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Grokenstein

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31. Those dang ol' poors!!

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Tue Dec 22, 2020, 09:56 PM

Dec 2020

Always wanting to be "comfortable," and "not constantly worried about the future," and "alive" and so on. Want, want, want! It never ends with them! America lost its way when it let Poors get such ideas in their heads!

Yes, it's sarcasm.

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Mike Pence is campaigning for the Democrats now. [View all] sheshe2 Dec 2020 OP

Yes, we do. Why is this a problem? The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2020 #1

They say the quiet part out loud. onecaliberal Dec 2020 #2

... and? marble falls Dec 2020 #3

Frankly I think he did a big ooopsie there. sheshe2 Dec 2020 #38

In Gopspeak, comfortable means lazy Mr. Ected Dec 2020 #4

I can imagine Mike Pence's fly having never been in the ointment. marble falls Dec 2020 #6

For the record PJMcK Dec 2020 #9

That fly OWNED Mike Pence for at least a news cycle. marble falls Dec 2020 #13

Actually, we might be saying different things PJMcK Dec 2020 #14

for the record... dhill926 Dec 2020 #22

Did you ever hear Sarah Silverman's version? Actually both references were on my mind ... marble falls Dec 2020 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author Mariana Dec 2020 #39

Well played... MustBeTheBooz Dec 2020 #12

The the most famous fly in all history. I defy anyone to come up with a more famous fly! Here ... marble falls Dec 2020 #16

Ha! Yes... MustBeTheBooz Dec 2020 #19

What a trooper, nez pas? Then again that just may have been an unusually appetizing fly. marble falls Dec 2020 #21

You nearly owed me a keyboard. niyad Dec 2020 #25

Get in line. I ain't made o'keyboards, dagnabit! marble falls Dec 2020 #40

If it weren't for this COVID thing, I'd ask Horsehair to drop by tonight... Hugin Dec 2020 #5

They say this like it's a bad thing UpInArms Dec 2020 #7

Rich people are poor?? Lock him up. Dec 2020 #8

Exactly. Rich people becoming less rich works for me. MLAA Dec 2020 #11

I know... JohnnyRingo Dec 2020 #24

Who in the hell is he talking to, and just how many 'rich' people are there really? Less SWBTATTReg Dec 2020 #10

Hey Mike! Get to the bad part!!! ASSHOLE!!!!!!!!!!! winstars Dec 2020 #15

Yes Mike, dv421 Dec 2020 #17

Oh yeah? Well Republicans want to make smart people stupider nt Shermann Dec 2020 #18

Hey Mikey, what would Jesus do? C_U_L8R Dec 2020 #20

You'd think that would be a losing strategy. JohnnyRingo Dec 2020 #23

What the Holy Fuck! The Fly Made him Do IT.. Cha Dec 2020 #26

White satan says that like it is a bad thing??? niyad Dec 2020 #27

OMG Say it isn't so! TexasBushwhacker Dec 2020 #28

How un-Christian - - - helping out the poor Strelnikov_ Dec 2020 #29

He is a stupid like fucker, isn't he? Ferrets are Cool Dec 2020 #30

Yeah, but Dense Pence also adheres to the "Prosperity" Gospel. GoCubsGo Dec 2020 #42

He can twist this verse any way he wants but it still means exactly what it says. Ferrets are Cool Dec 2020 #44

Those dang ol' poors!! Grokenstein Dec 2020 #31

Message to Mike Pence: WWJD? raging moderate Dec 2020 #32

Mike worships Republican Jesus. GoCubsGo Dec 2020 #43

By poor, he means POC relayerbob Dec 2020 #33

A true jeanyuss. NoMoreRepugs Dec 2020 #34

He really thinks this is a bad thing? mcar Dec 2020 #35

Oh God we now have a Moron doing pretzel logic turbinetree Dec 2020 #36

oh and FTR... what the Dems want will grow the economy MissMillie Dec 2020 #37