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56. This editorial talks about austerity..........

Reply to kelliekat44 (Reply #31)

Sun Oct 7, 2012, 09:37 PM

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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