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21. Blunt talk, but I try to not use it. Thanks.

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The �Monsanto Protection Act�, and why you were duped [View all] babylonsister Mar 2013 OP

And yet nothing here dispels the specifics about how Monsanto is indemnified against the havoc villager Mar 2013 #1

'If this had been a permanent grant of immunity elleng Mar 2013 #2

Sort of like the "temporary" Patriot Act, Guantanamo Bay detentions, tax cuts for the rich, etc.? villager Mar 2013 #10

He says it is attached to a bill which extends the budget by six months. DLnyc Mar 2013 #41

Yes, I think it does expire. elleng Mar 2013 #59

Oh, the message here is that we librul Obama-haters better vote for anything with djean111 Mar 2013 #3

That's the message you Cha Mar 2013 #5

Thanks Cha. elleng Mar 2013 #11

Unreal.. Cha Mar 2013 #14

We know it's BAD. We're informed. The fact is it was a temporary bill to keep the Cha Mar 2013 #6

That's it? He's helpless because he "doesn't have one item Veto Powers"? AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #52

+ 1 - this occult Act sucks for Americans, no matter what you call it Berlum Mar 2013 #42

At this point, Obama gets NO benefit of the doubt from me. MotherPetrie Mar 2013 #4

... SidDithers Mar 2013 #8

Keep laughing. The joke's on you. MotherPetrie Mar 2013 #71

I think Sid knows exactly who the joke is on and it isn't him. DevonRex Mar 2013 #90

What does that mean? MotherPetrie Mar 2013 #92

You must be a big fan of the History channel. jazzimov Mar 2013 #22

Take your pick MotherPetrie Mar 2013 #70

Kick and fucking Rec... SidDithers Mar 2013 #7

I got an email from Food Democracy Now Cha Mar 2013 #18

And some here wanted him to veto the entire bill to keep governent going past the 27th. freshwest Mar 2013 #25

Of course they did. Cha Mar 2013 #30

Gotta think two steps ahead. Panic eliminates reflection, turns it into reaction without reason. freshwest Mar 2013 #43

'Effort to dumb down, divide and destroy the progressive movement' Newsjock Mar 2013 #9

Thanks, jock. elleng Mar 2013 #12

The way you've done that twice on this thread (and more elsewhere that I can recall) Occulus Mar 2013 #13

My 'coworkers' have all retired, elleng Mar 2013 #19

I'm also part of the same conspiracy of retired anonymous posters who appreciate good posts. freshwest Mar 2013 #24

lol Cha Mar 2013 #32

Good to know, freshwest! sheshe2 Mar 2013 #44

'Thanks,' fresh! elleng Mar 2013 #68

Me too, elleng. I've Retired and my Cha Mar 2013 #31

I wish I could REC your post. jazzimov Mar 2013 #23

+1. I'll rec yours to send the word upthread. ^^^ freshwest Mar 2013 #26

It worked in 2010 and will work in 2014. The proof is in our faces. freshwest Mar 2013 #58

THIS. WilliamPitt Mar 2013 #15

It was the usual hyper-stupidity from the usual hyper-stupids alcibiades_mystery Mar 2013 #16

Blunt talk, but I try to not use it. Thanks. freshwest Mar 2013 #21

Nailed it... SidDithers Mar 2013 #27

yeah, reading over 300 pages on this issue means nothing Skittles Mar 2013 #66

Koch money used to erode the base and it works. 2010 = 2014. freshwest Mar 2013 #17

Strawman: "Defeatists say those who don't sneer at Obama are fools". Why isn't the truth good enough AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #54

So true! We have seen it right here many times. K&R jazzimov Mar 2013 #20

If the Obama Administration was not saturated with... bvar22 Mar 2013 #28

So Bernie Sanders is a right-wing shill? jeff47 Mar 2013 #38

Yeah, uh huh. a2liberal Mar 2013 #29

Well said. Thanks for saying it so clearly and forcefully. n/t AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #35

Let's completely ignore the fact... cheapdate Mar 2013 #36

"The battle over GMO is finished"? Really? Cha Mar 2013 #46

No. The battle over GMOs is not finished. cheapdate Mar 2013 #60

I was hoping you meant it that way, cheapdate. But, Cha Mar 2013 #63

+1 limpyhobbler Mar 2013 #37

So why'd Sanders vote for it? jeff47 Mar 2013 #39

The section in question prohibits Monsanto suing farmers from selling cross pollinated crops. freshwest Mar 2013 #48

To be fair, you didn't include a quote either. (nt) jeff47 Mar 2013 #49

I googled the hell out of this yesterday and there are numerous threads. Sorry. freshwest Mar 2013 #55

I know - but if I'm gonna complain about them not doing it, I'm gonna have to point that out. (nt) jeff47 Mar 2013 #85

This is important, if true. Do you have a link to that? A link to the actual language in the Act AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #53

I actually read the section a2liberal Mar 2013 #94

maybe they should ALL apologize Skittles Mar 2013 #69

If so, they should do so without Mikulski-type qualifications: AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #72

The OP is posting FACTS whether you can deal with them or not. n/t Cha Mar 2013 #47

Right a2liberal Mar 2013 #95

it is downright embarrassing Skittles Mar 2013 #61

I do support avoiding a government shutdown Mz Pip Mar 2013 #84

I like this guy. Buzz Clik Mar 2013 #33

Strawman: "They�d even have you believe that the President slipped section 735 in there himself." AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #34

Well, read this thread. jeff47 Mar 2013 #40

No, it's "Potato, because a vest has no sleeves." WilliamPitt Mar 2013 #50

Why don't you take your own advice and read the thread plus related information? AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #51

Reading comprehension fail. jeff47 Mar 2013 #86

STRAWMAN: Until someone other than you claims that Tayor and Vilsack wrote the bill, you are just AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #88

like arguing with table legs, AM Skittles Mar 2013 #67

Kick and Rec! sheshe2 Mar 2013 #45

K&R Whisp Mar 2013 #56

Leftist reactionaries are not friends to the Democratic party... Comrade_McKenzie Mar 2013 #57

LOL Skittles Mar 2013 #62

Who calls liberals leftists, "comrade"? whatchamacallit Mar 2013 #78

YUp... SidDithers Mar 2013 #79

Post removed Post removed Mar 2013 #80

I wasn't fooled! I immediately noticed it was just an appropriations bill. Honeycombe8 Mar 2013 #64

appropriations, right Skittles Mar 2013 #65

Please say this isn't so: AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #73

Have you reviewed HR 933? You need to do that, instead of Honeycombe8 Mar 2013 #74

Oh,the irony Doctor_J Mar 2013 #76

These crap articles by stupid bloggers Rex Apr 2013 #98

You're right, I always loved Monsanto until just recently whatchamacallit Mar 2013 #75

Sounds like the author is pre-blaming "the left" for another disaster Doctor_J Mar 2013 #77

They play the same game as the Republicans Mnpaul Mar 2013 #82

Damn that reality and it's right-wing bias! jeff47 Mar 2013 #87

As usual Mnpaul Mar 2013 #91

And that strategy has been at work since the day Obama took office. JoePhilly Mar 2013 #81

K&R Jamaal510 Mar 2013 #83

You nailed it, nicely. babylonsister Mar 2013 #96

k&r... spanone Mar 2013 #89

Kick jazzimov Mar 2013 #93

So this uninformed blogger give no facts to back up his claims Rex Apr 2013 #97