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UpsideDownFlag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-11-04 09:21 PM
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Poll question: Which of these 'Tin Foil hat' theories do you actually think are true?
Edited on Thu Nov-11-04 09:23 PM by UpsideDownFlag
i'm a JFK assassination man myself.
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Dookus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-11-04 09:22 PM
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1. Only the election one
I think LIHOP is possible, but I don't believe MIHOP.
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spatlese Donating Member (472 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-11-04 09:23 PM
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2. 1, 2, 3 and 6 n/t
Edited on Thu Nov-11-04 09:24 PM by spatlese
On edit: I can't count :P
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democraticinsurgent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-11-04 09:29 PM
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4. same for me
1,2,3, 6. And all done by the same crowd.
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Lydia Leftcoast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-11-04 10:14 PM
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22. Same for me, too
:-)
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DireStrike Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-11-04 09:29 PM
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3. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Varying degrees.

I definitely believe the Oswald thing, I'm weakest on K/B Skull partnership.

I could see either MIHOP or LIHOP.
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truthseeker1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-11-04 09:40 PM
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13. Kerry's response today (nearly) firmed up #4 for me
Last week I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt and try to be patient to see what he was gonna do, but it's been over a week, dammit. The S&B accusation is looking more and more plausible. I hope Kerry proves me wrong.
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AllyCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-11-04 10:17 PM
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23. Yeah, number 4 is well-confirmed
Not a conspiracy theory. And I have a friend who thought democracy was dead long ago and moved to Canada last month. I'm beginning to believe he was right.
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seraph Donating Member (895 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-11-04 09:30 PM
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5. They're all true damnit. (nt)
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ixion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-11-04 09:31 PM
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7. That was my thought. n/t
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FatSlob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-11-04 09:31 PM
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6. can we add a "none of the above" choice?
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UpsideDownFlag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-11-04 09:32 PM
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8. no. if you dont believe in any, than this isnt a thread for you to vote
in.
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grannylib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-11-04 09:33 PM
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9. LIHOP and Kennedy and Theft 2000/2004 for sure. I think Wellstone's
death was a tragic accident, although if facts came to light to prove otherwise, it would not surprise me (nothing these shameless fuckers does surprises me anymore, they are just too filthy to put anything past them.)
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frylock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-11-04 09:48 PM
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16. the jury is still out for wellstone as far as i'm concerned..
Edited on Thu Nov-11-04 09:49 PM by frylock
because the co-pilot/Florida flight school (9-11) connection is awful fishy. Probably just another one of those strange coincidences.
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PoiBoy Donating Member (842 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-11-04 09:33 PM
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10. 1, 2, 3 and 6... n/t
:hi:
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FatSlob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-11-04 09:34 PM
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11. None of the above.
I'm not one of the "aluminum beanie hat" club.
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UpsideDownFlag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-11-04 09:50 PM
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17. then as i said above, this thread isn't for you.
:hi:
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Carni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-11-04 09:59 PM
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19. Election 2000 fixed/stolen requires tinfoil?
Dude, I don't think so--the jury may be out on the rest but that is kind of a given IMO
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FatSlob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 11:16 AM
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42. I don't think it was stolen.
I think it was tight, the tightest in history. I do understand, though, why many think that it was stolen.
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AngryAmish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 12:58 PM
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51. Aluminum does not work
Use tin foil, dammit, and the machines in your teeth will not bother you any more.
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FatSlob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 04:54 PM
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57. where does one get tin foil? I can only find aluminum.
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AngryAmish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 05:00 PM
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58. There is this pro shop in Kentucky....
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truthseeker1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-11-04 09:38 PM
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12. All of them
except Marley - I don't know anything about that one.
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lukasahero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-11-04 09:42 PM
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14. LIHOP and 04 election stolen.
Edited on Thu Nov-11-04 09:44 PM by lukasahero
Can we add the death of the guy who built the paper receipt voting machines? I think that was a "Silkwood"... Yeah, I know I'm getting my hat out now. ;)
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truthseeker1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-11-04 10:02 PM
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20. Dan Rocco
And what about this one?

Dan Rocco
He died on April 1, 2002, in a plane crash in Gainesville, Georgia. He was an executive vice president at ChoicePoint, the firm that gained infamy with their faulty "felons" list supplied to Katherine Harris during the 2000 election in Florida. As a result of this list, thousands of voters (mostly African-American voters) were wrongly identified as felons and purged from the rolls.

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oblivious Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-11-04 09:48 PM
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15. How about an alt. poll on the following tin-foil hat conspiracy theories:
1. A bunch of guys in caves in Afghanistan planned and pulled off 911.
2. Saddam was linked to 911.
3. Saddam had WMDs.
4. Zarquari lives.
5. The limb-challenged Zarqari is the mastermind behind the Iraqi chaos.
6. The Iraq war is going very well.
7. Election fraud on Nov 2 did not affect the outcome.
8. The Afghanistan war had nothing to do with oil, gas or pipelines.
9. The oil issue is irrelevant in the context of the Iraq war.
10.The Iraq war will lead to stable democracy throughout the entire Middle East.

Oh dear, too many 'tin-foil hat' theories to list.
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truthseeker1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-11-04 10:05 PM
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21. THANK you, Oblivious!
There are conspiracies on both sides. It's just that the govt. has the media on its side.
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Starlight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-11-04 11:22 PM
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27. No one EVER calls them conspiracy theories when they're discussed on tv!
Shouldn't tin foil hats be a required uniform for Fox anchors? :freak:
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Quill Pen Donating Member (179 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 02:36 PM
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55. O'Really wouldn't wear a tinfoil hat...
...it would impede his phone reception, which he apparently needs as badly as he needs his loofah.

:evilgrin:
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Lone Pawn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 11:59 AM
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45. I think by definition
Popularly held, commonly accepted ideas are not conspiracy theories.
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Carni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-11-04 09:57 PM
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18. 911 was a LIHOP and both elections were stolen
That isn't tinfoil that's common sense but I couldn't vote for both.

I also believe the Kennedy ass. didn't involve just one man, but that doesn't seem very current, so I also had to let that one go in this poll!
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bobthedrummer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-11-04 10:22 PM
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24. Oswald was a patsy-but the biggie is that 9/11 was, at a minimum-LIHOP!
O8)
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lizzieforkerry Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 12:39 AM
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34. I can't for the life of me figure out what LIHOP stands for.
Edited on Fri Nov-12-04 12:42 AM by lizzieforkerry
It's very late. Can you help a newbie out? Most likely I believe it, whatever it is, because there is no way 9/11 went down like they say it did.

On Edit: Is it Let it happen on purpose? They always come to me right after I post asking what they mean.
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UpsideDownFlag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 12:22 PM
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48. Let It Happen On Purpose, Made It Happen On Purpose
i didnt know either for like 2 months.
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LiberalTechie1337 Donating Member (359 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-11-04 10:25 PM
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25. Skull & Bones is not tin-foil, it is verifiable fact
And does anyone really believe that the 2000 Selection and 20004 Election were legit? I thought not.
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Silverhair Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-11-04 11:11 PM
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26. NONE. Although they are both S&B men, American democracy is real.
The others are pure CT bull.
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Starlight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-11-04 11:23 PM
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28. 1, 2, 3, 6 & maybe 4
I'm always willing to listen to evidence to prove or disprove any of the above. :)
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Queen Jane Donating Member (143 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-11-04 11:30 PM
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29. Other...the assassination of MLK, yes,....
But the others I'd have to see a leetle more proof.
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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-11-04 11:47 PM
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30. 1 & 6
And Soylent Green is made out of people!
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ObaMania Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-11-04 11:54 PM
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31. A combination.
All of the above 'cept maybe not on the Marley one, mon!
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goforit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 12:11 AM
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32. ALL OF THE ABOVE!!!!!!
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Zing Zing Zingbah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 12:13 AM
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33. Define mihop and lihop.
?????
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Zing Zing Zingbah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 12:53 AM
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35. Does this involve the International House of Pancakes?
mihop? lihop?
I'm not getting what these cryptic acronyms mean.
Also, what is LTTE? MEME?
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lukasahero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 09:04 AM
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37. Explained
LIHOP: Let it happen on purpose
MIHOP: Made it happen on purpose
LTTE: Letter to the editor
And I have no idea where "meme" came from (but I do know now that it's pronounced "meem" - saw that somewhere on DU recently...)
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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 11:40 AM
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43. A "meme"
A bit of information that gets passed from one person to another, usually without analysis or thought.

Like "People support George Bush because he's the kind of guy you can have a beer with." It makes no sense, it's probably not true and even if it was, it wouldn't make a difference one way or another.

But it's easy to say and it sounds good.
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absolutezero Donating Member (879 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 12:57 AM
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36. everything but marley
and maybe the kennedy assassination. I'm thinking it would be pretty ironic if we finally find out that there was no conspiracy
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yardwork Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 09:09 AM
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38. Well, I don't believe that Bob Marley thing
and the fact that both Kerry and Bush were S&B doesn't impress me much (I grew up on a college campus and most secret societies are just drinking clubs for the wealthy).

I think that Oswald shot JFK but I also think he had help, and I'd like to know more about that.

I think that buscho allowed 9/11 to happen due to gross incompetence and maybe some wishful thinking as well which I think counts as LIHOP.

The election was definitely stolen in 2000 and definitely screwed around with in 2002 and 2004 and I'm hoping that something will come of the investigations because otherwise kiss democracy goodbye.

I don't know about Wellstone but I wouldn't put anything past bushco, going back decades.
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lefthandedskyhook Donating Member (340 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 09:22 AM
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39. Here's a rotten mess for ya...
"Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=04/11/09/1526251

Heard this on DN the other day. Haven't read the book yet, but the interview sure is food for thought.
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RedSock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 09:37 AM
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40. combo platter
Mihop
Wellstone likely assassinated
Oswald not alone.
American democracy is fake.
No opinion on Marley/cancer.
2000 and 2004 definitely stolen.

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MisterP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 12:54 PM
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50. same here
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Quill Pen Donating Member (179 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 02:57 PM
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56. Pretty much the same
After reading "The New Pearl Harbor" and "The War on Freedom," pretty convinced that 9/11 is MIHOP. I don't want to believe it, and it isn't easy to believe it, but the evidence in those two books is hard for me to discount.

The timing and the circumstances surrounding Wellstone's crash are a little ripe for me. Juuuuust hours past the deadline when another candidate for his Senate race could be found. No, something reeks.

I don't believe Oswald acted alone; there is too much in the Warren Commission report that was omitted or ignored.

American democracy since the advent of paperless computerized voting is insecure. When the votes don't tell you the true and complete will of the people, the whole process is dishonored.

Quite frankly, couldn't care less about Bob Marley.

2000 definitely hijacked by Jeb, Katherine Harris, Scalia and all their goons; 2004, jury's still out for me.
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hippiechick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 09:38 AM
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41. 1,3 and 4
For any :tinfoilhat: 'ers out there, please read 'Rule By Secrecy' by Jim Marrs.

Fascinating stuff on CFR, Bilderburgers, Tri-Lateral Commission, etc.


:hippie:
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irancontra Donating Member (689 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 11:55 AM
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44. my twisted mind...
9/11 was a MIHOP. Wellstone was assassinated. (of course)

JFK WAS killed by oswald AND 2-3 other people who were never id'd.

Bush and Kerry are both S&B members, and american democracy is fake. - starting to look that way. giving Kerry the benefit of the doubt til January.

Bob Marley was given cancer by "FACTIONS" in the guvment.

the election was stolen in 2000, and definitely in 2004, you don't need to be a rocket scientist.
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PSUDem Donating Member (33 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 12:00 PM
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46. Agree
1,2,3 and 6
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Vidar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 12:12 PM
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47. Orwell Rules
Don't know enough about Bob Marley's final exit & don't want to believe Kerry's a strawman though there certainly are indications thereof. To the rest a resounding yes!
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WoodrowFan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 12:25 PM
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49. none
though I'm open on the 2004 election...
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Mick Knox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:00 PM
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52. 2nd that
I'll await the investigation and further statements by Kerry, etc. I ha ve no problem with an investigation.
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ThoughtCriminal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:26 PM
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53. 2000 stolen - no question, 2004 not certain yet
We KNOW a statewide recount in Florida would have resulted in a Gore victory. I would say that it is very likely that 2004 is being stolen as well, but so far the case is compelling, but circumstantial.

We know there are statistical oddities
We know that an unlikely number of "bugs" favor Bush
We know there was voter suppression, but it is difficult to quantify
We need physical evidence.
We need transparency.


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Maeven8pol Donating Member (18 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 02:27 PM
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54. No question about it .....1, 2, 3 and 6. I
don't know enough about Marley to be sure. Small planes are one of their favorite mo's

I don't like the way this poll limited us to voting for ONE.
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PeteGammons Donating Member (63 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 05:01 PM
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59. No entry for...
...none of the above?
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