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Wed Aug-31-11 06:12 PM
Response to Reply #60 |
| 61. Ahh, the 'news' media with their self-righteous, manufactured controversies... |
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And they were all over Bush for not taking Katrina seriously enough.
What a bunch of clowns.
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| -Really? |
CoffeeCat |
Aug-31-11 07:34 AM |
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The people who call it a democracy either don't live in reality or they're |
valerief |
Aug-31-11 07:39 AM |
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Yep...welcome to the New American Feudalism |
deutsey |
Aug-31-11 07:46 AM |
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WE don't have to take it. They can only rule us if we let them. |
fasttense |
Sep-01-11 06:53 AM |
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You're preaching to the choir |
deutsey |
Sep-01-11 08:14 AM |
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The priorities are just bizarre. Paul Begala knocked it out of the part tonight on CNN. |
napoleon_in_rags |
Aug-31-11 10:46 PM |
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Honestly, the whole "they work for us" thing . . . |
Dutchmaster |
Aug-31-11 10:46 PM |
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Yep, it's all part of the American Myth. nt |
valerief |
Sep-01-11 10:12 AM |
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Meanwhile - the GOP wants to demand additional cuts before any additional FEMA funding |
liberal N proud |
Aug-31-11 07:40 AM |
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how about we start with cuts in THEIR DISTRICTS?! |
shireen |
Aug-31-11 06:59 PM |
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The only cuts they are interested in are medicare and Social Security |
liberal N proud |
Aug-31-11 09:02 PM |
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Wish I could rec this a million times. Great, great rant. |
rubberducky |
Aug-31-11 07:41 AM |
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FEMA had to stop rebuilding the areas of the country hit by the tornadoes this spring |
kdmorris |
Aug-31-11 07:42 AM |
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Actually food stamps and medicaid are going to be one of the |
jwirr |
Aug-31-11 09:29 AM |
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Good point |
kdmorris |
Aug-31-11 10:46 AM |
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But those same politicians are trying to cut food stamps and Medicaid too. |
totodeinhere |
Aug-31-11 03:54 PM |
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And they may very well use the "food stamps & medicaid are out |
jwirr |
Aug-31-11 08:38 PM |
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"Pull yourselves up by your own damn sneaker laces." - Republicon FatCats to Americans |
SpiralHawk |
Aug-31-11 07:43 AM |
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"...just like I did when I inherited my social status." |
Stumbler |
Sep-01-11 06:43 AM |
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It's OUR money. OUR taxes. WE should decide how those funds are spent. |
no_hypocrisy |
Aug-31-11 08:01 AM |
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They are completing the transition from being our representatives to our leaders. |
woo me with science |
Aug-31-11 08:23 AM |
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Good point - leaders. |
jwirr |
Aug-31-11 09:32 AM |
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Leaders? |
bongbong |
Aug-31-11 02:01 PM |
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" In a mature society, "civil servant" is semantically equal to "civil master." |
Fumesucker |
Aug-31-11 05:53 PM |
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K&r... |
spanone |
Aug-31-11 08:03 AM |
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K&R! |
Enthusiast |
Aug-31-11 08:03 AM |
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People suffering is not important. Bipartisan rhetoric is important. |
Bluenorthwest |
Aug-31-11 08:38 AM |
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A great post in a great thread. |
SusanaMontana41 |
Aug-31-11 01:37 PM |
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What are you babbling about? |
Ikonoklast |
Aug-31-11 03:42 PM |
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Hostage-taking worked last time, didn't it? |
SusanaMontana41 |
Aug-31-11 08:56 PM |
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If you call a Republican Pyhrric Victory a 'win' then I concede the point. |
Ikonoklast |
Aug-31-11 09:03 PM |
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If I get 98 percent of what I wanted in a "compromise," I win. |
SusanaMontana41 |
Aug-31-11 09:07 PM |
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So, you take Boner at his word. |
Ikonoklast |
Aug-31-11 09:58 PM |
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So you tell me all the things we "won" in the deal. |
Jakes Progress |
Aug-31-11 10:11 PM |
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Thank you. nt |
SusanaMontana41 |
Sep-01-11 05:17 PM |
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What did We the People get? |
SusanaMontana41 |
Sep-01-11 05:16 PM |
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You seem to have missed a minor little 3 letter word: |
Cherchez la Femme |
Sep-01-11 01:26 PM |
#118 |
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Didn't you listen to Gee Dub? |
SusanaMontana41 |
Sep-02-11 03:06 PM |
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Ohhh.... HOW could I have forgotten?! |
Cherchez la Femme |
Sep-02-11 04:00 PM |
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K&R |
NYC_SKP |
Aug-31-11 08:40 AM |
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? |
muffin1 |
Aug-31-11 05:00 PM |
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Deleted sub-thread |
Name removed |
Aug-31-11 07:28 PM |
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Yep. There it is. Pointless fear mongering. Right on time. |
Jakes Progress |
Aug-31-11 10:08 PM |
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Why is this happening? Becuase our "democracy" is dead. |
Arctic Dave |
Aug-31-11 09:27 AM |
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K&R |
Blue Owl |
Aug-31-11 09:41 AM |
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So much easier to get an 'emergency appropriation' for a stupid war, eh? |
MH1 |
Aug-31-11 12:14 PM |
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MSNBC just reported that 60 billion has been "wasted" |
savannah43 |
Aug-31-11 05:00 PM |
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Only 60 billion?? |
MH1 |
Sep-01-11 07:53 AM |
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How can they you ask because |
Dont call me Shirley |
Aug-31-11 01:19 PM |
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Huge K&R !!! very well stated. |
Tuesday Afternoon |
Aug-31-11 01:26 PM |
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Me either. We appear to be The Divided States of America and Big Business likes it. |
nolabear |
Aug-31-11 01:32 PM |
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Righteous rant, CoffeeCat! |
SusanaMontana41 |
Aug-31-11 01:36 PM |
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K&R |
marions ghost |
Aug-31-11 01:43 PM |
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Agree 100%, CoffeeCat. REC. nt |
bertman |
Aug-31-11 01:50 PM |
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I remember when FEMA was pretty good at what they did |
BobbyBoring |
Aug-31-11 01:53 PM |
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FEMA was excellent under Clinton who strengthened it...Bush ruined it...so did his father. |
Auntie Bush |
Aug-31-11 03:15 PM |
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The mistakes are not due to the fact that the government is involved. |
JDPriestly |
Aug-31-11 05:43 PM |
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And what do you suppose Bank Of America depositors will be told if/when it goes down? |
kenny blankenship |
Aug-31-11 02:00 PM |
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We're collateral damage to those who rob us. They don't care about our suffering. |
Metta |
Aug-31-11 02:15 PM |
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k&r for reading later n/t |
w0nderer |
Aug-31-11 02:26 PM |
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Get it clear - help is on the way for the corrupt bankers |
malaise |
Aug-31-11 02:28 PM |
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It's time for Democrats to stand up on the next war funding. |
obxhead |
Aug-31-11 02:35 PM |
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They are free to cut it from the Department of Defense. |
grantcart |
Aug-31-11 02:48 PM |
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If the "super-Congress" can't agree... |
syberlion |
Aug-31-11 08:30 PM |
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+1! |
FailureToCommunicate |
Aug-31-11 08:36 PM |
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Happy to recommend ... |
kentuck |
Aug-31-11 02:52 PM |
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Of course it's a democracy and filled with right wing voters |
treestar |
Aug-31-11 02:53 PM |
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I refuse to believe that a lot of them legitimately won their elections nt |
HomerRamone |
Aug-31-11 03:27 PM |
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Believe it. |
ConservativeDemocrat |
Aug-31-11 05:51 PM |
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a modest suggestion |
wial |
Aug-31-11 03:40 PM |
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Speaking of "We The People," last November too many of we the people |
totodeinhere |
Aug-31-11 03:51 PM |
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Meanwhile many of us can clearly recall how over 50 BILLIONS of |
truedelphi |
Aug-31-11 03:52 PM |
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GOP House thinks Obama will be blamed if the money does not come. |
McCamy Taylor |
Aug-31-11 04:22 PM |
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I share in your outrage |
MissDeeds |
Aug-31-11 04:25 PM |
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and they just discovered there was 60 Billion dollars in fraud in Iraq |
onethatcares |
Aug-31-11 04:37 PM |
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One of the most important posts in this thread. |
BlueIris |
Aug-31-11 04:58 PM |
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Blackwater/Xe will NOT give it back. |
savannah43 |
Aug-31-11 05:04 PM |
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Bet Matt along with the rest of the greedheads in this Country don't really give a rat's ass so long |
SammyWinstonJack |
Aug-31-11 04:49 PM |
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#160 Recommend |
avaistheone1 |
Aug-31-11 04:53 PM |
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K&R |
muffin1 |
Aug-31-11 05:09 PM |
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Maybe we could change how FEMA works and save money... |
deadinsider |
Aug-31-11 05:15 PM |
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Well said! |
lillypaddle |
Aug-31-11 05:25 PM |
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Where's the country for We The People? |
Bryn |
Aug-31-11 05:40 PM |
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Great rant! |
yardwork |
Aug-31-11 05:46 PM |
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Sick, isn't it? |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Aug-31-11 06:03 PM |
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Ahh, the 'news' media with their self-righteous, manufactured controversies... |
deadinsider |
Aug-31-11 06:12 PM |
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So absurd. Recommended. nt |
ZombieHorde |
Aug-31-11 06:17 PM |
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Best OP I've seen in days. |
Quantess |
Aug-31-11 06:29 PM |
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Yes, we are screwed....... |
Swede Atlanta |
Aug-31-11 06:33 PM |
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the problem is 'We the People" , at least an unacceptably large number of them |
shireen |
Aug-31-11 06:57 PM |
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fuck yes. |
RainDog |
Aug-31-11 07:17 PM |
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That's exactly how I feel. You put it in words much better than |
Booster |
Aug-31-11 08:11 PM |
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K/R best post ever |
sasha031 |
Aug-31-11 08:19 PM |
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Border Patrol |
KT2000 |
Aug-31-11 08:20 PM |
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And instead of attacking the Republicans as the cause Dems will be defending themselves from blame. |
Kablooie |
Aug-31-11 08:53 PM |
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Recommended. |
madinmaryland |
Aug-31-11 08:54 PM |
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I couldn't agree more |
humanityisfree |
Aug-31-11 08:55 PM |
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We are so far from being in charge of anything I'm afraid. |
hulka38 |
Aug-31-11 08:56 PM |
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On the one hand, you've got the Too Big To Fail's: |
blkmusclmachine |
Aug-31-11 09:06 PM |
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HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! |
WillyT |
Aug-31-11 09:13 PM |
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GOP: We won't let you help disaster victims |
abelenkpe |
Aug-31-11 09:18 PM |
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dupe |
OwnedByFerrets |
Aug-31-11 09:22 PM |
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We should send this to every one of our ELECTED politicians |
OwnedByFerrets |
Aug-31-11 09:22 PM |
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Eh. Congress has been wasting money for 50 years. |
Zax2me |
Aug-31-11 09:24 PM |
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Since Eric Cantor wants any aid offset by spending cuts. |
Chisox08 |
Aug-31-11 09:56 PM |
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Whatever happened to promoting the "general welfare" of American citizens?? |
Lorien |
Aug-31-11 10:23 PM |
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Every day this country makes me a little sicker and more ashamed. |
Arugula Latte |
Aug-31-11 10:25 PM |
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The "Great Experiment" is over....Welcome to the dark ages. |
russspeakeasy |
Aug-31-11 10:33 PM |
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The only technicality is that Irene and the Joplin devastation and the Texas drought and the |
Creideiki |
Aug-31-11 10:42 PM |
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It's hard to frame a debate when |
syberlion |
Sep-01-11 12:22 AM |
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It's about making priorities. |
Deep13 |
Aug-31-11 10:43 PM |
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It is because we are not levying tax revenue. We are debt financing and cutting services. Derelict |
earcandle |
Aug-31-11 10:58 PM |
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Congress is being derelict in its duty to level compulsory tax without favor, which is law. |
earcandle |
Aug-31-11 10:59 PM |
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Start protesting that we need people in congress with balls and job skills to raise revenue. |
earcandle |
Aug-31-11 11:00 PM |
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Who's calling this a democracy these days? |
lonestarnot |
Aug-31-11 11:15 PM |
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Would Cantor agree to |
Scottybeamer70 |
Aug-31-11 11:15 PM |
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And all this because they won a lousy 1/3 of the government |
BrightSideOfLife |
Aug-31-11 11:43 PM |
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I can not recommend this because there is no mention of Cantor... |
WCGreen |
Sep-01-11 12:28 AM |
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RW's "Third world America" .... We are all being "Katrina'd" -- |
defendandprotect |
Sep-01-11 01:29 AM |
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Ever notice how the first thing they care about is getting |
Jamastiene |
Sep-01-11 02:28 AM |
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The banks and corporations are too big to fail. The citizens are too small to succeed. |
mwb970 |
Sep-01-11 06:52 AM |
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The Pentagon has NEVER been low in funds |
LiberalEsto |
Sep-01-11 07:25 AM |
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K&R n/t |
myrna minx |
Sep-01-11 07:34 AM |
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AWESOME POST!!!! |
chillspike |
Sep-01-11 07:57 AM |
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No longer a Democracy it has been a Plutocracy with a puppet figure head for |
sarcasmo |
Sep-01-11 05:18 PM |
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k&r |
shanti |
Sep-02-11 04:02 PM |
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K and R. nt |
MaeScott |
Sep-02-11 04:27 PM |
#125 |
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