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Wetland

2007-11-30T04:13:56Z

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A '''Wetland''' is an area that is wet due to a close relationship to a body of [[water]] or groundwater, or a land area that is flooded regularly. Wetlands support vegetation adapted for life in saturated soil conditions.<ref>http://www.nwrc.usgs.gov/fringe/glossary.html</ref>

Conservatives are not big fans of wetlands and see them as "not oil." Anything a conservative sees as "not oil" or "not a tree that could be made into furniture to decorate my huge mansion in Texas" it wants to destroy. Which is why many of our wetlands our in danger.

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[[Category:Ecology]]

White Stripes

2007-11-30T04:13:47Z

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'''The White Stripes''' is a popular alternative [[rock music|rock]] band. They're known for the hit singles "Seven Nation Army" and "Icky Thump." They are also unfairly being shafted by you nimrods. What, are you just gonna completely ignore their original raw garage band sound, or that they come from Detroit. Or that the two members of the band are named Jack and Meg White. You mention nothing of their odd chemistry, are they divorced or are they siblings? Oh I see. Now we see the conservative slant inherent in the system. You don't want to acknowledge the power and skill of these musicians because they are either divorced or incestual. You can't handle the truth! This is all a lie! Quit hiding behind your crooked lies Conservapedia. You don't even deserve a -pedia. Also, the White Stripes have many other hits like "Fell in Love With a Girl", "You Don't Know What Love Is", "Blue Orchid" and, "My Doorbell". But that's from an album called Get Behind Me Satan. Does sound like something you would associate with. BUT THE DEVIL IS BEHIND YOU!

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Hunter S. Thompson

2007-11-30T04:13:33Z

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'''Hunter S. Thompson''' was a self-described "Gonzo" journalist. He is Gonzo journalism! Without Hunter Thompson it wouldn't be around. whose writing was based on the notion that truth is stranger than any fiction. His work consciously blurred the line between the real and the imaginary. in ''[[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]'', he described his writing as "A savage journey into the heart of the American Dream."

Much of his writing in ''Rolling Stone'' magazine dealt with contemporary politics, and while he was left-leaning(and by that you mean awesome!) throughout his entire career, he had an active distrust and loathing for almost all politicians across the spectrum, with the notable exception of [[George McGovern]]. His hatred for [[Richard Nixon]] was especially strong.

Thompson once ran for sheriff of Woody Creek, [[Colorado]] on a platform that advocated -among other things- the legalization of recreational [[drugs]]. Thompson's political movement was dubbed the 'Freak Power' movement, as Thompson was calling on the marginalized sections of society to be his main support base. In what could be considered an interesting indictment on the town of Aspen, it took the combined efforts of both major parties to keep Thompson out of office. An effort which was only just successful.

Thompson was the inspiration for the character of Duke in the [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning comic strip ''[[Doonesbury]]'', and was portrayed by [[Johnny Depp]] in a film version of ''[[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]''.

Many have expressed the belief that Thompson reached such levels of fame because he was as a person what so many people -especially within the drug culture -wanted to be.

Thompson, a lifelong [[gun]] enthusiast, committed [[suicide]] by by a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 2005.

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Inaugural address

2007-11-30T04:13:24Z

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The '''Inaugural Address''' is the speech by an elected [[American]] [[President]] just after he is sworn into office on [[January]] 20th by the Chief Justice. The [[Twentieth Amendment]] advanced the date for the new president to take office from [[March]] 4th to January 20th, in order to reduce the [[lame duck]] period.

Here are some quotes from past Inaugural Addresses: See if you can find the propaganda pattern.

President [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] (1945): "Almighty God has blessed our land."

President [[Harry S Truman]] (1949): "We believe that all men are created equal
because they are created in the image of God."

President [[Dwight Eisenhower]] (1953): "This is the work that awaits us all, to be done with bravery, with charity, and with prayer to Almighty God."

President [[John F. Kennedy]] (1961): "The rights of man come not from the
generosity of the state but from the hand of God."

President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] (1965): "The judgment of God is harshest on those who are most favored."

President [[Richard M. Nixon]] (1969): "As all are born equal in dignity before
God, all are born equal in dignity before man."

President [[Gerald Ford]] (1974): "To do what is right as God gives me to see the right."

President [[Jimmy Carter]] (1977): "'What does the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God.'"

President [[Ronald Reagan]] (1981): "With God's help, we can and will resolve the problems which now confront us. And after all, why shouldn't we believe that? We are Americans."

President [[George H.W. Bush]] (1989): "I have just repeated word for word the oath taken by George Washington 200 years ago, and the Bible on which I place my hand is the Bible on which he placed his."

President [[Bill Clinton]] (1993): "Our Founders boldly declared America's
Independence to the world and our purposes to the Almighty."

President [[George W. Bush]] (2001): "We are guided by a power larger than
ourselves, Who creates us equal in His image."

Did you find it? Here's a hint: they're all sucking up to Christians.

[[category:United States History]]

Rutherford B. Hayes

2007-11-29T02:46:21Z

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{{President
|image=Rutherford hayes.jpg
|seq=19
|term_start=March 4, 1877
|term_end=March 4, 1881
|party=Republican
|vp=William Wheeler
|previous=Ulysses S. Grant
|next=James Garfield
|birth_date=October 4, 1822
|birth_place=Delaware, Ohio
|death_date=January 17, 1893
|death_place=Fremont, Ohio
|spouse=Lucy Webb Hayes
|spouse2=
|religion=[[Methodist]]
}}

'''Rutherford B. Hayes''' was the 19th President of the [[United States]] (1877-1881.) He was born October 4, 1822 in Delaware, [[Ohio]]. He served in the military as Colonel of the 23rd Ohio during the [[U.S. Civil War|civil war]]. He was wounded at the battle of South Mountain in [[Maryland]]. He was later on promoted to a brigade commander and saw action in the Shenandoah Valley. During the war Hayes was wounded five times and had his horse shot out from under him five times. For his bravery he was promoted to Brigadier General. He resigned from the army on June 8, 1865. After the war he entered into politics in his home state of Ohio. He served in the [[House of Representatives]] and as [[U.S. Governor|Governor]] of Ohio. He was nominated President on the [[Republican]] ticket with [[William Wheeler]] as Vice President. He had a close election against his opponent Samuel Tilden which went all the way to the House of Representatives. He promised to bring troops out of the South which finally won him the election. He did not seek to run another term. He died in Spiegel Grove, Ohio on January 17, 1893. <ref>Encyclopedia of Presidents Rutherford B. Hayes by Zachary Kent, Children's Press, 1989. </ref>

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