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THE SLIGHTLY MODERATED BOXING RING
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11933<i>why isn't Bush pushing for higher interest rates? </i> The waTigerPaw-5/3/2002
11932Of course, as I noted, some public agencies are worth having. You have still notNeocon-5/3/2002
11931Lets see if there is an example of what the future of America would be under wilTigerPaw-5/3/2002
11930<i>"and some things might better be contracted out</i>" NSolon-5/3/2002
11929<i>"Unless you are using the term homophobe very narrowly I disagree Solon-5/3/2002
11928Hey, you're not going to convince him of anything. If you're a statistLazarus_Long-5/3/2002
11927<i>"You're kidding, right?</i>" About what. Your remSolon-5/3/2002
11926See, Objectivists agree with me. Animals do not have fundamental rights.Neocon-5/3/2002
11925Tim, thought I would jump in to make a few points. The simplest thing is to asNeocon15/3/2002
11924The simple fact is animals do have certain rights. If you own a cat, dog or horaverage joe-5/3/2002
11923You're kidding, right? The public sector is laden with layabout hacks weaneBill-5/3/2002
11922Thanks. Philosophy I know about......Neocon-5/3/2002
11921Brilliant.one_less-5/3/2002
11920<i>"I also summarized how your original assertion had been discrediteSolon-5/3/2002
11919Okay, party, bonus.....Neocon-5/3/2002
11918I am not able to come up with a justification to require it (at the moment). So one_less-5/3/2002
11917I have no objection to giving Tweety a fighting chance. I just don't think iNeocon-5/3/2002
11916<i>"We eat them, raise them for fur, and use them in experiments. Whaone_less-5/3/2002
11915Not on your bloody life! (Or, more to the point, mine.)Lazarus_Long-5/3/2002
11914We do not assure their well- being under our watch. We eat them, raise them for Neocon-5/3/2002
11913I feel like jumping in for awhile, considering the dog- pack nature of the attacNeocon-5/3/2002
11912<i>to ratchet him back to reality</i> Don't put the wrench away.Lazarus_Long-5/3/2002
11911<i>Many people who would die in more primitive cultures due to certain afLazarus_Long-5/3/2002
11910<i> All I did was point out to someone that people rarely amass great wealTimF-5/3/2002
11909<i>But, in the end, I can see no real reason to be inhibited about using rone_less-5/3/2002
11908<i> Well, in the US I understand there is such a right. Depending on how yTimF-5/3/2002
11907<i>"Can you understand why your comment might have triggered a "one_less-5/3/2002
11906I see you have added to your post. Suppose you were a Korean businessman in the Neocon-5/3/2002
11905<i>"She was irrational (well, more so than normal :-)</i>"Solon-5/3/2002
11904Sure can tell which side of the pond you're on from that one. Privileges? Lazarus_Long-5/3/2002
11903<i>I'd rather have a private monopoly run by Bill Gates than a publiLazarus_Long-5/3/2002
11902Aw...so he got carried away a bit while thinking about his new theories and suchSolon-5/3/2002
11901If by "take the party line" you mean that I will be against gun controTimF-5/3/2002
11900<i>A collaborative and deliberative process is much preferred to the anarcLazarus_Long-5/3/2002
11899Anyone who is capable of distinguishing between tyranny and just government knowNeocon-5/3/2002
11898She was irrational (well, more so than normal :-) ) and said she felt terrified-Lazarus_Long-5/3/2002
11897I can argue my original estimate of 60 million. Yet, I could have said he createBill-5/3/2002
11896<i>NAS</i> National Association of Sychotics? I thought Steven did Lazarus_Long-5/3/2002
11895RE:So maybe the number should be 20 million? WTF is the difference? Since you aBald Eagle-5/3/2002
11894Both.Lazarus_Long-5/3/2002
11893That's really from The Onion, right? Or is Slate a layer of The Onion? So Lazarus_Long-5/3/2002
11892It was an estimate. There are approximately 100 million information systems workBill-5/3/2002
11891Wow! That is some story. She was close to coma, I guess. That is frightening Solon-5/3/2002
11890But what are 'rights' except what our government, or whatever body has pthames_sider-5/3/2002
11889Actually, I rely on Hobbes. The right to self- defense is inalienable, because tNeocon-5/3/2002
11888<i> Generally homopbes have a sense of being "threatened". This TimF-5/3/2002
11887Well, in the US I understand there is such a right. Depending on how you define thames_sider-5/3/2002
11886<i>I would rather kill myself with high doses of morphine than of water<Lazarus_Long-5/3/2002
11885By the way, I have never belonged to the NRA, nor have I ever owned a gun. I do,Neocon-5/3/2002
11884Well, yes, that would be desirable as well......Neocon-5/3/2002
11883<i> -in cuffs.</i> My guess is strait jacket, not cuffs....jlallen-5/3/2002
11882I have no particular opinion on the king's efficacy. It was my impression thNeocon-5/3/2002
11881<i> Interesting world you live in.</i> There used to be a TV show ajlallen-5/3/2002
11880Me too. And just as soon as the demolibs and antigun nuts retract all their misjlallen-5/3/2002
11879I hadn't heard of him before, admittedly. But he does sound like an embarrathames_sider-5/3/2002
11878<i> "No my position has pretty much been the same the whole time"TimF-5/3/2002
11877The problem is that this kingship doesn't have any long local roots - not acthames_sider-5/3/2002
11876Oh. OK. Then you shall have your reward. READY! AIM! ....... :-) You thiLazarus_Long-5/3/2002
11875I think La Pierre pops off too much, and that was one of his worst. He should isNeocon-5/3/2002
11874<i>The finest Scotch does not compare with a valium and demerol IV drip.Lazarus_Long-5/3/2002
11873Dynastic politics shines through even in republics, in more primitive parts of tNeocon-5/3/2002
11872Yep. The truth often hurts....jlallen-5/3/2002
11871<i>They just want tax and estate laws that will let them collect simple iLazarus_Long-5/3/2002
11870<i>Clinton as a paragon of integrity. </i> ROTFLMAO!!!!! You know wLazarus_Long-5/3/2002
11869But true.Lazarus_Long-5/3/2002
11868Clinton as a paragon of integrity. Interesting world you live in. I agree wTimF-5/3/2002
11867Thank you for giving me your daily dose of venom. Now, quit cheating your clientBald Eagle-5/3/2002
11866What is the basis, in ethics, for asserting that animals have rights? We are adjNeocon-5/3/2002
11865Ho de ho ho....Neocon-5/3/2002
11864Animals are not innocents in the sense you seem to be using it. They are not morNeocon-5/3/2002
11863Ouch!jlallen-5/3/2002
11862"Integrity" and "Clinton" are two words which never belong ijlallen-5/3/2002
11861LOL! That's a very ironic statement coming from you...jlallen-5/3/2002
11860You're a boob. I never even saw the post by Bill you referred to. And...asjlallen-5/3/2002
11859yummy...average joe-5/3/2002
11858I guess my point is that a lot of the drugs we depend on have natural sources. average joe-5/3/2002
11857Bull Clone Stumps Brazil Scientists Expecting Cow Mon Apr 29, 8:22 PM ET SAO long-gone-5/3/2002
11856Thanks for the civilized response. It was better than your first post to me wherBald Eagle-5/3/2002
11855Another favourite, of course, is gun control. Emphases original, not mine. slathames_sider-5/3/2002
11854It's too quiet here, and very repetitive. Let's have a piece pointing othames_sider-5/3/2002
11853Oh come on. Just a small attempt at humor.bearshark-5/3/2002
11852He was fun, eh?! That part about enemies increasing the <b>velocity</bSolon-5/3/2002
11851STOP IT! YOU'RE KILLING ME! My laugh chakras are accelerating so fast theyLazarus_Long-5/3/2002
11850I would rather kill myself with high doses of morphine than of water, but I knowSolon-5/3/2002
11849My point is that because something is natural, it is not always "good for yLazarus_Long-5/3/2002
11848<i>"you could stop taking it and see a psychic healer for your heart Solon-5/3/2002
11847Consider that the human population that exists today would be significantly smaRick Julian-5/3/2002
11846This will give you everything you want to know about everything. druglibrary.orSolon-5/3/2002
11845<i>"And they happily assume because it's "natural", it&average joe-5/3/2002
11844That is a powerful post. Still, there is another side to the story. There are Solon-5/3/2002
11843And they happily assume because it's "natural", it's safe- -inLazarus_Long-5/3/2002
11842<i>I don't take natural remedies amd haveonly had one long term prescrLazarus_Long-5/3/2002
11841<i>Suppose all the oil companies in the US were either combined into one oaverage joe-5/3/2002
11840<i>I would be dead right now if it weren't for modern medicine.</i&Lazarus_Long-5/3/2002
11839Right on, Steven. Perfect. You hit it right down the line. I've been tryiLazarus_Long-5/3/2002
11838Please review average life expectancy and infant mortality rates in cultures thaDayuhan-5/3/2002
11837DeBeers seems to be a pretty stable cartel. And nothing, including single compLazarus_Long-5/3/2002
11836<i> IMO, the gang here is overwhelmingly left brained. Therefore it comes Dayuhan-5/3/2002
11835No, you have not. What you are impressed with is your own verbosity. Either pLazarus_Long-5/3/2002
11834I knew people who refused to consume "natural remedies" but gladly stuRick Julian-5/3/2002
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