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CaptYossarian

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22. When I didn't get my teaching job, I worked at a call center for

Reply to Wellstone ruled (Reply #21)

Tue Feb 25, 2020, 09:05 PM

Feb 2020

a catalog that sold novelty items. There were 3 published authors sitting in cubicles working 24 hours a week. A few others were also college grads like me. Once in a while you'd see a "Huber" inmate wearing orange under his street clothes.

It was very humbling, but I had to pay my student loans.

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If it takes the collapse of our economy to turn his base against Trump, that's a smaller price to Karadeniz Feb 2020 #1

Right elleng Feb 2020 #6

Right. It is going to happen eventually. Always does with Republicans. LizBeth Feb 2020 #13

I might be right for once. captain queeg Feb 2020 #2

I am behind. What does Coronavirus have to do with markets and where are you getting LizBeth Feb 2020 #3

Welcome to DU. Do you have Internet or a TV or a radio to listen to? ffr Feb 2020 #4

No TV or radio. I thought I could get info here. Thank you for the help. LizBeth Feb 2020 #10

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Thanks. This makes sense. You made it way easier than me finding the path to what was LizBeth Feb 2020 #11

Don't worry about 700,000 layoffs per month. CaptYossarian Feb 2020 #5

That is interesting. Wellstone ruled Feb 2020 #9

With the news of Retail's slow, lingering death and the loss of manufacturing CaptYossarian Feb 2020 #15

I feel your pain . Wellstone ruled Feb 2020 #16

A lot of my working-class peers went to the Twin Cities. CaptYossarian Feb 2020 #17

Yup, Wellstone ruled Feb 2020 #18

So he converted the "Ed Schultz" way. CaptYossarian Feb 2020 #19

Old Eddie fooled a ton of folks. Wellstone ruled Feb 2020 #21

When I didn't get my teaching job, I worked at a call center for CaptYossarian Feb 2020 #22

Have to say,worked a call center for little over two years Wellstone ruled Feb 2020 #23

Foxconn was a disaster from the drawing board on. CaptYossarian Feb 2020 #24

Snotty is a real Trip Wellstone ruled Feb 2020 #25

I'm surprised though snotty has not ended up in the mf45 administration kimbutgar Feb 2020 #26

Snotty is part of the Orange anus crew. Wellstone ruled Feb 2020 #28

We had a lot of "I Stand With Walker" yard signs during the recall effort. CaptYossarian Feb 2020 #31

I keep thinking about all the crap Walker did in Milwaukee County. CaptYossarian Feb 2020 #29

Doyle was a keeper, Wellstone ruled Feb 2020 #32

It's a shame Doyle retired. We once had an okay GOP guv in Dreyfuss. CaptYossarian Feb 2020 #33

Tommy and his Chicky. Wellstone ruled Feb 2020 #34

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We used to get the Sentinel every morning Wellstone ruled Feb 2020 #36

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Brace for impact. ...nt 2naSalit Feb 2020 #12

Too Late!! Tink41 Feb 2020 #20

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