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In reply to the discussion: Can we try to avoid strawmanning? [View all]pinboy3niner
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His plan to destroy Medicare, drastically reduce Medicaid and slash the hell out of food stamps
cali
Aug 2012
#55
and you are clueless on how 'private accounts' defund and destroy social security.
Warren Stupidity
Aug 2012
#75
They are going to destroy it same as they are destroying the USPS. I have NO doubt and
nc4bo
Aug 2012
#2
Ryan's 2005 SS Privatization act was so odious that even the Bush Admin
Ruby the Liberal
Aug 2012
#4
Rmoney and Ryan can certainly be trusted to protect these critical programs. Yeah, that's it.
Scuba
Aug 2012
#11
you need to look again at the Ryan plan, and what it will mean to the future of SSA and Medicare-
Bluerthanblue
Aug 2012
#13
Robme is not an effective "primary source", his position may flip back and forth during a statement
TheKentuckian
Aug 2012
#179
My husband and I attended University at Buffalo. Between the old-style Regent's Scholarship,
hedgehog
Aug 2012
#29
just for the record: Paul Ryan’s Original Medicare Plan Ends Medicare, Period
maddezmom
Aug 2012
#31
LOL - Don't you mean 'verb-izing'? The one that I always get a hoot out of
coalition_unwilling
Aug 2012
#53
At work, some of the bigwigs use "office" as a verb...as in "he offices at...."
greatauntoftriplets
Aug 2012
#155
Then there's "hotel-ing," for roatating workers who temporarily occupy office space.
Gidney N Cloyd
Aug 2012
#163
You are the one creating the straw man by mischaracterizing our opposition to
coalition_unwilling
Aug 2012
#43
I understand what you are saying to a point, but I have to defend DU...
Frustratedlady
Aug 2012
#151
Fair enough, except your OP insinuated that there was strawmanning going on here but you
coalition_unwilling
Aug 2012
#190
Did anyone alert on this yet and did some jury let this actually stand?
Warren Stupidity
Aug 2012
#60
This OP smelled from the get go. I'm surprised some folks fell for it. n/t
Peregrine Took
Aug 2012
#144
Your links for one. Have you actually read the rules here? We actually have those you know.
nc4bo
Aug 2012
#118
we have a lot of people here who will hide naughty-bits words but not gop bullshit.
Warren Stupidity
Aug 2012
#150
One thing I've noticed with the new system. I've been here since 2001 and have had what could be
Guy Whitey Corngood
Aug 2012
#166
It's their first step toward killing off Social Security and it's dead obvious to EVERYone
Lex
Aug 2012
#69
I got it now, you can choose to participate, like Rmoney chooses not to participate in paying taxes.
Thinkingabout
Aug 2012
#108
and Medicare? Forget SS it is Medicare where the raping will occur, and I think you know that.
grantcart
Aug 2012
#112
Gradually, the pot comes to a boil. No, thanks. he might be fooling some frogs but, not this one
Tuesday Afternoon
Aug 2012
#121
his plan allows the top 10% to opt out and destroys the program. they *are* advocating that.
HiPointDem
Aug 2012
#122
You don't recognize that your describing gutting SS and Medicare? Did your phakts come from phokz?
Zen Democrat
Aug 2012
#132
Promoting the GOP ticket on DemocraticUnderground and couching it in a concern for 'facts'.
Solly Mack
Aug 2012
#158
Concern isn't always only what some people want us to think it is, i.e. it CAN be authentic.
patrice
Aug 2012
#165
Absolutely agree. This is an anonymous board. This issue will help or hurt billions of people ...
patrice
Aug 2012
#176
More political positioning prioritized ahead of the most good for the most people:
patrice
Aug 2012
#160
This place hates the profit motive supposedly but watch it scream bloody murder when PROFIT enabled,
patrice
Aug 2012
#170
What's your real point, Ye of Few Posts? That you're a gull who believes Republican websites?
WinkyDink
Aug 2012
#184
I see that you've got the Munster family's back. You ARE aware that this is
kestrel91316
Aug 2012
#188
Translation: I know SS issue will make Repubs lose votes, so please stop talking about it.
gollygee
Aug 2012
#189
where are your tax returns mitty...what are you afraid of? what are you hiding?
spanone
Aug 2012
#193