Official thread #2 Iowa Straw Poll. Cspan now:

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Official thread #2 Iowa Straw Poll. Cspan now:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3443764&mesg_id=3443764

Forum Name General Discussion: Politics
Topic subject Iowa Republican Straw Poll hoopla on C-Span NOW. Romney will be the first speaker.
Topic URL http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x3443764#3443764
3443764, Iowa Republican Straw Poll hoopla on C-Span NOW. Romney will be the first speaker.
Posted by flpoljunkie on Sat Aug-11-07 12:09 PM

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1. Laura Ingrahm up-after listening to CW patriotic music and Newt earlier

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2. Laura is not being too dynamic today today

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4. Romney will talk first

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5. hey, Ron Paul will talk

[rurallib]

3. Right wing humor is sure an acquired taste

Well I have had about all I can handle. I am either going to look for a new fridge or slit my wrists.

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6. i am hanging out for bit. Am broke and it is raining

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7. talking of Mittens 5 sons and 5 daughter's and law and 10 grandchildren

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8. "Sacrificing for one's country" altho not one of his FIVE sons is in the military!

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10. oh come now--they are fighting for MITTEN

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9. Baghdad Funeral Industry Booming

Forum Name General Discussion
Topic subject Baghdad Funeral Industry Booming
Topic URL http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1566138#1566138
1566138, Baghdad Funeral Industry Booming
Posted by babylonsister on Sat Aug-11-07 12:59 PM

Baghdad Funeral Industry Booming
Continuing Violence Boosts Demand For Death and Mourning Services
08/10/2007 1:00 PM ET

Muhammad Abdel Kader makes around 20 coffins a day.
Photo by Afif Sarhan/IRIN



BAGHDAD, (IRIN) - The continuing violence in Baghdad is fueling a boom in the funeral industry.

Back in Saddam Hussein's time, coffin maker Abdul-Wahab Khalil Mohammed used to sell one or two coffins a day at US$5-US$10 each. Now he produces an average of 15 to 20 coffins a day and charges $50-$75 for each one.

"Our business is booming,” said Mohammed pointing to at least seven caskets in front of his tiny shop in Baghdad's central Allawi area.

Professional mourners like 51-year-old Um Ali, who attends funerals to add emotion to the ceremony, are also cashing in. "I feel like I'm a death toll meter. Since the end of 2005, I’ve been doing a daily average of three to five funerals," said Um Ali.

Um Ali, who charges $50-$100 per appearance, is now training one of her daughters and a nephew.

more...

http://www.iraqslogger.com/index.php/post/3876/Baghdad_Funeral_Industry_Booming

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11. Mitton bragging up BUSH--------HE KEPT US SAFE!!

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12. KEEP our TAXES DOWN

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13. It's really amazing to watch this man remake himself for the Republican Iowa caucus goers!

He's truly a piece of work!

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15. he wants to get rid of 'MORAL pollution"-ummm..this is the repug party

[yy4me]

26. His piece of work does not pass inspection!

[UnityDem]

17. Why did you guys remind me that

this was on tv and why and I am watching it?
I am listening to Mitt right now. Scary stuff. Fanatical war mongering corporatist theocratic fascism being fed up and the crowd in Iowa is eating it up. How did this happen to our country? How did this happen to one of our two political parties? How did all of us (me included) let this happen? I am sickened.

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19. sleeping??

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36. Yes, it is both mind boggling and sickening to watch!

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14. so far--Romney has NOT said the word IRAQ!!

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16. about 5 minutes of FLAG talk already. Dying for the flag (not mention Iraq yet)

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18. He talk of people dying for LIBERTY---then brings his 5 boy-men up on stage.

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20. oh ho-----here comes Tancredo

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23. Tancrado relaying a story with a taxi-cab.

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21. I was just noticing the empty seats

And then there is a technical mix up, some guy was about to speak then that 'I'm Proud to Be an American' song blared through the speakers.

I don't know how much of this I can take.

I do want to see Ron Paul speak though, so hopefully someone here will give a heads up.

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27. that CW bands does play over at times

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22. ..........

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24. T. says he just got back from talking at the NAACP

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33. Tancredo is right about that. He was the only Republican to show up at the NAACP gathering.

Man these Republicans make you want to puke with their flag waving and misplaced patriotism, illegal immigrant and Roe v. Wade bashing.

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25. The boogyman for the REpugs is immagrants--

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28. his waring slogan: WE WIN-YOU LOSE

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29. This is really

difficult to watch.

T says he's gonna overturn Roe vs. Wade.

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31. Romney said that earlier.

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34. Fortunately I missed most of

Romney's speech.

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30. He will bring criminal charges against any major who develops a Santuary City

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32. And he invokes the spirit of

Reagan... blech.

[flpoljunkie]

38. Note that voting began at 11AM three polling places via Diebold touchscreen. Ron Paul objected.

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41. uumm. thanks for the infor

[flpoljunkie]

50. Don't know when voting ends, but winner of straw poll supposed to be announced at 8PM ET.

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52. Now Marc Ambinder of Atlantic Online is saying 7PM Central--which is, of course, 8PM Eastern.

Make up your mind, Marc! Perhaps he has it wrong again!

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39. Romney forgot to toss in St. Ronnie. oops

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35. "stop the Barbarians who are at the gate" says T.

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37. mygod--the blabbering hate filled idiot is gtting LOTS of clapping. more than Romney

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42. Vote for Mr T so we can have a landslide come Nov 2008

[UnityDem]

40. Tancredo's favorite movie

is "Saving Private Ryan"....followed closely by the as yet to be made (but now in pre-production)
"Soylent Brown" (starring 12 million, uh, what are they called, uh, let's see, PEOPLE...yes, Soylent Brown is PEOPLE).

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43. Cox--I am a decendent of an immigrant-one who came to this country legally

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44. he just cut Medicare Part D---do not not get claps

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45. Cox forgets he his AGRI_BUSINESS land!!--he is not getting claps for his

comments about enforcing the law for immigrants

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46. HileryCare got applaud

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47. well he mentioned St. Ronnie several times.

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48. # 3 thread here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=1566413&mesg_id=1566413

[AnotherGreenWorld]

49. Ron Paul says he knows life begins at conception because he delivered a few babies.

What a fucking retard. And people here respect this idiot.

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51. His one good issue--the invasion and occupation of Iraq!