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piechartking

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2. This is their theme, though - and they are sticking with it.

Reply to coalition_unwilling (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 04:41 AM

Nov 2012

Their method of resolving the dissonance is to blame poor people who want free things from government. And if I have to see that damn quote about "democracy only lasting until people figure out that they can vote themselves free money" one more time - I think I will throw my notebook out the window.

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The Moocher Argument [View all] piechartking Nov 2012 OP

Readers Digest version: The truth always, always, prevails - n/t coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #1

This is their theme, though - and they are sticking with it. piechartking Nov 2012 #2

I've purged all the right-wing fuck-tards from my FB page (by de-friending and blocking), but coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #3

Not necessarily in U.S. election cycle time (Cf., Bush, G. W.). WinkyDink Nov 2012 #7

It took 400 years for the Catholic Church to apologize over that Galileo thing. tclambert Nov 2012 #9

And they totally ignore the rich corporate moochers. fasttense Nov 2012 #4

The rich will NEVER be excoriated in this country. They will gently, beseechingly asked to please WinkyDink Nov 2012 #10

Same exact thing I tell my Repug office neighbor. BelleCarolinaPeridot Nov 2012 #5

Same here. My BFF complained about Ilsa Nov 2012 #11

There are tons of people who I doubt I will speak with ever again... BelleCarolinaPeridot Nov 2012 #17

My BFF tried to make nice today, Ilsa Nov 2012 #18

There aren't as many "makers" as ther used to be because eridani Nov 2012 #6

This "Takers" theme was promoted PRECISELY BECAUSE Team Romney and FOX KNEW they were about to lose. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #8

But, when Boeing charges us $5000 for a common hammer, it's OK. baldguy Nov 2012 #12

I have not known a single Dem who voted because "they wanted stuff"... ExPatLeftist Nov 2012 #13

Agreed. These narcissistic clueless assholes have the AUDACITY to frame poor people as selfish. PeaceNikki Nov 2012 #16

Welcome to DU grantcart Nov 2012 #14

The map of the states that receive the most federal money and the map of the states that riverbendviewgal Nov 2012 #15