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geiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:32 PM Original message |
Would someone please come up with a rejoinder for this one. I am so sick of the crazies. |
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amitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
1. You need to list Roosevelts credentials/accomplishments at |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:35 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. That's pretty much it |
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geiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:37 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. the problem is, these people aren't interested in facts; only fantasy. |
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redwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:41 PM Response to Reply #1 |
21. Like he graduated from Harvard magna cum laude. |
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FKA MNChimpH8R (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 05:04 PM Response to Reply #21 |
49. and NYC police commissioner |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 05:59 PM Response to Reply #21 |
57. Sorry. Wrong spot. |
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JackintheGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
2. It's not a response |
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geiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:36 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. like I said; they are nuts. doesn't warrant a response, I guess. |
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JackintheGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:46 PM Original message |
The response is logic, reason, history |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
4. Yeah but Teddy Roosevelt wasn't a dipshit...n/t |
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geiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:38 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. nor full of shit. thanks. eom. |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
7. Teddy Roosevelt protected the environment by creating national parks. |
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geiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:39 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. I'll have to remind my mother of that one for sure. We just went to Yellowstone |
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NoQuarter (532 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:45 PM Response to Reply #7 |
32. The caviar lobby will |
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salguine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 06:11 PM Response to Reply #7 |
60. And, perhaps strangely for someone who came from money, |
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kansasblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
8. Assistant Secretary of the Navy in 1897. |
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kansasblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:37 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. rank of Lieutenant Colonel |
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kansasblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:38 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Roosevelt was instrumental in preparing the Navy for the Spanish-American War |
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kansasblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:39 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude (22nd of 177) from Harvard in 1880, and entered Columbi |
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kansasblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:40 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. author 1882 book The Naval War of 1812 was standard history for two generations. |
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kansasblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:40 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. president of the board of New York City Police Commissioners in 1895. |
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kansasblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:41 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Under his leadership, the Rough Riders became famous |
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kansasblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:44 PM Response to Reply #22 |
30. thanks to wikipedia |
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geiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:40 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. how many colleges did Sarah Palin go to? did she ever end up actually graduating? |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:43 PM Original message |
5 colleges, took 6 yrs to grad. maybe three colleges and 6 yrs to grad. |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
52. It took her 6 years to get a Communications/Journalism degree and she didn't minor... |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 05:39 PM Response to Reply #52 |
55. no fuckin way..... ANOTHER lie. oh geez. why the hell was this being given to her |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:42 PM Response to Reply #13 |
25. Hmmm, who do we know who went to Columbia and Harvard - time for a new quiz... |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
12. "I established the National Park Service because I was dedicated to preserving the beauty |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
16. Who am I? |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:48 PM Response to Reply #16 |
36. wait wait |
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Mudoria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 05:06 PM Response to Reply #16 |
50. Now that was damn good |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
17. TR was a Harvard magna cum laude grad plus... |
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11 Bravo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
20. He was unabashedly progressive, the antithesis of today's conservative. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 03:05 PM Response to Reply #20 |
44. Religious views -- |
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codjh9 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
23. Well, he was obviously smarter, but that'll be hard to prove to a Republican. As |
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lakemonster11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 04:51 PM Response to Reply #23 |
46. Actually, his daughter was pretty interesting... |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
24. Reply |
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geiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:43 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. yep. |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
26. TR was indeed a character that had character |
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geiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:44 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. good one. |
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Fearless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
27. I split the national ticket because I was a cry baby |
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geiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:45 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. ? |
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Fearless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:48 PM Response to Reply #31 |
37. Here... |
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Beausoleil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
33. As usual, snopes is your friend |
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geiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:47 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. ahhh.... thank you. |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
35. Tell your mother Teddy Roosevelt was for universal healthcare. |
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geiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:50 PM Response to Reply #35 |
40. she thinks that's the way the socialists and communists want to take over the country |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 05:12 PM Response to Reply #40 |
53. I simply cannot believe how much weight those 2 words still have |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 05:16 PM Response to Reply #40 |
54. Doesn't speak much for your mom's parenting skills... |
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tandot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
38. And that compares to that moron from Alaska how??? |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
39. An amazing parallel with Palin |
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lapfog_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
41. Send her this... |
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geiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 03:13 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. interesting to me that in a weird sort of way the "quiz" is an admission |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
42. QUIZ: Who am I? |
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geiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 03:01 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. not qualifed to shine his shoes. right on. |
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Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
47. Remind these idiots that Teddy Roosevelt was a PROGRESSIVE, not a conservative fuckwit. |
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geiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 08:00 PM Response to Reply #47 |
63. They have no idea what progressive means, unfortunately. |
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Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 08:03 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. Using a series of grunts, communicate the following to them... |
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geiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-20-08 05:38 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. I know, I know.... |
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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
48. Ask your mother if she is ready for McSame to privatize her |
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FKA MNChimpH8R (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
51. TR railed constantly against "malefactors of great wealth" who threatened |
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geiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-21-08 07:05 AM Response to Reply #51 |
67. and they said it couldn't be done.... |
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eshfemme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
56. Does your mom realize that Teddy later regreted his affilation with the Republicans? |
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vanderBeth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
58. Teddy must be spinning in his grave. |
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D23MIURG23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
59. Who am I? |
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geiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 07:38 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. It's enuf 2 make u want 2 spit. |
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JBoris (675 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
62. I'd say keep it simple: Its about judgment, not experience. nt |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-20-08 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
66. Did he spend part of his live as a sports announcer or a beauty contestant |
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