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37. grover norquist quote-of-the damned - featured in one of babylonsister's threads
Mon May 28, 2012, 11:17 PM
May 2012

Here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002738067#post5

This is one of the main spear-headers of the present-day mean-spirited, hate-mongering, racist, selfish, greedy, Dark-Side mentality. grover norquist - who would love to see government shrunk so small you could drown it in a bathtub (OR, I suppose, force it up inside every vagina in the country). But note the first one - about the main goal being to inflict pain.

Nice, 'eh? And our country is suffocating under the toxic smog of that mentality. And chances are, they all loudly call themselves Christian, too.

Looked like the wall touched him like it does most liberal N proud May 2012 #1
I went there 3 years ago SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #2
I never went to war and have always objected to them. I went there in the mid-80's calimary May 2012 #9
Very nicely said. tclambert May 2012 #11
Beautifully said. eom Frustratedlady May 2012 #12
+1,000,000,000 x 1,000,000,000 - n/t coalition_unwilling May 2012 #24
well said. Another thing that happens is the quiet that falls upon us as we walk the length of it Beaverhausen May 2012 #28
Wow. I went there. I cried. babylonsister May 2012 #36
Post removed Post removed May 2012 #30
Replying to troll here - I apologize in advance for it being out of place JonLP24 May 2012 #31
CNN poll says Romney is ahead of Obama with Veterans.. cheriemedium59 May 2012 #3
I just don't believe it SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #5
Don't believe it either. sarge43 May 2012 #7
Here'a a link Mutiny In Heaven May 2012 #17
Because while active they are bombarded with Limpballs Doctor_J May 2012 #20
Good fucking question, SGM... Aviation Pro May 2012 #26
Couldn't have said it better myself. SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #32
That hurts. It's a slap in the face to the Obama and Biden families who've made veterans and calimary May 2012 #10
Most of the veterans I know Rittermeister May 2012 #15
Edge of rural here, too. Ship of Fools May 2012 #25
VFW... GoCubsGo May 2012 #29
I would love to see a poll SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #33
I have very little respect for CNN as a news network Iliyah May 2012 #16
The group "Veterans" includes a lot of old, very right-wing people jeff47 May 2012 #18
He wants to increase miltary spending. Mz Pip May 2012 #19
Someone else raised the point that the demographics in that group tend to be older white men, NYC Liberal May 2012 #21
K&R Tarheel_Dem May 2012 #4
He was pretty blunt about how badly the returning vets were treated after the war. I recall AlinPA May 2012 #6
I remember being called some pretty awful names SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #8
Welcome home to you, Sir! Frustratedlady May 2012 #13
People back then just didn't understand, SGMRTDARMY. They just didn't get it. calimary May 2012 #14
Reading this I teared up. SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #35
grover norquist quote-of-the damned - featured in one of babylonsister's threads calimary May 2012 #37
That was especially meaningful, hearing the President say "Welcome Home" pinboy3niner May 2012 #34
I am going to have to watch this later on. NYC Liberal May 2012 #22
Here: Watch President Obama's Speech at the Vietnam War 50th Anniversary SunsetDreams May 2012 #23
K & R Scurrilous May 2012 #27
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