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Chumley
Senior Member
Username: Chumley
Post Number: 5615
Registered: 02-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 06:53 pm: | 
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If this doesn't both inspire you and move you to tears, then you have a cold, calloused heart....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW9b0xr06qA |
Bob Wall
Senior Member
Username: Brewdudebob
Post Number: 1873
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 07:15 pm: |
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...Or a brain and an aversion to shameless propaganda |
Bob Wall
Senior Member
Username: Brewdudebob
Post Number: 1874
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 07:17 pm: |
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Oh yeah, get a life loser. |
Chumley
Senior Member
Username: Chumley
Post Number: 5616
Registered: 02-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 08:00 pm: |
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BWAHHAHAHAAHHAAA!!! |
Graham Cox
Senior Member
Username: T2driver
Post Number: 1937
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 11:16 pm: |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr3v7Vsg3uY |
Denny Conn
Senior Member
Username: Denny
Post Number: 6972
Registered: 01-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, October 02, 2008 - 05:37 pm: |
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Speaking of change, this letter was in our local paper today.While I don't necessarily agree with everything in it, it does contain several points I've though about...
Republican beliefs have shifted
When I read the letters to the editor from Republican readers, I’m always impressed with how emphatic and sure they are in their political beliefs and how so often their moral compasses are used to justify those beliefs. So, I wondered: What exactly do Republicans so vehemently believe in?
Well, in 2007, the majority of polled Republicans felt it was “bad for society for mothers of young kids to work outside the home,” but now it’s heroic. Republicans claimed unwed teenage mothers were a signal of the moral collapse of our society, but now they are just a normal part of American life.
In the last election, Republicans claimed a candidate’s war experiences and military service weren’t qualifications to be president, but now they claim the opposite. Republicans also firmly believed that American troops should never be involved in nation building unless we invade a country that’s an oil-producing nation.
Republicans claimed it was morally reprehensible to have an adulterer as president, but now it’s fine. Republicans claim to be fiscally conservative, but the last Republican president created more red ink and debt than any president in history, second only to Ronald Reagan.
Republicans claimed Washington insiders were the source of most of our country’s troubles, but now a 26-year Washington insider is just what we need.
The one thing that I could see hadn’t changed or flip-flopped is Republicans still like to nominate millionaires because they understand we regular working people so well. |
Ron Siddall
Advanced Member
Username: El_cid
Post Number: 654
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, October 02, 2008 - 06:14 pm: |
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Denny, that was very well written by a liberal with an agenda. I am sure nothing similar could ever be written like that to describe a Democrat, Socialist, Independent or any other type of party for that matter.
Therefore, what is the point? |
Dan Listermann
Senior Member
Username: Listermann
Post Number: 5929
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, October 02, 2008 - 06:28 pm: |
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It is called "lip service." |
Denny Conn
Senior Member
Username: Denny
Post Number: 6974
Registered: 01-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, October 02, 2008 - 07:37 pm: |
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Ron, could you point out which points aren't valid? Other than the conclusion, maybe. To me, it's all about something I've pondered...which McCain/Republican party am I supposed to believe is the "real" one? Now, I'm not saying that the other side might not be able to be accused of the same things. I've said that many times before. |
Ron Siddall
Advanced Member
Username: El_cid
Post Number: 656
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, October 02, 2008 - 10:08 pm: |
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It doesn't matter which points are valid or not but I will amuse you anyway.
"Republicans also firmly believed that American troops should never be involved in nation building unless we invade a country that’s an oil-producing nation"
Denny, how much oil is in Afghanistan?
"Republicans claimed unwed teenage mothers were a signal of the moral collapse of our society but now they are just a normal part of American life."
I think Bill Cosby also says this. Given the absolute numbers of unwed teenage mothers, is it has become a normal part of our life, unfortunately.
Now Denny, how about you posting something like that but from another parties angle - just so we know how fair and balanced you are. |
Denny Conn
Senior Member
Username: Denny
Post Number: 6979
Registered: 01-2001
| | Posted on Friday, October 03, 2008 - 05:13 pm: |
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Ron, as soon as I can find one, I'll be happy to.
Personally, I don't see Afghanistan as "nation building". But I also don't see it as going after oil.
The fact that unwed teen mothers are a fact of life doesn't really have anything to do with the Repubs former denunciation of them. |
Dan Listermann
Senior Member
Username: Listermann
Post Number: 5939
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Friday, October 03, 2008 - 08:42 pm: |
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"The fact that unwed teen mothers are a fact of life doesn't really have anything to do with the Repubs former denunciation of them."
"Unwed teen mother" is somewhat synonymous with the Republican code word "welfare queen." |
Bob Wall
Senior Member
Username: Brewdudebob
Post Number: 1890
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Friday, October 03, 2008 - 09:27 pm: |
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"Unwed teen mother" is somewhat synonymous with the Republican code word "welfare queen."
Sheeeesh . . . |
Dan Listermann
Senior Member
Username: Listermann
Post Number: 5940
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Friday, October 03, 2008 - 10:15 pm: |
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Maybe there is no such thing as "Republican code words." |
davidw
Senior Member
Username: Davidw
Post Number: 1874
Registered: 03-2001
| | Posted on Friday, October 03, 2008 - 10:28 pm: |
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Yes Dan, the Repubs have secret decoder rings. Don't the Dems have something similar?
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Bob Wall
Senior Member
Username: Brewdudebob
Post Number: 1892
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Friday, October 03, 2008 - 11:24 pm: |
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I must have missed the meeting where they were handed out. |
Mike Huss
Senior Member
Username: Mikhu
Post Number: 2013
Registered: 03-2003
| | Posted on Friday, October 03, 2008 - 11:39 pm: |
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"Yes Dan, the Repubs have secret decoder rings. Don't the Dems have something similar?"
No, their accessories of choice are tinfoil hats.  |
Bob Wall
Senior Member
Username: Brewdudebob
Post Number: 1893
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, October 04, 2008 - 03:20 am: |
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...speaking of tin-foil hats:
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/02/mckinney-accuses-government-slaughtering -prisoners-dumping-bodies-katrina/
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Brewzz
Advanced Member
Username: Brewzz
Post Number: 513
Registered: 03-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, October 04, 2008 - 08:51 pm: |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH-2Fwx5RU0 |
Brewzz
Advanced Member
Username: Brewzz
Post Number: 514
Registered: 03-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, October 05, 2008 - 03:33 pm: |
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Some more interesting stuff here:
http://www.babylontoday.com/national_debt_clock.htm |
Bob Wall
Senior Member
Username: Brewdudebob
Post Number: 1899
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, October 05, 2008 - 04:19 pm: |
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Brewzz, did you watch this one?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxhYampIl7A
Pretty eye opening.
"It pains me to see y'all still on the plantation with chains on your brain" |
Brewzz
Advanced Member
Username: Brewzz
Post Number: 515
Registered: 03-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, October 05, 2008 - 05:24 pm: |
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Yes Bob,It made me smile quite a bit.I'm a Republican by choice,but lean towards the Libertarian...In political views...
http://www.lp.org/platform
Cheers,Brewzz |
Mike Huss
Senior Member
Username: Mikhu
Post Number: 2014
Registered: 03-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, October 05, 2008 - 05:49 pm: |
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Bob, nice find. That was AWESOME! I can't recall one thing he said that I didn't agree with and he nailed what has always driven me nuts about liberal hypocrisy....  |
Bob Wall
Senior Member
Username: Brewdudebob
Post Number: 1900
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, October 05, 2008 - 06:36 pm: |
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I love that he is wearing a Richard Pryor "Che" shirt. I have an Obama "Che" shirt:
Tonight, I am taking the wife and kids to a Black Crows/Phil Lesh & Phriends show. (Vance and his wife will be there too) I was thinking about wearing it. But I am there for the music and I am afraid I might get beaten up by rabid hippies.
(Message edited by BrewDudeBob on October 05, 2008) |
Bob Wall
Senior Member
Username: Brewdudebob
Post Number: 1901
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, October 05, 2008 - 06:37 pm: |
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And Mike, if you liked the first video, check this one out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imQSuJVFUSU&feature=user |
Dan Listermann
Senior Member
Username: Listermann
Post Number: 5946
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Monday, October 06, 2008 - 12:26 am: |
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"Libertarinism" reminds me of abstinence only sex education. Theoretically it is inarguable, but from a practicle perspective it is a train wreck. |
Mike Huss
Senior Member
Username: Mikhu
Post Number: 2015
Registered: 03-2003
| | Posted on Monday, October 06, 2008 - 12:35 am: |
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Oh man, he's good...REAL good. The A-team was a hoot. He has so many:
The Vote Reaper is a classic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbW64215HA8&NR=1
And then there's the Diddy Retort....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2amXLa-iZGw&feature=related
Good stuff man, good stuff.... |
Bob Wall
Senior Member
Username: Brewdudebob
Post Number: 1902
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Monday, October 06, 2008 - 04:12 am: |
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Who the •••• is this guy?!!! He's ••••••• amazing!!!
I'd vote for him in a heartbeat! |
Bob Wall
Senior Member
Username: Brewdudebob
Post Number: 1903
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Monday, October 06, 2008 - 04:26 am: |
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Oh yeah. Just got back from the show. It was awesome, but they didn't ask Phil to come out for an encore. Half the crowd was there to see Phil and they forgot about us.
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Mike Huss
Senior Member
Username: Mikhu
Post Number: 2016
Registered: 03-2003
| | Posted on Monday, October 06, 2008 - 12:56 pm: |
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Bob, you are going to have to be careful with your announcements that you are going to see Grateful Dead guys. It's going to make it really hard for the lefties to pigeon-hole you!  |
Bob Wall
Senior Member
Username: Brewdudebob
Post Number: 1904
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Monday, October 06, 2008 - 03:26 pm: |
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Here's another video that ought to move you to tears...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUEQz5dltmI |
Denny Conn
Senior Member
Username: Denny
Post Number: 6986
Registered: 01-2001
| | Posted on Monday, October 06, 2008 - 06:38 pm: |
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No, I'm a leftie and I friggin' HATE the Dead. Does that make it harder to stereotype me??? |
Mike Huss
Senior Member
Username: Mikhu
Post Number: 2019
Registered: 03-2003
| | Posted on Monday, October 06, 2008 - 08:10 pm: |
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You and me both Denny, you and me both. Never like 'em, never will. Never liked the Beatles either.
You know, I listen to some nasty metal, I suppose I should be a fan of redneck country to fulfill my stereotype, right Dan? |
Bob Wall
Senior Member
Username: Brewdudebob
Post Number: 1906
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Monday, October 06, 2008 - 08:42 pm: |
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I can't stand pop country. However, I do like many classic country tunes from the likes of Willie, Waylon, Johnny Cash, Jerry Jeff Walker, and countless others. But guys like Garth Brooks need to be put in bamboo cages and poked with sharp sticks. And I absolutely HATE that awful "God Bless The USA" by Lee Greenwood. How can people like that crap? |
Dan Listermann
Senior Member
Username: Listermann
Post Number: 5958
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Monday, October 06, 2008 - 09:50 pm: |
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I suppose that there are conservatives who appreciate classical music . . . . somewhere. |
Chumley
Senior Member
Username: Chumley
Post Number: 5621
Registered: 02-2003
| | Posted on Monday, October 06, 2008 - 10:14 pm: |
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I don't think so, Dan....everyone knows that there is no such thing as a conservative elitist.....
....well, not since Bill Buckley died. |
Mike Huss
Senior Member
Username: Mikhu
Post Number: 2022
Registered: 03-2003
| | Posted on Monday, October 06, 2008 - 10:22 pm: |
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Yeah, libs pretty much have a monopoly on the elitist thing.  |
Bill Pierce
Moderator
Username: Billpierce
Post Number: 9320
Registered: 01-2002
| | Posted on Monday, October 06, 2008 - 10:29 pm: |
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I don't know. Bill Bennett (whom I actually listen to on occasion) sometimes seems to be trying to fill Buckley's shoes. |
Brewzz
Advanced Member
Username: Brewzz
Post Number: 519
Registered: 03-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 07, 2008 - 12:24 am: |
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I like classical music...alot!
I was brought up on it...but then,of course,both my parents were democrats back then......
Brewzz
Oh yeah,I saw the Dead in a park in San Fransicko back in '68...thought they were cool then...LOL |
Bob Wall
Senior Member
Username: Brewdudebob
Post Number: 1907
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 07, 2008 - 01:22 am: |
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I would have to say that the Dead are like the Lambic of Rock Music. Either you really like them or you can't stand 'em. They are an acquired taste.
Is Denny's hatred for the Dead perhaps a form of "Bimodal Thinking"?
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Denny Conn
Senior Member
Username: Denny
Post Number: 6988
Registered: 01-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 07, 2008 - 05:52 pm: |
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I've seen the Dead maybe 20 times and I've been paid to be there every time! And each time I think "2 drummers and you STILL can't hear the backbeat!" ;) |
Bob Wall
Senior Member
Username: Brewdudebob
Post Number: 1909
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 07, 2008 - 10:00 pm: |
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Pearls before swine... |
Denny Conn
Senior Member
Username: Denny
Post Number: 6989
Registered: 01-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 08, 2008 - 03:52 pm: |
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Or swine before pearls...... |
Bob Wall
Senior Member
Username: Brewdudebob
Post Number: 1923
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 12:32 am: |
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Just don't put lipstick on it!
anyway, here's a Howard Stern audio clip of a "Man on the Street" interview with Obama Supporters
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/999596/
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Denny Conn
Senior Member
Username: Denny
Post Number: 6998
Registered: 01-2001
| | Posted on Friday, October 17, 2008 - 04:49 pm: |
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There are idiots everywhere, on both sides of political viewpoints, Bob... |
Bob Wall
Senior Member
Username: Brewdudebob
Post Number: 1928
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Friday, October 17, 2008 - 09:32 pm: |
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Maybe so, but it much easier to find them on the Left. When it comes to the Loony Left, their vocal amplitude is inversely proportional to their intelligence quotient. |
Dan Listermann
Senior Member
Username: Listermann
Post Number: 6007
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Friday, October 17, 2008 - 09:48 pm: |
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LOL! Ever hear of "Right Wingnuts?" Just tune into any radio talk show. |
Bill Pierce
Moderator
Username: Billpierce
Post Number: 9354
Registered: 01-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, October 18, 2008 - 03:09 am: |
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Bob, the landscape on both ends of the political spectrum is littered with looneys. Your own bias limits your perspective. |
Bob Wall
Senior Member
Username: Brewdudebob
Post Number: 1929
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, October 18, 2008 - 03:48 am: |
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Ditto Bill, Ditto. |
Dan Listermann
Senior Member
Username: Listermann
Post Number: 6008
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, October 18, 2008 - 12:49 pm: |
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In bimodal thinking there are only "good guys" and "bad guys." Babbling about "ends of the political spectrum" implies that there might be a middle. This is obviously "fuzzy thinking." |
Denny Conn
Senior Member
Username: Denny
Post Number: 6999
Registered: 01-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, October 18, 2008 - 05:09 pm: |
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How about this for an example???
Radio host Bob Grant asserted that Obama created an " 'O' flag," but apparent flag in question was Ohio's
Summary: Radio host Bob Grant asserted that Sen. Barack Obama "is not content with just having several American flags, plain old American flags with the 50 states represented by 50 stars[.] He has the 'O' flag." However, the flag to which Grant apparently referred was actually the Ohio state flag.
From the October 15 edition of WABC Radio's Bob Grant Show:
GRANT: Let me ask you this question, since you are aware of patriotic symbols. Maybe you don't know the answer. I'll be frank. I don't know the answer to this one, but what is that flag that Obama's been standing in front of that looks like an American flag, but instead of having the field of 50 stars representing the 50 states, there's a circle? Would someone please tell me what that is? Is the circle --
CALLER: Well, I thought it was our new flag.
GRANT: -- the "O" for Obama? Is that what it is?
CALLER: I thought it was our new flag. I thought we now instituted a new one under Obama, because we're going to change everything, and none of it is gonna be positive. And do people's mindset that Palin would be any kind of an adverse person around nuclear weapons, when you have somebody who has absolute deceived everybody from his onset of his life --
GRANT: All right, Sue. I want to thank you very much for your call. It's a pleasure to hear from someone who's paying attention to what's going on out there.
But really folks, did you notice Obama is not content with just having several American flags, plain old American flags with the 50 states represented by 50 stars? He has the "O" flag. And that's what that "O" is. That's what that "O" is. Just like he did with the plane he was using. He had the flag painted over, and the "O" for Obama. Now, these are symptom -- these things are symptomatic of a person who would like to be a potentate -- a dictator. And I really see this in this man.
Hey, I could be wrong. But I wouldn't say this on this great radio station if I didn't think there was some merit in this conjecture. And I stress conjecture. And so much of what we talk about is conjecture, is theory, is opinion based on intuition, based on some facts, based on some history.
I don't want to overdramatize this. Being dramatic, I must confess, does come easy to some of us, because, maybe that's why we're in this business. It is show business, is it not? I know some of my colleagues don't want to admit that, but they are the greatest showmen in the world. And I tell you this. I tell you this quite seriously. I am alarmed at the prospect of his election. I -- I would hope that if he is elected, that I could come before you one day and say, "Hey, there was no need to be alarmed, I was wrong."
Because I care about the United States of America and what future we may have much more than I care about being right or being wrong, having my candidate win or having my candidate lose. I want to know how many of you people think about the significance of the election.
http://mediamatters.org/items/200810160022?f=h_latest
(Message edited by denny on October 18, 2008) |
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