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klook

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33. That is an interesting point.
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 12:02 PM
Aug 2012

These people had every opportunity to embrace science, rational thought, and modern notions of social organization, yet chose to willfully ignore them. They don't have excuses like, "Well, back then, it was normal to think a thunderstorm was a message from God!"

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Seems the same genetic traits were passed intact to the Mittmeister. byeya Aug 2012 #1
apple - tree -fall 2pooped2pop Aug 2012 #2
Man, you beat me to it!!!! valerief Aug 2012 #4
I would say great minds and all 2pooped2pop Aug 2012 #5
Another one of flakes great-grandchildren: Freddie Stubbs Aug 2012 #3
"all the Flakes of the world will get their fair share" = polygamist's 15,000 descendants Coyotl Aug 2012 #6
The original piece in LA Review of Books -- klook Aug 2012 #7
ooh. I see an opportunity here. Lifelike, Romney magical thyme Aug 2012 #9
Maybe this FRENCH recording artist, klook Aug 2012 #14
also, don't you think... NJCher Aug 2012 #29
claiming the Indians did it. AlbertCat Aug 2012 #11
When you base your entire world view on the "visions" of a schizophrenic TalkingDog Aug 2012 #23
That is an interesting point. klook Aug 2012 #33
We can settle on one part of the description: Character of a louse. truthisfreedom Aug 2012 #8
Let's stop the childish name calling. Sanddancer Aug 2012 #10
you say he's a decent man barbtries Aug 2012 #12
decent for a "a mass of putrid pus and rotten goose pimples" Generic Other Aug 2012 #15
You have a strange concept of denceny. olegramps Aug 2012 #16
Why don't you talk to the author of the article about that snooper2 Aug 2012 #20
If you think this POS Romney is a decent man, that says way too much about you..n/t monmouth Aug 2012 #22
Since when is a predatory animal a decent man?? Angry Dragon Aug 2012 #24
Romney is greedy, pathologically greedy. JDPriestly Aug 2012 #26
You are incorrect about Romney being decent. sofa king Aug 2012 #27
He is certainly not decent; he's not even tolerable. closeupready Aug 2012 #31
Welcome to DU Sanddancer, Let's stop telling other people not to tell the TRUTH. nt LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #32
Sheesh! You guys are a tough crowd. Sanddancer Aug 2012 #36
When reality doesn't line up with your narrative, jeff47 Aug 2012 #38
My friends who worked at Bain would disagree with that assessment. Gormy Cuss Aug 2012 #39
decent? Apparently you're not reading the news re: offshore investments and illegal tax avoidance wordpix Aug 2012 #43
I'm all for no name calling. ellie_belly Aug 2012 #48
Romney is the furthest thing Cha Aug 2012 #49
wow, i mean wow man. Did I Just Type This Aug 2012 #13
Just a bad apple ... CountAllVotes Aug 2012 #17
If you flee to another country to avoid the law does that make you a fugitive..... Historic NY Aug 2012 #18
I took out the time to read the Book of Mormon. olegramps Aug 2012 #19
thanks for the primary source input NJCher Aug 2012 #28
Dunno, seems pretty credible to me when you stack it up against Scientology. AtheistCrusader Aug 2012 #37
At least L. Ron had the decency to admit it was a fraud up-front jeff47 Aug 2012 #40
Wow, the quote alone deserves it's own thread riverwalker Aug 2012 #21
Rotten goose pimples are people, my friend. JBoy Aug 2012 #25
Awesome. lumberjack_jeff Aug 2012 #30
I was on the fence before, but after finding out what some editor with an axe to grind hughee99 Aug 2012 #34
Wow - a family history of Republican lying Berlum Aug 2012 #35
Newspaper editors don't write like they used to. undeterred Aug 2012 #41
lying and cheating seems to run in the family wordpix Aug 2012 #42
I'm not sure what Rotten goose pimples are, progressoid Aug 2012 #44
have`t you ever had goose bumps? madrchsod Aug 2012 #45
Yeah, progressoid Aug 2012 #46
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