Your friends? Naw, they won't vote. Most of them have been disqualified on criminal charges or failing to pay child support, and the few that haven't will be too busy puking up cheap Bourbon.
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Your friends? Naw, they won't vote. Most of them have been disqualified on criminal charges or failing to pay child support, and the few that haven't will be too busy puking up cheap Bourbon.
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hedge guess what
Trump is a RINO
just what you said you hate
and now it is pretty clear he is
he used to be a democrat , has alot of the liberal ideas
he is telling the GOP he will run Independant :mj07:
if he does they are fucked winning this election and the GOP know it
and you said just the other day you would vote for him
Trump is a RINO
just what you said you hate
and now it is pretty clear he is
he used to be a democrat , has alot of the liberal ideas
he is telling the GOP he will run Independant :mj07:
if he does they are fucked winning this election and the GOP know it
and you said just the other day you would vote for him
Four years ago, I was among tens of thousands of Wisconsinites who made their way to Madison every weekend to march against Scott Walker and his attacks on public education and on unions. We were all ages, ethnicities, political persuasions, chanting: "This is what democracy looks like!" Homemade signs sprouted amidst the snowflakes. My favorite: "He's not a Packer, he's a Steeler." (The Packers had just triumphed over Pittsburgh in the Super Bowl.)
Turns out what Scott Walker set out to steal was democracy itself.
First came the attack on collective bargaining for public sector unions, done with a particularly sleazy sleight-of-hand. Walker pointed to cutbacks workers faced in the private sector and declared that public sector workers were the "haves" who needed to be cut down a peg. Never mind that the private corporations he pointed to were rolling in profits. The problem, according to Walker, wasn't bloated corporations and overpaid executives -- it was public school teachers and home health care workers and snow plough drivers. Walker's goal went far beyond asking for more sacrifices from public sector workers; he was out to destroy the power of their unions. A hallmark of democracy is the ability of workers to come together to bargain collectively and have a voice at work.
Next he went after the paid sick days win in Milwaukee. Nearly 70 percent of the voters there said "Yes" in 2008 to a ballot initiative that was then upheld by the courts. But Walker opposed it and used his power to destroy it. At the behest of corporate lobbyists including Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) and the Wisconsin Restaurant Association, Walker's allies in the legislature rammed through a bill prohibiting local units of government or voters from deciding to expand protections for their own communities. Walker came to the MMAC office in Milwaukee to sign the bill,declaring that "Patchwork government mandates stifle job creation and economic opportunity." Wisconsin needed a uniform state standard, he said -- never mind that the standard was zero. And never mind the conservative principle of local control.
In addition to limiting what people can vote for, Walker championed efforts to narrow who can vote in the first place. He supported and signed bills restricting access to early voting and requiring photo identification, and urged an end to same-day voter registration.
Walker also stomped on the most personal decision a woman could make, whether or not to terminate a pregnancy. Walker supported a bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks even in cases of rape or incest. "I mean, I think for most people who are concerned about that, it's in the initial months where they're most concerned about it," he said. Walker also favors allowing a man to sue a woman he impregnates who decides to have an abortion, but denying women the right to sue over unequal pay.
Just as he equivocated during the 2014 gubernatorial election on his support for Roe v. Wade, Walker misled the public about his intentions toward so-called 'right-to-work' legislation. Shortly after winning re-election, his party unleashed such a bill and Walker gleefully signed it, declaring, "This sends a powerful message across the country and across the world."
And just as the rest of the country was celebrating the Supreme Court decision to uphold marriage equality, Scott Walker called for a constitutional amendment to leave the matter in the hands of the states. This "states' rights" argument makes a mockery of democracy, which was meant to use the power of the people to expand rights -- not to restrict them. He also supported undermining the elected school board in Milwaukee and turning public schools over to for-profit charters.
Walker's latest move, spearheading an effort to gut the state's open records law, would make it harder to identify the role of a group like the conservative American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) in developing legislation and would hamper the ability of the press and public to play a watchdog role -- another hallmark of democracy.
As we shivered during the Wisconsin uprising, many of us cheered at the sign that read, "I thought it would be warmer in Egypt," referring to the uprising there demanding democratic rights. Wisconsinites became more and more aware we were dealing with an enemy of democracy. American voters would be wise to learn from our experience.
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:nono:
opcorn2:facepalm:
Turns out what Scott Walker set out to steal was democracy itself.
First came the attack on collective bargaining for public sector unions, done with a particularly sleazy sleight-of-hand. Walker pointed to cutbacks workers faced in the private sector and declared that public sector workers were the "haves" who needed to be cut down a peg. Never mind that the private corporations he pointed to were rolling in profits. The problem, according to Walker, wasn't bloated corporations and overpaid executives -- it was public school teachers and home health care workers and snow plough drivers. Walker's goal went far beyond asking for more sacrifices from public sector workers; he was out to destroy the power of their unions. A hallmark of democracy is the ability of workers to come together to bargain collectively and have a voice at work.
Next he went after the paid sick days win in Milwaukee. Nearly 70 percent of the voters there said "Yes" in 2008 to a ballot initiative that was then upheld by the courts. But Walker opposed it and used his power to destroy it. At the behest of corporate lobbyists including Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) and the Wisconsin Restaurant Association, Walker's allies in the legislature rammed through a bill prohibiting local units of government or voters from deciding to expand protections for their own communities. Walker came to the MMAC office in Milwaukee to sign the bill,declaring that "Patchwork government mandates stifle job creation and economic opportunity." Wisconsin needed a uniform state standard, he said -- never mind that the standard was zero. And never mind the conservative principle of local control.
In addition to limiting what people can vote for, Walker championed efforts to narrow who can vote in the first place. He supported and signed bills restricting access to early voting and requiring photo identification, and urged an end to same-day voter registration.
Walker also stomped on the most personal decision a woman could make, whether or not to terminate a pregnancy. Walker supported a bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks even in cases of rape or incest. "I mean, I think for most people who are concerned about that, it's in the initial months where they're most concerned about it," he said. Walker also favors allowing a man to sue a woman he impregnates who decides to have an abortion, but denying women the right to sue over unequal pay.
Just as he equivocated during the 2014 gubernatorial election on his support for Roe v. Wade, Walker misled the public about his intentions toward so-called 'right-to-work' legislation. Shortly after winning re-election, his party unleashed such a bill and Walker gleefully signed it, declaring, "This sends a powerful message across the country and across the world."
And just as the rest of the country was celebrating the Supreme Court decision to uphold marriage equality, Scott Walker called for a constitutional amendment to leave the matter in the hands of the states. This "states' rights" argument makes a mockery of democracy, which was meant to use the power of the people to expand rights -- not to restrict them. He also supported undermining the elected school board in Milwaukee and turning public schools over to for-profit charters.
Walker's latest move, spearheading an effort to gut the state's open records law, would make it harder to identify the role of a group like the conservative American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) in developing legislation and would hamper the ability of the press and public to play a watchdog role -- another hallmark of democracy.
As we shivered during the Wisconsin uprising, many of us cheered at the sign that read, "I thought it would be warmer in Egypt," referring to the uprising there demanding democratic rights. Wisconsinites became more and more aware we were dealing with an enemy of democracy. American voters would be wise to learn from our experience.
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:nono:
opcorn2:facepalm:
Rush L believes the "loving, sensitive" and "hip" portrayal of gay sex in popular culture might be having an impact on teenage boys nationwide.
July the conservative pundit and radio host took to the airwaves to respond to a new report which found that today's teenagers, especially boys, were having significantly less sex than those in the 1980s. Describing teen boys in 2015 as "bullies or predators or brutes, or they are pajama boys," Limbaugh implied that the depiction of heterosexual sex versus gay sex on television programs, streaming video outlets and in pornography is, in part, responsible for this apparent shift.
"Heterosexual sex on television is often portrayed as violent and aggressive towards women -- rape or just short of it," he said in the broadcast. "On the other hand... gay sex is portrayed as loving, sensitive, fun, hip, natural, normal [and] cool -- you name it."
Suggesting the difference in cultural portrayal had to do with advancing a "political agenda," Limbaugh went on to note, "We have removed all of the mystique and the magic and the wonder and the mystery by just pushing it at kids constantly."
Limbaugh, of course, has made no secret of his opposition to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. He offered up a similarly convoluted, anti-LGBT argument earlier this year, suggesting that businesses that want to deny services to same-sex couples should blame the Muslim community.
"Instead of telling the gay couple that you refuse to bake the cake for their wedding because you disapprove of homosexuality, you should now say you are not going to bake a cake for the gay wedding because you fear Muslim backlash,"
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teen boys
sounds like a topic he knows alot about :0074
hedges hero
July the conservative pundit and radio host took to the airwaves to respond to a new report which found that today's teenagers, especially boys, were having significantly less sex than those in the 1980s. Describing teen boys in 2015 as "bullies or predators or brutes, or they are pajama boys," Limbaugh implied that the depiction of heterosexual sex versus gay sex on television programs, streaming video outlets and in pornography is, in part, responsible for this apparent shift.
"Heterosexual sex on television is often portrayed as violent and aggressive towards women -- rape or just short of it," he said in the broadcast. "On the other hand... gay sex is portrayed as loving, sensitive, fun, hip, natural, normal [and] cool -- you name it."
Suggesting the difference in cultural portrayal had to do with advancing a "political agenda," Limbaugh went on to note, "We have removed all of the mystique and the magic and the wonder and the mystery by just pushing it at kids constantly."
Limbaugh, of course, has made no secret of his opposition to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. He offered up a similarly convoluted, anti-LGBT argument earlier this year, suggesting that businesses that want to deny services to same-sex couples should blame the Muslim community.
"Instead of telling the gay couple that you refuse to bake the cake for their wedding because you disapprove of homosexuality, you should now say you are not going to bake a cake for the gay wedding because you fear Muslim backlash,"
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teen boys
sounds like a topic he knows alot about :0074
hedges hero
Four years ago, I was among tens of thousands of Wisconsinites who made their way to Madison every weekend to march against Scott Walker and his attacks on public education and on unions. We were all ages, ethnicities, political persuasions, chanting: "This is what democracy looks like!" Homemade signs sprouted amidst the snowflakes. My favorite: "He's not a Packer, he's a Steeler." (The Packers had just triumphed over Pittsburgh in the Super Bowl.)
Turns out what Scott Walker set out to steal was democracy itself.
First came the attack on collective bargaining for public sector unions, done with a particularly sleazy sleight-of-hand. Walker pointed to cutbacks workers faced in the private sector and declared that public sector workers were the "haves" who needed to be cut down a peg. Never mind that the private corporations he pointed to were rolling in profits. The problem, according to Walker, wasn't bloated corporations and overpaid executives -- it was public school teachers and home health care workers and snow plough drivers. Walker's goal went far beyond asking for more sacrifices from public sector workers; he was out to destroy the power of their unions. A hallmark of democracy is the ability of workers to come together to bargain collectively and have a voice at work.
Next he went after the paid sick days win in Milwaukee. Nearly 70 percent of the voters there said "Yes" in 2008 to a ballot initiative that was then upheld by the courts. But Walker opposed it and used his power to destroy it. At the behest of corporate lobbyists including Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) and the Wisconsin Restaurant Association, Walker's allies in the legislature rammed through a bill prohibiting local units of government or voters from deciding to expand protections for their own communities. Walker came to the MMAC office in Milwaukee to sign the bill,declaring that "Patchwork government mandates stifle job creation and economic opportunity." Wisconsin needed a uniform state standard, he said -- never mind that the standard was zero. And never mind the conservative principle of local control.
In addition to limiting what people can vote for, Walker championed efforts to narrow who can vote in the first place. He supported and signed bills restricting access to early voting and requiring photo identification, and urged an end to same-day voter registration.
Walker also stomped on the most personal decision a woman could make, whether or not to terminate a pregnancy. Walker supported a bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks even in cases of rape or incest. "I mean, I think for most people who are concerned about that, it's in the initial months where they're most concerned about it," he said. Walker also favors allowing a man to sue a woman he impregnates who decides to have an abortion, but denying women the right to sue over unequal pay.
Just as he equivocated during the 2014 gubernatorial election on his support for Roe v. Wade, Walker misled the public about his intentions toward so-called 'right-to-work' legislation. Shortly after winning re-election, his party unleashed such a bill and Walker gleefully signed it, declaring, "This sends a powerful message across the country and across the world."
And just as the rest of the country was celebrating the Supreme Court decision to uphold marriage equality, Scott Walker called for a constitutional amendment to leave the matter in the hands of the states. This "states' rights" argument makes a mockery of democracy, which was meant to use the power of the people to expand rights -- not to restrict them. He also supported undermining the elected school board in Milwaukee and turning public schools over to for-profit charters.
Walker's latest move, spearheading an effort to gut the state's open records law, would make it harder to identify the role of a group like the conservative American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) in developing legislation and would hamper the ability of the press and public to play a watchdog role -- another hallmark of democracy.
As we shivered during the Wisconsin uprising, many of us cheered at the sign that read, "I thought it would be warmer in Egypt," referring to the uprising there demanding democratic rights. Wisconsinites became more and more aware we were dealing with an enemy of democracy. American voters would be wise to learn from our experience.
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:nono:
"Reaganomics, you start a business in your parent's garage; Obamanomics you move into your parents garage."
Ted Cruz
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On second thought :facepalm:
I don't fucking know who I like in this race I guess Scott Walker:shrug:
Don't like RINOS
hedge
do you realize you are relying on me to point out to you that Trump is a RINO ?
you are fucked.
:facepalm:
St Leo University
No it is Cruz who is petty minded...but then what do you expect from a Fascist Demagogue trying to appeal to small minded, petty people like the "Conservative Base" of his Party. It is people like Cruz and the Menagerie of Slack Jawed dingbats in the House Republican Caucus that have caused the Congress to become a laughingstock. As it is, even McConnell and the others are so scared of their own "base" that doing anything at all , no matter how truly good for the country that that minority of uber-Conservative know-nothings deems remotely resembles GOVERNING is a fearful excercise. You know like passing a bill to build roads and bridges....
The GOP is a desperate horde of predators, ready to fraticide one another, like pure megalomaniacs.
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this is the real nutbucket hedge
try not to believe everything he does or you are bound for destruction of civilization
as we know it.
No it is Cruz who is petty minded...but then what do you expect from a Fascist Demagogue trying to appeal to small minded, petty people like the "Conservative Base" of his Party. It is people like Cruz and the Menagerie of Slack Jawed dingbats in the House Republican Caucus that have caused the Congress to become a laughingstock. As it is, even McConnell and the others are so scared of their own "base" that doing anything at all , no matter how truly good for the country that that minority of uber-Conservative know-nothings deems remotely resembles GOVERNING is a fearful excercise. You know like passing a bill to build roads and bridges....
The GOP is a desperate horde of predators, ready to fraticide one another, like pure megalomaniacs.
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this is the real nutbucket hedge
try not to believe everything he does or you are bound for destruction of civilization
as we know it.
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) claimed that if people could bring their guns to the movies, they could have prevented the movie theater shooting in Lafayette, Louisiana, Thursday evening.
"These concepts of gun-free zones are a bad idea. I think that you allow the citizens of this country -- who have been appropriately trained, appropriately backgrounded, know how to handle and use firearms -- to carry them," he told CNN?s Jake Tapper Sunday. ?I believe that, with all my heart, that if you have the citizens who are well trained, and particularly in these places that are considered to be gun-free zones, that we can stop that type of activity, or stop it before there's as many people that are impacted as what we saw in Lafayette."
Such a provision ?makes a lot of sense? under the Second Amendment, the 2016 presidential hopeful said.
When Tapper asked if that solution would be more effective than strengthening gun control laws, Perry pushed argued that the problem in Lafayette and the recent shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, is a lack of enforcement.
?We need to enforce the laws that are on the books,? he said. ?Somebody didn't do their job in the standpoint of enforcing the laws that are on the books."
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) similarly called for better enforcement of gun laws, stressing that John Russell Houser, the shooter who had a history of mental illness, should not have been able to obtain a gun.
"Every time this happens, it seems like the person has a history of mental illness. We need to make sure the systems we have in place actually work," he said on CBS? "Face the Nation." ?We need to make sure that background system is working. Absolutely, in this instance, this man never should have been able to buy a gun."
Houser legally purchased the gun used Thursday at a pawn shop in Alabama last year, according to law enforcement officials. He had previously been denied a pistol due to a prior arrest and reports of domestic violence.
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allowing more guns everywhere is just not the answer .
Perry does look brilliant in them glasses.
says the same stupid stuff tho.
there has to be better control of mental illness in this country. Many years ago we let them out of institutions and they got back on the street.
there has to be better ways to not allow guns to people with mental issues.\
also never never sell guns to any Mohammed Allauh baktar
that should go without saying. No just no.
"These concepts of gun-free zones are a bad idea. I think that you allow the citizens of this country -- who have been appropriately trained, appropriately backgrounded, know how to handle and use firearms -- to carry them," he told CNN?s Jake Tapper Sunday. ?I believe that, with all my heart, that if you have the citizens who are well trained, and particularly in these places that are considered to be gun-free zones, that we can stop that type of activity, or stop it before there's as many people that are impacted as what we saw in Lafayette."
Such a provision ?makes a lot of sense? under the Second Amendment, the 2016 presidential hopeful said.
When Tapper asked if that solution would be more effective than strengthening gun control laws, Perry pushed argued that the problem in Lafayette and the recent shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, is a lack of enforcement.
?We need to enforce the laws that are on the books,? he said. ?Somebody didn't do their job in the standpoint of enforcing the laws that are on the books."
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) similarly called for better enforcement of gun laws, stressing that John Russell Houser, the shooter who had a history of mental illness, should not have been able to obtain a gun.
"Every time this happens, it seems like the person has a history of mental illness. We need to make sure the systems we have in place actually work," he said on CBS? "Face the Nation." ?We need to make sure that background system is working. Absolutely, in this instance, this man never should have been able to buy a gun."
Houser legally purchased the gun used Thursday at a pawn shop in Alabama last year, according to law enforcement officials. He had previously been denied a pistol due to a prior arrest and reports of domestic violence.
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allowing more guns everywhere is just not the answer .
Perry does look brilliant in them glasses.
says the same stupid stuff tho.
there has to be better control of mental illness in this country. Many years ago we let them out of institutions and they got back on the street.
there has to be better ways to not allow guns to people with mental issues.\
also never never sell guns to any Mohammed Allauh baktar
that should go without saying. No just no.
?Guys, I promise, these wars will be done soon. I super-promise.?
who said this ?
anyone know ?
Ronnie ?
who said this ?
anyone know ?
Ronnie ?
Rick Nelson ? Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
There should now be absolutely NO DOUBT that fox news controls the republican party. Why in the world would the RNC allow a tv station define how the republican candidates appear on a debate? If the RNC wants to define the 10 top, fine, but having a tv station do it? Ridiculous!:mj07:
Like ? Reply ? 43 ? 10 hrs
Christopher Charles Currie ? Pascoag, Rhode Island
If the RNC had its way, Trump would not be included.
Like ? Reply ? 10 ? 9 hrs
James Dokoupil
This is going to be the best puppet show since Howdy Doody went off the air 65 years ago.
Like ? Reply ? 44 ? 11 hrs
Terry Lee ? Telgar
That Donald Trump is leading the 2016 GOP pack of clowns says alot about just how screwed up the Republican base is.
Like ? Reply ? 37 ? 11 hrs
Kevin A. Tarrant ? Freed-Hardeman University
Yes it is and isn't it great to watch them destroy themselves.
Like ? Reply ? 11 ? 10 hrs
Terry Lee ? Telgar
"Fox News is relaxing the criteria even further, doing away with the 1 percent polling requirement and allowing the full slate of 16 candidates the opportunity to appear in either the main debate at 9 p.m. EST or another event at 5 p.m. EST."
Yay! It looks like we might get a 3-ring circus after all! Let's see, I'm going to need tons of popcorn, cold drinks, and my comfy chair for this. Alright, let the GOP circus begin!
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Ellj Em
Terry Lee But the challenge is what to do for the drinking game! The candidates all have just about the same positions; some of them lie about it more artfully than others. They're all "not scientists," want to defund Planned Parenthood, ban abortion, ban Mexicans, love black people as long as they know their "place" and don't drive/walk/breathe in public, hate education, think the poor should pay higher taxes to support the long-suffering rich, and think that healthcare is vastly overrated when it is much simpler to just die quickly. What words can we pick that allow us to reach that right level of happy without passing out within the first five minutes? Suggestions welcomed!
Like ? Reply ? 3 ? 6 hrs
August 6 DEBATES
cant wait
this is going to be funny shit
the neo cons were going to try not to attack each other so much in debates. Now with the Donald
all fucking bets are off.,
its the only chance they have.
and I think he will make them look stupid
There should now be absolutely NO DOUBT that fox news controls the republican party. Why in the world would the RNC allow a tv station define how the republican candidates appear on a debate? If the RNC wants to define the 10 top, fine, but having a tv station do it? Ridiculous!:mj07:
Like ? Reply ? 43 ? 10 hrs
Christopher Charles Currie ? Pascoag, Rhode Island
If the RNC had its way, Trump would not be included.
Like ? Reply ? 10 ? 9 hrs
James Dokoupil
This is going to be the best puppet show since Howdy Doody went off the air 65 years ago.
Like ? Reply ? 44 ? 11 hrs
Terry Lee ? Telgar
That Donald Trump is leading the 2016 GOP pack of clowns says alot about just how screwed up the Republican base is.
Like ? Reply ? 37 ? 11 hrs
Kevin A. Tarrant ? Freed-Hardeman University
Yes it is and isn't it great to watch them destroy themselves.
Like ? Reply ? 11 ? 10 hrs
Terry Lee ? Telgar
"Fox News is relaxing the criteria even further, doing away with the 1 percent polling requirement and allowing the full slate of 16 candidates the opportunity to appear in either the main debate at 9 p.m. EST or another event at 5 p.m. EST."
Yay! It looks like we might get a 3-ring circus after all! Let's see, I'm going to need tons of popcorn, cold drinks, and my comfy chair for this. Alright, let the GOP circus begin!
Like ? Reply ? 21 ? 11 hrs
Ellj Em
Terry Lee But the challenge is what to do for the drinking game! The candidates all have just about the same positions; some of them lie about it more artfully than others. They're all "not scientists," want to defund Planned Parenthood, ban abortion, ban Mexicans, love black people as long as they know their "place" and don't drive/walk/breathe in public, hate education, think the poor should pay higher taxes to support the long-suffering rich, and think that healthcare is vastly overrated when it is much simpler to just die quickly. What words can we pick that allow us to reach that right level of happy without passing out within the first five minutes? Suggestions welcomed!
Like ? Reply ? 3 ? 6 hrs
August 6 DEBATES
cant wait
this is going to be funny shit
the neo cons were going to try not to attack each other so much in debates. Now with the Donald
all fucking bets are off.,
its the only chance they have.
and I think he will make them look stupid
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Those who say Keynesian economics doesn't work always seem to ignore the benefits of govt spending when it comes to military spending. Gee I wonder what would happen to San Diego and Norfolk if the Navy just up and left?
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Most of our gas comes from our hemisphere. As for buying stuff in china, they would buy stuff from here if they could and it was affordable. Jesus, do better.
where did the neo cons lose their way
Because the spirit of Thomas Paine has been replaced by Ayn Rand.
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