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Then when you check their "bonafides" they have like 0-2 articles and a handful of comments.

OpEdNEws Demands Civility Among Disagreeing Progressives 2008

A number of military Officers are now suing for Obama to prove and show his "bonafides" before deploying, because for them, it becomes a life or death issue to follow their Commander in Chief.

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For those of us who affiliate with a particular musical scene, I must first dispatch with the bonafides before getting to the topic at hand.

Shaun Johnson: How Can Punk Rock Enlighten the Education Reform Debate? Shaun Johnson 2011

Democrats who so staunchly defend their education bonafides have an opportunity with the OSP to positively and immediately affect the educational future of struggling children in D.C. -- they just need to demonstrate the will to do so.

Malcom Glenn: Opportunity Scholarships in D.C. Give Lawmakers Chance to Put Actions to Words Malcom Glenn 2011

Academically solid and a noted author, Miller also has established his bonafides as an ID critic.

2009 April - Telic Thoughts 2009

For those of us who affiliate with a particular musical scene, I must first dispatch with the bonafides before getting to the topic at hand.

Shaun Johnson: How Can Punk Rock Enlighten the Education Reform Debate? Shaun Johnson 2011

Clearly, the major policies of the conservative and right-wing politicians today have little in common with biblical faith, no matter how loudly and publicly they proclaim their Christian bonafides.

Obery M. Hendricks, Jr., Ph.D.: Rick Perry, Michele Bachmann and the Sins of Ideological Christianity Obery M. Hendricks 2011

Democrats who so staunchly defend their education bonafides have an opportunity with the OSP to positively and immediately affect the educational future of struggling children in D.C. -- they just need to demonstrate the will to do so.

Malcom Glenn: Opportunity Scholarships in D.C. Give Lawmakers Chance to Put Actions to Words Malcom Glenn 2011

Media outlets overlooked the irony of the Dalai Lama's well-received affirmation of church-state separation at a time when potential presidential candidates around the country are busily burnishing their Christian bonafides.

Nicole Neroulias: The Dalai Lama And The Separation Of Church And State In America Nicole Neroulias 2011

He said it wasn't until he took a Rhodes Scholarship that he really established his bonafides on the hardwood.

Mayor Has Draft Fever Ben Cohen 2011