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Matthew 3:7-10
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.
And do not think you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
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There was only one civilian casualty during the three-day Battle of Gettysburg
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| 13 June, 2006 |
| Ellsberg Speaks |
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Is there some proof of these memos that say it's ok for the president to torture, commit genocide, and re-enact slavery? I'm not saying they don't exist, I'm just wondering if we can see them too.
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No, you can't. That's the point.
>Here's an interesting article on why.
I believe what he's trying to say is that Bush is establishing a precedent that the president is outside the bounds of the Constitution since Congress passed the War-Times Powers Act. I don't think that's too big of a stretch. Judging by both his actions and his behavior on matters like the NSA program where he explicitly says, "Yes, I'm going 'around' the law, and no, I won't tell you how far or how often." That's like you saying to the police, "Yes, I have drugs on me and no I won't tell you how much or whether not I plan on selling them." Either way, you're arrested. But not the president, not even supboenaed to answer a few questions.
And slavery: he laughed about it. I think he realized that that was a pretty slippery slope he was on. I don't think anyone's concerned about that coming back.
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ok, but even if we throw the slavery statement out the window as a joke (it didn't sound like a joke to me personally, but that's not the point) what about the memos OKing torture and genocide? Are this man and you indirectly asking me to believe that this administration has given its ok for genocide?
Didn't someone for the Clinton administration hide secret documents too? I can't remember his name maybe one of you guys do, it was just recently. His last name was Berger or something like that and he was sneaking documents out in his pants. Does that make it ok? Absolutely not, it's horrible and one of the many things about the Bush administration that I won't miss, but it sounds as if you and this gentleman would have me to believe that a democrat would be any better.
Let's all vote 3rd party!
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ON THE NICKEL
by Tom Waits
("I'd like to do a new song here. This is eh, it's about downtown Los Angeles on 5th Street. And eh all the winos affectionately refer to it as The Nickel. So this is kind of a hobo's lullaby.")
sticks and stones will break my bones,
but i always will be true, and when
your mama is dead and gone,
i'll sing this lullabye just for you,
and what becomes of all the little boys,
who never comb their hair,
well they're lined up all around the block,
on the nickel over there.
so you better bring a bucket,
there is a hole in the pail,
and if you don't get my letter,
then you'll know that i'm in jail,
and what becomes of all the little boys,
who never say their prayers,
well they're sleepin' like a baby,
on the nickel over there.
and if you chew tobacco, and wish upon a star,
well you'll find out where the scarecrows sit,
just like punchlines between the cars,
and i know a place where a royal flush,
can never beat a pair, and even thomas jefferson,
is on the nickel over there.
so ring around the rosie, you're sleepin' in the rain,
and you're always late for supper,
and man you let me down again,
i thought i heard a mockingbird, roosevelt knows where,
you can skip the light, with grady tuck,
on the nickel over there.
so what becomes of all the little boys,
who run away from home,
well the world just keeps gettin' bigger,
once you get out on your own,
so here's to all the little boys,
the sandman takes you where,
you'll be sleepin' with a pillowman,
on the nickel over there.
so let's climb up through that button hole,
and we'll fall right up the stairs,
and i'll show you where the short dogs grow,
on the nickel over there.
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Is there some proof of these memos that say it's ok for the president to torture, commit genocide, and re-enact slavery? I'm not saying they don't exist, I'm just wondering if we can see them too.