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stitch626 commented on the diary post Occupy Jail Cells by Ava.
I was in San Jose Sunday for the launch. A lot of us could have passed for Teabaggers – gray hair, office clothing – I even shined my shoes. It was truly an honor to be there – “watching the world wake up from history”.
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stitch626 commented on the diary post Dylan Ratigan Unveils Get Money Out of Politics Amendment by wendydavis.
One possible consequence is that m/billionaires would just fund their own campaigns. California recently escapes the twin curses of Carly Fiorina and Meg Whitless plowing tens of million$ of their own money into Senate and Governor campaigns. Fortunately both of them lost. It helped that they are both incompetent monsters, but they also lost in [...]
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stitch626 commented on the diary post Senator Elizabeth Warren? by Edger.
Reminds me of the Anne Richards quote: “George W. Bush was born on third base, and he acts like he hit a triple.”
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stitch626 commented on the diary post Fears From 9/11 Help Conceal the Real Threats To Our Democracy by RogerShuler.
Yep – it’s “Shock Doctrine” 101.
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stitch626 commented on the diary post News Media Too Busy Covering Spectacle to Do Its Job by Rania Khalek.
BTW, Does anyone know why the FDL facebook “like” buttons never work?
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stitch626 commented on the diary post News Media Too Busy Covering Spectacle to Do Its Job by Rania Khalek.
Brilliant! This goes on my Facebook page to throw some much-needed cold water on the wedding-heads.
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stitch626 commented on the diary post GOP Bill Will Require IRS to Audit Abortions by Teddy Partridge.
“…draining off time and money chasing bullshit, instead of pursuing REAL enforcement action against REAL criminals…like the multi-gazillionaire business gangsters”
Oh, so THAT’S why they did it. Makes sense now.
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stitch626 commented on the diary post With 12% Unemployment, Dismal Property Values and Solo GOP Rule, Florida Ripe for New Depression by Jim White.
All this talk of Florida bail-outs and underwater real estate reminds me – I’m still waiting for a big ice shelf to break off and drown Florida. After all, they put Bush in office in 2000, which compounded global warming, which is melting the ice which will drown them. They did this (all of it) [...]
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stitch626 commented on the diary post With 12% Unemployment, Dismal Property Values and Solo GOP Rule, Florida Ripe for New Depression by Jim White.
Not anymore – we voted that away yesterday (GIANT GRIN) :-) And we got Brown, more Boxer, and decent Dems won all up & down the ticket. We’re as Blue as it gets, and the Rethugs can’t use that stupid 2/3 rule to strangle the Budget anymore. I think we’re in for a Golden age.
