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corkhead

(6,119 posts)
35. we're a vast country with a large population of generally good people
Wed Mar 27, 2013, 06:02 PM
Mar 2013

why is it we are stuck with so many shit-stains like him in our representative government?

Arrest him The Wizard Mar 2013 #1
Seems like you are the only one who gets it! Rebellious Republican Mar 2013 #17
The idiot congressman Jenoch Mar 2013 #41
For what crime? nt hack89 Mar 2013 #42
Criminal Stupidity liberalgunwilltravel Mar 2013 #82
That encompasses a good percentage of America. nt hack89 Mar 2013 #83
Not really liberalgunwilltravel Mar 2013 #84
wrong image? UpInArms Mar 2013 #2
yeah, but they weren't black JI7 Mar 2013 #5
ABSOLUTELY secondwind Mar 2013 #79
But he supports war with Iran PolitFreak Mar 2013 #3
Obama must be doing something right aint_no_life_nowhere Mar 2013 #4
Nit wit. NYtoBush-Drop Dead Mar 2013 #6
King of Iowa atreides1 Mar 2013 #7
I would rather we stop wasting money on the orange man's scotch bill than to lock up appleannie1 Mar 2013 #8
Once an A-hole, always an A-hole RVN VET Mar 2013 #9
It does seem sort of tone deaf YarnAddict Mar 2013 #10
Read my posts! Rebellious Republican Mar 2013 #19
Their secret service detail will be with them no matter where they are... madmom Mar 2013 #20
The tours were not cancelled because of Secret Service cuts. GoCubsGo Mar 2013 #27
Tone deaf? brucefan Mar 2013 #32
Florida? amandabeech Mar 2013 #62
Florida? GoCubsGo Mar 2013 #99
(a) The Secret Service goes wherever (b) POTUS pays for household expenses and vacations Hekate Mar 2013 #33
They could be spending the money in the US . . . toopers Mar 2013 #38
kind of like the very rich, right? Socking it away in the Caymans and other offshore locales wordpix Mar 2013 #53
Every time they go home to Hawai'i people bitch about that, too Hekate Mar 2013 #56
LOLOL Skittles Mar 2013 #39
Oy WilliamPitt Mar 2013 #60
Thank you for your concern. Welcome to DU. kestrel91316 Mar 2013 #61
Crawl back to Freepervile. olegramps Mar 2013 #70
The Secret Service is bound by law to protect the President's children. Nice try. Arkana Mar 2013 #74
The girls have secret service coverage sequester, or not appacom Mar 2013 #88
Treason, Breitbart and Rep. King........ Rebellious Republican Mar 2013 #11
I'll reread the post but I'm pretty sure it was the caller that first mentioned the Bahamas. xtraxritical Mar 2013 #58
Yes, it was the caller. xtraxritical Mar 2013 #59
Yet more ammo for Bruce Braley to use if/when King wins the IA Republican nomination Arkana Mar 2013 #75
Seriously! obama2terms Mar 2013 #12
Its more than criticism, its tantamount to treason! Rebellious Republican Mar 2013 #15
You are correct, GiveMeFreedom Mar 2013 #45
Wouldn't that depend on how much of a secret it was to begin with? octothorpe Mar 2013 #49
Maybe it's me but I saw nothing virgogal Mar 2013 #36
That's all you got King? Whining about a couple of young girls on vacation? TeamPooka Mar 2013 #13
How DARE the Obamas live in that great big house! They should move into something more appropriate. nolabear Mar 2013 #14
and of course: it has nothing to do with race noiretextatique Mar 2013 #18
Yeah, I left a lot out of that post because I just couldn't go there. nolabear Mar 2013 #21
they don't believe it is about race noiretextatique Mar 2013 #25
i hear you noiretextatique Mar 2013 #103
+1 Blue_Tires Mar 2013 #28
Ah shit. Of course it would be King. progressoid Mar 2013 #16
...and they're the only people in the US on vacation over Spring Break. cyberswede Mar 2013 #22
Someone needs to have his background and his family's background investigated and published online. truthisfreedom Mar 2013 #23
Thats what I am Talking about! Does no one understand this treason? Rebellious Republican Mar 2013 #26
Is this payback for the drunk..... Grassy Knoll Mar 2013 #24
What a slimy dirtball. jessie04 Mar 2013 #29
"... the first family uses their own money to pay for vacations ... President Bush spent struggle4progress Mar 2013 #30
I wonder how "Carla" feels about $1.3 million going to Dumbyass GoddessOfGuinness Mar 2013 #31
What a perfect world this would be if only the President and his family practiced the same personal indepat Mar 2013 #34
we're a vast country with a large population of generally good people corkhead Mar 2013 #35
That's quite an inflammatory header. virgogal Mar 2013 #37
King is an idiot, but he illustrated something to be aware of... Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #40
Do you not think the Obama kids' spring break in the Caribbean is WAY different alp227 Mar 2013 #46
Since we do not know why are our guesses relevant? Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #47
Is it really that expensive traveling to the Caribbean? n/t alp227 Mar 2013 #48
For a hundred million Americans buying groceries at Walmart is a luxury Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #50
So your point is: The Obamas should sacrifice their luxuries to honor the rest of us? alp227 Mar 2013 #52
I am fairly certain I made my point. We are discussing this now... Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #57
I understand your point, and agree with you. amandabeech Mar 2013 #63
Thanks. Rereading the post you are responding to... Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #64
I get your point... onpatrol98 Mar 2013 #85
Nicely said n/t Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #87
nonsense noiretextatique Mar 2013 #86
Come on now, you say "Denying them a vacation" as if not going to the Caribean were a sacrifice Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #91
stop being silly noiretextatique Mar 2013 #100
Oh, BS and you know it. TinkerTot55 Mar 2013 #95
No, it is not far from the US. roody Mar 2013 #66
It sends no other message than the girls are on spring break. LanternWaste Mar 2013 #65
The good ol' GOP race to the bottom Blue_Tires Mar 2013 #89
People who don't get those benefits? Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #93
The point of it is... Blue_Tires Mar 2013 #96
Gotcha. Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #98
I took spring breaks in college CRK7376 Mar 2013 #68
That's bullshit and you know it... Blue_Tires Mar 2013 #90
and of course noiretextatique Mar 2013 #101
Your concern.... TinkerTot55 Mar 2013 #92
Vacation? As in what the repukes were doing a week before the sequester deadline? muntrv Mar 2013 #43
Yep. The hypocrisy is astounding. GoCubsGo Mar 2013 #67
and of course the derp squad is going full throttle Blue_Tires Mar 2013 #97
Bush daughters were too drunk to find the Bahamas... Bluenorthwest Mar 2013 #44
Typical Stevie King bullshit. AverageJoe90 Mar 2013 #51
a few stats on King - note Club for Growth contributions wordpix Mar 2013 #54
King a waste of oxygen Politicub Mar 2013 #55
OK for some CEO's kids, but not a POTUS. Festivito Mar 2013 #69
These ultra-right wing Repuks are a revolting subspecies that failed to evolve. olegramps Mar 2013 #71
Jealous woman! Janecita Mar 2013 #72
The republican War on Vacation must stop! bhikkhu Mar 2013 #73
as opposed to bush who was golfing when the troops were dying in iraq samsingh Mar 2013 #76
This traitor should be arrested, now! santamargarita Mar 2013 #77
"sir, have you no decency?" nt Javaman Mar 2013 #78
Dog bites man. Turbineguy Mar 2013 #80
King is a hateful person, and this is a stupid attack Enrique Mar 2013 #81
Dictionary defination BE10sCoach Mar 2013 #94
ethics, ethics, ethics oldandhappy Mar 2013 #102
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