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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 11:46 PM Original message |
Bob Herbert's powerful good-bye column -- It should be a wake-up call |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 11:53 PM Response to Original message |
1. the president of the usa better wake the hell up.... |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 12:01 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. He has hired foxes to guard the depleted hen house Bush left us. |
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rtassi (486 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:43 PM Response to Reply #2 |
35. He is the Fox in the Hen House, the office is compromised |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 12:33 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. umm maybe he IS awake and things are going as planned? nt |
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indepat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 02:21 PM Response to Reply #6 |
22. Whether true or not, there's enough out there to make an inquiring mind wonder |
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russspeakeasy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:07 PM Response to Reply #6 |
26. Maybe he awake and looking for his comfortable shoes... |
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rtassi (486 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:44 PM Response to Reply #26 |
36. Yep ... that's it! n/t |
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kysrsoze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 01:13 AM Response to Reply #1 |
7. He spends all his time tap-dancing to the whole "International" thing, yet |
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tomp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 05:47 AM Response to Reply #1 |
11. or what? |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 01:17 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. + 1,000 |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 01:19 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. + 1,000,000,000... What You Said !!! |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 01:48 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. wake up and do what? |
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tomp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 02:55 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. you still think the system is workable for the masses. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:06 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. so you prefer |
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liberation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:32 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. Your internet bitching and lecturing is so much more constructive and effective... |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-11 01:07 PM Response to Reply #30 |
76. well, it might be |
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tomp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 04:58 PM Response to Reply #24 |
43. interesting that even with recent events to jog your mind... |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-11 12:52 PM Response to Reply #43 |
74. so even though we cannot get people to come to the polls |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 07:33 PM Response to Reply #24 |
53. Are those the only remedies you can think of? |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-11 12:54 PM Response to Reply #53 |
75. you seem to have left out this mystery power yourself |
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LarryNM (130 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:46 PM Response to Reply #17 |
38. Continue Working for Candidates and Causes You Believe In And |
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Moostache (905 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 05:02 PM Response to Reply #38 |
44. I'm running out of causes to believe in... |
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freshwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 07:14 PM Response to Reply #44 |
50. Yeah, what you said. My actions, however, are all local and won't make the news. |
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LarryNM (130 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 10:40 PM Response to Reply #44 |
66. Those are Five Very Good Points |
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Justpat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 08:33 PM Response to Reply #38 |
61. Welcome to DU Larry. |
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LarryNM (130 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 10:41 PM Response to Reply #61 |
67. Thank You. It is very Appreciated. n/t |
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ArcticFox (654 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 10:58 PM Response to Reply #17 |
69. Elections are useless |
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markpkessinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 02:21 PM Response to Reply #11 |
21. +1000000!!!! |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:07 PM Response to Reply #11 |
25. +2000 |
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Catherina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:40 PM Response to Reply #11 |
34. +1. Thread rec'd too n/t |
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rtassi (486 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:45 PM Response to Reply #11 |
37. truth be told ... n/t |
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senseandsensibility (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:36 PM Response to Reply #1 |
31. He IS awake |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:37 PM Response to Reply #1 |
32. GE's chief exec, Jeffrey Immelt, is the leader of the prez' Council on Jobs and Competitiveness... |
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pa28 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 12:19 AM Response to Original message |
3. What a pithy and relevant farewell note. |
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pacalo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 12:19 AM Response to Original message |
4. I wish Mr. Herbert all the best. His columns have been outstanding. |
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howmad1 (959 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 04:17 PM Response to Reply #4 |
40. What the hell is going on with the NYT? |
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pacalo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-11 12:20 AM Response to Reply #40 |
70. You said it! May as well hire Judy Miller back, too, as a senior editor. |
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jaysunb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 12:27 AM Response to Original message |
5. k & r |
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highplainsdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 01:21 AM Response to Original message |
8. K&R. I'll miss his NYT columns, but I'm looking forward to reading whatever he writes, |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 01:43 AM Response to Original message |
9. knr |
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democrank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 05:01 AM Response to Original message |
10. Bob Hebert will be missed. |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
12. Wake up call? |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
13. HUGE K & R !!! |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
16. thanks for the link |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
18. we need billboards with these figures |
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Shandris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:17 PM Response to Reply #18 |
27. To what end? |
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butterfly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
19. Kicked&Recommended! |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
20. K&R! I'm growing tired of wake up calls. |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
28. The last line of the column..... |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
29. Okay, some of it is Greed, but does anyone else wonder why, Why, WHY??? Greed. It's so Crazy!!! |
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A Simple Game (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 04:52 PM Response to Reply #29 |
42. It gets to the point that it's no longer about money, but power. nt |
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xxqqqzme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 07:49 PM Response to Reply #29 |
54. I caught part of a program called |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
33. K&R - Herbert tells it like it is, and it's UGLY AS HELL! |
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steelmania75 (836 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
39. That was great. Bold and to the point. We need a savior, sadly, I don't see that happening. |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 05:20 PM Response to Reply #39 |
46. A "savior" is most certainly NOT what we need. |
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carincross (145 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
41. Chronicler of the Great Recession |
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RATM435 (19 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
45. Bill Hicks on every new president |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
47. Totally K&R. I am going to miss his columns more than any. On this column, what he fails to accoun |
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bbgrunt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 05:59 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. .....uuuh..is the inequality in Haiti temporary? |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 06:12 PM Response to Original message |
49. Frank Rich and Bob Herbert gone from the NY Times? |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
51. Has anyone noticed the MSM's few people who reported on Real Americans are now leaving (fired?) by |
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RoccoR5955 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 07:53 PM Response to Reply #51 |
56. The Left will rise again. |
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Ramulux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 07:56 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. What do you mean? |
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RoccoR5955 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 08:02 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. April 9 is when it starts |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-11 12:27 AM Response to Reply #58 |
71. New York and San Francisco? |
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SpankMe (301 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
52. Death spiral |
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RoccoR5955 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
55. The US has become a fascist state. By definition. n/t |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
59. Two articles by |
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humanityisfree (103 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
60. So well stated - Thanks Mr. Herbert |
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Iwillnevergiveup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
62. I for one hope we see a lot more |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 09:00 PM Response to Original message |
63. Our people's government and our president were taken from us |
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lordsummerisle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
64. K&R n/t |
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DallasNE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
65. Thanks Citizens United |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
68. Frank RIch and Herbert both leaving |
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Project Grudge (228 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-11 12:43 AM Response to Original message |
72. Class Warfare.... Guess which side is losing |
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DiverDave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-11 04:07 AM Response to Original message |
73. I dont read the Times |
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Kumbricia (50 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-11 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
77. It's probably just as well NYT is going behind a paywall |
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