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Lieberman slams Lamont

Posted on August 10, 2006 by Riley

“If we just pick up like Ned Lamont wants us to do, get out [of Iraq] by a date certain, it will be taken as a tremendous victory by the same people who wanted to blow up these planes in this plot hatched in England.”
– U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT)
Aug. 10, 2006
Categories: World War III_, [...]

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Was this their inspiration?

Posted on August 10, 2006 by Riley

With word coming down that some of the terrorists caught today were making explosives out of everyday household items, you have to wonder if maybe they got some of their inspiration here.
Categories: War On Terror_, Entertainment_, Humor_

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Irony of ironies….

Posted on August 10, 2006 by Riley

I’ll have to be sure to send this along to Sen. Bob Menendez’s opponent for U.S. Senate this year, Tom Kean, Jr.
Remarks of Rep. Bob Menendez (D-NJ)
Democratic National Convention
August 16, 2000
I come before you tonight, the son of immigrants, whose family fled from Cuba to freedom and now serves as the Vice Chair of the [...]

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Police Back George Allen For Re-election

Posted on August 10, 2006 by Riley

From the George Allen campaign:
Virginia Fraternal Order of Police Endorses Allen
PULASKI, VA – The Virginia State Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) strongly endorsed Senator George Allen’s reelection bid last night in Charlottesville during their annual banquet. The endorsement of the Virginia FOP, an organization with more than 8,600 members, is a testament [...]

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Way to go, Dems!!!

Posted on August 10, 2006 by Riley

Wouldn’t you know it? The day after the Nutroots nominate
Ned “Don’t Call Me Flanders” Lamont

over Joe Lieberman for U.S. Senate in CT, the biggest terrorist plot since 9/11 is uncovered. If you’re looking at terrorists blowing up 10 planes in mid-air, each carrying about 300 passengers, you’d be looking at 3,000 dead.
President Bush, Joe [...]

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