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AspenRose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-16-09 12:42 PM
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15. That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard.
Part of me wants him to shut up, because it's just too painful to listen.

But the pragmatic side of me hopes he keeps it up because he's helping destroy the GOP in its current incarnation.
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  -Steele: Same-sex couples don't deserve equal rights because it will burden businesses. jefferson_dem  May-16-09 12:30 PM   #0 
  - He gets nuttier by the week. n/t  firedupdem   May-16-09 12:31 PM   #1 
  - so lets remove the burden entirely and not provide it to  Fresh_Start   May-16-09 12:31 PM   #2 
  - When the businesses budget for a full time position, the benefits are included.  mediaman007   May-16-09 12:33 PM   #3 
  - This is the weakest argument to date  eleny   May-16-09 12:34 PM   #4 
  - Another thought!  mediaman007   May-16-09 12:36 PM   #5 
  - Yes.  jefferson_dem   May-16-09 12:37 PM   #7 
     - That was the first thing I thought when I heard this comment  nxylas   May-16-09 01:55 PM   #31 
  - He is vile.  jesus_of_suburbia   May-16-09 12:37 PM   #6 
  - Gee. Good thing for him someone wasn't concerned with that when black people were given equal rights  phleshdef   May-16-09 12:38 PM   #8 
  - Indeed. Bring back slavery! It's GREAT for business!  DrToast   May-16-09 12:39 PM   #12 
  - Seconded! A living wage is just way too much for businesses to cope with!  Deja Q   May-16-09 01:26 PM   #27 
  - Lets bring it back but only for Michael Steele.  phleshdef   May-16-09 01:44 PM   #29 
  - Someone was. I heard the same tired stupid argument about blacks, then women.  sarge43   May-16-09 12:52 PM   #20 
  - Only in the Republican world...  DrToast   May-16-09 12:38 PM   #9 
  - We can fix that, too.  silverweb   May-16-09 12:39 PM   #10 
  - If I ever see this asswipe around my neighborhood  sarah553807   May-16-09 12:39 PM   #11 
  - As it is paying women same as men, and paying Blacks same as Whites  IndianaGreen   May-16-09 12:40 PM   #13 
  - The truth is that Steele is just not bright.  Hieronymus   May-16-09 12:40 PM   #14 
  - That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard.  AspenRose   May-16-09 12:42 PM   #15 
  - He'll be on Meet the Press tomorrow and it'll be fun watching him try to spin this...  jefferson_dem   May-16-09 12:47 PM   #19 
     - Yeah...  DrToast   May-16-09 12:55 PM   #21 
  - christian marriages are WAY more likely to burden small businesses actually because  msongs   May-16-09 12:43 PM   #16 
  - fuck you steele  varun   May-16-09 12:44 PM   #17 
  - Ya think  Baltoman991   May-16-09 12:45 PM   #18 
  - And this is worse than "God is in the mix" in exactly what way? n/t  QC   May-16-09 12:56 PM   #22 
  - Oh well, I guess Gays aren't real people.  Thrill   May-16-09 01:03 PM   #23 
  - Huh???? I'm glad he's on the other side!! Damn, how dense  Fire1   May-16-09 01:06 PM   #24 
  - Then unburden ALL the businesses. Give us universal health care  pnwmom   May-16-09 01:20 PM   #25 
  - Gee, insane health care and insurance costs aren't?  Deja Q   May-16-09 01:25 PM   #26 
  - Wow. That's pretty fucking stupid even for Republicans.  TheWraith   May-16-09 01:33 PM   #28 
  - Steele playing mad libs. ________ is bad policy because it burdens small businesses.  Aloha Spirit   May-16-09 01:48 PM   #30 
  - OH PLEASE OH PLEASE OH PLEASE keep staying stupid shit like this nm  HopeOverFear   May-16-09 01:59 PM   #32 
  - ## PLEASE DONATE TO DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND! ##  DU GrovelBot   May-16-09 01:59 PM   #33 
  - PLEASE... SOMEONE HELP THEM..  RoadRage   May-16-09 02:16 PM   #34 
  - Blanket answer to those who think employers should cover healthcare: why do you hate business?  PurityOfEssence   May-16-09 02:45 PM   #35 
  - OMG. He's right!  surrealAmerican   May-16-09 02:48 PM   #36 
 

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