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ejpoeta

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9. bingo. it's always different when it's you.

Reply to a geek named Bob (Reply #2)

Sun Aug 19, 2012, 10:04 PM

Aug 2012

that's why I LOVE when my family members start going off on welfare people to make sure they are talking about me. I have been on welfare. I have had food stamps. then you see their face blush and their mind try to turn into a pretzel making it logical when they say 'but that's different'. really? how. very innocently of course have to ask that. then they stutter and sputter to figure out how it's different.

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Do you notice the people who yell at us to stop blaming Bush [View all] edhopper Aug 2012 OP

they're also the ones who bitch about personal responsibility ejpoeta Aug 2012 #1

but...but...but a geek named Bob Aug 2012 #2

bingo. it's always different when it's you. ejpoeta Aug 2012 #9

The whole "That's different" is something a geek named Bob Aug 2012 #11

Exactly! AverageJoe90 Aug 2012 #3

Yup! nt avebury Aug 2012 #5

They also think Reagan was the last GOP President. JoePhilly Aug 2012 #4

wait ... there are Republicans who remember Bush43? zbdent Aug 2012 #6

I think they are saying edhopper Aug 2012 #7

I had a friend SnohoDem Aug 2012 #8

You nailed it - bigotry over beliefs demwing Aug 2012 #12

Obama? Hell, they're still blaming Clinton AND Carter. lightcameron Aug 2012 #10