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Cmnt 11/11/2007 1:33 AM EST INTERESTING THEORIES THE DEMOCRATS THAT ARE IN WASHINGTON ARE NOT REPRESENTATIVES, THEY ARE THERE TO ... (full) Cmnt 11/16/2006 6:56 PM EST phil You're right, Pyewacket. In an MSNBC poll, 51% of the people wanted impeachment ... (full) Cmnt 11/16/2006 1:55 AM EST Pyewacket Pye's heart sinks.It's just like Jon Stewart said..."that was too easy".And on t... (full) Cmnt 11/9/2006 9:53 PM EST phil I agree with Ravn that you did a great job in standing up for unacknowledged cau... (full) Post 11/9/2006 8:38 PM EST billratigan "Election Results" (view) Cmnt 11/9/2006 7:28 PM EST Ravn I think listing you as "O" is for "Other"--they can't list you as "I" because th... (full) Post 11/7/2006 8:18 PM EST billratigan "Election Day, Negroponte, and Fiji" (view) Cmnt 11/7/2006 12:54 AM EST Red Wood So Kerry didn't say it, the Republicans said it and gave Kerry credit for it. Ar... (full) Cmnt 11/4/2006 9:40 PM EST Janine Helen I am reading "confessions of an economic hitman." The Bush family... Wow. It all... (full) Post 11/4/2006 7:07 PM EST billratigan "Kerry and Padilla" (view) Cmnt 11/3/2006 12:30 PM EST Red Wood It is a situation similar to this country, eerily so, with the possibility here ... (full) Post 10/31/2006 9:52 PM EST billratigan "Rumsfeld in 1984 - Unbe(tmesis)lievable" (view) Cmnt 10/30/2006 6:15 PM EST phil to 'donuts are my life'--you seem like a nice person and not someone who deserve... (full) Cmnt 10/30/2006 1:55 PM EST Donuts Are My Life I'd love to comment, but as that you and I are diametrically opposed politically... (full) Post 10/30/2006 12:05 AM EST billratigan "Oaxaca" (view) Cmnt 10/28/2006 8:08 PM EST phil I just read the Cal Thomas article [http://www.tmsfeatures.com/tmsfeatures/subca... (full) Cmnt 10/28/2006 5:10 PM EST MrOrnery1851 I always did have the sense that prior to the invasion of Iraq, when Bush Co. we... (full) Cmnt 10/28/2006 4:46 PM EST cecil billratigan, Your provisional draft letter does a good job explaining the hypocr... (full) Cmnt 10/28/2006 12:37 AM EST Coloconnect What a well researched and thoughtful piece...there are somewhitepapers floating... (full) Cmnt 10/28/2006 12:37 AM EST Rojo Lobo Tortuga I share similar viewpoints (http://rojolobotortuga.blogstream.com) Cmnt 10/27/2006 12:44 PM EST cecil billratigan, Please tell about the Alaskan process. You are running for an at-la... (full) Cmnt 10/27/2006 1:01 AM EST Red Wood I have to say thanks too Bill, for standing up to Young and presenting facts he ... (full) Cmnt 10/26/2006 7:55 PM EST phil Hey Bill, very credible job in the radio debate last night! Hitting a double or ... (full) Post 10/24/2006 6:02 AM EST billratigan "Campaign Notes" (view) Post 10/23/2006 2:24 PM EST billratigan "Mass Murderers" (view) Post 10/23/2006 2:06 PM EST billratigan "Mass Murderers II" (view) Cmnt 10/22/2006 7:22 PM EST Ravn Bill--You say you think your answer to Mike Mason might have been too hot, but h... (full) Cmnt 10/22/2006 1:05 PM EST Red Wood Bill, How does one start a political party? I listened to the recording and I'd ... (full) Cmnt 10/20/2006 10:51 PM EST Red Wood Bill, capitalism has never answered the questions of social inequality based on ... (full) Cmnt 10/20/2006 7:03 PM EST phil All I can say is keep up the prep work, Bill! You're doing what you need to do--... (full) Post 10/20/2006 5:39 AM EST billratigan "An Answer...And A Question?" (view) Cmnt 10/20/2006 1:33 AM EST Red Wood The comments of our military Generals have not been discussed enough by the civi... (full) Cmnt 10/19/2006 8:22 PM EST phil Bill, sounds like you're ready to start slugging! My only advice might be that y... (full) Post 10/18/2006 9:32 PM EST billratigan "Debate Preparation" (view) Cmnt 10/13/2006 2:49 PM EST ted Goddamn, Bill! Stunning! You did it, man. Those are absolutely articulate and we... (full) Cmnt 10/13/2006 11:52 AM EST Red Wood First impression: clarity, brevity, and the ability to back up all assertions; j... (full) Cmnt 10/12/2006 9:38 PM EST phil Good, succinct answers, Bill. I might quibble with the idea that an immediate wi... (full) Post 10/12/2006 7:53 PM EST billratigan "Quiz Time" (view) Post 10/12/2006 7:50 PM EST billratigan "Final (!?) Answers" (view) Cmnt 10/10/2006 1:08 AM EST phil Bill, if you're going to use references like "The question of terrorism was laid... (full) Cmnt 10/9/2006 1:40 PM EST ted Redwood's answer to # 3 is good, but it consists of little more than 30 words. I... (full) Cmnt 10/9/2006 1:11 PM EST ted Bill:First--your answer to # 6 is fucking exemplary--nothing less! Bravo! Nothin... (full) Cmnt 10/9/2006 2:44 AM EST Red Wood Yeah Bill, Easy part first; I'll be glad to let you know what I think of your an... (full) Post 10/8/2006 10:20 PM EST billratigan "On Terrorism...and Abortion" (view) Cmnt 10/7/2006 4:18 PM EST ted Bill:Please bear with me here, and I will abandon my hitherto strident and harsh... (full) Cmnt 10/7/2006 1:49 AM EST billratigan Ted I posted these questions to try to get readers involved, especially those "e... (full) Cmnt 10/7/2006 12:55 AM EST ted Tellya what, Red Wood, I've known Bill since the early '70s. During those days B... (full) Cmnt 10/7/2006 12:34 AM EST ted Bill: I hate to be the one to break this to you, BUT! Can you NOW see how comple... (full) Cmnt 10/6/2006 4:39 PM EST Red Wood ted, stop ranting and shouting like a crank. Keep it short and civil, man. It so... (full) Cmnt 10/6/2006 12:45 AM EST ted Phil and Bill: It is important to note that I am not suggesting Bill change any ... (full) Cmnt 10/5/2006 9:15 PM EST phil Well, Bill, Ted's comments might be harsh and harshly put, but he makes some goo... (full) Cmnt 10/5/2006 5:37 PM EST ted All right. You have added numbers. That is a positive move. Now, let's address q... (full) Cmnt 10/5/2006 3:16 PM EST ted Bill: OK--this makes it marginally more understandable. You still have not indic... (full) Post 10/3/2006 4:47 PM EST billratigan "TV Q's & A's" (view) Cmnt 10/1/2006 8:10 PM EST ted Unfortunately, the term "Star Chamber" in 2006 is as likely to be associated wit... (full) Cmnt 9/30/2006 8:31 PM EST ted Bill: Have you ever attended a workshop for candidates and campaign managers? I ... (full) Cmnt 9/30/2006 5:35 PM EST Irene-O FCC deregulation. Don't you just love it? Cmnt 9/30/2006 4:44 PM EST phil Very forthright and on point, Bill. Let's hope it tweaks the conscience of someb... (full) Post 9/29/2006 10:05 PM EST billratigan "Equal Time" (view) Cmnt 9/28/2006 3:41 PM EST phil Ted, I thought that Bill included the reference to Clarence Darrow in order to h... (full) Cmnt 9/28/2006 2:49 PM EST Irene-O Perhaps Alaska Public Radio should be re-named Prairie Nome Companion. Sorry. Co... (full) Cmnt 9/28/2006 2:43 PM EST ted If anybody besides me is reading this blog, please post a comment. Cmnt 9/28/2006 2:42 PM EST ted Bill: The following is an excellent example of your maddening tendency to muddy ... (full) Cmnt 9/26/2006 8:38 PM EST ted Read it and weep.The equal time, or more accurately, the equal opportunity provi... (full) Post 9/25/2006 6:00 PM EST billratigan "The Bush Detainee Bill" (view) Cmnt 9/22/2006 7:56 PM EST ted Challenge the son-of-a-bitch to a debate--to a duel of wits, as it were--he woul... (full) Post 9/21/2006 12:45 AM EST billratigan "Don Young 1" (view) Post 9/20/2006 2:45 PM EST billratigan "The Bush Tribunals" (view) Cmnt 9/14/2006 7:51 PM EST ted Crawl so far up Don Yuck's alimentery canal you can taste his dinner before he d... (full) Cmnt 9/13/2006 7:28 PM EST phil Well done! Let's keep it going! Post 9/13/2006 5:41 PM EST billratigan "Finally..." (view) Cmnt 9/9/2006 10:14 PM EST phil Congratulations to Bill Ratigan and to all those who have contributed to getting... (full) Cmnt 9/9/2006 10:11 PM EST phil Keep up the call for a labor party bill! Employees of companies like Wal-Mart do... (full) Post 9/9/2006 3:16 PM EST billratigan "On the Labor Party" (view) Post 9/9/2006 3:06 PM EST billratigan "It's...Unofficial" (view) Cmnt 8/24/2006 8:29 PM EST Art Malloy Very interesting stuff here!! Cmnt 8/24/2006 8:16 PM EST phil Great work getting the signature drive accomplished with so little help, Bill! A... (full) Cmnt 8/23/2006 7:08 PM EST wolfy Let's impeach about 85% of the creeps in DC and most of the states. I'm from Okl... (full) Cmnt 8/23/2006 6:51 PM EST ted Well, Bill, you should be ready, then. Go get 'em. Post 8/23/2006 3:26 PM EST billratigan "The Hay Is In The Barn!" (view) Cmnt 8/21/2006 1:34 PM EST ted It's time. Go get 'em Bill. Stay on point! Don't lose your focus. Cmnt 8/16/2006 6:50 PM EST phil Way to go, Bill! You just keep stepping up to the plate and one of these days yo... (full) Cmnt 8/15/2006 9:51 PM EST shep MOST EXCELLENT, BROTHER BILL!your writing grows even better........no accident..... (full) Post 8/15/2006 8:03 PM EST billratigan "Signature Drive" (view) Cmnt 8/14/2006 12:47 AM EST idiot BlogExplosion is run by terrorists. Post 8/8/2006 6:19 PM EST billratigan "Fairbanks and Fort Wainright" (view) Cmnt 8/4/2006 3:01 PM EST phil To Samsong: What does it feel like to be incapable of conscious thought? Also, w... (full) Cmnt 8/3/2006 6:57 PM EST Samsong Hay Bill.....Go hide under a rock! The sky, the sky---the sky is falling!!! Help... (full) Post 8/3/2006 4:57 PM EST billratigan "Birth Pangs and......Draining the Swamp" (view) Cmnt 7/31/2006 9:51 PM EST idiot Oh, Bill...I long so much for peace... [[EMOTICON:SAD1]] Cmnt 7/27/2006 9:34 PM EST liz Walton Goggle.....Loose Change.. Cmnt 7/27/2006 9:26 PM EST liz Walton I saw this doc. it was ok. In th eUk they already think it is a done deal, that ... (full) Cmnt 7/22/2006 8:48 PM EST phil Not being an Alaska resident it is hard for me to completely understand the rami... (full) Post 7/22/2006 6:44 PM EST billratigan "Ballot Ad" (view) Post 7/22/2006 2:10 PM EST billratigan "The Juneau Road" (view) Cmnt 7/20/2006 9:45 PM EST ted RAVN: People who haven't seen “An Inconvenient Truth” who want to comment on its... (full) Cmnt 7/19/2006 12:52 PM EST phil Redwood is right. It does take a lot of guts to stand up to these controllers, e... (full) Cmnt 7/19/2006 10:50 AM EST Red Wood Thanks for running, pard. Your campaign is bound to throw open doors and windows... (full) Cmnt 7/19/2006 1:05 AM EST Red Wood Yeah bill, Wilson seems to be a pugilist; the cabal picked the wrong fight, eh? ... (full) Post 7/15/2006 3:19 PM EST billratigan "Cheers for the Wilsons!" (view) Cmnt 7/14/2006 10:50 PM EST ted Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) offers up this explanation for why he voted again... (full) Cmnt 7/14/2006 10:12 PM EST ted Bush has his tongue so far up Olmert's asshole he can taste his dinner before it... (full) Cmnt 7/14/2006 4:22 PM EST Ravn There sure are a lot of people who haven't seen Al Gore's movie who want to comm... (full) Cmnt 7/13/2006 10:54 PM EST standinfirm I agree with donut in that Everything goes through cycles, even the earth. We ar... (full) Cmnt 7/13/2006 7:15 PM EST phil Gore's garbled statement years ago about being in on the beginning of the Intern... (full) Cmnt 7/12/2006 10:20 PM EST Donuts Are My Life I hope they never get impeached I may be in the minority but I like President Bu... (full) Cmnt 7/12/2006 10:18 PM EST Donuts Are My Life Isn't Gore the same man who said that he invented the Internet? Storms, droughts... (full) Post 7/12/2006 1:03 PM EST billratigan "Campaign Update" (view) Post 7/12/2006 12:38 PM EST billratigan "Al Gore's Movie" (view) Cmnt 7/12/2006 12:27 AM EST Wootay Global warming is definitely bad, but even if we lived like it was the 18th cent... (full) Cmnt 7/11/2006 11:01 PM EST Robert M. Odom How can those on the right think that saving our children from a hellish future ... (full) Post 7/10/2006 4:49 AM EST billratigan "Once Again, Gaza" (view) Cmnt 7/9/2006 9:51 PM EST ted Now you're getting busy. Good work. And you even picked up a neo-Nazi comment. Cmnt 7/9/2006 5:49 PM EST phil bill: i think your statements are succinct, forceful and ready for submission. i... (full) Cmnt 7/9/2006 2:28 PM EST Gina2 You've got my vote [[EMOTICON:SMILEY1]] Cmnt 7/9/2006 2:22 AM EST Ravn Good work, Bill. I see you already had negative comment from one right wingnut. ... (full) Cmnt 7/9/2006 1:26 AM EST SarahW I'm all for impeaching Jr. Bush and Chaney! Cmnt 7/9/2006 1:12 AM EST standinfirm I don't know who you have been listening to but these statements are so far off.... (full) Post 7/6/2006 12:42 AM EST billratigan "Happy Independence Day!" (view) Cmnt 7/4/2006 11:11 PM EST john24871 we will never be a free and great place till ever one killes @ least one lawyer Cmnt 7/4/2006 11:01 PM EST phil Bill, once again you're pointing an honest finger at political and social realit... (full) Post 7/3/2006 11:11 PM EST billratigan "A Grave Threat to Palestinians" (view) Cmnt 7/3/2006 5:41 PM EST ted Yesterday, July 2, 2006, the Rev. Jerry Pervert's flock at the Anchorage Bastard... (full) Cmnt 6/30/2006 9:57 PM EST phil Ted: to which comment persons' comments are you referring? It seems to me that o... (full) Cmnt 6/29/2006 10:59 PM EST phil Regarding what Bill said about the continuing threat to the Palestinians, I want... (full) Cmnt 6/29/2006 3:59 PM EST ted Bill:The Alaska Department of Revenue Commissioner's Office has just published a... (full) Cmnt 6/28/2006 10:25 PM EST ted Bill: You need to catch Bush actually approving of the Israeli invasion of the G... (full) Cmnt 6/28/2006 8:25 PM EST Jacksonville Vox I agree. Good posts.Check these sites if you're into politics:http://jaxfldailyv... (full) Cmnt 6/28/2006 8:24 PM EST Jacksonville Vox I agree. Good posts.Check these sites if you're into politics:http://jaxfldailyv... (full) Cmnt 6/28/2006 5:59 PM EST truthstandsalone hey bill this is george. A friend by the name of John sanches said hi! Well I be... (full) Cmnt 6/28/2006 12:26 AM EST phil Giffbo: scroll down to earlier postings on the blog till you get to the "Opening... (full) Cmnt 6/27/2006 7:22 PM EST Giffbo Your Blog is titled "Impeach Now". Impeach who and why"? Cmnt 6/27/2006 6:08 AM EST Robert M. Odom I say being in the middle of the Israel/Palestine conflict is one of the stupide... (full) Cmnt 6/25/2006 8:45 PM EST phil hopefully you'll acquire some campaign workers soon.as far as the mainstream med... (full) Cmnt 6/23/2006 8:28 PM EST ted Bill: You're certainly attracting more than your share of neo-nazis. Look out, s... (full) Post 6/23/2006 8:22 PM EST billratigan "On the Road..." (view) Cmnt 6/21/2006 9:26 PM EST phil To answer Wootay's thoughts: (1)We are indebted to God for our freedoms? Were th... (full) Cmnt 6/20/2006 8:31 PM EST ted Bill: The content seems somewhat long-winded to me--I'd edit it down to the size... (full) Cmnt 6/19/2006 3:28 AM EST Wootay In God we trust.Freedom of religion means you won't be killed for being a hereti... (full) Cmnt 6/14/2006 9:50 PM EST phil Huh? Religious freedom means the state imposes no institutionalized religious do... (full) Cmnt 6/13/2006 9:39 PM EST PlutoJeff Often we are warned against Christians "shoving their values down people's throa... (full) Post 6/13/2006 9:28 PM EST billratigan "Bush Family Values" (view) Cmnt 6/11/2006 6:35 PM EST Robert M. Odom An excellent attack on these ridiculous hypocritical viewpoints. Pointing out th... (full) Cmnt 6/11/2006 5:55 PM EST truthstandsalone hey bill this george i met you on 4th street in the morning of friday, i would l... (full) Post 6/11/2006 1:13 PM EST billratigan "A Vision of Hope" (view) Cmnt 6/6/2006 8:30 PM EST phil Hear! Hear! I want to commend you for putting the Labor Party idea out there aga... (full) Post 6/6/2006 1:21 PM EST billratigan "Quickly Shifting Gears" (view) Cmnt 6/5/2006 7:49 PM EST TheOutlander If I understand what I have read thus far you are an Independent who favors a De... (full) Cmnt 6/5/2006 7:39 PM EST Stonewall Jack So your a Red and you think that you can Impeach Bush? OK, everybody has Free Sp... (full) Cmnt 5/31/2006 9:38 PM EST phil To Standinfirm : I haven't got time this moment to answer you in full,(I'm off t... (full) Cmnt 5/30/2006 5:54 PM EST standinfirm You know, Bill, that a lot of this started in the early 80's and other president... (full) Post 5/30/2006 1:29 PM EST billratigan "Opening Salvo" (view) Cmnt 5/29/2006 11:39 PM EST phil maybe not so much tone it down as present some positive alternatives to Bush pol... (full) Cmnt 5/29/2006 9:35 PM EST Sole Four Sail I agree with your message, but I am afraid that unless you tone it down a bit, p... (full) Cmnt 5/29/2006 7:48 PM EST tommy Go for it!!!