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LynneSin

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26. Nice point. Christie mentioned that 80% of those homes affected

Reply to The Wizard (Reply #22)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 05:11 PM

Dec 2012

were the only homes owned by these families. And alot of these homes have been in the same family for ages - bought decades ago when real estate prices were cheap. Wouldn't it be great to clear these people out on the cheap so we can give the Wealthy another place to build their overpriced McMansions.

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GOP Aide Asks: ‘Why Don’t We Wait A Few Months’ To Deliver Sandy Disaster Relief? [View all] Tx4obama Dec 2012 OP

WHY? Because it's an EMERGENCY, you POS. freshwest Dec 2012 #1

ONLY THE EVIL GOP WOULD WANT TO DELAY EMERGENCY FUNDS ROBROX Dec 2012 #17

Yeah, let's wait. Winter weather is only setting in. bulloney Dec 2012 #24

Please do, GOPers ... make yourself even more popular! zbdent Dec 2012 #2

Jon Kyl? surrealAmerican Dec 2012 #3

Az doesn't really have any emergencies. We get some nasty dust storms & microbursts and jillan Dec 2012 #8

Actually ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #13

Excellent add, there. Yes, he talks out of both sides of his mouth. freshwest Dec 2012 #18

+1 million lbrtbell Dec 2012 #29

You can't make this stuff up! jimlup Dec 2012 #4

Is this guy that dumb or that cruel? GiaGiovanni Dec 2012 #5

why don't they ask Gov. Chris Christie IcyPeas Dec 2012 #6

Oh excellent Idea...let's wait a few months! sheshe2 Dec 2012 #7

Arizona must be so proud Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2012 #9

Here's your chance, Chris "Governor Soprano" Christie rocktivity Dec 2012 #10

they'll go to any lengths to try and make Obama look bad spanone Dec 2012 #11

In other words, they want their banker pals to have it to play with for awhile longer ... Myrina Dec 2012 #12

You nailed it. freshwest Dec 2012 #19

So one of you techies ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #14

I prefer one of the 'techies' ... Myrina Dec 2012 #20

I suggest we give that aide a little test. Javaman Dec 2012 #15

They truly are in-human(e) Smilo Dec 2012 #16

Why Are We Even Talking About This? DallasNE Dec 2012 #21

They want people to abandon their property so The Wizard Dec 2012 #22

That is their business model. It's never changed. freshwest Dec 2012 #23

Nice point. Christie mentioned that 80% of those homes affected LynneSin Dec 2012 #26

Yep - the Shock Doctrine gollygee Dec 2012 #31

Yes let's just gives these people a bunch of defect FEMA trailers and then ignore them LynneSin Dec 2012 #25

Just Say NO! That is the only policy of the GOP. I think it is time to put them to the wall about it Ford_Prefect Dec 2012 #27

Move these people out of their nice warm Congressional offices PA Democrat Dec 2012 #28

unhappycamper to GOP aide: unhappycamper Dec 2012 #30

They really live in an ideologically pure, alternate universe deutsey Dec 2012 #32

wait for what, for people to die off eShirl Dec 2012 #33