Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are...
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John D. Giorgis
jxg9@...
Oct 2, 2004 7:51 pm
... Ahem. As were Democrats. JDG _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l...
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Medievalbk@...
Oct 2, 2004 7:58 pm
The trouble with the world in arms is that no one is currently selling a strong enough deodorant. ... _______________________________________________ ...
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Ronn!Blankenship
ronn.blankenship@...
Oct 2, 2004 8:02 pm
... That stinks. -- Ronn! :) "Earth is the cradle of humanity, but one cannot remain in the cradle forever." -- Konstantin E. Tsiolkovskiy ...
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John D. Giorgis
jxg9@...
Oct 2, 2004 8:27 pm
Last week, I was a solid 10-4, as the Upset Special went to 2-1 on New Orleans' overtime win in St. Louis. For the year, I am 28-18. Now, on to an...
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JDG
jdg@...
Oct 2, 2004 10:50 pm
... I don't think that the presence of spaceships or aliens necessarily requires the use of science. Certainly not in the way Erik proposed. For example, a...
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JDG
jdg@...
Oct 2, 2004 10:50 pm
... This would eliminate novels like _Alas, Babylon_, _On the Beach_, and _A Canticle for Leibowitz_ - which I would be uncomfortable with. I guess the first...
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David Brin
dbrin@...
Oct 2, 2004 11:19 pm
Ah, more BS. Of COURSE the widely circulated illustration was tendentious and exaggerated to the point of lying. Duh. You are right that the storm tracks are...
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Doug Pensinger
brighto@...
Oct 2, 2004 11:24 pm
On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 15:31:08 -0400, John D. Giorgis <jxg9@...> ... The difference being that the Dems are _better_ now. -- Doug IMO, of course. ...
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Ronn!Blankenship
ronn.blankenship@...
Oct 3, 2004 12:14 am
... "That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and...
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David Brin
dbrin@...
Oct 3, 2004 12:27 am
... But there are some good lines, especially the ones likely actually spoken by Jesus. This one Ronn quoted is a good un. ... Still, the Lord did smite quite...
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John D. Giorgis
jxg9@...
Oct 3, 2004 12:28 am
... Oh really? ... It sounds like you are agreeing with me. Or is it BS? BTW, these were not "exaggerations" of the storm's track. The storms' track is...
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David Brin
dbrin@...
Oct 3, 2004 12:39 am
Can it, John. Your behavior is generally vastly contemptuous, I do not need lectures from you and reject any. The storm tracks were NOT as innacurate as you...
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John D. Giorgis
jxg9@...
Oct 3, 2004 12:43 am
In case anyone is interested, the following message as labled "more BS" by ... simply look at the official hurricane track maps and compare it to this silly...
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John D. Giorgis
jxg9@...
Oct 3, 2004 1:07 am
... This would be as opposed to your behavior of friendly respect for other viewpoints? ... Oh really? Check out the following picture for the *actual*...
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Medievalbk@...
Oct 3, 2004 1:18 am
The very unusual happened. When I emailed Dr. Brin the start of this story, instead of the more expected one word, one sentence, or one paragraph comment, he...
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John D. Giorgis
jxg9@...
Oct 3, 2004 1:22 am
... So, Dr. Brin, would you say that John Kerry and Bill Clinton also, quote, "NEVER expected to find WMD" in Iraq? They're both on the record as being...
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John D. Giorgis
jxg9@...
Oct 3, 2004 2:13 am
... If you define better as the Democrats having grabbed the mantle of isolationism from the 1930's and 1940's Repubicans. JDG ...
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John D. Giorgis
jxg9@...
Oct 3, 2004 2:16 am
... Isn't the traditional caricature of a neo-conservative as a Jew? JDG - You know, Wolfowitz and the like.... ...
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David Brin
dbrin@...
Oct 3, 2004 3:07 am
... Yes, that is completely true and it has nothing at all to do with the Christianity practiced by Jimmy Carter or Bill Clinton or Bob Dole. What it DOES...
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John D. Giorgis
jxg9@...
Oct 3, 2004 3:20 am
... Despicable? On what possible grounds are you accusing me of despicable actions? The largest single Christian denomination in the US is Roman Catholic, and ...
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David Brin
dbrin@...
Oct 3, 2004 4:03 am
... If I weren't sick of your sophistry I would ask to see the proof. In any event, it's ridiculous. W put the country & the world into full-throated...
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David Brin
dbrin@...
Oct 3, 2004 4:04 am
... ARE YOU COMPLETELY NUTS? YOU USE QUOTES TO DELIBERATELY CRAM WORDS THAT I NEVER SAID DOWN MY MOUTH AND YOU DON'T EVEN TAKE THE TIME TO PONDER WHY IT MAKES...
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Doug Pensinger
brighto@...
Oct 3, 2004 5:03 am
... Where did he say that it was an official viewpoint of Christianity? -- Doug _______________________________________________ ...
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Doug Pensinger
brighto@...
Oct 3, 2004 5:25 am
On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 22:05:09 -0400, John D. Giorgis <jxg9@...> ... I was thinking more in terms of racists bolting to the Republican party when the...
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Russell Chapman
rchapman@...
Oct 3, 2004 12:08 pm
... Well, I can guess that there were more than for ours... The "Great Debate" between our 2 aspiring leaders was out-rated by Australian Idol... Who won ours...
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John D. Giorgis
jxg9@...
Oct 3, 2004 12:45 pm
... In the United States, all the major TV networks have voluntarily agreed not to show major entertainment events at the same time as any of the four debates....
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John D. Giorgis
jxg9@...
Oct 3, 2004 12:45 pm
... Of course you were. ... was just self-evidentlyf referring to race relations and not defense/foreign policy. Good grief. JDG ...
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John D. Giorgis
jxg9@...
Oct 3, 2004 12:48 pm
... " it is your fearless leader who openly supports an idological movement that officially looks forward to " There's the word "official" in plain living...
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Alberto Monteiro
albmont@...
Oct 3, 2004 2:35 pm
... /me too. And the current oil crisis is specially critic to China - which some Machievellic minds think is the _whole_ purpose of Bush's failure to peacify...