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To: Knighty Tin who wrote (122688)	5/18/2010 1:28:49 PM
From: longnshort	1 Recommendation Respond to of 132070

yeah the murder rate in the black inner cities are so much better now. And guys like Thomas Sowell and Walter Williams came out of the harlem Public School system and went on to get PHDs. that doesn't happen today

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (122688)	5/18/2010 5:44:50 PM
From: Knighty Tin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Rand Paul sounds a lot like his father, with perhaps a larger dash of sanity thrown in. Despite the fact he is in the GOP, I think he will be a thorn in their side and will not go along with their corporate bootlicking. The "Rand Paul Supporters" who were harrassing other voters at the polls seem to be only 6 Teabaggers. The reports didn't say this, but my guess is that alcohol may have been served before they went to vote. In no way is Paul responsible for the actions of some of the crazies in the Teabagger Movement. It does show the depth of the hypocrisy of "we wuv da Constitution" among some of the baggers. They love the Constitution where it helps them win and will abuse it if there is any chance they will lose their govt. handouts. The Connecticut guy, Bloomberg, who tried to say he served in Vietnam when he actually pulled a George W. Bush and was in a Marine reserve unit in the States, has been caught and should drop out of the race. He also got several deferments, ala Cheney, to make sure he stayed out of Nam until a reserve position would open up. There is nothing wrong with seeking a deferment and there is certainly nothing wrong with serving in the Marine Reserves. But there is something wrong in waving Old Glory and lying about your service.

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (122688)	5/20/2010 8:24:20 PM
From: Skeeter Bug	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Knighty, as for blue collar... obama may yet give enough trillions to his billionaire buddies to turn me into a blue collar worker... give him time. i support the theory of america... not the p*ss poor applications of that theory by selfish people. there is no doubt that groups were singled out and treated like crap, and still are in many way, but that doesn't "freedom" is bad. btw, i saw rand's tortured defense of disagreeing with the 10th part of the civil rights act. i think he's wrong - and i think most people can distinguish between a person and an inanimate object. i understand his argument, i just disagree with it. it is a very similar argument that freedom and i had regarding states out lawing smoking in restaurants. freedom took rand's stance and i argued against it. i wonder if rand would have a problem with states outlawing public businesses from discriminating based on race.