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To: epicure who wrote (23989)7/13/2006 2:38:19 PM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 543134
 
Is it a violation of "the rules" to post excerpts from a PM without attributing it so the person's ID remains private?

Or maybe just paraphrase.

OK, paraphrasing:

"Why don't human rights types care about the Americans who are tortured and killed by terrorists?

All they care about are war crimes committed by a tiny minority of Americans.

Muslims need to learn that if they torture and kill Americans they will 'reap what they sow.'"


("Reap what they sow" is a direct quote.) (Direct quote given because it's the money quote.)

I've given up trying to respond, it's like playing whack-a-mole.

They make argument #1, I give reply #1.

They make argument #2, I give reply #2.

They make argument #3, I give reply #3.

Then they make argument #1 again.

(Whack-a-mole analogy stolen from John Derbyshire talking about creationists.)

(Posted here because it supports my argument that if it's "us against them" I don't care to be in their number.)



To: epicure who wrote (23989)7/15/2006 2:41:02 PM
From: DavesM  Respond to of 543134
 
re: "Breaking news: Energy Exec calls for CO2 Reduction"

Why is this so surprising? Duke isn't the first to support CO2 reduction. I believe Ken Lay and Enron also supported CO2 Reduction - Mr. Lay and Enron were in fact a big supporters of the Kyoto Treaty.