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To: The Old Hoosier
Godwin's Law prov.

[Usenet] "As a Usenet discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one." There is a tradition in many groups that, once this occurs, that thread is over, and whoever mentioned the Nazis has automatically lost whatever argument was in progress. Godwin's Law thus practically guarantees the existence of an upper bound on thread length in those groups.

81 posted on 12/19/2002 11:14:41 PM PST by Howlin
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To: Howlin; PianoMan
Well, whatever. People with no principles have trouble with the Nazis because they don't like the idea of absolute right and wrong.

You can throw around the "one-issue" epithet all you like, but neither of you answered the question. So let me put it another way--are Americans "one-issue" voters if they won't elect someone who praises Osama bin Laden and the Sept. 11 attacks? Are they one-issue voters if they won't support someone who helps fund terrorists?

90 posted on 12/19/2002 11:17:22 PM PST by The Old Hoosier
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To: Howlin
Well done, Howlin.

I am dumbstruck at how FAST this piece by Jeffreys appeared. He had to have just been lying in wait....with his hit piece handy. What a TOTAL jerk. I hope other journalists jump all over his chit for this.
200 posted on 12/20/2002 12:34:10 AM PST by justshe
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