One of the best boards on the internet has been taken down by a rouge admin.  Xavier has the details here, and there is info on The Firing Line.  I’ve deleted THR from my link list, and added The Firing Line.

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Shocking, I know.
Newsbusters story is here, and the transcript is here.
The money quote, I think (the bolded portions are the ones that were dropped from the interview):

PALIN: We have got to make sure that these weapons of mass destruction, that nuclear weapons are not given to those hands of Ahmadinejad, not that he would use [...]

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Today’s quote of the day comes from Tam:
“Hate animals“? No, no! Palin loves animals. With mashed potatos.
Heh!

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I’m heading to the Charlotte gun show today.  See you there.

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In local news, Wesley Chapel, NC just unanimously passed an ordinance effectively outlawing target practice within the village.  The new law prohibits the discharge of a firearm except in self defense, by a law enforcement officer on duty, to kill a dangerous animal, or by a licensed hunter.  Target shooting is prohibited.
The ordinance is aimed [...]

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Bitter has linked to a letter in the Philadelphia Inquirer that appears to be from a woman whose child was murdered in Philadelphia.
My beloved son was stolen from me on Oct. 4, 2006. I say “stolen” because that’s what happens. Our children aren’t “lost,” they are stolen from us by a horrid evil that lives [...]

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Daughter: “Daddy, why does today make you sad?”
Me: “I’ll tell you someday, sweetheart, but not today.”
From Dod at American Manifesto:
“How do you explain evil and its apologists to a little girl?  That’s a tall order.”

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…this time from Marko.
Thoughtful and beautiful as always.

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Good evening. Today, our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts. The victims were in airplanes, or in their offices; secretaries, businessmen and women, military and federal workers; moms and dads, friends and neighbors. Thousands of lives were [...]

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Go fuck yourselves.  Seriously.  I remember the acrid smell of burning jet fuel that permeated the city for weeks afterward.  I lost friends in those attacks.  Your silly conspiracy theory nonsense is not just tiresome, it’s offensive.
If you need to review the details, Ahab has linked to a Purdue computer model.  Popular Mechanics has debunked [...]

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