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11 Bravo

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36. Good old Earl "tight pussy, loose shoes, and a warm place to shit" Butz.

Reply to Paladin (Reply #15)

Mon Sep 22, 2025, 04:54 PM

Sep 2025

Fucker would be considered a squishy moderate in today's GOP.

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Let's get one thing straight about the farmers squawking about their farms going under [View all] Aviation Pro Sep 2025 OP

This started with Earl Butz, Nixon's Secretary of Agriculture markodochartaigh Sep 2025 #1

Jeez, Earl Butz. Haven't thought of him in years, thankfully. Paladin Sep 2025 #15

Good old Earl "tight pussy, loose shoes, and a warm place to shit" Butz. 11 Bravo Sep 2025 #36

Yeah, he'd fit right in with the rest of the Repube pond scum, now. (nt) Paladin Sep 2025 #38

TRUTH!! Farmers have been using the government to enrich themselves for decades. walkingman Sep 2025 #2

So true. I live near a $2.2-million "small" family farm. They work hard, admittedly, but allegorical oracle Sep 2025 #14

And then some of them run for congress PatSeg Sep 2025 #24

I've seen it first-hand. SergeStorms Sep 2025 #23

Word! Prairie_Seagull Sep 2025 #3

Word up! rubbersole Sep 2025 #11

If my math is correct a drop from $12 to $10 is about 15% TexLaProgressive Sep 2025 #4

Closer to 17% Aviation Pro Sep 2025 #5

Which, Of Course, Is Not How It Works ProfessorGAC Sep 2025 #7

I'd Like To See Farm Net Worth modrepub Sep 2025 #10

You would be wrong. Ms. Toad Sep 2025 #18

While Possible... ProfessorGAC Sep 2025 #19

Amish makes a lot of money on puppy mills, too. hamsterjill Sep 2025 #25

Well Aware of That modrepub Sep 2025 #29

True. A lot of farms are "land rich, cash poor" (an old saying). Wonder Why Sep 2025 #16

Happening in my rural area of Fla., too. One of the creepiest trends is turning farm allegorical oracle Sep 2025 #31

To me it ForgedCrank Sep 2025 #32

K&R TheProle Sep 2025 #34

Wall Street got into DiverDave Sep 2025 #6

Farmers Welfare Kings and Queens living in Chicago Hotels driving Cadillacs bottomofthehill Sep 2025 #8

These "Farmers" made an investment choice and lost Mr.WeRP Sep 2025 #9

If they voted for trump, fuck 'em. (nt) Paladin Sep 2025 #12

I'll weep when Monsanto applies for SNAP assistance. rubbersole Sep 2025 #13

Not accurate. USDA statistics: Wiz Imp Sep 2025 #17

It's nice to see facts expressed. Gimpyknee Sep 2025 #20

Some large farms are multi generational family operations... Historic NY Sep 2025 #21

"ONLY THE WEAK WILL FAIL!" -- diminished donnie Grokenstein Sep 2025 #22

Perhaps there is a silver lining. pandr32 Sep 2025 #26

Umm, not all of them, just most. lark Sep 2025 #27

HEAR! HEAR! Why don't we just round them all up while we're littlemissmartypants Sep 2025 #28

Small farms here Cirsium Sep 2025 #30

On a very positive note, markodochartaigh Sep 2025 #33

They want an infusion of socialism. GoodRaisin Sep 2025 #35

I am far too busy to write the meaningful commentary this subject requires. Three points: flashman13 Sep 2025 #37