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rcurl
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response 431 of 526:
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Mar 7 20:03 UTC 2006 |
Stop avoiding questions and "give some examples of political liberals not
following the definition of liberal."
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klg
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response 432 of 526:
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Mar 7 20:15 UTC 2006 |
liberal (adj). 1. Possessing or manifesting a free and generous heart;
bountiful. 2. Appropriate or fitting for a broad and enlightened mind.
3. Free from narrowness, bigotry, or bondage to authority or creed, as
in religion; inclined to democratic or republican ideas, as opposed to
monarchical or aristocratic, as in politics; broad, popular,
progressive.
"Free from bondage to creed" - You mean that you can't predict with
near 100% certainty what liberals are going to say before they say it???
"Free from Narrowness . . .Progressive" - liberals appear to be stuck
in the past, afraid to consider new approaches to problems they have
been unable to solve with the same-old same-old.
"Generous heart" - Much of the liberal agenda seems to be associated
with ways to keep the poor dependent on government handouts, rather
than providing them with true opportunities to improve their stations
in life.
"As opposed to aristocratic" - generally, liberal congressmen &
senators don't appear to be any less rich or less haughty than
conservatives.
"Popular" - Texans have been voting 59% Republican, but the Democrats
have been doing everything they can to assure that the voting
districts send a 60% Democratic delegation to Congress.
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richard
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response 433 of 526:
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Mar 7 21:20 UTC 2006 |
Nearly three million people in Texas voted for Kerry. The GOP in Texas, under
Tom Delay, have resorted to highly unethical gerrymandering to steal
previously democratic districts and create more GOP seats. That has nothing
to do with the democrats, they are not responsible for that.
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richard
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response 434 of 526:
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Mar 7 21:28 UTC 2006 |
liberals are more open minded than conservatives, because many conservatives
base their political beliefs on their religious beliefs, which mean they have
less room to compromise. This is why republican presidents win landslides
in this country, not democrat presidential candidates. Because democrats are
more willing to be open minded and consider candidates from the other party.
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rcurl
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response 435 of 526:
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Mar 7 21:47 UTC 2006 |
Re #432: KLG is, as usual, avoiding the question:
Stop avoiding questions and "give some examples of political liberals not
following the definition of liberal."
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nharmon
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response 436 of 526:
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Mar 7 21:57 UTC 2006 |
> give some examples of political liberals not following the definition
> of liberal.
"[America] would be better without Rush Limbaugh and his 20 million
listeners[...] I don t have to my house for dinner anyone who s not pro-
choice, pro-gun control [...] pro-campaign finance reform"
--Eric Alterman, interview with the Los Angeles Times, March 2003
Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11 expose that
political liberal's closed-mindedness for the truth.
Want more?
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richard
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response 437 of 526:
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Mar 7 22:07 UTC 2006 |
but Moore wasn't close minded in that movie, I mean he DID go to visit NRA
head Charlton Heston at his house, to get Heston's point of view
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richard
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response 438 of 526:
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Mar 7 22:17 UTC 2006 |
A liberal sees life as open to interpretation
A conservative sees life as dictated by the scriptures, and thus CLOSED to
interpretation.
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gull
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response 439 of 526:
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Mar 7 22:21 UTC 2006 |
Re resp:396: I think you could use the same argument to say the NRA is
an inherently Republican organization. I confess I often feel they
are. Their "enemies list" is predominantly Democrats, and while they
occasionally endorse a Democrat, they rarely throw their weight behind
a Democrat's campaign the way they often will with Republicans.
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scholar
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response 440 of 526:
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Mar 7 22:22 UTC 2006 |
whoa!
the geese are coming back!
flying over my house right now!
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richard
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response 441 of 526:
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Mar 7 22:23 UTC 2006 |
very true, the NRA was once a gentlemanly hunter's club, but now it has become
a VERY conservative all purpose right wing political action committee.
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crimson
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response 442 of 526:
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Mar 7 22:58 UTC 2006 |
Re #438: What about the conservatives who don't "see life as dictated by the
scriptures"? Or those who think portions of their scriptures are open to
interpretation?
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happyboy
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response 443 of 526:
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Mar 7 23:30 UTC 2006 |
scholar, watch out for the birdflu poops.
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nharmon
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response 444 of 526:
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Mar 8 00:11 UTC 2006 |
Re 441: Care to back that up with facts?
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twenex
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response 445 of 526:
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Mar 8 00:26 UTC 2006 |
"More liberal" than conservatives would like is generally good no matter what
definition you choose to pick up on.
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rcurl
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response 446 of 526:
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Mar 8 00:49 UTC 2006 |
Re #426: F 911 and Columbine are NOT "some examples of political liberals
not following the definition of liberal". They are documentaries that
cover a wide range of topics and events. Which specific event was not
based in, and which liberal depicted was not acting according to the
definition of liberal?
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nharmon
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response 447 of 526:
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Mar 8 01:03 UTC 2006 |
F911 and Columbine are examples of Liberals not following the definition
of liberal. Michael Moore already had his mind made up when he began
making these movies. It wasn't "lets do some research and find out". It
was "I'm going to show the world why I am right". If that isn't
closed-mindedness, I don't know what is.
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slynne
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response 448 of 526:
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Mar 8 01:06 UTC 2006 |
A documentary does not have to be objective.
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rcurl
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response 449 of 526:
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Mar 8 01:09 UTC 2006 |
STILL no examples of "political liberals not following the definition of
liberal"! The conservatives here are struggling very hard, and obviously,
to avoid the question!
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kingjon
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response 450 of 526:
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Mar 8 01:09 UTC 2006 |
But a documentary is supposed to be based in fact -- after all, it's a
DOCUMENTary ("document" being used as a verb).
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kingjon
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response 451 of 526:
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Mar 8 01:11 UTC 2006 |
Curl slipped. (I believe the point klg, or whoever, was trying to make is that
the filmmaker Moore is such a one, and was avoiding naming present company.)
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nharmon
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response 452 of 526:
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Mar 8 01:15 UTC 2006 |
I'm not talking about those movies fitting a definition of documentary.
I'm talking about the closed-mindedness of the liberal moviemaker
involved. He not only acted contrary to the definition of liberal, he
misinformed others so that they would be unable to act liberally.
By the way, Rane, your silly taunts, even after having been given
examples, only serve to make you look more like RW and KLG. Are you
going to begin putting banners above and below your posts too?
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rcurl
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response 453 of 526:
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Mar 8 01:15 UTC 2006 |
But what did Moore do that did not follow the definition of a liberal? He
was
liberal (adj). 1. Possessing or manifesting a free and generous heart;
bountiful. 2. Appropriate or fitting for a broad and enlightened mind. 3.
Free from narrowness, bigotry, or bondage to authority or creed, as in
religion; inclined to democratic or republican ideas, as opposed to
monarchical or aristocratic, as in politics; broad, popular, progressive.
and not
illiberal (adj.). 1. Not liberal; not generous in giving; parsimonious. 2.
Narrow-minded. 3. Lacking breadth of culture; hence, vulgar.
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gull
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response 454 of 526:
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Mar 8 02:04 UTC 2006 |
Re resp:442: I don't think they have much pull in the Republican Party
as it's currently run.
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keesan
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response 455 of 526:
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Mar 8 02:58 UTC 2006 |
Rane, you should post your definition somewhere and just give the URL instead
of repeating it. Even I am getting tired of reading it.
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