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— The Continental Congress, July 4, 1776
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— Franklin D. Roosevelt (Commonwealth Club Address, 1932)
“Roosevelt was wrong! The principles laid down in the Declaration of Independence are the principles of individual liberty. Our unalienable rights, given to us by God are given to us as individuals. Our rights do not come from society or the government, and they cannot be redefined by politicians. The nature of these rights carries with it the implication of individual responsibility, without which we surrender them.”
— Perri Nelson, November 6, 2008
The Seahawks squeak by with a win 34-24
Published Mon, Nov 27 2006 9:12 PM
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It was a sloppy game. I missed the first half and about 7 minutes of the third quarter driving home in the snow. Listening to the game was painful. Interceptions, missed tackles, it was pretty bad. When I finally got home to watch the game things still didn't look too good.
The game was ugly, but Matt Hasselbeck appeared to get his act together in the second half, and Shaun Alexander ran for 201 yards, only the fourth player to rush for 200 yards on Monday night.
The defense was still missing tackles, and the offense was still dropping passes. Green Bay fell apart in the fourth quarter, and the Seahawks managed to squeak by with another win. I had a lot of fun watching the second half, and I'm glad that Matt Hasselbeck and Shaun Alexander managed to pull the team out of a funk.
Hopefully the rest of the team can pick it up now. If they do, they'll have proved the Seattle Times right.
Cross posted at NWBloggers.com.
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