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Douglas Carpenter

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26. it's always enjoyable to read an article by Newt
Thu Dec 15, 2011, 06:15 AM
Dec 2011

Last edited Thu Dec 15, 2011, 09:10 AM - Edit history (1)

It's like a trip into fairy tale land where every authoritarian cliche is true and all the complicated problems of the world can be fixed so simply. He would have made a great Maoist.

So working people to death is now defined as an economic liberty? DJ13 Dec 2011 #1
Arbeit macht frei, mein freund ... zbdent Dec 2011 #2
Actually, yes, that's what he does. JHB Dec 2011 #6
Sure Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2011 #15
When will Newt propose poorhouses and workcamps? Newt's "ideas" are the ideas FSogol Dec 2011 #3
Fart noises. Solly Mack Dec 2011 #4
He's really tripling-down on his eliminate child labor laws bit, isn't he? JHB Dec 2011 #5
Yes he is. redqueen Dec 2011 #16
Keep it up, Newt! The end zone is in sight! City Lights Dec 2011 #7
Newty is still looking for loopholes in hifiguy Dec 2011 #8
"Freedom is Slavery!" immoderate Dec 2011 #9
See, Orwell got it backwards Capitalocracy Dec 2011 #34
Recommended, I want people to see this. n/t ihavenobias Dec 2011 #10
Damn that Bob Cratchett for expecting Christmas day off aint_no_life_nowhere Dec 2011 #11
"Query: Is work good for you?" hfojvt Dec 2011 #12
Productivity goes up, wages go down Cal Carpenter Dec 2011 #13
This "cleaning bathrooms" thing. I don't know why he's so obsessed with it... truth2power Dec 2011 #14
I like how he attributes the 30% drop in summer employment between 2001 and 2010 to Obama! sinkingfeeling Dec 2011 #17
Is there a country with 60 days paid vacation? Kingofalldems Dec 2011 #18
It looks like Newty is lying about vacation Kingofalldems Dec 2011 #19
It's not like that would be out of character for him. JHB Dec 2011 #21
If it's legally mandated paid vacation days, the US is actually at 0 days paid vacation. Selatius Dec 2011 #25
The US has zero. HughBeaumont Dec 2011 #28
I don't recall him criticizing Bush for his more-than-60 days vacation time n/t JHB Dec 2011 #20
Somebody tell this moron that "Work makes you free" is what the Nazis... Odin2005 Dec 2011 #22
From the guy who goes on cruises Nancy Waterman Dec 2011 #23
The amount of work is finite aletier_v Dec 2011 #24
it's always enjoyable to read an article by Newt Douglas Carpenter Dec 2011 #26
If you don't mind, I'm going to steal that line... JHB Dec 2011 #29
Geez, when is "I think America VALUES puppy-shooting" next? HughBeaumont Dec 2011 #27
Oh,I posted this to facebook...along with w8liftinglady Dec 2011 #30
Didn't he take a vacation Lunacee2012 Dec 2011 #31
fuck newt. he doesn't exist in my world. spanone Dec 2011 #32
Opening his yap only proves what we all suspected. He's stupid lunatica Dec 2011 #33
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