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Time for a General Election! 
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Exult in your existence, because that very process has blundered unwittingly on its own negation. Only a small, local negation, to be sure: only one species, and only a minority of that species; but there lies hope. [...] Stand tall, Bipedal Ape. The shark may outswim you, the cheetah outrun you, the swift outfly you, the capuchin outclimb you, the elephant outpower you, the redwood outlast you. But you have the biggest gifts of all: the gift of understanding the ruthlessly cruel process that gave us all existence [and the] gift of revulsion against its implications.
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We're gonna get new rulers on May 5.
Well, we're not as Labour will most likely win again and we'll have another term of Tony. The Conservatives will whine, the Lib Dems beam happily over their two new seats, and somewhere in Wales, something might happen. Not that I care.
All hail the glorious null change to the dear status quo!Exult in your existence, because that very process has blundered unwittingly on its own negation. Only a small, local negation, to be sure: only one species, and only a minority of that species; but there lies hope. [...] Stand tall, Bipedal Ape. The shark may outswim you, the cheetah outrun you, the swift outfly you, the capuchin outclimb you, the elephant outpower you, the redwood outlast you. But you have the biggest gifts of all: the gift of understanding the ruthlessly cruel process that gave us all existence [and the] gift of revulsion against its implications.
-Richard DawkinsComment
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why are there no headlines about this? are geenral elections due now or what? rather seems to me that he's calling for early elections, which should produce headlines on news pages though. weird...Comment
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It just got announced half an hour ago when he got back from asking the Queen. It's all over the BBC.Exult in your existence, because that very process has blundered unwittingly on its own negation. Only a small, local negation, to be sure: only one species, and only a minority of that species; but there lies hope. [...] Stand tall, Bipedal Ape. The shark may outswim you, the cheetah outrun you, the swift outfly you, the capuchin outclimb you, the elephant outpower you, the redwood outlast you. But you have the biggest gifts of all: the gift of understanding the ruthlessly cruel process that gave us all existence [and the] gift of revulsion against its implications.
-Richard DawkinsComment
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Under english law, Blair could stall for another year but strechting seems to be a sure path for loosing, thus he's calling for one now.Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing?
Then why call him God? - EpicurusComment
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OldLady:"Do we get to see that nervous nice young man presenting it then? Ohh I love it when he shows you who's winning and who's not. What's he name again? Peter something.."Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing?
Then why call him God? - EpicurusComment
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Ahhh, didn't knowOriginally posted by Starchild
We're gonna get new rulers on May 5.
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His Toniness will win so why bother even having them?Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.Comment
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Why do we bother asking the Queen to grant us a pointless election? Tradition mostly. Lack of something on telly is an important factor as well.Exult in your existence, because that very process has blundered unwittingly on its own negation. Only a small, local negation, to be sure: only one species, and only a minority of that species; but there lies hope. [...] Stand tall, Bipedal Ape. The shark may outswim you, the cheetah outrun you, the swift outfly you, the capuchin outclimb you, the elephant outpower you, the redwood outlast you. But you have the biggest gifts of all: the gift of understanding the ruthlessly cruel process that gave us all existence [and the] gift of revulsion against its implications.
-Richard DawkinsComment
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We just voted 6 months ago but we might have to go through it again in the near future.
The joy of minority government...12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
Stadtluft Macht Frei
Killing it is the new killing it
Ultima Ratio RegumComment
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Ya know, if you want, we could get rid of that pesky minority government for you. And once you've disbanded the Ottawa parliament, we might even let you have non-voting observers in the Commons. I mean, everyone loves direct rule from London. Just ask the Northern Irish.
Exult in your existence, because that very process has blundered unwittingly on its own negation. Only a small, local negation, to be sure: only one species, and only a minority of that species; but there lies hope. [...] Stand tall, Bipedal Ape. The shark may outswim you, the cheetah outrun you, the swift outfly you, the capuchin outclimb you, the elephant outpower you, the redwood outlast you. But you have the biggest gifts of all: the gift of understanding the ruthlessly cruel process that gave us all existence [and the] gift of revulsion against its implications.
-Richard DawkinsComment
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Just try it. We've killed North American Indians, Americans, Boers, Germans, Austro-Hungarians, Turks, Italians, Japanese, Koreans, Iraqis and Serbs without dropping any decisions.
We'll gladly start on Brits if you give us an excuse.12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
Stadtluft Macht Frei
Killing it is the new killing it
Ultima Ratio RegumComment
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Hey, don't diss Peter SnowOriginally posted by alva
OldLady:"Do we get to see that nervous nice young man presenting it then? Ohh I love it when he shows you who's winning and who's not. What's he name again? Peter something.."
Peter Snow
Close opinion polls
Labour candidate for the Ribble Valley defecting
"Love the earth and sun and animals, despise riches, give alms to every one that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning God, have patience and indulgence toward the people, take off your hat to nothing known or unknown . . . reexamine all you have been told at school or church or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your own soul, and your very flesh shall be a great poem and have the richest fluency" - Walt WhitmanComment
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What now?Labour candidate for the Ribble Valley defectingStop Quoting BenComment
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