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revolutionnow45 Donating Member (203 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-09-11 04:32 PM
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Top Ten Reasons We Should All Be Protesting
10. Because Obama and Congress are just like Wisconsin Governor Walker. They cut taxes and are pretending the budget crisis must be solved by cutting Social Security and Medicare.

9. Because the banking industry just manufactured a 'foreclosure crisis' based on fraud and illegal activities, stealing millions of people's homes, throwing them out on the streets and robbing pension funds in their scheme to bundle bad debts.

8. Because whenever there's a scandal, all we get is a "bi-partisan commission" shit sandwich. Face it- both parties are hopelessly corrupt- waiting for the next Diebold election is not the answer.

7. Because the Social Security Trust Fund was funded for the upcoming boomer years, until Clinton and Bush stole from it to pay for wars and tax cuts and now the politicians are lying to us because they don't want to pay it back.

6. Because the Government gave away Trillions to bankers so they could continue to make record profits without even ensuring they help the American people one bit, and now they are coming for your Social Security to pay for it.

5. Because your government wasted or 'lost' billions in two unnecessary wars, 'lost' 2.3 Trillion at the Pentagon and the only person that ever looked into it was fired... and they are coming for your Social Security money to pay for it.

4. Because the Government has wasted billions of dollars creating a whole new BIG Government Department of Homeland Security so they could subvert the Constitution illegally spying on US citizens. Former Homeland Security Department Chertoff is now making money x-raying your family and touching your junk at the airport.

3. Because the Government refused to even look at removing profit from health care, which is a driving force causing states to go bankrupt, as well as most personal bankruptcies in the country.

2. Because Obama was supposed to be Change We Can Believe In, and yet the wars continue at full speed, with drone strikes dramatically up, military spending is higher than ever, yet the poor and the old have to 'feel the pain' in our shared sacrifice. It's fucking bullshit!

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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-09-11 04:35 PM
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1. ...
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Aerows Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-10-11 01:16 PM
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11. 1. is...
... "1. Because the evildoers continue to loot the nation thanks to our Congress full of Useful Idiots, with one "Representative" so stupid he thinks that Guam might tip over."
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HowHasItComeToThis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-09-11 04:45 PM
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2. THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT POST ON DU SINCE I HAVE BEEN HERE
I WILL REPEAT 10. Because Obama and Congress are just like Wisconsin Governor Walker. They cut taxes and are pretending the budget crisis must be solved by cutting Social Security and Medicare.

9. Because the banking industry just manufactured a 'foreclosure crisis' based on fraud and illegal activities, stealing millions of people's homes, throwing them out on the streets and robbing pension funds in their scheme to bundle bad debts.

8. Because whenever there's a scandal, all we get is a "bi-partisan commission" shit sandwich. Face it- both parties are hopelessly corrupt- waiting for the next Diebold election is not the answer.

7. Because the Social Security Trust Fund was funded for the upcoming boomer years, until Clinton and Bush stole from it to pay for wars and tax cuts and now the politicians are lying to us because they don't want to pay it back.

6. Because the Government gave away Trillions to bankers so they could continue to make record profits without even ensuring they help the American people one bit, and now they are coming for your Social Security to pay for it.

5. Because your government wasted or 'lost' billions in two unnecessary wars, 'lost' 2.3 Trillion at the Pentagon and the only person that ever looked into it was fired... and they are coming for your Social Security money to pay for it.

4. Because the Government has wasted billions of dollars creating a whole new BIG Government Department of Homeland Security so they could subvert the Constitution illegally spying on US citizens. Former Homeland Security Department Chertoff is now making money x-raying your family and touching your junk at the airport.

3. Because the Government refused to even look at removing profit from health care, which is a driving force causing states to go bankrupt, as well as most personal bankruptcies in the country.

2. Because Obama was supposed to be Change We Can Believe In, and yet the wars continue at full speed, with drone strikes dramatically up, military spending is higher than ever, yet the poor and the old have to 'feel the pain' in our shared sacrifice. It's fucking bullshit!
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bbgrunt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-09-11 05:56 PM
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9. k and r!!!
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asjr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-09-11 04:50 PM
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3. You forgot No.11--GWBush gave away the surplus
left by Clinton to his buddies--the elite Republicans.

No. 12 -- GWBush and his sidekick Cheney got us into two wars because they wanted to--not because we had to. Now we are in debt for millions and billions of dollars and thousands of dead civilians and soldiers.

No. 13 - Promise to get ALL your facts straight before sounding off.
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revolutionnow45 Donating Member (203 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-09-11 04:54 PM
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4. I covered that.
Even during Clinton's administration, they were taking from the social security trust fund. Why is that?
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Thunderstruck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-09-11 04:55 PM
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5. Right? I mean, when you leave off the most obvious part,
it really becomes clear what your agenda is
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Pacifist Patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-09-11 05:27 PM
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6. We've got one compelling reason to inspire everyone to protest.
Our lawmakers have lost sight of the fact we're supposed to have a government of the people, by the people, for the people ... not for the corporation and a handful of the uber-wealthy. As far as I'm concerned, the other ten exist because of this.
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revolutionnow45 Donating Member (203 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-09-11 05:31 PM
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7. exactly!
The marriage of corporation and government is fascism.
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Poboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-09-11 05:32 PM
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8. Recommend.
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Wisconsin_2_Nation Donating Member (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-10-11 01:14 PM
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10. I am already there
Millions of Americans are now waking up to the big picture- Michael Moore's speech was very helpful in that way.
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