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Romulox

(25,960 posts)
139. You talking Al "Mr. NAFTA" Gore? He's been selling working people out since the 90s.
Thu Jan 3, 2013, 06:12 PM
Jan 2013

Time and again, Al Gore has found his passions lead him to fight for the interests of the powerful over the weak, the rich over the poor, and, most of all, his own pocketbook uber alles.

Now can he sell you some carbon offsets or not?

I voted for Gore, Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #1
I'm sure you would wait to sell until you could pay higher taxes lunatica Jan 2013 #4
Silly... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #15
Some political hay. Fawke Em Jan 2013 #17
I am not the least bit concened about the 'informed'. Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #20
AlJezeera's programming "coming out of the ME" is some damn fine journalism. I used to watch their Erose999 Jan 2013 #73
Hear, Hear!! dorkzilla Jan 2013 #101
I agree... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #109
If this country made all its decisions in fear of the "field day Fox will have," nothing would ever Erose999 Jan 2013 #124
I guess my real problem is that I've never been that crazy about Gore. Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #137
and I would guess that if you took time to read "The Assault On Reason" you'd become... stlsaxman Jan 2013 #146
So you recommend Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #160
I apologize, sincerely. No offence meant. stlsaxman Jan 2013 #161
LOL... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #164
Unrec. Do you try to make the least on your investments? FSogol Jan 2013 #2
I have been known to newblewtoo Jan 2013 #21
Did he sell to Beck? FSogol Jan 2013 #24
Who said Gore acted irresponsible. graham4anything Jan 2013 #49
Response #21 and you. What is the point of your crappy OP if you don't even agree with it? FSogol Jan 2013 #55
You don't put people on pedestals and expect them to be 100% perfect to all graham4anything Jan 2013 #72
Pedestals? You are ripping Gore for making a pragmatic business decision. FSogol Jan 2013 #81
Same as the Wall Street people cashing in graham4anything Jan 2013 #86
I've noticed that back-handed compliments are... LanternWaste Jan 2013 #134
Do you think it was "socially irresponsible" for him to sell to Al Jazeera? They're a fine news Erose999 Jan 2013 #77
Al Sharpton is the best. He works for MSNBC graham4anything Jan 2013 #88
That's you're opinion. I think he's an idiot. But of course that's my opinion. brew987 Jan 2013 #169
Vast majority of people on this site would disagree with your dislike of Al. graham4anything Jan 2013 #171
Agreed. rosesaylavee Jan 2013 #126
What would you do? lunatica Jan 2013 #3
Did you vote for Bush by any chance? nt Zorra Jan 2013 #5
Voted for democrats 40yrsplus-Obama08 Obama12 Hillary16 Hillary20 Michelle 24 Michelle28 etc. graham4anything Jan 2013 #99
You got an evasive answer. You should have asked whether the poster voted for Nader in 2000. bluestate10 Jan 2013 #155
Al Gore has done more for this planet than you will do for a lifetime malaise Jan 2013 #6
Who said he didn't? graham4anything Jan 2013 #51
Reference[s] for Bloomberg claims please. Thanks in advance. GeorgeGist Jan 2013 #57
Charity given in 2011 $311.3 million in one year $279 million in 2010 for starters graham4anything Jan 2013 #80
$2.4 billion in charty total, all liberal causes graham4anything Jan 2013 #82
PUH--FUCKING--LEEEEEEZZZ Gman Jan 2013 #7
+1. Faux Outrage January continues. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #30
Exactly. Neon2012 Jan 2013 #153
i don't remember Gore being a progressive on taxes Enrique Jan 2013 #8
President Obama is on the Placemats of Presidents. You gotta win it to be in it. graham4anything Jan 2013 #96
your headline is highly misleading. bullshit. spanone Jan 2013 #9
Par for the course. FSogol Jan 2013 #12
So do you skip the Standard Deduction, just so you can pay more? Jeff In Milwaukee Jan 2013 #10
What an unbelievable stupid Op trumad Jan 2013 #11
I wrote a thread just what you said about something almost the same the other day graham4anything Jan 2013 #45
Bull fucking shit... trumad Jan 2013 #128
You post the most absurd RW bullshit constantly. ProSense Jan 2013 #13
Fucking crappy ass jury voted 2-4 to leave it alone. trumad Jan 2013 #14
Every post is crafted for division and disruption, and uses backhanded slaps at Dems to do it. blm Jan 2013 #27
The patented "hit it & quit it" thread Vinnie From Indy Jan 2013 #16
Who hit and quit? I was at the doctor's. graham4anything Jan 2013 #44
Oh good grief nt SunsetDreams Jan 2013 #18
So the fuck what? WeekendWarrior Jan 2013 #19
i sense the evil hand of ralph nader in this.. KG Jan 2013 #22
And what the fuck is bernie Sanders' problem??!! While we're at it. :-p Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #34
And don't forget the evil hand of the NRA. tradecenter Jan 2013 #43
Damn, I really miss UnRec on OPs like these. nt Jamastiene Jan 2013 #23
Me, too. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #40
Did you not vote for Al Gore? kentuck Jan 2013 #25
I always thought he should live in a van down by the river BeyondGeography Jan 2013 #26
Really. The greedy bastard. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #29
A van? Well, look who's all high and mighty! NoPasaran Jan 2013 #114
Neither option has plumbing BeyondGeography Jan 2013 #116
A "hole in the ground"? My god, have you no concern for your carbon footprint?! Bucky Jan 2013 #148
Oh my God! Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #28
Are you going to blame Nader for this too? hobbit709 Jan 2013 #31
I personally blame those dicks Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #33
Aww, this thread didn't turn out as planned. Did it little buddy?..... Or who knows maybe it did. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #32
What is wrong with you? RevStPatrick Jan 2013 #35
Wealth takes care of wealth regjoe Jan 2013 #36
Nice post newbie. trumad Jan 2013 #38
Thanks old timer regjoe Jan 2013 #121
so when you do your taxes.. trumad Jan 2013 #131
Oh, I take the standard deductions regjoe Jan 2013 #165
I own and run a business, and if I don't pay attention to the vagaries of current tax law and the Ikonoklast Jan 2013 #47
Liberals & progressives are WAY better at business than conservatives. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #37
I see it differently. Being able to view a concept different than your own is part of freedom of the jwirr Jan 2013 #39
I never said this was a bad thing. I would do the same. So would Bernie and Dennis graham4anything Jan 2013 #41
Your implication was that it was a bad thing tradecenter Jan 2013 #50
I am a 10 year member of the Al Gore boards.(still currently there). graham4anything Jan 2013 #59
Your OP implied that what he did was a bad thing, tradecenter Jan 2013 #66
So do you agree there should be 100% pro-Obama media and pro-Hillary media? graham4anything Jan 2013 #92
Your ducking and weaving again. tradecenter Jan 2013 #106
But when push comes to shove, they get the votes, as winners always do graham4anything Jan 2013 #115
Amazing. tradecenter Jan 2013 #119
hahahahahahaha brew987 Jan 2013 #170
You are now saying you don't have a problem with it. NCTraveler Jan 2013 #98
Why do media put down Obama, Hillary, Daschle, Gephardt, Durbin, Menendez? I never do. graham4anything Jan 2013 #103
Either you replied to the wrong person, you have had a brain fart,..... NCTraveler Jan 2013 #111
I lived in NJ for decades and did not ever see the media go after Menendez karynnj Jan 2013 #162
Bullshit, the title of your OP is an obvious slam against Gore Uncle Joe Jan 2013 #52
"Hillary45 in 2016. She won't be stopped" ProSense Jan 2013 #54
Gore is in SF now. We already got California in the bag. graham4anything Jan 2013 #62
Please see post 87. eom RomneyLies Jan 2013 #71
you have said this 20 times. There is NO post 87 graham4anything Jan 2013 #94
Pardon me RomneyLies Jan 2013 #102
that was written 30 minutes after the first post said it.Much like Fox would do graham4anything Jan 2013 #105
See post 87 RomneyLies Jan 2013 #108
Perhaps you have Trajan on ignore? Electric Monk Jan 2013 #122
I have nobody on ignore. It is quite immature to be afraid of debate on a debate board. graham4anything Jan 2013 #127
post above written 11:25 AM. Post 87 was written 11:51 AM- 26 minutes after. graham4anything Jan 2013 #107
See post 87. RomneyLies Jan 2013 #113
Is this a new internet game? I never heard of it.What is its origin? Enlighten me graham4anything Jan 2013 #120
Business and Politics 4Q2u2 Jan 2013 #42
kr Norrin Radd Jan 2013 #46
Nobody should be criticized for using every possible legal avenue to minimize their taxes (nt). Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #48
Not Illegal 4Q2u2 Jan 2013 #53
What technicality? You mean tax law? nt. NCTraveler Jan 2013 #100
Why not? nt Romulox Jan 2013 #140
Didn't you just post something anti-Nader a couple of days ago? MKITEM Jan 2013 #56
That is Like Shooting 4Q2u2 Jan 2013 #61
I believe in going forward. So my posts are anti-Jeb Bush. W is in the past graham4anything Jan 2013 #64
Any real Gore fan does not like Ralph Nader after 2000. Include me in on both counts. graham4anything Jan 2013 #69
But you hate both Gore and Nader MKITEM Jan 2013 #78
I love Al Gore. I am still on his boards. I believe in going forward. graham4anything Jan 2013 #84
You have got some weird logic MKITEM Jan 2013 #97
Actually, he doesn't. From the posts I've read of him BlueCaliDem Jan 2013 #118
He usually posts attacks on Kerry. blm Jan 2013 #70
A Gore fan does not like Ralph Nader after 2000 graham4anything Jan 2013 #74
See post 87. eom RomneyLies Jan 2013 #75
Divisive comments on Dem boards is all you ever offer. blm Jan 2013 #76
100% of my posts are Pro-Obama, Pro-Hillary45,Pro-Durbin, Pro-Daschle, Pro-Gephardt,Pro-Crist graham4anything Jan 2013 #83
Those are sicky-sweet posts full of backhanded slaps at ALL of them. blm Jan 2013 #93
I like threads where I can tell a lot about the Lex Jan 2013 #58
this obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #141
If you don't want this misinterpreted as an attack on Gore you should change WI_DEM Jan 2013 #60
Apparently if you're a progressive, you're not allowed to make money. WTF kind of Lex Jan 2013 #63
Who said that? I would do the same, though I am just a liberal, not a progressive. graham4anything Jan 2013 #65
You said that. Don't be coy. nt Lex Jan 2013 #68
"mis-"? 2ndAmForComputers Jan 2013 #168
Please see post 87. eom RomneyLies Jan 2013 #67
You're just having the button pressing time of your life here whatchamacallit Jan 2013 #79
+1 bigtree Jan 2013 #91
... stevenleser Jan 2013 #85
graham4anything Trajan Jan 2013 #87
. Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #90
EXACTLY!!!! blm Jan 2013 #95
+1 n/t FSogol Jan 2013 #104
!*^This^*! Solly Mack Jan 2013 #135
+1 Blue_In_AK Jan 2013 #145
+1 Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2013 #150
CORRECT Skittles Jan 2013 #151
*sigh* WilliamPitt Jan 2013 #89
But ya gotta love a good dogpile RomneyLies Jan 2013 #110
So??? Taverner Jan 2013 #112
the fact that this only got 3 recs is an encouraging sign grantcart Jan 2013 #117
Epic Fail then, I guess Al has to pay up. He really does have bad timing. eilen Jan 2013 #123
Today's edition of posting silly sh*t for the sake of posting silly sh*t. marmar Jan 2013 #125
So what? rosesaylavee Jan 2013 #129
It was in the Huffpost, NY Times and Taegan Goodard, like thousands of other posted stuff graham4anything Jan 2013 #133
Ok. Specifically why choose to repost here? rosesaylavee Jan 2013 #156
D'oh! I cost money to do good in the world. Coyotl Jan 2013 #130
He is a private citizen who was fucked out of the Presidency that he won. MADem Jan 2013 #132
This thread a few days ago...note my post #8. graham4anything Jan 2013 #136
Nader could take bloviating lessons from you, your OP was a textbook example of bloviating n/t Fumesucker Jan 2013 #138
The word bloviate... Oilwellian Jan 2013 #157
You talking Al "Mr. NAFTA" Gore? He's been selling working people out since the 90s. Romulox Jan 2013 #139
Why shouldn't a progressive get to take advantage of a lower tax. It's even more important Raine Jan 2013 #142
This thread is interesting. Z_I_Peevey Jan 2013 #143
More right-wing trolling by the usual suspect(s) RetroLounge Jan 2013 #144
Oh hogwash. He's a businessman looking to maximize his profits. Bucky Jan 2013 #147
And he's still not a vegetarian. undeterred Jan 2013 #149
If Al Gore has more money Neon2012 Jan 2013 #152
The press is scared because the news bubble might be popped by an actual news operation underpants Jan 2013 #154
Wouldn't that be the ultimate irony? n/t Oilwellian Jan 2013 #158
Is your last name Palin? donheld Jan 2013 #159
Some of you Gore sycophants just need to say "It's a good thing ya done, boy!" and move on... Romulox Jan 2013 #163
In the end we're all hypocrites one way or another marshall Jan 2013 #166
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