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AnotherMcIntosh

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8. Even Ike told the Repubs that if they "put any other value above liberty and above principles,"

Reply to crunch60 (Original post)

Sat May 5, 2012, 07:33 PM

May 2012

they would lose both.

He said that at the 1960 Republican convention shortly before he warned, in his January 1961 farewell speech, about the military-industrial complex.

The Republicans of Lincoln and Eisenhower are no more.

How many FDR and JFK Democrats do we have left?

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The Truth About Republicans by George Carlin [View all] crunch60 May 2012 OP

Very timely. Nothing has changed since 1988. lib2DaBone May 2012 #1

Well the poor got poorer... Kalidurga May 2012 #2

You are right, a drunk broadsided my two beautiful cousins, 16 & 17 at the time, killed instantly. crunch60 May 2012 #10

What a terrible loss to your family, and the world. Another one whose parents I know: freshwest May 2012 #11

Yes, the GOP/ALEC are not a kind bunch. They look at people with disabilities/illnesses, as crunch60 May 2012 #12

He was a genious. geckosfeet May 2012 #3

George was so right 90-percent May 2012 #4

Prophet George Carlin was on the ball, in the past and present sakabatou May 2012 #5

That's the truth. I miss him. Gregorian May 2012 #6

K&R bahrbearian May 2012 #7

Even Ike told the Repubs that if they "put any other value above liberty and above principles," AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #8

K&R HopeHoops May 2012 #9

Thanks for posting & the commentary bjobotts May 2012 #13

George was the best ever. Nt ProudProgressiveNow May 2012 #14