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WovenGems

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26. Earth Shoes

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Jul 23, 2013, 11:36 AM

Jul 2013

We have seen an increase in single mothers and an increase in attacks on education. So I expect to see an increase in what would have in the past been known as hippie moms. You know, the moms who had their kid reading at four and who's proudest moment is when the child skunked them at Scrabble.

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EXACTLY!!! [View all] kpete Jul 2013 OP

Absolutely liberal N proud Jul 2013 #1

If we can't afford to educate our children, to heal our sick or care for our elderly ... Scuba Jul 2013 #2

! brer cat Jul 2013 #3

We can afford to educate our children. Igel Jul 2013 #4

There's no increase in K-12 spending here in Wisconsin. The public schools are being gutted ... Scuba Jul 2013 #5

X2 ctsnowman Jul 2013 #10

Huh? daleanime Jul 2013 #6

I think you know the answer to that one, Scuba... RevStPatrick Jul 2013 #8

Holy crap! Really? Does Congress know? Including the Democrats? Scuba Jul 2013 #9

They say plenty... RevStPatrick Jul 2013 #14

This subthread really should tosh Jul 2013 #17

The plan: Make education so expensive that only the rich can afford it... L0oniX Jul 2013 #7

We (white people) are free of the rabble (black people and Muslims) BlueStreak Jul 2013 #11

During Bush some Republican was really proud that we gave Iraq a really nice jail. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #12

Scathingly delicious and apropos take on our warped RW societal priorities indepat Jul 2013 #13

Exactly. Kicked and Recommended!....nt Enthusiast Jul 2013 #15

If only politicians and the media asked this. ck4829 Jul 2013 #16

For The 1% - America Is The Land Of Milk And Honey cantbeserious Jul 2013 #18

K and R (nt) bigwillq Jul 2013 #19

It's not just "more money" spent on military and jails... Wednesdays Jul 2013 #20

K&R n/t myrna minx Jul 2013 #21

I stole that from you. So does that make me an editorial matthews Jul 2013 #22

you are kpete Jul 2013 #24

Propaganda has us scared of terrorists and hoodys. nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #23

Yeah, Dad.. what's up with that? Who do we elect? mountain grammy Jul 2013 #25

Earth Shoes WovenGems Jul 2013 #26

Another kid waiting for a handout. bravenak Jul 2013 #27