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Mira Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 12:56 AM
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T'was the fifth of November and NEW history was made
Keith Olberman made NEW history with a special comment that even Bubble Boy * * will hear about, somehow.
It will reach him and he will get even more scared, as is just and necessary.

Keith's tirade is one we will remember years from now. I have a hunch it will bring some direct results, and not just in the fact that he now might need to employ body guards and food tasters. His courageous stands have brought him acclaim and big money, his new contract means he can afford them.
His singularly courageous comments have brought MSNBC legions of new viewers and have unseated or de-stabilized other TV programs in the same timeslot. A good start.

"First they ignore you. Then they ridicule you. Then they fight you. Then you win." -- Gandhi
Keith is one large vocal component to help that our side is rising; he has a bull horn and is not afraid to use it on the 5th of November.
REMEMBER - remember.

Were you listening Diane F and Chuck Sh ?
Your lack of allegiance to the will of the people is going to cost you our vote and our good will and will taint your record. It's time to REMEMBER and honor those who put you in office, who are paying your salary, and whom you pledged to serve as their representatives.
Self service does not endure, and using Keith's words, will bite you in the ass.

We have many heroes who are not afraid and who are able to be clear and vocal about the disasters that have befallen our country and have so massively affected the world at large. They keep shining the light on the details of new and old ways in which we are dishonored and disregarded by our government.

I want to summon gratitude tonight, for all of them.
It is the night of Guy Fawkes, of V, and of Keith Olberman.
And we need to carry Keith on our shoulders because he speaks for us as we still hope for positive consequences resulting directly from his courage.
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PDJane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 01:02 AM
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1. Keith has said the thing that I, personally, believe....
That torture is a fine tool to obtain "proof" of a world-wide plot that does not exist. That shadowy, world-wide version of Al Quaeda is bogus. It has always been bogus. The "islamofascist threat" is a complete fabrication.

It frustrates and angers me that these folks have been able to get away with their tactics.
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lvx35 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 01:12 AM
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4. YES! That was the heart of that beautiful commentary. It must be remembered.
THEY HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTING TO MANUFACTURE THREATS. I have seen it with my own eyes.
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Beam Me Up Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:22 AM
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6. Oh, not merely "attempting" to manufacture.
We may never be able to prove it conclusively in a court of law or, perhaps, to the majority of public opinion, based as it continues to be primarily in corporate owned news sources, but there is no doubt for those who really look at the evidence that they aren't telling us the truth about 9/11. They've covered it up and stood on it like a pulpit and used it to preach violence and war and torture and to justify their every abuse of power. WORSE, they've gotten away with it. So far, not ONE iota of genuine accountability for anyone protected by this criminal enterprise with deep counter-intelligence roots masquerading as an administration.
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lvx35 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 03:14 PM
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12. True. But a comment.
I don't even think its deep counter-intelligence roots in a traditional FBI sense of the word. Its roots are in realizing the abuses that could be done in the name of counter intelligence, and building a corporate intelligence structure to facilitate it. Now a vast sum of our intelligence budget is going to corporations, who are seeking to build an intelligence "product" rather than establishing truth. The production of this intelligence product is a distraction from actual counter-intelligence work.
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 01:05 AM
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2. Perfectly said!
K&R

:patriot:
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C_U_L8R Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 01:11 AM
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3. An idea has been unleashed
that Bush belongs in jail.

Let's seem them try to fight that.
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HowHasItComeToThis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 01:26 AM
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5. A NIGHT TO REMEMBER
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Trajan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:32 AM
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7. I have to kind of chuckle at these histrionics .....
Since many of us did not watch Keith, for one reason or another (In my case: MSNBC was pulled by COMCAST) .....

And yet with all the hooting and hollering, and with the mighty banner "History Was Made!" ....

With all that: No mention of what he said is to be found anywhere in this thread ..... not a peep ....

Alot of backslappin and mad dancing: But we have no idea WTF you are talking about .....

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Lucinda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:53 AM
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8. All you had to do was go to MSNBC
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liberalla Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 03:37 AM
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9. chuckle away, but be sure to watch the video
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FloridaJudy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 03:51 AM
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10. Great comment
When Keith described "the Walter Mitty poseur attire of flight suit and helmet", I whooped and hollered. That's a classic that will go down in history.

You go, Keith!

:thumbsup:
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Greyhound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 05:13 AM
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11. The text of the original...
Remember, remember the Fifth of November,
The Gunpowder Treason and Plot,
I know of no reason
Why Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot.
Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, t'was his intent
To blow up King and Parli'ment.
Three-score barrels of powder below
To prove old England's overthrow;
By God's providence he was catch'd
With a dark lantern and burning match.
Holloa boys, holloa boys, let the bells ring.
Holloa boys, holloa boys, God save the King!

A penny loaf to feed the Pope
A farthing o' cheese to choke him.
A pint of beer to rinse it down.
A faggot of sticks to burn him.
Burn him in a tub of tar.
Burn him like a blazing star.
Burn his body from his head.
Then we'll say ol' Pope is dead.
Hip hip hoorah!
Hip hip hoorah hoorah!



O, if only we still had the spirit that gave birth to this nation...



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