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cthulu2016

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11. Sorry, I thought it was not so opaque

Reply to MilesColtrane (Reply #10)

Sat Dec 31, 2011, 06:08 PM

Dec 2011

Don't you ever take an emotional issue and insert an extreme variable to see how it sounds that way?

I do that all the time with things like religious clubs in public schools -- would a muslim club be okay with everybody?

A bad man cannot make a good policy bad by advocating it.

One should not vote for a clearly bad man, even if he is coincidentally the sole supporter of something one cares about.

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If Jack the Ripper favored Full Employment... [View all] cthulu2016 Dec 2011 OP

If Jack the Ripper was the only candidate talking about ending the war on drugs, Luminous Animal Dec 2011 #1

Except that Greenwald has written many columns promoting Ron Paul. TheWraith Dec 2011 #3

Agreed. Single issue voting is borderline insanity, in my opinion. nt TheWraith Dec 2011 #2

The problem is with the perception of the observer when he determines erroneously BootinUp Dec 2011 #4

??? cthulu2016 Dec 2011 #5

Hell, everyone is flawed BootinUp Dec 2011 #6

If Charles Manson was for single payer, I'd still find your post just as confusing. MilesColtrane Dec 2011 #7

In hopes that a person might make it cthulu2016 Dec 2011 #8

OK, "weed and war" good clues. MilesColtrane Dec 2011 #10

Sorry, I thought it was not so opaque cthulu2016 Dec 2011 #11

"One should not vote for a clearly bad man, even if he is coincidentally the sole supporter of... MilesColtrane Dec 2011 #12

Really good post. Recced. Union Scribe Dec 2011 #9

A tad bit hard to follow.. 99Forever Dec 2011 #13