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"1 percent" update by TB September 19, 2012 1:24 pm

Some of the wealthy have a conscience. by alcaray 2012-09-19 16:16:15
And yes, there are many wealthy patriotic people who put the good of the nation ahead of their own personal gain. by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-19 15:43:28
I heard an interesting report on NPR about many Obama big donors feeling slighted by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-19 15:41:37
- Interesting how the rich get a moral "indulgence" simply for supporting the Democratic Party. by TB 2012-09-19 19:44:05

How did the GOP's long time anti tax platform morph into complaints that poor people don't pay enough taxes? by BuckGalaxy September 19, 2012 4:39 pm

The "poor?" by TB 2012-09-19 19:26:18

Here's the full leaked video just up on Youtube. by BuckGalaxy September 17, 2012 8:48 pm

Edited? omg. The full video here- by RobVG 2012-09-18 22:24:58
- Sort of complete. by TB 2012-09-19 09:49:31
  - Yeah I'm sure in that missing part Romney expressed his love for the needy. by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-19 10:07:38
    - As mentioned in the article... by TB 2012-09-19 10:15:08
      - We've got what we've got. Romney is doubling down on it. I doubt ANYTHING will move the polls significantly now. by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-19 11:08:46
- I posted that one before the FULL video was released. I mis-titled the OP. Thanks for updating. by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-19 09:39:17
He speaks and acts very differently by ER 2012-09-18 06:12:58
- Projection by TB 2012-09-18 10:03:12
  - I don't think you watched the video. by alcaray 2012-09-18 15:42:56
  - Mitt just told us he doesn't really care about what half the country thinks. by ER 2012-09-18 10:38:16
    - A little more from Carney, by TB 2012-09-18 11:29:02
      - If this is class warfare from Obama, by ER 2012-09-18 11:49:38
        
        "Why is it I feel I'm under attack from the Right?" by TB 2012-09-18 12:03:49
        
        Gee Tom, maybe you're right. I'm sorry I doubted you. by ER 2012-09-18 12:13:29
You know, he is what he is. Finally. by bowser 2012-09-17 23:11:17
Full video coming soon by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-17 22:02:54
Romney's emergency press conference by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-17 20:50:28
- Did he call them "bitter clingers?" by TB 2012-09-17 22:20:25

Study: Tax Cuts for the Rich Don't Spur Growth by ER September 17, 2012 6:00 pm

It doesn't matter how much you invest in a business... by alcaray 2012-09-17 18:50:22
- Economics 101 by TB 2012-09-17 21:48:15
  - "Each dollar is now worth that much less." by alcaray 2012-09-18 12:10:49
    - The dollar just dropped against other currencies. by TB 2012-09-18 12:53:42
      - Think we should crank up insurance rates like Reagan did? by alcaray 2012-09-18 12:58:05
        
        Oops: meant 'interest', not 'insurance'. by alcaray 2012-09-18 12:58:50
  - TB, didn't you advo by bowser 2012-09-17 23:12:05
- Maybe if you gave them a job, or a raise, they could buy more stuff? What a concept. by ER 2012-09-17 19:05:06
  - Or a payroll tax cut. by alcaray 2012-09-17 20:20:46
Ahem. by bowser 2012-09-17 18:16:23
- I forgot that part. by ER 2012-09-17 18:45:05

The end of global warming in two easy steps by BuckGalaxy September 17, 2012 2:26 pm

I agree with Alcaray. by ER 2012-09-17 16:42:48
Don't get me wrong; this is a good thing. But... by alcaray 2012-09-17 15:37:41
- You're not taking into account... by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-17 16:55:15
  - A beam of sunlight only has so much energy. You can measure it by holding out your hand. by alcaray 2012-09-17 17:38:17
  - You have a point on solar, but there's a bigger picture. by TB 2012-09-17 17:16:13
  - That's what they said about fusion power. by ER 2012-09-17 17:06:08

Cameron 'claimed Britain is united against Mitt Romney' by BuckGalaxy September 16, 2012 5:24 pm

This seems fishy to me. by alcaray 2012-09-16 17:50:27
- That's actually Weinstein talking. by TB 2012-09-16 18:04:41
  - Yes but... by alcaray 2012-09-16 19:27:35
    - The BBC is telling us what Weinstein told them Cameron said. by TB 2012-09-16 19:49:52
      - And you think it's not true? by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-17 09:52:32
        
        I was the one with the quibble. Not TB. He defended the quote. by alcaray 2012-09-17 11:59:24
        
        I got the sense TB was casting doubt on it. by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-17 13:18:26

We now know why Romney's RNC acceptance speech failed to salute the troops or mention Afghanistan and Al Qaeda. by BuckGalaxy September 16, 2012 6:17 pm

George Will says what everyone in the world already knows by BuckGalaxy September 16, 2012 4:57 pm

UN ambassador, mouthpiece for Obama presidential campaign. by RobVG September 16, 2012 10:55 am

I wonder if anyone recalls Bolton's big mouth? by alcaray 2012-09-16 14:55:01
Trying to make this Carter connection is pathetic. by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-16 13:43:03
- Other than your title, I can't make head nor tails of your post. What were you trying to say. by RobVG 2012-09-16 14:48:50
  - The right has been pulling out all stops to say Obama is now Carter by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-16 15:35:07
    - I didn't know that. n/t by RobVG 2012-09-16 15:46:48
"Harry, 3 + 1 = 4. So does 2 + 2." "Absolutely right, Margo. Both of them. And so does 1 + 3." by bowser 2012-09-16 13:36:23
- Glad you finally see the truth. n/t by RobVG 2012-09-16 14:49:41
She appears to be a puppet. Let's get down to basics. Has Libya and Egypt *ever* wanted our help? by Jody 2012-09-16 12:55:14
- lol by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-16 13:44:13
- Absolutely. by ER 2012-09-16 13:21:52
Is this a "furor" in the making? by alcaray 2012-09-16 11:50:19
- Who knows. Maybe no one noticed. by RobVG 2012-09-16 14:52:11
More... by TB 2012-09-16 11:25:38
Maybe she was just diplomatically trying to avoid mentioning Iran. by ER 2012-09-16 11:13:03

Obama's handling of the "crisis" by BuckGalaxy September 15, 2012 9:57 pm

Meanwhile... by TB 2012-09-16 09:30:26
- Obama's foreign policy should be scrutinized closely, and that is what I was trying to do in th OP by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-16 13:31:09
  - Just curious. Did you read the article? by TB 2012-09-16 13:32:37
    - I did. Did you read the one I linked to? by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-16 14:15:55
      - You have to drop whatever you're doing and read TB's links. by ER 2012-09-16 14:28:58
- You don't let gaffes go by in election season. by alcaray 2012-09-16 11:18:39
  - You're right. In fact they pay people to find them. by RobVG 2012-09-16 11:47:16
  - So where are the Democratic ones? by TB 2012-09-16 11:34:55
    - Obama's campaign has been largely gaffe free. by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-16 13:19:20
    - Russian ships? by ER 2012-09-16 12:25:32
    - Oh, so now killing Osama is a BAD thing? by ER 2012-09-16 12:01:56
      - See, you're trying to make this about me. by TB 2012-09-16 13:29:05
        
        It IS about you, TB. by ER 2012-09-16 14:35:49
  - For TB, all motives are diabolical. by ER 2012-09-16 11:20:54
    - The reporters at the conference are on tape rehearsing their anti-Romney questions with each other ahead of time. by TB 2012-09-16 11:38:58
      - You're desperately trying to salvage something out of this, aren't you? by ER 2012-09-16 11:55:24
        
        Hadn't heard about that, had you? by TB 2012-09-16 11:58:18
        
        Hadn't heard about what? by ER 2012-09-16 12:08:48
        
        Never mind. by TB 2012-09-16 13:03:30
        
        I was wondering how long it would take you to figure me out. by ER 2012-09-16 13:06:54
- Don't you think maybe Romney shares just a bit of responsibility for by ER 2012-09-16 10:58:22
  - Romney did not need to wait 48 hours to know that the embassy in Egypt put out their "apology" before the attacks. by alcaray 2012-09-16 11:21:48
    - That's true, but what I meant was... by ER 2012-09-16 11:26:52
      - I'm skeptical. You have more faith in his advisors than I. by alcaray 2012-09-16 11:51:46
The Right will be simultaneously smug and shrill, pointing fingers if there's any more trouble. by ER 2012-09-16 06:14:23

Breast Feeding Activists? by ER September 15, 2012 9:11 am

Visiting my sister in Utah... by alcaray 2012-09-15 16:41:30
- Did I win? by alcaray 2012-09-15 16:42:52
Then there is this...Where do I even begin!!?? by Jody 2012-09-15 13:10:57
"It was OK, that everyone understood it had to be done, and there would be no problem." by bowser 2012-09-15 12:18:52
- I find talking loudly on a cell phone in public more offensive than breast feeding. by RobVG 2012-09-15 13:48:10
  - I find hocking a loogy and belching and scratching one's balls and picking underwear out of ones butt to be ... by Jody 2012-09-15 15:44:25
    - Interesting people you hang out with. by bowser 2012-09-15 22:16:53
    - Now wait a minute, let's not be hasty, here. by ER 2012-09-15 16:14:02
  - Bingo! by bowser 2012-09-15 13:53:59
Reminds of the time I was in a restaurant and my 3 month old was just a decibel from the ... by Jody 2012-09-15 09:22:09
- It was my understanding that traditionally, in American culture, public breastfeeding was acceptable. by ER 2012-09-15 12:59:36
- Discretion by TB 2012-09-15 09:54:27
  - Heh, true enough...I didn't usually do it at all in public, I would plan around feeding times. We happened to ... by Jody 2012-09-15 15:53:11
- I don't know why people are so puckered by this ER. I haven't got a clue. by Jody 2012-09-15 09:23:36

The Ministry of Hate by ER September 13, 2012 7:33 pm

I know of a man's insights that changed the world a coupla thousand years ago. by Jody 2012-09-14 18:59:57
- Sorry, they did not change the world. "Christians" live by the Old Testament. by bowser 2012-09-15 11:35:31
- John 11:35 by ER 2012-09-15 05:01:58
  - Jody 10:40 ...People pervert. But you are right... Death, injury, property damage, the possible collapse of a nation’s carefully crafted and nurtured ... by Jody 2012-09-15 08:42:30
    - One would *almost* conclude there is a grander scheme taking place. by Jody 2012-09-15 08:43:53
      - If god has anything to do with the events of the last few days... by ER 2012-09-15 09:01:56
        
        Yep...Gospel according to Jody. Actually I *know* her...and I have it on very good authority that Jody is a she. She ... by Jody 2012-09-15 10:54:49

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