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Romulox

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16. Aren't pretty much ALL of members of Congress 1%?

Reply to Galraedia (Original post)

Tue Dec 27, 2011, 10:30 AM

Dec 2011

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Rolling Stone: The 1% Are NOT Citizens Of The United States [View all] Galraedia Dec 2011 OP

Would you mind terribly much putting your neck in this cradle? Please lie still. Here comes choochoo WingDinger Dec 2011 #1

How Nice...Matt Taibi and George H W Bush agree... brooklynite Dec 2011 #2

+1 Wait Wut Dec 2011 #4

yeah.. poor poor wealthy who think this is all about them fascisthunter Dec 2011 #31

Hum a few bars and I'll fake it. Zorra Dec 2011 #5

Missed it by that much |.| gtar100 Dec 2011 #6

Matt Taibbi never said that. The title of the OP is a blogger's Luminous Animal Dec 2011 #9

Oh, don't get in the way of someone's poutrage! ret5hd Dec 2011 #13

Ooooo I'm rich and no one likes me. MedicalAdmin Dec 2011 #19

The rich can be good citizens -those who pay taxes, and give it back to the community leveymg Dec 2011 #15

It is impossible to discuss the current economic situation... ljm2002 Dec 2011 #26

are you part of the 1%? fascisthunter Dec 2011 #30

holy shit. I didn't know it was so bad for you. DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2011 #32

I object to stereotypes and cliches... brooklynite Dec 2011 #33

I thought we were talking about your citizenship, and not your morality DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2011 #35

...and that's precisely my point... brooklynite Dec 2011 #36

It is so weird hearing the rich bitch about the poor. Major Hogwash Dec 2011 #3

You would think that history would give 'em a clue Mopar151 Dec 2011 #7

Showing there true colors. sarcasmo Dec 2011 #11

"They'll get more out of me if they show dotymed Dec 2011 #17

This is DUzy worthy. MedicalAdmin Dec 2011 #20

Hence my favorite expression: Ship of Fools Dec 2011 #12

He who dies with the most toys... Ikonoklast Dec 2011 #14

The key here is to make sure they die early... MedicalAdmin Dec 2011 #21

Minus the rip cord, of course ... :) Ship of Fools Dec 2011 #27

Oooooooo. Nice touch. MedicalAdmin Dec 2011 #28

because they need a scape goat.... something to point at fascisthunter Dec 2011 #29

Some may be, some may not be... But I'm pretty sure NO Corporations, people thought they may be, annabanana Dec 2011 #8

Too many extremes prepperdad Dec 2011 #10

Aren't pretty much ALL of members of Congress 1%? Romulox Dec 2011 #16

I believe the percentage is 47%... n/t. MedicalAdmin Dec 2011 #23

Here's a link to Taibbi's original hifiguy Dec 2011 #18

This is what I have been saying for years!! felix_numinous Dec 2011 #22

They have NOT declared independence. MedicalAdmin Dec 2011 #24

Confiscate all of their assets and deport them. roamer65 Dec 2011 #25

Well I would say that anybody who threatens to take their money socialist_n_TN Dec 2011 #34