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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 10:49 AM Original message |
Tax the Rich; End the Wars; Medicare for All. It's really that simple. nt |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
1. pretty much. |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
2. clean up the environment |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
3. Put people to work on government jobs |
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howaboutme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 11:04 AM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Why don't they take those unemployed |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 11:57 AM Response to Reply #9 |
18. That is exactly where I was coming from. |
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howaboutme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 02:13 PM Response to Reply #18 |
27. Exactly - |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 02:39 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Obama won't do it unless |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 06:12 PM Response to Reply #29 |
40. THere's the problem |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 07:52 AM Response to Reply #29 |
69. Cut, hell, unless they get it all. nt |
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StarsInHerHair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 05:49 AM Response to Reply #27 |
56. they could do it Obama would have to overturn a Reagan-era law that |
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Sherman A1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 06:24 AM Response to Reply #27 |
60. Precisely |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-07-11 05:42 AM Response to Reply #3 |
95. Got to have the manufacturing jobs to pay those government workers or it doesn't work |
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howaboutme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-07-11 11:00 AM Response to Reply #95 |
96. Manufacturing jobs really are |
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Newest Reality (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
4. Abolish the Federal Reserve |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
5. Simple enough, if it were not that the rich make tons of money off of wars, and |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
6. kick |
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Skink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
7. this is why I'm writing in Spitzer in 2012 |
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Tippy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 11:07 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Do you think he learned his lesson? I don't think he did |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 01:02 PM Response to Reply #7 |
24. I love him, but please; he's got baggage. |
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StarsInHerHair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 05:53 AM Response to Reply #24 |
57. and yet 'diaper dave's baggage doesn't seem to deprive him of a job |
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Spyderama (103 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
8. Progressives Must Fight for Their Message |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 07:57 AM Response to Reply #8 |
70. The media. |
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Tippy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
10. PUT Americans back to work...... |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
12. But those in charge don't think they represent those who need Medicare |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 12:17 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. What the hell, if the elderly vote Republican, |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
13. Simple to say, but if it was that simple to do... |
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meow mix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 11:15 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. anyone who says "no we cant its too hard" loses my vote |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 06:10 PM Response to Reply #15 |
39. Anyone who says "it's simple" loses credibility |
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dreamnightwind (863 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 09:18 PM Response to Reply #39 |
47. No Keep It Simple please! |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 08:02 AM Response to Reply #47 |
71. Push it how? |
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Cherchez la Femme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 08:45 AM Response to Reply #71 |
77. Neither MLK nor Gandhi had media support |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 11:13 AM Response to Reply #77 |
86. They also didn't have to fight the current fascist media juggernaut |
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okieinpain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 09:23 AM Response to Reply #47 |
83. it's not that simple. didn't that guy get run over by that tank in |
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dreamnightwind (863 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-07-11 05:25 AM Response to Reply #83 |
93. No he didn't get run over |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 04:15 AM Response to Reply #39 |
55. Policies may not always be simple, but messaging jolly well ought to be n/t |
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meow mix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
14. plus new jobs.. invest in infrastructure, energy |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
16. That doesn't make rich people richer. It's that simple. The purpose of life is |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
17. Unrec |
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howaboutme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 02:17 PM Response to Reply #17 |
28. I actually prefer vanity threads |
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StarsInHerHair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 05:55 AM Response to Reply #28 |
58. and just how contrived is becoming more obvious by the day |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 04:38 PM Response to Reply #17 |
32. I just offset your unrec |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 06:05 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. uhh...OK |
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Cherchez la Femme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 08:49 AM Response to Reply #36 |
78. Oh for Goddess' sake |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 11:20 PM Response to Reply #17 |
50. Rec. |
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jasigirl33 (8 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
19. It is really that simple. But it has to be done in particular order. |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
21. only simple if it can be accomplished |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 01:07 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. JFK, shot. RFK, shot. LBJ, harried out. Carter, one-term. Gore, robbed. |
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yodermon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 11:07 AM Response to Reply #25 |
85. you forgot MLK, John Lennon, JFK Jr, Paul Wellstone. |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 10:39 PM Response to Reply #21 |
48. We've taxed the rich before, |
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Rageneau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
22. And legalize pot. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
23. End the wars = End the profits for the rich = Ain't gonna happen. |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 03:40 PM Response to Reply #23 |
30. And can and will happen, it's only a matter of when. |
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Serial Mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
26. yes.... (n/t) |
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FiveGoodMen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
31. Yes it is. |
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taught_me_patience (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
33. Please explain how it is that "simple" |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 06:06 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. This OP was intended to garner rec's, not to say anything |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 06:12 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. See my response below, |
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Cherchez la Femme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 08:54 AM Response to Reply #37 |
79. Yeah, darn that free speech! |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 06:09 PM Response to Reply #33 |
38. OK |
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StarsInHerHair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 05:57 AM Response to Reply #33 |
59. explain why you need those explanations, please |
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somone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
34. Yep |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
35. K&R |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 06:13 PM Response to Reply #35 |
42. The Rich Own the Presidency and Congress |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 08:03 AM Response to Reply #42 |
72. And the judiciary. nt |
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mudplanet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
43. Wish I could recommend this more than once. |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 08:08 AM Response to Reply #43 |
74. No, for God's sake! |
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arendt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
44. and Prosecute the Wall St. CRIMINALS n/t |
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neverforget (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
45. We know what to do but the politicians are in the pocket of big bidness |
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felix_numinous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
46. Power to the people. |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 11:19 PM Response to Original message |
49. And prosecute the war criminals and torture architects. n/t |
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midnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 02:01 AM Response to Original message |
51. It really is that simple..... |
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Plucketeer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 02:52 AM Response to Original message |
52. Grayson/Kucinich in 2012 !!! |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 08:09 AM Response to Reply #52 |
75. Plus one! |
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Moostache (905 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 10:26 AM Response to Reply #52 |
84. I would vote that ticket. (n/t) |
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slay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 03:05 AM Response to Original message |
53. Agreed |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 04:02 AM Response to Original message |
54. K&R |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 06:25 AM Response to Original message |
61. Cut military spending in half and END THE WARS NOW!! |
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4dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 07:13 AM Response to Original message |
62. Find a progressive leader who will step up now |
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nofurylike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 07:14 AM Response to Original message |
63. as the wealthiest remove every cent from this place, collapsing |
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Cherchez la Femme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 09:05 AM Response to Reply #63 |
81. He blocked the wealthy |
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nofurylike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-07-11 02:56 AM Response to Reply #81 |
92. "from gaining further sway." yes, "even incrementally." |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 11:14 AM Response to Reply #63 |
87. I hope you are right, but to raise the taxes on the wealthy, he only had to to NOTHING, |
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nofurylike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 05:26 PM Response to Reply #87 |
89. and let the unemployed hit the freezing streets in january? they |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 08:20 PM Response to Reply #89 |
90. Unemployment has never failed to pass as a stand alone issue - we controlled both houses. The guy |
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nofurylike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-07-11 02:50 AM Response to Reply #90 |
91. no. the repukes had proven they would keep it from passing, |
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Perfect Ten (40 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 07:21 AM Response to Original message |
64. It really is, would you mind??? |
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cate94 (573 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 07:26 AM Response to Original message |
65. K & R |
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Frisbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 07:38 AM Response to Original message |
66. Not ONLY end the wars, but CUT MILITARY SPENDING! |
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Capitalocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 07:46 AM Response to Original message |
67. Living wage! |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 11:22 AM Response to Reply #67 |
88. Yes! PS - did you know the minimum wage in Beijing was just raised 21%, |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 07:50 AM Response to Original message |
68. K&R! |
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nradisic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 08:05 AM Response to Original message |
73. Bingo! |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 08:26 AM Response to Original message |
76. You sound like a Democrat. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
80. .. but Obama has done the OPPOSITE ... let's find a Democrat who will follow will of the people ..! |
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Dokkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-06-11 09:14 AM Response to Original message |
82. K&R |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-07-11 05:33 AM Response to Original message |
94. kick |
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