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StarburstClock (583 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 01:33 PM Original message |
40 million Americans on food stamps but no "recession", LOL |
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eyesroll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
1. "Recession" is a term of art. |
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Vincardog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 01:46 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. AKA it is still bad but hasn't been getting WORSE for the last two consecutive quarters |
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eyesroll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 01:51 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Actually, I think GDP is growing, but... |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 01:52 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. It is not a "depression"... |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
2. Maybe you should find out what the word... |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 02:20 PM Response to Reply #2 |
12. A recession is when your neighbor loses his job.. |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 02:36 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. I was hoping you'd know the technical definition... |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 02:42 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. I'm reminded of Benjamin Disraeli's quip .. |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 02:44 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Which has nothing to do with.. |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 03:01 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. The funny part of this thread ... |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 03:04 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Still got a job, eh? |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 03:07 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. No one is "scorning" you... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 04:21 PM Response to Reply #25 |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 04:43 PM Response to Reply #54 |
68. LOL... |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 05:17 PM Response to Reply #68 |
75. Fair .... I should have said you "lacked the wherewithal" to |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 05:55 PM Response to Reply #75 |
81. Well, I'm sure my age has absolutely nothing to do with it.. |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 08:32 PM Response to Reply #81 |
88. Could be that .... |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 03:03 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. Actually I do know it... |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 03:06 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. My irony meter just... |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 03:10 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. LOL, mine exploded and spread burning plastic and molten metal all over the room.. |
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socialist_n_TN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 04:33 PM Response to Reply #16 |
57. And it took 16 responses to get to the crux of it |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 05:16 PM Response to Reply #57 |
74. i think the economy grew continuously after 1933 too. |
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socialist_n_TN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 06:00 PM Response to Reply #74 |
82. Thanks for the stats Hannah......... |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 03:13 PM Response to Reply #15 |
31. And the technical definitions..... |
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BOG PERSON (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
4. the economy will continue to grow just fine, with or without you |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 04:33 PM Response to Reply #4 |
58. That sounds like posts I've read on a right wing board |
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BOG PERSON (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 04:38 PM Response to Reply #58 |
66. it's not my fault nobody wants to hire them |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 05:37 PM Response to Reply #4 |
78. who cares if the economy grows when jobs don't? we have fewer jobs than 10 years ago. |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
6. Who needs definitions ?!?!? Who needs words?!?!? Lets just grunt a lot |
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Autumn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
8. It could be worse |
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Autumn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
9. You know how to tell when some one is pissing in your ear? |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 02:05 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Please give us your... |
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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
11. I remember how in 2007/2008 republicans were quick to point out we aren't technically in a recession |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
13. I just love outrage from people who... |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 05:39 PM Response to Reply #13 |
79. i just love supercilious & irrelevant pedantry too. |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 05:43 PM Response to Reply #79 |
80. Since when are proper definitions... |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 06:04 PM Response to Reply #80 |
83. When you know what the poster meant & are just trying to divert attention from the point of the OP. |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 06:07 PM Response to Reply #83 |
84. Again... |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
14. It's the GOP third world America -- the new norm -- !! |
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Vinee (421 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
18. The misery index was 7.73% in January of 2009. It was 12.16% in April, 2011 |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 03:03 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Misery Index .... let me guess, a GOP creation after 2009 ... yes? |
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Vinee (421 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 03:11 PM Response to Reply #23 |
30. Actually, it was more of a LBJ creation as I recall. |
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sunwyn (268 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
19. I thought recession meant a general slowdown in the economy |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 03:00 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. You thought wrong n/t |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 03:04 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Be honest. The economy still is in the toilet. |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 03:09 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. We were talking specifically about... |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
32. More accurate subject line: |
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LaPera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
33. This thread sounds it was written by republican anti-government Fox "news" bullshit propaganda!! |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 03:40 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Or maybe a Democrat that doesn't have a job.. |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 03:42 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Which still has nothing to do with... |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 03:45 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. I know the technical definition as I already proved to you.. |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 03:48 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Dude... |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 03:51 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. I haven't seen you say anything about unemployment up until now.. |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 03:55 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Because we weren't talking about unemployment... |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 03:57 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. The OP spoke of jobs.. |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 03:58 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Dude... |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 04:05 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. In the first place the OP put "recession" in scare quotes like I just did.. |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 04:08 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. Dude... |
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LaPera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 03:53 PM Response to Reply #35 |
40. Thank your republican corporate fascist friends for no jobs but tons of bail-out money. |
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LaPera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 04:11 PM Response to Reply #35 |
51. Or maybe he's has a different agenda which you share....Get fucking real Skippy! |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 04:35 PM Response to Reply #35 |
60. Fumesucker, I thank God for giving us hearts and understanding. |
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katnapped (938 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
34. Obviously those people |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
44. it's fallacy of aggregation. the economy "as a whole" is growing. but does that really matter? |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 04:04 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. You might want to look up the definition of... |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 04:11 PM Response to Reply #45 |
50. i know it quite well, i was conflating income and gdp for simplicity |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 04:12 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. If you "knew it well"... |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 04:29 PM Response to Reply #52 |
56. if you read that i did it for simplicity, you wouldn't ascribe a different reason. |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 04:34 PM Response to Reply #56 |
59. Accuracy is not "arcane", despite your attempts to... |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 09:17 PM Response to Reply #59 |
89. no, you're being pedantic and sophomoric |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 10:52 PM Response to Reply #89 |
91. Dude... |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 11:15 PM Response to Reply #91 |
93. well, if you want to play that game, the number of americans on food stamps and "recession" |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-11 12:51 AM Response to Reply #93 |
97. I already pointed that out... |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-11 06:19 AM Response to Reply #97 |
99. reading your other posts on this thread, i'd say |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-11 10:04 AM Response to Reply #99 |
100. LOL! |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
47. Love the arguing over semantics in this thread. |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 04:10 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. Dude... |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 04:36 PM Response to Reply #49 |
63. Hey, speak of the devildude! |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 04:38 PM Response to Reply #49 |
65. I'm certain you don't know the definition of recession... |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 04:15 PM Response to Reply #47 |
53. Yep, |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 04:38 PM Response to Reply #53 |
64. Hell, most of our own Party doesn't care anymore. |
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GreenTea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 04:24 PM Response to Reply #47 |
55. LOL! You're a joke, a complete stooge.... |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 04:36 PM Response to Reply #55 |
61. Flattery will get you everywhere. |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 04:36 PM Response to Reply #55 |
62. What on earth do you find funny about people who are suffering? n/t |
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socialist_n_TN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 04:42 PM Response to Reply #47 |
67. The tactic itself is actually a tried and true |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 04:45 PM Response to Reply #67 |
69. The OP is trying to claim... |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 04:46 PM Response to Reply #67 |
70. Well, some on DU aren't all that different from Right Wingers, so it's expected. |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 04:49 PM Response to Reply #70 |
71. You guys better watch out... |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 05:04 PM Response to Reply #71 |
72. Love watching you puff out your chest lol. |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 05:06 PM Response to Reply #72 |
73. My argument has only been addressed in... |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 05:26 PM Response to Reply #73 |
76. It only hasn't in yours. |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 05:28 PM Response to Reply #76 |
77. Really, dude? |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 07:05 PM Response to Reply #77 |
86. The textbook definition has been cited and isn't particularly germane to the current economic |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 07:09 PM Response to Reply #86 |
87. Read the last sentence of... |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 09:51 PM Response to Reply #77 |
90. "Take your time." |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 10:54 PM Response to Reply #90 |
92. If ever... |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 11:39 PM Response to Reply #92 |
95. No, I'm actually not. |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-11 12:50 AM Response to Reply #95 |
96. Dude... |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
85. Well if Republicans had their way those 40M would be out on the streets fending for themselves.. |
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Amonester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
94. If only there was a way to 'organize' some sort of 'structured' protests |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-11 12:54 AM Response to Original message |
98. Hey you fat lazy slobs! Get a fucking job! |
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