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Shouldn't there be an Afrikaaner-American studies department in our universities? ER May 12, 2025 2:59 pm (CurrentEvents)

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"Israeli official implies strike on Iran nukes program is near" by bowser February 3, 2012 10:22 pm
  • The Israelis are really starting to piss me off. They are definitely playing some sort of political bluff game ... by ER 2012-02-04 07:08:36
    • Punny choice of a quote source, ER :D Seriously though, I say we ditch 'em. In fact, if the ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-02-05 04:01:01
      • Disentanglement is going to be difficult politically, the Jewish lobby has been able to take advantage of a substantial portion ... by ER 2012-02-05 06:12:23
    msnbc Breaking: In reversal, Susan G. Komen breast cancer charity says it will fund Planned Parenthood.n/t by Jody February 3, 2012 9:46 am
    • "Might be too little, too late for Komen, bioethicist says." I agree. I'll never see the Komen organization as a ... by bowser 2012-02-03 18:07:53
      • Maybe destroying Komen is what this is about? n/t by alcaray 2012-02-04 13:11:00
        • Being a strong supporter of pro choice...I hope it sheds light on the religious zealots that are attempting to force ... by Jody 2012-02-04 10:57:45
          • There's nothing new about these guys, Jody. They have been part of the American landscape since day one. ... by ER 2012-02-04 11:41:01
            • In my early thirties, when I was a self righteous dudette, I, too, held the holier than thou attitude. But ... by Jody 2012-02-04 12:26:16
          • So let me see if I got this right. An attempt was made to essentially hijack a charitable organization and affect ... by ER 2012-02-03 21:46:18
            • ...and for supper...we are having... by Jody 2012-02-04 07:10:09
              • Hijack for a religious-political cause, really. No one here wanted to tell you RIGHT away. There are people out there ... by bowser 2012-02-03 23:29:27
              • I agree. by Jody 2012-02-03 19:19:07
              • Does the Susan G. Komen charity depend on federal funding for their activities? by ER 2012-02-03 10:14:27
                • Financial The following information is based ... by bowser 2012-02-03 12:21:27
                  • Not to my knowledge and research. by Jody 2012-02-03 11:50:29
                  The occupy mentality by RobVG January 31, 2012 8:10 pm
                  • Well that's 15 minutes I won't get back. by alcaray 2012-02-01 13:14:28
                    • Yeah, well... by RobVG 2012-02-01 17:20:24
                      • "80% of occupiers..." by alcaray 2012-02-01 22:27:29
                        • I can't recall any movement to change society that was pretty. Unionization, civil rights, integrated schools, women's rights, gay ... by bowser 2012-02-01 22:54:49
                          • Yeah. You know I've always been willing to do my part. But I've never joined any kind of ... by alcaray 2012-02-02 18:52:27
                            • Actually, when I was in high school... by alcaray 2012-02-03 13:58:59
                              • I have a friend who marched several times with the Occupiers. He is worth a couple of million, 73 ... by bowser 2012-02-02 21:08:25
                        • Yeah, but THAT's different. by ER 2012-02-01 14:50:12
                        • Talk Radio. by ER 2012-02-01 06:28:38
                          • Yeah, so? by RobVG 2012-02-01 09:54:28
                          • That has to be "whorehouse". by bowser 2012-01-31 22:27:16
                            Komen CEO denies politics in Planned Parenthood cuts by Jody February 2, 2012 6:23 pm
                            • Too bad, certainly a good cause until they took it political. Elizabeth Dole did the same thing to the ... by bowser 2012-02-02 19:51:35
                              The Decline and Fall of the American Empire by ER January 28, 2012 9:34 am
                              • "8 industries China leads where the US used to." Steel, cotton, IPOs, tobacco, autos, beer, high tech exports, coal. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46181723/ns/business-world_business/#.TyYCpsWLssI by bowser 2012-01-29 19:43:22
                                • Hand wringers by RobVG 2012-01-29 12:40:50
                                  • Parse McCoy's paper yourself, Rob. by TB 2012-01-29 14:41:05
                                    • TB's on the case. I feel safer already. by ER 2012-01-29 16:13:22
                                      • I'd feel a bit better if he'd ever been right. I mean correct. by bowser 2012-01-29 16:44:23
                                        • It's always good to hear from our peanut gallery. by RobVG 2012-01-29 19:02:30
                                          • We're just getting started. by ER 2012-01-30 13:49:58
                                            • Thanks by RobVG 2012-01-29 23:03:02
                                        • More of McCoy's projects here. by TB 2012-01-29 15:33:31
                                        • I think it's neither an "I told you so" OR a "Take that, you SOB", moment. And it is just ... by ER 2012-01-29 13:50:05
                                          • Motivation. Interesting observations. I don't believe the "I told you so" motive is accurate. The people to ... by bowser 2012-01-29 12:54:40
                                          • Mme Reclus and I were watching that sci-fi war movie about a squad of Marines fighting off an alien invasion ... by ER 2012-01-28 17:41:16
                                            • :) by Jody 2012-01-29 08:16:54
                                            • Nobody can predict the future, but 2020 is a reasonable guess. That's pretty much what I estimate. Still, ... by ER 2012-01-28 14:15:12
                                              • Interesting. His near-term scenario is set in 2020, just 8 years away. 8 years ago we were invading ... by bowser 2012-01-28 13:10:53
                                                • Tom posted this on Flame about a week ago...very thought provoking. Are we declining? Or is the world catching ... by Jody 2012-01-28 12:26:33
                                                  • I'm sure the Romans and Greeks, and Arabs and Chinese and Persians, too, had long, gut-wrenching discussions about how and ... by ER 2012-01-28 12:42:48
                                                    • Cognitive biases skew their heuristics. by Jody 2012-01-28 13:24:17
                                                      • Absolutely. by ER 2012-01-28 13:53:04
                                                  For Robert by bowser January 25, 2012 12:06 pm
                                                  • I read that post by RobVG 2012-01-25 17:11:25
                                                    • In general, thanks. And as I said, "I trashed it as a non-productive post, provocative without being thought provoking, ... by bowser 2012-01-25 17:35:51
                                                      • Didn't really say much. by Robert 2012-01-25 17:25:50
                                                      • Thanks bowser. by Robert 2012-01-25 12:51:34
                                                        • Any discussion here of "Nazi" political tactics is wrapped in such complete obliviousness about what those tactics actually were, that ... by TB 2012-01-25 17:28:45
                                                          • Wow, a self-referential rant. Brilliantly ironic to parody rightwing extremism and knee-jerk smears as a vehicle to claim that the left is smearing the right. by Robert 2012-01-25 20:08:36
                                                            • A perfect example. I referred to the Senators who pledged to block any Obama initiative as "Brownshirts", in reference ... by bowser 2012-01-25 23:50:50
                                                              • How about a nice link to that "pledge" you seem so obsessed with? by TB 2012-01-26 09:47:12
                                                                • Here's enough to generate an apology from a reasonable person. Google "pledge 42 senators" and read for hours. ... by bowser 2012-01-26 14:04:11
                                                                  • Now, you want to address anything at all in the rest of my comment? by TB 2012-01-26 16:14:20
                                                                    • I did. You asked for a link to my post, and I provided one with a trail to many ... by bowser 2012-01-26 20:14:50
                                                                    • Your link (thanks!) was dated December 1. by TB 2012-01-26 15:36:26
                                                                      • Here's another one. Hitler was well known for breaking the treaties other countries had with Germany. Well, I'll ... by bowser 2012-01-26 20:38:58
                                                                    • Mitch McConnell's pledge by Robert 2012-01-26 12:03:44
                                                                      • Sorry, that's not what Bowser's been plugging. by TB 2012-01-26 12:52:02
                                                                        • Didn't look very hard, did you? by Robert 2012-01-26 20:54:57
                                                                          • I was looking for something significant, something that justified Bowser including it in almost every other post for months. ... by TB 2012-01-26 21:04:20
                                                                            • You were attacking the very existence of the pledge to rebut bowser. The pledge turns out to be a fact. ... by Robert 2012-01-26 23:15:46
                                                                              • I asked for a link. I got one. And it's obvious now why there wasn't one before. by TB 2012-01-27 15:06:20
                                                                                • You lost me. Why wasn't there one before? by alcaray 2012-01-27 19:20:45
                                                                              • TB: 'Nothing was “blocked.”' Good grief! by alcaray 2012-01-26 21:20:07
                                                                            • Senate Republicans intend to block action on virtually all Democratic-backed legislation unrelated to tax cuts and government spending in the ... by alcaray 2012-01-26 20:10:04
                                                                      • That response wasn't even coherent. by TB 2012-01-25 20:35:30
                                                                        • Yes, that's what I was saying. It was a rant, not a coherent argument. by Robert 2012-01-25 21:50:47
                                                                      • Hmmm. Similar to references to "planned economies" I think. by alcaray 2012-01-25 18:41:56
                                                                    How Iran could thump superior US military by bowser January 26, 2012 11:01 pm
                                                                    • Modern ships are not equipped to handle threats from low-tech targets. They are designed to fight high-tech opponents by ... by ER 2012-01-27 10:34:15
                                                                      • The most effective hunters on the African plains are the wild dogs. When they start after their prey they ... by bowser 2012-01-27 12:31:30
                                                                      Let's you and him fight! by bowser January 27, 2012 2:30 am
                                                                      • Israel can be totally ruthless and unprincipled when it comes to matters of her own security. Considering her present ... by ER 2012-01-27 06:38:59
                                                                        • There are quite a few accounts of what happened to the USS Liberty. Israel is beneath contempt for what ... by bowser 2012-01-27 11:42:48
                                                                        The Newt Fusillade (link added) by TB January 26, 2012 11:08 am
                                                                        • Hmmm... by Robert 2012-01-26 21:03:57
                                                                          • Make things easy. Don't change the original rule. n/t by RobVG 2012-01-27 10:44:46
                                                                            • Rather than debate every appropriate word, I'd just ban all possible. The loss is negligible. by bowser 2012-01-27 00:15:12
                                                                              • No problem here by podrock 2012-01-26 22:13:21
                                                                                • I'm not that limited in my vocabulary. by TB 2012-01-26 21:21:43
                                                                                • It's funny how all these guys who hate Romney have decided to take Newt down. by alcaray 2012-01-26 20:25:27
                                                                                  • he’ll tell you what you want to hear. He has an uncanny ability, sort of like Clinton, to feel your ... by FrankC 2012-01-26 19:40:06
                                                                                    • Would I lie to you, TB? 8) by ER 2012-01-26 19:22:32
                                                                                      Another Apple manufacturing story by TB January 26, 2012 3:42 pm
                                                                                      • re: Another Apple manufacturing story by Robert 2012-01-26 19:32:43
                                                                                        Rescue in Somalia is a heartening story by bowser January 25, 2012 1:08 pm
                                                                                        • Now, there I agree! by TB 2012-01-25 16:33:44
                                                                                          How U.S. lost out on iPhone work. by Jody January 21, 2012 9:22 pm
                                                                                          • Apple's side: "Supplier Responsibility at Apple" by Robert 2012-01-25 14:37:55
                                                                                            • This article hasn't gotten the attention it deserves. by Robert 2012-01-22 14:24:48
                                                                                              • Apple said it needed an educated and skill labor force by RobVG 2012-01-22 17:57:55
                                                                                                • That reason wasn't at the top of the list. They were reportedly awestruck by the ability of these departments of ... by Robert 2012-01-22 18:26:18
                                                                                                  • China's not really "beating" us, Robert. by TB 2012-01-22 22:16:58
                                                                                                    • I have to agree with Robert on this. This is nothing but modern slavery. by Lee 2012-01-23 16:45:53
                                                                                                      • Wickedly apropos choice of illustration. by Robert 2012-01-24 11:58:36
                                                                                                        • China is new to their Industrial Revolution. Do you think that in a few years time there will be dissent ... by Jody 2012-01-23 18:15:08
                                                                                                          • Norma Rae didn't live in a police state with thousands of years of tradition. by Lee 2012-01-23 21:05:51
                                                                                                            • True...however we are global community now. Other countries, transplanted progressive workers and CEO's, international influence and media will speed up ... by Jody 2012-01-24 08:22:33
                                                                                                        • You really went off the rails with that last paragraph. Where in any of my posts have I held up ... by Robert 2012-01-23 11:12:24
                                                                                                          • What, are you a "progressive?" Ain't nobody in here but rabid right wingers and reasonable moderates. by TB 2012-01-23 11:28:48
                                                                                                            • Get a grip. by Robert 2012-01-23 12:03:23
                                                                                                              • Now who's off the rails? Where was I "defending" Foxconn? by TB 2012-01-23 12:45:07
                                                                                                                • Ohhhhh-kay by Robert 2012-01-24 12:13:57
                                                                                                                  • I'm not happy with what those people are going through, but I know why they're doing it and I also ... by TB 2012-01-24 12:41:36
                                                                                                                    • I wasn't suggesting that the government force manufacturers to use American laborers. I'll keep up my end of the conversation myself, thanks. by Robert 2012-01-24 13:17:25
                                                                                                                      • There are certainly worse ideas than a high-profile boycott. by TB 2012-01-24 14:39:59
                                                                                                        • The heck it wasn't by RobVG 2012-01-22 19:56:40
                                                                                                          • I don't understand your reply, Rob. Your quote is from the introductory summary and covers three bullet points that are ... by Robert 2012-01-23 11:18:12
                                                                                                            • Sorry. I read the whole article but came back to where I saw it first. n/t by RobVG 2012-01-23 19:43:13
                                                                                                    • Good article. Thanks! by TB 2012-01-21 21:51:00
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