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Enrique Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-11-10 03:24 PM
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Michele Bachmann advocates rule by 'robber barons'
Of course this is just the whole GOP's position, but they're usually not so open about it.

http://coloradoindependent.com/57145/bachmann-calls-for-constitutional-conservative-takeover-to-free-nation-of-slaves

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“I think this describes so well where we are right now,” Bachmann said before reading an excerpt from C.S. Lewis: “‘Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of it victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under a robber baron than under omnipotent moral busybodies… .’”

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Mz Pip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-11-10 03:28 PM
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1. Spoken like a true
omnipotent moral busybody.

Look in the mirror Michelle. :eyes:
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fasttense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-11-10 03:36 PM
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2. There have been 2 times in American history
that it has been confirmed that we lived under Robber Barons. And both times depression followed.

We now have omnipotent moralizing busybody Robber Barons. They remind me of Ann with the Rand.
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Odin2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-11-10 03:42 PM
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3. Says the moral busybody!
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xxqqqzme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-11-10 03:43 PM
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4. So what happens when you have omnipotent moral
busybody robber barons? Any quotes on that situation?
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PJPhreak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-11-10 03:48 PM
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5. Michele Bachmann=Gunao Loco! nt
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ellenfl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-11-10 05:33 PM
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7. or even guano loco. eom
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PJPhreak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-11-10 05:53 PM
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8. Lol.been sober too long,my spellin suffers! nt
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burnsei sensei Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-11-10 06:31 PM
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10. +1 nt
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Angry Dragon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-11-10 05:28 PM
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6. This woman scares me
Is she willing to stop getting farm subsidies for her family farm??
Is she willing to stop getting Medicare payments to her counseling business that is christian based??
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burnsei sensei Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-11-10 06:30 PM
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9. Michele,
you are the very picture of a moral busybody supported by robber barons.
Talk about double-pillared tyranny!
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wellstone dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-11-10 08:58 PM
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11. Please donate to Tarryl Clark, to free me from Michele
www.tarrylclark.com
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ThomThom Donating Member (752 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-11-10 09:47 PM
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12. so which is she a "robber baron" or an "omnipotent moral busybody"?
I'll take an educated caring progressive any time. Where does that come in?
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