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    Stan Shannon
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    ... to the veracity of Oily and Carson's world view [^] yeah, lets have those fucking hearings. The sooner the better...

    Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.

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      ... to the veracity of Oily and Carson's world view [^] yeah, lets have those fucking hearings. The sooner the better...

      Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.

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      Oakman
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      Not sure why you are blaming the Dems. Or the liberals, for that matter. Look at the guys who endorsed McCain that he had to repudiate. According to a story I saw on TV around the time of "Wedding Crashers" (which had one of its oh - so - kewl protagonists claiming to have a purple heart) pretending to be a vet is so common that there's a whole cottage industry grown up around it where you can buy phony medals and the like.

      Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Both democrats and republicans are playing for the same team and it's not us. - Chris Austin

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        Not sure why you are blaming the Dems. Or the liberals, for that matter. Look at the guys who endorsed McCain that he had to repudiate. According to a story I saw on TV around the time of "Wedding Crashers" (which had one of its oh - so - kewl protagonists claiming to have a purple heart) pretending to be a vet is so common that there's a whole cottage industry grown up around it where you can buy phony medals and the like.

        Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Both democrats and republicans are playing for the same team and it's not us. - Chris Austin

        modified on Saturday, May 16, 2009 8:54 PM

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        Oakman wrote:

        Not sure why you are blaming the Dems. Or the liberals, for that matter. Look at the guys who endorsed McCain that he had to repudiate.

        ... at any rate, if one doesn't mind false moral equivalencies.

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          Oakman wrote:

          Not sure why you are blaming the Dems. Or the liberals, for that matter. Look at the guys who endorsed McCain that he had to repudiate.

          ... at any rate, if one doesn't mind false moral equivalencies.

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          Pathetic, Troy. you can do better. Try again.

          Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Both democrats and republicans are playing for the same team and it's not us. - Chris Austin

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            Not sure why you are blaming the Dems. Or the liberals, for that matter. Look at the guys who endorsed McCain that he had to repudiate. According to a story I saw on TV around the time of "Wedding Crashers" (which had one of its oh - so - kewl protagonists claiming to have a purple heart) pretending to be a vet is so common that there's a whole cottage industry grown up around it where you can buy phony medals and the like.

            Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Both democrats and republicans are playing for the same team and it's not us. - Chris Austin

            modified on Saturday, May 16, 2009 8:54 PM

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            Oakman wrote:

            Not sure why you are blaming the Dems. Or the liberals, for that matter. Look at the guys who endorsed McCain that he had to repudiate.

            I consider this to be an example of kind of information most of their claims are based upon. This isn't the first 'Iraq Veteran' they have relied upon to make some anti-War statement who turned out to be a complete phoney long after the lie had its intended affect. I think virtually every claim they make on nearly any subject can ultimately be traced back to some kind of an imposter.

            Oakman wrote:

            According to a story I saw on TV around the time of "Wedding Crashers" (which had one of its oh - so - kewl protagonists claiming to have a purple heart) pretending to be a vet is so common that there's a whole cottage industry grown up around it where you can buy phony medals and the like.

            There is nothing new about that. I've met dozens of baby boomers who claimed to have been in combat in vietnam either just before or just after they were at woodstock.

            Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.

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              Oakman wrote:

              Not sure why you are blaming the Dems. Or the liberals, for that matter. Look at the guys who endorsed McCain that he had to repudiate.

              I consider this to be an example of kind of information most of their claims are based upon. This isn't the first 'Iraq Veteran' they have relied upon to make some anti-War statement who turned out to be a complete phoney long after the lie had its intended affect. I think virtually every claim they make on nearly any subject can ultimately be traced back to some kind of an imposter.

              Oakman wrote:

              According to a story I saw on TV around the time of "Wedding Crashers" (which had one of its oh - so - kewl protagonists claiming to have a purple heart) pretending to be a vet is so common that there's a whole cottage industry grown up around it where you can buy phony medals and the like.

              There is nothing new about that. I've met dozens of baby boomers who claimed to have been in combat in vietnam either just before or just after they were at woodstock.

              Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.

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              Oakman
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              Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.

              Stan Shannon wrote:

              I think virtually every claim they make on nearly any subject can ultimately be traced back to some kind of an imposter.

              I wouldn't necessarily argue, but if Carson were to post the same thing about the Republicans, I wouldn't necessarily argue either. It seems quite clear that truth is not high up on anyone's list of priorities in D.C.

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              I've met dozens of baby boomers who claimed to have been in combat in vietnam either just before or just after they were at woodstock. Groovy. ;)

              Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Both democrats and republicans are playing for the same team and it's not us. - Chris Austin

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                Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.

                Stan Shannon wrote:

                I think virtually every claim they make on nearly any subject can ultimately be traced back to some kind of an imposter.

                I wouldn't necessarily argue, but if Carson were to post the same thing about the Republicans, I wouldn't necessarily argue either. It seems quite clear that truth is not high up on anyone's list of priorities in D.C.

                Stan Shannon wrote:

                I've met dozens of baby boomers who claimed to have been in combat in vietnam either just before or just after they were at woodstock. Groovy. ;)

                Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Both democrats and republicans are playing for the same team and it's not us. - Chris Austin

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                Oakman wrote:

                It seems quite clear that truth is not high up on anyone's list of priorities in D.C.

                Or in Middletown, IN.

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                  Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.

                  Stan Shannon wrote:

                  I think virtually every claim they make on nearly any subject can ultimately be traced back to some kind of an imposter.

                  I wouldn't necessarily argue, but if Carson were to post the same thing about the Republicans, I wouldn't necessarily argue either. It seems quite clear that truth is not high up on anyone's list of priorities in D.C.

                  Stan Shannon wrote:

                  I've met dozens of baby boomers who claimed to have been in combat in vietnam either just before or just after they were at woodstock. Groovy. ;)

                  Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Both democrats and republicans are playing for the same team and it's not us. - Chris Austin

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                  Oakman wrote:

                  I wouldn't necessarily argue, but if Carson were to post the same thing about the Republicans, I wouldn't necessarily argue either. It seems quite clear that truth is not high up on anyone's list of priorities in D.C.

                  It never has been and I would certainly agree that the republicans are as dishonest as anyone else. But in my view, our recent history has seen a disply of orchestrated dishonesty by a large, well funded and organized machine that is unmatched in American, possibly world, history. I think the rather routine dishonesty of the Bush administration motivated and justified (in the minds of its planners) a grossly out of proportion campaign of dishonesty in response that simply swirled out of control and is now beginning to implode upon itself.

                  Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.

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                    Oakman wrote:

                    I wouldn't necessarily argue, but if Carson were to post the same thing about the Republicans, I wouldn't necessarily argue either. It seems quite clear that truth is not high up on anyone's list of priorities in D.C.

                    It never has been and I would certainly agree that the republicans are as dishonest as anyone else. But in my view, our recent history has seen a disply of orchestrated dishonesty by a large, well funded and organized machine that is unmatched in American, possibly world, history. I think the rather routine dishonesty of the Bush administration motivated and justified (in the minds of its planners) a grossly out of proportion campaign of dishonesty in response that simply swirled out of control and is now beginning to implode upon itself.

                    Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.

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                    Stan Shannon wrote:

                    I think the rather routine dishonesty of the Bush administration motivated and justified

                    I think Bush saw the dishonesty of the Clintons and doubled the bet. Now Obama is doubling him. Truth, as I said, is not high on anyone's priorities.

                    Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Both democrats and republicans are playing for the same team and it's not us. - Chris Austin

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                      Stan Shannon wrote:

                      I think the rather routine dishonesty of the Bush administration motivated and justified

                      I think Bush saw the dishonesty of the Clintons and doubled the bet. Now Obama is doubling him. Truth, as I said, is not high on anyone's priorities.

                      Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Both democrats and republicans are playing for the same team and it's not us. - Chris Austin

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                      Oakman wrote:

                      I think Bush saw the dishonesty of the Clintons and doubled the bet. Now Obama is doubling him. Truth, as I said, is not high on anyone's priorities.

                      I do not accept that entirely because... 1) I think W himself was an inherently honest guy. And, as with most such people, he was easily duped by those who are not. The only real question is, who was ultimately behind the duping? 2) The opposing party is fully empowered to uncover any dishonest that the Bush administration was responsible for and was loudly accused of by them. Yet, they are now coming up with every possible excuse to not do that. That seems very curious to me.

                      Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.

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                        Oakman wrote:

                        I think Bush saw the dishonesty of the Clintons and doubled the bet. Now Obama is doubling him. Truth, as I said, is not high on anyone's priorities.

                        I do not accept that entirely because... 1) I think W himself was an inherently honest guy. And, as with most such people, he was easily duped by those who are not. The only real question is, who was ultimately behind the duping? 2) The opposing party is fully empowered to uncover any dishonest that the Bush administration was responsible for and was loudly accused of by them. Yet, they are now coming up with every possible excuse to not do that. That seems very curious to me.

                        Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.

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                        Stan Shannon wrote:

                        Yet, they are now coming up with every possible excuse to not do that. That seems very curious to me.

                        Given what has happened to Pelosi who thought it was open season on Bush, do you blame them? Truth - as she can testify - is a double-edged sword. It cutteth him who seeks and him who finds. It sliceth away the obfuscation and it revealeth the hypocrisy. Yea verily, truth is a dangerous foe and a deadly friend. Thus endeth the reading of the Word. Now we shall listen to Agnes Hirtle sing "Nearer to retirement, my Pelosi" as the ushers move among you with the collection plate.

                        Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Both democrats and republicans are playing for the same team and it's not us. - Chris Austin

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                          ... to the veracity of Oily and Carson's world view [^] yeah, lets have those fucking hearings. The sooner the better...

                          Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.

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                          Le centriste
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                          who is Oily?

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                            who is Oily?

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                            Le Centriste wrote:

                            who is Oily?

                            Oily[^]

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