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In reply to the discussion: Third World America: They can't even keep the power on at the superbowl [View all]Number23
(24,544 posts)23. Longer than a decade. But as in all things, consider the source or in this case
the person posting this OP.
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Third World America: They can't even keep the power on at the superbowl [View all]
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
OP
In a third world country, they would have kept playing with half the lights working.
MADem
Feb 2013
#1
You would not have had a good picture on your television which is why they now suspend football
RB TexLa
Feb 2013
#32
Hysterics over a 34 minute power outage is the definition of a 'First World Problem'
RZM
Feb 2013
#2
yes, there are plenty of people who would have loved a handful of rice, too. ergo, by your logic,
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#5
i'm saying that it's telling that they can't keep the lights on during the biggest game in the
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#9
And if it got dark too soon, they'd drive their cars to the sidelines and everyone
MADem
Feb 2013
#33
Precisely--in the land of no lights, the person with the headlight(s) is king! nt
MADem
Feb 2013
#35
parts of the US are very much like a third world country. and the US power grid has been
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#12
"Third World ruling elite" Hmm. I've heard Obama and his administration called a lot of things, but
progree
Feb 2013
#15
I stopped at "Third World"...I didn't know liberals even used that term anymore
Blue_Tires
Feb 2013
#22
Longer than a decade. But as in all things, consider the source or in this case
Number23
Feb 2013
#23