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oicu812 commented on the diary post Don’t Vent, Organize — And “Primary” a Democrat Near You by Norman Solomon.
Are you rich? Do you have influence inside any political party? If you ran for city concil would you be elected? Figure it out. The whole political party on every level is holding us hostage due to term limits and lobbyists. Wake up, figure it ouyt.
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oicu812 commented on the diary post Did the Government Compromise its Case by Refusing Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s Requests for a Lawyer? by E. F. Beall.
Yeah me too, figure there is a lot more I should be paying attention to than what the TV media tells me I should. To all the young people there is still print media. Sorry, I forgot reading, writng,interpretation is required, in english
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oicu812 commented on the diary post THINK LAB: May 1st by PeasantParty.
I have said it before, and I will once again dumb it down for people,who don’t get it. Who think they can solve problems by typing on a keybooard,and posting their comments. And yes, I’m guilty too. The economy,our overseas strategy, our military budget, 1st teir, 2nd teir….and so on are determined by current events. [...]
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oicu812 commented on the diary post Rant 2: The Loss Of Meaning by rosalind.
The oath might have had some substance if you take out the lobbyist, the pile of money from non-idendtified sources. While you may consider this a flippant comment, I guarantee if you institute a public draft, of a minimum of two years, you would not recognize this country. We would again take the power out [...]
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oicu812 wrote a new diary post: Tin plated Royalty
I watch the media and I hear, the most powerful Republican, the most powerful Democrat politician. So, and so, is a rising star in Washington. Bullcrap, no, they are hired, elected help. Public employees. They work for us, we pay them. Without term limits, they only have themselves to associate with, and they have decided [...]
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oicu812 commented on the diary post Obama Reveals his Cynical, Deceptive, Authoritarian and A-scientific approach to Drug Prohibition in the 21st Century by acmerecords.
I haven’t heard anything about Big Pharma being interested in pot. Why would they? I could see the dept of agriculture being interested. It costs 5 million dollars to produce the first next best pill, then 5 cents for all the others produced. We already know how to grow pot, I don’t know how to [...]
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oicu812 commented on the diary post Seven State Keystone XL Resolutions, Where Are the Environmentalists? by Nick Surgey.
This is bullcrap, where is MSNBC?, Where are all the tree-hugging enviromentalists? As you stated, as far as national media recognigtion, this is just an enviromental hiccup. Oh, sorry, MSNBC, will try to fit it in on their schedule on a slow news day. MSNBC has their own agenda…this did not fit the news cycle.
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oicu812 commented on the diary post The Absolute Sense of Certainty by Coach Bill.
Do you remember? George Wallace was a Democrat. Politicians have become fat and happy in Washington, and we are footing the bill. We need term limits. We don’t get to vote on the most qualified anymore, we only get to vote on who the RNC and DNC give us. I asked Richard Shelby about term [...]
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oicu812 commented on the diary post NRA Roulette and Russian Roulette by TuffsNotEnuff.
Everyone wants to look at every angle of this gun control issue and come up with a hundred different ways of looking at this situation. Here’s the deal,there is absolutely no reason for large capacity magazines. No matter what the design of an assault weapon, if it had a a max of 5 rounds per [...]
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oicu812 wrote a new diary post: Labels, Words and Definitions
As a moderate conservative, raised as a southern Baptist, I have been intrigued by the Prop 8 case before the Supreme Court. No matter what my personal views have ever been, I have always tried to figure out what the other person was trying to say, think , or acccomplish. But here I sit, and after [...]
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oicu812 commented on the diary post NPR—-Trashes The Disabled. by TomThumb.
Years ago when I was signing up for Social Security benefits online, I was surprised to find to find most of the Gov links from Google dealt with SSI Disability info. It was 70/30. I have noticed since then the proliferation of ambulance chasing lawyers advertising on TV to sue the government to get SSI [...]
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oicu812 commented on the diary post Constitutional Conventions: Shall We ConCon? by David Swanson.
It never fails to amaze me that most people don’t remember the ink on the Constitution was barely dry before it was ammended 10 times. The Bill of Rights. Giving specific liberties to individuals(except women and minorities) states, justice system , military, well you know. Yes, I agree with a lot of your points. For [...]
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oicu812 commented on the blog post Late Night FDL – Don’t Just Sit There, Go Watch the Perseid Meteor Shower!
Thanks, I had almost forgot about the guy on PBS that would come on for about 5 minutes and tell us all to “keep looking up”. It will remind you of what was there before us, and what will be there after us.
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oicu812 commented on the diary post Memo to the White House: Monty Python’s Holy Grail Was Funnier by merlin1963.
She’s a witch, burn her.
How do you know she’s a witch?
Well,she turned me into a Newt.
You don’t look like a Newt.
I got better…..I don’t think the current Newt will ever “get better”.
Now to any more comments, “leave me or I will taunt you again”.
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oicu812 commented on the diary post Fighting to Fight: Questioning the Battle of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” by On The Issues Magazine.
Is there a mod that can take care of this blue light special that keeps popping up? I have flagged it twice.
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oicu812 commented on the diary post Top Veterans’ Groups to White House: Chained CPI Would Mean “Real Sacrifice” for Veterans by Daniel Marans.
Seen an idiot lately? Look at the post from wsmazsd. A lot of veterans don’t have a foot to put shoes on. I flagged this post as inappropriate, if you guys come back flag it too.
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oicu812 commented on the blog post Sign Up for FDL Conference Call with Dan Choi on his Upcoming Trial
In 1968, if I had $200 and a bus ticket to Canada, I would not have been in Vietnam in 1969. What year was Choi drafted? I must have missed that somewhere. But now we have National Guard personnel who joined for a few more bucks to supplement their income, dying in a war that should not be. This guy is the gay version of Glenn Beck as far as I’m concerned. No one that knows me, knows me as a former Marine Sgt. That never was, nor will it ever be,the way I want to be identified. Dan Choi on the otherhand, seems to still like for people to call him Lieutenant Choi. Is he still a Lieutenant, and again, what year was he drafted?
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oicu812 commented on the blog post Ordinary Americans Continue to Deliver Progressive Messages at Republican Town Hall Meetings
I am an ordinary American, very ordinary, ordinary to the point that sites such as FDL are my only recourse for anonymous,impersonal rants. If you have never attended a townhall meeting, at any government level, let me enlighten you. It is, more times than not, just a token gesture. From my city council member, on up the ladder to Richard Shelby. They are there because they think they need to be. I have quit e-mailing, and have started sending them hand written letters. Does anyone out there know how hard it is to compose a letter in cursive? I now consider this (computer) form of communication ABC,123. Anyway, thanks again David, as usual, good article. I have a question. Can anyone point me toward a conservative site that I can comment on blogs? I’ve started looking around, but their sites are for the most part, not well put together. You would think they could, like FDL, hire a competent web developer. Maybe they spent to much money on Lipton tea.
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oicu812 commented on the blog post Postal Service Wants to Eliminate 120,000 Jobs
Your statement was a paradox. Yes, private business has to make a profit to pay the light bill. We have to work to pay our light bill. Do we need to spend billions on an unjustified war? No. Do companies on the NYSE, unions, the boards of these companies, need to quit having a pissing contest, with our elected officials holding “it” for them? Yes. It, in my opinion is a plan. Divided we fall. They will all tell you, I know what is best for you. Washington is the culprit and purveyor, not Obama specifically, but the people we sent to Washington to look after our best interests.
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oicu812 wrote a new diary post: I have ten fingers, I can find a label for them all.
Liberal, progressive liberal, democrat, moderate democrat, progressive liberal democrat. Conservative, moderate conservative right wing, republican, far right republican, and yes who could forget(I would love to)the tea party. I was going to try and bridge the gap between progressive liberals, and moderate conservatives, then I said no. I will no longer let a “I agreee with with [...]
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