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Tea Party Latest (was Excitement over CNBC's Rick Santelli)

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Submitted by Amy Peikoff on Fri, 2009-02-20 17:27

I hate to use the word hope, not only because of a certain politician's use of the word, but also because my grandmother always told me that "hope is just a little bit better than despair."

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Tea Party draws first blood in primary — by Marcus on Wed, September 1, 2010 at 10:59
Barack Obama is running out of Iraq for all the wrong reasons — by Marcus on Wed, August 11, 2010 at 02:01
Congressman campaigns in pyjamas — by Marcus on Mon, August 2, 2010 at 12:35

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Allan Hubbard again ...

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Submitted by Mark Hubbard on Wed, 2010-08-18 01:31

It is starting to look like, from various reports, the SFO may be having trouble making a case here. But that's not the point of this post. Copying and pasting direct from interest.co.nz:

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As I understand — by gregster on Wed, August 18, 2010 at 01:01
Well said. — by Peter Cresswell on Tue, August 17, 2010 at 18:45

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Which laws should we scrap?

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Submitted by Marcus on Thu, 2010-07-01 08:03

In a historic move, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is asking people to submit ideas about which UK laws need to be scrapped.

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Prescott? — by gregster on Thu, September 2, 2010 at 19:01
Tony Blair's prescription for economy rejected by Labour — by Marcus on Thu, September 2, 2010 at 08:24
Osborne cuts Treasury staff by 25 per cent — by Marcus on Tue, August 31, 2010 at 23:18

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The UN—Where Good and Evil Stand as Equals [Was: Dollars for Despots]

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Submitted by PhilipD on Tue, 2010-01-19 07:18

SOLO-International Op-Ed: Dollars for Despots

Philip Duck
January 20, 2010

Yet another hopeless talkfest kicks off today as officials from the morally bankrupt United Nations meet the wholly corrupt ministers and bureaucrats of 15 Asian and Pacific Island states tagged, ‘Least-developed countries.’ (LDCs)

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UN chief hails treaty banning cluster bombs — by Marcus on Sun, August 1, 2010 at 06:08
The UN has put a lot of other — by PhilipD on Sat, July 24, 2010 at 22:36
'Deplorable and reprehensible' UN boss savaged by outgoing aide — by Marcus on Wed, July 21, 2010 at 09:04

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SOLO-International Op-Ed: Kroes Crows as Intel Is Shafted

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Submitted by PhilipD on Thu, 2009-05-14 16:13

Indeed, Ms Neelie Kroes, the European Union’s Competition Commissioner could barely contain her cackle in a press conference to announce the decision when she crowed that 'Intel would now have to chan

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Mzzz Kroes — by Lindsay Perigo on Sat, May 16, 2009 at 05:26

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Music of the Gods

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Submitted by Lindsay Perigo on Mon, 2008-04-21 06:11

"The emotion involved in art is not an emotion in the ordinary meaning of the term. It is experienced more as a 'sense' or a 'feel,' but it has two characteristics pertaining to emotions: it is automatically immediate and it has an intense, profoundly personal (yet undefined) value-meaning to the individual experiencing it.

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Enjoy — by Leonid on Mon, May 10, 2010 at 12:12
Lindsay — by Leonid on Mon, May 10, 2010 at 12:05
Linz — by Rosie on Mon, May 10, 2010 at 02:35

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The Great Global Warming Swindle!!!

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Submitted by Marcus on Sat, 2007-03-10 19:12

Surprise, surprise.

You can watch the entire thing now - for free - already on Google Video.
Watch it while you can, here is the link below.

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Why it's time for change at the IPCC — by Marcus on Thu, September 2, 2010 at 14:52
UN climate experts 'overstated dangers' — by Marcus on Tue, August 31, 2010 at 04:08
Hannity Special — by Lindsay Perigo on Fri, August 27, 2010 at 18:38

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SOLO Credo

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Submitted by Lindsay Perigo on Wed, 2005-11-30 09:26

SOLO—Sense of Life Objectivists.

  • "The total passion for the total height."
  • Rational passion and passionate reason.
  • Say what you mean, and mean what you say.
  • "This above all, to thine own self be true."
Recent Comments:
Tonytowner — by Kasper on Wed, May 5, 2010 at 16:12
Haven't seen this type of — by tonytowner on Wed, May 5, 2010 at 03:55
Hey, I've just spent the day — by Mark Hubbard on Sat, January 2, 2010 at 23:01

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ACHTUNG!!

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Submitted by administrator on Wed, 2008-09-24 02:00

Please read and absorb the webmaster's exhortation here re copying and pasting whole articles from other sites without permission.


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How to insert images into a reply...

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Submitted by administrator on Sat, 2006-09-23 04:43

It's a simple two step process.

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Another way to add images — by wngreen on Tue, September 16, 2008 at 17:42
On topic — by AdamReed on Thu, September 21, 2006 at 22:06
*deleted* — by Philip Coates on Thu, September 21, 2006 at 21:41

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Quote of the Century: Steven Mallory's Drooling Beast

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Submitted by Lindsay Perigo on Wed, 2007-11-21 21:54

"Listen, what's the most horrible experience you can imagine?

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Brendan and Daniel — by Ellen Stuttle on Mon, May 3, 2010 at 13:33
Yes ... — by Lindsay Perigo on Mon, November 26, 2007 at 01:40
One more from the troll... — by Jameson on Mon, November 26, 2007 at 01:36

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Linzisms

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Submitted by Lindsay Perigo on Sat, 2006-08-12 07:24

Subsequent to my policy statement on banning, I received a private message from a poster who didn't know what "KASS" means, asking for clarification.

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Marcus — by Kasper on Sun, April 25, 2010 at 15:12
So, why is it popular in NZ... — by Marcus on Sun, April 25, 2010 at 05:39
Marcus... — by Ross Elliot on Sun, April 25, 2010 at 04:17

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Symposium 1: A Woman for All Seasons

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Submitted by James S. Valliant on Mon, 2010-01-18 22:08

Since her death in 1982, Ayn Rand’s ideas have enjoyed nothing short of a Renaissance.

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Statement — by RL0919 on Mon, April 19, 2010 at 18:50
RL: A comment about NB, and a question — by Ellen Stuttle on Mon, April 19, 2010 at 16:37
Quotes, letters, and tellings of tales — by RL0919 on Mon, April 19, 2010 at 09:48

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Democratic Politics. Meatloaf minus the meat and Bimbo minus the bleach.

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Submitted by Sandi on Wed, 2010-09-01 08:41

"Coffee with the Candidates," to help you get to know the candidates running for elections and on a personal level.

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Dear Goblin! — by Lindsay Perigo on Wed, September 1, 2010 at 16:53

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Signing off ... (well, for now at least.)

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Submitted by Mark Hubbard on Wed, 2010-09-01 04:03

[This was written one week ago and I have been dithering around over posting it or not.

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Cactus — by Mark Hubbard on Thu, September 2, 2010 at 14:07
Rick — by Mark Hubbard on Thu, September 2, 2010 at 13:44
Open up a can of harden the — by Cactus Kate on Wed, September 1, 2010 at 05:29

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How to make a dictator in 5 easy steps.

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Submitted by Leonid on Tue, 2010-08-31 20:11

. Here is a technique as ancient as the rule of Pharaohs.

1. Choose some part of population on the ethnic, religious or political basis.

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Bullshit from start to finish — by Doug Bandler on Wed, September 1, 2010 at 21:04
Make that — by gregster on Wed, September 1, 2010 at 20:59
Richard — by Leonid on Wed, September 1, 2010 at 15:25

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The Examined Life

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Mon, 2010-08-30 04:57

Socrates said that "The unexamined life isn't worth living for a human being." But Aristotle observed that "Our discussion [of ethics] will be adequate if it has as much clearness as the subject matte

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Rick — by ding_an_sich on Thu, September 2, 2010 at 12:59
I'm not fully sure of what — by Rick Giles on Wed, September 1, 2010 at 20:07
Grappling With Reality and Individual Human Life — by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Wed, September 1, 2010 at 14:12

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"Nelson Art Council Promotes Art by Suppressing it"

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Submitted by Sandi on Sun, 2010-08-22 00:56

“An artist is astonished that her painting featuring nudity, rape and war has been turned away from an art competition because of its "brutality of content".


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The Average Joe "Meeting Obama"

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Submitted by Sandi on Fri, 2010-08-20 21:55

"Make no mistake. The American people are terrified. They know something's coming. They can feel it. And we can either shovel them the same old shit and call it sugar or we can arm them.

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Thanks Glenn & Olivia — by Sandi on Sat, August 21, 2010 at 00:33
Very good, Sandi — by Jameson on Fri, August 20, 2010 at 19:43
Indeed. — by Olivia on Fri, August 20, 2010 at 16:23

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Symbols and Substance by Robert Tracinski

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Submitted by Leonid on Wed, 2010-08-18 20:39

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TIA Daily • August 17, 2010

COMMENTARY

Symbols and Substance by Robert Tracinski

Part 1: The Ground Zero Mosque

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Richard — by Leonid on Mon, August 30, 2010 at 08:31
Leonid — by gregster on Sun, August 29, 2010 at 22:59
This is self-evident. I never — by Richard Wiig on Sun, August 29, 2010 at 17:07

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Obama Protestor Arrested At Alaska State Fair

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Submitted by Sandi on Mon, 2010-08-16 07:47

 

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Citizen Arrested on Private Property with No Search Warrant — by Sandi on Tue, August 31, 2010 at 00:27
Denver Cops Beat Dog Walker — by Sandi on Wed, August 25, 2010 at 23:46
The collective admonishes a mother — by Sandi on Thu, August 19, 2010 at 18:38

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More livestock sign up for bondage

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Submitted by Sandi on Mon, 2010-08-16 06:53

"Whoever claims the “right” to “redistribute” the wealth produced by others is claiming the “right” to treat human beings as chattel."

- Ayn Rand

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Funny you should say that... — by Jameson on Tue, August 17, 2010 at 01:44
Yeah.. — by Olivia on Tue, August 17, 2010 at 00:51
Shocking... — by Jameson on Mon, August 16, 2010 at 21:43

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No State Aid for Islamic Mosque and Social Center!

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Submitted by Luke Setzer on Thu, 2010-08-12 14:09

AMERICAN ATHEISTS, INC.
http://www.atheists.org
http://www.americanatheist.org

For more information, please contact:
Ed Buckner, President 908-499-9200 (cell) or 770-803-5353 (office/fax)


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"Follow the Prophet Mohammed, don't follow bin Laden!"

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Submitted by Leonid on Wed, 2010-08-11 19:19

"Follow the Prophet Mohammed, don't follow bin Laden!" That was the message from an anti-terrorism summer camp led by a top scholar which attracted hundreds of young Muslims in Britain this week.

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Gregster ""maybe some of them — by Leonid on Wed, August 18, 2010 at 13:23
Leonid — by gregster on Tue, August 17, 2010 at 15:50
mfgreaves — by Leonid on Tue, August 17, 2010 at 15:25

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Harriman on Plato

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Submitted by seddon on Wed, 2010-08-11 11:38

In David Harriman’s new book, THE LOGICAL LEAP, he does the following: He makes several claims about Plato and then provides a longish quotation from Plato to back up what he says Plato says.


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Patricia Neal has passed away

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Submitted by Sandi on Tue, 2010-08-10 04:04

The Telegraph has featured a photograph of her and Roark in the film "The Fountainhead".

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I had assumed ... — by Lindsay Perigo on Mon, August 9, 2010 at 23:14

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Harriman on Induction

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Submitted by seddon on Mon, 2010-08-09 16:01
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Ding an Sich — by seddon on Tue, August 31, 2010 at 02:49
Seddon — by ding_an_sich on Mon, August 30, 2010 at 10:25
F. L. Light — by seddon on Thu, August 26, 2010 at 10:38

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Tegel & Countdown Proselytize Shariah Law to NZ

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Submitted by Sandi on Fri, 2010-08-06 22:09

Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand

“2000, Establishment of FIANZ national religious advisory board, under the umbrella of FIANZ, known as the Ulema Board of New Zealand.

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Strange, although... — by Marcus on Sat, August 7, 2010 at 03:41
Hocked off about cheesy complaint — by Sandi on Fri, August 6, 2010 at 16:34
Mr Tegel, your cruelty is despicable — by Sandi on Fri, August 6, 2010 at 15:42

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Renouncing Citizenship, Pentagon Softwar(e), Regulating Dust

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Submitted by Sandi on Fri, 2010-08-06 21:19

Story #1: Americans Renounce Citizenship to Avoid IRS

Flashback: More American Expatriates Give Up Citizenship

Story #2: Pentagon is Losing the Softwar(e)


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Saturated Fat and Cholesterol Do Not Cause Coronary Heart Disease

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Submitted by Sandi on Thu, 2010-08-05 11:14

"It's not difficult to understand why most people, including physicians, are convinced that high blood cholesterol is the major cause of heart disease and that elevated cholesterol is due to eating sa

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"As fat as Butter" — by F L Light on Thu, August 5, 2010 at 20:58

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