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@George K said:
A fringe benefit of my job.

Being tear gassed in Pakistan by riot police, shot at by a dimwitted sentry on a Paraguayan road who had no fuel for his lantern because his Capitan used the unit funds to build his house and being named by a Maoist German radical group as the director of covert U.S. military activities in northern Europe and Scandinavia because my unclassified bio showed that I served in the Army were some of the less glamorous bennies.

All those who think George wasn't a spy raise your hand.

No hands up I see

@Shawn C. said:

@Steven said:
You can't make a distinction based on the definition you created.

Fair enough. Let's forget about the past 1/2 dozen posts. If a state, say UT or IA were to deny a woman the ability to terminate a pregnancy, is that ok with you?

I wouldn't like it, I wouldn't vote for it but I'd be OK with it.

Powers not granted to the Federal Government are left to the States.

Iowa just recently passed the most restrictive abortion laws in the country.

I don't know that I have much of an issue with Martha Stewart. Blago. . . yeah. I'll let Steven weigh in on that one.

@bmmike said:
I’ve learned you guys really like debating politics. Wow.

I guess it’s always been thus?

You can start a thread here on what the best way to remove chewing gum from your shoe is and someone will turn it into a political thread.
Enjoy ;-)

So, you're saying Ralph Nader messed something else up? (Former Corvair driver, here.)

Evidently this is another one of those Yanny or Laurel tricks.

@George K said:

@fishingcomic said:
Am I missing something? Are there communists here?

I was referring to the article Sherb posted. The author seems willing to overlook murderous 20th century regimes in Germany, Spain, Portugal, Italy (well, sort of), Chile, Paraguay, Argentina and elsewhere in his zeal to condemn Communism.

Ilya was born in the USSR, so that colored his outlook somewhat. I imagine his "zeal" has a basis in fact.