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Populist_Prole

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54. I do just that, in so many words.

Sun Oct 7, 2012, 06:40 PM

Oct 2012

When confronted with having to answer directly without the cover of talking points or slogans, they get really angry and drop any pretense of objectivity and basically circle their wagons around their most base feelings/desires. It's 1 of 3 things:

-Guns
-Religion
-Race

They take it even more personally since they think I'm being some kind of wise guy engaging in a "gotcha" move or they feel, especially my friends, it's some sort of "whose side are you on?" mantra. We never talked politics much before but the last several years has seen them get VERY partisan/political.

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Billionaires planning town hall astroturfing to demand cuts to Social Security! [View all] Report1212 Oct 2012 OP

funded by pete peterson from his tax-free private foundation. why do we allow rich people HiPointDem Oct 2012 #1

Erskine Bowles has turned into a real asshole. Laurian Oct 2012 #2

I was too young during the Clinton years Report1212 Oct 2012 #4

Bowles brokered a deal between Clinton and Gingrich to cut MannyGoldstein Oct 2012 #24

He didn't turn at all. He always was an a-hole. Faygo Kid Oct 2012 #13

No, he always was one, he just kept it hidden George II Oct 2012 #17

This is loathsome, volunteer to help billionaires cut your Social Security! flamingdem Oct 2012 #3

Notice they don't phrase it like that, but you hit the nail right on the head nt Report1212 Oct 2012 #6

So. Much. Irony. Hydra Oct 2012 #12

Greedy, unpatriotic billionaires are a disease rotting our nation. aquart Oct 2012 #5

We drown in propaganda, lies, and deceptions. woo me with science Oct 2012 #7

+1 freshwest Oct 2012 #8

Indeed: even tea partiers want to protect it Report1212 Oct 2012 #11

Ditto to Drowning. SoapBox Oct 2012 #20

Colonel Sanders recruits chickens to demand more chickens to be killed jsr Oct 2012 #9

apt analogy nt Report1212 Oct 2012 #10

Ho ho ho! Who are they gonna get to sign up for that bullshit? Zalatix Oct 2012 #14

I'm hoping you're right Report1212 Oct 2012 #38

They don't even need to astroturf. They just buy a few politicians and make it so. Zalatix Oct 2012 #41

That's part of it Report1212 Oct 2012 #43

In that case we fight back by showing up in very large numbers. Zalatix Oct 2012 #46

Ah, you know the drill libodem Oct 2012 #15

Social Security Insurance Trust to be turned over to Congress to be used to buy war machines. DhhD Oct 2012 #16

What gets me is people are only focused on the debt because they've been told to.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #18

So very true, and it's maddening Populist_Prole Oct 2012 #42

Tell them they are cowards. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #48

I do just that, in so many words. Populist_Prole Oct 2012 #54

It's like a documentary I saw on the rise of the Tea Party. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #55

Ya...if you volunteer, you'll be emailed a "toolkit"... SoapBox Oct 2012 #19

Will somebody here please answer tthis question: truedelphi Oct 2012 #21

Billionaire Trolls SamKnause Oct 2012 #25

I agree. And I don't kwow what to do about it. truedelphi Oct 2012 #59

Gee, where have I seen Alan & Erskine recently? Oilwellian Oct 2012 #22

Why are people upset at this? MannyGoldstein Oct 2012 #23

LMAO!!! For a second I was pissed at your comment...:) tokenlib Oct 2012 #27

Oh, Manny. woo me with science Oct 2012 #32

Next you're going to say our Democratic President agrees with Mitt on Social Security. hay rick Oct 2012 #35

I'm hoping he just misspoke Report1212 Oct 2012 #36

Suggest you trade in your hope for some anger. nt hay rick Oct 2012 #37

George Carlin Unknown Beatle Oct 2012 #26

Love George Carlin. woo me with science Oct 2012 #33

RIP nt Report1212 Oct 2012 #40

I never get tired of that clip. LiberalAndProud Oct 2012 #51

Retweeted and FB'd underthematrix Oct 2012 #53

I wonder which of the 47% will throw them out of their birddog positions onto the lawn? lonestarnot Oct 2012 #28

thanks - sent a heads up to a guy I know on my congressman's campaign rurallib Oct 2012 #29

Ugh!!!!!! Can we start arresting the grifter criminals already??? Initech Oct 2012 #30

The world-wide "austerity" programs and initiatives are nothing more than social Darwinism at kelliekat44 Oct 2012 #31

We never seem to learn from history. Hungry, desperate people can be dangerous. gkhouston Oct 2012 #34

In about 20 years, the drones will make successful revolution impossible. Zalatix Oct 2012 #39

This editorial talks about austerity.......... socialist_n_TN Oct 2012 #56

We need to fight this by educating Democratic voters AND getting more progressives elected! LongTomH Oct 2012 #44

So the billionairres want us to ask for our own descent into austerity?! nc4bo Oct 2012 #45

It's not as crazy as you think Oilwellian Oct 2012 #47

Only with sabotage in mind, in my case. LiberalAndProud Oct 2012 #50

Do they screen volunteers? LiberalAndProud Oct 2012 #49

so what products do these billionaires sell? underthematrix Oct 2012 #52

These two disgusting anti-People morons should be thoroughly exposed for what they are. sabrina 1 Oct 2012 #57

This should be illegal. nt Comrade_McKenzie Oct 2012 #58