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		<title>By: republicans suck</title>
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		<dc:creator>republicans suck</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 11:40:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;TB – I think a true American is a person who loves America, one who understands and defends its founding principles and who fights any intrusion of those things.&quot;

Ahahahahaha

Fuck off hoser
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;TB – I think a true American is a person who loves America, one who understands and defends its founding principles and who fights any intrusion of those things.&#8221;</p>
<p>Ahahahahaha</p>
<p>Fuck off hoser</p>
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		<title>By: Michael Seraph</title>
		<link>http://alphavilleherald.com/2009/04/conservative-republicans-find-fantasy-home-in-second-life.html/comment-page-1#comment-5677</link>
		<dc:creator>Michael Seraph</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Religious extremists are dangerous.  It doesn&#039;t matter if they are Christian, Muslim, Hindu or Jewish.  I&#039;ve never met a Christian who followed the Bible literally as I read it.  And there&#039;s the rub.  We don&#039;t get to interpret other people&#039;s religious texts for them.  If Ahmed says he&#039;s a Muslim, then he&#039;s a Muslim.  Even if he isn&#039;t a terrorist.  Even if he thinks women are equal to men.  Even if he&#039;s nice.  And if Joe says he&#039;s a Christian, then he&#039;s a Christian.  Even if he is gay.  Even if he&#039;s a Republican.  Even if he eats pork at the ball park on a Sunday.  And the idea that we would be &quot;protecting&quot; freedom by forcibly converting Muslims to Christianity just rubs me the wrong way.  Something I read once.  Something the Founding Fathers wrote.  What was that?

Oh yeah, here it is:

&quot;Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;&quot;

And the idea that it&#039;s okay for Ann Coulter (or anybody) to tell outrageous lies to get attention is just stupid.  Neither the idea that we should forcibly convert people nor the idea that lying is okay to attract attention to oneself is a conservative idea.  The first violates the very foundation of this country and the second shows an incredible lack of personal integrity, honesty and basic decency.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Religious extremists are dangerous.  It doesn&#8217;t matter if they are Christian, Muslim, Hindu or Jewish.  I&#8217;ve never met a Christian who followed the Bible literally as I read it.  And there&#8217;s the rub.  We don&#8217;t get to interpret other people&#8217;s religious texts for them.  If Ahmed says he&#8217;s a Muslim, then he&#8217;s a Muslim.  Even if he isn&#8217;t a terrorist.  Even if he thinks women are equal to men.  Even if he&#8217;s nice.  And if Joe says he&#8217;s a Christian, then he&#8217;s a Christian.  Even if he is gay.  Even if he&#8217;s a Republican.  Even if he eats pork at the ball park on a Sunday.  And the idea that we would be &#8220;protecting&#8221; freedom by forcibly converting Muslims to Christianity just rubs me the wrong way.  Something I read once.  Something the Founding Fathers wrote.  What was that?</p>
<p>Oh yeah, here it is:</p>
<p>&#8220;Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;&#8221;</p>
<p>And the idea that it&#8217;s okay for Ann Coulter (or anybody) to tell outrageous lies to get attention is just stupid.  Neither the idea that we should forcibly convert people nor the idea that lying is okay to attract attention to oneself is a conservative idea.  The first violates the very foundation of this country and the second shows an incredible lack of personal integrity, honesty and basic decency.</p>
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		<title>By: Tomasi Benelli</title>
		<link>http://alphavilleherald.com/2009/04/conservative-republicans-find-fantasy-home-in-second-life.html/comment-page-1#comment-5676</link>
		<dc:creator>Tomasi Benelli</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:19:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I was very happy to do this interview and was very satisfied with it when it was complete.
I&#039;m glad there was some great discussion back and forth as comments also.

The e-mail address listed in the profile pic posted herein is a working e-mail if anyone wants to discuss directly anything they have an issue with. I&#039;ll gladly chat that way. You can also just visit us on Keen and we chat virtually in person.

Thanks to all who supported/defended me and my words.
To those who attacked, I&#039;m very sorry you don&#039;t understand what&#039;s going on around you.
Hold on tight, it&#039;s gonna get pretty bumpy from here.

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was very happy to do this interview and was very satisfied with it when it was complete.<br />
I&#8217;m glad there was some great discussion back and forth as comments also.</p>
<p>The e-mail address listed in the profile pic posted herein is a working e-mail if anyone wants to discuss directly anything they have an issue with. I&#8217;ll gladly chat that way. You can also just visit us on Keen and we chat virtually in person.</p>
<p>Thanks to all who supported/defended me and my words.<br />
To those who attacked, I&#8217;m very sorry you don&#8217;t understand what&#8217;s going on around you.<br />
Hold on tight, it&#8217;s gonna get pretty bumpy from here.</p>
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		<title>By: Satan</title>
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		<dc:creator>Satan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:38:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It&#039;s very important to make a distinction from political correctness and racism. While it may be confusing for some because a person that doesn&#039;t advocate political correctness may share views that racists use to justify their universal hate of a given race, there is a very real difference.

Someone who is racist against black people will despise all african americans based on social problems that are actually the result of a lack of education. Those problems actually have nothing to do with skin pigmentation.

The problem is that when the slaves were freed, they had no education whatsoever thus making it difficult to integrate into society. A parent with little or no education is less likely to value the education of their child and thus the cycle self-perpetuates. Crime and poverty are often the result and it&#039;s difficult for some to see that it is illogical to think that the problems have anything to do with skin pigmentation. In reality, it has everything to do with the fact that an entire race was denied the same education that whites had many many years ago and thus progress has been slow for black people in America today.

The black man has already proven that he has the exact same potential that white people have. Just take a look at educated african americans in society today and see for yourself. They are the ones that are successful. The only difference between an educated black person and an educated white person is skin pigmentation and many educated african americans are even more horrified at the state of affairs in their culture than white people are. The redneck meth cook and Aryan Brotherhood member is actually very similar to the people that he hates so much in that he is poverty stricken and prone to the same types of social problems.

Political correctness actually does a huge disservice to society because it prevents important problems from being addressed. I think that political correctness is motivated by misunderstanding.

In some cases it&#039;s because people believe that negative statistics apply to them and they are unwilling to be objective. In others it is a conscious effort to quell differing political views. In others it is caused by genuine confusion by the fact that people who don&#039;t advocate political correctness seem to share SOME views that are similar to a blatant racist&#039;s. Then of course there are others that get pissed when they don&#039;t get their way and so they try to manipulate the system by pointing fingers and hollering racism.

I think a good example is how when statistics show that the average white person is more intelligent than the average black person, PC advocates and some african americans freak out about how the study is racist when in actuality it is factual. PC advocates may believe that they are helping the culture that they are trying to defend but they are actually hindering it&#039;s progress by preventing important social problems from being addressed. Despite this, slowly but surely, there has been progress. Obama is just one example of how successful an educated black man can be.

Some argue that the white people have an unfair advantage because white people are shown favoritism in the workplace for example but there is a problem with that on both sides of the spectrum. African americans have a tendency to do that even more than the average white person because the average african american is seen as &#039;needing&#039; it more. I have seen many an african american in a managerial position show unjustifiable favoritism towards fellow african americans. People doing this actually have good intentions. They&#039;re trying to speed up the progress of their people but in actuality this sort of thing hinders it and it also has a tendency to breed REAL racism.

Some may be surprised to learn that I voted for Obama during this past presidential election. Many african americans voted for him without any understanding of his politics just because he is black. Their desire for progress has become so important to them that they are forgetting that real progress for black america cannot be achieved this way. I think the example is perfectly illustrated by footage that showed african americans who voted for Obama being interviewed. Some of them were asked what they thought about Sarah Palin who was part of the McCain campaign. The interviewer deliberately implied that Palin was with Obama, and in some cases african americans praised Palin because of this even though Palin is part of a completely different and opposing political party! How absurd!! It&#039;s just another example of lack of education. What if Obama believed that a certain group of people should be exterminated and his election caused the eruption of a new world war? In that case, the people that voted for him without any knowledge of his politics would have done something that had an extremely negative impact on the entire world that would have been entirely preventable! Such are the dangers of a desire for progress that overrides reasoning.

PC advocates: You are creating more problems for the people that you are trying to defend than your opponents are. Stop hindering progress and help work toward a resolution. Please.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s very important to make a distinction from political correctness and racism. While it may be confusing for some because a person that doesn&#8217;t advocate political correctness may share views that racists use to justify their universal hate of a given race, there is a very real difference.</p>
<p>Someone who is racist against black people will despise all african americans based on social problems that are actually the result of a lack of education. Those problems actually have nothing to do with skin pigmentation.</p>
<p>The problem is that when the slaves were freed, they had no education whatsoever thus making it difficult to integrate into society. A parent with little or no education is less likely to value the education of their child and thus the cycle self-perpetuates. Crime and poverty are often the result and it&#8217;s difficult for some to see that it is illogical to think that the problems have anything to do with skin pigmentation. In reality, it has everything to do with the fact that an entire race was denied the same education that whites had many many years ago and thus progress has been slow for black people in America today.</p>
<p>The black man has already proven that he has the exact same potential that white people have. Just take a look at educated african americans in society today and see for yourself. They are the ones that are successful. The only difference between an educated black person and an educated white person is skin pigmentation and many educated african americans are even more horrified at the state of affairs in their culture than white people are. The redneck meth cook and Aryan Brotherhood member is actually very similar to the people that he hates so much in that he is poverty stricken and prone to the same types of social problems.</p>
<p>Political correctness actually does a huge disservice to society because it prevents important problems from being addressed. I think that political correctness is motivated by misunderstanding.</p>
<p>In some cases it&#8217;s because people believe that negative statistics apply to them and they are unwilling to be objective. In others it is a conscious effort to quell differing political views. In others it is caused by genuine confusion by the fact that people who don&#8217;t advocate political correctness seem to share SOME views that are similar to a blatant racist&#8217;s. Then of course there are others that get pissed when they don&#8217;t get their way and so they try to manipulate the system by pointing fingers and hollering racism.</p>
<p>I think a good example is how when statistics show that the average white person is more intelligent than the average black person, PC advocates and some african americans freak out about how the study is racist when in actuality it is factual. PC advocates may believe that they are helping the culture that they are trying to defend but they are actually hindering it&#8217;s progress by preventing important social problems from being addressed. Despite this, slowly but surely, there has been progress. Obama is just one example of how successful an educated black man can be.</p>
<p>Some argue that the white people have an unfair advantage because white people are shown favoritism in the workplace for example but there is a problem with that on both sides of the spectrum. African americans have a tendency to do that even more than the average white person because the average african american is seen as &#8216;needing&#8217; it more. I have seen many an african american in a managerial position show unjustifiable favoritism towards fellow african americans. People doing this actually have good intentions. They&#8217;re trying to speed up the progress of their people but in actuality this sort of thing hinders it and it also has a tendency to breed REAL racism.</p>
<p>Some may be surprised to learn that I voted for Obama during this past presidential election. Many african americans voted for him without any understanding of his politics just because he is black. Their desire for progress has become so important to them that they are forgetting that real progress for black america cannot be achieved this way. I think the example is perfectly illustrated by footage that showed african americans who voted for Obama being interviewed. Some of them were asked what they thought about Sarah Palin who was part of the McCain campaign. The interviewer deliberately implied that Palin was with Obama, and in some cases african americans praised Palin because of this even though Palin is part of a completely different and opposing political party! How absurd!! It&#8217;s just another example of lack of education. What if Obama believed that a certain group of people should be exterminated and his election caused the eruption of a new world war? In that case, the people that voted for him without any knowledge of his politics would have done something that had an extremely negative impact on the entire world that would have been entirely preventable! Such are the dangers of a desire for progress that overrides reasoning.</p>
<p>PC advocates: You are creating more problems for the people that you are trying to defend than your opponents are. Stop hindering progress and help work toward a resolution. Please.</p>
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		<title>By: mootykips</title>
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		<dc:creator>mootykips</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 21:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>i don&#039;t know anything about how the government works but let me read you this comprehensive list of talking points
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i don&#8217;t know anything about how the government works but let me read you this comprehensive list of talking points</p>
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		<title>By: marilyn murphy</title>
		<link>http://alphavilleherald.com/2009/04/conservative-republicans-find-fantasy-home-in-second-life.html/comment-page-1#comment-5673</link>
		<dc:creator>marilyn murphy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 09:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>i want fiscal responsiblility.  i dont want the government spending any more than it takes in.
i want fair tax laws.  i want the same percentage of income taxed no matter what a person makes.
i want earmarks banned.  all tax moneys spent should be subject to review.
i dont give a damn who marries who or what people do in their sex lives.
i dont want government paying for religious items/displays/rhetoric..etc.  im for abolishing tax relief to religious organizations.
genetically altered grains have fed over a billion people in the last year.  the people protesting against this tech have fed how many?
i am disgusted with the stance of the left and the right.  the republicans dropped the ball when they were in power by refusing to even live up to their own principles.  now the democrats appear to be swinging the pendulum so far to the left we are going to owe china for the next 50 years to support the social programs they are demanding.
no party seems to be embracing the simple facts of our situation.  both parties are at fault for our current circumstance.
i want to vote everybody out of office that voted for a spending bill that no one could possibly have read. so now, we are going whoa, why werent there any oversights or checks and balances in this bill?  sigh.
unfortunately, the vast majority of people dont follow the issues at all.

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i want fiscal responsiblility.  i dont want the government spending any more than it takes in.<br />
i want fair tax laws.  i want the same percentage of income taxed no matter what a person makes.<br />
i want earmarks banned.  all tax moneys spent should be subject to review.<br />
i dont give a damn who marries who or what people do in their sex lives.<br />
i dont want government paying for religious items/displays/rhetoric..etc.  im for abolishing tax relief to religious organizations.<br />
genetically altered grains have fed over a billion people in the last year.  the people protesting against this tech have fed how many?<br />
i am disgusted with the stance of the left and the right.  the republicans dropped the ball when they were in power by refusing to even live up to their own principles.  now the democrats appear to be swinging the pendulum so far to the left we are going to owe china for the next 50 years to support the social programs they are demanding.<br />
no party seems to be embracing the simple facts of our situation.  both parties are at fault for our current circumstance.<br />
i want to vote everybody out of office that voted for a spending bill that no one could possibly have read. so now, we are going whoa, why werent there any oversights or checks and balances in this bill?  sigh.<br />
unfortunately, the vast majority of people dont follow the issues at all.</p>
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		<title>By: Julio Garcia</title>
		<link>http://alphavilleherald.com/2009/04/conservative-republicans-find-fantasy-home-in-second-life.html/comment-page-1#comment-5672</link>
		<dc:creator>Julio Garcia</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:12:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Terrible interview.  You can tell the leanings of the person asking the questions... constantly harping on Coulter and then making this guy defend her statements or condemn her as &quot;anti-freedom.&quot;  The guy isn&#039;t Coulter, he shouldn&#039;t be forced to answer for her.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Terrible interview.  You can tell the leanings of the person asking the questions&#8230; constantly harping on Coulter and then making this guy defend her statements or condemn her as &#8220;anti-freedom.&#8221;  The guy isn&#8217;t Coulter, he shouldn&#8217;t be forced to answer for her.</p>
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		<title>By: Alyx Stoklitsky</title>
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		<dc:creator>Alyx Stoklitsky</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:12:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The truth hurts, Sinead?
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		<title>By: corona anatine</title>
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		<dc:creator>corona anatine</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The price of goat cheese in Montana is directly tied to the percentage of republican voters
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		<title>By: Sinead McMillan</title>
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		<dc:creator>Sinead McMillan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;(...) is only a kind of chat room, it doesn&#039;t mean all that much.&quot;
so, that&#039;s sl to u? what? then get lost, little mr. gop.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;(&#8230;) is only a kind of chat room, it doesn&#8217;t mean all that much.&#8221;<br />
so, that&#8217;s sl to u? what? then get lost, little mr. gop.</p>
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