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kpete

(71,994 posts) Wed Oct 16, 2013, 11:55 AM Oct 2013

Breaking: Final agreement ending government shutdown to be signed at Appamattox Courthouse.

Want some schadenfreuedensnark?

Jim White ?@JimWhiteGNV 37m
Breaking: Final agreement ending government shutdown to be signed at Appamattox Courthouse.

https://twitter.com/JimWhiteGNV/status/390488146283986945

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Breaking: Final agreement ending government shutdown to be signed at Appamattox Courthouse. (Original Post) kpete Oct 2013 OP

Is this real? Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2013 #1

ha! Richardo Oct 2013 #2

Actually, I'm waiting for the vote to come through before posting this: JHB Oct 2013 #3

Edited, joke explained uppityperson Oct 2013 #4

it's a joke, Hon CatWoman Oct 2013 #7

thank you, reading the replies now, it makes sense, sorry and thanks uppityperson Oct 2013 #9

Are sequestration levels of funding still in the bill? AtomicKitten Oct 2013 #5

now that's good stuff, right there! n/t ProdigalJunkMail Oct 2013 #6

I heard it would be signed on the USS Missouri lostincalifornia Oct 2013 #8

Good news flamingdem Oct 2013 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author deafskeptic Oct 2013 #11

If they really want to sign it within an accurate historical context... CoffeeCat Oct 2013 #12

Fantastic Anarchist

(7,309 posts)

1. Is this real?

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 11:58 AM

Oct 2013

If it is, I hope it stings to hell.

Richardo

(38,391 posts)

2. ha!

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 11:58 AM

Oct 2013

JHB

(37,160 posts)

3. Actually, I'm waiting for the vote to come through before posting this:

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 11:58 AM

Oct 2013

Mr. Boehner has no division

Gettysburg is a better analogy than Appomatox. They're not gone yet, but this looks like their high water mark.

uppityperson

(115,677 posts)

4. Edited, joke explained

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 11:59 AM

Oct 2013

"Huh? Doesn't it have to go through senate and house? Or has it already and now Obama will sign?"

CatWoman

(79,302 posts)

7. it's a joke, Hon

Reply to uppityperson (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 12:01 PM

Oct 2013

that courthouse is where Lee surrendered to Grant

uppityperson

(115,677 posts)

9. thank you, reading the replies now, it makes sense, sorry and thanks

Reply to CatWoman (Reply #7)

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 12:04 PM

Oct 2013

Too funny

AtomicKitten

(46,585 posts)

5. Are sequestration levels of funding still in the bill?

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 12:00 PM

Oct 2013

That was a concession right out of the gate. Democrats have won - they should craft the bill WE/THEY want and not throw the terrorists a bone with continuation of sequestration levels of funding the government.

ProdigalJunkMail

(12,017 posts)

6. now that's good stuff, right there! n/t

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 12:00 PM

Oct 2013

lostincalifornia

(3,639 posts)

8. I heard it would be signed on the USS Missouri

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 12:02 PM

Oct 2013

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)

10. Good news

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 12:04 PM

Oct 2013

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deafskeptic This message was self-deleted by its author.

CoffeeCat

(24,411 posts)

12. If they really want to sign it within an accurate historical context...

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 12:27 PM

Oct 2013

Then we should prep the time machine, return to the Titanic, sign the final agreement and leave
the Republicans on the sinking ship while the Democrats row away to safety.

Seriously. What they've done is so asinine. It's incomprehensible that adults with functioning
neurons could actually believe that these actions were loaded with "win." I mean, these are
Ivy-League educated, privileged powerbrokers. And we're actually supposed to believe that they
thought this was a good idea?

This is the only reason that I think we're going off the cliff. And maybe I'm overthinking here. I just
don't buy into the notion that grown adults are behaving this way. This must be part of some bigger
scheme. It just has to.

It doesn't make one fricking bit of sense. These are not stupid people.

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