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evirus Donating Member (782 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-10 06:34 PM
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Isn't lowering yourself to the level of your enemy a sign of cowardice?
Edited on Tue Dec-07-10 06:37 PM by evirus
I see alot of democrats these days being just as reactionary as the republicans, when the republicans want to fight about everything, if we fight too what are we left with? the perception of the congress doing nothing.

rome wasn't built in a day, and public ignorance regarding politics isn't fixed by just having a democrat in the white house.
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rpannier Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-10 06:40 PM
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1. Nope
Sometimes you have to fight fire with fire
If they're gonna play dirty you have little option but to rerspond in kind (actually about 100 fold)
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libodem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-10 06:41 PM
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2. Good Point
There is some saying I can't quote exactly, about choosing your opponent wisely because you will become as they are by fighting them. So evil begets evil.
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-10 06:42 PM
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3. Well isn't that special!!!!
Here is a clue... we have a constitutional crisis in DC and POLITICS don't work this way.

Check your calender, the last time it was this bad it read 1859.
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Eddie Haskell Donating Member (817 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-10 06:45 PM
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4. If the American people were held hostage
When did we start negotiating with terrorists?
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evirus Donating Member (782 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-10 06:49 PM
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5. bad analogy
when did we give in to the "terrorists" demands? its not like we're giving them carte blanche here.
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DeadEyeDyck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-10 06:49 PM
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6. Yeah, that line gave me the creeps
I am also wondering what message we were sending to the middle east?
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Motown_Johnny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-10 06:57 PM
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12. when Reagan got the Iranian hostages released
Edited on Tue Dec-07-10 06:58 PM by Motown_Johnny
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Ichingcarpenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-10 06:51 PM
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7. Study Hannibal and Spartcus
Know your history before you die in the Colosseum for your god.
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uppityperson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-10 06:52 PM
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8. No, not cowardice. Lack of class, perhaps, but not cowardice
Edited on Tue Dec-07-10 06:53 PM by uppityperson
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Motown_Johnny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-10 06:56 PM
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10. the word you are looking for is "integrity"
and I agree


it shows a lack of integrity
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uppityperson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-10 06:57 PM
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Thank you, couldn't get quite the right word. Not being a coward though
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uppityperson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-10 06:57 PM
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11. duping is also not a sign of cowardice
Edited on Tue Dec-07-10 06:58 PM by uppityperson
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Motown_Johnny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-10 06:58 PM
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13. ROFL
that was a good one
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Gold Metal Flake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-10 06:54 PM
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9. Who the fuck said that?
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FiveGoodMen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-10 07:29 PM
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14. Isn't bringing a nerf ball to a gun fight pretty fucking stupid?
And suicidal?
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