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what about the non RWer's homes and lives? not everyone who lives there is a RW douche.
dionysus
Jun 2012
#166
I don't care about who victims of natural disasters vote for. I have sympathy for them all...
Violet_Crumble
Jun 2012
#3
Canada has sent fire crews & much needed cargo planes that drop retardant to the now 10 record fires
hlthe2b
Jun 2012
#12
I'd rather my tax dollars go to those impacted by disasters like this than into the military machine
uppityperson
Jun 2012
#174
Hahahahahaha. "Aston-A Community That Cares". You sure live up to your town's motto. Not.
uppityperson
Jun 2012
#175
if they don't pay for fire protection, why are government workers digging the fire breaks?
HiPointDem
Jun 2012
#6
i wasn't suggesting they shouldn't, i was just wondering which gov't workers were
HiPointDem
Jun 2012
#8
I don't live in CO Springs, but they have not privatized their fire departments which are involved,
hlthe2b
Jun 2012
#27
Fire Department can not be privatized because it can not be a profitable business
kemah
Jun 2012
#32
That is an experiement that was undertaken in a Texas community--Keith Olbermann reported on this
hlthe2b
Jun 2012
#42
Some threads here sound like Falwell and Robertson blaming 9/11 on the gays and minorities.
nanabugg
Jun 2012
#59
i didn't 'speak' about anything, i asked a question. thanks for the unwarranted scolding
HiPointDem
Jun 2012
#87
i understand that. & the post i linked was my clarification to another poster who
HiPointDem
Jun 2012
#97
the predicate is conditional on the if clause being true. there's no assertion that it is.
HiPointDem
Jun 2012
#99
It would be really nice if you could move from a fixation on syntax to actual compassion...
hlthe2b
Jun 2012
#100
it would be nice if you would stop putting words in people's mouths & stop arguing that
HiPointDem
Jun 2012
#101
excuse me, but your response to me began by false attribution and attack. when
HiPointDem
Jun 2012
#103
Well .. in all fairness: The original poster did hit upon one of the tenets of right wing foolerery
Trajan
Jun 2012
#145
If there is any lesson in this fire, it's that Mitt RMoney shouldn't talk about firing firemen. nt
MADem
Jun 2012
#169
RWers would let the largely African American New Orleans population "drown" post Katrina...
hlthe2b
Jun 2012
#15
But they did pay taxes--every time they went to the store, they paid sales taxes.
MADem
Jun 2012
#171
You have 'othered' republicans to the point of sociopathy in this post.
RadiationTherapy
Jun 2012
#18
if i had seen it, i would have. that does not take away from the ugliness of this OP. nt
seabeyond
Jun 2012
#124
This might be a point where you need to step back from the keyboard and spend some time in the real
WhollyHeretic
Jun 2012
#23
Yup.. just like the RWers who wanted New Orlean's black residents to drown. How very "progressive"
hlthe2b
Jun 2012
#28
damn straight. it is a disgustingly inhuman OP. and it stands. i didnt read your
seabeyond
Jun 2012
#125
are you there too? i have been following, and i feel for all of you. it is horrible
seabeyond
Jun 2012
#126
Wow, so you're hoping all of their children lose their homes too?? That's pretty twisted.
cbdo2007
Jun 2012
#33
This reminds me of a story about a weather reporter in Botswana in the 1980s
slackmaster
Jun 2012
#46
Of course there have been casualties. The largest fire near Ft. Collins on day 18 has had one human
hlthe2b
Jun 2012
#64
No. Even if they had, this does not just impact RW residents- this is a state-wide disaster.
hlthe2b
Jun 2012
#61
It is still a beautiful place and there are STILL a lot of very good people living there.
hlthe2b
Jun 2012
#65
i'm with you. many posts in this thread are disgusting. to quote Eddie Vedder;
dionysus
Jun 2012
#167
When this fire is over and the people have to pick up the pieces, somebody
kestrel91316
Jun 2012
#72
agreed. i cannot believe we have this OP stand as fellow duers are going thru this experience.
seabeyond
Jun 2012
#130
my very progressive friend and his family moved to the springs last year for work..
frylock
Jun 2012
#85
In the strongest possible terms: You deserve ONLY the compassion you are willing to give.
cherokeeprogressive
Jun 2012
#105
It hurts that people would say so many horrible things without living it first.
ColoradoSpringsHuman
Jun 2012
#106
i would prefer not to just distinguish out the liberal bases to feel empathy toward. that is an ugly
seabeyond
Jun 2012
#133
Welcome to DU - I'm so sorry that your first experience of DU was of such a vile post.
scarletwoman
Jun 2012
#162
Welcome to DU and ignore the assholes. There will always be some who are jerks. I wish the best for
uppityperson
Jun 2012
#177
really surprised by some of the names recommending it, too. not by others. nt
seabeyond
Jun 2012
#122
wow. not only stupid, but ugly. that is sumthin. even if every single person in the large city
seabeyond
Jun 2012
#120
this OP disgusts me so much and reading thru about the people living in this right now... to
seabeyond
Jun 2012
#134
Sadly, I can't say that this is the MOST disgusting post I've ever read on DU, but it's up there
scarletwoman
Jun 2012
#139
It's still here because a jury voted not to hide it. The only other recourse is the Admins.
scarletwoman
Jun 2012
#165
Democrats should be better than this. Life is life - politics can be set aside.
NRaleighLiberal
Jun 2012
#152
what an ugy post. you should be ashamed. good people, innocent people live there too.
dionysus
Jun 2012
#156