On Thu, 3 Jul 2003 10:02:05 -0400, "Kevin  ...
>
>Tomorrow is the 4th of July, and Americans all over will be cheering and
>saying, "Yeah! We have independence! We fought for it and we won it!" Not a
>small percentage of those same Americans will be thinking to themselves,
>"...and we had better never do that again unless the UN says so"
>


AFN are celebrating the War of Colonial Succession by having a weekend of 80s
music. I guess if you close you eyes you can pretend Regean and Bush I are still
in power.


Last night "Patriot" was on TV. Of course the Red Coats were very nasty, going
around killing all the freedom loving colonists. Somehow they portray Mel
Gibson, a rich plantation owner, seeking to avoid paying taxes as a freedom
fighter seeking to defend his family.

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offending non-Christians."   - Ben Shapiro 27/2/2003