If they 'give' you $100 bucks, send it to a DEM candidate for Congress

[havocmom]

Imagine a million or so of us pulling THAT trick?

It'd frost their balls for sure!

[BOSSHOG]

1. Excellent Idea

And after you do ensure a ltte to your local publication. Let as many fellow citizens know.

[stray cat]

5. Great - the two in combination is perfect!

[havocmom]

9. ABSOLUTELY! Normally, I tend to keep my giving secret

but this I would want OUT THERE to inspire others.

Hmmm, LTTE - great idea, BOSSHOG! Nothing stopping us all from writing them NOW and getting the idea out there.

If the GOP is so brazen that they will try to bribe us into giving up ANWR and our environment and heritage, we can use that money to throw their asses out of power so we can start the work of repairing the mess they have made of our nation and the deficit they have burdened our children and grandchildren with.

Hint: I am gonna change my sig line here today too ;) Every avenue of communication helps!

[MostlyLurks]

2. Exactly. And for those of us with Republican representatives...

Such as me, who is represented by not one, not two, but three Congressional Republicans, I'll be calling their offices immediately to thank them for their contribution to the DNC.

Mostly

[havocmom]

12. And. oh the fun you'll have!`

Damn find idea MostyLurks! You need to post more. Great contribution! :thumbsup:

[MostlyLurks]

14. Re: "You need to post more"

I believe virtually the whole of DU would heartily disagree, but thanks for the sentiment.

Mostly

On Edit: Corrected typo in title.

[havocmom]

15. Nah, I've noticed you before

And we are better for your being here with us! :hug:

[MostlyLurks]

17. I disagree!....Sorry, knee-jerk reaction.

I think I piss people off a lot because I'm a contrarian by nature, so when I post, about 2/3 of the time, it's to disagree about some aspect of the discussion. So I keep quiet.

But again, thanks for the cyberluv.

Mostly

[havocmom]

18. We need more contrarians here

An echo chamber lets intellects atrophy. Besides, I need a day off now and then. You could cover for me ;)

[MostlyLurks]

19. I used to think the same.

I completely agree that echo chambers are a dangerous thing and it does disturb me that sometimes the DU zeitgeist takes a tack that does liberalism/Democrats no good - the whole "Bush is Hitler" meme is like nails on chalkboard to me for reasons too boring to discuss.

I posted a little before the '04 elections and DU was much more open to dissenting opinion and something resembling debate.

But I think 2004 left a lot of people with very raw emotional responses and I noticed a dramatic upsurge in attempts to quash dissent and ferret out FR moles. Which I understand, totally, it's just that that ain't me. I almost like having FR trolls around because it forces me and other DUers to defend a position and better define ourselves. Enemies are useful things.

Additionally, I think the current administration and current political climate engenders an us v. them mentality that has really taken root, so anyone who voices dissent or a counteropinion or even just a different frame of reference tends to be viewed with very, very jaded eyes.

For a while, that pissed me off and, being the jackass I am, I waded into threads with the mentality that I would take the contraposition because dammit, DU is my community too and I'll be damned if I'm going to be run out of my own cyberhome just because I'm a different liberal than others might be. But then I mellowed, or got tired or whatever, and just sort of decided that DU is what it is and if people want it to be a support community more than a "debate club", well, that's their right and I'm not going to try to piss in their cake.

Mostly

[havocmom]

20. "..current political climate engenders an us v. them mentality.."

You nailed it! Neocons want everything in terms of black and white. Shades of gray mean thought and facts and they don't want that!

All the more reasons for those of us who like to call foul on jerking knees on either side to stay in the game.

I take breaks now and then when it seems like there are too many people too damn dumb to work to save. But in the end, I come back swinging. My sister calls me Crusader Rabbit. I don't mind the label at all. Somebody has to play the fool and illustrate a nuiance beyond black and white.

When you get fed up/burned out, give me a PM. Really. The buddy system has advantages ;) I am sure I need a pal now and then.

hm

[stray cat]

3. I'll send it to the progressive patriots fund

[DanCa]

4. One flaw in the slaw though

I dont see them giving us a rebate. I honestly don't . Take a look at the track record of the party that's come up with this brain child.

[stray cat]

7. they did it for tax cuts

They bribed the middle class with about a $100 tax break (at least in my case) while they gave the majority of the breaks to the top 5% income brackets like people like Cheney,

[havocmom]

13. Yep, they figure it worked once...

If they do it again, let's make sure it bites them in the ass HARD!

[BOSSHOG]

10. Agreed

I don't trust anything a republican does or advocates. I think they just wanted to stick "their" idea out there to have the democrats oppose it so they can blather on about how evil and anti-consumer democrats are. That's how their minds operate.

[havocmom]

16. We can make this win/win.

We can make them rethink cheap bribe with our own money by telling them what we will do with the $$ if they are that friggin stupid.

But, they pulled that tax rebate trick a couple years ago, they might be that foolish again, and if so, we pass the $$ along to DEM candidates

[geniph]

6. Bwahahaha! I like that idea!

If I get their dirty money, I'm sending it straight to Darcy Burner for Congress!

[havocmom]

11. Let your neighbors know about your plan!

It's spring - plant some seeds ;)

[central scrutinizer]

8. I did the same thing with my $300 "rebate" a few years ago

and wrote a letter to the White House thanking them for the ability to help throw them out of office.

[CoffeeCat]

21. Will this $100 be taxable income? Any tax attorneys out there?

Just wondering if we'll have to pay taxes on this "windfall."

I really hate it when they throw crumbs at the slaves, like this.

They treat us like cheap whores, who can be bought off for pennies.

I don't need the $100. If they really want to please us, stop the sickening, senseless, shameful, Iraq war. That'll save a whole lot of $100s.

[havocmom]

22. LOL rest assured we pay interest on it

cuz the GOP bozos will have to borrow for this too! All the more reason to do EVERYTHING you can to get a DEM majority on the Hill. This shit HAS to stop. China and Arabia hold enough of our future already.

[BrklynLiberal]

23. Could not be put to a better use!!!!!

:thumbsup: :yourock: :headbang: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[havocmom]

25. And take BOSSHOG's recommendation to write LTTE

to get more people to do same. ;)

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

24. If they give me a hundred bucks...

can I call the police and have them arrested for bribery?

[rateyes]

26. Yeah, why use it to buy GASOLINE....

Because the OIL COMPANIES ALREADY HAVE OUR LAST TAX CUT IN THEIR DAMNED POCKETS!! My $100 will definitely go toward such a goal. Good idea.

[Greyskye]

27. Great idea! K&R!

:kick:

[nonconformist]

28. If it's anything like that "tax rebate", it's our money to begin with

And come tax time, you'll have to claim it as income (again) and deduct it from your refund.

What a fucking scam.

But yes, great idea!

[Stephanie]

29. omg and the republicans would never do it - they are too greedy

they wouldn't dream of it.

[havocmom]

30. Sure they would, Steph. The $$ may buy them an ounce of goodwill

and our grandchildren will foot the bill. It'll just be added to the deficit some other generation will have to pay off. Why wouldn't today's GOP do it? They have already sold our next couple of generations down the river anyway? What's a few million more?

Seriously, I hope we raise bloody hell and stop this foolishness. I figure one way would be to tell the schmucks we will give the cash to DEMS and throw the GOP off the Hill for their idiocy and horrible policies.

[Clarkie1]

31. What a brilliant idea! n/t

[txindy]

32. Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.

I'll be certain to let the GangOfPedophiles know where the money went, too.

:kick: and recommended.

[Robbie Michaels]

33. Hmmmm

I think Francine Busby would be worthy recipient.