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newtothegame Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-18-11 09:18 AM
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15. No matter how disruptive the town halls were, we're kidding ourselves...
if we assume they were ever intended for 'discussion' or education on reform. Hell, most congress critters themselves didn't even read the reform bill. Do u think they really wanted us to? :shrug:
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  -Last year's corporately funded town hall riots a huge factor in toxic political climate. madfloridian  Jan-17-11 06:36 PM   #0 
  - Well the media certainly fell for it.  bluethruandthru   Jan-17-11 06:51 PM   #1 
  - The media didn't fall for anything....They facilitated it !!  RagAss   Jan-17-11 06:54 PM   #2 
  - Yeah, I think you're right. Makes the whole situation seem  bluethruandthru   Jan-17-11 07:03 PM   #4 
  - Yes  BobbyBoring   Jan-18-11 06:52 PM   #35 
  - No, the MSM was part of the deception.  Odin2005   Jan-17-11 08:31 PM   #10 
     - +1  Blue_Tires   Jan-18-11 10:10 AM   #16 
  - kr  Hannah Bell   Jan-17-11 06:56 PM   #3 
  - Oh sure, you libruls!  gratuitous   Jan-17-11 07:06 PM   #5 
  - If you read about the history of Germany you will understand the present situation in the US  theoldman   Jan-17-11 07:13 PM   #6 
  - I would like to get this book sometime...  madfloridian   Jan-17-11 11:32 PM   #11 
     - Thanks for reposting that, I first learned of that right here at DU during the Dark Ages (2001-2009)  catzies   Jan-18-11 01:22 PM   #25 
  - Yes, but it started  quaker bill   Jan-17-11 07:15 PM   #7 
  - That was  BobbyBoring   Jan-18-11 06:57 PM   #36 
  - Yep, The Brooks Brothers suits coup  molly77   Jan-19-11 12:17 AM   #40 
  - we are supposed to be bipartisan and reach across the aisle according to one famous dem nt  msongs   Jan-17-11 07:20 PM   #8 
  - Ah yes. That is true.  madfloridian   Jan-17-11 08:27 PM   #9 
  - Yes, but that guy sat in silence through the whole town hall thing  Bluenorthwest   Jan-18-11 07:03 AM   #13 
  - Interesting there weren't any Wall Street Bailout Town Halls  leftstreet   Jan-17-11 11:35 PM   #12 
  - And M$Greedia loved it  malaise   Jan-18-11 07:12 AM   #14 
  - No matter how disruptive the town halls were, we're kidding ourselves...  newtothegame   Jan-18-11 09:18 AM   #15 
  - Exactly -- the T-BAGGERS were created to inject a new higher level of violence into  defendandprotect   Jan-18-11 10:47 AM   #19 
  - This has been planned since the end days of the Third Reich .....  defendandprotect   Jan-18-11 10:43 AM   #17 
  - And did we fail to notice, absolutely no response by our government to the Town Hall violence ...!!!  defendandprotect   Jan-18-11 10:45 AM   #18 
  - Exactly, as usual our side did absolutely ... NOTHING! nt  Raine   Jan-18-11 07:34 PM   #37 
  - without hate  tooeyeten   Jan-18-11 11:09 AM   #20 
  - wouldn't replaying some of the verbally abusive videos along with the  wiggs   Jan-18-11 11:13 AM   #21 
  - As Amy Goodman says, "What would be the difference if we had state media?"  molly77   Jan-19-11 12:20 AM   #41 
  - An article and video about one of the worst riots in Tampa. Kathy Castor.  madfloridian   Jan-18-11 12:45 PM   #22 
  - Who was the shithead who came up with the town hall idea in the first place?  JVS   Jan-18-11 12:48 PM   #23 
  - let`s not forget the "riot" during the recount in florida.  madrchsod   Jan-18-11 01:02 PM   #24 
  - Here's the picture so we never forget.  madfloridian   Jan-18-11 01:40 PM   #28 
  - Off topic but you'll want to read this  hapkidogal   Jan-18-11 01:26 PM   #26 
  - Recommended  somone   Jan-18-11 01:29 PM   #27 
  - Threads like this  hootinholler   Jan-18-11 02:27 PM   #29 
  - I know what you mean.  madfloridian   Jan-18-11 02:35 PM   #30 
  - K&R  patrice   Jan-18-11 02:36 PM   #31 
  - K&R. (nt)  Kurovski   Jan-18-11 03:50 PM   #32 
  - madfloridian...thanks for your work...great post.  russspeakeasy   Jan-18-11 04:13 PM   #33 
  - thank you madfloridian  barbtries   Jan-18-11 05:58 PM   #34 
  - K&R, excellent . n/t  Jefferson23   Jan-18-11 11:10 PM   #38 
  - Happy to K&R--they have declared war on our democracy!  Dappleganger   Jan-18-11 11:14 PM   #39 
 

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