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Little Rhetoric Riding Hood

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In this year's campaign, soggy with environmental messianism, deranged self-importance and delusional economics, the question is: Where is the derisive laughter?

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Obama may believe Biden will power the nation with his hot air.

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Reply#1 - Sun Aug 24, 2008 12:38 AM EDT
{"commentId":2565359,"authorDomain":"JoulesBeef"}

wow yall posting a lot from the washignton post today.. all thought yall all hated that newspaper and cry it is a liberal rag.
LOL
ahh the see the fuming.. the quick attacks, tryign to belittle the most experiecend senators on forign relatons.
LOL
who is mister Mcgaff going to pick, romeny? LOL good luck yall is going to needs it.

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    #1.1 - Sun Aug 24, 2008 4:30 AM EDT
    {"commentId":2566034,"authorDomain":"backroadsbubba"}

    I can't understand what you're saying.

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    #1.2 - Sun Aug 24, 2008 9:22 AM EDT
    {"commentId":2568476,"authorDomain":"JoulesBeef"}

    yeha helps if you have eben on the dozen other washington post articles that are beign posted agaisnt biden and some conservatives are shocked the lierbal rag would post anti obama stuff. LOL.
    I;m just beatign them before they come here.
    My appologies for the confusion.

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      #1.3 - Sun Aug 24, 2008 4:12 PM EDT
      {"commentId":2569695,"authorDomain":"backroadsbubba"}

      I really don't understand what you're talking about and it shouldn't be my job to discover it.

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      #1.4 - Sun Aug 24, 2008 7:48 PM EDT
      {"commentId":2575404,"authorDomain":"SVForbes"}
      Obama may believe Biden will power the nation with his hot air.

      Hot air is the only thing that could have been considered in the selection process.

      Biden, received only 9,000 votes in his recent bid for office.

      I hope when Obama slipped an introduced Biden as the "next president".....It is was truly just a slip. Obviously with 9, 000 votes, not too many people believe Biden is presidential material.

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      #1.5 - Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:08 AM EDT
      {"commentId":2584642,"authorDomain":"backroadsbubba"}

      Too bad I missed seeing that gaffe. Even supporters are conceding Biden brings the experience that Obama doesn't have. My understanding is Biden has already demonstrated he doesn't fit the bill. What a blunder.

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        #1.6 - Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:07 PM EDT
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        {"commentId":2564879,"authorDomain":"wharrison55"}

        Great column by Will on Obama's fantasies.

        Roads, can you do us a favor and join some of our groups? I'm getting tired of having to clip your seeds to a whole bunch of them so they get better coverage.

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        Reply#2 - Sun Aug 24, 2008 1:33 AM EDT
        {"commentId":2565365,"authorDomain":"JoulesBeef"}
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        {"commentId":2566039,"authorDomain":"backroadsbubba"}

        Beef, please take your attempts to pick fights elsewhere. Thanks.

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        #2.2 - Sun Aug 24, 2008 9:23 AM EDT
        {"commentId":2567740,"authorDomain":"waynester"}

        Backroads is my new hero o'the vine...
        Regarding the article, the only way to even begin to require such things from complex private (for now, anyway) industry would be something akin to a fascistic type government, ironic since it is always Republicans accused of fascism. Excellent seed, thanks

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        #2.3 - Sun Aug 24, 2008 2:19 PM EDT
        {"commentId":2568498,"authorDomain":"JoulesBeef"}

        My fight picking is askign why the conservative groups are private and the liebral ones arent?? OOO yall are soo soft skinned.
        and what did I do that was attacking?
        I sugegsted he could invite and I asked why are yall hiding.

        perhaps if you dotn want pepeople at might actually disagree with you, you should refrain fro postign poltiical pieces.

        Oh well I hope it made you feel big.

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          #2.4 - Sun Aug 24, 2008 4:14 PM EDT
          {"commentId":2569720,"authorDomain":"backroadsbubba"}

          Beef, as I understand it, your argument is a combination of "he did it first" and "two wrongs make a right."

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          #2.5 - Sun Aug 24, 2008 7:52 PM EDT
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