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08-02-2006, 09:01 AM
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A political thought
I just had a thought.
Had the political leaders we have today been alive at the founding of this country...
The Barak Obamas, John McCains, Russ Feingold's, Lincoln Chafees, Lindsey Grahams, Joe Bidens, John Warners etc... of the colonies would have been leading the Revolution inspired by classical Liberalisim.
While the Bill Frists, Tom Delays, #^&#^&#^&#^& Cheneys, Karl Roves, Rick Santorums etc... would have been ratting out the hidden cellar magazines of the colonial insurgents to play favor with King George III.
That is all, carry on...
-spence
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08-02-2006, 09:04 AM
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Your such a troublemaker.....  |
"If you're arguing with an idiot, make sure he isn't doing the same thing."
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08-02-2006, 09:07 AM
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And where do we suppose the Ted Kennedy's Barbara Boxer's, John Kerry's and Howard Deans be? My guess, waving the white flag to the British.
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08-02-2006, 09:07 AM
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This isn't a troll...I'm deadly serious 
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08-02-2006, 09:08 AM
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A political thought by Spence or an antistatement
Spence is that some kind of oxymoron..... 
I just finished reading the Mayflower by Mr. Philbrick. Great read about the early settlers. I dont know if it is the best book about Pilgrims as some have said, but it could be.
One thing that was painfully obvious it that politics in Massachusetts is as petty and coniving today as it was in 1620, 30, 40, 50, 60............really, nothing has changed one iota. Its almost as if Winslow, Standish, Church and the others were still alive and instituting public policy today.
Thats my thought for today!  |
Swimmer a.k.a. YO YO MA
Serial Mailbox Killer/Seal Fisherman
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08-02-2006, 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by stripersnipr
And where do we suppose the Ted Kennedy's Barbara Boxer's, John Kerry's and Howard Deans be? My guess, waving the white flag to the British.
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Kenney would be playing both sides, probably running rum up the Sakonnet river 
Boxer is a woman, she wouldn't be in a position of authority.
Kerry would be a conscript in the Revolutionary army,
And Dean would have already been shot by the Britts 
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08-02-2006, 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by stripersnipr
And where do we suppose the Ted Kennedy's .......be?
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Hositing a glass to whatever side he'd be on, from the bar at Faunces Tavern. |
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools, because they have to say something.
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08-02-2006, 09:12 AM
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Not so sure Spence. it was the businessmen that first stirred the pot for Revolution, not politicians. many were intersted in there own pocketbooks.
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08-02-2006, 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by RIJIMMY
Not so sure Spence. it was the businessmen that first stirred the pot for Revolution, not politicians. many were intersted in there own pocketbooks.
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If it was their own pocketbooks that inspired them to declare all men are created equal...then I'm down with that
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08-02-2006, 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by spence
If it was their own pocketbooks that inspired them to declare all men are created equal...then I'm down with that
-spence |
it was also their own pocketbooks that inspired them to hold slaves.  |
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08-02-2006, 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by RIJIMMY
it was also their own pocketbooks that inspired them to hold slaves. |
Well, at least they resolved that little issue in good time
-spence |
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08-02-2006, 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by spence
Kerry would be a conscript in the Revolutionary army,
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And half way through the war he would switch sides, disavow his fellow conscripts and travel to Paris where he would arrange a meeting with King George to kiss his a$$ |
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08-02-2006, 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by NaCl H2O
And half way through the war he would switch sides, disavow his fellow conscripts and travel to Paris where he would arrange a meeting with King George to kiss his a$$ |
Nah, he'd just be the one standing in the rear because he still couldn't get his flintlock to fire
-spence |
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08-02-2006, 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman
Your such a troublemaker..... |
I`d hate to be his employer  |
Good health and family
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08-02-2006, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Skitterpop
I`d hate to be his employer |
Actually I'm one of the most productive among my peers
It's not how always how hard you work, but the results that count.
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08-02-2006, 10:54 AM
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Spence
Do you work for S-B dot com?
I think we are up to WW5 by now 
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Good health and family
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08-02-2006, 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by spence
Actually I'm one of the most productive among my peers
It's not how always how hard you work, but the results that count.
-spence |
Amen!  |
fish when you can is the way I do it man
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08-02-2006, 12:05 PM
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Now.... you must know I`m only kidding Spence 
Keep em coming  |
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08-02-2006, 01:36 PM
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Sorry, I had to go get my tooth cleaned 
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08-02-2006, 01:46 PM
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you have more than one? Ahh.... the young and affluent  |
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08-02-2006, 01:53 PM
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Why do you think I'm not smiling in my avatar
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