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All occupiers are the "99 percent"... by TB November 17, 2011 11:18 pm

More on the actual subject of the thread, by TB 2011-11-20 20:06:02
Serious questions: How well is capitalism as practiced in the US working for the good of all the people? Is ... by bowser 2011-11-18 12:58:49
- You'll notice there's no reply to this one addressing the question. I'll bet I can guess why. by bowser 2011-11-19 09:51:03
  - The answers are involved, requiring a lot of background. by TB 2011-11-19 11:38:57
    - That is a long way of saying no, it's not working any more. And then attempting to explain why ... by bowser 2011-11-19 13:14:19
      - No, that wasn't what I said. by TB 2011-11-19 13:27:16
        
        TB, no tap dancing. Where did I say this. "You think there is an ideal universe where all high school ... by bowser 2011-11-19 23:57:43
        
        Can you honestly say you envisioned that ideal "trade worker" as NOT being a loyal member of a union? ... by TB 2011-11-20 14:02:46
- ...and your perception of the American Dream is...? by Jody 2011-11-18 13:21:09
  - For the average high school graduate to be able to learn a trade, buy a house, send his kids to ... by bowser 2011-11-18 18:25:12
    - I know what your saying. by RobVG 2011-11-20 15:37:26
      - “From 1975 to 2005, the cost of attending public universities in the U.S. tripled…. much of the increased cost can ... by Eri 2011-11-22 21:44:28
Extreme bias and prejudice are never pretty, are they? "Politburo" is a loaded term, which is why you used ... by bowser 2011-11-18 09:05:47
- BEATLES; REVOLUTION; continued... "....but if you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao ----Ain't gonna make it with anyone any how...." by Jeff-Wash 2011-11-18 10:03:50
  - It's usually pictures of Che nowadays. by TB 2011-11-18 10:13:05
- Nobody at Tea Party rallies had to explain how 70 percent of the attendees weren't "really" Tea Party members and ... by TB 2011-11-18 09:58:00
- Lennon & McCartney; BEATLES; REVOLUTION. (Screaming electric guitars:) "Say you want a revo-lu-tion? We-ll you know - we don't want to change the world..." by Jeff-Wash 2011-11-18 09:54:41

"We millionaires need to pay more taxes" by TB November 17, 2011 11:50 am

Yes, millionaires do. And I noted that the inquisition cut off the responders, not allowing them to say why. ... by Eri 2011-11-19 09:45:08
- "You Republicans seem to get stuck in the suck-up mud, enjoying putting everything squarely on the backs of a few ... by TB 2011-11-19 10:42:17
I notice something interesting. by TB 2011-11-18 11:38:03
An observation. Conservatives cut taxes on the wealthy and started two unwinnable wars, fighting them with borrowed money. When and ... by bowser 2011-11-17 14:32:56
- See? You can't (or won't) learn. by TB 2011-11-17 14:46:39
  - All the tap dancing in the world cannot erase, alter or amend reality.It's simple, logical and there's no way to ... by bowser 2011-11-17 16:45:21
    - I'd back you up if I were able to sit and type but you're right and Tom's wrong and that's ... by Eri 2011-11-17 20:29:17
    - OK. The wars didn't cost anything significant to your way of thinking. I believe Cheney's estimate was $20 ... by bowser 2011-11-17 17:36:33
      - Now you're in gibber mode. by TB 2011-11-17 17:44:32
        
        I note you splutter a lot when people make you accountable for Republican Party screw ups, speaking of which, the ... by Eri 2011-11-19 09:47:35
    - Q.E.D. by TB 2011-11-17 17:33:27

Just when you thought it couldn't get worse... by BuckGalaxy November 15, 2011 1:50 am

It's good to be the king. by TB November 13, 2011 6:06 pm

Just being the devils advocate... by FrankC 2011-11-15 23:18:10
- Either insider trading is illegal or it isn't. by TB 2011-11-16 10:20:33
  - If the political leaders of the US weren't exempt from the laws their subjects have to live under, Bush and ... by bowser 2011-11-17 00:22:35
  - I agree Tom, It was completely stupid to attempt to justify immoral behavior by FrankC 2011-11-16 15:59:26
    - Now, now Frank, I don't agree with "completely stupid". Please see my comment on Flame, even though it is ... by bowser 2011-11-17 00:32:32
- I speak yadaese too Frank!!! by Jody 2011-11-16 07:17:18
  - I figured as much :) by FrankC 2011-11-16 17:35:16

Hillary fans, take note... by TB November 12, 2011 6:11 pm

Occupy Wall Street starts to crumble by TB November 12, 2011 11:09 am

Cough! Cough! Wheeze! I miss my warm bed. I'm going back to my parents. by Jeff-Wash 2011-11-18 00:36:42
It's ok, they'll go away as soon as the economy turns around, just like the tea party n/t by RobVG 2011-11-17 18:36:37
Had dinner tonight with someone plugged into the homeless-sheltered community in Portland. He said that as soon as the ... by bowser 2011-11-14 23:42:36
Simply the physical manifestation of the movement. In Portland, Oregon, the people voted on what to do, where to ... by bowser 2011-11-14 20:51:14
- LENNON & MCCARTNEY; THE BEATLES. REVOLUTION. Screaming electric guitar into... "Say you want a revo-lu-tion? we-ell, you know, we don't want to change the world ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-11-18 00:40:55
- I got yer "peaceful" by TB 2011-11-15 10:07:13
  - "Portland police, protestors worked to avoid riots." And if you'll notice, the violence starts when the police attack. ... by bowser 2011-11-15 10:21:59
It's just a breather. More will come as the European crisis bleeds onto our shores. It won't necessarily come in ... by Eri 2011-11-13 13:07:22
- A "teach-in." by TB 2011-11-13 17:12:38
- The "European crisis" is the result of a specific set of ideas and policies. by TB 2011-11-13 16:37:33
  - Whatever, TB. The point is, it has reached our shores in the form of our products not being sold ... by Eri 2011-11-13 16:39:38
    - No. by TB 2011-11-13 17:21:01
      - I don't know whether to throttle you or pat you on the head. I'm too busy to get into an argument ... by Eri 2011-11-14 09:46:47
        
        When I think about it, by TB 2011-11-14 11:08:37
        
        No Tom, I just quit. Once I was a reporter and highly involved with politics and science and just ... by Eri 2011-11-14 22:01:46
Demonstrating an admirable restraint along the way. Having been infiltrated by other groups with more violent agendas they are ... by bowser 2011-11-12 13:34:18
- And you lecture me on reality. Heh. by TB 2011-11-12 13:40:41
  - Here's a difference. I'll admit I'm viewing that through forgiving eyes, that there have been sordid episodes along the ... by bowser 2011-11-12 17:28:36
    - P.S. by TB 2011-11-12 18:05:25
    - We saw a movement in 2010 that was able to make its point without wrecking themselves or anything else. by TB 2011-11-12 17:52:50
      - Quite a stretch, TB. The Tea Party has the military and police forces on it's side, doesn't need to ... by bowser 2011-11-13 00:50:16
        
        I hope the weather's nicer in your universe than it is in mine. And for God's sake, study some history. by TB 2011-11-13 09:24:25
Only slightly related... by TB 2011-11-12 11:44:22

In Remembrance of our Veterans!!! by Jody November 11, 2011 9:16 pm

Gingrich moving up by RobVG November 11, 2011 8:26 pm

Could it be!? Newt is actually contending to be the GOP nominee??? This is going to get VERY ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-11-12 03:27:01
- Better bring your game this time. by TB 2011-11-12 10:28:01
  - First of all, thank you for acknowledging that the Dems face virtually no "real intellectual opposition" from the GOP. ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-11-12 16:11:55
    - Okay, you got a zinger in there. :) by TB 2011-11-12 17:09:27

Ran across this on another site by Eri November 11, 2011 7:48 pm

Remember Veterans Day by TB November 11, 2011 11:00 am

Thanks to the ones, also, who are no longer with us but maybe lurk from the other side. RNE ... by Eri 2011-11-11 18:29:17

Why Rick Perry will survive the Presidential debates... by Jody November 11, 2011 7:36 am

I hope he doesn't. by Lee 2011-11-13 15:22:29
- I know what you mean Lee...I feel that way about Cain. by Jody 2011-11-13 17:17:43
Did you notice the date on that article? by BuckGalaxy 2011-11-12 03:22:47
- Yes I did Buck. For myself, it helps me to understand the man better...his style. I tend to be a ... by Jody 2011-11-12 10:53:54
  - It's pretty obvious the guy who wrote that article you quoted in your op was dead wrong. Perry dropped ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-11-12 16:21:35
    - ...with buttah ... by Jody 2011-11-12 18:11:48
    - Buck's got a point. by TB 2011-11-12 17:12:08

And I thought I'd heard it all... by Eri November 10, 2011 7:08 am

Oh Eri.... by Jody 2011-11-10 09:08:07
- What the hell is modern society turning into? by Eri 2011-11-10 12:06:11

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