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6. Last night the history channel had a thing on THE MEN THAT BUILT AMERICA

Reply to intheflow (Original post)

Sun Oct 21, 2012, 02:12 PM

Oct 2012

I'm guessing it's part of the right's We Built This meme. Every single thing these guys "built" was with government help somewhere along the way, which of course was never mentioned. Oh, Yeah, we are to believe that Rockefeller bought all the land his pipeline was on? Or Vanderbuilt the land for the train tracks?

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Romney & Ryan will be at Red Rocks Amphitheatre this week. You know who built that? [View all] intheflow Oct 2012 OP

Red Rocks is too pretty to be tainted with their filth meadowlark5 Oct 2012 #1

'Tis true! intheflow Oct 2012 #3

Actually the area around Red Rocks is relatively conservative meadowlark5 Oct 2012 #4

Also the idea of R&R going up west of Denver tying up traffic is not going to please Coloradans any. Panasonic Oct 2012 #11

It is a stunning venue! CrispyQ Oct 2012 #2

Best acoustics in the world, I'm told. Panasonic Oct 2012 #12

I have played Red Rocks several times. DollarBillHines Oct 2012 #13

Ooo, can't wait to share that with a couple of folks! madamesilverspurs Oct 2012 #5

Facebook is where I found it! intheflow Oct 2012 #14

Last night the history channel had a thing on THE MEN THAT BUILT AMERICA EC Oct 2012 #6

Beautiful place. Change has come Oct 2012 #7

Geology Built That ThoughtCriminal Oct 2012 #8

Built by American Hands with American Cement, using Taxpayer Dollars n/t formercia Oct 2012 #9

Probably all of 36 of his staff members and maybe 25 media people, and the rest is an additonal 50 Panasonic Oct 2012 #10

Part of me wants to go just to see if I can find evidence of groups intheflow Oct 2012 #15

In all fairness to Mitt, he's going there to promise to sell the mining rights to those red rocks. n Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2012 #16

His supporters won't be able to climb the stairs! EMT should be on hand. kaiden Oct 2012 #17

Yes! Panasonic Oct 2012 #18