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06-16-2013, 01:42 PM

michiganjoe replied to a thread Intelligence community provides fuller justification for data collection in National/World News

Nadler's statement.

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06-16-2013, 03:49 AM

michiganjoe replied to a thread Intelligence community provides fuller justification for data collection in National/World News

Not the first extremely shoddy reporting he's done and I'm sure it won't be the last.

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06-15-2013, 02:59 AM

michiganjoe replied to a thread NSA warrantless surveillance (2001–07) in National/World News

Some conservatives have been consistent which is why I said most, although it's a pretty small number. Obama was opposed to Bush's illegal...

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06-15-2013, 02:21 AM

michiganjoe replied to a thread NSA warrantless surveillance (2001–07) in National/World News

Nobody should be fooled by the feigned concern for civil liberties from most conservatives given their track record during the Bush administration.

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06-10-2013, 01:33 AM

michiganjoe replied to a thread NSA Whistle Blower Identified in National/World News

Certainly appears to be the case.

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06-08-2013, 12:31 PM

michiganjoe replied to a thread Justice Dept. Loses a Round in Battle to Keep Surveillance Wrongdoing Secret in National/World News

Sounds like judicial review is functioning properly and it's unfortunate that Bush resisted it for so long. My guess is that they feel a disclosure...

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06-08-2013, 12:19 PM

michiganjoe replied to a thread Romney: I Wish Hurricane Sandy Hadn’t Hit A Week Before Election in National/World News

Really surprising that some people believe the storm had any real impact on the election. The die for Willard's defeat was cast long before Sandy hit.

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06-08-2013, 06:53 AM

michiganjoe replied to a thread DHS insider: It’s about to get very ugly in National/World News

I'm old enough to remember the fluoridation of water being a communist plot. For whatever reason, crackpot conspiracy theories have always seemed to...

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06-06-2013, 11:44 AM

michiganjoe replied to a thread Revealed: Obama's NSA collecting Verizon phone records of millions of Americans daily in National/World News

He came out in support of this during his first campaign and anyone that voted for him shouldn't be surprised.

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06-06-2013, 07:19 AM

michiganjoe replied to a thread Barack Obama Never Attended Columbia University Says “His” Graduating Class in National/World News

Published: October 30, 2007 And after his election: Published: January 20, 2009

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06-06-2013, 06:57 AM

michiganjoe replied to a thread Barack Obama Never Attended Columbia University Says “His” Graduating Class in National/World News

The NY Times did a front-page piece on his time at Columbia prior to his first election. You low-information conservatives need to expand your...

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06-06-2013, 06:43 AM

michiganjoe replied to a thread Revealed: Obama's NSA collecting Verizon phone records of millions of Americans daily in National/World News

The partisan left has been pretty consistent in their opposition to many provisions of the Patriotic Act. Many conservatives, OTOH, seem to have...

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06-06-2013, 02:17 AM

michiganjoe replied to a thread Revealed: Obama's NSA collecting Verizon phone records of millions of Americans daily in National/World News

The problem is that this is legal under current law. Here's a clue for conservatives: Senate Vote 84 and House Vote 376. Look it up and see where...

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06-05-2013, 10:55 AM

michiganjoe replied to a thread 'I’m a born-free American woman, telling my government you’ve forgotten your place' in National/World News

There's simply no evidence that the groups that testified yesterday were unfairly targeted by the IRS. In fact, just the opposite appears to be the...

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06-05-2013, 06:36 AM

michiganjoe replied to a thread Amb Susan Rice will be promoted to Nat' Security Advisor in National/World News

Good choice.

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06-05-2013, 06:31 AM

michiganjoe replied to a thread 'I’m a born-free American woman, telling my government you’ve forgotten your place' in National/World News

NBC typically doesn't cover political theater that isn't newsworthy.

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06-03-2013, 06:26 AM

michiganjoe replied to a thread Illinois Embraces Normality in National/World News

It's just a matter of when, not if. The knuckledraggers on the right either need to get on board or get out of the way.

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06-03-2013, 03:51 AM

michiganjoe replied to a thread Other Than Being Against Obama What Is The Republican Party 'For' ? in National/World News

We had a nationwide referendum on those last November. The GOP continues to offer up the same tired and failed ideas that are unpopular with the...

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06-02-2013, 03:08 PM

michiganjoe replied to a thread Obama Administration Paves The Way For Sharia Law in National/World News

This one is easily explained.

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06-02-2013, 02:13 AM

michiganjoe replied to a thread Wife of head of IRS was employed by a liberal campaign finance reform group in National/World News

That's a gross mischaracterization of Public Campaign, but unsurprising coming from the conservative cesspool know as Brietbart.com. Are people...

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05-31-2013, 03:21 PM

michiganjoe replied to a thread Obamacare will lower insurance premiums in California in National/World News

That's the identical deception that Roy uses. He's comparing a bare-bones plan under the current system with the more comprehensive plan required by...

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05-31-2013, 12:58 PM

michiganjoe replied to a thread Mitt Romney says that Barry Obama's 2nd term has been "extraordinary disappointment" in National/World News

Just a loser's lament from Willard.

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05-31-2013, 09:59 AM

michiganjoe replied to a thread Obamacare will lower insurance premiums in California in National/World News

Worse yet, he whines about an apple to oranges comparison and then does the same thing himself.

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05-30-2013, 06:12 AM

michiganjoe replied to a thread Threatening Anti-Gun Control Letters to Bloomberg Test Positive for Ricin in National/World News

Or even possibly Michael Bloomberg himself in an attempt to get publicity. Nah, I'll go with the most likely culprit- the unhinged right.

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05-30-2013, 03:40 AM

michiganjoe replied to a thread Threatening Anti-Gun Control Letters to Bloomberg Test Positive for Ricin in National/World News

The unhinged right once again rears its ugly head.

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05-29-2013, 02:07 PM

michiganjoe replied to a thread Bachmann to retire in National/World News

I'll definitely miss the crazy, but I'm sure Louie Gohmert is more than capable of picking up the slack. An FBI investigation and narrow victory last...

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05-24-2013, 07:53 AM

michiganjoe replied to a thread 10 most inane things in awful speech in National/World News

The speech really was a direct shot at neoconservatism, and the wailing and gnashing of teeth from people like Rubin and Graham tell me it hit the...

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05-22-2013, 04:07 PM

michiganjoe replied to a thread Top IRS Official To Take The Fifth in National/World News

12-9-86

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