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• The McCain Campaign Throws The Gauntlet Down Against Gwen Ifill

  Wed Oct 1, 2008
  • Haven't you been paying attention to the Katie Couric interviews, Mike? Palin's problem is that she has been trying "...to pretend to be something she is not", as you put it.

• McCain: Dazed and Confused?

  Sun Sep 21, 2008
  • On 60 Minutes tonight, McCain pulled out the dog tags of a dead American soldier. I have a fairly strong stomach but that almost made me puke. Before this campaign I had a modicum of respect for him but he has revealed himself to

• Police raid headquarters of Anarchist RNC protesters

  Sat Aug 30, 2008
  • “Innocent people, huh?” Until proven guilty. Or have you discarded that standard also? From the article: “St. Paul police spokesman Tom Walsh said city officers helped the county carry out a search warrant as part of an ongoing

• Police raid headquarters of Anarchist RNC protesters

  Sat Aug 30, 2008
  • Blinkin, nowhere in in the writings of the RNC Welcoming Committee do I see any advocacy for violence or illegality. I don’t even see a call for civil disobedience. It all seems rather tame as these things go. They want to “derail” the GOP convention. So what?

• Police raid headquarters of Anarchist RNC protesters

  Sat Aug 30, 2008
  • Intimidation raids at gunpoint using warrants with unspecified cause is your idea of "keep[ing] an eye on"? "Self styled radical groups". You've got me shakin' in my boots with descriptions like that. Don't worry though, half of them are probably

• 'FBI Guidelines' to allow investigations of American citizens WITHOUT ANY CAUSE

  Wed Aug 27, 2008
  • “Tell me, do you want the Federal Government to investigate radical resistance fringe groups who appear to be planning an action of some type? Or should we wait until they do something that gets someone killed before we step in and investigate?” Blinkin #1.10

• 'FBI Guidelines' to allow investigations of American citizens WITHOUT ANY CAUSE

  Wed Aug 27, 2008
  • “Constructive suggestions?” (Hummmm#1.6) Bombard them with data and pray they maintain their current state of incompetence. In spite of millions of dollars, the FBI can’t seem to modernize their computer systems.

• 'FBI Guidelines' to allow investigations of American citizens WITHOUT ANY CAUSE

  Wed Aug 27, 2008
  • The NYT editorial takes issue with tactics such as “pretext interviews”. If the G-men are investigating me for treason, I would rather they tell my neighbors that it's a routine background check rather than the truth.

• 'FBI Guidelines' to allow investigations of American citizens WITHOUT ANY CAUSE

  Wed Aug 27, 2008
  • Sgt. IronHorse, in your #2.9 you suggest that the standard, commonsense practice for law enforcement is to initiate investigations “based on real life honest-to-goodness crime”. If you really “can't see any reason ANY agency

• Atheism is not a religion - clearing the air

  Sat Aug 23, 2008
  • Re 6.14. Any description of God, his traits, motivations, etc., is nonsense. Especially such statements as, “...it is not inaccurate to ascribe human characteristics to God”, and “...author of creation must necessarily be able to interact within His own