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busterbrown

(8,515 posts)
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:29 PM Dec 2013

Republicans will not extend unemployment benefits for 4 million...

You would think that if this actually ends up being the case, What percentage of these 4 million will still vote Red next september??? Even in the end if they reinstate all or part of the benefits, one would think that these people would be so pissed that they would never vote for a Repuke again. That these 4 million will take revenge on these bastards!!

What is it with the this loyalty to politicians who are so hateful that they would take food off the table from so many who are already struggling?

Do they just equate these type of benefits with people who are just takers except they are the exception?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/24/unemployment-benefits_n_4495341.html

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Republicans will not extend unemployment benefits for 4 million... (Original Post) busterbrown Dec 2013 OP
the devil you know is better than the BlueToTheBone Dec 2013 #1
Ignorance is Bliss!! busterbrown Dec 2013 #2
Of course...the three monkeys BlueToTheBone Dec 2013 #3
Missing BobUp Dec 2013 #4
The GOP needs to pay for this next November. Brigid Dec 2013 #5
The MSM will not publish this story. UCmeNdc Dec 2013 #6
Then Democrats should highlight this Rosa Luxemburg Dec 2013 #9
But the guvmint might take my gunz or let teh gayz get married. madinmaryland Dec 2013 #7
They plan to blame Obama for these cuts, and count on the most ignorant Amonester Dec 2013 #8
Then someone needs to call them out (repeatedly) Rosa Luxemburg Dec 2013 #10
Damn BobUp Dec 2013 #11

BlueToTheBone

(3,747 posts)
1. the devil you know is better than the
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:06 PM
Dec 2013

devil you don't? Or election fraud, or people vote for a name they can remember?

BobUp

(347 posts)
4. Missing
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 03:47 PM
Dec 2013

Well, you must understand that when R's control and a democrat holds the highest office, of course they're going to be conservatives. I never heard any of this conservatism when Bush served two terms, he was like a skid row wino that just couldn't get enough, and now, conservatives are suddenly conservative, go figure.

UCmeNdc

(9,600 posts)
6. The MSM will not publish this story.
Wed Dec 25, 2013, 08:42 AM
Dec 2013

The MSM will act like the GOP had nothing to do with not extending unemployment benefits.

Rosa Luxemburg

(28,627 posts)
9. Then Democrats should highlight this
Thu Dec 26, 2013, 11:39 AM
Dec 2013

with a few ads. dumb and dumbers may not vote against themselves next time.

Amonester

(11,541 posts)
8. They plan to blame Obama for these cuts, and count on the most ignorant
Thu Dec 26, 2013, 03:53 AM
Dec 2013

of them to believe them.

They've mastered the 'Repeat the same lie over and over, and it soon becomes true' techniques.

I'm afraid we'll see...

BobUp

(347 posts)
11. Damn
Thu Dec 26, 2013, 05:16 PM
Dec 2013

I just heard on the Ed Show that congress is about to go home without putting a bandaid on unemployment benefits extension/s. I'm so pissed, I could spit bullets. No wonder this congress has the absolute lowest approval rating in history. Aren't there any Democrats in congress with a spine anymore to keep these repuglicons from going home and doing nothing to help people?

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