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A Bush answer that makes me go 'huh?' in Politics JoeUser Forums

After watching this Quicktime video does anyone get the feeling Bush doesn't understand what 'sovereignty' in this particular case means? Honestly, I haven't seen that kind of clarity in an answer since Jean Chretien said: "A proof is a proof. What kind of a proof? It's a proof. A proof is a proof.

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Reply to CBS Hoaxed? in Politics JoeUser Forums

Should the question really be about the authenticity of the document or the contents of that document? Well, if you really wanted to be conspiracy minded, creating easily identified forged documents about something that was true and then "leaking" them so your camp ends up with deniability about the con

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Reply to Cheap Bush Jokes from Talk Shows in Politics JoeUser Forums

I meant during time of war.... I know they are "weekend warriors" during peace time but I thought the Guard was a lot more active during wartime, active enough to preclude other jobs/education.

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Reply to American Food in Misc JoeUser Forums

The portion thing explains why we Americans are so fat, huh? That and the water weigh gain from all the salt

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Reply to Has Old Media jumped the shark? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I remember in school reading about a Washington-based national reporter who had an anti-Reagan slant to her stories... and the way they used to combat it was they would always pan over to the White House as she closed her stories, as the positive connotations of the office took the sting off her words. People remember seeing the WH, but they were hard pressed to tell you exactly what was said.

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Reply to American Food in Misc JoeUser Forums

Well, there is also grilled chicken too... but you can grill/bbq just about anything if you know how.... I also imagine that yes, North America's take on Asian food would be saltier than the original dishes are. We are a salt-obsessed culture.

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Reply to Cheap Kerry Jokes from Talk Shows in Politics JoeUser Forums

"The prisoner scandal is yet another election year problem for President Bush. And, with the economy still struggling, combat operations in Iraq dragging on, and the 9-11 hearings revealing damning information, even an opponent of limited political skill should be able to capitalize on those problems. The Democrats, however, chos

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Reply to Cheap Bush Jokes from Talk Shows in Politics JoeUser Forums

"You never see Bush in the Oval Office. He's always playing golf, or he's riding a horse in Texas, or he's playing tennis. You know? I can't tell if he's president or filming a feminine hygiene commercial." —Jay Leno I think that was the most unexpected cheap shot of them all... but I loved it just the

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Cheap Kerry Jokes from Talk Shows in Politics JoeUser Forums

Well, in these times of equal time for candidates, it wouldn't be fair to just make jokes at Bush's expense , so here is a short list of Kerry jokes from the Nightly talk shows, culled from the files of about.com "We make jokes about it but the truth is this presidential election really

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Cheap Bush Jokes from Talk Shows in Politics JoeUser Forums

There have been a lot of really good zingers against Bush in the past 4 years, and I thought it might be a good time to do a little bit of a list with the help of about.com! Here we go... "According to the recent polls, Bush has a slight lead over John Kerry. So today, Bush hung a banner over the White House saying, 'Mission Accomplished.'" —Davi

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Reply to 5 Minute paintings in a digital medium: Plasma Field in Art JoeUser Forums

I use a tool in it called KPT5 Frax Frame... and then I do overlays change the intensity and contrast between the colors. This was one of the few times I took a picture over to Photoshop... because I thought the lens flare effect might actually work in this one.

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Reply to How did 'The Left' become associated with left? in Politics JoeUser Forums

i believe the real reason is due to the seating arrangements for houses of congress. Well, its sort of like that.... it derives from the Parliament after before the French revolution where the future revolutionaries(the poor and the radical) sat on the left while the nobles(the rich and regal as it wer

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How did 'The Left' become associated with left? in Politics JoeUser Forums

I was having a discussion with someone last night, and I mentioned that I originally wrote with my left hand, but as a child I was more than encouraged (rather forced) to use my right hand. The whole conversation made me think about the connotations of "left", as it usually always associated with things that were bad... like the Latin for left became ' sinist

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