MeFi comment:
"This choice in VPs is but an extention of America's fascination with feel-good movies where the hero goes up against great odds and overcomes The Establishment in a folksy way.--Rocky, Dave, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington--and our inability to..." [
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MeFi comment:
"God, I need this election over with! Am I the only one here who realizes I need a 12-step program to stear me away from political threads and let me get on with my life???
I've obsessively read all of the McCain/Palin threads here, checked all..." [
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MeFi comment:
"A HOA is great for people who are incapable of deciding which color to paint their home or are too anti-social to actually advise the person next door that there may be an issue that needs resolving--the sort of folks who need an intermediary to work..." [
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MeTa comment:
"When I say I may stop coming to metafilter I am not trying to be dramatic. I'm not a big poster here and have no emotional investment here. Also I am not talking to the members of mefi, but rather to the editors.
There is a lot of competition for..." [
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MeFi comment:
"Am I the only one uncomfortable with the change in American grocery stores? I HATE Safeway mainly because of the fake friendliness.
"Finding everything okay?" Jesus--I just walked through the door and grabbed a cart! By the time I..." [
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MeFi comment:
"So how's that abstinence-only sex education working out for you there, Sarah?" [
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MeFi comment:
"Oh oh oh, I misunderstood - I thought this was something about how the two GOP candidates were not supposed to interact. I had read about the debate negotiations. I thought this was a new story that they were actually trying to keep McCain and Palin..." [
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MeFi comment:
"Some women claim that it is sexist when Hillary is called a "bitch". Personally, I think that's absurd. Would they be happier if she were referred to as an asshole?
person #1: Hillary? Sheesh, I'd never vote for that bitch!..." [
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MeFi comment:
"I think that sometimes. Red and blue? Let's divide the place. But two things would happen:
1. Economically, lue states would far outstrip red states almost immediately, and the gap would rapidly widen - leading to number 2:
2. Red states would..." [
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MeFi comment:
"Okay--so we've pretty much decided that we are engaged in a "culture war" as opposed to a reasoned decision on whose policies are better for our country (and by extention, the rest of the world.) Gather 'round, kiddies, 'cuz I think I've..." [
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MeFi comment:
"I don't think Obama has the inner fortitude to back up his words with tough action when necessary.
And you base this on what, exactly? Did the witches you have tea with devine this through the entrails of chickens or is it your own gut feeling..." [
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MeFi comment:
"*Cats for Obama* is definitely cute. (Not to be confused with *Pussies For McCain*)." [
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MeFi comment:
"And as long as we're talking about responsibility and reproductive freedom, teaching abstinence-only sex ed is irresponsible. Exhibit A is the pregnant 17-year-old.
Also, if Sarah Palin were truly concerned about her daughter's privacy, she..." [
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MeFi comment:
"Please, please, please don't let anyone here say anything even remotely like, "Well, they shouldn't have done the crime..."
Incarceration is the punishment; prison rape is a crime, not a deterrence policy...." [
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MeFi comment:
"And she was surprised by her experience in Saudi Arabia ..... why?
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Didn't read the article, did you?
That's like reading a post about the book Black Like Me and asking. "And he was surprised by his experience in The..." [
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MeFi comment:
"I think that GWB is still having issues with that fuzzy math thing. He thinks that the cold war and global warming will cancel each other out." [
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MeFi comment:
"Palin has spent her entire adult life immersed in this apocalyptic hysteria. Ask yourself: Is it a good idea to place the most powerful military on earth at her disposal?
Actually, I'd go a step further and say that anyone who uses the word,..." [
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MeFi comment:
"Sarah Palin is not dumber than a box/bag/satchel of rocks/hair/whatever. What she is is ignorant on a myriad of subjects in which she has traditionally had no interest.
I'll tell you who's dumber than whatever--those people who think that she..." [
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MeFi comment:
"She may be unready (after all, how can she be expected to learn foreign policy, economics, etc. in a matter of mere weeks?) but she's not stupid. She's ignorant of the subjects she is supposed to know but up until now had no real interest in..." [
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