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John McCain Is Feisty	01 Sep 2008 00:30 GMT	8
John McCain Is Feisty. Good Show... Signature DSH
Obama Gives Good Spectacle	31 Aug 2008 15:24 GMT	4
Obama Does Give Good Spectacle... Sort Of A Cross Between The Opening Ceremony At The Communist Beijing Olympics & A Nuremberg Rally. But The Question Still Remains...
International Law of the Jungle.	31 Aug 2008 03:18 GMT	1
The International Law of the Jungle, brought to you by the Bush junta, seems to be short lived. 1. The Bush doctrine, preventive war did not achieve its stated objective, 'spreading democracy' (read: neo-liberal economic
Women Officers & Swords In The Royal Navy	30 Aug 2008 03:08 GMT	233
Sounds eminently reasonable... Skirts for the formal ceremony of graduation into the Royal Navy as commissioned officers -- then trousers once in the fleet and operational... Sound decision by their Lordships.
The British Just Cannot Keep A Secret -- Another Security Lapse	29 Aug 2008 23:03 GMT	5
Data on 130,000 criminals lost Confidential information on almost 130,000 prisoners and dangerous criminals has been lost by the Home Office, sparking yet another Government data crisis.
The Imperial Gallon -- British Humour On Parade	29 Aug 2008 21:58 GMT	34
"In 1824, Britain adopted a close approximation to the ale gallon known as the imperial gallon. The imperial gallon was based on the volume of 10 lb of distilled water weighed in air with brass weights with the barometer standing at 30 in Hg at a temperature of 62 °F."
President Bush Makes Bold Move In Georgia	28 Aug 2008 11:22 GMT	16
Stalwart! With Grit & Determination. President Bush certainly hasn't forgotten the Berlin Airlift... Another important thing he has in common in a historical link with President
Bill Clinton Will Reportedly NOT Attend Obama's Invesco Speech	28 Aug 2008 10:54 GMT	3
Gangbusters, If True! This Democrat Party is NOT UNITED... Yet they want to run the country.
Clinton Supporter Says She Was Called 'Uncle Tom' By Obama Mentor	27 Aug 2008 05:39 GMT	22
Hmmmmmm... Here we go AGAIN... Obama and his supporters want to make RACE an issue in this campaign and lay a guilt trip on ALL blacks that if they don't vote for Obama they are "Uncle
Obama Seeks To Silence Ad Tying Him To '60's Pentagon & Capitol Bomber William Ayers	26 Aug 2008 22:23 GMT	1
""The fact that Barack Obama chose to launch his political career at the home of an unrepentant terrorist raises more questions about Senator Obama's judgment than any TV ad ever could," said McCain spokesman Brian Rogers." Sure 'enuf.
Excellent New McCain Commercial Appeals To Intelligent Women Who Think For Themselves	26 Aug 2008 21:51 GMT	2
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=597YG23mAWs> Bravo Zulu, Debra! Signature DSH
Patriotism & Judgment	26 Aug 2008 18:04 GMT	2
Hmmmm... Spot On. Signature DSH
Re: Secret Service Codenames	26 Aug 2008 17:31 GMT	2
John McCain's codename is reportedly PHOENIX -- aptly chosen, by McCain himself, so the story goes. It's accurate on a number of obvious counts. Barack Obama's codename is reportedly RENEGADE, also descriptive. Cindy McCain is allegedly PARASOL and Michelle Obama is reportedly
John Adams -- The Colossus Of American Independence	26 Aug 2008 15:16 GMT	51
Negative... Because said letter has not been authenticated to our satisfaction in this thread -- and placed in proper context -- as someone more intelligent and better educated than Pogue Hogg could do.
NATO Won't Let Russia Succeed In Georgia: Rice	26 Aug 2008 09:24 GMT	55
Brava Condoleezza! But Pogue Gans WANTS Russia to succeed in Georgia -- just so he can say "I told you so" and make President Bush [and Rice too] look bad. Gans WANTS the United States to look weak, feckless and impotent on the