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sniffa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 08:27 AM
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do you stiLL think we shouLd be "better than them"?
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Burma Jones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 08:30 AM
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1. Certainly
I want to be better at hounding their sleazy scumbag shiteating cousinfucking beadyeyed noneck brownshirt slime to death.....

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jonnyblitz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 08:34 AM
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2. unbelievable. i had no idea the degree and extent...
*shakes head in total disgust* :(
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bettyellen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 08:35 AM
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4. yeah it sucked
Edited on Tue Jul-12-05 08:39 AM by bettyellen
you have no idea how weird it was

:hi:
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 08:35 AM
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3. Pretty fuckin' disgusting
THe ol' Christian Family Values party sure pours out the love and Christian charity, don't it?
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JimmyJazz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 09:34 AM
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19. Only for women who are already dead and for clusters of cells.
:(
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kick-ass-bob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 08:37 AM
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5. that is the most disgusting thing I have ever heard.
They need to be jacked up by their tiny balls.
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 12:08 PM
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sniffa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 12:16 PM
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44. yes, and some peopLe are sending out pm's
caLLing beth a Liar. kudos to you.
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kick-ass-bob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 12:53 PM
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46. And what about the links from Will Pitt's truthout article?
Is that not disgusting?

Hmm?
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Trigger Hippie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 08:37 AM
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6. What a bunch of sickos.
To imagine human beings do something like this makes my skin crawl. Even if they are rethugs.

:puke:
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 08:40 AM
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7. Nope.
If they're going act like animals, why bother trying to be civilized with them?
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MissB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 08:40 AM
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8. We are better than them.
They are monsters with not a shred of basic decency. I question their humanity.

Of course we are better than them.
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sniffa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 08:43 AM
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10. but shouLd we stiLL act humane towards them?
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MissB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 08:47 AM
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11. I dunno, Sniffa.
I just don't know. I'm not ready to turn into some irrational sub-human to extract a pound of flesh from these bastards.

I don't want to be like them, but I'm not going to pretend that they aren't looking to hurt each and every progressive. Being aware of the monsters that they are is important, though.
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 09:42 AM
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22. We should act humane toward everyone
otherwise we ARE them.
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I Have A Dream Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 11:48 AM
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38. As long as we realize that not all Republicans (and not even all...
Freepers) are like this. For the ones that were involved in this disgusting situation, they don't deserve anything but our contempt.

We need to take action to make sure that this NEVER happens to anyone else.

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sendero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 08:43 AM
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9. What I believe..
... is that we should raise another $50K to investigate, level criminal charges and civil lawsuits to every last one of the miscreants involved.

Actually, $50K might not be enough. Whatever it takes.
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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 08:55 AM
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12. That is the most amazingly fucked up thing I've ever read
God damn those people are sick.
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sniffa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 08:55 AM
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13. i hope you send this Letter out
i reaLLy had no idea the extent of this. :mad:
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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 09:45 AM
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24. Me neither, sniffa. I can't believe the extent these cretins went to.
What I want to know is why the fuck did they care? If we donated to Andy and weren't the least bit concerned about fraud, why did THEY care? What business was it of theirs?
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Love Bug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 10:37 AM
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28. They are jealous and sick individuals
They are jealous because they know if they got sick no one would lift a finger to help them. They can't stand it when people actually exercise a little love in action. They simmer in their own pot of hatred and bile and anything approaching kindness or love is foreign to them.

May they get what they wish for us three-fold and then some.
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johnnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 09:13 AM
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14. I said this the other day
We sure take the "high road" quite often and look where it is getting us. As I get older I am starting to see the "dog eat dog" world I was told about as a child and I'm starting to second guess the way I think.
It's one thing to personally take the high road when it comes to just your own situation, but because of us always "turning the other cheek" we have lost a lot of what this country should be about.
With the Andy situation I don't think that taking the high road is the right thing to do. Those sick fucks that did what they did need to be put in their place. I am also starting to feel that way toward a lot of other situation concerning the repug party. They have shown themselves to be disgusting pieces of trash time and time again, and we just let it go. If it were just about party affiliation I would just write it off as "sport". Because it is "evil", I believe it needs to be dealt with.
Just my opinion.
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Love Bug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 10:33 AM
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27. There's a difference between taking the high road and demanding
that justice be done. No one is suggesting that we just roll over and let the people who stalked and hounded Andy and his friends get away with it. We need to press the FBI and whatever other authorities have jurisdiction to investigate and charge those who did this. My understanding is Will Pitt is one who is involved in that.

Taking the high road means we would never do the same to them -- if a freeper got sick and his fellow freepers raised money to help him we should be the first to condemn anyone who tried to use the same tactics as were used against Andy.

I understand your anger and frustration. I'm angry and frustrated with them, too. However, being a progressive or Democrat has to mean something besides just who to vote for. It has to mean treating others the way you want to be treated, even if you don't agree with their politics and most especially if they fight dirty against you. You don't fight them by becoming them, otherwise we'll all screwed.

Just my $.02 worth.
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johnnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 10:50 AM
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30. There are some that think that doing anything about it is wrong
I understand it's not all about who we vote for. I don't quite understand what you are saying. You seem to be saying the same thing I said, but in different phrasing.
There are a few people who seem to want to just let it be and think that if anyone goes after them we are "sinking to their level". My point is that it is not doing what they were doing, it would be making sure they don't get away with everything they get away with.
You have to remember that their actions were based strictly on politics, they were not being advocates for the consumer so to speak. It was an evil and dirty thing they did just because Andy was a liberal.
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LynzM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 09:15 AM
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15. Bookmarked to read later
Thank you.

Better? Yes, because sinking to that level in return does not solve the problem.

Better? Yes, because helping to stop that kind of thinking is something to fight for.

Better? Yes, because carrying on Andy's fight for fair elections, in the face of those kind of vile actions is something we all know he would want.
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sniffa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 09:24 AM
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16. you're a good person
:loveya:
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LynzM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 09:47 AM
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25. Thanks, Sniffa
I try, dude. There is so much righteous anger that we can channel into carrying on the fight that Andy was leading, and while vengeance is good, too, so is directing all of that anger and energy and time and money into making long-term changes that would prevent situations like Andy's from occurring.
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bettyellen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 09:25 AM
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17. i've gotten a few emails and PMs from these fucks hoping we can be
friendly like now. fred grady's hoping i continue to post on scamdy. is he a motherfucking imbicile or what?
:mad: :mad: :mad:
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sniffa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 09:28 AM
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18. who's that?
:shrug:

i onLy posted there the day of his passing... but most of my posts are gone.
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bettyellen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 09:39 AM
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21. i saw your stuff.
and it cheered me up friday. i forgot to thank you for that. :*
fred pays for the site. he put up the classy little notice saying andy chose his fate. that's the only thing i responded to over there. he wants to be buddies now. isn't he sweet?



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sniffa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 09:43 AM
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23. is he a DUer?
that seems to be what the site intimated - that it was DUers behind it. x(
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bettyellen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 09:54 AM
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26. i have no idea
i think alot of them have been here at one time or another. some not for very long though.
but i had an inbox of hatemail from a few DUers too. i'm sure they are really grateful now so many threads were deleted. but i don't forget these things.
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Redstone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 11:00 AM
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31. He wants to be BUDDIES????
How fucking deluded can any one person be?

Actually, he's not deluded. He's scared.

He sees himself in a jail cell with Luther, all 6-foot-6 and 280 pounds of double-lifer. He sees himself cowering in the corner as Luther crooks a finger at him and says "Come on over here, sweet cheeks. You MY woman now."

He sees the gates of Hell opening before him, and is getting a real good view of the special section that's reserved for people like him.

And he thinks doing nicey-nicey to you NOW is going to make a difference?

Redstone
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bettyellen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 02:23 PM
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49. LOL...
:loveya:



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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 09:37 AM
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20. Wow!
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Dave Reynolds Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 10:46 AM
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29. No.
We need to give unto them the destruction they wish to give unto us.

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Kathy in Cambridge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 11:08 AM
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32. I really hope there's a way to get at these folks legally
this is the most disgusting display of evil that I've read about in a long time.
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sniffa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 11:14 AM
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33. one way or another kathy
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Kathy in Cambridge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 11:27 AM
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36. If not, I can think of many other ways
but can't discuss them online.
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eyepaddle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 02:44 PM
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51. Just give a shout if you need a hand. nt
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KG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 11:15 AM
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34. well, of course, because according to some folk, we're as bad as they are!
:eyes:
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sniffa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 11:17 AM
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35. no, no that's just me
;)
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Orsino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 11:28 AM
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37. Yes, we should.
If that's not a cautionary tale, I don't know what is.
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 11:53 AM
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39. NOT being seems physically impossible now.
:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:
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eyepaddle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 12:02 PM
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40. That is vile beyond the power of words to convey
those fucking bastards.:grr:

To answer your question though, I don't think we NEED to be better than them, we ARE better than them.
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 12:03 PM
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bicentennial_baby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 12:09 PM
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43. You're so charming...
really :eyes:
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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 12:50 PM
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45. Perhaps you should read the post
that sniffa has referenced in his OP before accusing people of conspiratorial type behavior.

SFexpat2000 has written a fantastic post on the way Andy and Termite were treated. It certainly wasn't with kindness.
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merh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 01:57 PM
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47. Yes, we should be better than them.
That does not mean we should not pursue them and try to bring them to justice.

We won't make up lies about them, we won't distort the truth, we won't publically post their personal information on line(which is in the hands of those that need it) and we won't stalk them at their homes or leave hateful emails/pmails for them or hateful telephone calls. We will work to hold them accountable.

We will stand up to them, stand up for Andy and the truth and continue to fight as Andy would want us to do, for progressive causes, for fair and honest elections, not for vengence or hate, because it is the right thing to do.

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nothingshocksmeanymore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 01:59 PM
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48. Yes. I'd hate to see someone on our side deliberately obstruct the medical
care of someone on their side.
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RandomKoolzip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 02:50 PM
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52. No shit.
Can you imagine the fecal tornado that would be brewed up would one of US harrass a terminal ill RW patient and prevent him from getting medical care because of his frikkin' politics?!

It would mean the end of the democratic party. It would be front page news all over the country. There'd be committees formed immediately to see how "far up" the obstruction went.


Anyone who still thinks that the RW and the LW are on level playing fields is deluded.
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youspeakmylanguage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 02:58 PM
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55. Sure! An eye for an eye...
Edited on Tue Jul-12-05 02:59 PM by youspeakmylanguage
Then everyone can be fighting and cursing at each other blind.
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nothingshocksmeanymore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 04:19 PM
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59. Did you read my post? Or are you responding to someone else?
I clearly said we should be better than them
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youspeakmylanguage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 04:52 PM
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60. Hmmmm. I guess I applied sarcasm where sarcasm wasn't warranted...
My apologies.
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Redstone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 03:50 PM
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58. We're not the kind of people who would EVER do that. And THEY know it.
One of the reasons they are so fascinated with us. They KNOW we're better human beings, and they just can't stand it.

Redstone
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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 02:38 PM
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50. yes, but
only AFTER we remove them all from the gene pool.
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youspeakmylanguage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 02:56 PM
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53. What's the alternative? To be as bad or worse than them?
Edited on Tue Jul-12-05 02:59 PM by youspeakmylanguage
We need to let the authorities know what happened and provide as much information as possible to see that the sh*ts responsible are either sued into oblivion or thrown into jail.

What we don't need to do is harass them, threaten them with violence, or advocate DoS attacks.

If you feel the need to engage in illegal activities to get revenge, then don't post about it here. Just go and do it and accept the consequences when they come.
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merh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 03:22 PM
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56. speaking of dos attacks
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Amaya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 02:57 PM
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54. These fuckers need to be put in prison...
godamnit, I had no idea about all this.

:grr:
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Dukkha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 03:23 PM
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57. There is no greater evil than the American Conservative
They make the Al-Qaeda look like the boy scouts by comparison. They all deserve a life in Hell for their sick poisoned minds.
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 05:15 PM
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61. thank you for the link sniffa
:hug:
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xmas74 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 05:17 PM
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62. It's vile.
And the two who inpersonated sheriffs should have been arrested. That is definitely against the law (I believe) in every state. (I know that it is in my state).
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Reverend_Smitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 05:31 PM
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63. We need to get this story out there
in some publication like The Nation because it would probably be asking too much to get it out in the MSM. The general public needs to learn how vindictive, callus and just fucking evil these RWers are. I can't believe anyone would do something so terrible to another person. Especially to someone who you had no beef with other than the fact that he is a liberal. This story makes my blood run cold!
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enigmatic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 05:58 PM
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64. Yes
Edited on Tue Jul-12-05 06:05 PM by enigmatic
I read that thread and alot of of emotions went through me, the least of which was rage for what they did to Andy. But had this been reversed, I can't imagine anybody from DU doing what they did. It's beneath contempt.

They'll get theirs, that much I'm sure of.
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