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The old king--Bob Dylan at 80. ER June 14, 2026 4:19 pm (Off-Topic)

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I saw "Disclosure Day" today. ER June 12, 2026 8:00 pm (Science Fiction)

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Foundation RobVG May 15, 2026 11:56 am (Science Fiction)

Dividing up the World RobVG May 15, 2026 12:56 pm (CurrentEvents)

"National hospice company accused of fraud" by bowser January 5, 2012 9:25 pm

"Corporations are people, too." by ER 2012-01-06 04:35:57
- None of the free enterprise people are on board for this. Or those who complain about the cost of ... by bowser 2012-01-06 18:27:43
  - Try to put yourself into their head, see it from their point of view. For example, I used to ... by ER 2012-01-06 21:25:26
  - I hope you didn't expect comments from "free enterprise people" after your "sentiments". n/t by RobVG 2012-01-06 18:47:55
    - Well, my sentiments are simply that, my sometimes rash opinions. And have no bearing on my crude attempt to deny the ... by bowser 2012-01-06 20:28:09
      - Your points about medicare fraud and patient victims are valid n/t by RobVG 2012-01-06 21:01:35

"What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America" by bowser December 29, 2011 8:41 pm

America was the first country in the world with a truly large and politically influential middle class. This has ... by ER 2011-12-30 08:11:33

Why don't they leave Tim Tebow alone? by bowser December 27, 2011 6:03 pm

Probably the best college football player since Roger Staubach. I doubt he will have a long or illustrious pro career. There is ... by FrankC 2011-12-28 01:49:52
Maher is basically a dick. by TB 2011-12-27 20:45:43
- Maher can be a dick. He isn't a dick, but can be. by bowser 2011-12-27 21:41:29
Matt 6:5-8 by ER 2011-12-27 19:30:30
- No, Tim 15 by bowser 2011-12-27 19:49:54
  - ... by ER 2011-12-27 22:07:32

When a special interest is too powerful, too irresponsible. by bowser December 25, 2011 8:23 pm

In related stories by ER 2011-12-26 13:50:43

Battleship by TB December 23, 2011 9:47 pm

That's the game I was trying to think of in a previous post. Those years when Walker, Ames and ... by bowser 2011-12-26 09:54:45
- You may have a somewhat distorted view of how intelligence, counter- intelligence and counter-espionage (NOT the same thing) agencies actually ... by ER 2011-12-27 13:38:32
And then there are the people that move their boats...n/t by RobVG 2011-12-25 10:07:19
That's when its time to stop playing, or find another game. "Battleship" is a silly game anyway, particularly for ... by ER 2011-12-24 05:44:15
- Miss. by TB 2011-12-24 10:23:40
  - OK. I give up. by ER 2011-12-24 10:33:51

This needs a stake driven through it's heart. by bowser December 22, 2011 8:26 pm

The Shroud proves nothing, either way. by ER 2011-12-22 20:47:50
- I think it demonstrates quite a bit. All credible evidence shows the cloth is not from the First Century. ... by bowser 2011-12-23 09:14:55
  - To be fair, according to one documentary I saw, there is a case to be made that repairs (reweaving and ... by ER 2011-12-23 13:47:44
- Just saw this today on History Channel Doesn't change anything for me, but it was interesting by Jody 2011-12-22 20:59:12
  - Yes I saw that. Fascinating. But even if it is scientifically accurate and that is who is in the ... by ER 2011-12-22 21:32:58

How the GOP Stole Christmas... by Jody December 22, 2011 5:56 pm

Et tu, Boehner? by ER 2011-12-22 20:19:39

"1 percent" update by TB December 22, 2011 10:52 am

A serious question. What is the US mission in Afghanistan? by bowser December 21, 2011 3:24 pm

I did ask the question not that long ago: How do you think we should have done things after ... by TB 2011-12-21 17:54:04
Here's one of your reasons, Bowser, from someone who should know. Col Lawrence Wilkerson (US Army, Ret.) was chief of staff ... by ER 2011-12-21 16:40:51
- I think I can disagree without much contradiction on Afghanistan, and with not much less on Iraq. Iraq is Kurdish, Shiite ... by bowser 2011-12-21 20:50:23
  - Although I wouldn't have agreed with you on Afghanistan until about a year ago, I think the time to bring ... by ER 2011-12-21 21:19:22

From years-end survey of business by bowser December 20, 2011 11:59 am

Obama perceives himself fourth best President... by Jody December 20, 2011 8:13 am

Whoops! Not quite accurate, I'm afraid. What Obama really said does not include anything like that. "I would put ... by bowser 2011-12-20 13:54:12
Has a lot in common with Washington, Lincoln and Truman. It takes a big man to inherit wars, financial ... by bowser 2011-12-20 10:46:26
Well, it's too early to tell yet, after just three years. But if you consider that, like Lincoln, he ... by ER 2011-12-20 09:43:14
- I don't know... by TB 2011-12-20 10:46:53
  - You want to debate that? He could have added that you agreed with Limbaugh when Limbaugh proposed killing him ... by bowser 2011-12-20 14:03:12
    - Source that. by TB 2011-12-20 14:06:27
      - By the way, that's how a person says "I was wrong." by bowser 2011-12-20 15:21:55
      - I suppose I could be crazy. I cannot find any reference to that episode while googling "Limbaugh assassination Obama" ... by bowser 2011-12-20 15:20:07
        
        A general rule of thumb I have for when I remember something is if I can't find ANY reference to ... by TB 2011-12-20 18:40:14
- Just my own personal opinion...but that has to be the single most arrogant statement for him...hell anyone to make. ... by Jody 2011-12-20 10:46:45
  - He probably felt that way too, after he thought about what he said. That's why he probably asked it to ... by ER 2011-12-20 12:02:54
    - Some politicians can ask 60 Minutes to "remove" something from interviews. by TB 2011-12-20 12:20:27
      - You do have a point there. It's one of the few you've ever made successfully to me. But you also ... by ER 2011-12-20 13:10:35
        
        An update on Obama's 60 Minutes interview: by TB 2011-12-21 08:55:17
  - If this president were Republican, with the same statistics on foreign policy and the economy, every list in the media ... by TB 2011-12-20 10:53:54
    - Actually, I think he's turning out all right. My only criticism is that he tries too hard, and is ... by ER 2011-12-20 11:28:24
      - Okay, now you're just pulling my chain. by TB 2011-12-20 11:57:54
        
        Tom its impossible not to pull your chain. Do you really think its possible for me to present documentary evidence that ... by ER 2011-12-20 12:49:58
    - This president could not be Republican. He considers others, asks for advice, tries to forge agreements which incorporate considerations ... by bowser 2011-12-20 11:16:55
      - "He considers others, asks for advice, tries to forge agreements which incorporate considerations for the opposition and find something which ... by TB 2011-12-20 11:21:30
        
        We do live in different universes. by ER 2011-12-20 11:41:52

In Kim's death, an extensive intelligence failure by bowser December 19, 2011 11:08 pm

It's a war, the other side fights back. You win some and you lose some, and some are rained ... by ER 2011-12-20 05:15:58
- I couldn't agree with you more. What concerns me is the magnitude of some of these failures and the ... by bowser 2011-12-20 06:46:38
  - Remember, we don't hear about all the defeats. And we don't hear about all the victories, either. We only ... by ER 2011-12-20 07:14:44
    - ENIGMA was prior to the CIA. There are wins, losses, and ties. What I'm saying that's not heard ... by bowser 2011-12-20 10:54:05

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