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Fri Mar-04-11 02:45 PM
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| 68. bobbolink, I don't see a share button. Do I have your permission to copy and paste to Facebook? |
| -"our budget didn't get into this mess because we spent too much money on poor people! " |
bobbolink |
Mar-03-11 08:55 PM |
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so true! K&R |
Bluerthanblue |
Mar-03-11 08:59 PM |
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Thanks! Please raise your voice! Please call progressive media, friends and everyone |
bobbolink |
Mar-03-11 09:08 PM |
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K&R !!! n/t |
RKP5637 |
Mar-03-11 09:09 PM |
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Thanks! I am begging you... please call in to progressive radio shows about this. |
bobbolink |
Mar-03-11 09:10 PM |
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do you have a link for that quote from Wallace? |
grasswire |
Mar-03-11 09:10 PM |
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It is an email, and I am sending you the text, as there isn't alink for it. |
bobbolink |
Mar-03-11 09:18 PM |
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Check this link from Sojourners. |
PA Democrat |
Mar-03-11 09:46 PM |
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Thank you for that link! |
hootinholler |
Mar-04-11 10:14 AM |
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That is a good link, but it is just part of it. I answered your question with the whole email, |
bobbolink |
Mar-04-11 10:39 AM |
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rec |
handmade34 |
Mar-03-11 09:18 PM |
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Then it is up to us to undistort it! |
bobbolink |
Mar-03-11 09:20 PM |
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K&R |
leftstreet |
Mar-03-11 09:19 PM |
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kick!! |
GreenPartyVoter |
Mar-03-11 09:35 PM |
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Thanks! Please shout this from the rooftops... including at your church! |
bobbolink |
Mar-03-11 09:38 PM |
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And while everyone is freaking out about the middle class, the poor are driven |
Luminous Animal |
Mar-03-11 09:35 PM |
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Thank you for naming the elephant in the room! |
bobbolink |
Mar-03-11 09:47 PM |
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Kick and rec |
Tsiyu |
Mar-03-11 09:45 PM |
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Thank you for every bit of effort you can put into this! I am hearing from so many poor people |
bobbolink |
Mar-03-11 09:49 PM |
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This is from the US Uncut website |
libmom74 |
Mar-03-11 10:06 PM |
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Thank you for your efforts, and please also make this an OP. While the corporate aspect is |
bobbolink |
Mar-03-11 10:08 PM |
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You are right about there not being enough focus being put on |
libmom74 |
Mar-04-11 01:52 AM |
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Me, too. I think that group is helping us make some headway about this. :) n/t |
OneGrassRoot |
Mar-04-11 09:31 AM |
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There are already deaths from giving up unfortunately |
Tsiyu |
Mar-03-11 10:19 PM |
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From a middle class perspective |
mia |
Mar-04-11 08:00 PM |
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K & R !!! |
WillyT |
Mar-03-11 09:46 PM |
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Thanks Willy T! Get out your megaphone and spread this loudly! |
bobbolink |
Mar-03-11 09:57 PM |
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K & R, spread on Facebook, will write to my Congressman |
Lifelong Protester |
Mar-03-11 09:55 PM |
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Thank you! I appreciate that so much! Those of us who are poor are really suffering... |
bobbolink |
Mar-03-11 10:02 PM |
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KICK - make your voice be heard for those who are the ignored voices. |
Bluebear |
Mar-03-11 09:55 PM |
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Thanks, friend! We badly need your voice, and we will also speak for you! |
bobbolink |
Mar-03-11 10:03 PM |
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The voice of one |
FeelingBlue |
Mar-03-11 10:11 PM |
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kick |
Tsiyu |
Mar-03-11 11:13 PM |
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giving this another kick |
Lifelong Protester |
Mar-03-11 11:43 PM |
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Get pissed off , people |
Tsiyu |
Mar-04-11 12:18 AM |
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A resounding AMEN! to all you have written! People WOULD feel better if they took action, and |
bobbolink |
Mar-04-11 11:56 AM |
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I Am Already Very Active |
WVRICK13 |
Mar-04-11 04:06 AM |
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Thanks for all that you do -- you are a gem! As for the protests.... those are ALL for middleclass |
bobbolink |
Mar-04-11 10:37 AM |
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Huge K&R |
maryf |
Mar-04-11 05:19 AM |
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Ain't that the truth. |
blindpig |
Mar-04-11 07:38 AM |
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Huge K&R. Will share right now. n/t |
OneGrassRoot |
Mar-04-11 07:42 AM |
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Where are our Democratic representatives in all this? I am sure they know the pain and death it will |
Dragonfli |
Mar-04-11 07:43 AM |
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An excellent post. |
CrispyQ |
Mar-04-11 08:32 AM |
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To be very simple and blunt about it, they are NOT HEARING from their constituents that this is |
bobbolink |
Mar-04-11 11:41 AM |
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I think you are correct, our society is largely sociopathic and the good posters here care little |
Dragonfli |
Mar-04-11 12:13 PM |
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Some of us are in the position where we can't AFFORD to kid ourselves anymore about the |
bobbolink |
Mar-04-11 12:28 PM |
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REc'd. |
raccoon |
Mar-04-11 08:02 AM |
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Kicked and recommended. |
Uncle Joe |
Mar-04-11 09:14 AM |
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kick and recommend! (nt) |
fascisthunter |
Mar-04-11 09:18 AM |
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Mistakes were made. Others will be blamed. "Resources were looted. Victims will pay restitution." |
DirkGently |
Mar-04-11 09:29 AM |
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Yes, the victims are the ones who get the demand to "sacrifice" |
bobbolink |
Mar-04-11 10:11 PM |
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K & R, and a big welcome back, bobbolink! |
mike_c |
Mar-04-11 10:46 AM |
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Thanks, Mike, and thanks for your steadfast support of poverty issues! |
bobbolink |
Mar-04-11 12:37 PM |
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K&R |
Blue Owl |
Mar-04-11 11:01 AM |
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k&r |
Starry Messenger |
Mar-04-11 11:47 AM |
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Kickety Kick |
Tsiyu |
Mar-04-11 11:57 AM |
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KNR!!!! |
joeybee12 |
Mar-04-11 11:58 AM |
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Thanks! |
bobbolink |
Mar-04-11 01:07 PM |
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k&r |
Liberal_in_LA |
Mar-04-11 12:21 PM |
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Great thread. What is it with folks not getting that we are all in the same boat? |
TheKentuckian |
Mar-04-11 12:28 PM |
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That's it exactly, and yet they can go all out for protests about the middleclass, but |
bobbolink |
Mar-04-11 12:30 PM |
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I guess we "little people" should be grateful. If the GOP had a chance, |
Vinca |
Mar-04-11 12:31 PM |
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kr |
Hannah Bell |
Mar-04-11 01:10 PM |
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K & R |
stillwaiting |
Mar-04-11 01:36 PM |
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K&R |
foxfeet |
Mar-04-11 01:40 PM |
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The notion that we spend too much money on the poor... |
blackspade |
Mar-04-11 02:10 PM |
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Great comment! |
VoteProgressive |
Mar-04-11 02:20 PM |
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Deeeamn that is good . Might I add it wasn't from paying workers too |
RegieRocker |
Mar-04-11 02:25 PM |
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I am concentrating on poverty, because it is always poor people who are ignored. |
bobbolink |
Mar-04-11 03:31 PM |
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I just had a phone conversation with my daughter |
Raksha |
Mar-04-11 02:36 PM |
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Sadly fascinating .... |
defendandprotect |
Mar-04-11 03:34 PM |
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YEs, indeed! 417,000 were cut off, with no alternatives. |
bobbolink |
Mar-04-11 03:53 PM |
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OMG !! Maybe we are mean-spirited Americans lacking compassion? |
defendandprotect |
Mar-04-11 08:03 PM |
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Reverse it? Yes, indeed, but of course, those lives lost can't be brought back. |
bobbolink |
Mar-04-11 08:07 PM |
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Will you please hug and thank your daughter for me?! |
bobbolink |
Mar-04-11 03:50 PM |
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Well, my daughter is in Northern California and I'm in SoCal, |
Raksha |
Mar-04-11 08:42 PM |
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Self-delete |
Raksha |
Mar-04-11 09:35 PM |
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K & R |
cate94 |
Mar-04-11 02:39 PM |
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bobbolink, I don't see a share button. Do I have your permission to copy and paste to Facebook? |
DesertDiamond |
Mar-04-11 02:45 PM |
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Thank you for asking such an important question, and thank you so much for doing the work to share |
bobbolink |
Mar-04-11 03:03 PM |
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This is the link to the ad that Sojo placed in Politico: |
bobbolink |
Mar-04-11 03:37 PM |
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K&R |
dajoki |
Mar-04-11 02:47 PM |
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"We have to look at entitlements" |
upi402 |
Mar-04-11 02:49 PM |
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So, push this with all the media..... Rachel, Hartmann, etc. |
bobbolink |
Mar-04-11 03:54 PM |
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K&R |
madmax |
Mar-04-11 03:15 PM |
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EXACTLY ... !!! Keep on tellin' it -- !! |
defendandprotect |
Mar-04-11 03:32 PM |
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Remember! |
cynzke |
Mar-04-11 04:03 PM |
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So, you think the Wisconsin protests are useless, and they should just give up and let the Gov run |
bobbolink |
Mar-04-11 07:47 PM |
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The only way to stop this is for a leader to emerge.... |
humbled_opinion |
Mar-04-11 04:06 PM |
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Then millions will die, because there is no leader on the horizon. WE ARE ALL THE LEADERS. |
bobbolink |
Mar-04-11 09:21 PM |
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Doesn't the title for this thread say it all? |
Brigid |
Mar-04-11 04:14 PM |
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Unfortunately, there's too many people that think that is exactly what happened |
EstimatedProphet |
Mar-04-11 04:15 PM |
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k&r without reading for simplicity and capital "T" Truth. nt |
PufPuf23 |
Mar-04-11 04:16 PM |
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K & R |
democrank |
Mar-04-11 04:18 PM |
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We must remember one thing; |
Enthusiast |
Mar-04-11 04:22 PM |
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k & r |
girl gone mad |
Mar-04-11 04:57 PM |
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Bobbolink, my family and I believed we were doing everything we could to help the impoverished |
louslobbs |
Mar-04-11 05:11 PM |
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Lou, your words mean so much! Thank you, and we need your help! |
bobbolink |
Mar-04-11 08:56 PM |
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Of course not but there has almost never been a time when the country |
jwirr |
Mar-04-11 05:27 PM |
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Please see my sig line for the last 8 years or so |
underpants |
Mar-04-11 06:03 PM |
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What a great Quote Bobo!!!!!!!! |
Mojeoux |
Mar-04-11 08:10 PM |
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Yes, please do, and please get as many as you can to write and call. |
bobbolink |
Mar-04-11 09:39 PM |
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Of course it didn't . We are in this mess because we expect the people we elect |
fittosurvive |
Mar-04-11 08:15 PM |
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evening kick! |
maryf |
Mar-04-11 08:41 PM |
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