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IDemo

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13. Let them eat F35's?

Reply to arely staircase (Original post)

Fri Aug 24, 2012, 06:21 PM

Aug 2012

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed." - Dwight Eisenhower

How literal his quote has become.

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romney will replace cuts to defense with cuts to food stamps (ryan spills the beans) [View all] arely staircase Aug 2012 OP

They would literally rather have children starve than lose one dollar for the MIC. Kalidurga Aug 2012 #1

absolutely arely staircase Aug 2012 #5

+1 Repukes *love* big government when it comes to its war machine. nt phasma ex machina Aug 2012 #6

and they like poor people arely staircase Aug 2012 #8

Boy these Reeps have no shame. ananda Aug 2012 #2

it is open season on women, the poor, and minorities arely staircase Aug 2012 #4

Bullets taste better with a little lemon & butter.... Historic NY Aug 2012 #3

or the british or the romans...... arely staircase Aug 2012 #7

They're being really blatant about their goals & intentions queenjane Aug 2012 #9

yep. my arely staircase Aug 2012 #10

If they starve the poor ... surrealAmerican Aug 2012 #11

Or the poor will have no choice but to enlist and fight their wars if they want to eat. nt Incitatus Aug 2012 #16

We're already at that point. surrealAmerican Aug 2012 #17

in all honesty if they win congress and white house Johonny Aug 2012 #12

yeah arely staircase Aug 2012 #14

Let them eat F35's? IDemo Aug 2012 #13

ike arely staircase Aug 2012 #19

let them eat ammo. librechik Aug 2012 #15

We could balance the budget if each famiiy recieved $200,000 less in food stamps each year Bucky Aug 2012 #18

+1 nt arely staircase Aug 2012 #20