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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 08:48 PM Original message |
So at the store I told the guy ringing the bell why I won't give to the Salvation Army |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 08:51 PM Response to Original message |
1. Cool story - think I'll say the same thing when I run into them this year! nt |
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SoCalNative (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 08:58 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Or you could print these out |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 09:02 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Thank-you! I'm printing as I type. nt |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 09:04 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. those are great - thanks n/t |
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Thickasabrick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
2. Good for you - and not to mention the anti-immigrant stance they are |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 09:36 PM Response to Reply #2 |
21. that's another reason |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 09:39 PM Response to Reply #2 |
23. Were I in Texas, I would be bell-ringers if their supervisors showed their birth certificates |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 09:55 PM Response to Reply #2 |
28. At least it's not a national policy |
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niyad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-03-09 01:19 AM Response to Reply #2 |
29. that reminds me--need to call the local office and tell them what I think of their houston office |
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MissMarple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
3. Well, good for you. Balance, truth, and integrity...and civility. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
4. Courage, thy name is ruggerson |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 08:55 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Snark aside |
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tjwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
6. Dude...all you did was browbeat some poor homeless guy who's trying to survive. |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 09:00 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Yeah... this. |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 09:01 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Hardly |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 09:09 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Why explain? |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 09:32 PM Response to Reply #6 |
16. Not necessarily |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 09:46 PM Response to Reply #6 |
25. Uh...not necessarily. My employer has participated in recruiting |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
11. ummm- you do realize that the people who ring the bells aren't part of the organization, right...? |
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foxfeet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 09:26 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. If they are actively supporting its work, it is "their" organization |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 09:33 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. not in the sense of the op's statement to the bellringer... |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 09:34 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. But by ringing, they are part of it |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 09:36 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. And by voting for Obama you are part of his "marriage is between a man and woman" stance |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 09:38 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. the op was haranguing a bell-ringer about passing the info on to higher-ups in 'his organization'... |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
15. Same reason I don't give to dems - DADT, Gay marriage, etc |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
19. And then there's the not providing services to immigrants |
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southernyankeebelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
24. My husband and I have a gay friend that raises funds for the older young |
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liberal_at_heart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
26. Nice gesture but fruitless |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-02-09 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
27. I don't give to them for the same reasons as mentioned in this thread. |
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