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In reply to the discussion: What the MSM and Democrats won't ever state openly. [View all]Tanuki
(14,914 posts)41. There have been a few different versions, all similar...here's one
https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/100461
..."Joe gets up at 6:00am to prepare his morning coffee. He fills his pot full of good clean drinking water because some liberal fought for minimum water quality standards. He takes his daily medication with his first swallow of coffee. His medications are safe to take because some liberal fought to insure their safety and work as advertised.
All but $10.00 of his medications are paid for by his employers medical plan because some liberal union workers fought their employers for paid medical insurance, now Joe gets it too. He prepares his morning breakfast, bacon and eggs this day. Joes bacon is safe to eat because some liberal fought for laws to regulate the meat packing industry.
Joe takes his morning shower reaching for his shampoo; His bottle is properly labeled with every ingredient and the amount of its contents because some liberal fought for his right to know what he was putting on his body and how much it contained. Joe dresses, walks outside and takes a deep breath. The air he breathes is clean because some tree hugging liberal fought for laws to stop industries from polluting our air. He walks to the subway station for his government subsidized ride to work; it saves him considerable money in parking and transportation fees. You see, some liberal fought for affordable public transportation, which gives everyone the opportunity to be a contributor."....(more)
..."Joe gets up at 6:00am to prepare his morning coffee. He fills his pot full of good clean drinking water because some liberal fought for minimum water quality standards. He takes his daily medication with his first swallow of coffee. His medications are safe to take because some liberal fought to insure their safety and work as advertised.
All but $10.00 of his medications are paid for by his employers medical plan because some liberal union workers fought their employers for paid medical insurance, now Joe gets it too. He prepares his morning breakfast, bacon and eggs this day. Joes bacon is safe to eat because some liberal fought for laws to regulate the meat packing industry.
Joe takes his morning shower reaching for his shampoo; His bottle is properly labeled with every ingredient and the amount of its contents because some liberal fought for his right to know what he was putting on his body and how much it contained. Joe dresses, walks outside and takes a deep breath. The air he breathes is clean because some tree hugging liberal fought for laws to stop industries from polluting our air. He walks to the subway station for his government subsidized ride to work; it saves him considerable money in parking and transportation fees. You see, some liberal fought for affordable public transportation, which gives everyone the opportunity to be a contributor."....(more)
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I agree with you on the (R)'s moving past the deep, dark Conservative side ...
aggiesal
Dec 2019
#17
That's pretty much the Republican Party platform since the 1970s and the Powell Memo.
Garrett78
Dec 2019
#40
I think it was AOC who said, We are not taking the party to the left, we are bringing it home!
CrispyQ
Dec 2019
#31
Fomenting and exploiting racism, sexism and homophobia is the #1 tool in their tool box.
Garrett78
Dec 2019
#24
The MSM says Stefanik is a moderate. You know, 'cause she votes with Nunes "only" 92% of the time.
Garrett78
Dec 2019
#23
I'm belong to the Democratic party and i think , Donald Trump is a racist pig !
stonecutter357
Dec 2019
#4
Yes, yes I am. I worried I was being too subtle. But it seems you got the message.
Garrett78
Dec 2019
#25
Interesting that THEIR side (the repigs) are constantly accusing others of being
BigDemVoter
Dec 2019
#14
They were only ever for representative government as long as demographics favored them.
CrispyQ
Dec 2019
#33
Bannon, Barr, Pompeo, Mulvaney and others would certainly be okay with a fascist theocracy.
Garrett78
Dec 2019
#42