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Demagoguery instructions by TB August 9, 2013 9:59 am
  • Is this supposed to be new, surprising, or unexpected? n/t by RobVG 2013-08-09 19:01:25
    • When an interest group's policy contributes to a calamity you think it's unfair to point that out??!! by bowser 2013-08-09 17:16:32
      • It's only propaganda if you don't agree with it. by ER 2013-08-09 11:47:29
        • Correction noted and made. by TB 2013-08-09 11:59:47
          • advocacy would be better by alcaray 2013-08-09 12:47:19
            • Not as accurate. by TB 2013-08-09 12:54:23
              • This is a study with advice on how to further one's favored policy. by alcaray 2013-08-09 21:01:47
            • Yes, that is MUCH more accurate. by ER 2013-08-09 12:20:07
          AFL, NAACP, Sierra Club Partnering Up by SteveS August 8, 2013 10:23 am
          • We need to get the ACLU involved, too. by ER 2013-08-08 11:29:28
            • Right here: by TB 2013-08-08 12:01:13
              • F 'in' A by ER 2013-08-08 13:04:45
                • Eminence Front by SteveS 2013-08-08 17:01:05
                  • I don't know about Europe or Africa. by ER 2013-08-08 17:12:44
                    • Romney lost Florida by less than 1 percent. by TB 2013-08-08 18:30:50
                      • Key words: "Romney lost Florida." Deal with it. by bowser 2013-08-08 21:43:52
                        • There is no legitimate Democratic President. by ER 2013-08-08 18:43:30
                          • Seriously? by TB 2013-08-08 20:08:55
                            • Obama won fair and square. by ER 2013-08-08 20:40:50
                              • Changing the subject by TB 2013-08-08 21:28:16
                                • I was responding to Steve's post. by ER 2013-08-09 06:49:49
                                  • Steve's post was about unions, and funding issues. by TB 2013-08-09 08:39:40
                    • Some "big money" is more equal than others. by TB 2013-08-08 14:26:39
                      • Citizens United denoted what the law would be for everyone, not only Republicans. by alcaray 2013-08-08 18:44:25
                        • It IS unfair. by ER 2013-08-08 19:02:28
                        • That's right, TB, show us the footntotes. by ER 2013-08-08 14:45:54
                          • Nope. Got all the answer I needed. by TB 2013-08-08 14:59:59
                        • Amen, brothER! by Robert 2013-08-08 13:17:08
                      • I'll notify PETA and moveon.org by Robert 2013-08-08 11:41:39
                        • Don't forget the EPA by SteveS 2013-08-08 12:05:09
                          • Yeh, everybody's going on strike... by ER 2013-08-08 13:17:20
                            • Do you have any idea how many Mexicans you're gonna need to replace those little buggers? by ER 2013-08-08 13:34:07
                              • not as many as you'd think by Robert 2013-08-08 14:50:59
                      • Nothing new. by TB 2013-08-08 11:27:59
                        • The Odd Couple by SteveS 2013-08-08 12:09:59
                          • Not amazing at all. by ER 2013-08-08 13:12:06
                            • Wilted policies by SteveS 2013-08-08 17:12:20
                              • I love the smell of Conservative fear. by ER 2013-08-08 17:35:16
                                • Fear? Victory? by SteveS 2013-08-09 06:47:20
                                  • In politics, Victory is defined by who wins. by ER 2013-08-09 06:58:18
                                  • Really? by TB 2013-08-08 18:20:15
                                    • Well, at least I never claimed Jesus was on my side... by ER 2013-08-08 18:46:41
                                      • Wow by SteveS 2013-08-09 06:49:07
                                        • Go down this thread in chronological order. by TB 2013-08-09 08:37:29
                                          • I've known all along. by ER 2013-08-09 07:05:39
                                            • But but but... by Jody 2013-08-09 11:48:49
                                              • Isn't it terrible, how they are sooooo abuuuuused. by ER 2013-08-09 12:32:14
                                                • Cripes. What are you, eleven? by TB 2013-08-09 14:48:54
                                                  • No Tom, I'm a grown man. by ER 2013-08-09 15:31:39
                                                    • Then act like it. by TB 2013-08-09 16:17:27
                                                      • So you've been fighting statist plots for 40 years? by ER 2013-08-09 17:54:16
                                                  • Awrighty then... by Jody 2013-08-09 14:30:38
                                    • Just curious: by TB 2013-08-08 14:48:56
                                      • It's called Functional Ambiguity, or Synergistic Integration. (MBA-Speak). by ER 2013-08-08 15:13:12
                                        • Incidentally, I made no comment on Krauthammer's lament. by ER 2013-08-08 15:23:00
                                A pet peeve. by bowser August 3, 2013 8:58 pm
                                • Then there's the people who aren't happy until the whole car is covered. by TB 2013-08-04 08:51:22
                                  • Gluers by alcaray 2013-08-06 10:28:59
                                  • I gotta hunch you're being too hard on them. n/t by RobVG 2013-08-03 21:33:06
                                    • You really think so? by bowser 2013-08-03 22:26:57
                                      • I do. by RobVG 2013-08-04 10:49:06
                                        • I suppose there's a first time for everything. :-) by bowser 2013-08-04 21:41:58
                                    • I'm never going back to my old school by ER 2013-08-03 21:23:17
                                      Here's what happens when you have too much public education by alcaray August 2, 2013 10:04 pm
                                      • Predictable problem. by bowser 2013-08-03 14:24:54
                                        • U PEEPLE! by ER 2013-08-03 10:49:10
                                          • I was a hairdresser in the late seventies in a small town in Texas. by Jody 2013-08-03 07:12:39
                                            How fractured is the GOP? by ER August 2, 2013 2:17 pm
                                            • and that was written by krauthammer by BuckGalaxy 2013-08-02 17:04:53
                                              • THAT's how fractured the GOP is! by ER 2013-08-02 21:07:28
                                              Tailgunner Fox by ER August 1, 2013 6:59 pm
                                                Watch your step on Google by TB August 1, 2013 2:28 pm
                                                • Its not fun when profiling happens to you. by ER 2013-08-01 18:26:01
                                                  • Thanks! by TB 2013-08-01 18:41:07
                                                  You don't really need to satirize FOX news. by ER July 31, 2013 10:38 am
                                                  • Those Conservatives who say network news is biased are right in more ways than one. by bowser 2013-07-31 20:50:28
                                                    • To be clear...I am going to get the book! by Jody 2013-07-31 17:45:22
                                                      • I saw another interview of the man this afternoon--with a friendlier questioner. by ER 2013-07-31 18:13:39
                                                      • READ MY LIPS by Jody 2013-07-31 13:42:27
                                                        • Nevertheless... by Robert 2013-07-31 11:06:37
                                                          • Whaddaya mean "share DNA", gringo? by ER 2013-07-31 21:08:00
                                                            • I didn't specify how much by Robert 2013-07-31 21:22:28
                                                              • An apology may be in order by Robert 2013-07-31 21:34:17
                                                            • Anybody can write a review. by TB 2013-07-31 14:38:14
                                                              • It's Aslan's fault. Hee hee! by alcaray 2013-07-31 15:40:20
                                                                • Tail gunner Tom. by ER 2013-07-31 14:50:06
                                                                  • Re: Dumbasses by TB 2013-07-31 15:12:29
                                                                    • You're not making sense. by ER 2013-07-31 15:36:06
                                                                      • Aslan would be the intelligent person. by TB 2013-07-31 15:59:08
                                                                        • What the hell are you talking about? by ER 2013-07-31 19:37:10
                                                                          • He has a book to sell. Fox invited him. He'd be nuts to refuse. by alcaray 2013-07-31 17:32:33
                                                                  • Aslan's idea isn't even a new one...which he freely admits. by ER 2013-07-31 11:35:49
                                                                  White-on-White violence by ER July 31, 2013 6:07 am
                                                                  • I know this is satire by Jody 2013-07-31 08:47:58
                                                                    • Performance perfection. by ER 2013-07-31 11:07:52
                                                                    • No wonder their ratings keep dropping by SteveS 2013-07-31 07:59:38
                                                                      Why the Right really hates Obama by ER July 25, 2013 5:04 pm
                                                                      • CM appeared a bit foolish to me... by FrankC 2013-07-28 13:14:41
                                                                        • Good analysis. by ER 2013-07-28 13:50:25
                                                                        • The opposition to the president has been unprecedented, and far past the point of reason. by BuckGalaxy 2013-07-26 21:54:36
                                                                          • Well, actually you are correct Buck...but it isn't anyone here on the Zone. by Jody 2013-07-27 11:41:24
                                                                            • Thank you for that insight Jody. :-) by BuckGalaxy 2013-07-29 01:25:43
                                                                              • yep by Robert 2013-07-27 12:51:30
                                                                                • I remember that and it resonated with me. by Jody 2013-07-27 13:45:45
                                                                                  • the universal feeling of political impotency by Robert 2013-07-27 19:22:40
                                                                                    • "History is a Weapon" by TB 2013-07-27 22:52:07
                                                                                      • What mirror principle? by Robert 2013-07-28 11:38:45
                                                                                        • I said that real history means something. by TB 2013-07-28 12:31:13
                                                                                          • An infinity of mirrors by ER 2013-07-28 13:34:06
                                                                                            • Save it for the rubes. by TB 2013-07-28 13:56:21
                                                                                              • no, they're ducks all right. by ER 2013-07-28 14:53:19
                                                                                                • Heh. by TB 2013-07-28 15:10:41
                                                                                                  • By the way... by TB 2013-07-28 15:17:11
                                                                                                    • I must confess, I cannot match your wit. by ER 2013-07-28 16:05:18
                                                                              • There is a doubt. by RobVG 2013-07-27 10:55:16
                                                                                • But Rob, you left out by ER 2013-07-27 12:09:59
                                                                                  • What grade are we in? by RobVG 2013-07-28 10:14:17
                                                                                • If you still have any doubts, just ask them. by ER 2013-07-27 10:04:18
                                                                                  • The elephant in the room by Robert 2013-07-26 22:05:04
                                                                                    • More by Robert 2013-07-26 22:09:57
                                                                                  • More from Renfield by TB 2013-07-25 21:42:44
                                                                                    • ARE YOU SERIOUS???? *Looking around for the candid camera* by Jody 2013-07-25 20:38:52
                                                                                      • Be sure to take that quote out of context every new thread. by BuckGalaxy 2013-07-26 21:44:36
                                                                                        • I disagree Buck. by Jody 2013-07-27 08:29:42
                                                                                          • My point was that quote could be used to argue literally anything you disagree with. by BuckGalaxy 2013-07-30 16:58:01
                                                                                            • I know sweet face, but I wouldn't have used it *just* anywhere. by Jody 2013-07-30 17:14:16
                                                                                        • Funny by SteveS 2013-07-26 13:18:29
                                                                                        • Yeah, Chris Matthews is going to tell it like it is. by TB 2013-07-25 20:27:20
                                                                                          • You cannot stay with an issue, can you. Impossible. Mind like a flea in a frying pan. by bowser 2013-07-25 21:19:54
                                                                                            • Like I said. by TB 2013-07-25 21:34:57
                                                                                              • In order to discuss something constructively one must stick to the subject. by bowser 2013-07-26 01:03:32
                                                                                                • This is a test. If it had been a real emergency... by ER 2013-07-26 03:56:35
                                                                                                  • Get serious. by bowser 2013-07-27 00:06:36
                                                                                                    • And seriously... by TB 2013-07-26 08:29:46
                                                                                                      • seriously? by Robert 2013-07-26 10:17:37
                                                                                                        • " the complete lack of irony that is a hallmark of the mindless" by ER 2013-07-26 11:34:39
                                                                                                          • Um...the word "irony" has to actually apply. by TB 2013-07-26 11:42:02
                                                                                                            • You are right. by alcaray 2013-07-26 14:31:34
                                                                                                              • If this is pretending, some Oscars are in order here. by TB 2013-07-26 14:45:57
                                                                                                              • The real irony is you've just been insulted and all you can do is reach for a dictionary. by ER 2013-07-26 11:58:38
                                                                                                                • That's not irony either. by TB 2013-07-26 12:01:10
                                                                                                        • It's easy to get a galvanic response. by TB 2013-07-26 08:01:42
                                                                                                          • Nobody hated Bush. He was a decent man, by ER 2013-07-26 10:58:30
                                                                                                            • "A sack full of doorknobs" by TB 2013-07-26 11:40:32
                                                                                                              • Sorry, what I meant to say was "dumber than a sack full of hammers." by ER 2013-07-26 12:12:37
                                                                                                                • Did you read the link? by TB 2013-07-26 12:16:05
                                                                                                                  • No. by ER 2013-07-26 12:48:02
                                                                                                                    • See? by TB 2013-07-26 13:00:12
                                                                                                                      • You just don't get it, TB. by ER 2013-07-26 13:36:31
                                                                                                                        • Curses! Foiled again! by TB 2013-07-26 13:52:46
                                                                                                                          • The struggle for Jody's heart... by ER 2013-07-26 14:48:31
                                                                                                                            • WRONG. I don't have a heart. by Jody 2013-07-26 16:40:22
                                                                                                "Welcome to Peruvia" by TB July 28, 2013 3:23 pm
                                                                                                • My brother lived in Peruville, NY... by Jody 2013-07-28 16:17:33
                                                                                                  Where is the outrage? by Jody July 26, 2013 9:16 am
                                                                                                  • Why outrage? by ER 2013-07-26 10:39:05
                                                                                                    • BTW, Thank you for your response ER....and a galvanic addendum.... by Jody 2013-07-26 11:58:29
                                                                                                      • Remember when I pointed out the Roderick Scott case? by TB 2013-07-26 13:08:05
                                                                                                        • Long standing media culture? Maybe most media media people are just smarter, and nicer. by ER 2013-07-26 14:41:22
                                                                                                          • I sure do Tom... by Jody 2013-07-26 13:49:29
                                                                                                          • Unfortunately, the press determines the importance. by ER 2013-07-26 12:36:55
                                                                                                            • ...and it all sucks. However, I am preaching to the choir, I know. by Jody 2013-07-26 12:55:47
                                                                                                          • In the recent words of someone I know by Jody 2013-07-26 10:41:16
                                                                                                            • Read my post again. I made some more galvanic edits while you were responding. by ER 2013-07-26 10:46:54
                                                                                                              • Oh honey, I wouldn't say I would miss them. by Jody 2013-07-26 11:32:44
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