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George II

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39. I suspect its a way of indirectly bashing his VP, Biden. trump does it every day....
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 04:47 PM
Jul 2020

Criminal fines and penalties were virtually non-existent prior to 2009, then shot way up:

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Big fat K&R! flibbitygiblets Jul 2020 #1
Kick and Retweet for Speaking Truth to Power Tommymac Jul 2020 #2
Amen. BKDem Jul 2020 #3
K&R Docreed2003 Jul 2020 #4
Is this a direct quote, or a Carlin impersonation? FakeNoose Jul 2020 #5
It's George. The bit has been around for a while. Auggie Jul 2020 #11
Here: SaveOurDemocracy Jul 2020 #13
I just watched the whole thing yesterday... BigOleDummy Jul 2020 #15
We were in the audience for that show stopwastingmymoney Jul 2020 #24
Oh I thought that background looked wrong 😊 stopwastingmymoney Jul 2020 #25
The clip is edited a little JonLP24 Jul 2020 #32
Actually, Carlin is also giving Democrats the finger as well... NurseJackie Jul 2020 #6
+1 betsuni Jul 2020 #7
Billionaires Also Push Democrats Around DanieRains Jul 2020 #16
Exactly. Thank you for saying it. zentrum Jul 2020 #19
Stop. NurseJackie Jul 2020 #20
Why? Is it inaccurate? FoxNewsSucks Jul 2020 #28
See posts #29 and #30 - the level of prosecutions of banks was unprecedented under Obama. George II Jul 2020 #31
Thank you for that FoxNewsSucks Jul 2020 #33
Criminal prosecutions of individuals in situations like this rarely, if ever... George II Jul 2020 #37
I get so fucking tired of the "Obama did nothing" smears and attacks. NurseJackie Jul 2020 #38
I suspect its a way of indirectly bashing his VP, Biden. trump does it every day.... George II Jul 2020 #39
Nobody's "smearing" Obama FoxNewsSucks Jul 2020 #42
Oh please, come off it! NurseJackie Jul 2020 #45
you're the only one I see making those statements FoxNewsSucks Jul 2020 #46
Stop playing games. NurseJackie Jul 2020 #47
I'm not disputing that Obama's DOJ FoxNewsSucks Jul 2020 #43
Start with this: George II Jul 2020 #29
Obama's Administration was highly effective in prosecuting banks: George II Jul 2020 #30
Post removed Post removed Jul 2020 #23
"third way Democrats latched onto the teats of Wall Street" is criticism, not disparagement? George II Jul 2020 #34
Of course it's meant as a New England style slam on Democrats and the Democratic party. NurseJackie Jul 2020 #35
No wonder trump was able to "win" on the basis of a mere 77,000 votes. Let's hope we do better.... George II Jul 2020 #36
Yep It Discards Responsibility for the Choices Americans Have Made Stallion Jul 2020 #26
Love the man, the genius, Mr Carlin Ferrets are Cool Jul 2020 #8
Carlin's words are as accurate now as they were then. FoxNewsSucks Jul 2020 #9
For decades, you work, toil, sweat, and sacrifice to make some dick even richer than they were CaptYossarian Jul 2020 #22
Top shelf commentary, right there. yonder Jul 2020 #10
I admired Carlin a lot more when I was an adolescent eager for Hortensis Jul 2020 #12
Exactly! For the ignorant and weak-of-principle, things like this create... NurseJackie Jul 2020 #40
"Negativity generates apathy." Yeah... Hortensis Jul 2020 #41
What I Have Been Saying All Along DanieRains Jul 2020 #14
If anyone owned you, it'd by shackling your thinking, Hortensis Jul 2020 #27
You Need 50 Million To Run For The Senate DanieRains Jul 2020 #17
Wow. Just Wow. zentrum Jul 2020 #18
My sentiments exactly! nt iluvtennis Jul 2020 #21
K and Fn R nt greyl Jul 2020 #44
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