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THE SLIGHTLY MODERATED BOXING RING
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18233<i> the cynic in me is inclined to guess that most were Democrats before tLazarus_Long-7/26/2002
18232Hey. don't worry about it. If it misses, you've got nothing to worry abLazarus_Long-7/26/2002
18231Ah, the inscrutable Mr. Allen...Lane3-7/25/2002
18230I learned in elementary school that there is "good posture" and "Original Mad Dog-7/25/2002
18229I don't "posture". That's a demolib pinhead kinda thing. I cajlallen-7/25/2002
18228I'm beginning to recognize that you posture as you do as a counterbalance toLane3-7/25/2002
18227<i>But it's like pulling teeth to get you to say something balanced.&ljlallen-7/25/2002
18226LOL! You forgot the -g-. BTW, I consider Iran/Contra a non-event.Bill-7/25/2002
18225I remembered that you were of that opinion. That's why I made the point. BLane3-7/25/2002
18224I agree. Ollie North and Poindexter should have been hung...jlallen-7/25/2002
18223<i>He's pond scum.</i> I don't have any problem with callinLane3-7/25/2002
18222<i>But I do make a distinction between abusing one's office to cover ujlallen-7/25/2002
18221<i>Clinton violated his oath of office and used the powers of the presidenLane3-7/25/2002
18220<i>I find that less serious, though, than deceit in the performance of onejlallen-7/25/2002
18219Maybe so others. Not me. Reagan made a major blunder in Beirut. No question. jlallen-7/25/2002
18218<i>But Clinton is in a different league when it comes to sleazy. No politiLane3-7/25/2002
18217Perhaps I should have said that some people try to diminish the severity of ClinBill-7/25/2002
18216I thought Newtie's serving of papers on his hospitalized wife was a classic.Original Mad Dog-7/25/2002
18215<i>But Clinton is in a different league when it comes to sleazy.</i>Dayuhan-7/25/2002
18214Let's just say that you seemed disproportionately concerned with the bendingDayuhan-7/25/2002
18213<i>Unfortunately, some people excuse Clinton's behaviour with the &quoDayuhan-7/25/2002
18212LOL! Would you prefer I used Lyndon Johnson as my benchmark of sleaze? :-)Original Mad Dog-7/25/2002
18211Such high regard for Clinton is unwarranted, IMO. :-)Bill-7/25/2002
18210I think Nixon came close to, and maybe exceeded, Clinton's sleaziness.Original Mad Dog-7/25/2002
18209Bush is far from perfect. After all, he is a politician. But Clinton is in a dBill-7/25/2002
18208Poppycock. I never made Bush out to be a saint. I disagree with his policy fjlallen-7/25/2002
18207<i>And the proof for that (false) statement is....? </i> Once when Lane3-7/25/2002
18206Both are usually cited by Dem partisans in trying to justify the stench they supBill-7/25/2002
18205<i>Seems to me like you see evasion of the law as a major issue when you djlallen-7/25/2002
18204That's one argument. This other one "its nothing serious" is equajlallen-7/25/2002
18203Unfortunately, some people excuse Clinton's behaviour with the "EveryboBill-7/25/2002
18202<i>Scrap the rule of law. Let's revert to bannana republic status... &Dayuhan-7/25/2002
18201LOL! OK. Scrap the rule of law. Let's revert to bannana republic status...jlallen-7/25/2002
18200<i>Perjury is perjury. And perjury by a man, a lawyer too, sworn to upholdDayuhan-7/25/2002
18199Sounds like the movie "Casablanca"!theeleventhmuse-7/24/2002
18198I'm glad to see someone making an issue of this. One of the myriad problemsLane3-7/24/2002
18197<i> Route 666 - Way of the Beast </i> I work near a route 66TimF-7/24/2002
18196EARLY AMERICANS MEMORIALIZED TRIUMPH, NOT DEFEAT TueTimF-7/24/2002
18195<i> "POET: I'm trying to remember if I've ever whined toTimF-7/24/2002
18194<i>"The nature of the offence is the same; the degree is somewhat difone_less-7/24/2002
18193Some background on UN Population Fund you might find interesting. Downplaying PLane3-7/24/2002
18192Got it.jlallen-7/24/2002
18191I said "at least its application to him". He never stood for the propOriginal Mad Dog-7/24/2002
18190Clinton disagreed with the law he signed into effect?jlallen-7/24/2002
18189Actually, pardoning them makes is easier to get testimony, because they can no lOriginal Mad Dog-7/24/2002
18188The only fault I place on Reagan for Iran/Contra is not fighting the Boland Amenjlallen-7/24/2002
18187I felt that Reagan's Iran Contra dealings were an incident where he placed hOriginal Mad Dog-7/24/2002
18186Reagan? Bush 41? Nixon I concede.jlallen-7/24/2002
18185Unfortunately, each of the past three Presidents, and of course Nixon a few PresOriginal Mad Dog-7/24/2002
18184<i>But it wasn't some sort of national catastrophe, it did not permanejlallen-7/24/2002
18183Incidentally, ... I guess you missed this line from my post: A common tactic inTigerPaw-7/24/2002
18182I guess you missed this line from my post: <i>Incidentally, I felt that GOriginal Mad Dog-7/24/2002
18181<i>When he doles out pardons in an indiscriminate fashion and giving rise TigerPaw-7/24/2002
18180<i> guess the fact that several people here (and numerous people elsewhereDayuhan-7/24/2002
18179<i>What action did Clinton take during his Presidency to harm the office? Original Mad Dog-7/24/2002
18178If Ken Starr <i>causes</i> people's lives to become pornographicOriginal Mad Dog-7/24/2002
18177LOL! I see you got the standard "Kenny Starr made him do it" responsejlallen-7/24/2002
18176<i>What action did Clinton take during his Presidency to harm the office? jlallen-7/24/2002
18175When you lie under oath, its called perjury. The rule of law is one that also ajlallen-7/24/2002
18174<i>The sad part is that Clinton just couldn't seem to understand what TigerPaw-7/24/2002
18173Speaking of waiting with bated breath: siliconinvestor.com <i>Detailed cOriginal Mad Dog-7/24/2002
18172<i>I see that more as par for the course than as a new level of moral rot.Original Mad Dog-7/24/2002
18171<i>many people who got rich purely by playing the bubble</i> The ecTigerPaw-7/24/2002
18170<i>Clinton sure got us a lot of respect </i> Indeed he did. World lTigerPaw-7/24/2002
18169<i>I think he had no one to blame but himself. </i> I think there iTigerPaw-7/24/2002
18168<i> When we do it under oath, it's called perjury. You can object to tDayuhan-7/24/2002
18167<i>I think Mr. Clinton had more than just a little to do with that. He wanDayuhan-7/24/2002
18166<i>Judgement is what one hopes to get from a leader.</i> AbsolutelyDayuhan-7/24/2002
18165<i>The Palestinians are pawns of other Arab nations that are trying to disDayuhan-7/24/2002
18164<i>You can object to the question, but if it's asked and you can'tLane3-7/24/2002
18163<i>Wouldn't the Palestinians say the same? A great deal depends on peraverage joe-7/24/2002
18162<i>At all times the Irish have been a sovereign people fighting a hostile Dayuhan-7/24/2002
18161We wait with bated breath.Lazarus_Long-7/23/2002
18160A whore is a person considered as having compromised principles for personal gaiaverage joe-7/23/2002
18159<i>When the judicial system is hijacked as a tool of a political vendetta,Original Mad Dog-7/23/2002
18158Sharpton? He's CEO of Shakedown, Inc., right?Lazarus_Long-7/23/2002
18157One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter.Lazarus_Long-7/23/2002
18156<i>One of the biggest questions involved the issue of pumping up the stocLazarus_Long-7/23/2002
18155<i>His sex life is a silly little sideshow.</i> You're right buaverage joe-7/23/2002
18154<i>A terrorist is defined by method, not motivation. Every terrorist on eaaverage joe-7/23/2002
18153<i> It shows real leadership and strength to fight and win against a stacLazarus_Long-7/23/2002
18152In a sane country the questions would never have been asked. When the judicial Dayuhan-7/23/2002
18151<i>The term "Irish terrorists" is an oxymoron</i> A terroDayuhan-7/23/2002
18150I think we got a leader who ultimately squandered whatever moral authority he haOriginal Mad Dog-7/23/2002
18149<i>I will never respect them for doing it. </i> I don't know whTigerPaw-7/23/2002
18148<i>Were you proud of the way that Clinton and his handlers discussed and dTigerPaw-7/23/2002
18147OK. I rephrased my question about the way that Clinton and his handlers treatedOriginal Mad Dog-7/23/2002
18146<i>I just remember the finger wagging and the audio</i> It's easTigerPaw-7/23/2002
18145OK....I said I wasn't sure....I just remember the finger wagging and the audOriginal Mad Dog-7/23/2002
18144Somebody sent this to me....it's probably an old one, so apologies if it wasOriginal Mad Dog-7/23/2002
18143<i>I also seem to recall that it wasn't during a press interview </TigerPaw-7/23/2002
18142OK. How about: Were you proud of the way that Clinton and his handlers discussOriginal Mad Dog-7/23/2002
18141Obviously.Poet-7/23/2002
18140I thought the words "That woman Miss Lewinsky" and the tone with whichOriginal Mad Dog-7/23/2002
18139<i>unless you want a mutually respectful discussion</i> I no-doubt hTigerPaw-7/23/2002
18138You bury your own answers in the questions and then want me to come up with a reTigerPaw-7/23/2002
18137<i>utter contempt </i> The contempt is only apparent after you pointTigerPaw-7/23/2002
18136You are far more patient than I. :-)Poet-7/23/2002
18135I asked: <i>Were you proud that Clinton and his handlers tried to attack Original Mad Dog-7/23/2002
18134Your lack of respect for the well-considered judgement of a fellow liberal does Poet-7/23/2002
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