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steeler
Location: Perched on the precipice of the cauldron of truth
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Jul 7, 2013 - 7:39am |
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ScottFromWyoming wrote:As well you should. Well, I don't want to be the last one to figure it out.
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ScottFromWyoming
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Jul 7, 2013 - 7:27am |
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steeler wrote:
I hesitate to ask, but what are these plans that you have labeled as evil and traitorous?
As well you should.
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steeler
Location: Perched on the precipice of the cauldron of truth
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Jul 7, 2013 - 7:24am |
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bokey wrote: He conned me into believing him in 2008,but C'mon.His plans were obvious by 2012. I hesitate to ask, but what are these plans that you have labeled as evil and traitorous?
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bokey
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Jul 7, 2013 - 6:24am |
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Resolved via PM-nothing to see here , let's just move on and I'll try to tone it down, but no guarantees about that.
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Sean-E-Sean
Location: Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc
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Jul 7, 2013 - 5:11am |
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bokey wrote: Why would I edit it?
You have a nice day too.
I added a response to my blank post. I just couldn't believe you were going down the nazi road again and calling people you like and respect 'tards' again...
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bokey
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Jul 7, 2013 - 4:57am |
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Sean-E-Sean wrote:
Just catching all the froth before it is edited. You have a great day too!
Why would I edit it? You have a nice day too.
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Sean-E-Sean
Location: Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc
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Jul 7, 2013 - 4:55am |
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bokey wrote: Is there a point here,or are you just being weird?Did I ever do anything to you or yours?If so please explain when or how.If you can't,how about you leave me be?Sorry,I have more important things to do.Have a nice day.
Thank you. Just catching all the froth before it is edited. You have a great day too!
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bokey
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Jul 7, 2013 - 4:50am |
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Sean-E-Sean wrote:
Is there a point here, or are you just being weird? Did I ever do anything to you or yours? If so please explain when or how. If you can't, how about you leave me be? Sorry, I have more important things to do. Have a nice day. Thank you.
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sirdroseph
Location: Not here, I tell you wat Gender:
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Jul 7, 2013 - 4:44am |
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ScottFromWyoming wrote:He's going to have a choice of several countries, soon. Venezuela, Nicaragua, Bolivia are all in the Yes column, sounds like Uruguay is heading that way too. I'd go with Uruguay but Bolivia has that Butch & Sundance thing Yep, if I were choosing it would be between Bolivia and Uruguay. Really they are all wonderful countries and people except for Nicaragua, that place is still a hot mess.
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Sean-E-Sean
Location: Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc
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Jul 7, 2013 - 4:24am |
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bokey wrote:Gotta love this part,to bad we can't get a President like this- " "Who is the guilty one? A young man ... who denounces war plans, or the US government which launches bombs and arms the terrorist Syrian opposition against the people and legitimate president Bashar al-Assad?" Maybe it's a guy whose initials are the same as body odor(except his stench reflects on our entire nation) JAIL for the rest of his traitorous life!!!! WTF kind of evil SOB murders women and children, then goes and parties with Beyonce and basketball players? This guy is such a POS! The scariest thing is that people actually voted for him in 2012.! He conned me into believing him in 2008,but C'mon.His plans were obvious by 2012. His initial induction was no different (or maybe worse) than the old films of Hitler,with braindead fools cheering for him.So scary.You could smell the rat from day one. Hope my ass! He appeals to the lowest common denominator of MY country. How can someone make Bush #2 look like a better POTUS? God help us in the future with the tards we allow to vote for such a POS. How the eff could he have been reelected? ...aside from the name calling I bolded the two things that stood out to me w/this latest repetitive froth...one really obvious difference is that in the old Nazi propaganda films everyone is white so there's a little tch' of a difference, no?...and the second thing is what happens in a democracy...people vote...and look! you just called all of those people 'tards'...again...
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ScottFromWyoming
Location: Powell Gender:
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Jul 7, 2013 - 3:44am |
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sirdroseph wrote:Venezuela it is!
He's going to have a choice of several countries, soon. Venezuela, Nicaragua, Bolivia are all in the Yes column, sounds like Uruguay is heading that way too. I'd go with Uruguay but Bolivia has that Butch & Sundance thing
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bokey
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Jul 7, 2013 - 12:40am |
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sirdroseph wrote:Venezuela it is! That is a good choice for both Snowden and Venezuela who would love nothing more to poke the bear with a stick! Good for Venezuela and I love the way he phrased the announcement. . . . . "In the name of America's dignity . . . I have decided to offer humanitarian asylum to Edward Snowden, " Well played, Sir, well played! At least for now, they (US govt. ) can't shut him up and it keeps the conversation alive here in the US which is most important. Been hearing much about what Bradley Manning revealed lately?
Edward Snowden offered asylum by Venezuelan president Gotta love this part, to bad we can't get a President like this- " "Who is the guilty one? A young man . . . who denounces war plans, or the US government which launches bombs and arms the terrorist Syrian opposition against the people and legitimate president Bashar al-Assad? " Maybe it's a guy whose initials are the same as body odor(except his stench reflects on our entire nation) JAIL for the rest of his traitorous life! ! ! ! WTF kind of evil SOB murders women and children, then goes and parties with Beyonce and basketball players? This guy is such a POS! The scariest thing is that people actually voted for him in 2012. ! He conned me into believing him in 2008, but C'mon. His plans were obvious by 2012. His initial induction was no different (or maybe worse) than the old films of Hitler, with braindead fools cheering for him. So scary. You could smell the rat from day one. Hope my ass! He appeals to the lowest common denominator of MY country. How can someone make Bush #2 look like a better POTUS? God help us in the future with the tards we allow to vote for such a POS. How the eff could he have been reelected?
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haresfur
Location: The Golden Triangle Gender:
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Jul 6, 2013 - 11:41pm |
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I was really hoping for Sweden. I figure they would have given Snowdon asylum just to jerk Assange's curlies.
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Coaxial
Location: Comfortably numb in So Texas Gender:
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Jul 6, 2013 - 6:19am |
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sirdroseph wrote:Venezuela it is! That is a good choice for both Snowden and Venezuela who would love nothing more to poke the bear with a stick! Good for Venezuela and I love the way he phrased the announcement....."In the name of America's dignity ... I have decided to offer humanitarian asylum to Edward Snowden," Well played, Sir, well played! At least for now, they (US govt.) can't shut him up and it keeps the conversation alive here in the US which is most important. Been hearing much about what Bradley Manning revealed lately?
Edward Snowden offered asylum by Venezuelan president I'm betting Mugro is in the office today.
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sirdroseph
Location: Not here, I tell you wat Gender:
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Jul 6, 2013 - 6:04am |
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Venezuela it is! That is a good choice for both Snowden and Venezuela who would love nothing more to poke the bear with a stick! Good for Venezuela and I love the way he phrased the announcement....."In the name of America's dignity ... I have decided to offer humanitarian asylum to Edward Snowden," Well played, Sir, well played! At least for now, they (US govt.) can't shut him up and it keeps the conversation alive here in the US which is most important. Been hearing much about what Bradley Manning revealed lately?
Edward Snowden offered asylum by Venezuelan president
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winter
Location: in exile, as always Gender:
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Jul 5, 2013 - 6:19pm |
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Red_Dragon wrote: Saw this over at the other place. Does anyone imagine that any government technically capable of such data collection isn't doing it?
It doesn't surprise me either.
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Red_Dragon
Location: Dumbf*ckistan
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Jul 5, 2013 - 2:04pm |
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DaveInVA wrote:Actually it probably started in WWII. The US Gov wiretapped and recorded thousands of calls between "suspicious" people without proper warrants. Pierce, a wire recorder company made special machines heavy duty enough to run 24/7 if needed and used special cartridges that were easy to swap when they ran out so they wouldn't miss much. At the end of the war all the cartridges and machines were supposed to be destroyed apparently so there would be no way to know who was recorded after the fact. These machines likely cost taxpayers several thousand each and were built as no expense spared. No manufacturer marks or logos etc on the machines or cartridges so Pierce couldn't be held liable later if things went bad, Of course I have one of these machines and its built so well it still works perfectly. All direct drive no belts or rubber parts to fail: It started as soon as they figured out how.
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DaveInSaoMiguel
Location: No longer in a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA Gender:
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Jul 5, 2013 - 2:00pm |
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bokey wrote: It's been going on for 30 years with illegal phone tapping that I know about.The only internet back then was DARPA,and nobody who knew about that would even think(or dare) to speak of it in UNIX.
I still say Snowden is a hero and a patriot.
It'll be a sad day when they get him.
Actually it probably started in WWII. The US Gov wiretapped and recorded thousands of calls between "suspicious" people without proper warrants. Pierce, a wire recorder company made special machines heavy duty enough to run 24/7 if needed and used special cartridges that were easy to swap when they ran out so they wouldn't miss much. At the end of the war all the cartridges and machines were supposed to be destroyed apparently so there would be no way to know who was recorded after the fact. These machines likely cost taxpayers several thousand each and were built as no expense spared. No manufacturer marks or logos etc on the machines or cartridges so Pierce couldn't be held liable later if things went bad, Of course I have one of these machines and its built so well it still works perfectly. All direct drive no belts or rubber parts to fail:
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bokey
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Jul 5, 2013 - 1:48pm |
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Red_Dragon wrote: Saw this over at the other place. Does anyone imagine that any government technically capable of such data collection isn't doing it?
It's been going on for 30 years with illegal phone tapping that I know about. The only internet back then was DARPA, and nobody who knew about that would even think(or dare) to speak of it in UNIX. I still say Snowden is a hero and a patriot. It'll be a sad day when they get him.
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Red_Dragon
Location: Dumbf*ckistan
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Jul 5, 2013 - 1:24pm |
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RichardPrins wrote: Saw this over at the other place. Does anyone imagine that any government technically capable of such data collection isn't doing it?
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