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trumad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 06:18 AM Original message |
You did notice that when Obama mentioned no Social Security checks |
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Tennessee Gal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 06:40 AM Response to Original message |
1. Perhaps a lot of those teabagger fools are on SS and ... |
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Nictuku (907 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 06:47 AM Response to Original message |
2. On C-SPAN |
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safeinOhio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 06:47 AM Response to Original message |
3. Nope the $. have spoking |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 06:55 AM Response to Original message |
4. Also VA Benefits... |
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Sportsguy (389 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 07:01 AM Response to Original message |
5. Good Observation :) |
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AC_Mem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 07:18 AM Response to Original message |
6. Ha! I think they did more than blink |
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Volaris (479 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 07:47 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. I noticed that too, about Mitch... |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 07:19 AM Response to Original message |
7. Obama is playing the GOP like a fish |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 07:20 AM Response to Original message |
8. I abslutely disagree. |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 07:22 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Your outrage is misplaced - it is the GOP that wants default, shutdown and no SS checks |
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AlinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 07:26 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. yup. Precisely. |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 07:26 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Read it again. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 08:09 AM Response to Reply #12 |
22. a little shock treatment for the senior tea bag asshole is a good thing. nt |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 08:15 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Except that it was a scatter shot. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 08:30 AM Response to Reply #24 |
31. I honestly don't understand your annoyance. |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 08:46 AM Response to Reply #31 |
35. Except that |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 09:18 AM Response to Reply #35 |
37. yes, it does. if the US defaults, it will be unable to pay out SS checks. |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 07:43 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Neither wants default but to position the other party as the one |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 07:54 AM Response to Reply #9 |
20. Yet the right didn't say the SS recipients might not get their checks |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 07:53 AM Response to Reply #8 |
18. You're right |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 07:54 AM Response to Reply #8 |
19. if you try hard enough, you can make yourself outraged at any conceivable situation. |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 08:17 AM Response to Reply #19 |
26. Objection does not equal outrage. |
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tallahasseedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 08:01 AM Response to Reply #8 |
21. They should be scared... |
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jtown1123 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 08:18 AM Response to Reply #21 |
27. There really is no precedent for this. I think he is scaring seniors into |
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cutlassmama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 07:23 AM Response to Original message |
10. Doubtful they blinked. that's not their constitients. Only the rich and greedy |
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jtown1123 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 08:36 AM Response to Reply #10 |
33. That's wrong. Seniors vote vote for GOP in large droves. |
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cui bono (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 06:37 PM Response to Reply #10 |
44. If people voting for republicans were only the rich and greedy they would never get elected. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 07:48 AM Response to Original message |
15. He should have said no pay for the troops |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 07:51 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Agreed, this would have been more effective. All anyone is going to remember is that |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 07:52 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. He pissed off a lot of seniors needlessly |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 08:29 AM Response to Reply #17 |
30. He is the president. He has to tell the truth about the situation. |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 09:08 AM Response to Reply #30 |
36. Funny, isn't it... |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 09:29 AM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Well, I do think "scare tactics" are real and often used. But I really didn't see that |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:16 AM Response to Reply #30 |
39. Don't come crying to us when he loses in 2012 - |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:22 AM Response to Reply #39 |
40. I came away with a different perspective. I liked the way he gave it straight |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 12:20 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. I could agree with you, possibly, had he threatened defense. Why no mention of shutting off |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 01:54 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. Because it wasn't the context of that conversation. |
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juajen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 01:04 AM Response to Reply #39 |
46. I am a senior and I do not blame him for using what was in his |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 08:22 AM Response to Reply #15 |
28. But he wasn't asked about the troops... |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 12:21 PM Response to Reply #28 |
42. He has to be asked specifically about defense? Is it not the single largest item |
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juajen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 01:07 AM Response to Reply #28 |
47. IIRC, he did. I know veterans checks were certainly talked about. |
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KaryninMiami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 08:11 AM Response to Original message |
23. Yes- I have a feeling they had a long list of juicy tidbits to be released |
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jtown1123 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 08:16 AM Response to Original message |
25. The thing is, he may scare seniors into accepting Chained CPI w/ the threats of no checks |
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JPZenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 08:22 AM Response to Original message |
29. Its real - the bank account will be overdrawn early Aug. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 08:31 AM Response to Original message |
32. Yeah, giving the elderly and disabled NIGHTMARES is so great! |
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freshwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:41 AM Response to Reply #32 |
45. And it's being done in GOP governed states as we speak. More Dems, less BS. |
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juajen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 01:08 AM Response to Reply #32 |
48. I know of no seniors who are having nightmares, and I know quite |
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