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The comforting life of an ideological fanatic by TB August 1, 2011 4:59 pm
    Just tuned into this guy... by Jody August 1, 2011 10:42 am
      Testing page broadcast by FrankC May 19, 2011 1:14 pm
        Coming to Terms with Right-Wing Movements by mcfly July 26, 2011 11:14 am
        • I was born in the Spanish-speaking neighborhood of Tampa, Florida, (Ybor City) but we moved to a rural, very rednecky ... by ER 2011-07-26 13:11:40
          • Seems your parents preferred living with the "Rednecks" in the country to their own kind in Ybor city. I ... by Lee 2011-07-26 18:43:09
            • Seems like we agree on one thing. The ones who do the "inviting" are the cause of most of ... by Lee 2011-07-26 19:18:01
              • My family has been here for over a century. They and their countrymen were invited here to work because Americans ... by ER 2011-07-26 19:38:18
                • No one here thinks that, ER. In fact, everyone here has a great deal of respect for you....and that ... by Lee 2011-07-27 13:21:43
              • The apologists and excuse makers for the Confederacy are always whining that the Civil War had nothing to do with ... by ER 2011-07-26 18:52:53
                • The funny thing is, every damn one of us, if not Native American, is an import. I'll never understand ... by Eri 2011-08-05 06:22:32
              • PS. It's a good thing its got lots of footnotes, or Tom might not take it seriously. by ER 2011-07-26 13:51:14
              • Wow, an entire paper demonizing a political ideology for demonizing political ideologies. by TB 2011-07-26 11:48:22
                • Maybe someday you'll get around to reading it? by mcfly 2011-07-26 11:58:58
                  • Did you? The last part is complete horseshit. I also checked out the main website, which was essentially ... by TB 2011-07-26 12:02:10
                    • Yep. Bookmarked and URL forwarded to my home email for future reference. Thought it was spot-on. by mcfly 2011-07-26 12:06:33
                      • Go git 'em, McFly! by Eri 2011-07-26 16:01:28
                        • Consider 'em got! :-) by mcfly 2011-07-26 19:25:53
                One symptom of tyranny... by TB July 25, 2011 11:34 am
                  Until August 1914 by TB July 24, 2011 8:59 pm
                  • Oh sure, post-Edwardian Britain was such a Libertarian paradise! That is, unless you were an industrial worker in the massive ... by ER 2011-07-25 04:43:57
                    • You make some very good points, particularly on colonialism and the British class system. I don't concede that either colonialism or ... by TB 2011-07-25 09:37:04
                      • It's all relative, Tom, which is my point. In spite of my harangue, the English peasant always had it ... by ER 2011-07-25 10:22:37
                        • Absence of all-pervasive state control does not automatically lead to freedom, but it is a prerequisite. I use "the state" as ... by TB 2011-07-25 10:55:08
                          • You and I must have completely different views of the social universe. I have never felt threatened by the ... by ER 2011-07-25 11:33:50
                            • That's actually surreal. Is this what happens to your head when you work for even a local government? ... by TB 2011-07-25 13:21:34
                              • I spent most of my life working for private industry: Mom and pop shops, giant corporations, but also the ... by ER 2011-07-25 14:01:36
                                • A Soviet science guy might not have been the best example. They were on the upper tiers in those ... by TB 2011-07-25 16:09:26
                                  • Not to worry, TB. China and Russia will carry the torch for free enterprise (ta-dah!). Just think, they're ... by ER 2011-07-25 16:28:28
                                    • The sad part is that you think China and Russia are "free enterprise" just because they contain rich businessmen. by TB 2011-07-25 18:48:30
                                      • Tom, they are rich businessmen, they get to decide what capitalism is, not two unemployed old geezers in North America ... by ER 2011-07-25 19:34:40
                                        • A great series of posts, ER! Thanks. by mcfly 2011-07-26 04:51:04
                                          • Thanks, super fly! It's reassuring to know someone is reading these posts who might actually benefit from them. by ER 2011-07-26 05:18:13
                                          • The Soviet Union had rich people running businesses. A lot of them managed to hang on to those government-sanctioned ... by TB 2011-07-25 20:51:22
                                            • Oh, quelle surprise! Rich, powerful industrial managers and financiers take advantage of a vacuum in political power and seize ... by ER 2011-07-26 05:16:08
                      Michael Moore in Norway by TB July 24, 2011 2:56 pm
                        I got yer budget deal right here... by TB July 24, 2011 9:42 am
                        • By the way, did everyone see my "Revenues and Tax Rates" post? by TB 2011-07-24 09:47:38
                          • I'm curious...do you see your own posts as "the end of the discussion" as often as you seem to suggest? by mcfly 2011-07-24 21:39:27
                            • "End of the discussion?" Are you kidding? It's all I can do to keep an actual discussion going around ... by TB 2011-07-25 09:38:19
                              • Nah, I'm probably just not reading you right. by mcfly 2011-07-25 10:47:53
                          The difference between a Republican and a Democrat by Jody July 23, 2011 3:34 pm
                          • Spare us the sanctimonious history lesson, TB, Conservatives don't give a fig about anything but keeping taxes low and profits ... by ER 2011-07-24 10:04:03
                            • Well, we certainly don't want low taxes and high profits in this country, do we? Which "millionaire tax cut" would that ... by TB 2011-07-24 11:44:16
                              • The median household income in this country is about 50 grand a year. If your family makes that much, ... by ER 2011-07-24 12:50:45
                                • You're going "serpentine" on me again. I suggested reading my post on revenues and tax rates. Have you? We're ... by TB 2011-07-24 13:08:34
                                  • Sorry, comrade, I can't "afford" to read your analysis. As far as I'm concerned, as long as your party ... by ER 2011-07-24 13:13:19
                                    • Okay, that's cool. by TB 2011-07-24 13:14:44
                              • Above post improperly placed. But you get the general idea. I have nothing against Sen Dirksen, in fact, I ... by ER 2011-07-24 10:30:19
                              • Nothing much new under the sun. When that film was shot (1967 - 1968) the Federal budget (in constant 2005 dollars) ... by TB 2011-07-23 16:27:49
                                • I love his simplicity. His bottom line earthiness. I remember my husband teaching the children about cards..."There are red cards and ... by Jody 2011-07-23 17:40:46
                                  • I think I finally understand where conservatives are coming from: Republicans are smart, noble and righteous, and Democrats are stupid, mean ... by ER 2011-07-24 08:55:10
                                    • Interesting. Neither Dirksen nor Jody made any value judgments of the kind you describe. Dirksen simply pointed out Democratic ideas ... by TB 2011-07-24 09:11:00
                                      • I think what I pointed out was pretty simple and obvious too. by ER 2011-07-24 09:21:31
                                        • Not really. You didn't point it out, you made it up. I thought the Dirksen film was quite significant. ... by TB 2011-07-24 09:43:32
                                Plan 9 from DNC by TB July 18, 2011 1:53 pm
                                • What kind of pathetic sour grapes crap is this, TB? Surely you can do better than that? So ... by ER 2011-07-22 08:39:58
                                  • Glad to see you again. Check out some more of my posts on Current Events and get back to ... by TB 2011-07-22 09:07:39
                                    • So now we need to blame Obama for extending the Bush Tax Cuts. My God, you are a piece of ... by ER 2011-07-22 09:29:55
                                      • You miss the point. This is the same Obama who is now insisting that there is no workable plan ... by TB 2011-07-22 09:34:14
                                        • 19 Different Polls Show That Americans Support Tax Increases To Cut Deficit by mcfly 2011-07-22 13:01:06
                                          • Not surprised. The media has been hammering out like two polls a day to support the Democratic premise. If you ... by TB 2011-07-22 14:57:17
                                            • You like the media when it appears to support you and dismiss it when it doesn't. Gets a bit old. by mcfly 2011-07-22 21:23:34
                                              • It's kind of like Republican pollsters who call up with skewed questions. I give them an answer they don't ... by Eri 2011-07-23 20:01:17
                                                • Heh. I have yet to get a phone poll call from ANY source or party that was not obviously ... by TB 2011-07-23 20:10:00
                                  Blaming it on the Tea Party by TB July 16, 2011 12:04 pm
                                    The end of the "Trust Fund" myth by TB July 14, 2011 1:37 pm
                                    • Oh this is not good. This is not good at all. Life vest anyone? by Jody 2011-07-16 07:17:45
                                      • I did know that. As soon I began reading the article (and before it had time to say so), ... by Eri 2011-07-14 21:17:49
                                        • The entire cost of the Iraq War since the beginning would pay for Social Security alone for about one year. The ... by TB 2011-07-15 08:38:13
                                          • As usual, you're full of shit. BFD re: these two wars. Before that there was the Cold War ... by Eri 2011-07-15 22:05:56
                                            • Okay. Vietnam cost about $686 billion in 2008 dollars. Korean War? A little less than $600 billion in 2008 ... by TB 2011-07-15 22:49:05
                                              • Wouldn't the "bridge to nowhere" be considered a shovel ready project? by Lee 2011-07-16 08:34:30
                                                • You're too illogical for words to describe. What part of the word, "ENTITLEMENTS" do you not understand? Until ... by Eri 2011-07-16 04:06:31
                                                  • The money isn't there, Eri. It hasn't been there for decades. It was "taken over" a long time ... by TB 2011-07-16 09:29:15
                                                    • That's what I said earlier. The government stole the fucking funds. What they stole must be returned. ... by Eri 2011-07-16 14:14:16
                                                      • Eri, they've been stealing those funds from day one. Back when Social Security was first set up, the retirement ... by Lee 2011-07-17 12:12:55
                                                        • By and large I am a fiscal conservative for this very reason. If I am going down I want it ... by Jody 2011-07-16 16:04:56
                                                          • I've got a rude awakening for you. Go look at your Social Security statement. It says, basically, that ... by TB 2011-07-16 15:53:27
                                                            • More than you really want to know about this by TB 2011-07-16 16:05:25
                                                            • It's being spent to pay the interest on all of that money you want the government to keep borrowing. by Lee 2011-07-16 14:55:24
                                                          • Please expound Eri...I don't know where you are going with this... by Jody 2011-07-16 08:12:31
                                                            • Out of MY salary or when I was self-employed, I paid FICA into Uncle Sam. That is Social Security; ... by Eri 2011-07-16 14:19:30
                                                              • "For some reason, idiot Republicans think they can just nullify the law that forced us to put money into the ... by TB 2011-07-16 15:57:24
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