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marions ghost

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6. Agree it's a broad brush

Reply to leftyohiolib (Reply #2)

Tue Feb 5, 2013, 02:51 PM

Feb 2013

--but the rise of the right wing in America has tarred ALL of us. I feel it all the time, coming into contact with some from other countries.

We need to accept that in many parts of the world people are saying Americans are insane. Of course they know there are those who aren't, but they worry that we can't control the Rethuglicon element. And are we sure we can?

There is truth here.

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Just a great rant from Facebook's "Mrs. Facts" - AMERICA, YOU'RE THE LAUGHING STOCK OF THE WORLD! [View all] Richard D Feb 2013 OP

You know; as much as I agree with the sentiments ... Trajan Feb 2013 #1

broad-brushed and biased . what's with the all "you people" statements leftyohiolib Feb 2013 #2

That's the first thought I had. Wait Wut Feb 2013 #3

she sounds more like mrs FOX leftyohiolib Feb 2013 #5

Agree it's a broad brush marions ghost Feb 2013 #6

I think she's addressing the "47%" ThoughtCriminal Feb 2013 #11

If you read her whole rant marions ghost Feb 2013 #13

This sounds like fun, take the most idiotic ramblings of some people hughee99 Feb 2013 #4

Well that's a broad enough brush to paint a freaking Boeing jet hanger tjwash Feb 2013 #7

Okay Mrs. Broadbrush. HappyMe Feb 2013 #8

Broad brush or not, those statements are accurate. Zoeisright Feb 2013 #9

bzzzzt. wrong. they are cartoonishly crude overgeneralizations. cali Feb 2013 #14

Right marions ghost Feb 2013 #16

Yep, that's why people all over the world... RevStPatrick Feb 2013 #10

you think that's a great rant? ack. I think that's sad. cali Feb 2013 #12

It's a great rant marions ghost Feb 2013 #15

Definitely on our side. Richard D Feb 2013 #17

maybe there's some misunderstanding marions ghost Feb 2013 #18

Exactly. n/t Richard D Feb 2013 #19

A clarification Richard D Feb 2013 #20