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ThomWV Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-07-09 06:40 PM
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Do You Recall Why Muhammad Ali Did Not Go To Jail For Draft Evasion?
The case against him was dropped because the Government was found to have illegally wire tapped him; they listened in on his phone and the Judge did not let them get away with it.

That was then, this is now.
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FiveGoodMen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-07-09 06:47 PM
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1. Ah, the old republic.
Those were the days!
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ejpoeta Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-07-09 07:26 PM
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2. that was in a pre 911 world, i guess.
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-07-09 07:29 PM
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3. dylan went from 'the times they are a-changin' to 'things have changed'
it seems we've lowered our standards
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monmouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-07-09 07:45 PM
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4. Wasn't that a J. Edgar Hooooooover deal? Gawd how I disliked that man...n/t
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bananas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-07-09 07:48 PM
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5. k&r nt
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metalfox8 Donating Member (4 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-07-09 07:51 PM
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6. I remember
That wasn't the reason.
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