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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 11:35 AM Original message |
John Stossel: Why 'Buy American' Is a Dumb Idea |
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trumad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
1. my Fox Business show--- |
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Ed Suspicious (336 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 11:47 AM Response to Reply #1 |
9. These FOX fools are ridiculous. |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 01:21 AM Response to Reply #1 |
78. Fox Business is the worst channel on TV! |
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Demonaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
2. this is so laughably sad, years ago anyone saying this would've been pilloried |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 11:41 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I know, right? It's absolutely breathtaking. |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 11:44 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. what's strange is Stossel isn't even being original... |
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Blue Owl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
4. Cheap-labor republicans LOVE John Stossel |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 11:46 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. I haven't seen the 'don't buy American' tactic used before... |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 05:01 PM Response to Reply #8 |
44. Oh I gotta feeling it will |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
6. John Stossel is a RW tool |
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deutsey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 12:17 PM Response to Reply #6 |
22. That's why listening to John Stossel is dumb n/t |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 03:31 PM Response to Reply #22 |
39. Thanks, but I don't want your scraggly NYC street pigeon, |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
7. Remember when Stossel mouthed off to a "pro wrestler" who then broke his eardrums? |
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butterfly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 10:18 PM Response to Reply #7 |
63. I just had to see that again... |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
10. This is the same logic Toyota driving "liberals" use. This is the same as Al Gore used re: NAFTA |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 11:51 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. On Al Gore and all the rest of the DLC & New Democrats re: NAFTA, I agree. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 11:58 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. My dear redqueen, if you truly believe they are American made............. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 12:00 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Aha, yes... |
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Fawke Em (79 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 01:57 PM Response to Reply #18 |
35. Hubby just chucked a foreign car (made in America) for a Ford. |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 05:28 PM Response to Reply #35 |
50. Ford vehicles are solid. |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 10:54 AM Response to Reply #35 |
87. Where was the Ford made? From what % US parts? nt |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 03:53 PM Response to Reply #16 |
42. I have been looking for a new car, may have to opt for the Chevy Cruze over the Ford Fiesta |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 09:39 PM Response to Reply #42 |
59. Don't get a Cruze with RS package, suspension too stiff, seats too hard |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 10:46 PM Response to Reply #59 |
65. I am looking at Six speed manual Eco, for the better fuel economy |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 09:07 AM Response to Reply #65 |
84. ECO tires are low resistance, which means easy puncture and more expensive to replace |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 12:39 PM Response to Reply #84 |
91. Campare my 1995 Wrangler with the ECO |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 12:51 PM Response to Reply #91 |
92. Well done |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 08:32 PM Response to Reply #92 |
93. I liked my Wrangler, but its short comings are well known. |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 05:24 PM Response to Reply #16 |
47. Big Three cars have lots of foreign parts, too |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 09:39 PM Response to Reply #47 |
60. And Canada isn't Japan......... |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 09:25 PM Response to Reply #60 |
94. Isn't Canada part of the US???? |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 04:31 AM Response to Reply #94 |
96. I guess you assumed I didn't take history back in the day? |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 03:40 PM Response to Reply #12 |
40. The DU rule is no American made product |
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Union Scribe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 11:46 PM Response to Reply #10 |
69. One of the excuses, anyway. |
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City Lights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
11. I'm in favor of outsourcing John Stossel. |
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TK421 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 12:45 PM Response to Reply #11 |
28. just outsource that horrid pornstache of his |
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jeff47 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 04:21 PM Response to Reply #11 |
43. I'm sure we could find someone from the 3rd world to spout libertarian platitudes for far less money |
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Guy Whitey Corngood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
13. Holy shit! That mustache organism has finally taken over its host. nt |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 11:58 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. True, but I think most people understand those differences. |
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quiller4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 05:21 PM Response to Reply #14 |
45. I take issue with your gas-guzzling American cars comments |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 01:33 AM Response to Reply #45 |
83. mr "independent" is just a GM trasher |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 11:27 AM Response to Reply #83 |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
15. The workers aren't abused. |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
19. Please |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
20. View American so you don't have to watch Stossel on Murdoch's Fox. |
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demigoddess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
21. john stossel is not a thinker, he is a regurgitator. |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 01:55 PM Response to Reply #21 |
34. I always had the impression he is a Libertarian. |
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arcane1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
23. So, by NOT buying American-made products, you save money... |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
24. Stossel's a tool for the tools that have run America into the ground. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 12:45 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. If someone had told me 10 years ago |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
25. John Stasshole. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 12:42 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. LOL |
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Union Scribe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 11:48 PM Response to Reply #25 |
71. YES! |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 11:48 AM Response to Reply #71 |
89. Thanks. |
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me b zola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
29. On Fridays Thom Hartman does a segment called "weasels of the week" |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
30. Arrogant, paternalistic claptrap. |
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samsingh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
31. stossel is a dumb idea |
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OneBlueSky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 03:25 PM Response to Reply #31 |
38. ya beat me to it . . . |
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samsingh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 11:53 PM Response to Reply #38 |
73. he's a disgusting twit |
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Wind Dancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
32. Oh brother! |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
33. Geezus |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
36. These motherfuckers are evil. |
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Dawson Leery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
37. Is John Stossel a fascist? He has not once complained about government |
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Zoeisright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
41. John Stossel is a fucking idiot. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
46. Why "John Stossel" is a dumb idea |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
48. Stossel is - and has always been - an idiot. His success is due to his Freddie Mercury resemblance. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
49. Why Bullshit Artist Libertarians are even Dumber |
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Major Nikon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
51. Everytime I hear about Stossel it reminds me to go to the youtubes to see that guy slap him silly |
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TNLib (683 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
52. I wonder how many idiots believe this nonsense just because it's on fox |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
53. Mr Mustache gets dumber by the second. |
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bonzotex (740 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
54. what an asshole... |
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neverforget (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 08:51 PM Response to Original message |
55. Un-American Asshole. |
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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
56. How's that Buy Chinese thing working out for us? |
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Generic Brad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 09:36 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. "Look For the China Label" |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #57 |
81. more than likely such labels would fall off their shoddy products |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
58. Hoover Economics Policies seem to be alive and well |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
61. Listening to this |
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RedCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
62. His goal is substandard wages for us all! |
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DireStrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
64. "The Hoover Institution" is a great establishment for this guy to be at. |
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cyglet (256 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 11:04 PM Response to Reply #64 |
67. Yes, when that was mentioned |
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SnohoDem (915 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 11:58 PM Response to Reply #64 |
74. +1 |
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Wolf Frankula (118 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
66. John Stasshole costs too much |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
68. John Stossel on my TV screen is an even worse idea. |
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calimary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 11:47 PM Response to Original message |
70. calimary: Why watching john stossel is a dumb idea. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 11:49 PM Response to Original message |
72. John Stossel is one of the sleaziest sell-outs in media -- disgusting -- !!! |
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Umbral (969 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 12:00 AM Response to Original message |
75. John Stossel is a smarmy-looking liar... |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 12:06 AM Response to Original message |
76. *Some* DUers are on the same page as Stossel. |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #76 |
82. it's a safe bet |
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Tsiyu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 12:46 AM Response to Original message |
77. "The Best of a Bunch of BAD options" |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 01:29 AM Response to Original message |
79. he is a republican offshore whore |
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BigBearJohn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 01:29 AM Response to Original message |
80. I've always hated John Stossel -- he's such a worm /nt |
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SOS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
85. Funny stuff |
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Hotler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
86. John Stossel is a shit stain. eom. |
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Life Long Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
90. I like that... |
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quaker bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
95. I am not better off |
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AsahinaKimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-11 04:41 AM Response to Original message |
97. This "David R. Henderson, an economist .." |
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