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Hissyspit

(45,788 posts) Mon Jan 18, 2016, 11:07 AM Jan 2016

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TOM TOMORROW: Crisis Management in Flint (Invisible Hand-of-Free-Market Man!)

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/1/18/1470965/-Cartoon-Crisis-management

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TOM TOMORROW: Crisis Management in Flint (Invisible Hand-of-Free-Market Man!) (Original Post) Hissyspit Jan 2016 OP

Should read "a gas leak that needs my inattention" Bucky Jan 2016 #1

"Mission Accomplished." n/t Beartracks Jan 2016 #2

+1 daleanime Jan 2016 #3

"A gas leak that requires my obfuscation..." k&r, nt appal_jack Jan 2016 #19

O. M. G. librechik Jan 2016 #4

No point in playing the blame game now gratuitous Jan 2016 #5

wonderful Cosmocat Jan 2016 #6

Flint is a sacrifice zone chapdrum Jan 2016 #7

As usual, spot on, and sadly so. nt valerief Jan 2016 #8

Not funny. bvar22 Jan 2016 #9

For some reason this reminds me of album artwork from the mid-70's Fritz Walter Jan 2016 #10

This Neoliberal fuck needs to be in prison! Fuddnik Jan 2016 #11

That dumbass stepped in it on Twitter corkhead Jan 2016 #16

I wonder if Snyder had dreams of being in the White House. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2016 #12

That's what I call running government like a business! hunter Jan 2016 #13

+1 Martin Eden Jan 2016 #14

Precisely, hunter... chapdrum Jan 2016 #15

Could not agree more. hifiguy Jan 2016 #18

Look at the last panel of his first appearance Babel_17 Jan 2016 #17

k&r Electric Monk Jan 2016 #20

As usual, Republicans destroy everythign in their path and then whine LondonReign2 Jan 2016 #21

This makes me cry Oilwellian Jan 2016 #22

Bucky

(53,928 posts)

1. Should read "a gas leak that needs my inattention"

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Mon Jan 18, 2016, 11:10 AM

Jan 2016

This tragedy is a great example of how the free market solves problems... after they kill a few people.

Beartracks

(12,787 posts)

2. "Mission Accomplished." n/t

Reply to Bucky (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 18, 2016, 11:15 AM

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daleanime

(17,796 posts)

3. +1

Reply to Bucky (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 18, 2016, 12:05 PM

Jan 2016

appal_jack

(3,813 posts)

19. "A gas leak that requires my obfuscation..." k&r, nt

Reply to Bucky (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 18, 2016, 09:58 PM

Jan 2016

librechik

(30,673 posts)

4. O. M. G.

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Mon Jan 18, 2016, 12:11 PM

Jan 2016

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

5. No point in playing the blame game now

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Mon Jan 18, 2016, 12:16 PM

Jan 2016

Or ever, really, unless we can blame the victims somehow.

Cosmocat

(14,557 posts)

6. wonderful

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Mon Jan 18, 2016, 12:41 PM

Jan 2016

as always ...

chapdrum

(930 posts)

7. Flint is a sacrifice zone

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Mon Jan 18, 2016, 01:11 PM

Jan 2016

The Owners "testing the water" to see what they can and "can't" get away with.

Sieg heil.

valerief

(53,235 posts)

8. As usual, spot on, and sadly so. nt

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Mon Jan 18, 2016, 01:26 PM

Jan 2016

bvar22

(39,909 posts)

9. Not funny.

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Mon Jan 18, 2016, 01:29 PM

Jan 2016

Nothing laughable about this truth.
DURec.

Fritz Walter

(4,290 posts)

10. For some reason this reminds me of album artwork from the mid-70's

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Mon Jan 18, 2016, 01:36 PM

Jan 2016

:

Apologies to Supertramp.

Fuddnik

(8,846 posts)

11. This Neoliberal fuck needs to be in prison!

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Mon Jan 18, 2016, 01:46 PM

Jan 2016

Like yesterday.

corkhead

(6,119 posts)

16. That dumbass stepped in it on Twitter

Reply to Fuddnik (Reply #11)

Mon Jan 18, 2016, 05:51 PM

Jan 2016

"Political statements and finger pointing from political candidates only distract from solving the Flint water crisis."

The replies are hilarious
https://twitter.com/onetoughnerd/status/688935924391120896

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

12. I wonder if Snyder had dreams of being in the White House.

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Mon Jan 18, 2016, 01:57 PM

Jan 2016

hunter

(38,300 posts)

13. That's what I call running government like a business!

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Mon Jan 18, 2016, 01:58 PM

Jan 2016

The same damn disease that's infecting U.S. colleges and universities, btw.

Not to mention the entire "charter school" debacle.

Martin Eden

(12,839 posts)

14. +1

Reply to hunter (Reply #13)

Mon Jan 18, 2016, 02:05 PM

Jan 2016

I was going to post the same quote.

chapdrum

(930 posts)

15. Precisely, hunter...

Reply to hunter (Reply #13)

Mon Jan 18, 2016, 02:20 PM

Jan 2016

It's all of a carefully sculpted piece.

Too bad so many endorse it by their votes, over and over again.

Michigan, Wisconsin, Maine, New Jersey, England...

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)

18. Could not agree more.

Reply to hunter (Reply #13)

Mon Jan 18, 2016, 08:25 PM

Jan 2016

Babel_17

(5,400 posts)

17. Look at the last panel of his first appearance

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Mon Jan 18, 2016, 07:48 PM

Jan 2016

http://www.thenation.com/article/introducing-invisible-hand-free-market-man/

Electric Monk

(13,869 posts)

20. k&r

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Tue Jan 19, 2016, 11:14 AM

Jan 2016

LondonReign2

(5,213 posts)

21. As usual, Republicans destroy everythign in their path and then whine

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Tue Jan 19, 2016, 12:27 PM

Jan 2016

that the bailout from the Federal Government that they despise isn't big enough. Assholes, one and all.

Oilwellian

(12,647 posts)

22. This makes me cry

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Tue Jan 19, 2016, 02:34 PM

Jan 2016

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