with 3.9 cents per minute thereafter.

Some companies offer the traditional land line local service &amp; other possibilities include digital telephone through your cable provider. 

So once my switch is completed I will call Verizon &amp; tell them exactly why I dropped them &amp; that they will never get my business again until they repent &amp; modify their behavior even if that were to mean doing without a phone. I will tell them congratulations for driving away a  customer that has been with them for 26 years. Then I will explain to them how such data mining is both wrong &amp; harmful. For example, the conversation does not have to be listened in on to be a violation of privacy. For example, is it any of their business that I called a doctor or a divorce attorney, etc.? What bunch of bad actors will have access to this information? And what happens if al Qaeda just decides to start dialing numbers at random? Half the country would be locked up in Bush&#039;s detention centers without cause. What happens if al Qaeda dials the wrong number by accident? Good luck getting off the terrorist list. That NSA program is absolutely worthless for catching terrorist. It&#039;s about time that someone told Bush that the American people aren&#039;t the enemy. Perhaps Bush would be well advised to use the NSA&#039;s resources to listen in on his buddy in Pakistan that harbors Osama Bin Laden.  

You can also go wireless.  

So I strongly support dumping the fascist pigs at Verizon &amp; I wish every sucess to the law suit that was filed against them.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Reply to comment number 9 by Susan O.,</p>
<p>The better solution would be to dump them &amp; then tell them why from the telephone of your new provider. Check to see if you have other local providers. In my case there were several options which even allowed me to keep my existing phone number. Got a better deal with more features to boot.</p>
<p>I asked the alternative provider directly if they participated in the NSA eavesdropping program &amp; they gave me a quick response from their legal department saying basically that they wouldn&#8217;t do that without some sort of legal process like a subpoena.</p>
<p>Anyway I got a better deal with more features &amp; 30 minutes of long distance included per month with 3.9 cents per minute thereafter.</p>
<p>Some companies offer the traditional land line local service &amp; other possibilities include digital telephone through your cable provider. </p>
<p>So once my switch is completed I will call Verizon &amp; tell them exactly why I dropped them &amp; that they will never get my business again until they repent &amp; modify their behavior even if that were to mean doing without a phone. I will tell them congratulations for driving away a  customer that has been with them for 26 years. Then I will explain to them how such data mining is both wrong &amp; harmful. For example, the conversation does not have to be listened in on to be a violation of privacy. For example, is it any of their business that I called a doctor or a divorce attorney, etc.? What bunch of bad actors will have access to this information? And what happens if al Qaeda just decides to start dialing numbers at random? Half the country would be locked up in Bush&#8217;s detention centers without cause. What happens if al Qaeda dials the wrong number by accident? Good luck getting off the terrorist list. That NSA program is absolutely worthless for catching terrorist. It&#8217;s about time that someone told Bush that the American people aren&#8217;t the enemy. Perhaps Bush would be well advised to use the NSA&#8217;s resources to listen in on his buddy in Pakistan that harbors Osama Bin Laden.  </p>
<p>You can also go wireless.  </p>
<p>So I strongly support dumping the fascist pigs at Verizon &amp; I wish every sucess to the law suit that was filed against them.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=555068', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Unbelievable</title>
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		<dc:creator>Unbelievable</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 May 2006 13:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Are we to believe that there are &lt;strong&gt;tens of MILLIONS &lt;/strong&gt;of suspected terrorists in the US?  What does this say about the administrations &quot;war on terror&quot;? Maybe we shouldn&#039;t be &quot;fighting them over there so we don&#039;t have to fight them here&quot;. If Bush is telling the truth and doesn&#039;t he always, there are more terrorist here than there are anywhere else in the world.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Are we to believe that there are <strong>tens of MILLIONS </strong>of suspected terrorists in the US?  What does this say about the administrations &#8220;war on terror&#8221;? Maybe we shouldn&#8217;t be &#8220;fighting them over there so we don&#8217;t have to fight them here&#8221;. If Bush is telling the truth and doesn&#8217;t he always, there are more terrorist here than there are anywhere else in the world.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=555033', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: As I C It</title>
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		<dc:creator>As I C It</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 May 2006 12:43:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#73 I would tell you to kiss my ass if your head wasn&#039;t up Bush&#039;s. This was my country before these criminals infiltrated it and it will be my country long after these bastards are taken from power. As for you, I would apperciate if traitors like you would leave.&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#73 I would tell you to kiss my ass if your head wasn&#8217;t up Bush&#8217;s. This was my country before these criminals infiltrated it and it will be my country long after these bastards are taken from power. As for you, I would apperciate if traitors like you would leave.<strong></strong><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=554942', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: nanlichi</title>
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		<dc:creator>nanlichi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2006 21:31:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Big Papa,

Please go back and read my whole post.  We are saying the same thing, but I was trying to let the idiots draw their own conclusion. It&#039;s a slippery slope when you start shredding civil rights.  Let the bastards build a dtabase because it doesn&#039;t harm you and the next thing is traffic stops, strip searches and home invasion.  All in the name of &quot;protecting us&quot;.

Put a frog in hot water and he will jump out, put him in cold water and gradually heat it and you van boil him to death incrementally.

The trolls seem to be ok with the concept that government is good, and are a trusting lot.  GeorgeBush is a good man, just ask him.

George needs a rusty broadhead through the lower GI tract.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Big Papa,</p>
<p>Please go back and read my whole post.  We are saying the same thing, but I was trying to let the idiots draw their own conclusion. It&#8217;s a slippery slope when you start shredding civil rights.  Let the bastards build a dtabase because it doesn&#8217;t harm you and the next thing is traffic stops, strip searches and home invasion.  All in the name of &#8220;protecting us&#8221;.</p>
<p>Put a frog in hot water and he will jump out, put him in cold water and gradually heat it and you van boil him to death incrementally.</p>
<p>The trolls seem to be ok with the concept that government is good, and are a trusting lot.  GeorgeBush is a good man, just ask him.</p>
<p>George needs a rusty broadhead through the lower GI tract.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=553670', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: glogrrl</title>
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		<dc:creator>glogrrl</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2006 21:07:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It&#039;s called defending the constitution----mighty head-in-the-sand aphrodite.  I believe The Constitution started out with &quot;We, the people . .&quot; not &quot;Them, the Republicans (or Democrats) in Power&quot;.  This is a nation built on the will of America&#039;s people--that used to be the reason we had elections.  Now the voting machines get rigged to flip the results, or the Supreme Court chooses based on who appointed them---that&#039;s not My America.  And if I remember it correctly, our country was built on the premise that all men are created equal--not just rich men, or white men, or Republican men.  ALL men.  We should ALL have the right to decent healthcare, a good job, and privacy in our own papers and homes.  Right now, we&#039;re not getting that.  And it doesn&#039;t look promising as long as these mooks are in power.  We need a change--BIG TIME!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s called defending the constitution&#8212;-mighty head-in-the-sand aphrodite.  I believe The Constitution started out with &#8220;We, the people . .&#8221; not &#8220;Them, the Republicans (or Democrats) in Power&#8221;.  This is a nation built on the will of America&#8217;s people&#8211;that used to be the reason we had elections.  Now the voting machines get rigged to flip the results, or the Supreme Court chooses based on who appointed them&#8212;that&#8217;s not My America.  And if I remember it correctly, our country was built on the premise that all men are created equal&#8211;not just rich men, or white men, or Republican men.  ALL men.  We should ALL have the right to decent healthcare, a good job, and privacy in our own papers and homes.  Right now, we&#8217;re not getting that.  And it doesn&#8217;t look promising as long as these mooks are in power.  We need a change&#8211;BIG TIME!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=553614', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Marley, Brooklyn, NY</title>
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		<dc:creator>Marley, Brooklyn, NY</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2006 21:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Mighty Aphrodite! Why do you name yourself after the goddess of beauty, fertility, and sexual love? There&#039;s nothing beautiful about you. You are so not attractive in your thinking. Huge turn off. You give this woman a bad name. If I were you, I&#039;d consider changing my name to Mighty Assrodent!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mighty Aphrodite! Why do you name yourself after the goddess of beauty, fertility, and sexual love? There&#8217;s nothing beautiful about you. You are so not attractive in your thinking. Huge turn off. You give this woman a bad name. If I were you, I&#8217;d consider changing my name to Mighty Assrodent!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=553603', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: mighty aphrodite</title>
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		<dc:creator>mighty aphrodite</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2006 20:10:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#215 - &quot; ...it does nto have to affect my life directly for it to be wrong. I know republicans think that wayâ€¦wahtâ€™s in it for me, or what about me or how does this affect me?&quot;

*****Hmmm...I guess when the unions and poverty pimps are busy telling their members and constituents about all the welfare net they want more deeply entrenched in American life, those folks aren&#039;t thinking what&#039;s in it for me.  Thank you for clarifying the &quot;altruism&quot; of the Left....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#215 &#8211; &#8221; &#8230;it does nto have to affect my life directly for it to be wrong. I know republicans think that wayâ€¦wahtâ€™s in it for me, or what about me or how does this affect me?&#8221;</p>
<p>*****Hmmm&#8230;I guess when the unions and poverty pimps are busy telling their members and constituents about all the welfare net they want more deeply entrenched in American life, those folks aren&#8217;t thinking what&#8217;s in it for me.  Thank you for clarifying the &#8220;altruism&#8221; of the Left&#8230;.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=553466', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Jim Michie</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jim Michie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2006 19:49:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Dubya actually is Alfred E. Newman, but from the DARK SIDE.  He also is a pathological liar who has surrounded himself with the likes of himself.  So where is Joe-sixpack in all of this?  Well obviously he&#039;s out buying that sixpack.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dubya actually is Alfred E. Newman, but from the DARK SIDE.  He also is a pathological liar who has surrounded himself with the likes of himself.  So where is Joe-sixpack in all of this?  Well obviously he&#8217;s out buying that sixpack.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=553403', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Vic Anderson</title>
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		<dc:creator>Vic Anderson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2006 17:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>A bright, shining pathology perfect for IMPEACHMENT, NOW!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A bright, shining pathology perfect for IMPEACHMENT, NOW!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=553209', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: mighty aphrodite</title>
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		<dc:creator>mighty aphrodite</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2006 17:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#149 - Hamster Brain posts his disgusting drivel &quot;You one of them dick blood drinkers?  You know Purim, the blood of a circumcised christian?
Say I bet you look good MA with them shamanist shirly curls on your little SCULL Cap.&quot;
***Too disgusting for words!!  That&#039;s probably why none of the &quot;loving&quot; progs here repudiated such garbage...

While progs are busy crowing about the Prsidents dismal poll numbers, I haven&#039;t heard mention here about the 60%+ of Americans who think tracking call patterns is in Americas security interest....who knew???</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#149 &#8211; Hamster Brain posts his disgusting drivel &#8220;You one of them dick blood drinkers?  You know Purim, the blood of a circumcised christian?<br />
Say I bet you look good MA with them shamanist shirly curls on your little SCULL Cap.&#8221;<br />
***Too disgusting for words!!  That&#8217;s probably why none of the &#8220;loving&#8221; progs here repudiated such garbage&#8230;</p>
<p>While progs are busy crowing about the Prsidents dismal poll numbers, I haven&#8217;t heard mention here about the 60%+ of Americans who think tracking call patterns is in Americas security interest&#8230;.who knew???<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=553166', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: big papa</title>
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		<dc:creator>big papa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2006 16:47:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;I think we should all take a deep breath and think about it before you get swallowed up in the paranoia. 

I donâ€™t make phone calls to terrorists so why should I care if Bush wants to see who I call?&lt;/em&gt; 

SIGNED

-Inbred Bushite TRAITORS-

&lt;strong&gt;What happens when the definition of WHO is or isn&#039;t a terrorist ...

...identifies YOU as such?

...To date, no one has come up with any clearly defined parameters as to just who is or is not a terrorist...

...internationally, simply killing Americans isn&#039;t a universally accepted definition of a terrorist...

...not even domestically...

...so puny hermaphrodite and ALL of you other unAmerican TRAITORS...

...think about how acceptable this policy will be when the Patriot Act is turned against YOU...&lt;/strong&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>I think we should all take a deep breath and think about it before you get swallowed up in the paranoia. </p>
<p>I donâ€™t make phone calls to terrorists so why should I care if Bush wants to see who I call?</em> </p>
<p>SIGNED</p>
<p>-Inbred Bushite TRAITORS-</p>
<p><strong>What happens when the definition of WHO is or isn&#8217;t a terrorist &#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230;identifies YOU as such?</p>
<p>&#8230;To date, no one has come up with any clearly defined parameters as to just who is or is not a terrorist&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230;internationally, simply killing Americans isn&#8217;t a universally accepted definition of a terrorist&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230;not even domestically&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230;so puny hermaphrodite and ALL of you other unAmerican TRAITORS&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230;think about how acceptable this policy will be when the Patriot Act is turned against YOU&#8230;</strong><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=553094', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Clyde</title>
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		<dc:creator>Clyde</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2006 12:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Gee, I wonder if bush&#039;s or cheney&#039;s phone calls are in the data base?  :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gee, I wonder if bush&#8217;s or cheney&#8217;s phone calls are in the data base?  :)<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=552720', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: DWG</title>
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		<dc:creator>DWG</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2006 07:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Democracy is dead in America.   &quot;We only target Al Qaeda&quot;  -  another drop in the sea of Bush lies.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Democracy is dead in America.   &#8220;We only target Al Qaeda&#8221;  &#8211;  another drop in the sea of Bush lies.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=552620', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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