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Tab

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Tue May-25-10 05:51 AM
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House Republicans plan online community (americaspeakingout.com), to find a voice and set the tone

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Source: Washington Post

House Republicans will unveil on Tuesday a Web site they will use to solicit policy ideas from the public, the first step in the development of a platform that they will present to voters this fall.

Called "America Speaking Out," the site borrows from the approaches of popular Web sites such as Wikipedia and Amazon.com. Starting this week, people will be able to go to http://www.americaspeakingout.com, submit ideas, rate those of others, and post their comments on Facebook and Twitter through the site.

The most prominent users will earn "badges," though the GOP has not yet determined what rewards people could get. House Republicans also will go on the site and interact with users. Up to a dozen staff members will be monitoring the Web site, party aides said, both to keep it running properly and to filter out inappropriate messages.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/24/AR2010052403970.html

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maseman

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Tue May-25-10 05:52 AM
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1. That will be fun to join

I love badges!!

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Tue May-25-10 06:04 AM
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4. Sounds like they want to be HuffPo.

Badges are so silly...quite a few people on HuffPo w/lots of badges are just a bunch of bullying postwhores.

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callous taoboy

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Tue May-25-10 08:13 AM
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10. It will be fun to recommend

the rounding up and castrating of various groups.

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madrchsod

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Tue May-25-10 06:00 AM
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2. badges? we do`t need no stink`n badges.....

boy oh boy this will be fun.....

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Tue May-25-10 06:03 AM
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3. Are public luggage handlers going to be part of the platform?

Or will republicon teabagging homelanders have to pull themselves up by their own luggage?

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Tue May-25-10 06:11 AM
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5. "Up to a dozen staff members... to filter out inappropriate messages."

"Inappropriate" being anything the House Republicans don't want to publicly get behind.

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Tue May-25-10 06:16 AM
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6. Let me guess

The Republicans will go through this dog and pony show so they can claim that their new 'contract' was created by the people. What will this document say. No new taxes, lower taxes for the top 5%, smaller government, less regulation, pro big oil and corporations in general, anti-abortion, pro-gun, pro- certain forms of the Christian religion, etc. Gee sounds just like the same crap they have been running on since I would say at least Goldwater.

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Tue May-25-10 06:19 AM
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7. "...and lots MORE tax cuts for rich republicons. Smirk." - Rush DraftDodger Limbaugh (R)

Edited on Tue May-25-10 06:19 AM by SpiralHawk

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tanyev

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Tue May-25-10 07:05 AM
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8. Didn't they already try this not too long ago?

Lasted about 3 weeks?

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Tue May-25-10 08:04 AM
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9. I thought that's what Freerepublic was all about.

:shrug:

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Tue May-25-10 08:32 AM
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11. Remind them that Christ said pay your taxes and honor those in

authority over you. Give to the poor and to treat others as you would have them treat you. I bet the site will go down after that posting.

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seabeckind

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Tue May-25-10 08:52 AM
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12. Year and a half ago

we had this big email from our new White House asking us for opinions on what we should do as a country and even inviting us to volunteer.

I responded with what I thought were the problems, like jobs being outsourced by greedy industries and transportation being driven by money rather than service. I even offered to help with the broadband stuff, being retired and wanting to stay involved. You know, maybe keep putting something back into the pot.

Anyway, long story short, got a response says thanks and to send money. Then all the corporate interests were invited in for their big parties and I have a sweatshirt.

Good, let them have a piece of this hope.

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happygoluckytoyou

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Tue May-25-10 08:54 AM
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13. TOO MANY LETTERS.... the TEABIRTHERS will never find the website... should have gone with TEA.COM

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Tue May-25-10 08:55 AM
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14. ....Hilarity ensues......

Edited on Tue May-25-10 08:56 AM by cliffordu

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tomg

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Tue May-25-10 09:02 AM
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15. Checked out the site: my favorite

suggestion:

"Proud GOP legislators in VA and GA have proposed analmicrochip bans to prevent BIG GOVERNMENT mind control. We need to follow through to prevent Obama-thugs from controlling our minds and polluting our precious fluids."

I wonder which is weirder - the suggestion, the fact that it has more support than non-support, or that no one so far has picked up that it has to be a complete goof ( precious fluids is a bit from Dr. Strangeglove purity of essence).

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tsakshaug

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Tue May-25-10 09:05 AM
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16. How long

Until I am banned?

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Kerrytravelers

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Tue May-25-10 09:54 AM
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17. Screen shots will be fun to read.

Can't wait. :rofl:

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and-justice-for-all

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Tue May-25-10 10:07 AM
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18. AMERICA has spoken, and we elected Obama...

pukes and the like are not nor have they ever been a majority.

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happygoluckytoyou

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Tue May-25-10 10:15 AM
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19. i can't wait for the DEAR SARAH column "jest tell yer hubby's partner, drill baby drill"

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hopiakuta

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Thu May-27-10 08:00 AM
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20. speak out

I am having enormous difficulty to get anything to work on their website; but, <http://democraticunderground.com> is nearly as bad: nothing that I have attempted to submit to speak out has worked, & I do wish that everyone would convert to wiki.

I had attempted to respond to someone about "polymer exchange membrane", which has 49,400 google results.

Like virtually everything else, that message did not work; the only item that has worked is the registration.

But, more important, right now, Barry Obama says "just plug the damn hole"; I agree with him.

But, to paraphrase Jim Carville, Harry Shearer, Keith Olbermann,.... the President should have spent more time down there, possibly moving, temporarily, to the coast.

I do not know why these had been in my speak out registration:

foualise

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<http://americaspeakingout.com/users/14090/hopiakuta>

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hopiakuta

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Thu May-27-10 08:00 AM
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21. speak out

I am having enormous difficulty to get anything to work on their website; but, <http://democraticunderground.com> is nearly as bad: nothing that I have attempted to submit to speak out has worked, & I do wish that everyone would convert to wiki.

I had attempted to respond to someone about "polymer exchange membrane", which has 49,400 google results.

Like virtually everything else, that message did not work; the only item that has worked is the registration.

But, more important, right now, Barry Obama says "just plug the damn hole"; I agree with him.

But, to paraphrase Jim Carville, Harry Shearer, Keith Olbermann,.... the President should have spent more time down there, possibly moving, temporarily, to the coast.

I do not know why these had been in my speak out registration:

foualise

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<http://americaspeakingout.com/users/14090/hopiakuta>

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hopiakuta

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Thu May-27-10 08:05 AM
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22. americaspeakingout software malfunctions; but, democraticunderground is nearly as bad.

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hopiakuta

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Thu May-27-10 08:30 AM
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24. This website has become even more fun,...:

http://americaspeakingout.com/users/14090/hopiakuta

http://americaspeakingout.com/site-error?aspxerrorpath=/users/14090/hopiakuta

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hopiakuta
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Log Out .
A very high volume of Americans are speaking out right now.

Please wait a moment and try again.

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A very high volume of Americans are speaking out right now.

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Thu May-27-10 08:17 AM
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23. "A very high volume of Americans are speaking out right now. Please wait a moment and try again."

You can't see a single thread. I can't wait to read what the wingnuts write about "American Values - Protecting those things we hold dear."

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