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Elyn Fritz-Waters @elynfe (8) • St. Louis, Missouri 4 May 20

We all have a rhetoric in our mind Something only ours developed in time We cast what we want others to observe Upon the screen, our face, to endure And just like a photograph is but a moment Our comments are just a slice of...

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The "Don't Donate to Notre Dame Rebuild" Band Wagon...

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 22 Apr 19

Social Media is all abuzz in backlash over huge donations to rebuild the Notre Dame Cathedral. Every one of them seems to come with a suggestion on what cause people "should" be donating to instead. I think that is blatantly self...

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Daily Bible Study

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 24 Feb 16

Day 6 – Persuasion Job 5 Persuasive speeches and the people who give them are as numerous as the stars in the sky. People would have us believe just about everything that comes into their imagination. If someone told us...

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The State of the Union Address was just Obama spouting the same old rhetoric

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 25 Jan 12

he's been spewing for years. This video should have "The Song Remains the Same" as background music. We've heard it all before, Obama. Your failed policies are clear for anyone to...

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Ok, Warren Buffett (and others who claim to be willing to pay more taxes)...

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 25 Aug 11

Here's your chance! This link explains all the ways a person who claims to be willing to pay more taxes can go about doing it. Guess what, not only doesn't Warren Buffett pay more than he's legally required to, he makes sure...

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English Primer for Political Rhetoric by Thomas Sowell

debrakcarey @debrakcarey (19887) • United States 11 May 11

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaouMZGICcc&feature=related Thomas Sowell (compiles list on video) was born in North Carolina and grew up in Harlem. As with many others in his neighborhood, Thomas Sowell left home early...

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The kinder gentler rhetoric

laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 8 Apr 11

Remember after the Arizona shooting and all on the left blaming Republican rhetoric as the cause. They are forever calling for kinder language. Or not going over the top in their assertions. Then I have to ask you, what pray tell...

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Obama girls not on facebook

laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 9 Feb 11

Michelle Obama said she wont allow her girls to have a facebook page. She said she doesnt like the idea of young kids on there. I agree but even more, can you imagine being a kid and reading all of the hate and rhetoric out there...

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Rhetoric and Propaganda?

GungnirStrike @GungnirStrike (81) • United States 23 Aug 09

It seems very peculiar to me that in the presidential campaigns of the U.S, people don't care if the person running gives any examples of what he/she HAS DONE to prove that they will be the best candidate. No, instead the spout...

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Important Questions about the House version of Health "Reform" ....

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 12 Aug 09

Some things are either overblown, interpreted the worst way (as well as the best way) and some things that have been taken out of the bills seem to still be reported as still in (such as the thing about 59 years or older). But...

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The "Living Wage" Lie

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 28 Jul 09

Everytime someone gets a wild hair up their butt that can only be relieved by an increase in the federal minimum wage, the lies and rhetoric flow. Pictures are painted of throngs of families trying to eke out a living on...

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Do you think those with too few stars should not be allowed to post new topics?

4ftfingers @4ftfingers (1310) 24 May 09

Some people on here just post absolute rubbish. It's usually copy and pasted from extremely biased websites and very often the same thing over and over again. If someone only has a 1 star rating, does that mean nobody cares...

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If You Truly Support Prs. Obama... Buy Stock!

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 3 Mar 09

66,882,230 American voted for Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election. They say they support Obama, but are they willing to put their money where their rhetoric is? For Obama to be considered successful as a president,...

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What would our founding fathers marvel at most?

JodiLynn @JodiLynn (1417) • United States 13 Feb 09

When driving great distances I often ask myself this rhetorical question. Would General George be amazed by our military wares, Our Commerce (or lack there of at the moment), transportation, communications? Think of everyday...

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Among All of the Rhetoric; A Voice of Reason!!

rodney850 @rodney850 (2145) • United States 4 Feb 09

Maggie Gallagher is an Op-Ed writer whom you may agree or disagree with but one thing is very obvious; her opinion on this one matches about 64-70% of American people's opinion and that is--this "stimulis" porkage $ucks, period!...

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Current Economic Situation Reveals the Lies and Rhetoric of the Left.

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 11 Dec 08

Through pretty much the whole Bush administration, the left tried to tell us that the economy was in terrible condition. Variations of the line "I'm doing ok, but what about all those who aren't" were often used when those of us...

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How About Them "Issues"?? So Let's Talk Issues!!

rodney850 @rodney850 (2145) • United States 21 Oct 08

In the following four part series the author discusses the issues and how Barack Obama, who tries to promote himself as a "healer" and "reach across partisan lines" type of guy. Problem is, his record, which speaks for itself, is...

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Is the "McSame" rhetoric really working for the Democrats?

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 9 Oct 08

The Democrats have continuously campaigned against "Dubya" since the day he won the Republican nomination over 8 years ago. Old habits die hard though, so they came up with a ploy so they could keep that campaign going. For as...

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Obama, what should Minimum Wage be set at?

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 20 Feb 08

Barak Hussein Obama stated that "no one who works should be poor". Let's look at that statment, shall we? If no one who works should be poor, he is saying that the income of everyone who works should be above the poverty...

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Question for Democrats...

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 10 Jan 08

At least the Democrats who actually believe that Bush stole the elections from Gore and Kerry... If you do believe that, then you believe Gore/Leiberman was the rightful incumbent in 2004, and Kerry/Edwards is the rightful...

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