John Greene
John Greene
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It makes it more difficult for religious conservatives to accuse the Democratic nominee of being Godless.
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There's very little to gain from a debate and there's always a possibility they'll make a mistake and give the other candidate a chance to get back in.
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Many of my traditional supporters, especially in the business, women's rights and gun-owner communities, have failed to step forward to help me as they have in the past. Many have simply written-off the governor's race and ceded it to the incumbent.
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The basic concern about the poor and preventing budget cuts is not a new concern. They're just more vocal and active about it than they have been in a long time.
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For most of the 20th century, the secular perspective moved forward and was in the ascendancy. Recently however, conservative Christians have been on the offensive, recovering some of that lost ground.
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Netscape won't do some things that Internet Explorer will do, ... But then, IE 7 is sort of a step back, so you just really need to view a page on more than one browser before you approve it.
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It is very hard to handicap this kind of race because it is likely to be won by just a plurality of the vote. And perhaps a relatively small plurality at that.
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He's a demon. He said he needed money for Christmas gifts. It's the lamest excuse I could hear.
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I am withdrawing because, at this juncture, winning the Republican primary realistically appears out of reach.
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Experience join'd with common sense, to mortals is a providence
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This is pretty unusual to have this this early but I think it shows how competitive the race is.
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A lot has changed between 2004 and 2006. President Bush is not nearly as popular. There are scandals in Washington. The war in Iraq is lingering on. And there are other policy problems. So it may very well be that Republicans will look to social issues, and phenomena like the marriage amendments, as being especially important in an environment where they don't have as many things going for them.
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Many evangelicals have very positive views toward Jews, and evangelicals support Israel. And it's interesting that in the protests of these cartoons, the language quickly turned anti-Semitic and anti-Israel. That sends up a red flag for evangelical Christians.
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A guy was beating on some girls and I was trying to get out the way. He brought out a knife and he started stabbing people, anybody that was around he started stabbing.