Why The Right Loves A Disaster


	Why The Right Loves A Disaster

debbyski

1-27-2008 9:40 AM

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1-28-2008 7:21 PM

NStuff

So lending money is a conservative conspiracy?

1-28-2008 7:29 PM

debbyski

Will you quit being so God damn naive NStuff? It's annoying.

1-28-2008 8:31 PM

ratilfar

Naive would not be the word i would use.

1-28-2008 10:06 PM

debbyski

Feel free to elaborate Rat. I am being polite.

1-28-2008 10:16 PM

ratilfar

I would say the following:

"Devotion unto death or lunacy, which ever comes first"

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