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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:54 AM Original message |
Why on earth am I having to argue over social security with Democrats? |
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CleanGreenFuture (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
1. It's inconceivable, shameful, and unforgiveable. |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
2. Because humanity is a lot of confirmation-bias-addled authoritarians who trust their leaders? :3 nt |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 12:03 PM Response to Reply #2 |
14. LOL! And it's also a lot of confirmation bias addled ideologues who expect |
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Kermitt Gribble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 12:54 PM Response to Reply #14 |
31. People defending Social Security from cuts are now ideologues?? |
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liberation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 08:38 PM Response to Reply #31 |
46. Not only that, but they consider it a hilarious topic |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 12:55 PM Response to Reply #46 |
58. Every Kitty post starts with an LOL no matter what the topic. n/t |
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Dragonfli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 04:14 PM Response to Reply #14 |
44. yes many Republicans believe a safety net is excess from ideologues |
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liberation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 08:37 PM Response to Reply #14 |
45. "confirmation bias" another term that does not mean what you think it does |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 12:52 PM Response to Reply #14 |
57. Do you have any ideals at all? |
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Sherman A1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
3. Good Question |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
4. Those are not real democrats. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:59 AM Response to Reply #4 |
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whatchamacallit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
5. Crazy, huh K&R n/t |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
6. Because (pardon my French) I'm beginning to think f*cked up Democrats have become Republican nt |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 12:00 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Agreed. Democrats have become Republicans, and Republicans |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 12:02 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Republicans are divided up into ordinary fascists and outright Nazi fascists nt |
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Raksha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 03:55 PM Response to Reply #13 |
43. That's a good way of describing it: |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
7. Recommended. |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 02:14 PM Response to Reply #7 |
40. PS: |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 06:30 AM Response to Reply #40 |
51. Yes, I see. |
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reformist2 (998 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
8. What/who are you referring to? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 12:00 PM Response to Reply #8 |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
12. I posted a poll a week ago |
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Bozita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
15. K&R, bigtime! |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
16. DLC/Third Way |
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Big Blue Marble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
17. We are lost because we have lost any real representation in Washington. N/T |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 12:38 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. The grand deal was never offered? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 12:43 PM Response to Reply #18 |
27. Nope. There has been good reporting, including from Obama himself. |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
19. by the standards of the 70's, today we have a republican party and a john birch society party. |
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newspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 11:43 AM Response to Reply #19 |
55. yeah, well you can't call the new democrats old repugs |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 07:18 PM Response to Reply #55 |
61. most republicans only avoided messing with ss because we had a real democratic party back then. |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
20. DLC/Will Marshall was touting the very words "Grand Bargain" in 1999. |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
21. b/c our president has decided that bargaining away SS is the "adult" thing to do... |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
22. It's fucking bizarre. |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
23. Because you refuse to have an open mind? |
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Coyote_Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 01:20 PM Response to Reply #23 |
32. Ummmm...... |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 01:35 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. You don't know me. |
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Coyote_Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 01:58 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. I know you by your words |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 02:05 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Nice to see you again |
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BobbyBoring (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
24. The partys have really changed |
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abelenkpe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
25. +1000 nt |
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aintitfunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
28. You should not have to. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
29. Got me. |
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kctim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
30. Do you believe social security would be affected by a default of the country? |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
34. I asked the same thing when Obama came out in favor of expanded oil drilling |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
35. Good question, especially from Democrats. I expect to have |
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A Simple Game (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
36. You aren't arguing it with Democrats. |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
39. Surreal, isn't it? n/t |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
41. Because Ronald Reagan and Rush Limbaugh got into their heads? |
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MisterP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
42. the Koch Bros.' DLC and the Powell-Memo-ish Kirkpatrick-Moynihan-Jackson |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
47. It's beyond disgusting...there are no words left to describe what's going on. n/t |
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padruig (24 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 12:18 AM Response to Original message |
48. Social Security (its an insurance policy, not an entitlement) |
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JoeyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 06:02 AM Response to Original message |
49. Pretty much. |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 06:09 AM Response to Original message |
50. Because there are some Dems here that won't have to rely on the safety net |
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quaker bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 06:33 AM Response to Original message |
52. It helps to be accurate |
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midnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
53. Thankyou! |
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cyberpj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
54. Because Democrats now get their campaign funding from Corporations. Unions? Not so much since |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
56. Because Bush took us down the rabbit hole and we |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
59. Error: You can only recommend threads started in the last 24 hours |
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lucca18 (149 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
60. I agree...we will be truly lost. nt |
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