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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 06:48 PM Original message |
It's Sad So Many Are Heavily Invested In Seeing Obama As A Sellout > |
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Gamow (226 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
1. Yes, Obama is a strong unwavering liberal who has fought the machine, instead of becoming a cog |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 06:52 PM Response to Reply #1 |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 02:28 AM Response to Reply #1 |
70. He could put Medicare and Social Security on the table and some people would still defend him! |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
2. he put SS and Medicare spending cuts on the table. What if the pukes had taken it? |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 06:51 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. #1. You have no idea what he "put on the table". All you ever heard were rumors. #2. Republicans |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 11:19 PM Response to Reply #7 |
39. Then the only sin is failure to communicate? |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 02:30 AM Response to Reply #7 |
71. ROFL! |
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Angry Dragon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 05:23 PM Response to Reply #7 |
75. Then is there any reason these talks should be behind closed doors |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 05:28 PM Response to Reply #7 |
79. Did you not listen to his speech? He said, within the first 2 minutes, that he had put them on |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 06:17 PM Response to Reply #7 |
87. then why doesn't he refuse to cut benefits for needy & old folks? |
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leeroysphitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 11:02 PM Response to Reply #2 |
55. Lord knows I am. n/t |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
3. And there are those who are invested in seeing Obama as a Machiavellian 11 D chess player.. |
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SwampG8r (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 01:22 AM Response to Reply #3 |
60. and equally unlikely |
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a kennedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
4. Not me, love the POTUS...... |
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Creideiki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 09:33 PM Response to Reply #4 |
52. And his sexy, sexy abs! |
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markpkessinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
5. I don't see him as a "stupid weak coward..." |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 06:51 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Or a sellout. Despite his progress moving us slowly to the Left. |
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inna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 11:16 PM Response to Reply #8 |
38. "Despite his progress moving us slowly to the Left." - OMFG. |
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SwampG8r (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 01:23 AM Response to Reply #38 |
61. ......... omfg is right |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 02:08 AM Response to Reply #38 |
64. Delussional to put it mildly. |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 02:03 AM Response to Reply #8 |
63. Heh |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 02:23 AM Response to Reply #8 |
67. ... |
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Angry Dragon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 05:25 PM Response to Reply #8 |
76. Left of what?? |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 06:53 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. It's that viewpoint that I disagree most strongly with. Just my |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 06:55 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. And yet, you still disagree with Obama from time to time. Am I right? It's possible |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 07:38 PM Response to Reply #18 |
30. Oh yeah, I disagree with him a LOT, but I don't think he's kowtowing to |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 12:07 AM Response to Reply #5 |
57. Yup. nt |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
6. Really, I think when he accidentally signed the tax cuts for the rich into law... |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 06:52 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Health Care Reform is a HUGE step forward towards Single Payer. Just because we didn't get there |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 06:53 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Yeah, but he did. |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 06:54 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. I read this week that one third of his current donations are from banks. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 06:56 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. That would be, if true, from employees at banks. Just like a third of teachers might donate. |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 08:56 PM Response to Reply #19 |
43. Did you miss Citizens vs United? |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 06:56 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. You get what you pay for. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 06:58 PM Response to Reply #11 |
22. I disagree.. |
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SwampG8r (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 01:25 AM Response to Reply #22 |
62. yup |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 09:16 PM Response to Reply #11 |
47. No.. |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 02:33 AM Response to Reply #11 |
72. Bullshit. The for-profit system has been entrenched. Now they are moving on to destroy Medicare. |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 05:35 PM Response to Reply #11 |
81. Health Insurance REform was a HUGE step away from Single Payer |
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liberalmuse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
9. This appears to be true. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
12. I disagree, but still luv ya. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 06:54 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Happy to bicker with you. I just today read you feed feral cats. |
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Kahuna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 06:57 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. Buck up! Be brave! This is war. Total war. |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
14. Its really sad that he is a sellout. |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
23. Irony Impairment Syndrome |
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rury (629 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
24. Absolutely... |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
25. Has Obama been saying that SS and Medicare cuts are off the table? |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
26. He is a sell out - too many in the democratic party are - |
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rbnyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
27. I'm only going to speak for myself. |
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hay rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
28. Either some are "Heavily Invested" or others... |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 07:17 PM Original message |
It's sad he's so heavily invested in being one. |
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StarsInHerHair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
29. unrec |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
31. I don't see him that way at all. He's fighting hard for RW policy. That's actually much worse. |
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rbnyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
32. Net recommendation: 0 votes (Your vote: -1) |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 09:00 PM Response to Original message |
33. lol. invested? Not at all, I've come to the conclusion that Obama is weak |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
34. Who spoke his words to USA Today, if not him? |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 11:11 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. You first have to frighten the crap out of poor old folks before you lead them to the promised land. |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 11:02 PM Response to Original message |
35. right. it's his critics that have an emotional investment.. |
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demmiblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
36. Unrec. n/t |
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Safetykitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 11:23 PM Response to Original message |
40. If I was invested in him as a sellout as you say, I would have a credit default swap. |
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Marr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 11:24 PM Response to Original message |
41. I think he's a master of political maneuvering. In fact, you know why I think he was angry today? |
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StarburstClock (583 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 11:25 PM Response to Original message |
42. Unrec. You should pity yourself for blind partisanship. |
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Creideiki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 09:00 PM Response to Original message |
44. Flypaper! |
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JTFrog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
45. Fuck em. |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 09:25 PM Response to Reply #45 |
51. Exactly. nt |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
46. Why do you think that is? |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
48. K&R..nt |
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Fearless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
49. Not everything is about race. This is one of those times. |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
50. Wedded to reality, not prejudice. |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
53. Who the hell donates their hard to come by money, time, and votes to |
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loyalsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
54. I wonder how many harsh critics supported him in the primary? |
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frustrated_lefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 11:53 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. My fiancee and I had ear-to-ear grins election night. |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 02:21 AM Response to Reply #56 |
66. My feelings ... EXACTLY. nt |
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loyalsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 05:08 PM Response to Reply #56 |
73. I understand being disappointed |
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Bobbie Jo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 12:34 AM Response to Reply #54 |
58. Two words. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 06:04 PM Response to Reply #54 |
86. I was an almost rabid Obama supporter from the very begining, then came the Healthcare crap. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 12:37 AM Response to Original message |
59. Deleted message |
Safetykitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 02:10 AM Response to Original message |
65. No he is not really a sellout. He is apparently a very bad President overall. Our last |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 02:23 AM Response to Original message |
68. Dog Whistle. This is another thread calling DU'ers RACISTS. |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 02:26 AM Response to Original message |
69. Yeah, it's all personal. |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
74. It's sad so many are so heavily invested |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
77. It is sad so many people are invested in seeing Obama as perfect, |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 05:36 PM Response to Reply #77 |
82. oops... wrong spot |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
78. k&r |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
80. He's rolling a boulder up a hill. |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
83. You forgot the part about how we |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
84. I am only invested in my children. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
85. I'm not "invested" in anything. I WAS invested in Obama being a great Progressive president... |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
88. I Am Sick To My Stomach Watching the Man Who Promised Change |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 06:32 PM Response to Original message |
89. I love the DU community's reaction to this tripe. |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
90. Well this was a productive discussion. |
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oldlib (549 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
91. I hope that you are right. |
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hairyHans (13 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
92. Americans need courage to Rally and Rant with Rage! |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
93. Yeah sure |
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