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PoindexterOglethorpe

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8. There is a lot between Motel 6

Reply to Blue_true (Reply #6)

Sun Jan 6, 2019, 06:42 PM

Jan 2019

and wherever it is she's staying.

It is nice that she can afford it, but it might look a whole lot better if she were donating significant money to help some of the people being financially devastated by the shut down. Staying at a $5,000/night place is reminiscent of Marie Antoinette's diet advice.

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'I been eatin like a boss': Federal prisoners served steak by unpaid guards during shutdown [View all] Eugene Jan 2019 OP

This article is wrong on so many levels it makes me want to throw up. pecosbob Jan 2019 #1

I was at a regional meeting of people in state procurement about 7-8 years ago and happened to be dameatball Jan 2019 #3

Yes I was hyper-ventilating a bit but I found the language the article used extremely offensive pecosbob Jan 2019 #4

Nancy Pelosi is worth $120-$140 million. Blue_true Jan 2019 #2

I bet she can still spend a lot less than $5,000/day PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2019 #5

Popular places are expensive. Just the way it is, sorry to blow up the common person imagery. Blue_true Jan 2019 #6

There is a lot between Motel 6 PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2019 #8

How do you know what she is or is not donating? Blue_true Jan 2019 #13

Did this thread jump rails? pecosbob Jan 2019 #7

Second paragraph in the OP. nt brer cat Jan 2019 #9

my bad...thanx pecosbob Jan 2019 #10

A poster complained about the cost of a room that she had on her vacation. Blue_true Jan 2019 #12

ADD TO THAT CatWoman Jan 2019 #15

It seems like the old tactic, bash the hell out of democrats, don't say a peep about republicans. Blue_true Jan 2019 #16

I was going to add something about millions for golf... pecosbob Jan 2019 #19

Not to mention, just because the top room at a resort costs $5K per night TexasBushwhacker Jan 2019 #17

This is racist garbage frame of a legitimate issue. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2019 #11

"This particular steak is a flat iron topped with hotel butter from St. Anselm Restaurant" oberliner Jan 2019 #14

So am I supposed to be mad at Pence and/or Pelosi, or because men in cages are eating well? Iggo Jan 2019 #18

Typical point of view of a snowflake Trumper crying to get Dem sympathy pecosbob Jan 2019 #20