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In reply to the discussion: This is THE BEST article I've read on the Romney video fiasco [View all]Q
(16,599 posts)59. His parents were on welfare...
...making his comments almost surreal.
But his base is frothing at the mouth...getting the class warfare they've been looking for...
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Their is a frightening assumption in that: there is one and ONLY one way to "care for their lives" &
patrice
Sep 2012
#22
If "negating those people's humanity" isn't "evil," I'd like to hear your definition.
WinkyDink
Sep 2012
#47
Wadda thinkin'? Two wars, one on BS, the other cuz' he wasn't on the job? Hardly.
MichiganVote
Sep 2012
#51
Bush may have been better at LYING about feeling our pain. He felt nothing.
MichiganVote
Sep 2012
#97
Your country owes you quite a bit ... the Social Security check doesn't begin to cover it.
cr8tvlde
Sep 2012
#61
The question is better framed: Since Republicans excoriated Obama, why are they not excoriating
WinkyDink
Sep 2012
#49
But in both cases, content must be part of the equation because without it, the
tavalon
Sep 2012
#83
Though the situation was the same, one speaks to opinion and the other to character
tavalon
Sep 2012
#87
war pieces on his big stage checker board, not even a chess board. no text
kathman-duzi
Sep 2012
#24
war pieces on his big stage checker board, not even a chess board. edit Wanted to add this
kathman-duzi
Sep 2012
#27
There is insight in this. He "...conceive(s) of the lowest-earning half of the population as
patrice
Sep 2012
#32
Remember the Mel Brooks' movie Life Stinks? It's about a really rich guy who's
valerief
Sep 2012
#29
Hypothesis: The President is leaving the door open for reform-minded 1%-ers. If so, the 99% MUST
patrice
Sep 2012
#34
There's really only two alternate explanations for his behavior that I can come up with
Major Nikon
Sep 2012
#33