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Something else to consider is how often and for how long some people have to endure water boarding. I experienced it for maybe 20-30 seconds.
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Something else to consider is how often and for how long some people have to endure water boarding. I experienced it for maybe 20-30 seconds.

So. it's kind of like having sex with your wife when you've been married 25 years.
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Proud to be one of them.

If we're going to do this, let's do it right.


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So. it's kind of like having sex with your wife when you've been married 25 years.

I don't really know how to respond to this. haha
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I don't really know how to respond to this. haha

I got the giggles.
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I don't really know how to respond to this. haha

It doesn't feel all that good, but at least you know that it will be over quickly.
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I really do admire and respect Sarah Palin. However, she is far to kind in her manner of dealing with terrorists.
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I applaud Luis and others here. Conservatives need to be more self critical.  When "one of our own" says something stupid, we should call him (or her) on it. We shouldn't just knee-jerkingly circle the wagons.

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I applaud Luis and others here. Conservatives need to be more self critical.  When "one of our own" says something stupid, we should call him (or her) on it. We shouldn't just knee-jerkingly circle the wagons.

Who get's to decide when "one of our own" has said something stupid?

I think there is a strong case to be made that majority here believes that what Sarah said in this case is FAR from stupid!
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Who get's to decide when "one of our own" has said something stupid?

I think there is a strong case to be made that majority here believes that what Sarah said in this case is FAR from stupid!

I get to decide for myself.

Majority decisions are lefty things. Conservatives believe in individualism.
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I get to decide for myself.

Majority decisions are lefty things. Conservatives believe in individualism.

You do. Might not agree - as in this case, I think she is way too timid and guilty of using a wrong word - but your right to you opinion is something many of us here have fought for and lost friends for. You too have lost friends for that right - your Boom Boom Boom post was incredibly sad and moving.

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I get to decide for myself.

Majority decisions are lefty things. Conservatives believe in individualism.

And then so does everyone else!

Which means that all of us are entitled to opinions but our opinions are of equal weight. We don't have Kings here!


« Last Edit: May 03, 2014, 01:37:58 pm by Bigun »
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Quite the discussion.

To our service guys - thank you.

Luis Gonzales - Tenacious.

Lando Lincoln - Well done.

Deep thought on a Sarah Palin thread - amazing.

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Quite the discussion.

To our service guys - thank you.

Luis Gonzales - Tenacious.

Lando Lincoln - Well done.

Deep thought on a Sarah Palin thread - amazing.

Thanks for weighing in.
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Thanks for weighing in.

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Quite the discussion.

To our service guys - thank you.

Luis Gonzales - Tenacious.

Lando Lincoln - Well done.

Deep thought on a Sarah Palin thread - amazing.

Might be the line of the thread! 
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Might be the line of the thread!

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Yeah...

She doesn't need me any more than I need her.

She has her place in the scheme of things. Conservative enough to be acceptable, high profile enough to get the message out, annoying enough to be unignorable (It's her voice. I like her and admire her as a person, but her voice is grating.)
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Yeah...

She doesn't need me any more than I need her.

She didn't respond to her "baptize" comment, and instead spun it into her critics being soft on terrorism.  I don't care about waterboarding terrorists; I do care about equating it to one of the most sacred actions of Christianity.  I'm not religious as an adult, but I did grow up Catholic.
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She has her place in the scheme of things.

Carnival barkers have their place, too.  She's thisclose to entering Michael Moore territory, IMO, with the outlandish and extremist statements she says before the poor suckers who give her money.  Now, she defends the "attacks" against her, and will raise more money, and solidify her viewers, while making herself even lesser relevant as a respected political voice to the large majority of the voting public. 

Doesn't she have another book coming out soon, too?  That may explain her ridiculous words about baptism. 
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Carnival barkers have their place, too.  She's thisclose to entering Michael Moore territory, IMO, with the outlandish and extremist statements she says before the poor suckers who give her money.  Now, she defends the "attacks" against her, and will raise more money, and solidify her viewers, while making herself even lesser relevant as a respected political voice to the large majority of the voting public. 

Doesn't she have another book coming out soon, too?  That may explain her ridiculous words about baptism.

It's all very Elmer Gantry.
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