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"People here are condemning anyone who touches them as if it were a violent crime." eShirl Apr 2019 #1
Headed toward finding out our military readiness is going to be zero for decades because the amount uponit7771 Apr 2019 #2
The Biden story is being propelled by someone who thinks it will benefit them. LonePirate Apr 2019 #3
My money is on Beto or Bernie, can i say that here? Baclava Apr 2019 #7
I wouldn't rule out Kamala louis c Apr 2019 #18
Do you have a reason to state such nonsense? eom Control-Z Apr 2019 #37
Just a feeling I have... louis c Apr 2019 #38
I'll bet she does. nt Skidmore Apr 2019 #55
Ah. So successful people Control-Z Apr 2019 #70
You just described me, nocoincidences Apr 2019 #4
I'm 70 and experienced what you did and I agree with you lunatica Apr 2019 #5
I'm also 70 & have expereinced both; the difference is very clear. Another thing Amaryllis Apr 2019 #21
Frank Bruni made a good point in this op-ed: The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #6
It is not only a risky strategy, it is a losing one. nt Ferrets are Cool Apr 2019 #65
I SO hear you, sinkingfeeling... Guilded Lilly Apr 2019 #8
This 70 year old Male appreciates your post and agrees that we are in the verge of losing Atticus Apr 2019 #9
Oh, it already is. Ligyron Apr 2019 #26
Thank you! redstatebluegirl Apr 2019 #10
I agree completely. K&R! highplainsdem Apr 2019 #11
I'm 65. I hear you loud and clear, and I agree! Silver Gaia Apr 2019 #12
Please keep Ranting njhoneybadger Apr 2019 #13
I agree with you wholeheartedly, SinkingFeeling. Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 #14
I'm almost 60, female, and I agree with everything in your post. yardwork Apr 2019 #15
Love what you shared... Dan Apr 2019 #16
Great comments Ruby the Liberal Apr 2019 #17
Amen!! Alliepoo Apr 2019 #19
In my own case, being a mid 50's male, I agree with you bhikkhu Apr 2019 #20
awwwwwwwww.... Grasswire2 Apr 2019 #49
It's not that simple. zentrum Apr 2019 #22
I disagree. I was a woman in a large corporation with a 500 to 1 sinkingfeeling Apr 2019 #23
I respectfully disagree crimycarny Apr 2019 #29
Of course you can say "no". zentrum Apr 2019 #43
I agree with you. Especially about how men see it as an unspoken privilege to touch women. Demit Apr 2019 #33
That's it exactly. zentrum Apr 2019 #44
Are you old enough to remember when he got hair plugs for his receding hairline? Demit Apr 2019 #45
Our humanity is dying. StarryNite Apr 2019 #24
Nice rant. Thank God and thank you for it. We really need to hear this. Nobody is perfect to KPN Apr 2019 #25
I hear you, but... Sparkly Apr 2019 #27
We elected a black man. SlogginThroughIt Apr 2019 #41
Right fucking on ! WheelWalker Apr 2019 #28
K&R EveHammond13 Apr 2019 #30
Thank you. This needed to be said. bitterross Apr 2019 #31
Thank you. Love your post and completely agree with your common sense assessment of c-rational Apr 2019 #32
Memo to the GOP..... KY_EnviroGuy Apr 2019 #34
Yes, old-fashioned warmth. It's what Joe Biden, Al Franken, and sinkingfeeling Apr 2019 #35
My consolation on that point DFW Apr 2019 #40
Agree on that! True Blue American Apr 2019 #76
I am a 71 year old female who grew up without a lot of touching demigoddess Apr 2019 #36
It's all political. Boomerproud Apr 2019 #46
K&R HAB911 Apr 2019 #39
Same here. we can do it Apr 2019 #42
I agree sabrams Apr 2019 #47
Your automation point is silly, people of complained about automation forever. You.... USALiberal Apr 2019 #48
The cat's out of the bag. We've been marching with "believe women" signs for decades. MadDAsHell Apr 2019 #50
Moi aussi! Mme. Defarge Apr 2019 #51
I'm from the same generation. Mz Pip Apr 2019 #52
What's most upsetting is the samplegirl Apr 2019 #53
My wife's career was with the BGA. BobTheSubgenius Apr 2019 #54
I think a hug from a family member or good friend LibDemAlways Apr 2019 #56
I'll be 62 this year and.... mudstump Apr 2019 #57
"As a mid-50s male I agree with you. I love pats, hugs and kisses." -bitterross Different Drummer Apr 2019 #58
I very much Appreciate your Cha Apr 2019 #59
Agree completely!. Had you noticed that men are becoming more demonstrative with Karadeniz Apr 2019 #60
Completely agree. There's a distance and isolation from one another that is growing and I think suffragette Apr 2019 #61
Great post. I know those times very well because I lived it as you did. saljr1 Apr 2019 #62
Thank you so much for your "rant" Ferrets are Cool Apr 2019 #63
KICK! Cha Apr 2019 #64
You're not so much "old school" as a genuine human being. Thanks Evolve Dammit Apr 2019 #66
It's no wonder many conservatives think we liberals are stupid. PatrickforO Apr 2019 #67
My two cents on, esp. US culture lambchopp59 Apr 2019 #68
My two cents lambchopp59 Apr 2019 #69
One of my favorite bosses is of the Biden age Horse with no Name Apr 2019 #71
I can't agree starphlo Apr 2019 #72
I feel sorry for persons who interpret all human touch as sexual advances. sinkingfeeling Apr 2019 #73
I didn't say anything starphlo Apr 2019 #78
I usually dont read posts marked as "rant" 912gdm Apr 2019 #74
me2 jrellis Apr 2019 #75
Different people have different reactions to being hugged. Some people are huggers and others aren't Nitram Apr 2019 #77
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