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5 | 17.86% |
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4 | 14.29% |
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9 | 32.14% |
| No, I don't think my Kommissar would approve |
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| Party? I'm with whoever has the most beer. |
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7 | 25.00% |
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08-25-2004, 12:16 PM
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lobber of scimitars
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We re-met about 18-20 years after graduation because she was a poll worker (for the Dems) at my local polling place. She recognized me, and we spent a lot of time catching up before I went in to vote. Through some very unusual coincidences, she had also ended up being my best friend's divorce lawyer, largely because she was a pagan attorney. So ... this past primary, I see her again (the polls are where we keep in touch) and instead of her usual gauzy skirt and hand-knit sweater from organically raised, gently harvested wool, she was wearing a sensible business suit ... as we started our hugs and greetings, she whispered in my ear "You gotta know this ... I'm a Republican now and don't let anybody know that I was pagan. I'm Catholic again." She went on to explain that she has political aspirations, and such information would not serve her well.
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08-17-2004, 10:43 PM
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changed his status to single
Join Date: Apr 2004
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if they were assured of only one term would the real crooks really be drawn to these positions still?
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08-17-2004, 11:40 PM
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still eats dirt
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Tampa, FL
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Oh, oh, oh, I'm confused about selection #7 -- what happens if my Kommissar isn't in town?
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08-18-2004, 07:21 AM
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still says videotape
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08-18-2004, 09:52 AM
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still eats dirt
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Tampa, FL
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Now I have to ask: what is a Kommissar?
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08-18-2004, 02:26 AM
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lobber of scimitars
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I'll go for the beer.
Makes for a far better party. I think we tried to start a new political party here once before. The Aloyicious Party, IIRC. Named after one of the guy's dogs.
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08-18-2004, 07:26 AM
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still says videotape
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I'll second a corporation is not a person and add the end of the Imperial Presidency.
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08-18-2004, 10:01 AM
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lobber of scimitars
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The Communist official whose job it is to make sure that you are correctly politically indoctrinated and not in need of reeducation or perhaps even relocation to a special camp or school where you will learn to express proper appreciation of the Worker's Paradise in which you live.
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08-18-2004, 10:03 AM
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08-24-2004, 07:32 PM
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Momma always said parties are from the debil.
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08-24-2004, 07:43 PM
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Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult
Join Date: Jan 2001
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I think that a good idea would also be that in addition to your planks, to eliminate the congressional pension. I can see your party in about fifty years going bankrupt due to all those pensions draining tax dollars. One term should not entitle you to a salary for life.
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08-25-2004, 02:34 AM
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No more TV or radio advertizing in National Elections. You want to know what a candidate stands for - you have to read about it in a paper or news magazine. This would serve two purposes, knock down the "billionaire factor" a couple of notches, and ensure that voters would be forced to make a somewhat more reasoned choice then that given by sound bites and media hype.
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08-25-2004, 12:20 PM
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still says videotape
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