Tag: politics
member name: Ron Hall
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September 17, 2008 10:09 AM EDT --
No, I'm not running for the presidency. By "my Vice President", I mean the person I believe is working for my interests; someone I could be proud of, and in turn would inspire . . .
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September 09, 2006 06:26 PM EDT --
Dog Eat Dog - it's not in the Bible, is it? So why does our culture behave as though this nod to cannibalism is some kind of sacrament?
And if it turns out dogs don't eat dogs, should we embrace . . .
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January 30, 2007 05:55 PM EST --
I'll keep this short.
I've been thinking about jazz music a lot for the last few months, and finally the article crystalized in my mind. It took me about 3 hours but I got it written down . . .
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August 05, 2007 08:22 PM EDT --
Something becomes "ancient history" rather quickly in America these days. I've been stewing lately on how it could be George Bush is president of the United States. . . .
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September 05, 2008 08:29 AM EDT --
Janie and I decided to walk the four blocks from our 7th Street home in downtown Saint Paul, and welcome the visitors to our fine, economically stagnant backwater. . . .
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November 28, 2008 03:47 PM EST --
Please feel free to observe that I am as comfortable with my point of view as any "You", and so who am I to advocate openmindedness (with the full audacity of suggesting it start with . . .
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April 26, 2006 04:16 PM EDT --
I've tried to tone this down and take out the passion and horror I feel, but with no luck. And it could well be I haven't adequately examined all my logic, but here goes.
Was Jesus wrong about . . .
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November 04, 2006 02:58 PM EST --
There are at least three telling signs I've seen - indications that the Republican party is not optimistic about their chances in this election.
1) A great many of Mr. Bush's appearances . . .
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November 10, 2008 08:22 PM EST --
It's so very Buck-Rogers these days, and we think nothing of it. I know we don't have any flying cars yet (and if homeland security is more than just an ad campaign, we will never have flying . . .
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January 02, 2009 08:41 PM EST --
In Minnesota, the sun is irrelevant.
It's a light source.
The other morning the news was reporting an overnight low of ten and an afternoon high of twenty. The skies . . .
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December 13, 2008 10:08 PM EST --
A while back I was debating Obama, Palin, et al with a troll, and he went on a looooong rant in which he made about 37 assertions. I love it when this happens, frankly, because it lets us sit back . . .
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December 30, 2005 04:40 PM EST --
Briefly: I propose the following changes in the presidential (and maybe all) elections: we vote, and if no one candidate gets a majority of the votes, we have a runoff election one week later. . . .
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October 24, 2006 10:25 AM EDT --
The Republicans aren't the only party tearing themselves up from the inside this election season; the Democrats have been doing it for years. You can see it in the strings of Gather posts, hear . . .
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August 13, 2006 11:07 AM EDT --
Would anyone care to point out the moral, diplomatic or stategic value of using the term "Islamic Fascists" in a press statement likely to be viewed by a billion people or more?
What would you . . .
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October 03, 2006 09:34 PM EDT --
My feeling about immigration - whether legal or illegal - is if you're not comfortable competing with immigrants, you have no right calling yourself a conservative. We're talking core American . . .
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October 27, 2006 09:44 PM EDT --
When I hear the defense and offense being mounted by the Bush White House at this time, it sounds awfully half-hearted to me. Could it be that the mess has been made, and over the next 6 or so years . . .
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January 21, 2007 10:46 PM EST --
I re-surface this question from time to time, because I have yet to see a really enlightening answer. I've tried, and others have made good efforts, but I know someone out . . .
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April 16, 2007 09:27 PM EDT --
Back when I proudly trumpeted my conservative credentials, I was not above thinking and saying some pretty mean things. Certainly, the phrase “too dumb to live” passed my lips more than . . .
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May 18, 2007 06:48 PM EDT --
I have a friend who is tapped into every trend that comes along.
When de-cluttering was all the rage, his formely cozy living room turned into a sofa, two chairs, an end table, lamp . . .
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August 17, 2006 06:33 PM EDT --
The epithet "Islamic fascists" is growing in popularity. I wish it would not.
Here is why.
There are fascists. There are Islamists. These are two separate groups that have . . .
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