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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 02:00 AM Original message |
Screwed? Oh, let me count the ways. |
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Q3JR4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 03:09 AM Response to Original message |
1. I agree with you. |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 03:14 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Which is precisely why I suggest the tactics in my final lines |
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trthnd4jstc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-29-09 12:17 AM Response to Reply #2 |
36. A More Perfect Union: Democracy! Legalize Democracy! Take the Power Away from the Poneracracy. |
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pa28 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 03:38 AM Response to Original message |
3. Corporate finance of politics is coming to it's logical conclusion. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 04:14 AM Response to Original message |
4. It's becoming pretty clear that our leadership is not capable of dealing with the current situation |
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KG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 07:21 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. +1 |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 09:40 PM Response to Reply #11 |
21. +2 |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-29-09 12:19 AM Response to Reply #21 |
37. +3 |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 10:58 PM Response to Reply #4 |
27. I don't think capability is the issue (in most cases), it seems obvious that it is a case |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 07:08 AM Response to Original message |
5. I like that idea. |
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Soylent Brice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
6. can you imagine for just one brief moment what life would be like |
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MaraJade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 11:11 PM Response to Reply #6 |
31. "we should be bulldozing legislation through." |
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Soylent Brice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-29-09 07:12 AM Response to Reply #31 |
46. thank you. it just seems like everything is posturing any more. |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
7. Don't forget the working class and all those union jobs that are fast disappearing. |
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Sadie5 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 06:07 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. I agree whole heartedly |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 11:02 PM Response to Reply #7 |
28. Hey earth mom, that's two posts on two threads that you've summed it up |
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MaraJade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 11:20 PM Response to Reply #7 |
32. :woohoo: Who knew |
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puebloknot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
9. Can you spell national "Day of Rest?" Or maybe national "Month of Rest?" |
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twitomy (756 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 08:23 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Revolutions are fought on empty stomaches.. |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 08:33 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Isn't that what Arnold proposes in Calif? |
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twitomy (756 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 09:11 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Yep, sure sounds like trouble...NT |
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inna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-29-09 01:08 AM Response to Reply #17 |
38. jesus f christ. i missed that completely and am SHOCKED. thanks for the link. nt |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-29-09 06:28 AM Response to Reply #38 |
44. yeh, they voted down raising taxes on the rich |
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inna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-29-09 11:47 AM Response to Reply #44 |
49. it's not necessarily "crazy"... |
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puebloknot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-29-09 03:09 AM Response to Reply #15 |
41. Yes, I agree. Empty stomachs helped with Gandhi's "do nothing days." nt |
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twitomy (756 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-29-09 09:41 AM Response to Reply #41 |
48. Gahndi didnt start a "revolution" |
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puebloknot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-29-09 08:58 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. Gandhi (note spelling) knew that violence begets more violence. |
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twitomy (756 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-29-09 09:11 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. American Revolution was "bloodless"? |
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puebloknot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 01:42 AM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Compared to the French and Russian Revolutions, ours was ... |
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twitomy (756 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 09:45 AM Response to Reply #53 |
54. Relatively, yes for sure.. |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
10. Oh for a gov that worked for the people instead of the corporations. |
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tom_paine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 07:47 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Nothing less than a full-scale revolution could bring that about, and even that probably won't. |
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tomreedtoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
12. I say we will have anarchy and bloodshed in the streets. |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 08:26 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Take to the streets, national shutdown day |
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tomreedtoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 11:22 PM Response to Reply #16 |
33. People don't have the courage for shutdown, let alone riots. |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-29-09 06:34 AM Response to Reply #33 |
45. Americans have become spineless |
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tomreedtoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-29-09 03:04 PM Response to Reply #45 |
50. Although there is one sport Democrats enjoy...even here. |
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glitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 10:39 PM Response to Reply #12 |
25. Please, the people causing our problems aren't having coffee at Starbucks. |
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Grinchie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-29-09 03:47 AM Response to Reply #25 |
42. That may be true, but they still need their mail and clearance to land their choppers |
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glitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-29-09 09:12 AM Response to Reply #42 |
47. Did you respond to the right post? And the hostility was unnecessary regardless. nt |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 08:07 PM Response to Original message |
14. And now for the bad news. |
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Grinchie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-29-09 04:01 AM Response to Reply #14 |
43. The only way to wrest control is to render the Corporations powerless |
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deaniac21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
19. Woe is us. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
20. Glad you're back, Glad you posted this, Glad to KnR |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
22. We all have to get busy - we already have many, many people in a weakened state . . . |
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Thickasabrick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
23. Fantastic post. Love the campaign reform ideas. nt |
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tiny elvis (619 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
24. another list |
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FKA MNChimpH8R (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 10:41 PM Response to Original message |
26. Great post |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
29. It's like we are living in the Roman republic... |
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MaraJade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
30. FINALLY! A voice of wisdom crying out in the wilderness! |
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Joe the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 11:47 PM Response to Original message |
34. The problems this country faces are staggering...... |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-29-09 12:11 AM Response to Original message |
35. K&R nt |
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Truth2Tell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-29-09 01:28 AM Response to Original message |
39. K&R, good to see ya around Mythsaje, been awhile. |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-29-09 01:35 AM Response to Original message |
40. Reading your excellently written post reminds me |
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