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Re: Back to normal Aemrican focus (4.00 / 2)

True, the turnout in St Paul has blown goats, but it's a liberal city.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Thu Sep 4th, 2008 at 01:35:18 PM EST
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Re: Back to normal Aemrican focus (none / 1)

Pliis, vas is das meanink - the blowing of the goats?

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Thu Sep 4th, 2008 at 02:25:37 PM EST
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Re: Back to normal Aemrican focus (4.00 / 2)

It just means turnout has been lousy.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Thu Sep 4th, 2008 at 02:38:00 PM EST
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Re: Back to normal Aemrican focus (none / 1)

Senk yoo. I vill use it at de earliest opportunity in conwersation. I am attracted to the images it creates.

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Thu Sep 4th, 2008 at 02:56:21 PM EST
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Re: Back to normal Aemrican focus (none / 1)

Attracted? Should we be concerned?

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Thu Sep 4th, 2008 at 03:07:37 PM EST
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Re: Back to normal Aemrican focus (none / 0)

Let's just say ..... nah, I won't say it. :)

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Thu Sep 4th, 2008 at 03:35:29 PM EST
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Re: Back to normal Aemrican focus (none / 1)

Goats and Republicans always remind me of this old post from the Rude Pundit.

Europeans think a hundred miles is a long way. Americans think a hundred years is a long time.

by Bernard on Thu Sep 4th, 2008 at 04:33:19 PM EST
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