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FR | 4-1-05 | Bob J

[JLO]

Bump-aROONIE!

[Alamo-Girl]

Thank you so much for your reply, my HERO!

I gues what I'm saying is that I wish the military would get more support on FR. While stopping the negative posts on FR about the military.

When you see anyone speaking ugly of the military, please let me know - I'd like to ask them why they feel that way...

[Sun Soldier]

"So, then, there should be no innate moral law?"

I'll assume you're refering to my post #208.

Innate: 1. existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth. 2. belonging to the essential nature of something . 3. originating in or derived from the mind or the constitution of the intellect rather than from experience.

I would venture to say that most of us possess the same innate morales. They would be there with or without Christianity or any other religion. It is these innate morales that make us civilized and I'm glad they're in us. I hope that answers your question.

[freepatriot32]

You TROLL i'm hitting the abuse botton right now :-)

[Iscool]

How long does it take to be considered an Old Timer? (o:

If you got on board during the last century, you're probably an old timer...

[Charles H. (The_r0nin)]

I don't know what I'm talking about? The thread is right there for everyone to read! The person's position on the issue didn't matter, the fact that he was getting caught up in the minutiae did. You can willfully misinterpret in order to fuel your sense of grievance, but don't expect the rest of us to agree with you...

[BykrBayb]

Well said indeed.

[doug from upland]

Does that mean my songs can go in breaking news? :)

[gakrak]

Amen!

[JesseJane]

the general public doesn't quite know what the party stance is.

EXACTLY. I don't think the party leadership is brave enough to fight the bloody battle for this country on the floor of the Senate... They'd rather leave it to average citizens they can then denounce so as to pretend to take high moral ground, and stay in office. The party is largely devoid of courage. They are now devoid of my donations, however, I am sure the foreign donations from south of the border are enough to cover the loss of my pittance, and soon, my vote.

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Thanks for a great thread BobJ. I hear your words, and hope some vicious hardliners will understand that their behaviour as well as my shared opinion that the Republican party has lost its way, will divide the party and drive many way from participation of any kind. If this sounds good, it's not. There are 'replacement voters' that are only too happy to seize the power of the voting booth, and their agenda, may not be anything close, to the continuation of a tolerant and free society. Thank you JimRob for F/R.

[cyncooper]

I can assure you that there are many that don't agree with you.

[cyncooper]

And btw, you further damage your credibility by saying I have a "grievance" and that I am fueling anything.

You obviously aren't familiar with me so please refrain from mischaracterizing me or what I said.

[cyncooper]

Where have YOU been?

Nice to see you.

[JesseJane]

HI!!

I was captured and tied to a railroad track ... no one would pay my ransom, so they let me go!!* No matter what they did to me, I still couldn't shake the withdrawals from F/R, so here I am!! :)

Good to see YOU TOO Cyncooper, hope all is well!!!

(* Not a true story, but more entertaining that the real one...hehehe)

[cyncooper]

Heheheheh

[Jeff Head]

...and don't forget very important FR involvement in Jarbidge, NV in the summer of 2000 and Klamath, OR in the summer of 2001.

[Incorrigible]

Ha! I didn't have time to type all the accomplishments of FR!

I'm glad to see you're feeling well enough to join the old-timer threads!

[xJones]

Jim and the mods treat old timers a little different than newbies. They get a little more slack, a few more mulligans than those who signed up in last four years or so.

Thank you, thank you, BobJ. And I've always said that there's nothing wrong with you that holding you upside down with your stuck head in a bucket of Botox wouldn't cure.:)

[ananda]

Ahhhh the seniority card! Reminds me of my being amazed, when I moved to Massachusetts, of the number of people who claimed that their ancestor had been on the Mayflower. My first thought was "and your point would be?" Am I supposed to be bold over? But then, as the saying goes, if everyone who claims to have been on the Mayflower had been on the Mayflower it would have sunk!
This is a wonderful forum and the ideas on it should be responded to independently of whether they come from an FR newbie or an older pilgrim.

[185JHP]

A bunch of the filthiest anti-Terri posts were based on nothing more than "filthy lucre motivations." "What if the controversy results in electoral success by that party that likes to tax and regulate? And I get to stick less money in my pockets?" It was disgusting...but revealing.