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Down from the ivory tower (FR is wackos mention)
Boston Globe ^
| 10/28/03
| Alex Beam
Posted on 10/28/2003 12:00:24 PM PST by Pikamax
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posted on
10/28/2003 12:00:25 PM PST
by
Pikamax
To: Pikamax
the states that voted Democratic in the 2000 election might secede and join Canada.We'll keep the States, thank you, but there's nothing stopping the voters from moving north.
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posted on
10/28/2003 12:04:51 PM PST
by
katana
To: Pikamax
Death threats shoot, I would encourage this guy to have some of the more liberal states secede to Canada. Where can I sign the petition?
To: Pikamax
I sell on eBay, and I sold a book to a Canadian. It wasn't what he expected although I stated what he didin't like about the book twice in the description. He/It/She/The Canadian was mad even after I told them to send it back and I would reimberse them. The Canadian igit was still condesending, rude and foppish during the whole exchange. I have a perfect rating on eBay but this Canadian acted as if I was trying to rip them off. I will only sell to Americans now, Canadians appearently believe they are better then Americans just because of lattitude. I guess they take being on top geographically translates to being superior culturally.
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posted on
10/28/2003 12:06:20 PM PST
by
Porterville
(American First, Human being Second; liberal your derivative lifestyle will never be normalized.)
To: Pikamax
"There is this disturbing quality of intimidation on the right now."
Wuss.
If you don't like the "quality" of response you are receiving from the targets of your decidedly un-funny ripostes, Mr. Lewis, I suggest you refrain from taking the opening shot(s).
The days of the "rednecks" and "rubes" just sitting there, mouths agape, while the snotty, effete, smug phuks on the East Coast insult them is long, long past. The people in fly-over country have found their voice and they are using it to express their disgust and offense when "professors" deign to commentate on them and their society.
If you're so smart, why haven't you figured that out until now, Mr. Lewis?
If you want to write smart-ass columns long on "witty" insults and short on fair comment, don't expect polite responses in return from those you attack. Don't you just love free speech, Mr. Lewis?
I do.
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posted on
10/28/2003 12:10:08 PM PST
by
borkrules
To: Pikamax
Lewis playfully suggested that the states that voted Democratic in the 2000 election might secede and join Canada. But his tone was bitter and corrosive Ah, yes -- my friends can always tellwhen I'm being playful by my bitter and corrosive tone . . .
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posted on
10/28/2003 12:10:21 PM PST
by
maryz
To: Porterville
Beware the statistics of small samples.
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posted on
10/28/2003 12:10:56 PM PST
by
rogue yam
To: Pikamax
Boston College professor Paul Lewis is an able writer and possessed of sharp wit; for instance, he coined the term "Frankenfood." Lewis needs some Cheese Whiz for that whine.
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posted on
10/28/2003 12:13:33 PM PST
by
Catspaw
To: rogue yam
That's true that is true, just in the metro areas. As is true with the metro areas in the US. However, Chretien test the patience of every American and makes one jump to a conlusion about all who live in the Toronto region
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posted on
10/28/2003 12:14:05 PM PST
by
Porterville
(American First, Human being Second; liberal your derivative lifestyle will never be normalized.)
To: Pikamax
"I love Free Speech."--GWB
"I hate Free Speech." -Prof. Lewis
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posted on
10/28/2003 12:16:11 PM PST
by
TheBigB
(I respectfully decline the invitation to join your hallucination. But thanks for asking.)
To: Pikamax
Wow, this is the third time today I've read FR cited!
We're getting famous!
Prairie
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posted on
10/28/2003 12:29:09 PM PST
by
prairiebreeze
(We will not deny, ignore or pass our problems along to other Presidents. ---GWBush)
To: Pikamax
Lewis seems to think that because he - a liberal - does not receive ugly emails or death threats from liberals, then liberals never write ugly emails or issue death treats. To complete his education, I suggest he talk to Kenneth Starr, Kathleen Harris, or President Bush.
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posted on
10/28/2003 12:32:52 PM PST
by
Steve_Seattle
("Above all, shake your bum at Burton.")
To: borkrules
I suggest you send your comments directly to Lewis.
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posted on
10/28/2003 12:34:21 PM PST
by
Steve_Seattle
("Above all, shake your bum at Burton.")
To: Porterville
Its not all us Canuks, though we are a rare breed there are quite a few conservative thinkers in Canada, its just we're ruled by the wanabe-french from Quebec who are voted in by the wanabe-europeans in the big cities.
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posted on
10/28/2003 12:39:24 PM PST
by
battousai
(What's the only thing more irrelavent than a RAT presidential candidate?.....France of course.)
To: prairiebreeze
We're getting famous!Yeah, but have any of the citations been positive?
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posted on
10/28/2003 12:43:05 PM PST
by
arasina
To: arasina
Of course not. That would be tantamount to admitting that the masses can think and critique for themselves and don't need to be lead around by the nose and told what to think by the Dims and their media.
Prairie
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posted on
10/28/2003 12:49:35 PM PST
by
prairiebreeze
(We will not deny, ignore or pass our problems along to other Presidents. ---GWBush)
To: Pikamax
The voters of the states that voted democratic can leave with the rest of the nation's good wishes. But the mess they leave behind is of their own making. Our nation would be better off spiritually and financially if those libs did move north.
To: Pikamax
Sounds like a spoiled case of the pot calling the kettle black. Asinine extremist on both sides of the aisle suck.
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posted on
10/28/2003 1:17:57 PM PST
by
Tempest
To: arasina
"Yeah, but have any of the citations been positive?"I should hope not ... we should wear their hatred and vitriol as badges of honor.
If we're getting positive citations from people of that ilk, we're doing something wrong.
"Always with the negative waves, Moriarty .. always with the negative waves."
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posted on
10/28/2003 1:28:04 PM PST
by
BlueLancer
(Der Elite Møøsenspåånkængrüppen ØberKømmååndø (EMØØK))
To: Pikamax
His academic field of expertise is humor, but when Lewis wrote a caustic op-ed piece for the Toronto Globe and Mail last month, not everyone got the joke. This dosen't say much about his expertise.
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