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[quote]Originally posted by groverat: A political radical is one who proposes radical changes and diversion from standard social order. This does not apply to the ruling part in SA or the clergy. They are both conservative. Well at least you'r…

in It's beginning Comment by spaceman_spiff February 2003

[quote]Originally posted by groverat: They are conservative. By the very definition they are conservative. Perhaps they are radically conservative, but they are conservative. There's no such thing as a radical conservative. It's a contradictio…

in It's beginning Comment by spaceman_spiff February 2003

[quote]Originally posted by groverat: "Conservative" is a political science term that fits the ruling family of Saudi Arabia like a glove... In the article the word was also used to describe the clergy in SA. It's pretty clear that from the pers…

in It's beginning Comment by spaceman_spiff February 2003

I like these two. [quote]Originally posted by shetline: "Hope is the feeling you have that the feeling you have isn't permanent." - Jean Kerr "The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper." - Eden…

in Favorite Quotes Thread Comment by spaceman_spiff February 2003

[quote]Originally posted by Anders the White: Suddenly something makes a lot more sense. Hey! The original question (before you edited the thread title) asked if there was something YOU should know. I was just trying to be helpful. [ 02…

in Do you wish your parents had told you something a lot sooner than they did? Comment by spaceman_spiff February 2003

Yes, don't eat the yellow snow.

in Do you wish your parents had told you something a lot sooner than they did? Comment by spaceman_spiff February 2003

[quote]Originally posted by ColanderOfDeath: Looks like Saddam's been hiding some biological weapons in his uterus. Too funny!!!

in Damning Evidence Comment by spaceman_spiff February 2003

[quote]Originally posted by groverat: cowerd: If you didn't notice I was answering someone else's question. A poster who claims that the president and attorney general selectively singled this guy out. Actually, the other poster claimed that …

in States Rights? Comment by spaceman_spiff February 2003

States don't have rights. They have powers. People have rights.

in States Rights? Comment by spaceman_spiff February 2003

I very, very much prefer the Libeskind proposal. I think it is far and away the superior design. I honestly don't think there could be a finer addition to NYC than this brilliant piece of architecture. I hope it gets built.

in the NEW ... World Trade Center Comment by spaceman_spiff February 2003

Here's a piece on the

in Space Shuttle Alternatives Comment by spaceman_spiff February 2003

[quote]Originally posted by bunge: You guys are like kids sometimes. "Bill Clinton did it first so that means I can do it too!" Nobody made that argument. I brought up Kosovo because so many people were insisting that a war in Iraq would m…