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aletier_v

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9. I was republican/libertarian for almost thirty years.
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 12:11 AM
Nov 2012

The belief in self-reliance requires a certain morality rigidity
which is probably unfamiliar to many DU'ers.

My percentage bet is that Republicans do a major faceplant in 2014 & 2016,
and don't really recover for the rest of my life, if they even survive as a party.

More Meltdown over at Freepers'... [View all] BlueDemKev Nov 2012 OP
AMERICA'S MY LADY NOW, AND IMMA TAX HER BRAINS OUT EVERY NIGHT Bicoastal Nov 2012 #1
Yikes on that visual genna Nov 2012 #4
Personally, I'd give you a DUzy for that one.. Kahuna Nov 2012 #20
And you know what they say, "Once you go tax..." Poll_Blind Nov 2012 #25
Forget get the coffee spew...I just damn near soiled myself.... Jeff In Milwaukee Nov 2012 #41
Genius! union_maid Nov 2012 #34
I was so depressed after Bush got reelected but this is ridiculous budkin Nov 2012 #2
Yep. I was too. BlueDemKev Nov 2012 #5
2000 anf 2004... punches to the gut.. ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #13
I am a lost of whether I should laugh over the high dungeon drama genna Nov 2012 #3
Indeed. MynameisBlarney Nov 2012 #17
Seriously, are they brainwashed? ailsagirl Nov 2012 #27
Man, those people are effing nuts ailsagirl Nov 2012 #6
prozac and some serious counseling needed lunasun Nov 2012 #7
After Kerry's stolen election in OH, I need prozac. I was devastated. But Bush was an ass & people barbiegeek Nov 2012 #39
perhaps the fact you can go to Colorado and smoke a joint now lunasun Nov 2012 #45
I suspect this is not the first time that freeper has been left by a she Tom Ripley Nov 2012 #8
Zing! TexasTowelie Nov 2012 #11
I was republican/libertarian for almost thirty years. aletier_v Nov 2012 #9
"The belief in self-reliance requires a certain morality rigidity which is probably unfamiliar... justiceischeap Nov 2012 #36
What do you mean Certain Moral Rigidity? Would you be kind enough barbiegeek Nov 2012 #40
You guys are acting like "moral rigidity" is a good thing! dmallind Nov 2012 #46
I never heard of moral rigidity before-Thanks for the explanation barbiegeek Nov 2012 #50
This part is typical ... Trajan Nov 2012 #10
Honest to god, some of the stuff I've seen today on the internet.. progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #12
+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #15
Yeah? Glamrock Nov 2012 #19
I would tell them if they hate America so much and feel they lost her... Amonester Nov 2012 #26
Once America goes Black, it will never go back. lapfog_1 Nov 2012 #14
Freeper's view of America: HeiressofBickworth Nov 2012 #16
*sob, sob* Aristus Nov 2012 #18
They sound like Obama just got elected for the first time. GUYS...... kestrel91316 Nov 2012 #21
Yeah, but... but... caraher Nov 2012 #32
Boo hoo! What nauseating melodramatic garbage! Out of tuoch jerks! n/t courseofhistory Nov 2012 #22
Deceitful and abusive men??? Har har har Jack Sprat Nov 2012 #23
Somebody please hurry and get this drama queen to the fainting couch. Marie Marie Nov 2012 #24
Cry yourselves to sleep you selfish bawlbags. lonestarnot Nov 2012 #28
Jesus. Violins, anyone? nt. WeekendWarrior Nov 2012 #29
I feared for America and the world after magical thyme Nov 2012 #30
The best one I read was my dad is smashing family heirlooms with a baseball bat , my mom demgrrrll Nov 2012 #31
Is that real? Sounds far too clever and funny for these people. Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2012 #33
Yes I think so it was on a twitter site that was bemoaning the election. demgrrrll Nov 2012 #43
Keep it up Teaboogers mindfulNJ Nov 2012 #35
This is what happens when you plug in to the Fox Noise Matrix justiceischeap Nov 2012 #37
How poetic! lunatica Nov 2012 #38
Sorry pal, you're the one who swooned over the swindlers for a pile of free stuff... JHB Nov 2012 #42
OMG, has this person ever had a college level writing course? yellowcanine Nov 2012 #44
Obama crashing the economy? Didn't Bush already take care of that for everyone? Jennicut Nov 2012 #47
Let's talk "entitlements" TexasBushwhacker Nov 2012 #48
Did someone deepfreeze these people on election day 2008? DFW Nov 2012 #49
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