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Oh, for the Civility of Yesteryear <snort>
« on: October 29, 2010, 02:18:10 PM »
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/251452/oh-civility-yesteryear-jonah-goldberg

Reason.com actually crack open a history book to show that media boobs with important hair need to drag their exquisitely-coiffed mane out of another crack.

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Re: Oh, for the Civility of Yesteryear <snort>
« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2010, 03:01:26 PM »
Dang .... they left out the part where two of our founding fathers held a pistol duel!!!
I wanted to see that!  [tinfoil] :angel:
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Re: Oh, for the Civility of Yesteryear <snort>
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2010, 09:07:14 AM »
Bravo
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Re: Oh, for the Civility of Yesteryear <snort>
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2010, 11:33:09 PM »
Quote from: TommyGunn on October 29, 2010, 03:01:26 PM
Dang .... they left out the part where two of our founding fathers held a pistol duel!!!
I wanted to see that!  [tinfoil] :angel:

Palin and Obama, pistols at 20 paces. I'd pay to see that. [ar15]
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Re: Oh, for the Civility of Yesteryear <snort>
« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2010, 11:38:50 PM »
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Palin and Obama, pistols at 20 paces. I'd pay to see that.

You'd have to give Obama some kind of handicap, or maybe a head start to run away.
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Re: Oh, for the Civility of Yesteryear <snort>
« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2010, 12:15:47 AM »
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You'd have to give Obama some kind of handicap, or maybe a head start to run away.
He already does......he is a legend in his own mind!
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Re: Oh, for the Civility of Yesteryear <snort>
« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2010, 06:06:02 AM »
Quote from: Jamie B on October 31, 2010, 12:15:47 AM
He already does......he is a legend in his own mind!

I think he meant like a golf handicap.  In other words, Obama would need to be given some kind of advantage or the duel would be unfair. 
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Re: Oh, for the Civility of Yesteryear <snort>
« Reply #7 on: October 31, 2010, 07:44:10 AM »
Quote from: Regolith on October 31, 2010, 06:06:02 AM
In other words, Obama would need to be given some kind of advantage or the duel would be unfair. 


Kinda like when Palin had to run with McCain on the GOP ticket....
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Re: Oh, for the Civility of Yesteryear <snort>
« Reply #8 on: October 31, 2010, 08:36:26 PM »
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http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/251452/oh-civility-yesteryear-jonah-goldberg

Stephen Nichols' Jesus, Made in America has a few paragraphs about the ascent of Mr. Jefferson to the presidency.  It was likened by some, explicitly, to the coming of Antichrist.
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Re: Oh, for the Civility of Yesteryear <snort>
« Reply #9 on: October 31, 2010, 10:53:05 PM »
Quote from: TommyGunn on October 29, 2010, 03:01:26 PM
Dang .... they left out the part where two of our founding fathers held a pistol duel!!!
I wanted to see that!  [tinfoil] :angel:

I'm still not understanding the logic of banning dueling.
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Re: Oh, for the Civility of Yesteryear <snort>
« Reply #10 on: October 31, 2010, 11:47:50 PM »
Quote from: Regolith on October 31, 2010, 06:06:02 AM
I think he meant like a golf handicap.  In other words, Obama would need to be given some kind of advantage or the duel would be unfair. 

The country was founded on the premis of equal opportunity, not equal results.
Of coure since Obama is theoretically a gentleman it should be ladies first.
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Re: Oh, for the Civility of Yesteryear <snort>
« Reply #11 on: November 01, 2010, 04:22:21 AM »
Quote from: RoadKingLarry on October 31, 2010, 11:47:50 PM
The country was founded on the premis of equal opportunity, not equal results.
Of coure since Obama is theoretically a gentleman it should be ladies first.

As they say, in theory, theory and practice are the same.  In practice, they're not.
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Re: Oh, for the Civility of Yesteryear <snort>
« Reply #12 on: November 01, 2010, 05:25:22 AM »
Quote from: RoadKingLarry on October 31, 2010, 11:47:50 PM
Of coure since Obama is theoretically a gentleman it should be ladies first.


Be careful what you wish for....this is the same party that considers Hillary a lady....  =|
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