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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:01 PM Original message |
Code Pink Looked like absolute idiots today. If they conducted themselves with dignity and |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
1. Why aren't you there providing some leadership? nt |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:06 PM Original message |
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atreides1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
2. Why don't you join |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-11-07 02:13 PM Response to Reply #2 |
260. Gotta give the OP credit for guts. Not many on DU would insult Code Pink like that. |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
3. Yup. Gotta agree with that. n/t |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 03:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
267. sabotage of the movement from within the movement |
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LeftCoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
4. Well...at least they're helping to move the Overton (sp?) window |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:42 PM Response to Reply #4 |
53. there's a little problem w/ that: when the majority see this kind of display on TV |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 05:02 PM Response to Reply #53 |
155. Spot on and beautifully put. |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 05:25 PM Response to Reply #155 |
167. Nixon was the anti-war candidate in 1968 |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 06:36 PM Response to Reply #167 |
183. Nixon anti war!!! |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 08:12 PM Response to Reply #183 |
191. You know that NOW |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 07:24 PM Response to Reply #167 |
186. Both parties had planks in their platforms calling for an end to the war |
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BleedingHeartPatriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 08:38 PM Response to Reply #167 |
196. Beat me to it. |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 06:17 PM Response to Reply #53 |
175. How is it that you are the one who knows what the majority of people think? |
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Vickers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
5. I respectfully disagree. |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
6. there is a time and a place for theater |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:07 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Absolutely! And maybe as a theater major , I am appalled at their venue |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:15 PM Response to Reply #9 |
18. As an activist |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:20 PM Response to Reply #18 |
25. I have been an "activist " since the Vietnam war. And I am appalled at Code Pink |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:24 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Bullshit |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:00 PM Response to Reply #28 |
73. Because I know three of them and two are in my family! |
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Downtown Hound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 08:59 PM Response to Reply #73 |
200. No offense, but if someone makes a decision on the war |
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BleedingHeartPatriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 11:28 PM Response to Reply #73 |
231. Personal beef. |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:04 PM Response to Reply #28 |
79. What On Earth, Sir, Is 'A True Anti-War Person'? |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:28 PM Response to Reply #79 |
99. Me |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:40 PM Response to Reply #99 |
109. Do You Really Think So, Sir? |
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Downtown Hound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-11-07 03:17 AM Response to Reply #109 |
246. A new movement doesn't gain support by doing what is safe |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:26 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. I find that pretty hard to believe. |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:33 PM Response to Reply #31 |
38. Believe what you want.I participated in the March On Washington in the 70's. |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:39 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. 1971? |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:58 PM Response to Reply #42 |
72. It was actually 1969. I was 13 years old and disobeyed my parents to go! |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 04:37 PM Response to Reply #38 |
145. confined would be |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:29 PM Response to Reply #25 |
35. Really? And what sort of protests did you engage in? |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:41 PM Response to Reply #35 |
50. Look at pictures of the March on Washington in the 70's. |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:43 PM Response to Reply #50 |
55. You must have been at some other vietnam war protest. |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:57 PM Response to Reply #55 |
71. It was 1969 and I did not say it was "orderly" Read my post. Dr.Spock and Ted Kennedy spoke. |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:58 PM Response to Reply #71 |
119. 1969? uh that was in the 70's? |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 04:39 PM Response to Reply #119 |
147. I misspoke when I said the DC march was in the 70's.The one I attended was 1969. |
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DancingBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:50 PM Response to Reply #35 |
116. Of course they were! |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:54 PM Response to Reply #25 |
68. I am concerned that the more visible CodePink and MoveOn get, the |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:05 PM Response to Reply #68 |
81. turned-off the anti-war movement? so, they get turned-on to war? |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:10 PM Response to Reply #81 |
87. I think PR matters--big time. Nobody wants to count themselves |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:26 PM Response to Reply #87 |
97. Some of us are whackaloons, most aren't |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:36 PM Response to Reply #97 |
105. See--your last sentence--I would never "shout" at my elected officials-- |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 04:12 PM Response to Reply #105 |
131. sometimes you got to yell to get an old codger's ear |
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beachmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:22 PM Response to Reply #68 |
94. They make the Democrats look grown up, too. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:38 PM Response to Reply #94 |
108. I agree--Skelton did the right thing by not putting up with the bullshit. |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 04:19 PM Response to Reply #68 |
135. Me too. I am very very concerned. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 04:49 PM Response to Reply #135 |
150. You can't disrupt Congressional proceedings. There are PLENTY of ways |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 04:53 PM Response to Reply #150 |
151. Actually you can disrupt anything if you try. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 04:59 PM Response to Reply #151 |
154. If it results in removal and arrests, then no, you can't--not for long. |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 05:04 PM Response to Reply #154 |
157. no arrests, no headlines -- people CHOOSE to be arrested |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 09:25 PM Response to Reply #135 |
209. LOL! |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-11-07 09:53 AM Response to Reply #68 |
256. Move On worked very hard to get Kerry elected the last time around |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:21 PM Response to Reply #25 |
92. You are 100% correct |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:44 PM Response to Reply #25 |
112. Yes, as my wise mother used to say, "Some people just don't know when to quit!" |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 05:17 PM Response to Reply #25 |
162. i think they make you look like a loon. They don't make me look like a loon, though. |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 06:19 PM Response to Reply #25 |
176. Bullshit. Congress makes Democrats look bad by continuing this war. |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 06:37 PM Response to Reply #176 |
184. word up! |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 08:36 PM Response to Reply #176 |
194. Exactly! |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:19 PM Response to Reply #9 |
22. Deleted message |
saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:21 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Of course I do.I just think there are more effective manners of protest. |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:26 PM Response to Reply #26 |
32. And what, pray tell, are those? |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:29 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. First, working to elect Democrats and second conducting yourself with sanity and dignity! |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:40 PM Response to Reply #36 |
46. We elected the damn democrats and they aren't listening. nt. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:55 PM Response to Reply #46 |
69. So the solution is to act like asses desperate for attention? Yeah, that will really |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:59 PM Response to Reply #69 |
121. No best to sit quietly and wait. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 04:55 PM Response to Reply #121 |
153. Apparently the entire point of democracy escapes you. There are oh-so-many |
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Downtown Hound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-11-07 12:59 AM Response to Reply #153 |
235. The ballot box? |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-11-07 02:38 AM Response to Reply #153 |
240. "very serious, important hearing" |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-11-07 02:30 AM Response to Reply #121 |
239. You got that right!!! (n/t) |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-11-07 03:13 PM Response to Reply #69 |
262. maybe folks are so angry about the war that they don't want to act in a |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 04:16 PM Response to Reply #46 |
133. ........and its goddamn hard to get anyone's attention these days. |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 06:21 PM Response to Reply #36 |
179. so how is that working for you? We elected them. They did nothing. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 09:27 PM Response to Reply #36 |
210. Been there done that |
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snappyturtle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:08 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. If that's the case, then no one would ever know they were there |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:19 PM Response to Reply #10 |
23. The 'news media' barely recognized them as Code Pink; they mentioned |
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snappyturtle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:22 PM Response to Reply #23 |
93. The important point is that some of 'The People' heard them! nt |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:08 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Yeah, the real theater is inside the hearing. |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:40 PM Response to Reply #11 |
45. Perhaps they should have protested in a designated Bush-approved "protest zone" |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:18 PM Response to Reply #6 |
20. Bullshit |
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oldtime dfl_er (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:23 PM Response to Reply #20 |
27. Hear! Hear! |
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mvd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 04:24 PM Response to Reply #27 |
138. If we didn't have stupid "free speech zones," I might agree with saracat |
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GreenArrow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:43 PM Response to Reply #6 |
54. it's exactly the place! |
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superkia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 04:44 PM Response to Reply #6 |
148. When our government is corrupt and almost useless |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
7. Like you did. You set a great example. Why didn't they follow your lead? |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:25 PM Response to Reply #7 |
30. I have attended lots of hearings in my time. I was constructively working to elect a Democrat today! |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-11-07 02:40 AM Response to Reply #30 |
241. Wasn't ineffective... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
8. I don't think people who live in glass houses should throw stones. |
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Clintonista2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
12. If there was an opposite of the recommend button, I would be using it right now. |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:07 PM Response to Reply #12 |
84. That's a great idea. 5 or more could just delete the whole ridiculous thread. I love it! n/t |
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Moochy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-11-07 06:46 PM Response to Reply #84 |
265. They have it at most sites |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 09:31 PM Response to Reply #12 |
212. Yes!! Great idea! |
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JohnnyRingo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
13. I think without outbursts they would be ignored |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
14. Respectfully, I disagree with you. |
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grytpype (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
15. I'd like to put Code Pink, Cindy Sheehan, and Dennis the Menace on a slow boat to China. |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:30 PM Response to Reply #15 |
37. 1922 Palmer Raids. Just your ticket! nt. |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-11-07 02:41 AM Response to Reply #15 |
242. That was just weird... |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
16. I appreciate their courage to dissent |
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Raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
17. This is the way I see it...if Code Pink had been up here in NH in2004 |
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BrklynLib at work (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
19. Well behaved women accomplish nothing. |
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la la (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:20 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. that's the best post of all! |
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BrklynLib at work (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:38 PM Response to Reply #24 |
41. Thank YOU, la la. |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:25 PM Response to Reply #19 |
29. Well behaved women aren't doing a damn thing. Code Pink |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:27 PM Response to Reply #19 |
34. Disagree |
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BrklynLib at work (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:34 PM Response to Reply #19 |
39. We all know how much was accomplished by the quiet, well behaved women who got women the right to |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:37 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. political theater didn't end the vietnam war |
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BrklynLib at work (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:40 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. There would never have been any well-dressed Moms protesting the war if |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:40 PM Response to Reply #44 |
47. what woke them up was their kids being drafted and sent to die in rice paddies |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-11-07 01:22 PM Response to Reply #47 |
257. And that's the freaking truth. |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 05:15 PM Response to Reply #44 |
161. Bullshit |
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springhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 09:32 PM Response to Reply #44 |
213. Man, you are so right............. |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:42 PM Response to Reply #40 |
51. Does LL Bean have a protestor outfit for the gals? |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:46 PM Response to Reply #51 |
59. This fall has a Prada line for all those protestors out there who simply must look their best... |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:49 PM Response to Reply #59 |
63. People who think dressing up like clowns changes people's minds |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:01 PM Response to Reply #63 |
75. Not necessarily designed to change minds. It's designed to garner attention and illustrate that |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:09 PM Response to Reply #75 |
86. So those watching got to think "wow the people protesting look like idiots " |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:19 PM Response to Reply #86 |
91. I love how you get to be the decider on whether or not they "look like idiots". I think they look |
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BrklynLib at work (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:33 PM Response to Reply #91 |
102. Right. Maybe they should have dressed like this............... |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:36 PM Response to Reply #102 |
106. Excuse me, I don't have time to reply to you right now. I must rush out and get some elbow gloves |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:34 PM Response to Reply #91 |
104. I suppose you don't realize that the Vietnam Anti War Movement was not taken |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:49 PM Response to Reply #104 |
114. Where are the suburban Moms with strollers and men and women in "suits" now? |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:49 PM Response to Reply #104 |
115. We've already got those and they're not working very well this time are they? They aren't saving |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 04:35 PM Response to Reply #104 |
143. That's one theory. |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 05:05 PM Response to Reply #143 |
158. not sure what you mean by we broke the draft |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 05:20 PM Response to Reply #143 |
165. Wow, someone who actually understands history. Your analysis is spot on. Nice to know you...nt |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 05:22 PM Response to Reply #143 |
166. The Vietnam draft |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 06:32 PM Response to Reply #166 |
181. The draft broke long before it officially ended. |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-11-07 01:46 AM Response to Reply #166 |
237. The Vietnam War draft lottery ended in 1972 and no men were drafted from that lottery drawing. |
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Yukari Yakumo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 05:50 PM Response to Reply #143 |
173. *Bzzzt* Wrong. |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 04:46 PM Response to Reply #104 |
149. Every Iraq protest I've been too since 2003 has had suburban moms with strollers.. |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 06:20 PM Response to Reply #104 |
178. a fact now is it? I was there and I disagree. The SOLDIERS are what gave the movement |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:43 PM Response to Reply #75 |
111. so you think rosa parks would've been more effective in a chartreuse tutu? |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:56 PM Response to Reply #111 |
118. If anyone watching A) Still hasn't taken a stand on the issue. and B) Don't respect |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 04:11 PM Response to Reply #118 |
130. among those watching who need to be convinced are members of congress |
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BrklynLib at work (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 04:18 PM Response to Reply #118 |
134. Exactly right. They did nto have to wear pink to be singled out. Just by sitting at a counter or |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-11-07 02:45 AM Response to Reply #63 |
244. Hardly "clowns" |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-11-07 01:55 PM Response to Reply #244 |
259. If it requires that much research and explanation, it's not a very effective message. |
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Yukari Yakumo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 05:38 PM Response to Reply #19 |
168. Except gain the sympathies and/or support of *normal* women. |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 03:47 PM Response to Reply #168 |
268. I consider myself a "normal" woman |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 05:46 PM Response to Reply #19 |
172. Well dressed women often do. n/t |
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JohnnyRingo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-11-07 03:23 AM Response to Reply #19 |
247. A familiar and pertinent statement |
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Me. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
21. There's A Long Tradition Of 'Fools' |
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2rth2pwr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
33. video of Skelton having them removed |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
43. They speak for us all |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:41 PM Response to Reply #43 |
48. wonderful sarcasm |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:51 PM Response to Reply #43 |
66. LOL! |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
49. Why aren't you there? Until the anti-war movement is given as prominent a stage as the war-mongers |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:42 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. and exactly how does wearing a "big pink crown" help? |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:44 PM Response to Reply #52 |
56. Wrong. It draws attention. It stops the eyes and cameras from passing by without note...nt |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:48 PM Response to Reply #56 |
61. Yes it draws attention. But not in a positive way. |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:56 PM Response to Reply #61 |
70. Are you insane? Not to be insulting, but I can't imagine how you can logically think that a war |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 04:04 PM Response to Reply #70 |
127. no I'm not insane and logic is on my side |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 04:25 PM Response to Reply #127 |
139. If no attention is paid to the messenger then no one will ever get to the message. Um: Logic...nt |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:44 PM Response to Reply #52 |
57. it gets on tee vee en tee |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:44 PM Response to Reply #52 |
58. Is there an official dress code to protest madness? |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:52 PM Response to Reply #58 |
67. How's about normal attire, to reflect that normal middle of the road |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:04 PM Response to Reply #67 |
78. How about crazy attire to reflect a crazy war? How about reflecting that many normal people have |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:15 PM Response to Reply #78 |
88. We're not "desperate"--most Americans are against the war. Dedication |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:25 PM Response to Reply #88 |
96. I disagree. Most especially with calling these Congressional hearings dignified proceedings.. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:33 PM Response to Reply #96 |
103. No, they ARE dignified proceedings. I didn't elect wailing nutjobs |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:42 PM Response to Reply #103 |
110. I must remember that wienerdoggie finds manners and decorum to be more important than lives. Good |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:46 PM Response to Reply #110 |
113. in a thread about ridiculous behavior, yours maybe the most ridiculous post |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 04:00 PM Response to Reply #113 |
122. Thats completely illogical. A vet's funeral has nothing to do about the decision to continue |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:52 PM Response to Reply #110 |
117. Manners and decorum are how Congress operates--you want screeching, emotion |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 04:02 PM Response to Reply #117 |
124. You obviously don't watch Congress operate very often do you? Screeching emotional theater is |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 04:05 PM Response to Reply #124 |
128. No--they don't. I do watch C-Span, and I have yet to see our Senators |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 04:21 PM Response to Reply #128 |
136. Congress' actions in perpetuating this war, not to mention their myriad other crimes in failing to |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 04:30 PM Response to Reply #136 |
140. let me know when achieving results is more important to you than making a scene |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 04:36 PM Response to Reply #140 |
144. Let me know when achieving results is more important to you than looking dapper...n/t |
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Sparkly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 08:49 PM Response to Reply #144 |
199. I think the question is: What results did it achieve? |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 09:12 PM Response to Reply #199 |
204. Or did it fire up those who are needed to continue the fight? Or did it give hope to those who are |
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Sparkly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 09:23 PM Response to Reply #204 |
208. Again, it's not about "impolite." It's only about effectiveness. |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 09:34 PM Response to Reply #208 |
214. It does me. I can only speak for those few I have spoken to about this today. It most |
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Sparkly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 09:48 PM Response to Reply #214 |
220. In answer to your question: I don't know. |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-11-07 12:04 AM Response to Reply #220 |
234. Exactly my point. You don't know. Neither do those others attacking CodePink for doing their best |
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Sparkly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-11-07 08:40 AM Response to Reply #234 |
252. Take one more step: Neither do you. |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-11-07 09:27 AM Response to Reply #252 |
254. Ah, but there's the rub: They aren't simply "questioning". They are |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 04:39 PM Response to Reply #136 |
146. Oh please. Come back to Reality World. These are elected officials-- |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 09:22 PM Response to Reply #146 |
207. It's a good thing the founding fathers didn't listen to people like you... nt |
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Downtown Hound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-11-07 03:14 AM Response to Reply #128 |
245. How inspiring it is that they act with such civility |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 04:13 PM Response to Reply #124 |
132. You obviously don't have a clue |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 04:34 PM Response to Reply #132 |
142. I've been to enough to be certain of this: I would never value fashion over lives like you do. |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 05:09 PM Response to Reply #142 |
159. If I thought for a moment that you actually cared about lives, I might continue this discussion |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 05:38 PM Response to Reply #159 |
169. Simple logic: Drawing attention to the war raises awareness and sentiment against it. That is all |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 05:45 PM Response to Reply #169 |
171. so you think that the members of congress aren't aware of the opposition to the war? |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 06:10 PM Response to Reply #171 |
174. The funeral argument is completely illogical, because it isn't protesting the decision-makers at a |
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Downtown Hound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 08:30 PM Response to Reply #171 |
192. They're aware of it, they just believe they can ignore it |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 10:45 PM Response to Reply #192 |
224. actually, having clowns get in their face does make it easier to ignore the opposition |
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Downtown Hound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 10:57 PM Response to Reply #224 |
227. Somehow I doubt that |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 11:13 PM Response to Reply #227 |
228. and code pink has brought it to a stop? Great!! |
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Downtown Hound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 11:25 PM Response to Reply #228 |
230. Well, doing all the "respectable" things sure hasn't worked |
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Sparkly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 08:34 PM Response to Reply #96 |
193. I think wienerdoggie has a point. |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 09:06 PM Response to Reply #193 |
201. No, because then all anyone has to do to make ALL protests ineffective is to label them "crazy", or |
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Sparkly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 09:16 PM Response to Reply #201 |
205. Sure, there's always somebody to call a protester "rude," but that's not the point. |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 09:28 PM Response to Reply #205 |
211. Do you actually oppose the war because you want to be a part of something? Are you serious? |
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Sparkly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 09:45 PM Response to Reply #211 |
218. I'm not talking about myself. We're talking about the effectiveness of this protest. |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 11:40 PM Response to Reply #218 |
232. welcome to the discussion |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 11:59 PM Response to Reply #218 |
233. Then I recommend reading further up in the thread. Several people have intimated exactly |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 06:53 PM Response to Reply #67 |
185. and please, raise your hand before you speak out |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 04:01 PM Response to Reply #58 |
123. White gloves, hats, like this: |
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BrklynLib at work (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 04:22 PM Response to Reply #123 |
137. rotflmao |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
60. Was the woman with the American flag on her outfit... |
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goodgd_yall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:50 PM Response to Reply #60 |
64. Yes, I wonder too. |
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goodgd_yall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
62. We need disrupters |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
65. Yup--you said it--agree 100%. |
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BrklynLib at work (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
74. This kind of behavior to protest war goes all the way back to Lysistrata.... |
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oasis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:16 PM Response to Reply #74 |
89. "Lysistrata". Did the Code Pink gals threaten to withhold sex from Gen. Patreaus? |
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BrklynLib at work (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:28 PM Response to Reply #89 |
98. not exactly..but they are fighting to end the war.... DUH! |
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oasis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
76. They should allow scheduled panelists to give their presentations, and THEN protest. |
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BrklynLib at work (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:03 PM Response to Reply #76 |
77. riiiiight.....after cameras and reporters are gone..... |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:32 PM Response to Reply #76 |
101. Yep. The mainstream media ALWAYS cover protest marches |
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oasis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 05:14 PM Response to Reply #101 |
160. The vocal protests could begin after the gavel goes down. It would get coverage. |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 04:07 PM Response to Reply #76 |
129. They could have separate free speech zones |
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oasis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 05:17 PM Response to Reply #129 |
163. See reply #162. (eom) |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 09:07 PM Response to Reply #129 |
202. And polite. Don't forget polite...nt |
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BrklynLib at work (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
80. Anybody ever hear of "Iron Jawed Angels"? |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:06 PM Response to Reply #80 |
83. YES. Exactly who I was thinking of. Someday Code Pink will be honored...n/t |
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Kelly Rupert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
82. Going to agree with that there. |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:08 PM Response to Reply #82 |
85. I pick the pink screamers. n/t |
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Kelly Rupert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:25 PM Response to Reply #85 |
95. Hey, so do I. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:16 PM Response to Reply #82 |
90. Yup. |
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MasonJar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
100. Loons are actually very beautiful creatures. |
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lips (187 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
107. n/t |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
125. I don't care how they look as long as they're doing something |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
126. God Bless the courage of our ACTIVISTS. We need them - nothing gets done if you don't rock the boat |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
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meowomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
152. You're wrong |
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Az_lefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
156. I'll take Cindy Sheehan over Code Pink any day... |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 05:43 PM Response to Reply #156 |
170. Do you know why they wear pink? If people aren't interested enough to find out the truth then they |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 08:38 PM Response to Reply #156 |
195. Cindy was WITH Code Pink today!! lmao!! |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 09:35 PM Response to Reply #195 |
215. Now that's funny...nt |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 09:47 PM Response to Reply #156 |
219. Cindy works WITH Code Pink all the time |
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EndElectoral (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
164. if they were in silence holding signs, they'd have been simply ignored. I applaud them. |
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greiner3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
177. I say that anything that calls attention to the killing; |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 07:53 PM Response to Reply #177 |
190. "Screw conventionality.", indeed. We live in some pretty strange times as it is. |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
180. If a clown calling attention to the war is commendable |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
182. if the oppostion party would do its FUCKING job.. |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 07:52 PM Response to Reply #182 |
189. Amen, Frylock- where the hell are the Democratic Party Anti-War gatherings?! |
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Raejeanowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
187. They Are Embarrassing |
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Semper_FiFi (452 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
188. Instead of whining about them why don't you do something constructive |
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Nutmegger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
197. I was proud of CodePink today. |
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Downtown Hound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
198. More than one million Iraqis dead |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
203. Explain to me where is the dignity of having 4,000 GIs die on account of a mistake! |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-11-07 01:41 PM Response to Reply #203 |
258. Invading Iraq was no mistake - they meant to do it, it was a goal of PNAC since 1998. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
206. Sounds like you are ready to go to DC and advise them! |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 09:44 PM Response to Reply #206 |
217. Hell yeah! She did when she was 13!!! It's time again!!! |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 09:51 PM Response to Reply #217 |
221. I must be a late bloomer |
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Skip Intro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
216. they get press |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 10:06 PM Response to Reply #216 |
223. Larry Craig gets press too |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 10:48 PM Response to Reply #216 |
225. they could get press by protesting at a soldier's funeral. Would that be a good idea? |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
222. Does anyone whose opinion actually counts take these people seriously? |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-11-07 01:38 AM Response to Reply #222 |
236. You take Nancy "Impeachment is off the Table" Pelosi seriously? She's a joke and a fraud! |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-11-07 06:26 AM Response to Reply #236 |
249. Fraud? She promised that if Democrats were given the majority, impeachment would be off the table |
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AnotherGreenWorld (958 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
226. I agree. |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-10-07 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
229. There's an illegal and failed war being waged. It's called freedom of speech. |
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2rth2pwr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-11-07 02:26 AM Response to Original message |
238. Pelosi wont even meet with them |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-11-07 09:47 AM Response to Reply #238 |
255. Did they actually want to meet, or just stage a publicity stunt? |
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2rth2pwr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-11-07 06:00 PM Response to Reply #255 |
263. That's a rhetorical question |
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slampoet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-11-07 02:42 AM Response to Original message |
243. They looked like fools. But they are the only ones doing something. What are you gonna do better? |
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2rth2pwr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-11-07 03:44 AM Response to Reply #243 |
248. Hey, this was me! |
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Xatencio81 (10 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-11-07 07:57 AM Response to Original message |
250. Somebody should tell Code Pink |
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BrklynLib at work (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-11-07 08:27 AM Response to Original message |
251. The Women's History Boom |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-12-07 12:21 PM Response to Reply #251 |
266. Deleted message |
tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 04:00 PM Response to Reply #251 |
269. thank you. |
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BigDDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-11-07 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
253. Ok girls, lets stand up and screech during congressional hearings! |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-11-07 06:04 PM Response to Reply #253 |
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ronnykmarshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-11-07 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
261. Oh dear ... |
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