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MiniMe

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3. My grandfather died from black lung
Sat Aug 24, 2019, 01:42 PM
Aug 2019

That was back in 1966, and the coal company tried to screw my grandmother out of her benefits. He was about to retire, and they backdated his retirement date. My grandmother was in court for years over that.

K&R Scurrilous Aug 2019 #1
Wonderful . . . Iliyah Aug 2019 #2
My grandfather died from black lung MiniMe Aug 2019 #3
Kickin' with disgust Faux pas Aug 2019 #4
exactly this: IcyPeas Aug 2019 #5
Indeed Thekaspervote Aug 2019 #6
Amy McGrath!! handmade34 Aug 2019 #7
Being an ex Marine and a fighter pilot at that, will help her for sure. Ligyron Aug 2019 #15
Boy, sure hope so. Noting that Trump carried KY by @70%. Hortensis Aug 2019 #8
Thank you Amy! smirkymonkey Aug 2019 #9
Some wicked cool billboards are springing up in Kentucky Brother Buzz Aug 2019 #10
I love that bottom one - OUCH! Vinca Aug 2019 #12
Donate to the groups that put these up...I did! BigmanPigman Aug 2019 #30
Silly me, I didn't link to Mad Dog PAC - Indeed both outfits are above reproach Brother Buzz Aug 2019 #31
BTW Mad Dog PAC cannabis_flower Aug 2019 #37
Great ad. I hope she beats the pants off the miserable Turtle. Vinca Aug 2019 #11
Just donated to her campaign and passed on to other wealthy Dem friends to do the same. smirkymonkey Aug 2019 #13
They're all fabulous...if these don't get kentuckians on board, nothing will! Karadeniz Aug 2019 #14
Yes, this could do it ..destroy McConnell.. Stuart G Aug 2019 #16
I hope everyone in Kentucky gets to see this - several times FakeNoose Aug 2019 #17
This is a great ad, and everyone in Kentucky will see it many times. Stuart G Aug 2019 #19
have seen ad multiple times here in the middle of red KY Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2019 #38
Everything about Moscow Mitch is so disgusting - Amy can probably put out ad after ad womanofthehills Aug 2019 #18
Overcoming an election apparatus in Kentucky NoMoreRepugs Aug 2019 #20
K&R. calimary Aug 2019 #21
McTurtle has a lot of rubles to retire with RainCaster Aug 2019 #22
(D) is for Democrat, (R) is for Russian bucolic_frolic Aug 2019 #23
Good. It's sad that people have had to suffer so much. yardwork Aug 2019 #24
K&R! gademocrat7 Aug 2019 #25
Has anyone here ever seen what Black Lung actually looks like ? Haggis for Breakfast Aug 2019 #26
Re: Mitch McConnell's Nightmare Continues nycbos Aug 2019 #27
Moscow Mitch deserves every bit of this mcar Aug 2019 #28
Moscow Mitch undermining democracy for decades MagickMuffin Aug 2019 #29
A heart felt K &R defacto7 Aug 2019 #32
Since when do Trump voters care about fraud? Sneederbunk Aug 2019 #33
Moscow Mitch's constituency warmfeet Aug 2019 #34
He still has the power to block election system reform. MasonDreams Aug 2019 #35
I know what Mitch is getting in his stockng this Xmas Blue Owl Aug 2019 #36
Outstanding ad! Uncle Joe Aug 2019 #39
Let's Ditch Moscow Mitch. oasis Aug 2019 #40
I hope enough of Kentucky wakes up. Why they ever fell for him in the first place calimary Aug 2019 #41
Got my Moscow Mitch shirts in the mail yesterday Mersky Aug 2019 #42
Well, let's see, what have they gotten from Trump and Mitch? ooky Aug 2019 #43
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