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Fri Nov-11-11 01:44 PM
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| 88. If I could recommend that post I would. +1,000 |
| -Late night warning: Obama reads riot act to European leaders and orders them to take more dramatic a |
dipsydoodle |
Nov-11-11 05:02 AM |
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Like what? |
rucky |
Nov-11-11 05:08 AM |
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Like picking a PM, settting up an interim government and voting on the debt plans. |
DCBob |
Nov-11-11 05:17 AM |
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aka |
dipsydoodle |
Nov-11-11 05:21 AM |
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Does that mean rescuing the 1% like we did? |
bread_and_roses |
Nov-11-11 05:53 AM |
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Yes. That's exactly what it means, and it's a bad idea. |
Laelth |
Nov-11-11 06:17 AM |
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Hello pot, meet kettle |
primavera |
Nov-11-11 07:31 AM |
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Excellent comment |
Islandlife |
Nov-13-11 10:59 AM |
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imagine a scenario about 10 times worse than that.. |
DCBob |
Nov-11-11 07:53 AM |
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oh, "thank god it passed!" - is that what you're saying? |
bread_and_roses |
Nov-11-11 08:09 AM |
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I dont like the austerity stuff either.. I dont think it works anyway. |
DCBob |
Nov-11-11 11:51 AM |
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The only alternative is to effing tax the wealthy, tax, tax, and tax.... |
Amonester |
Nov-12-11 01:10 AM |
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you sound like mirror image of the RW kooks who's only solution is to cut, cut, cut taxes. |
DCBob |
Nov-12-11 06:49 AM |
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How do you know? |
quakerboy |
Nov-13-11 01:24 PM |
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When it has been so lopsided for so long, I agree with you. |
mvd |
Nov-12-11 08:16 AM |
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One major problem in places like Greece and Italy is tax avoidance |
T_i_B |
Nov-13-11 11:47 AM |
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You don't think it works, but you think there is no sensible alternative? |
muriel_volestrangler |
Nov-13-11 02:37 PM |
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Hmmmm |
Kelvin Mace |
Nov-11-11 08:53 AM |
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Obama isn't pouring gasoline over our economy. |
pnwmom |
Nov-11-11 11:51 AM |
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Huh? |
Kelvin Mace |
Nov-11-11 12:53 PM |
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and here I thought wall street helped create that |
newspeak |
Nov-12-11 01:54 PM |
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This is precisely the problem. |
potone |
Nov-11-11 10:06 AM |
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unfortunately, obama seems to listen to people like summers and geithner |
newspeak |
Nov-12-11 02:21 PM |
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The same thing is underway here, we just haven't acknowledged it yet. |
Citizen Worker |
Nov-11-11 10:59 AM |
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If I could recommend that post I would. +1,000 |
freshwest |
Nov-11-11 01:44 PM |
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Banksters can't wait. They want it all and they want it now. |
inna |
Nov-11-11 06:40 AM |
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And once the entire world will fall into deep depression, where |
Amonester |
Nov-12-11 01:17 AM |
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How about exposing unregulated capitalism for the |
dotymed |
Nov-11-11 09:10 AM |
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You have to look at the part of the world that is at issue - |
bhikkhu |
Nov-11-11 09:46 AM |
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I agree that we must preserve the "socialist" (for the people) |
dotymed |
Nov-11-11 11:05 AM |
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Agree -- we could correct all of this very quickly in ending monopoly corps, FED .... |
defendandprotect |
Nov-11-11 11:27 AM |
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good idea, but those who hold power won't give it up voluntarily |
inna |
Nov-12-11 12:14 PM |
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The only immediate action that will have any effect is a wide spread 'hair cut' |
grantcart |
Nov-11-11 11:23 AM |
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Maybe the President should pay attention to the pots boiling in his own kitchen. |
Magoo48 |
Nov-11-11 05:35 AM |
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+15 Trillion Brazillians |
Demeter |
Nov-11-11 05:37 AM |
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except that the neighbor's house is on fire and the wind is blowing our direction. |
DCBob |
Nov-11-11 05:52 AM |
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Point taken...:-) |
Magoo48 |
Nov-11-11 05:55 AM |
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Shame that he didn't think of telling his own kids to stop playing with matches first ... |
Nihil |
Nov-11-11 06:17 AM |
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And Obama is stacking kindling |
Kelvin Mace |
Nov-11-11 08:55 AM |
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+100 |
emilyg |
Nov-12-11 05:52 PM |
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I say, "Bring on the depression." |
Laelth |
Nov-11-11 06:15 AM |
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One person's debt is another person's wealth. Now, guess who |
Fool Count |
Nov-11-11 06:39 AM |
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Generally speaking, governments serve their "stakeholders," i.e. the wealthy. |
Laelth |
Nov-12-11 04:21 PM |
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If you (and here I mean the American public at large) are willing to |
Fool Count |
Nov-12-11 07:33 PM |
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I hear you. I am certainly not counting on their benevolence. |
Laelth |
Nov-12-11 08:01 PM |
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And the same depression in Europe caused the rise of Hitler (nt) |
LeftishBrit |
Nov-13-11 10:26 AM |
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I suppose that could happen in the U.S., though there's no precedent for it. |
Laelth |
Nov-13-11 06:54 PM |
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Good Essay |
Owlet |
Nov-11-11 06:54 AM |
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You really want a depression? I just want to see if you are serious about that. nt |
Javaman |
Nov-11-11 07:55 AM |
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Bring it on. |
tcaudilllg |
Nov-11-11 09:22 AM |
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'Our tech'? |
randome |
Nov-11-11 09:35 AM |
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I don't believe the poster was referring to internet access. |
AtheistCrusader |
Nov-11-11 10:48 AM |
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You really have no clue. |
Javaman |
Nov-11-11 11:59 AM |
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What you said. |
randome |
Nov-11-11 12:02 PM |
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We've been in a depression for over 4-5 years now. |
Dutchmaster |
Nov-11-11 12:53 PM |
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No, we have been in a hard recession... |
Javaman |
Nov-11-11 01:51 PM |
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Did you bother to read Laelth's journal post? |
Owlet |
Nov-11-11 05:38 PM |
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Glad you enjoyed the essay. |
Laelth |
Nov-12-11 04:27 PM |
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I say, I agree with Laelth |
Autumn |
Nov-11-11 08:35 AM |
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Read "Hard Times" by Studs Turkle as a good primer before you agree. |
Javaman |
Nov-11-11 12:03 PM |
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I think I have a grasp of what a Depression is |
Autumn |
Nov-11-11 12:16 PM |
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Most people who are poor in America live in suburban areas. |
randome |
Nov-11-11 12:33 PM |
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When the people are hungry and pissed that Government better be |
Autumn |
Nov-11-11 01:53 PM |
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Only until the government is more afraid of us than we are of them, will things change. |
Javaman |
Nov-11-11 01:57 PM |
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No, you as well as I have zero gasp of a depression. |
Javaman |
Nov-11-11 01:35 PM |
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Does 2 days count? |
Autumn |
Nov-11-11 01:43 PM |
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Let me ask you, do you want to return to that? |
Javaman |
Nov-11-11 01:53 PM |
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No, but it sure doesn't frighten me. |
Autumn |
Nov-11-11 01:56 PM |
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True, but not everyone is you. |
Javaman |
Nov-11-11 02:02 PM |
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I apologize for that remark.I was wrong to say that. |
Autumn |
Nov-11-11 02:12 PM |
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Believe me, I completely understand your anger and frustration... |
Javaman |
Nov-11-11 02:37 PM |
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What you posted is just what needs to happen. |
Autumn |
Nov-11-11 03:08 PM |
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there are already families who are homeless |
newspeak |
Nov-12-11 03:04 PM |
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No. it is NOT generally true that 'what doesn't kill us makes us stronger' |
LeftishBrit |
Nov-13-11 10:21 AM |
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That applies to me |
Autumn |
Nov-13-11 10:37 AM |
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Serious economic hardship tends not to bring the best governments |
LeftishBrit |
Nov-11-11 08:51 AM |
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You have that backwards .... |
defendandprotect |
Nov-11-11 11:38 AM |
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be very careful what you wish for. |
ChairmanAgnostic |
Nov-11-11 11:19 AM |
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People today have zero clue as to what a depression is like... |
Javaman |
Nov-11-11 12:12 PM |
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words of wisdom, Java. I only wish more would see them |
ChairmanAgnostic |
Nov-11-11 12:16 PM |
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Do you know of another, better way to get liberal government in the U.S.? |
Laelth |
Nov-12-11 04:31 PM |
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I just read |
sulphurdunn |
Nov-11-11 01:27 PM |
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Hear, hear. We need significant change, and we need it yesterday. |
Laelth |
Nov-12-11 04:33 PM |
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Are you OK with money owed to you being wiped out? |
hugo_from_TN |
Nov-11-11 02:15 PM |
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Yes, honestly, I would be O.K. with that. |
Laelth |
Nov-12-11 04:39 PM |
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I say, "Bring on reality".. |
DCBob |
Nov-11-11 04:50 PM |
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Very few people who live in DC have any clue what "reality" is. |
Laelth |
Nov-12-11 04:42 PM |
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Europe to Obama - your Article II powers end at the USG Executive |
24601 |
Nov-11-11 08:02 AM |
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words. |
Javaman |
Nov-11-11 08:10 AM |
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...and risk a political donation ??? Never.... |
russspeakeasy |
Nov-11-11 08:39 AM |
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Good one! nt |
Javaman |
Nov-11-11 10:38 AM |
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The commands from the imperial capital... |
Odin2005 |
Nov-11-11 08:16 AM |
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Obama, you need to try some Wall Street crooks (and Chicago ones too) |
JDPriestly |
Nov-11-11 08:21 AM |
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He never read the riot act to the banksters. |
tblue |
Nov-11-11 08:41 AM |
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I seriously doubt that Obama has ORDERED Merkel, Sarkozy, etc. to do anything |
LeftishBrit |
Nov-11-11 08:47 AM |
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The Daily Mail is a right wing rag. Why not just accept the |
sufrommich |
Nov-11-11 08:59 AM |
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news is news |
dipsydoodle |
Nov-11-11 09:26 AM |
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So you believe that Obama "read European leaders the |
sufrommich |
Nov-11-11 09:58 AM |
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Also a little research will show you that in no way did |
sufrommich |
Nov-11-11 10:08 AM |
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Well they do love The Daily Mail... |
PoliticAverse |
Nov-11-11 12:09 PM |
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For the umpteenth time... |
T_i_B |
Nov-13-11 11:51 AM |
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When you consider that the American economy |
Turbineguy |
Nov-11-11 09:02 AM |
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When you realize that the best place in the world for social equity would be wiped out... |
bhikkhu |
Nov-11-11 09:53 AM |
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Excellent point. |
Turbineguy |
Nov-11-11 12:14 PM |
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It's time for the locals to write their own money and go sustainable while |
nineteen50 |
Nov-11-11 09:15 AM |
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+infinity |
tcaudilllg |
Nov-11-11 09:23 AM |
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Agree -- uninvent the dollar bill in your own neighborhood -- every dollar bill = destriction ...!! |
defendandprotect |
Nov-11-11 11:20 AM |
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One very real issue here... |
T_i_B |
Nov-13-11 11:54 AM |
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I hope this will finally open eyes about Obama: THIS is the real man. |
tcaudilllg |
Nov-11-11 09:17 AM |
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Quite frankly I don't think any of these heads of gov't, including our own, really knows |
snappyturtle |
Nov-11-11 09:19 AM |
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Michele Bachmann says Obama should apologize to Europe |
Enrique |
Nov-11-11 09:23 AM |
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Greek Elections were purchased ... |
Lenomsky |
Nov-11-11 09:39 AM |
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bwahahahaha!!! |
frylock |
Nov-11-11 10:08 AM |
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Yes, yes, yes.... by all means ''act'' faster. |
DeSwiss |
Nov-11-11 10:17 AM |
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Umm, maybe they won't because they can't. |
marmar |
Nov-11-11 10:37 AM |
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B.S. |
harvey007 |
Nov-11-11 10:38 AM |
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Coinkydink that the new Greek PM is their "Top Banker" ?? |
Myrina |
Nov-11-11 10:51 AM |
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We are giving advice to the Europeans? |
Beacool |
Nov-11-11 11:10 AM |
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Compared to Greece and Italy, the US is doing well. |
randome |
Nov-11-11 12:01 PM |
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Obama "orders them?" Since when do European leaders take orders from an American president? |
totodeinhere |
Nov-11-11 11:16 AM |
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Great question --- !! |
defendandprotect |
Nov-11-11 11:22 AM |
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Since the twelfth of never (except Tony from Bush, perhaps). This is just the Daily Mail being |
LeftishBrit |
Nov-11-11 11:42 AM |
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People Are Jumping To Conclusions Here |
DallasNE |
Nov-11-11 11:47 AM |
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I think a reset is exactly what we need... |
and-justice-for-all |
Nov-11-11 11:49 AM |
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These words are at least entertaining. Enjoy. |
Systematic Chaos |
Nov-11-11 11:56 AM |
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glass fucking houses and all that ..... .......... ................. |
stockholmer |
Nov-11-11 12:28 PM |
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the US has no credibility on this with our own $14 trillion debt that's rising |
wordpix |
Nov-11-11 12:45 PM |
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Huh |
davidthegnome |
Nov-11-11 12:45 PM |
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'orders'? kind of like how he 'reads the riot act' to obstructionist repukes? |
marasinghe |
Nov-11-11 06:57 PM |
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This is funny.. |
sendero |
Nov-12-11 07:00 AM |
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+1 |
emilyg |
Nov-12-11 05:54 PM |
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They should ALL PRINT CASH and distribute it to the poor. |
Amonester |
Nov-13-11 11:15 AM |
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Wel.l.. |
sendero |
Nov-13-11 02:39 PM |
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Printing has already happened for the banksters. |
Amonester |
Nov-14-11 01:00 AM |
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I agree. |
sendero |
Nov-14-11 05:08 AM |
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This must be some of that "smart diplomacy" we were promised. n/t |
Psephos |
Nov-13-11 01:09 AM |
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the New World Order is collapsing |
lovuian |
Nov-13-11 07:33 PM |
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Yeah, they should all follow the example of the US. It's so successful! |
Violet_Crumble |
Nov-14-11 01:15 AM |
#136 |
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