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Old 02-25-2011, 08:42 AM
 
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It baffles me that a person with any level of sanity can compare the political/union ramblings of Wisconsin to the situation in Libya. I've seen a couple of our liberal posters make this comparison along with comparing the governor of WI Scott Walker to Libya dictator Muammar al-Gaddafi, please do yourself a favor and educate yourself.

Scott Walker is proposing a very controversial piece of legislation and people who are for and against it have been protesting in the WI state capital for a week now. As far as we can tell there has been very little physical confrontation between the 2 groups and the biggest physical threat to the people there is fighting over the free pizza being sent from all over the country.

Muammar al-Gaddafi has ordered his military to shoot and kill protesters on site, he has groups of murderous thugs walking the streets shooting people in their homes. He ordered the Libyan air force to bomb peaceful protesters using fighter jets and he's openly said that he would die before giving up power to the people of Libya.

I know we disagree about many things and our conversations can get pretty heated but don't be stupid, making outrageous claims claims like these are offensive to the people of Libya who are hiding in their homes or burying their innocent family members.
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Old 02-25-2011, 08:43 AM
 
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This is by design. Those orders have been passed down through the ranks.
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Old 02-25-2011, 08:44 AM
 
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This is by design. Those orders have been passed down through the ranks.
I'm well aware of this but I would hope that we have some rational people here who can actually learn something today. There's no reason why lies passed down have to continue to flow.
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Old 02-25-2011, 08:45 AM
 
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It's propoganda and disinformation.
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Old 02-25-2011, 08:45 AM
 
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I'm well aware of this but I would hope that we have some rational people here who can actually learn something today. There's no reason why lies passed down have to continue to flow.
They will continue to flow because the Propaganda ministry (WH) won't quit.
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Old 02-25-2011, 08:46 AM
 
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This is by design. Those orders have been passed down through the ranks.
Please do tell me who is issuing orders to me.

I want to know where to send the bill for my services.

What kind of tinfoil do you use for your hats?
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Old 02-25-2011, 08:46 AM
 
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It baffles me that a person with any level of sanity can compare the political/union ramblings of Wisconsin to the situation in Libya. I've seen a couple of our liberal posters make this comparison along with comparing the governor of WI Scott Walker to Libya dictator Muammar al-Gaddafi, please do yourself a favor and educate yourself.

Scott Walker is proposing a very controversial piece of legislation and people who are for and against it have been protesting in the WI state capital for a week now. As far as we can tell there has been very little physical confrontation between the 2 groups and the biggest physical threat to the people there is fighting over the free pizza being sent from all over the country.

Muammar al-Gaddafi has ordered his military to shoot and kill protesters on site, he has groups of murderous thugs walking the streets shooting people in their homes. He ordered the Libyan air force to bomb peaceful protesters using fighter jets and he's openly said that he would die before giving up power to the people of Libya.

I know we disagree about many things and our conversations can get pretty heated but don't be stupid, making outrageous claims claims like these are offensive to the people of Libya who are hiding in their homes or burying their innocent family members.
You are correct, as Paul Ryan and Glenn Beck say, Walker is more like Mubarak
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Old 02-25-2011, 08:49 AM
 
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You are correct, as Paul Ryan and Glenn Beck say, Walker is more like Mubarak
I guess my attempt to bring rational thinking and minimal education to some really stupid people isn't going to work.
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Old 02-25-2011, 08:53 AM
 
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Please do tell me who is issuing orders to me.

I want to know where to send the bill for my services.

What kind of tinfoil do you use for your hats?
My guess would be whatever Soros group you belong to.
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Old 02-25-2011, 08:58 AM
 
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My guess would be whatever Soros group you belong to.

If you mean George Soros, I wouldn't know. In fact I have no idea what you are talking about, except that he is a popular target for right wing loonies.


I did see his interview with Fareed Zakariah this past weekend, and frankly it was the first time I have ever heard him speak.

And he seemed nothing like what the RWNJ's described.

So again, what kind of tinfoil do you use?

Why aren't you out there using your considerable telephathic abilities to fight crime and stop terrorism?
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