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rsweets

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37. i'm not catholic but i donate
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 03:41 PM
Oct 2012

and volunteer for St. Vincent De Paul Society thanksgiving dinners..
they do good work, from my experience. The suggestion that
Ryan step up and ask for donations sounds good to me ...

there are 3 catholic churches in janesville
does anyone know which one ryan is affiliated with??

Anyone up for making donations?? Blue Belle Oct 2012 #1
Great idea! CurtEastPoint Oct 2012 #2
I'm up for it! Any idea how we could go about it? arcane1 Oct 2012 #5
I'm not sure... Blue Belle Oct 2012 #6
The article does give some contact information for the charity... Blue Belle Oct 2012 #9
Could you use the national site? PowerToThePeople Oct 2012 #13
I added your link to the OP... Blue Belle Oct 2012 #19
Its usually aligned with a Catholic church - I used to belong to SVDp sammytko Oct 2012 #35
I'm in! OffWithTheirHeads Oct 2012 #7
Ryan needs to be held accountable ecstatic Oct 2012 #8
Ryan should be making a donation and public apology Evergreen Emerald Oct 2012 #27
i like shaming the bastard barbtries Oct 2012 #44
+1000. I'm going to plan on it. closeupready Oct 2012 #24
Yes. Are you thinking one big consolidated donation, or a barrage of small ones? Matariki Oct 2012 #40
Why would Conservative donors pull their donations? Bandit Oct 2012 #45
Conservatives are pissed because .99center Oct 2012 #49
Extortion. Let Ryan pretend to give a shit about the poor and homeless, or lose TwilightGardener Oct 2012 #3
Wow - Republicans are going all a-hole Grinchy because the truth got out? Berlum Oct 2012 #4
From the article... porphyrian Oct 2012 #10
Way to go, Paulie! City Lights Oct 2012 #11
I certainly hope some SuperPAC gave them some serious coin KamaAina Oct 2012 #12
I might suggest the bean counters submit a bill to the Ryan campaign Brother Buzz Oct 2012 #14
Assholes. AtomicKitten Oct 2012 #15
If Ryan had an ounce of decency he'd step up and ask people to continue donating. Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2012 #16
Here is their Facebook page: Contrary1 Oct 2012 #17
their campaign pulls some boneheaded bullshit, barbtries Oct 2012 #18
VERY Rethuglican. n/t PowerToThePeople Oct 2012 #20
VERY. Because, of course, everything is always about THEM. closeupready Oct 2012 #25
Exactly what I was thinking. RiffRandell Oct 2012 #38
this reminds me of neocon foreign policy Enrique Oct 2012 #21
Very true... Blue Belle Oct 2012 #29
Be interesting to see what Ryan say or does, if anything... Contrary1 Oct 2012 #22
10$ PowerToThePeople Oct 2012 #23
Fantastic! Blue Belle Oct 2012 #30
Sad and disgusting. This was my mom's favorite charity. GoCubsGo Oct 2012 #26
JHC tapdancing on a pogo stick!! PD Turk Oct 2012 #28
Stay Classy, conservatives, Stay Classy Viking12 Oct 2012 #31
republicans donated to a soup kitchen? 2pooped2pop Oct 2012 #32
Their donations = Tax deduction... Blue Belle Oct 2012 #34
yeah but they donate to relatives supposed charity's n stuff. 2pooped2pop Oct 2012 #53
I understand... Blue Belle Oct 2012 #55
now that's something I can see republicans doing. 2pooped2pop Oct 2012 #56
This is the typical outcome for the poor when under Republican attention. Fire Walk With Me Oct 2012 #33
That is sad. I wish I could help them. Whovian Oct 2012 #36
i'm not catholic but i donate rsweets Oct 2012 #37
Is that why the guy backpedaled on whether the dishes were clean or not? Matariki Oct 2012 #39
I think that is a very good guess. LisaL Oct 2012 #43
I'll be donating what i can. n/t FedUpWithIt All Oct 2012 #41
I was just on the phone with my wife PD Turk Oct 2012 #42
Kicking... Blue Belle Oct 2012 #48
thanks PD Turk Oct 2012 #50
It seems wherever those two go (Romney AND Ryan), they leave destruction in their wake Canuckistanian Oct 2012 #46
They are in the process of setting up a Paypal account per their FB page: Contrary1 Oct 2012 #47
Yes, let's Give some DU Love to St Vincent De Paul Society. Cha Oct 2012 #51
Ryan uses charity for a fraud. Charity complains. Republican goons beat up on charity. gulliver Oct 2012 #52
sad JesseJonesNYC Oct 2012 #54
Done uponit7771 Oct 2012 #57
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