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Be Afraid of President McCain
Reason Magazine ^ | March 2007 | Matt Welch

Posted on 03/06/2007 2:08:07 PM PST by A. Pole

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To: batvette

Iraqi Pekil? Guess I picked the wrong week to try and quit sniffing glue.... where's that edit feature...


21 posted on 03/06/2007 3:19:17 PM PST by batvette
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

If only Duncan Hunter had more personality appeal than your average warthog...

So you think Giuliani will go the distance... until the primaries, that is? Maybe they'll allow his fantasy to continue until the convention, even, and send him a plane ticket? (valueJet, cargo section, seat #Lox cannister)

I like him,FWIW.


22 posted on 03/06/2007 3:32:34 PM PST by batvette
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

I've always been afraid of this guy.


23 posted on 03/06/2007 3:43:00 PM PST by basil (Exercise your Second Amendment rights--buy another gun today.)
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To: TigersEye

Do you think Barack "Muslim Background" Obama will get the nod?


24 posted on 03/06/2007 3:49:04 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (The Republican primary field SUCKS!!!)
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To: batvette
Guess I picked the wrong week to try and quit sniffing glue.... where's that edit feature...

Now I wanna sniff some glue
now I wanna have somethin to do
All the kids wanna sniff some glue
all the kids want somethin to do

1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8...

--The Ramones

25 posted on 03/06/2007 3:52:34 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (The Republican primary field SUCKS!!!)
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To: Alberta's Child

Well he flew jets so he can flipflop at Mach speed.


26 posted on 03/06/2007 4:04:25 PM PST by TigersEye (For Democrats; victory in Iraq is not an option!)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Maybe. I was thinking Edwards has the better chance in the long run. And it is a long run at this point. I wouldn't be surprised if the Dems nominate someone the press hasn't even considered yet. Just as I really hope the Republicans do. My current favorite is Duncan Hunter. I like Tancredo too and if Newt got in then Katie bar the door. I would have to do some hard study and gut checking between those three. I think any of those three could beat anyone the Dems could put up IF they ran a strong campaign.


27 posted on 03/06/2007 4:10:34 PM PST by TigersEye (For Democrats; victory in Iraq is not an option!)
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To: A. Pole

John Sidney McCain I
John Sidney McCain II
John Sidney McCain III
John Sidney McCain IV

Now that's creepy. Not a lot of imagination or original creativity in that family.


28 posted on 03/06/2007 4:42:26 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Maybe so, but you don't need to be a Scotsman to appreciate the thriftiness inherent to all that. monograms on towels, luggage, cufflinks....


29 posted on 03/07/2007 5:00:17 AM PST by batvette
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To: batvette; Alberta's Child

to batvette:

"Keep in mind our dilemma after 9/11 was having to defend the Saudi Royals from overthrow or invasion to retain dollar hegemony and Persian Gulf stability, but not be on Saudi soil to do so...."

Why do you keep spouting your leftist "retain dollar hegemony" claptrap ignorance. Go get an economic education and quit using leftist rants as your sources!!!!!

"I think a major factor is keeping Russia,France and China's paws off Iraq's oil,as much as ensuring we have first dibs purchasing it. (we still hold higher moral ground, they were set to rearm Saddam with us left to clean up the mess)"

We have not and we will not dictate Iraqi oil policy to them. We have not taken any Iraqi oil for ourselves at discount. We have not set the prices for the Iraqi oil ministry. There are no agreements between us and the new Iraqi government demanding any cancellation of any old oil agreements (Totalfina) with anyone, nor are there any demands for US preference on new agreements. Do you really think that this administration is deaf, dumb and blind to the leftist-media myth that we went to war to personally get our hands on Iraqi oil. It is all based on ignorance. Why do you perpetuate it?


30 posted on 03/29/2007 3:38:11 PM PDT by Wuli
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To: Wuli

I can only arrive at the conclusion you are not randomly responding to me in the course of your topical posting, but instead have decided to follow all my posts with some bizarre fixation.
Go find yourself another hobby, I don't "do" stalkers. Since this IS the internet and I'm hardly new at this (thus I know this is not likely the end of it) let me just express my experienced prediction:
Every time I post I will post on the topical issue. You will post on me. This puts you at a disadvantage, and will often leave you trying to best me in debating an issue you have little interest in.
I only debate issues I care to research and will have little difficulty dispatching your emotionally crippled replies.
However in the end, we will both surely appear like a pair of immature imbeciles to everyone witnessing the ugly spectacle, and the board will be the only thing to really suffer.
Thus, have it your way, follow me around like a little shadow or be mature and walk away- just realize that by you following me around and me not caring who or what you are, I already am one up on the "ownage" score. Ciao, baby.


31 posted on 04/02/2007 3:00:35 AM PDT by batvette
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To: batvette

"I only debate issues I care to research and will have little difficulty dispatching your emotionally crippled replies."

Your so-called "research", as much as you have been willing to identify it, amounts to leftist drivel.


32 posted on 04/02/2007 6:50:53 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: Wuli

Ummmm..... "leftist drivel".

You really are delusional.

Happy posting, Cowboy.


33 posted on 04/02/2007 7:17:56 AM PDT by batvette
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To: Wuli

I'll do you one better if you think I'm a minion of the left.

Wander into any of the news item threads over at "newshounds: we watch Fox so you won't have to", particularly if the subject is Iraq or the war on terrorism, and post a reply or two in my name. It's easy, just type it in as you post- I'll give you a link if you like.

Watch the reception they give you, and I haven't been there in a month.

Or don't. Doesn't matter to me, I've been at this for years, I don't pretend to be king of any hill nor friend to everyone.


34 posted on 04/02/2007 7:25:02 AM PDT by batvette
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To: batvette

Without even looking, I can imagine that the other poster's biggest complaint is not that they disagree with you, or with any particular point, but probably just wonder: "What in the %^^%$ is that batvette saying."


35 posted on 04/02/2007 11:27:11 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: Wuli

Make up your mind, will you? Your repeated criticism of me was leftist talking points, which is silly- not lack of a cohesive point. I pride myself for nearly five years of finding little pockets of the internet where the flaming liberals of America are destroying the fabric of my country promoting their lies as truth, and presenting facts whether they like them or not. Newshounds is a notorious leftist stomping ground, they banned me from their inner forums and stickied a thread about me when I infuriated them standing my ground exposing Joe Wilson's lies.
Maybe straying from the comfort of FR would do you some good,you know your stuff, you would do a greater service to your beliefs if you were surrounded by the enemy, rather than yes men. That's why you don't see me much here, and it seems to me you were so hungry for a fight you mistakenly assumed I was a Dummycrab. The enemy is out there, there are millions of wannabe Rosie O'Donnells behind their monitors hating away. Newshounds is a great place to start.


36 posted on 04/02/2007 12:17:40 PM PDT by batvette
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