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Law Bringer
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written Saturday, February 9 2008 10:13
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quote:Some states allow you to change party registration to cross over to vote in another party's primary. A few states allow you to vote without changing registration. The rest just disenfranchise independents from voting in party primaries. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Saturday, February 9 2008 13:35
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I find it kind of scary that Huckabee is our Republican section's favorite. This accurately matches the "internet extremist" theory, however. -------------------- The Noble and Ancient Order of Polaris - We're Not Yet Dead. Encyclopedia • Blades Forge • Archives • Stats • RSS (This Topic / Forum) • Blog • NaNoWriMo Did-chat thentagoespyet jumund fori is jus, hat onlime gly nertan ne gethen Firyoubbit 'obio.' Decorum deserves a whole line of my signature, and an entry in your bookmarks. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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E Equals MC What!!!!
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written Saturday, February 9 2008 13:59
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...and Huckabee just smashed McCain in Kansas, 60% to 24%. I hope this means we still have a contest. :) -------------------- SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice. Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00 |
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BANNED
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written Saturday, February 9 2008 14:56
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"We?" Is there a Canberra in America I'm not familiar with? Posts: 134 | Registered: Sunday, February 3 2008 08:00 |
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E Equals MC What!!!!
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written Saturday, February 9 2008 15:29
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Hey, Australia's close enough to being the 51st state of the USA that I feel justified in taking an interest. :P -------------------- SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice. Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Saturday, February 9 2008 15:49
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FYI to all: Romeny dropped out along with Mike Gravel [ Saturday, February 09, 2008 15:50: Message edited by: Xel'Raga the Slaughtering Omni ] Posts: 301 | Registered: Tuesday, August 21 2007 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Sunday, February 10 2008 13:51
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Thank you Cpt. O. sir. Now read my first post. In other news, Huckabee is praying for a miracle. Whether he is praying for the laws of mathematics to get up and walk away, or for McCain to have a coronary is not quite clear. Either of those would conceivably give him a chance. :P (Although Bush just endorsed McCain. So who knows.) Edit: Obama won Maine and closed the gap (according to CNN) to 27 delegates. Before Saturday, said gap was around 95. [ Sunday, February 10, 2008 15:32: Message edited by: Arancaytar ] -------------------- The Noble and Ancient Order of Polaris - We're Not Yet Dead. Encyclopedia • Blades Forge • Archives • Stats • RSS (This Topic / Forum) • Blog • NaNoWriMo Did-chat thentagoespyet jumund fori is jus, hat onlime gly nertan ne gethen Firyoubbit 'obio.' Decorum deserves a whole line of my signature, and an entry in your bookmarks. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Sunday, February 10 2008 16:30
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I wonder if Obama will start calling himself the Comeback Kid just to rub it in. -------------------- You lose. Posts: 2156 | Registered: Thursday, August 24 2006 07:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Sunday, February 10 2008 18:14
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My two cents (and no sense): anyone who actually wants to be a politician isn't worth voting for. :D Posts: 10 | Registered: Tuesday, February 14 2006 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Sunday, February 10 2008 18:34
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quote:Must resist... must resist... must, ahh! Resistance is futile! "To summarize: it is a well-known fact that those people who most want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it. To summarize the summary: anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job. To summarize the summary of the summary: people are a problem." -The Restraunt at the End of the Universe, Hitchhiker's Trilogy, Douglas Adams -------------------- "I'm happy I'm the mentally disturbed person I am." -Nioca "Yes, Iffy is a demon." -Iffy Posts: 1186 | Registered: Friday, June 18 2004 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Sunday, February 10 2008 20:55
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I now I have the urge to flaunt my own knowledge of political philosophy. I never read the Hitchhikers Guide, but that particular bit of wisdom is best attributed to Plato. -------------------- You lose. Posts: 2156 | Registered: Thursday, August 24 2006 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Sunday, February 10 2008 21:57
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Perhaps it's time for a little wisdom and humor from a former presidential hopeful. —Alorael, who invites anyone and everyone to take a look at other attempts at political humor. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Monday, February 11 2008 07:00
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quote:My sentiments exactly. Nowadays it seems like it's not a question of which candidate is most worthy, but which one is the least unworthy. -------------------- Either I'm crazy, or everybody else is nuts. And I know I'm not crazy because the little man who lives on my shoulder told me so. If people don't think there's something wrong with you, there's something wrong with you. Oh well. Another day, another dementia. Posts: 558 | Registered: Friday, September 15 2006 07:00 |
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? Man, ? Amazing
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written Monday, February 11 2008 10:21
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Having participated in a discussion ex fora yesterday, I can tell you that support for Huckabee is not solely in the ether. Many people still remember that McCain played a rather dim role in the political history of the United States, at least as far as Republicans are concerned. He was a staunch supporter of campaign finance reform, yet in 1989 he was the recipient of an ethics squad investigation for his role in the Keating Savings and Loan Scandal. So, I think I'll excuse those folks who see Huckabee as a better alternative to McCain, and perhaps not be so swift to judge the relative merits of the candidates. Party voters have a long memory in this country, which when coupled with their short attention span makes them extremely wily. If McCain was to be elected, the list of favors he owed would rival that of Bush. I'm not sure the country is ready for that again, at least this soon. -------------------- Synergy, et al - "I don't get it." Argon - "I'm at a loss for words..." Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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Nuke and Pave
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written Monday, February 11 2008 14:49
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quote:How many major European countries have disbanded their armies and replaced Department of Defence with Department of Peace? That's not the only "non-standard" thing Kucinich proposed, but that's the one I've heard about the most lately. -------------------- Be careful with a word, as you would with a sword, For it too has the power to kill. However well placed word, unlike a well placed sword, Can also have the power to heal. Posts: 2649 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00 |
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? Man, ? Amazing
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written Monday, February 11 2008 15:09
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quote:Wouldn't it be the logical next step? After all, it used to be Department of War less than 100 years ago. -------------------- Synergy, et al - "I don't get it." Argon - "I'm at a loss for words..." Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Monday, February 11 2008 15:15
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Aww, poor widdle Romney http://www.crooksandliars.com/Media/Play/26130/1/TDS-Romney-Goodbye.wmv/ Personally, i think the 2 last people are gonna be Obama and Mccain, I also think Obama will be president, anyone else? -------------------- Vivan los Drayks! Viva Khyryk! Vivan los Serviles! Vivan los Travokites! Tastes like Bambi, delicious No matter what name I have, people can call me Xel Pylons! this is what you send to blizzard if they cancel Starcraft 2. Posts: 301 | Registered: Tuesday, August 21 2007 07:00 |
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By Committee
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written Monday, February 11 2008 15:29
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Dunno. I'm voting for Hillz in the primary tomorrow. Obama has been winning lots of small states; the big ones, however, have been going to Hillary, for the most part. [ Monday, February 11, 2008 15:30: Message edited by: Drew ] Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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written Monday, February 11 2008 16:25
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quote:Really, who the hell is going to invade the US? Mexico? Canada? Japan is doing just fine with a very limited military, and it has China breathing down its neck. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Off With Their Heads
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written Monday, February 11 2008 16:52
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quote:Hey, Canada has kicked our butts every time we've fought them in war. Plus, 90% of Canadians live within a four-day march of the U.S. border. I say they're preparing for something. :P -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
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Guardian
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written Monday, February 11 2008 16:58
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The Chinese are planning something big. They've been too quiet lately. *Shifty eyes* -------------------- Fear us, mortals, but never envy, for though we burn with power, our fuel is our sorrows. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
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By Committee
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written Monday, February 11 2008 17:19
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Japan has a fully blinged-out US Army base in Okinawa, and the US presence in South Korea is also substantive. These concentrations of friendly foreign forces in its backyard probably serve to mitigate Japan's need to build up its own army. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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Nuke and Pave
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written Monday, February 11 2008 17:42
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quote:My question isn't whether USA needs an army. My question is whether France, England, or even Finland have an army. Because if they do, then Kucinich's position would be considered very far from "mainstream liberal" even in those countries. Which was my original point. PS If you are trying to prove that USA doesn't need an army, Japan is a pretty bad example, considering that it's protected by American navy. -------------------- Be careful with a word, as you would with a sword, For it too has the power to kill. However well placed word, unlike a well placed sword, Can also have the power to heal. Posts: 2649 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00 |
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? Man, ? Amazing
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written Monday, February 11 2008 18:47
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You conveniently ignored my point, which was that it is only a change in name. Countries can have a standing army without having a Department of Defense. -------------------- Synergy, et al - "I don't get it." Argon - "I'm at a loss for words..." Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Monday, February 11 2008 19:59
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quote:I doubt Bush's endorsement means much to most of the American populace. Mexico is already attacking us in a stretching the truth sort of way. Their president encourages people to come to the U.S. and send back money to the government. He also says that anywhere Mexicans are is Mexico. Yay for conspiracies! -------------------- Decca Records - "We don't like their sound. Groups of guitars are on the way out." Posts: 1384 | Registered: Tuesday, February 6 2007 08:00 |