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Yikes. nt darkangel218 Feb 2013 #1
No way! tblue Feb 2013 #2
Really? This is joke right? TheBlackAdder Feb 2013 #3
No....... not a joke n/t prairierose Feb 2013 #5
Slim Shady? snooper2 Feb 2013 #4
Sympathy For the Devil---Stones. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #11
I read the title, and that song popped in my head dbackjon Feb 2013 #32
Inspired by Professor Woland in Mikhail Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita Tom Ripley Feb 2013 #66
he looks like "a man of wealth and taste"............ lastlib Feb 2013 #79
I thought of that song and Digital Underground ... ceejdre82 Feb 2013 #150
more like... Blue_Tires Feb 2013 #76
Actually, we both got it wrong- snooper2 Feb 2013 #77
OH GOD YES Blue_Tires Feb 2013 #78
yes "Allow me to re-introduce myself"!! lunasun Feb 2013 #108
I want to know why all these foxes are being asked to guard the hen houses? n/t woodsprite Feb 2013 #6
They are cheep & they work for bird food. n/t L0oniX Feb 2013 #16
It's something about "keeping your enemies close," or so we've been frequently told. AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #30
Who do you think... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2013 #70
We were told it was Obama. But then it appears that he doesn't even have the power to close Gitmo. AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #71
His DOJ is always working against his deeply held principles. woo me with science Feb 2013 #153
They are there to insure that corporate interests and control are protected and promoted. Zorra Feb 2013 #102
sympathy for the .... what? relayerbob Feb 2013 #7
Hope and change? Gold Metal Flake Feb 2013 #8
%$&!&# crummy workplace filters Orrex Feb 2013 #9
It should be noted One of the 99 Feb 2013 #10
Isn't American for Prosperity a non-profit? daleanime Feb 2013 #12
Taylor never worked there. nt One of the 99 Feb 2013 #21
Just pointing out that being non-profit isn't the same as ..... daleanime Feb 2013 #59
Never said it was. One of the 99 Feb 2013 #63
Why defending Taylor's appointment by referring to the non-profits unless that was your implication? AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #72
Just stating the facts. One of the 99 Feb 2013 #82
Squirrels like nuts! woo me with science Feb 2013 #141
Your name + predictable corporate defense/image rehabilitation = ??? whatchamacallit Feb 2013 #15
Not defending any corporation One of the 99 Feb 2013 #19
but he's a defender of GMOs no doubt, and Obama appointed him NoMoreWarNow Feb 2013 #25
You have proof of your accusation. One of the 99 Feb 2013 #26
there's a lot on him... see post #34 for instance NoMoreWarNow Feb 2013 #85
Maybe you should read post #18 One of the 99 Feb 2013 #89
I did read that NoMoreWarNow Feb 2013 #118
Not defending Taylor One of the 99 Feb 2013 #119
Maybe that's the problem 'everything is not so black and white'. Maybe sabrina 1 Feb 2013 #145
This is just guilty until proven innocent thinking One of the 99 Feb 2013 #146
It's better than that. He has recused himself in the past from decisions involving Monsanto stevenleser Feb 2013 #18
Why bother with facts One of the 99 Feb 2013 #22
I call people like that over-informed... EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #29
You're correct. Note the seed planted by the insert of a sneering Obama with a bow-tie in the pic. freshwest Feb 2013 #41
An inquiring mind is "over-informed" better to not inquire and to KoKo Feb 2013 #122
This message was self-deleted by its author BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2013 #39
You spoil sport. Fact-free Obama bashing is so cool, you know? freshwest Feb 2013 #42
Thanks for doing some 2naSalit Feb 2013 #74
He wasn't even an employee? treestar Feb 2013 #92
No he was a VP at Monsanto One of the 99 Feb 2013 #110
Don't confuse people with complexities: all thinking must be black/white and hero/villain alcibiades_mystery Feb 2013 #24
Knee-jerk thinking won't work otherwise. Subliminals don't allow for reflection, either. freshwest Feb 2013 #43
Working for a "non-profit" only means that he worked for a corp that does not have stockholders. AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #28
I'm not implying anything One of the 99 Feb 2013 #37
Actually, what I wrote was "If you are implying that he held a non-profit intent and only worked for AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #40
That's what the OP is implying One of the 99 Feb 2013 #47
You implied exactly what was said above. That's the reason why you took the energy to AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #52
No you read into my statement of the facts One of the 99 Feb 2013 #62
Wrong again. AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #69
I think I touched a nerve One of the 99 Feb 2013 #81
It should be minimized if it's been 13 years treestar Feb 2013 #99
Some attorneys are not evil, but it is reasonable for some people to believe that an attorney who AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #121
Most of that post is dictated by a pre-decided mind treestar Feb 2013 #126
"Lawyers do not take sides ..." Too funny. AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #131
Context is everything, you know treestar Feb 2013 #135
That's exactly what the OP wants you to do treestar Feb 2013 #94
I know it is sad One of the 99 Feb 2013 #111
This message was self-deleted by its author freshwest Feb 2013 #38
So what? Obama has done this many times does it really matter any more? Dawgs Feb 2013 #49
So many times? One of the 99 Feb 2013 #51
I agree. And that's how I know he's done it many, many times - in both terms. n/t Dawgs Feb 2013 #60
Examples? One of the 99 Feb 2013 #65
Start with the links at #17, below. AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #73
Pretty weak One of the 99 Feb 2013 #83
Weak. Reeeeally.. woo me with science Feb 2013 #137
5 out of hundreds or thousands of appointments One of the 99 Feb 2013 #138
Oh my WORD. woo me with science Feb 2013 #139
No it illustrates One of the 99 Feb 2013 #140
And there it is. The desperate end to which all such arguments inevitably go. nt woo me with science Feb 2013 #142
Let me know when you actually make an argument. One of the 99 Feb 2013 #143
ROFL! You can't make this sort of irony up. nt woo me with science Feb 2013 #144
Obviously YOU can! One of the 99 Feb 2013 #147
Oh, my. Let's recap this subthread, shall we? woo me with science Feb 2013 #148
And the examples were weak, One of the 99 Feb 2013 #152
Yea, sure. AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #154
Weak comeback! One of the 99 Feb 2013 #155
Obviously, your response at #152 was a "weak comeback!" That's not news. AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #156
Yes, so weak you couldn't refute them. One of the 99 Feb 2013 #157
yes - the Groupies are supremely uninformed Skittles Feb 2013 #64
Unfortunately there are many on the left One of the 99 Feb 2013 #84
and there are many on the left who see REALITY Skittles Feb 2013 #86
Yes there are One of the 99 Feb 2013 #87
so sorry your little feelings are hurt Skittles Feb 2013 #104
No need to be sorry One of the 99 Feb 2013 #109
How did the OP really try to inform us about Taylor? treestar Feb 2013 #95
Stop, stop treestar Feb 2013 #91
"We're still alive." woo me with science Feb 2013 #113
Monsanto poisons our food treestar Feb 2013 #127
"We're still alive!" woo me with science Feb 2013 #128
Monsteranto. n/t L0oniX Feb 2013 #13
Recommended for a highly appropriate reference to a Stone's song tavalon Feb 2013 #14
Oh yeah! countryjake Feb 2013 #68
But it's ALL BECAUSE REPUBLICANS HAVE THE HOUSE! woo me with science Feb 2013 #17
Yeah, Obama is playing 3 dimensional chess GoneFishin Feb 2013 #27
Progressives? When his former chief of staff referred to liberals as being "fucking retarded," AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #31
Yeah, another thing he said that pretty much told the whole story was GoneFishin Feb 2013 #35
Do they have to be confirmed by the House or Senate? treestar Feb 2013 #96
Are you being facetious? woo me with science Feb 2013 #103
how else can that bastard be defended, woo me? Skittles Feb 2013 #105
Whoa! Thank you, Skittles! woo me with science Feb 2013 #107
from wiki: Skittles Feb 2013 #114
Obama wouldn't pick him woo me with science Feb 2013 #130
Monsatan n/t geardaddy Feb 2013 #20
Sorry, Mike, you are clearly a man of wealth ... but taste? Not so much. 11 Bravo Feb 2013 #23
I was thinking the same thing. Now I have that song stuck in my head! Bake Feb 2013 #33
This man is despicable - lied about Monsanto's own studies Divernan Feb 2013 #34
But, but, dont you see? That was before Pres Obama appointed him. Now he is an angel. Just look rhett o rick Feb 2013 #58
No, no, no. The revolving door is only bad when it's "them" going through it. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #61
Pleased to meet you zeemike Feb 2013 #36
Bio from Wikipedia: Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #44
If enforcing a law, it is possible to do it treestar Feb 2013 #98
self-deleting Skittles Feb 2013 #115
Unbelievable mindless shilling... MessiahRp Feb 2013 #117
I am not even defending him treestar Feb 2013 #124
When Obama routinely picks corporate shills to head up regulatory groups... MessiahRp Feb 2013 #133
He deserves this call out only is proven treestar Feb 2013 #134
I support Obama in general and on things he's clearly doing the right thing on... MessiahRp Feb 2013 #136
It's breathtaking, isn't it. nt woo me with science Feb 2013 #132
He pushed for the law to permit higher levels of carcinogens in food. Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #120
It might be nice if someone had information about that treestar Feb 2013 #125
he's a man of wealth and taste? RedstDem Feb 2013 #45
This message was self-deleted by its author timdog44 Feb 2013 #46
Oh, the deliciousness of such dichotomous indepat Feb 2013 #48
On a positive note, at least Jesse Jackson, Jr. wasn't appointed to the post. AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #54
Why do I suddenly have "Sympathy For The Devil" stuck in my head? Initech Feb 2013 #50
Prove you're not a murderer, Michael, BRING BACK THE FAMILY FARM. I'm sure you know how patrice Feb 2013 #53
Let's ask Michael Taylor if he knows the Yoder family. nt patrice Feb 2013 #55
um what yodermon Feb 2013 #88
Relations? They're in the EWG Agricultural Subsidy database, linked below, several times over about patrice Feb 2013 #90
embarrassed to share a name. yodermon Feb 2013 #101
I'm glad you asked. I have seen you around and wondered. There are right wingers in my patrice Feb 2013 #106
Yoders in Kansas receiving AG-Subsidies: patrice Feb 2013 #97
i'm a man -- of wealth & taste.... HiPointDem Feb 2013 #56
Stole many a man's soul to waste... countryjake Feb 2013 #67
Resources > Environmental Working Group - Agricultural databases, link: patrice Feb 2013 #57
awesome cronyism. gobama. limpyhobbler Feb 2013 #75
We're all screwed!!!!! Delmette Feb 2013 #80
Calm down please. Milliesmom Feb 2013 #93
still, ugh bigtree Feb 2013 #149
I agree Milliesmom Feb 2013 #158
"... I'm a man of wealth and taste..." jazzimov Feb 2013 #100
Is this the asshole who's going to be approving Frankenfish??? Blue_In_AK Feb 2013 #112
Yes. Rex Feb 2013 #129
And they ignorantly think this system is not broken. NT Jasana Feb 2013 #116
Hail Satan (NT) The Wizard Feb 2013 #123
Obama has shown repeatedly whose side he's on. forestpath Feb 2013 #151
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