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Mon Aug-22-11 10:21 PM
Response to Reply #86 |
| 88. Hey do you think if we gave banks more $$ we could eliminate all food assistance claims? |
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I see now where you're going
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| -This avid Obama fan knows its 50/50 - if we lose we are fucked for 12 years |
banned from Kos |
Aug-22-11 08:05 PM |
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You are a pessimist. |
undeterred |
Aug-22-11 08:06 PM |
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I love your optimism. n/t |
WhiteTara |
Aug-22-11 08:41 PM |
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I have the perfect solution to this problem..... |
DeSwiss |
Aug-22-11 08:10 PM |
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thanks! this is my go-to site for Obama hatred! |
banned from Kos |
Aug-22-11 08:11 PM |
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You need to get around the Internet some more then. |
sabrina 1 |
Aug-22-11 08:21 PM |
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maybe I should try DKos! Seriously - Anger vs Hatred? |
banned from Kos |
Aug-22-11 08:27 PM |
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Huh? "DU is mild" ??? LOL n/t |
Tx4obama |
Aug-22-11 08:28 PM |
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What you said sabrina 1! n/t |
Little Star |
Aug-22-11 10:21 PM |
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If that ones puts you on ignore, I don't think you're going to be missing much |
Number23 |
Aug-23-11 04:20 AM |
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They said the same thing in 2000 about Al Gore |
Ruby the Liberal |
Aug-22-11 08:20 PM |
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We've been f*cked for 12 years? |
WhiteTara |
Aug-22-11 08:43 PM |
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And how did that work out? n/t |
BzaDem |
Aug-22-11 09:44 PM |
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K&R n/t |
Tx4obama |
Aug-22-11 08:21 PM |
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I Don't Think You Understand |
NashVegas |
Aug-22-11 08:21 PM |
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Then why bother? If it is BOHICA either way, what is the point? |
Liberal Veteran |
Aug-22-11 08:26 PM |
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Oh that is just a bunch of bull. |
Tx4obama |
Aug-22-11 08:26 PM |
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I blame chemtrails. |
Liberal Veteran |
Aug-22-11 08:36 PM |
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Few think both parties are the exact same. Just similar enough to fuck us. |
TheKentuckian |
Aug-22-11 10:21 PM |
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He's done a lot of good....if you're rich. |
Joe Fields |
Aug-22-11 11:06 PM |
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I'm sure shaking our collective fists in impotent rage as teapublicans sail to victory is satisfying |
Liberal Veteran |
Aug-22-11 08:24 PM |
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I'm not entirely sure you belong here. nt |
Sarah Ibarruri |
Aug-22-11 08:28 PM |
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yeah! I don't belong here as an avid Obama supporter? |
banned from Kos |
Aug-22-11 08:33 PM |
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Hang in there. We always need more Obama supporters :) n/t |
Tx4obama |
Aug-22-11 08:39 PM |
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Plenty here feel as you do - haven't you noticed the divide? We all |
gateley |
Aug-22-11 08:40 PM |
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I'm not certain. What does your DU name mean exactly? nt |
Sarah Ibarruri |
Aug-22-11 08:48 PM |
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post removed - by council of a wise person |
banned from Kos |
Aug-22-11 08:51 PM |
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Please don't use that term. You have a point, but you will not help your case with that. |
Liberal Veteran |
Aug-22-11 08:53 PM |
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Oh Snap! |
Solomon |
Aug-23-11 05:50 AM |
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I happen to agree with the OP and I'm not sure "casting aspargus" is called for. |
Liberal Veteran |
Aug-22-11 08:41 PM |
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Yes, this pro-Democrat site is exclusively for those who bash Democrats. |
TheWraith |
Aug-22-11 10:40 PM |
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This pro democrat site really needs to rethink its identity. |
Joe Fields |
Aug-22-11 11:14 PM |
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I imagine that we're going to get the purge, once things get closer to the election. |
TheWraith |
Aug-22-11 11:24 PM |
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And that is the one rule that needs to be modified, or.... |
Joe Fields |
Aug-22-11 11:34 PM |
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Right, I'm sure the 85% of Democrats who support Democrats can't do anything without you. |
TheWraith |
Aug-23-11 02:04 AM |
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Have you considered that it is emminently possible to have a site that is worth administering |
BzaDem |
Aug-23-11 03:54 AM |
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Oh boy. nt |
Sarah Ibarruri |
Aug-23-11 10:11 AM |
#120 |
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Huh? I thought the president was powerless if the opposition holds one house of Congress. |
Marr |
Aug-22-11 08:34 PM |
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As far as I know, SCOTUS nominations don't require a vote by the House. |
Liberal Veteran |
Aug-22-11 08:43 PM |
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The corpse of Leo Strauss is over there. Go bother him. Nt |
xchrom |
Aug-22-11 08:43 PM |
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that is really completely uncalled for |
banned from Kos |
Aug-22-11 08:46 PM |
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It's not even close to 50/50. |
Major Hogwash |
Aug-22-11 08:43 PM |
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No kidding! With the GOP we'd get for-profit healthcare, cuts to SS, more war |
leftstreet |
Aug-22-11 08:44 PM |
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It took over 30 years for the republicans to screw things up... |
Liberal Veteran |
Aug-22-11 08:50 PM |
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Took voters 2 election cycles to kill off the GOP. Why'd the Dems bring them back? |
leftstreet |
Aug-22-11 08:52 PM |
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What makes you think "the Dems" did any such thing? |
Liberal Veteran |
Aug-22-11 08:59 PM |
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Obama's healthcare town halls made the 'tea party' |
leftstreet |
Aug-22-11 09:01 PM |
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Bullshit. The right wing media, Dick Armey, and the corporatists made that midden heap. |
Liberal Veteran |
Aug-22-11 09:14 PM |
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Why didn't Obama and the Dems have Wall Street Bailout Town Halls? |
leftstreet |
Aug-22-11 09:15 PM |
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When? During inaugural recess? While even people like Krugman were screaming "RED ALERT!"? |
Liberal Veteran |
Aug-22-11 09:19 PM |
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So thousands of anti-bailout protesters picked the wrong time to protest? |
leftstreet |
Aug-22-11 09:22 PM |
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I don't understand the fixation on Wall St. bailouts that were started before Obama took office. |
Liberal Veteran |
Aug-22-11 09:42 PM |
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candidate Obama, in Fall of 2008, pressured senators to pass TARP |
amborin |
Aug-22-11 09:47 PM |
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Yeah. Good for him. As most progressive economists said, it was absolutely necessary |
BzaDem |
Aug-22-11 09:47 PM |
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So more Americans are drawing food assistance now because..........? |
leftstreet |
Aug-22-11 09:52 PM |
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How many people do you think would be drawing food assistance if TARP never passed? n/t |
BzaDem |
Aug-22-11 10:01 PM |
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How many hedge fund managers are there? |
leftstreet |
Aug-22-11 10:03 PM |
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What about an answer to my question about food assistance? |
BzaDem |
Aug-22-11 10:05 PM |
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ROFL: how many jobs could have been created w/ $23 trillion squandered on the bailout? |
amborin |
Aug-22-11 10:09 PM |
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We didn't spend anywhere close to 23 trillion. Most of that is guarantees that will NEVER be spent. |
BzaDem |
Aug-22-11 10:10 PM |
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keep telling yourself that.... |
amborin |
Aug-22-11 10:14 PM |
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Indeed I will, and others. Because it happens to be the truth. |
BzaDem |
Aug-22-11 10:18 PM |
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"truthy" but not the truth; I feel your plight: it's painful to see $23 trill down the drain |
amborin |
Aug-22-11 10:22 PM |
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What's painful is to have someone put up a source that doesn't say REMOTELY what they claim it says, |
BzaDem |
Aug-22-11 10:28 PM |
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LOLOL; nonsense; you said you searched at "page not found" |
amborin |
Aug-22-11 11:01 PM |
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Even you have dropped your claim down to 14 trillion. Still absolute nonsense, but we're making |
BzaDem |
Aug-22-11 11:06 PM |
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you're still in denial, despite being presented w/ evidence! |
amborin |
Aug-22-11 11:08 PM |
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Someone sure is. n/t |
BzaDem |
Aug-22-11 11:10 PM |
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$23 trillion = total cost of the bank bailout |
amborin |
Aug-22-11 10:06 PM |
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Sure, if you include the full value of guarantees that will never be spent. |
BzaDem |
Aug-22-11 10:08 PM |
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nope; that's the total amount already doled out |
amborin |
Aug-22-11 10:10 PM |
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Page not found, and page not found. n/t |
BzaDem |
Aug-22-11 10:10 PM |
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Try this link |
Art_from_Ark |
Aug-22-11 11:10 PM |
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Direct quote: "I will assume this is total exposure, commitments and not actual real costs." |
BzaDem |
Aug-22-11 11:12 PM |
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That is a very worst case estimate. Not a hard number. |
Liberal Veteran |
Aug-22-11 10:11 PM |
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LOL! |
amborin |
Aug-22-11 10:12 PM |
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Perhaps you would care to reread your sources. |
Liberal Veteran |
Aug-22-11 10:17 PM |
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that's not remotely comforting; $23 trillion |
amborin |
Aug-22-11 10:34 PM |
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Under that metric, if I were to buy stock in a company, that would be considered a bailout. |
BzaDem |
Aug-22-11 11:04 PM |
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not true at all; they said if a bailout, the gov't should have major ownership role; never |
amborin |
Aug-22-11 09:59 PM |
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Obama & Dems blew off the huge anti-war, anti-Wall Street, anti-Neocon/Bush momentum |
leftstreet |
Aug-22-11 09:47 PM |
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Not precisely an accurate summation of events. |
Liberal Veteran |
Aug-22-11 10:07 PM |
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It was a sideshow DESIGNED to give the opposition that opening |
leftstreet |
Aug-22-11 10:11 PM |
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It isn't their timing so much as their message. Most progressive economists not only said the |
BzaDem |
Aug-22-11 09:46 PM |
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Voters don't care what 'progressive economists' think n/t |
leftstreet |
Aug-22-11 09:49 PM |
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Voters also don't really care what scientists think. Does that make the scientists wrong? n/t |
BzaDem |
Aug-22-11 09:50 PM |
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You're blowing your own argument. Why do you always do this? |
leftstreet |
Aug-22-11 09:54 PM |
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What exactly do you think my argument was? |
BzaDem |
Aug-22-11 10:00 PM |
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I try not to dwell on your thought processes n/t |
leftstreet |
Aug-22-11 10:02 PM |
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Perhaps that explains it then. n/t |
BzaDem |
Aug-22-11 10:03 PM |
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wrong, again; they said, if a bailout, then gov't should have ownership stake in the banks |
amborin |
Aug-22-11 10:02 PM |
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They said that given the choice between TARP and nothing, it wasn't even a close call. n/t |
BzaDem |
Aug-22-11 10:03 PM |
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wrong, yet again; they said, " no equity, no bailout" |
amborin |
Aug-22-11 10:07 PM |
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We took equity in all of the big banks. n/t |
BzaDem |
Aug-22-11 10:11 PM |
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LOL |
leftstreet |
Aug-22-11 10:14 PM |
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If you didn't realize that we took preferred shares in all the big banks, maybe that's why you are |
BzaDem |
Aug-22-11 10:19 PM |
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Hey do you think if we gave banks more $$ we could eliminate all food assistance claims? |
leftstreet |
Aug-22-11 10:21 PM |
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I think you would admit that aiming a fire hose at a burning house saves lives, even if aiming a |
BzaDem |
Aug-22-11 10:25 PM |
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Did you say fire hose? |
leftstreet |
Aug-22-11 10:34 PM |
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ROFL.... |
amborin |
Aug-22-11 10:15 PM |
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damn right |
griffi94 |
Aug-22-11 09:00 PM |
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If the rich won't help ... |
GeorgeGist |
Aug-22-11 08:46 PM |
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No. |
BulletproofLandshark |
Aug-22-11 08:50 PM |
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In otherwords, some folks don't really give a rat's ass about the 2012 election |
FrenchieCat |
Aug-22-11 09:00 PM |
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We could be doomed for much longer. What too many activists |
OHdem10 |
Aug-22-11 09:01 PM |
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You would think the party that prides itself on UNIONS might walk the walk... |
Liberal Veteran |
Aug-22-11 09:05 PM |
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we're already fucked. i already see starving pets, multiple vans, tents, campers parked on people's |
indurancevile |
Aug-22-11 09:03 PM |
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Yep. The Bubble burst in September of 2008...... |
FrenchieCat |
Aug-22-11 09:05 PM |
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i saw homeless; the many starving strays that were formerly pets & the multiple people camping on |
indurancevile |
Aug-22-11 09:08 PM |
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Tent city discovered in Ocean Co., New Jersey |
kenny blankenship |
Aug-22-11 11:50 PM |
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K & Fucking R! |
lonestarnot |
Aug-22-11 09:14 PM |
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We're damned if we do, damned if we don't. |
Lucian |
Aug-22-11 09:44 PM |
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"Get behind Obama for reelection now!" |
unkachuck |
Aug-22-11 09:54 PM |
#58 |
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What you have to offer is FEAR and more FEAR ... let's try Sen. Bernie Sanders ...!! |
defendandprotect |
Aug-22-11 10:17 PM |
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If wishes were fishes we'd all cast nets. |
Liberal Veteran |
Aug-22-11 10:24 PM |
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I'm afraid of what Obama and Third Way are doing to the party and the nation ...!! |
defendandprotect |
Aug-23-11 10:13 AM |
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I agree...however, for the first time, recently, I started to think that |
Laura PourMeADrink |
Aug-22-11 10:47 PM |
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Hey look the guy that was banned from Kos is shouting out orders! |
whatchamacallit |
Aug-22-11 10:55 PM |
#98 |
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There is so much more at stake than you can see. |
Joe Fields |
Aug-22-11 11:04 PM |
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For something to be "at stake," there has to be a chance that it might ever change. n/t |
BzaDem |
Aug-22-11 11:30 PM |
#112 |
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Hopefully the dems keep one house of congress if it happens |
Juche |
Aug-22-11 11:06 PM |
#102 |
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12 years? Ha! more like 120! |
0rganism |
Aug-22-11 11:09 PM |
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Those are some scary thoughts. nt |
mfcorey1 |
Aug-23-11 04:49 AM |
#118 |
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I'm voting for Obama but don't worry about Ginsburg's seat. |
Jim Lane |
Aug-23-11 01:15 PM |
#122 |
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