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L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 11:41 AM |
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REC if you like the LIVE BLOG idea and format, and having one thread instead of many. |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 11:42 AM |
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Reply here if you want this thread on top and you would like LIVE BLOGs to be unified |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 11:47 AM |
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It's good to have them all in one place and follow the action... |
CTyankee |
Dec-10-10 12:44 PM |
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I love the live threads - it's like we're all watching together. Well, I guess we |
gateley |
Dec-10-10 12:48 PM |
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This custom needs to be revived on DU. |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 06:10 PM |
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L Coyote |
molly77 |
Dec-10-10 03:06 PM |
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Go Bernie! |
Dinger |
Dec-10-10 11:46 AM |
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Here's what Sanders has to say about what he's doing: "You can call what I am doing today |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 01:34 PM |
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Thanks coyote and Thank you Senator Sanders. |
rurallib |
Dec-10-10 11:47 AM |
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The answer is here, and so are most of those watching: |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 11:51 AM |
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"Who is winning and who is losing in the economy" |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 11:56 AM |
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i wish everyone could hear what he's saying |
shireen |
Dec-10-10 11:56 AM |
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At same time, I'm thinking, "Every American should be hearing this" |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 11:57 AM |
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This is epic |
molly77 |
Dec-10-10 04:44 PM |
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i'm worried that people won't believe him |
shireen |
Dec-10-10 06:42 PM |
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"Twenty five percent of children dependent on food stamps" |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 11:58 AM |
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Bernie is doing what should have been done a long time ago. |
rurallib |
Dec-10-10 11:59 AM |
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Hedge fund managers made 25 billion last year |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 12:05 PM |
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Bank of America got a refund check last year from IRS |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 12:06 PM |
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wow! Landrieu is speaking |
shireen |
Dec-10-10 12:11 PM |
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Sen. Mary Landrieu "What about the pressures of the middle class" |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 12:13 PM |
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"This recession may never end" if the rich have all the money = HELLO |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 12:15 PM |
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+1 |
shireen |
Dec-10-10 12:22 PM |
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84% households in LA make less than 75K |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 12:17 PM |
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Wow!!! nt |
valerief |
Dec-10-10 01:19 PM |
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"I'd like at least ONE Republican to give a compassionate argument" |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 12:24 PM |
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I think a poodle could give a compassionate argument before a Republican could or would. nt |
valerief |
Dec-10-10 01:19 PM |
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Rec |
malaise |
Dec-10-10 12:14 PM |
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Whoa! Landrieu! I fell off my chair. |
golddigger |
Dec-10-10 12:15 PM |
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Ryan: Tax deal no stimulus package |
Roland99 |
Dec-10-10 12:19 PM |
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If *Landrieu* is on the horn, they must have a lot of people lined up behind this n/t |
AlabamaLibrul |
Dec-10-10 12:23 PM |
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Very true, she's a coward and would certainly need lots of 'cover'. |
Poboy |
Dec-10-10 12:25 PM |
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3 hours now. |
Graybeard |
Dec-10-10 12:24 PM |
#23 |
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Woooo Hoooo, keep it going until they arrest Bush for creating the Great Recession |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 12:28 PM |
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Landrieu "WHO" put tax cut for millionaires in the package |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 12:25 PM |
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sounds like Landau is going to vote for the obama/mcconnell deal |
sasha031 |
Dec-10-10 12:26 PM |
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Landrieu, the queen of offshore drilling, bemoans moral recklessness |
tishaLA |
Dec-10-10 12:28 PM |
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But let's ignore the moral recklessness |
t0dd |
Dec-10-10 12:53 PM |
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128 BILLION surplus under Clinton, "surpluses as far as the eye can see" |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 12:30 PM |
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so many progressive things could of been done with that money |
sasha031 |
Dec-10-10 12:32 PM |
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$1.294 TRILLION deficit this year, no surplus in sight |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 12:34 PM |
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I just started another one, sorry |
disillusioned73 |
Dec-10-10 12:36 PM |
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I gave it a REC, for great sentiments. |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 12:39 PM |
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Thanks.. |
disillusioned73 |
Dec-10-10 12:44 PM |
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"599 people in West Virginia make over a million dollars" |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 12:38 PM |
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Don't you find it absolutely astounding that this data is news to Landrieu? |
Skidmore |
Dec-10-10 12:56 PM |
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Caucasian median net worth 70K, Hispanic 8K, African-American 5K |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 12:41 PM |
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kickaroo |
DFab420 |
Dec-10-10 12:45 PM |
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This will be lasting 30 hours? Is that what Landrieu just meant? Where the |
gateley |
Dec-10-10 12:50 PM |
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That is the scheduled debate time when the bill comes to the floor. Tghis is a colloquy |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 12:52 PM |
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Thanks - I can't keep up with all the rules and regs. :-) nt |
gateley |
Dec-10-10 12:58 PM |
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Senator Sanders has control of the floor. VIEW @ C-SPAN2 |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 12:50 PM |
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This is nearly a TRILLION dollar package |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 12:56 PM |
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This back & forward between Landreau and Sanders........ |
Trey9007 |
Dec-10-10 12:57 PM |
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+1,000 |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 01:19 PM |
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good point. nt |
shireen |
Dec-10-10 01:37 PM |
#83 |
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Exactly! |
Supersedeas |
Dec-10-10 01:38 PM |
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SANDERS: Top 400 families during Bush had incomes double, with taxes cut in half. |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 12:58 PM |
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I wish the Senate had to all sit there and listen to this. It might really give them |
gateley |
Dec-10-10 01:03 PM |
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GET DOWN THERE, DEM SENATORS!!!! HELP BERNIE OUT, YOU SPINELESS GOBS |
wordpix |
Dec-10-10 02:50 PM |
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Sanders: "During the Bush years alone, we went from 19M to 11M" manufacturing jobs |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 01:04 PM |
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Someone give that man a glass of water!!! eom |
JuniperLea |
Dec-10-10 01:05 PM |
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or cough drops. |
Graybeard |
Dec-10-10 01:10 PM |
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Oh! I've missed these threads!! |
Viva_La_Revolution |
Dec-10-10 01:05 PM |
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Viva_La_Revolution again |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 01:15 PM |
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I Trust Bernie Sanders |
otohara |
Dec-10-10 01:07 PM |
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He is speaking for the working man....one of few who do. |
dixiegrrrrl |
Dec-10-10 01:11 PM |
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That's for sure. nt |
valerief |
Dec-10-10 01:17 PM |
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Sanders: "During the Bush years 3.2 million workers lost their pensions" |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 01:17 PM |
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3.5 million jobs lost during Bush last six months |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 01:20 PM |
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Kick this thread |
florida08 |
Dec-10-10 01:22 PM |
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Bush years: "Losing 600,000 private sector jobs in NOT good" |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 01:24 PM |
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8 million slipped out of the middle class |
florida08 |
Dec-10-10 01:24 PM |
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Astounding. n/t |
Horse with no Name |
Dec-10-10 01:25 PM |
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Stark fact |
Horse with no Name |
Dec-10-10 01:25 PM |
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"Greed is a disease." He's spot on. Say it, Bernie! nt |
valerief |
Dec-10-10 01:36 PM |
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I wonder if the MSM will mention this. Nah, they'll talk up Palin's book instead. |
valerief |
Dec-10-10 01:26 PM |
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"The Filibuster Is In Its 4th Hour And It's A Catastrophe For Obama" The Business Insider |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 01:29 PM |
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Well, he's lambasting the Bush tax cuts, which will soon be known as the Obama tax cuts |
AlabamaLibrul |
Dec-10-10 01:32 PM |
#73 |
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got that right |
wordpix |
Dec-10-10 03:10 PM |
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The MSM will never cover this..... |
Trey9007 |
Dec-10-10 02:14 PM |
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NPR: Happening Now: Sen. Sanders' Filibuster Of The Tax Deal |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 01:30 PM |
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MSM. Does this count? (blog at abcnews.com) |
Ghost Dog |
Dec-10-10 02:22 PM |
#121 |
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hey "reality" is watching Sarah plain & stupid load her rifle to shoot an endangered caribou |
wordpix |
Dec-10-10 02:52 PM |
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Has anyone heard Grayson? Just got on so have missed a lot |
florida08 |
Dec-10-10 01:30 PM |
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Grayson's a Representative, not a Senator n/t |
AlabamaLibrul |
Dec-10-10 01:31 PM |
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of course..mind went south..thanks |
florida08 |
Dec-10-10 01:33 PM |
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You're wrong. Grayson's a WONDERFUL Representative, not just a Representative. |
valerief |
Dec-10-10 01:37 PM |
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Indeed he is, well played |
AlabamaLibrul |
Dec-10-10 01:38 PM |
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Top one-tenth of one percent took in 11% of all income in America |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 01:33 PM |
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4 hours. |
Graybeard |
Dec-10-10 01:34 PM |
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I don't think he's even taken a break |
sasha031 |
Dec-10-10 01:36 PM |
#79 |
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Landrieu and Sherrod gave him breaks so far. |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 02:08 PM |
#112 |
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these crybabies ... |
shireen |
Dec-10-10 01:35 PM |
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live feed also on senate.gov page...I'll be damned. |
dixiegrrrrl |
Dec-10-10 01:36 PM |
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Thank you... I get that much better than C-Span. |
bobbolink |
Dec-10-10 01:46 PM |
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Sanders: "For these people who have hundreds of millions of dollars" maybe they will say |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 01:36 PM |
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My Senator Cantwell has not made a statement. That pisses me off. Still can't |
gateley |
Dec-10-10 01:37 PM |
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how do you cry for a tax break when 25% of children are on food stamps |
sasha031 |
Dec-10-10 01:37 PM |
#85 |
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They. Don't. Care. Do you care when someone steps on a caterpillar? |
valerief |
Dec-10-10 01:38 PM |
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Sanders' page with link to retweet the filibuster, and/or watch live. |
Waiting For Everyman |
Dec-10-10 01:38 PM |
#89 |
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Bush inherited 5.6 trillion projected surplus, then Bush started War in Iraq = $ 3 trillion debt |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 01:38 PM |
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Giving tax breaks to the rich creates zero jobs nt |
TomClash |
Dec-10-10 01:42 PM |
#92 |
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Obama said that this morning on NPR |
sasha031 |
Dec-10-10 01:53 PM |
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"Corporations are sitting on a huge bundle of money" |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 01:42 PM |
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heading for 3rd world America |
florida08 |
Dec-10-10 01:42 PM |
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Nothing to add ........... k&r |
Angry Dragon |
Dec-10-10 01:43 PM |
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k&r |
spanone |
Dec-10-10 01:43 PM |
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From time to time, I've been flipping to CNN and MSNBC to see if they're covering this. |
Bozita |
Dec-10-10 01:45 PM |
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yes you would..this is historic |
florida08 |
Dec-10-10 01:47 PM |
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amazing but yet again, it's not |
sasha031 |
Dec-10-10 01:54 PM |
#102 |
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School busses also add to traffic jams and more greenhouse gasses. |
valerief |
Dec-10-10 01:46 PM |
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Kick |
DoBotherMe |
Dec-10-10 01:55 PM |
#103 |
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kr. is this still going on? |
Hannah Bell |
Dec-10-10 01:56 PM |
#104 |
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"We're 25th! We're 25th!" |
valerief |
Dec-10-10 01:57 PM |
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"If we are not going to become a 3rd world country, we have to begin investing in our infrastructure |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 02:00 PM |
#106 |
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no duh |
wordpix |
Dec-10-10 02:49 PM |
#136 |
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K&R nt |
Celtic Raven |
Dec-10-10 02:00 PM |
#107 |
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Yeah, the uneducated kids end up in prison, but the wealthy make $$$$$$ off those prisons. |
valerief |
Dec-10-10 02:03 PM |
#108 |
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Would you vote for Senator Reid's Tax cut bill |
florida08 |
Dec-10-10 02:04 PM |
#109 |
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Another stimulus bill???? If ONLY it was stimulating. nt |
valerief |
Dec-10-10 02:09 PM |
#113 |
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"75% of youth who apply to military are ineligible to serve" |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 02:06 PM |
#110 |
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And 30% of kids drop out of high school. He asks, "Where do they go? |
valerief |
Dec-10-10 02:07 PM |
#111 |
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take it from me, I work with public schools, a lot of them can barely read/write |
wordpix |
Dec-10-10 04:07 PM |
#219 |
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The Filibuster: Saying he was prepared to speak "as long as possible" against a tax deal |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 02:11 PM |
#114 |
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this man is a true hero, he hasn't even taken a break |
sasha031 |
Dec-10-10 02:21 PM |
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Release: Sanders Statement on Tax Cut Deal December 7, 2010 WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 – Sen. Bernie Sande |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 02:24 PM |
#122 |
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BERNIE FOR PRESIDENT! Obama, do you think you're getting donations from 'just folks' for |
wordpix |
Dec-10-10 02:54 PM |
#141 |
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Rupert Murdoc 1.3 million tax break, Diamond 1.1M (JPM-Chase), |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 02:13 PM |
#115 |
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Not one Republican vote to give soldiers $250 cost-of-living raise. |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 02:14 PM |
#117 |
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"Bush-era nonsense" = trickle down economics |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 02:18 PM |
#118 |
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"Horrendous proposal regarding the estate tax" |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 02:20 PM |
#119 |
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I wonder if Ron Paul is for the inheritance tax. Based on the "earned" criterion, he should be. |
thereismore |
Dec-10-10 02:34 PM |
#129 |
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"32.7 billion dollar tax break" for the Walton family (Wal-Mart) |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 02:26 PM |
#123 |
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OMG - Obama, you'd better speak up---you've sunk your presidency |
wordpix |
Dec-10-10 02:55 PM |
#144 |
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Hope there's a Red Bull delivery soon. nt |
gateley |
Dec-10-10 02:27 PM |
#124 |
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now bernie's getting to the social security issue.... |
spanone |
Dec-10-10 02:27 PM |
#125 |
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riveting. love watching C-SPAN. K&R |
NuttyFluffers |
Dec-10-10 02:30 PM |
#126 |
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he's speaking so that we'd all watch & because he'll lose the vote for cloture. |
crikkett |
Dec-10-10 02:56 PM |
#146 |
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Which Senators Ask/Demanded |
fredamae |
Dec-10-10 02:31 PM |
#127 |
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Make NO mistake. These cuts are PERMANENT! |
bvar22 |
Dec-10-10 02:31 PM |
#128 |
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I doubt this nation's permanency with these types of tax cuts |
southmost |
Dec-10-10 02:38 PM |
#131 |
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the main reason the rich want the money |
southmost |
Dec-10-10 02:35 PM |
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K&R |
suffragette |
Dec-10-10 02:35 PM |
#130 |
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yes yes yes |
florida08 |
Dec-10-10 02:46 PM |
#132 |
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Awesome! |
Horse with no Name |
Dec-10-10 02:47 PM |
#133 |
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"What kind of honest conservative can vote to raise the national debt?" |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 02:47 PM |
#134 |
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lol |
florida08 |
Dec-10-10 02:49 PM |
#135 |
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+1 |
valerief |
Dec-10-10 02:49 PM |
#137 |
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GO!!!! "Honest conservative?????" LOL NO. SUCH. THING |
wordpix |
Dec-10-10 02:57 PM |
#147 |
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Got that right!!!! nt |
valerief |
Dec-10-10 03:01 PM |
#153 |
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Bernie Sanders is a true American hero. |
Tatiana |
Dec-10-10 02:50 PM |
#138 |
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Ditto |
malaise |
Dec-10-10 02:54 PM |
#142 |
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+666 trillion |
valerief |
Dec-10-10 03:00 PM |
#151 |
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exactly right |
florida08 |
Dec-10-10 02:55 PM |
#143 |
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This dear man brings tears to my eyes. |
EmeraldCityGrl |
Dec-10-10 02:56 PM |
#145 |
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ditto |
florida08 |
Dec-10-10 03:00 PM |
#150 |
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Bernie Sanders Reads 'Third World America' During Senate Speech, Huffington Post - 21 minutes ago |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 02:57 PM |
#148 |
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Ten to one, he'll not mention Palin's book even once. nt |
valerief |
Dec-10-10 03:01 PM |
#152 |
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My first laugh since this speech began |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 03:06 PM |
#161 |
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SLATE: Bernie Sanders Reads Slate. You Should, Too. |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 02:58 PM |
#149 |
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PolitiFact: Sanders telling the truth on vast income inequality ‎ dKos - Joan McCarter - VIDEO... |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 03:02 PM |
#154 |
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DEMOCRATIC SENATORS! GET TO THE CAPITOL IMMEDIATELY & HELP BERNIE OUT |
wordpix |
Dec-10-10 03:02 PM |
#155 |
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"Literally very hard to find a product not manufactured in China"---my shoppping experience, too |
wordpix |
Dec-10-10 03:04 PM |
#156 |
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17 million manufacturing jobs down to 8 million under Boosh |
wordpix |
Dec-10-10 03:05 PM |
#157 |
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Calling my senators now to ask them to help Bernie out! |
wordpix |
Dec-10-10 03:06 PM |
#159 |
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same here. Patty Murray, Marie Cantwell where are you ? |
EmeraldCityGrl |
Dec-10-10 03:11 PM |
#164 |
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LIEberman, Dodd, where are YOU? Dodd's in CT. WTF? Get on a plane, Chris |
wordpix |
Dec-10-10 03:13 PM |
#169 |
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DU Video: Bernie Sanders FILIBUSTER: Economy's Winners and Losers |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 03:05 PM |
#158 |
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another great example |
florida08 |
Dec-10-10 03:07 PM |
#162 |
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"CHINA, CHINA, CHINA, CHINA!" Until GE and the others want a bailout. |
valerief |
Dec-10-10 03:12 PM |
#165 |
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+100 |
Hannah Bell |
Dec-10-10 03:40 PM |
#199 |
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Just owned GE - "Didn't see GE going to China when it needed billions in bailout money" nt |
Krakowiak |
Dec-10-10 03:12 PM |
#166 |
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quoting Jack Welch & Immelt "We have every plant we own on a barge"-i.e. move to where it's cheapest |
wordpix |
Dec-10-10 03:12 PM |
#167 |
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Tearing a strip off GE! |
JBoy |
Dec-10-10 03:12 PM |
#168 |
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Bernie is touring the Rogue's Gallery of outsourcers! |
JBoy |
Dec-10-10 03:13 PM |
#170 |
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on to US Chamber of Commerce - "funnel for money into campaigns---undisclosed" |
wordpix |
Dec-10-10 03:15 PM |
#171 |
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"urged American companies to send jobs overseas"---pres & CEO of CoC |
wordpix |
Dec-10-10 03:17 PM |
#175 |
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Those who can, will you send an e-mail of thanks to Bernie? |
dixiegrrrrl |
Dec-10-10 03:15 PM |
#172 |
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Could only get through on his Burlington line. They were wonderful. |
EmeraldCityGrl |
Dec-10-10 03:18 PM |
#178 |
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Call Senators and ask them to relieve Bernie & keep filibuster going! |
wordpix |
Dec-10-10 03:18 PM |
#179 |
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were you able to get thru on the number |
florida08 |
Dec-10-10 03:22 PM |
#181 |
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I called his Vermont office |
dana_b |
Dec-10-10 06:09 PM |
#285 |
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thanks for the response |
florida08 |
Dec-11-10 08:53 AM |
#294 |
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How long can he talk? |
DemReadingDU |
Dec-10-10 03:16 PM |
#173 |
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With such incredible vigor and clarity? |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 03:17 PM |
#176 |
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he needs a relief pitcher----where are our DEMOCRATIC SENATORS? |
wordpix |
Dec-10-10 03:18 PM |
#177 |
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good question |
sasha031 |
Dec-10-10 03:22 PM |
#182 |
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FACEBOOK: I Support Bernie Sanders' Filibuster of the Tax Cuts for the Rich |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 03:16 PM |
#174 |
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Thanks. I went there and liked it. |
Bryn |
Dec-10-10 03:44 PM |
#202 |
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kicking to the top. Go Bernie!! Hi L. Coyote, long time no see :) |
jannyk |
Dec-10-10 03:18 PM |
#180 |
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This event brought me "home" to the den again. |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 03:59 PM |
#211 |
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people asking on Twitter |
florida08 |
Dec-10-10 03:25 PM |
#183 |
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to hell with the media ignoring him---how about Dem senators who swore against tax cuts for rich? |
wordpix |
Dec-10-10 03:30 PM |
#186 |
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yeah..where are they?..I doubt they're even in the chamber |
florida08 |
Dec-10-10 03:33 PM |
#189 |
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mine, Dodd, is in CT and LIEberman's not answering the phone at 4:20 pm |
wordpix |
Dec-10-10 03:37 PM |
#194 |
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It's Friday, time to go home and par-tay if you're a senator - gotta keep the $$$ coming in |
wordpix |
Dec-10-10 03:37 PM |
#196 |
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Pathetic. Obama passes the ball to Clinton....heads off to XMAS Party. |
NorthCarolina |
Dec-10-10 03:27 PM |
#184 |
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yeah ..the man who gave us NAFTA |
florida08 |
Dec-10-10 03:37 PM |
#195 |
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a business model based on fraud |
DemReadingDU |
Dec-10-10 03:29 PM |
# |
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"Wall Street based on a model of fraud"---talking about mergers, wealth, power, lawyers & Congress |
wordpix |
Dec-10-10 03:29 PM |
#185 |
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Wells Fargo, BoA, JP Morgan Chase, 3/4 of largest banks now larger than ever after bailouts |
wordpix |
Dec-10-10 03:32 PM |
#187 |
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largest 4 banks own 63% of GDP |
wordpix |
Dec-10-10 03:35 PM |
#193 |
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WA POST Poll: Bernie Sanders: Waste of time or proving a point? |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 03:32 PM |
#188 |
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Current results |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 03:33 PM |
#190 |
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yay!..those are good numbers |
florida08 |
Dec-10-10 03:34 PM |
#191 |
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"Four financial institutions have assets greater than 52% of our economic output" |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 03:35 PM |
#192 |
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That explains SO much, doesn't it? |
dixiegrrrrl |
Dec-10-10 03:39 PM |
#198 |
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EVERYTHING being said! |
FredStembottom |
Dec-10-10 03:39 PM |
#197 |
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that day is going to come again when these financial institutions come to ask for more bailouts |
wordpix |
Dec-10-10 03:40 PM |
#200 |
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I can haz Bernie as my senator please? |
tomm2thumbs |
Dec-10-10 03:42 PM |
#201 |
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He IS our senator. Every senator's vote affect us ALL. Coburn is a senator of us all. |
valerief |
Dec-10-10 03:59 PM |
#210 |
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good point - glad the smart one is on our side of the battle... |
tomm2thumbs |
Dec-10-10 04:08 PM |
#221 |
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Sad there's not many smart ones doing the right thing. nt |
valerief |
Dec-10-10 04:19 PM |
#227 |
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"Wall St. sends its lobbyists down here in droves" |
wordpix |
Dec-10-10 03:45 PM |
#203 |
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Oh, he's talking about those commies in the UK |
sasha031 |
Dec-10-10 03:47 PM |
#204 |
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Greenspan did a lot of damage but at least he admitted he was wrong |
wordpix |
Dec-10-10 03:48 PM |
#205 |
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Fat good that does us. nt |
valerief |
Dec-10-10 03:57 PM |
#208 |
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I stand amazed. I had lost all hope of these comments being made in public at all much less |
pgodbold |
Dec-10-10 03:50 PM |
#206 |
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Wall St. as casino |
wordpix |
Dec-10-10 04:03 PM |
#213 |
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Wall Street gangsters |
sasha031 |
Dec-10-10 03:55 PM |
#207 |
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+666 trillion!!!! |
valerief |
Dec-10-10 03:58 PM |
#209 |
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"Credit Unions have done fine for over 30 years" ( with decent credit rates) |
dixiegrrrrl |
Dec-10-10 04:02 PM |
#212 |
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history will prove these are crooks on Wall Street |
wordpix |
Dec-10-10 04:03 PM |
#214 |
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So what if he has to use the bathroom?? |
rainbow4321 |
Dec-10-10 04:04 PM |
#215 |
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hopefully he's got a can behind the podium |
wordpix |
Dec-10-10 04:05 PM |
#217 |
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Bernie's running out of steam----spineless Dems won't help him out! |
wordpix |
Dec-10-10 04:05 PM |
#216 |
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Shame on all of them. |
EmeraldCityGrl |
Dec-10-10 04:06 PM |
#218 |
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LA TIMES: Vermont Democrat rails against tax bill for hours, lone voice in otherwise empty Senate |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 04:08 PM |
#220 |
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.. |
NorthCarolina |
Dec-10-10 05:34 PM |
#264 |
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reading letter from VT woman who has to choose between diapers & heating fuel |
wordpix |
Dec-10-10 04:10 PM |
#222 |
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and another who had to burn furniture b/c she couldn't afford heating oil |
wordpix |
Dec-10-10 04:12 PM |
#223 |
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"and my friends here are talking about tax breaks for billionaires?" |
wordpix |
Dec-10-10 04:12 PM |
#224 |
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Congress is talking about letting the US die, except for Wall St., and making |
valerief |
Dec-10-10 04:13 PM |
#225 |
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HUGE K & R !!! |
WillyT |
Dec-10-10 04:17 PM |
#226 |
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kicking to the top |
jannyk |
Dec-10-10 04:21 PM |
#228 |
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I'm not that familiar with this process. How long do you think he'll go for? |
AmandaMae |
Dec-10-10 04:22 PM |
#229 |
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If someone helps him, it could be for days. |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 04:32 PM |
#231 |
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SALON: Bernie Sanders' epic tax cut filibuster rant |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 04:28 PM |
#230 |
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He's going "Chomsky" on them! |
immoderate |
Dec-10-10 04:59 PM |
#242 |
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Over seven hours now. This is historic, and the content is unprecedented. |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 04:40 PM |
#232 |
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He is quoting from The Center for Responsible Politics!! |
dixiegrrrrl |
Dec-10-10 04:44 PM |
#233 |
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3.47 billion spent in lobbying Congress in 2009 = 6.5 million per Congress critter |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 04:44 PM |
#235 |
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Did he just say Mediacom and Comcast were wanting to merger??? |
dixiegrrrrl |
Dec-10-10 04:47 PM |
#236 |
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He's still coherent and making so much sense this far into it. I'm slack-jawed and |
gateley |
Dec-10-10 04:51 PM |
#237 |
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I tuned in just now. |
AngryOldDem |
Dec-10-10 04:55 PM |
#239 |
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Thank you, Sen. Sanders |
AngryOldDem |
Dec-10-10 04:53 PM |
#238 |
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Go, Senator, GO! |
Missy Vixen |
Dec-10-10 04:55 PM |
#240 |
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this thread is making me sob! |
Kali |
Dec-10-10 04:57 PM |
#241 |
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Me too! |
DoBotherMe |
Dec-10-10 05:16 PM |
#251 |
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Sam Walton and family are now poster children as to why the rich don't need tax cuts. |
AngryOldDem |
Dec-10-10 05:01 PM |
#243 |
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This is such a good point! |
JDPriestly |
Dec-10-10 05:02 PM |
#244 |
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It is...now he';s going into the decadence that most of these people indulge in, |
AngryOldDem |
Dec-10-10 05:08 PM |
#245 |
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Bernie Sanders has proved he's got the biggest balls in the Senate, and the biggest bladder. |
Frank Booth |
Dec-10-10 05:08 PM |
#246 |
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I'm worried about him |
sasha031 |
Dec-10-10 05:16 PM |
#252 |
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And yet Republicans can simply say |
Blue_In_AK |
Dec-10-10 05:18 PM |
#254 |
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No kidding..everytime he takes a drink of water |
rainbow4321 |
Dec-10-10 05:36 PM |
#265 |
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anyone worried about Bernie becoming exhausted |
sasha031 |
Dec-10-10 05:09 PM |
#247 |
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Yes, for hours now!! |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 05:13 PM |
#248 |
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He's 70yrs old Coyote, I'm furious that someone doesn't help him with this torch |
sasha031 |
Dec-10-10 05:15 PM |
#249 |
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I am in awe at this man |
nadinbrzezinski |
Dec-10-10 05:16 PM |
#250 |
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POLITICO: Bernie Sanders filibuster stalls Senate |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 05:18 PM |
#253 |
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HE'S STILL GOING! I left earlier, has anyone else joined? n/t |
AlabamaLibrul |
Dec-10-10 05:20 PM |
#255 |
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Not for over four hours |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 05:23 PM |
#257 |
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TWITTER Realtime results for Bernie Sanders |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 05:22 PM |
#256 |
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Bernie Sanders is trending #1 worldwide! |
Echotrail |
Dec-10-10 05:29 PM |
#261 |
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Click the link, then watch the numbers climb |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 05:29 PM |
#262 |
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5,114 and rolling along at a fast clip |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 05:52 PM |
#268 |
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7,210 now. Whew, |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 06:03 PM |
#281 |
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Well it tells you where our senators stand |
florida08 |
Dec-10-10 05:23 PM |
#258 |
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BIG ZEROS |
wordpix |
Dec-11-10 06:59 AM |
#293 |
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Other senators should hang their heads in shame |
Echotrail |
Dec-10-10 05:25 PM |
#259 |
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The ONLY senator to speak up for the people. Amazing. |
Poboy |
Dec-10-10 05:28 PM |
#260 |
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SANDERS: "What are you smoking?" if you favor tax breaks for millionaires. |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 05:32 PM |
#263 |
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lol |
florida08 |
Dec-10-10 05:40 PM |
#266 |
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Kick |
AngryOldDem |
Dec-10-10 05:47 PM |
#267 |
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I have been crying non-stop for 2 hrs watching this treasure. |
golddigger |
Dec-10-10 05:54 PM |
#269 |
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HUGE KNR!! nt |
indimuse |
Dec-10-10 05:55 PM |
#270 |
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HUGE KNR!! nt |
indimuse |
Dec-10-10 05:55 PM |
#271 |
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Whoa, preach it Bernie! |
ljm2002 |
Dec-10-10 05:56 PM |
#272 |
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Bernie Sanders is an American hero |
LBJDemocrat |
Dec-10-10 05:57 PM |
#273 |
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"Let me conclude..." oh no!!!!! |
stlsaxman |
Dec-10-10 05:59 PM |
#274 |
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Thanks for the live blog. Here are my thoughts... |
Pistarkle |
Dec-10-10 05:59 PM |
#275 |
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thank you L. Coyote for the thread |
cal04 |
Dec-10-10 05:59 PM |
#276 |
| -
Bernie's finished |
GCP |
Dec-10-10 06:00 PM |
#277 |
| -
"Let me conclude .. if the American people stand up and say |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 06:00 PM |
#278 |
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Anyone happen to have the time? |
Life Long Dem |
Dec-10-10 06:01 PM |
#279 |
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Thank you, Bernie. This nation is blessed because of you. |
davidwparker |
Dec-10-10 06:02 PM |
#280 |
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Thankyou for this thread |
florida08 |
Dec-10-10 06:05 PM |
#282 |
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Senator MY FULL RESPECT for you |
nadinbrzezinski |
Dec-10-10 06:06 PM |
#283 |
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Been at work all day |
senseandsensibility |
Dec-10-10 06:08 PM |
#284 |
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10:25 AM until 7:00 PM without sitting or leaving the chamber. DANG!!!! |
L. Coyote |
Dec-10-10 06:32 PM |
#287 |
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Sheesh...my great timing |
senseandsensibility |
Dec-10-10 06:51 PM |
#289 |
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I've been gone all day too and it was *killing* me to be away today. |
jillan |
Dec-10-10 06:55 PM |
#290 |
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Did you see the top of Keith's show? |
senseandsensibility |
Dec-10-10 07:36 PM |
#291 |
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MUST SEE indeed. Those are great clips! LINK: |
L. Coyote |
Dec-11-10 08:59 AM |
#295 |
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Thank you Sen. Bernie Sanders (eom) |
CONN |
Dec-10-10 08:48 PM |
#292 |
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Filibernie's Greatest Hits = some of the best excerpts |
L. Coyote |
Dec-11-10 09:36 AM |
#296 |
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DU VIDEO: KO: "Berniebuster" |
L. Coyote |
Dec-11-10 09:55 AM |
#297 |
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C-SPAN links to the ENTIRE FILIBUSTER stream online in three parts |
L. Coyote |
Dec-11-10 10:16 AM |
#298 |
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