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Word for the Day, FRiday, September 4, 2009 - Satrap
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Posted on 09/04/2009 5:13:24 AM PDT by tioga


In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “Word for the Day”.

Satrap

Noun

    1. A governor of a province in ancient Persia.
    2. A ruler.
    3. A subordinate bureaucrat or official: "The satraps of Capitol Hill will not sit idly by" (David Nyhan).


Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.

The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.

The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)

Practice makes perfect.....post on....

Review Threads:

Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)

Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister

Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate


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To: Texan5

A++

van jones has a few more news cycles to go before obama even notices the fuss......theOne and only is too busy worshiping himself.


61 posted on 09/04/2009 1:54:02 PM PDT by tioga
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To: Jaded

in OUR country satraps can be voted back out on the street in the next election.

A+


62 posted on 09/04/2009 1:54:51 PM PDT by tioga
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To: Hegemony Cricket

a trap to ensnare your mind with BIG words? LOL

A+


63 posted on 09/04/2009 2:13:40 PM PDT by tioga
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To: tioga

“worshiping himself.”

I’ve said it before, and I’m not the only one-he shows many of the signs of a person with narcissistic personality disorder-those individuals are a danger not only because they are fixated on their own perceived greatness and agenda, but because they can be manipulated and turned into a puppet by smarter people pretending to be worshipers.


64 posted on 09/04/2009 3:20:40 PM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line")
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To: Texan5; xsmommy; SoothingDave
if you aren't sick of the kennedy funeral.......Raymond Arroyo has some wise words.
65 posted on 09/04/2009 4:32:29 PM PDT by tioga
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To: Texan5

Clinton was like that too but I think he was also a lot smarter than this doofus. I think Clinton controlled his own destiny but the zero has never been in control.


66 posted on 09/04/2009 4:49:59 PM PDT by secret garden (Dubiety reigns here)
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To: secret garden; tioga; Texan5

may i rant? thanks.
Once again the method of fundraising for young sports teams is to BEG. i just got back from the safeway and 6-7 yo football players have their helmets out asking for DONATIONs. GOOD GRIEF, SELL SOMETHING would ya? this just hand out, give me $ mentality irks the crap out of me.


67 posted on 09/05/2009 5:45:06 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy

one of the biggest fundraisers the firefighters do around her is a boot drive.........yep, they stand in front of the station right in the road and hold out their boots for drivers to donate into.


68 posted on 09/05/2009 6:40:07 AM PDT by tioga
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To: xsmommy

I haven’t seen that but most of my FB friends lean right.

I posted this on one of the anti-presidential address to school children threads, but only one person responded. This is my third iteration, an improvement IMHO over my first post:

(if you don’t recognize the tune, then you are too young — or ancient)

We don’t need indoctrination
We don’t need your thought control
No Marxist dogma in the classroom
B-O, leave them kids alone

Hey! B-O! Leave them kids alone.
All in all it’s just A-
nother Barak in the stall.


69 posted on 09/05/2009 6:51:10 AM PDT by VRWCmember
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To: xsmommy

I agree with your rant-nearly every weekend, there are kids at the 4 way stop at the farm road intersection, asking for donations-every group from Little League to soccer teams. I, also don’t know why they can’t sell something, like the Girl Scouts and others do. There are always cookies and candy being sold by school groups, and bake sales at least once a month at the community center. My daughter asked me awhile back why kids didn’t sell stuff any more for activity groups.


70 posted on 09/05/2009 7:25:41 AM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line")
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To: secret garden; tioga; xsmommy

Clinton was WAY smarter than Obama, I think-I’ll bet he was a better lawyer, too. He was the puppet master-Obama is a puppet.


71 posted on 09/05/2009 7:28:25 AM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line")
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To: secret garden; tioga; xsmommy

My daughter wants to buy me a birthday lunch at my favorite Chinese place in Boerne, which will be nice. This is the first time in 15 years I’ve celebrated my birthday without Mr. Texan5.


72 posted on 09/05/2009 7:35:17 AM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line")
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To: VRWCmember

I like that-the song was the first thing I thought of when I heard about the school speech.


73 posted on 09/05/2009 7:37:51 AM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line")
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To: Texan5

Happy Birthday! I think you’ll have a nice lunch, spending it with family. Those animals at home will be hoping for a doggie bag when you get back.


74 posted on 09/05/2009 8:37:42 AM PDT by secret garden (Dubiety reigns here)
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To: Texan5
Happy Bday T5, have a great one!!


75 posted on 09/05/2009 9:52:58 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: Texan5

You just prompted me to check the birthday list....sorry for not posting your birthday yesterday, when at least a few of our students showed up!


76 posted on 09/05/2009 10:19:17 AM PDT by tioga
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To: Texan5
it's almost the official end of summer........so here is a lighthouse cake, did I mention I love lighthouses?
77 posted on 09/05/2009 10:25:15 AM PDT by tioga
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To: Texan5

and have a very Happy Birthday. Good food, good company....I hope you are having fun.


78 posted on 09/05/2009 10:26:00 AM PDT by tioga
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To: Texan5; xsmommy; secret garden

the weekend is a quiet time in the classroom, so I will mention my knees and risk boring everyone. I am back on the elliptical and watching movies. I love my new doctor, celebrex and being able to work out again. progress is good.


79 posted on 09/05/2009 10:29:31 AM PDT by tioga
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To: tioga; xsmommy

Thank you both for the cakes!


80 posted on 09/05/2009 12:08:50 PM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line")
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