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On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:05:30 -0500, bpuharic wrote:

On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:00:53 -0700, Canuck57
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who are you talking about? brave and heroic US and Canadian troops who
are dying to protect freedom?

In no way disrespectful of the fighting men, do you think we are more
"free" than we were in 1991 when we started our middle eastern
crusade? It is clear the terrorists have won.

the NIH researchers who've discovered cures for diseases, new drugs,
etc?

Private companies do a lot more than NIH. I only have to point to the
human genome project where a private company cracked the code in
months and NIH dunced around for years on it.

No they don't. The NIH is not tasked with things in so narrow of a focus. Go
to their website and read their mission statement.



and how do you measure inefficiency when capitalism itself just
dropped the US economy by hundreds of billions in the last year? was
that efficient?

Yes, the economy was an illusion and we were going to lose a couple
trillion no matter what because it simply did not exist. It was phony
profit that we traded like real money. In that sense the market is
self correcting. If anything, things like TARP are only prolonging the
misery because we still have not paid the bill. We basically just paid
off our Amex bill by charging it on the Visa.

Without required regulation, I agree! These big institutions need to be
regulated so they can't imperil the entire economy.

Much like a Visa card, we don't even know what our interest rate will
be, a year down the road.

You do now. That regulation just went into effect.

This crisis is far from being over. It is simply hidden in the debt we
keep ignoring. 10 years from now the republic could be in worse shape
than the Soviets.

Come on... another doomsday scenario. Complete bs. We're certainly aware of
the problem and it's starting to be addressed.

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On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:11:45 -0800, "nom=de=plume"
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Private companies do a lot more than NIH. I only have to point to the
human genome project where a private company cracked the code in
months and NIH dunced around for years on it.
No they don't. The NIH is not tasked with things in so narrow of a focus. Go
to their website and read their mission statement.

I worked at NIH for several years (IBM). I know the culture

But that dumb ass bitch read the mission statement. Doesn't that count
for anything?

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On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:11:45 -0800, "nom=de=plume"
wrote:

Private companies do a lot more than NIH. I only have to point to the
human genome project where a private company cracked the code in
months and NIH dunced around for years on it.
No they don't. The NIH is not tasked with things in so narrow of a
focus. Go to their website and read their mission statement.

I worked at NIH for several years (IBM). I know the culture

But that dumb ass bitch read the mission statement. Doesn't that count for
anything?


Drop dead you little coward (metaphorically of course). You're not man
enough even to post under your real name, unlike him.

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On Feb 23, 11:37*pm, "nom=de=plume" wrote:

Drop dead you little coward (metaphorically of course). You're not man
enough even to post under your real name, unlike him.

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Nom=de=Plume

And just what in the heavens is a "Nom=de=Plume?"

When you were younger were you called 'Nommie?"

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On Feb 23, 11:37 pm, "nom=de=plume" wrote:

Drop dead you little coward (metaphorically of course). You're not man
enough even to post under your real name, unlike him.

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Nom=de=Plume

And just what in the heavens is a "Nom=de=Plume?"

When you were younger were you called 'Nommie?"


I'm a woman and I don't need stalkers such as yourself. Were you ever
mistaken for a man? If so, by whom?

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Nom=de=Plume

nom=de=plume wrote:
"TopBassDog" wrote in message
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On Feb 23, 11:37 pm, "nom=de=plume" wrote:

Drop dead you little coward (metaphorically of course). You're not man
enough even to post under your real name, unlike him.

--
Nom=de=Plume

And just what in the heavens is a "Nom=de=Plume?"

When you were younger were you called 'Nommie?"


I'm a woman and I don't need stalkers.

There you go with those wild , exaggerated, if not false claims again.
For all we know, you could be Pee Wee Herman. The only thing you have
said about yourself that is even somewhat believable is that you drive a
really old rusted out F150.

On Feb 24, 5:07*am, anon-e-moose wrote:
nom=de=plume wrote:
"TopBassDog" wrote in message
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On Feb 23, 11:37 pm, "nom=de=plume" wrote:

Drop dead you little coward (metaphorically of course). You're not man
enough even to post under your real name, unlike him.

--
Nom=de=Plume

And just what in the heavens is a "Nom=de=Plume?"

When you were younger were you called 'Nommie?"

I'm a woman and I don't need stalkers.

There you go with those wild , exaggerated, if not false claims again.
For all we know, you could be Pee Wee Herman. The only thing you have
said about yourself that is even somewhat believable is that you drive a
really old rusted out F150.

Hmm. "A tuff 'ol gal totin' a shotgun and drivin' an 'ol pick up ter-r-
ruk. Now that sounds like the makin's of a country western sawng
t'me."

"anon-e-moose" wrote in message
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nom=de=plume wrote:
"TopBassDog" wrote in message
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On Feb 23, 11:37 pm, "nom=de=plume" wrote:

Drop dead you little coward (metaphorically of course). You're not man
enough even to post under your real name, unlike him.

--
Nom=de=Plume

And just what in the heavens is a "Nom=de=Plume?"

When you were younger were you called 'Nommie?"


I'm a woman and I don't need stalkers.

There you go with those wild , exaggerated, if not false claims again. For
all we know, you could be Pee Wee Herman. The only thing you have said
about yourself that is even somewhat believable is that you drive a really
old rusted out F150.


Fortunately, I don't give a rat's behind what you think. And, it's an F-100,
which I don't really drive all that much.

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Nom=de=Plume

On Feb 24, 12:19*am, "nom=de=plume" wrote:
"TopBassDog" wrote in message

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On Feb 23, 11:37 pm, "nom=de=plume" wrote:

Drop dead you little coward (metaphorically of course). You're not man
enough even to post under your real name, unlike him.

--
Nom=de=Plume
And just what in the heavens is a "Nom=de=Plume?"

When you were younger were you called 'Nommie?"

I'm a woman and I don't need stalkers such as yourself. Were you ever
mistaken for a man? If so, by whom?

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Nom=de=Plume

Actually you DO need stalkers, D'Plume. I'm sure it boosts your ego,
or at least, gives you some type of satisfaction to know that someone
is actually paying attention to you.

D'Plume, were you ever mistaken for Rosie O'Donnell? I'm sure you
could be rather easily.

On Feb 24, 12:19*am, "nom=de=plume" wrote:
"TopBassDog" wrote in message

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On Feb 23, 11:37 pm, "nom=de=plume" wrote:

Drop dead you little coward (metaphorically of course). You're not man
enough even to post under your real name, unlike him.

--
Nom=de=Plume
And just what in the heavens is a "Nom=de=Plume?"

When you were younger were you called 'Nommie?"

I'm a woman and I don't need stalkers such as yourself. Were you ever
mistaken for a man? If so, by whom?

--
Nom=de=Plume

You're a woman? Since when?