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Tom Ripley

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40. Well, if Chuckie the Cabbage-Smasher says so, it must be true

Reply to Jesus Malverde (Reply #38)

Sun Jan 12, 2014, 05:05 PM

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Silver: No state aid for groups that boycott Israel [View all] NeoConsSuck Jan 2014 OP

Howzabout funding for the peace movements? Oh wait,...peace is against government policy. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2014 #1

This would have blocked any group in the 1980s boycotting over appartheit karynnj Jan 2014 #2

Yeah I wonder what this guy was up to in the eighties. /nt Ash_F Jan 2014 #22

He was already in the assembly, on his way up the ladder. Ken Burch Jan 2014 #27

More specifically I wonder what his statements towards apartheid were. Ash_F Jan 2014 #28

Fuck Silver AndreaCG Jan 2014 #3

Silver, Shumer, Gillibrand, just who do these people think they work for? A Simple Game Jan 2014 #4

It's more like the problem is Mr.Bill Jan 2014 #6

I'm afraid you are right. n/t A Simple Game Jan 2014 #7

Hear Hear Well stated lumpy Jan 2014 #24

They Know exactly who they work for. imthevicar Jan 2014 #42

OFFS. eggplant Jan 2014 #5

Ideally, a university should be a "marketplace of ideas" OmahaBlueDog Jan 2014 #8

Good idea. 840high Jan 2014 #12

So very not happy with my elected persons at the moment... DeadLetterOffice Jan 2014 #9

I make no comment on the boycott but I as a nyer do not support this bill. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #10

"Congress shall make no law... Deep13 Jan 2014 #11

And we expect other nations to follow our brand of "democracy?" nt kelliekat44 Jan 2014 #13

Freedom of association, so.... geomon666 Jan 2014 #14

How about no salaries for hack politicians who do nothing but play power games DLnyc Jan 2014 #15

First amendment. Dawson Leery Jan 2014 #16

There are members of Congress sulphurdunn Jan 2014 #17

Gee, wonder if Mr. Silver has a vested interest in this issue. olddad56 Jan 2014 #18

That sounds unenforcable to me Renew Deal Jan 2014 #19

The Modern Language Association considered a resolution supporting the ASA (rejected today) alcibiades_mystery Jan 2014 #20

Wait, wouldnt that violate the 1st amendment? Specifically the whole freedom of speech aspect? cstanleytech Jan 2014 #21

No. former9thward Jan 2014 #34

Well the text says cstanleytech Jan 2014 #39

No speech is being prevented. former9thward Jan 2014 #41

I think we are going to have to wait until SCOTUS rules on that assuming it even cstanleytech Jan 2014 #43

A horrible precedent to set.... blackspade Jan 2014 #23

Sounds like blackmail to me. NealK Jan 2014 #25

Thank you for posting. +1 eom Purveyor Jan 2014 #26

Bow down and kiss Israel's A$$, cuz Gawd's in the mix!!! blkmusclmachine Jan 2014 #29

Another Academic Group Considers Israel Censure Jesus Malverde Jan 2014 #30

He may be getting somewhere, after all Jesus Malverde Jan 2014 #31

Ministry summons Dutch envoy over pension fund divestment Jesus Malverde Jan 2014 #32

Dutch pension fund manager PGGM divests from 5 big Israeli banks over occupied territories Jesus Malverde Jan 2014 #33

Another self important stooge. L0oniX Jan 2014 #35

If we�re not yet scared of Israel boycotts, we should be Jesus Malverde Jan 2014 #36

Israeli settlements hit by boycott campaign Jesus Malverde Jan 2014 #37

Krauthammer: Poison of anti-Semitism continues to proliferate Jesus Malverde Jan 2014 #38

Well, if Chuckie the Cabbage-Smasher says so, it must be true Tom Ripley Jan 2014 #40