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sebastian_dangerfield 09-29-2004 03:28 PM
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sorry, that's just not true.
Because you read it on the net? Care to offer me all the variables in the polling data you cite? Is such info even included in the short form net capsule you cite?

Replaced_Texan 09-29-2004 03:28 PM
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sorry, that's just not true.
google results for "gay rights inititives" and report back. Only the most accepting of cities would consider putting this on the ballot, but they regularly go down in flames 60-40 in cities thought to be progressive- of course my own humble burg passed one 70-30.
In Houston, the measure that would have given city workers domestic partner benefits was very narrowly defeated in 2001 51.5-48.5 percent. A lot of people think it would have passed if the wording hadn't been so confusing.

ltl/fb 09-29-2004 03:46 PM
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In Houston, the measure that would have given city workers domestic partner benefits was very narrowly defeated in 2001 51.5-48.5 percent. A lot of people think it would have passed if the wording hadn't been so confusing.
Oh please. Houston, as well as the rest of TX, is known as a hotbed of social liberalism. Freaking blue states imposing their godless values on everyone.

Hank Chinaski 09-29-2004 03:55 PM
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No one gets invited to be in Mensa.
of course not....don't you worry!

Hank Chinaski 09-29-2004 03:55 PM
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Oh please. Houston, as well as the rest of TX, is known as a hotbed of social liberalism. Freaking blue states imposing their godless values on everyone.
In my city the gay rights inititive also prevents discrimination based upon weight.

ltl/fb 09-29-2004 03:59 PM
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In my city the gay rights inititive also prevent discrimination based upon weight.
Jesus hates festives.

dtb 09-29-2004 04:02 PM
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Jesus hates festives.
The euphemism I have heard is "prosperous" -- when did this change?

Hank Chinaski 09-29-2004 04:14 PM
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Jesus hates festives.
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I think Judas was big-boned. Everyone thinks Jesus was so forgiving, but that isn't true always.

It is easier for a Camal to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God.Luke 18:25

Imagine for a fatty.

Gattigap 09-29-2004 04:27 PM
Nothing subtle here.
 
DCers were startled today to see a "security blimp" in the skies, Watching You.

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Pentagon police said the Defense Department is testing a security blimp -- fully equipped with surveillance cameras. The white blimp was spotted early Wednesday morning hovering at various times over the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol.

The 178-foot-long device, which is expected to remain in the skies until Thursday, is conducting a mission for the Defense Department.

Authorities say the airship is equipped with infrared cameras designed to provide real-time images to military commanders on the ground. The equipment on the blimp already is being used to protect troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Government officials also noted the significant cost savings, given the efficiencies of blimps as compared to the maintenance costs of the fleet of black helicopters.

sgtclub 09-29-2004 04:31 PM
James Fallows on the debates
 
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Originally posted by The Larry Davis Experience

It's going to be weird to watch these debates and know that what matters is not what the men are saying but rather is how they come across to some undecided (and presumably ill-informed) voter in Wisconsin/Ohio/Florida/insert name of state actually in play.
I think this makes sense, given that both will be lying with every word they utter and neither will keep their promises. Do yourself a favor and watch without sound. You will know who won.

Shape Shifter 09-29-2004 04:31 PM
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I think Judas was big-boned. Everyone thinks Jesus was so forgiving, but that isn't true always.

It is easier for a Camal to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God.Luke 18:25

Imagine for a fatty.
The translation is incorrect. Substitute "prosperous" for "rich." "Festive" works, also.

Hank Chinaski 09-29-2004 04:34 PM
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The translation is incorrect. Substitute "prosperous" for "rich." "Festive" works, also.
Korean is a language. In korean " eno enoa juang ". Which means, "this guy - this is not my kind of guy".

Shape Shifter 09-29-2004 04:38 PM
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and "smiling children" too. I hate to say it, but like Sebby, this is the least of two evils for me. I'll take the undue tax burden just to avoid the increased risk of getting killed. Life itself is a nice prospect for 4 years, given the alternative non_plan proposed by Senator O'Kerrystein.
Yup. Things are great! We're much safer now.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...8183_2004sep28

bilmore, if you can read this from an airport bar, can you tell me again what it is I'm missing about the situation in Iraq? You may want to tell Powell, also. And the CIA, departments of State and Defense, and the NIC.

Hank Chinaski 09-29-2004 04:42 PM
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Yup. Things are great! We're much safer now.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...8183_2004sep28

bilmore, if you can read this from an airport bar, can you tell me again what it is I'm missing about the situation in Iraq? You may want to tell Powell, also. And the CIA, departments of State and Defense, and the NIC.
This settles it. I'm changing my opinion to we shouldn't have gone there.

Shape Shifter 09-29-2004 04:45 PM
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This settles it. I'm changing my opinion to we shouldn't have gone there.
Your mensa invitation is in the mail.


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