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Chaco Dundee

(334 posts)
51. halleluah
Mon Jul 1, 2013, 12:46 AM
Jul 2013

That has to be the most thought out and comprehensive opinion I hacve read in a while.let us see how well the rest of the world will deal with those facts.

K&R for every word. MotherPetrie Jun 2013 #1
K&R to the K&R, That's K&Ring. Katashi_itto Jun 2013 #11
K&R and Obama most definitely is NOT looking out for us. Penny Priztker is the forestpath Jun 2013 #2
The Penny Priztker nomination was as disturbing as extending the Bush tax cuts. Enthusiast Jul 2013 #93
Yep...cannot disagree...it was part of the package to be put in place..n/t KoKo Jul 2013 #190
Testify, brother. MannyGoldstein Jun 2013 #3
I would love for Senator Warren to win the nomination in 2016. nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #20
I suspect that by the time Obama and his banker posse are finished with us MannyGoldstein Jun 2013 #28
I hope you're right. I've been about ready to stick a fork in this administration, for a while now. nomorenomore08 Jul 2013 #36
Exactly! AnnieK401 Jul 2013 #108
Thank you. sibelian Jun 2013 #4
Oh, but I was just assured Obama is a left-liberal. Jackpine Radical Jun 2013 #5
By the insanely right-wing standards of our political discourse in this country nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #16
Actually, it was a rating based on what he had said over the past Jackpine Radical Jun 2013 #19
Good point. He's a centrist at best nowadays. nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #21
Watch what they do, not what they say. I see dozens of Republicans in this adminstration sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #26
No Goddam wonder Jackpine Radical Jun 2013 #27
I'm right here with you, rhett o rick. Zorra Jun 2013 #6
Why do you think Hillary Clinton is exempt? If its Hillary vs Christie maybe they win either way. dkf Jun 2013 #7
If it came down to her vs. Christie, I would vote for her. Albeit with a heavy heart nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #17
My nose has scars on it from pinching too hard. Fuddnik Jun 2013 #33
But what could he do? He never had the votes. Stinky The Clown Jun 2013 #8
I guess he needs to reach across the table. bahrbearian Jun 2013 #10
Across? Fuddnik Jun 2013 #34
+100000 "A war for our lives" is no understatement. woo me with science Jun 2013 #9
the tragedy is that we thought our last chance was 2008... grasswire Jun 2013 #14
. rhett o rick Jul 2013 #37
Then the hope and joy just kind of got washed down the river, as we stared in helpless disbelief. Zorra Jul 2013 #38
Suckered. Enthusiast Jul 2013 #96
Let's not make that mistake again. n/t totodeinhere Jul 2013 #141
I was so excited BobbyBoring Jul 2013 #161
^^^^^+++++ marions ghost Jun 2013 #18
Excellent list... rwsanders Jun 2013 #24
+1000! tex-wyo-dem Jul 2013 #54
This is end stage capitalism.... socialist_n_TN Jul 2013 #101
Degrowth, Permaulture, Slow Money, Relocalize, etc. Civilization2 Jul 2013 #118
+1000 felix_numinous Jul 2013 #156
Sounds good, BUT... socialist_n_TN Jul 2013 #202
Most real change originates "outside the law",. this is how laws are changed. Civilization2 Jul 2013 #203
The 99% R viewed as Soylent Green;it ain't easy being green. Divernan Jul 2013 #165
Attacks on peaceful protesters. Eddie Haskell Jul 2013 #104
An excellent and spot on comment. Civilization2 Jul 2013 #119
+1 The interesting times have only just begun. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #137
Good OP. Well put. Thanks. GoneFishin Jun 2013 #12
K&R for the hard reality. zeemike Jun 2013 #13
Kicked sadly. vanlassie Jun 2013 #15
K & effin R truebrit71 Jun 2013 #22
Democratic Presidential Candidates always campaign to the ideas of the left.. however>>>> YOHABLO Jun 2013 #23
Yes, as do the republican candidates October Jul 2013 #82
I disagree. They are not all equally corruptable. Warren/ Feingold/ Grayson/ Kucinich/ etc. grahamhgreen Jul 2013 #139
The 1% allows a few Warren's, Grayson's, and Kucinich's because they know that there aren't enough totodeinhere Jul 2013 #142
You would be right, but, sulphurdunn Jul 2013 #182
Sorry to say you are absolutely spot on. K&R! n/t markpkessinger Jun 2013 #25
I wonder how Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2013 #29
'Internal threat. Citizen in need of reeducation.' sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #30
Sounds accurate to me.....nt Enthusiast Jul 2013 #97
"You will be allowed to vote but both choices will be theirs." ohheckyeah Jun 2013 #31
They've perverted our electoral process. LuvNewcastle Jul 2013 #79
I remember that, too, ohheckyeah Jul 2013 #175
+10000 woo me with science Jul 2013 #170
Well said. AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2013 #32
Well said MuseRider Jul 2013 #35
knr "You will be allowed to vote but both choices will be theirs." n/t slipslidingaway Jul 2013 #39
K&R abelenkpe Jul 2013 #40
K&R defacto7 Jul 2013 #41
And in this war, Glenn Greenwald & Ed Snowden are not your freinds. baldguy Jul 2013 #42
Oh, no! Are they working for the commies? nt Zorra Jul 2013 #43
That's it. I bet they're working for the commies! Enthusiast Jul 2013 #98
Tell us who you think are on your side. nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #45
It's hard to know who your friends might be. But I trust Snowden and Greenwald over the lying rhett o rick Jul 2013 #57
same here NoMoreWarNow Jul 2013 #86
wha?? galileoreloaded Jul 2013 #64
In this guy's world Android3.14 Jul 2013 #78
huh? Eddie Haskell Jul 2013 #106
So whose side are they on? Apophis Jul 2013 #134
They are undercover secret agents working for the 1%. totodeinhere Jul 2013 #143
... sibelian Jul 2013 #172
This was probably a thread you should have just stayed out of. Warren Stupidity Jul 2013 #189
K&R. (nt) Kurovski Jul 2013 #44
Great post Oilwellian Jul 2013 #46
K&R hay rick Jul 2013 #47
People should watch Egypt's protests, corruption is causing millions to protest Corruption Inc Jul 2013 #48
We ... the U.S., Canada, Britain, Australia, etc. won't even come close to anything as polly7 Jul 2013 #49
Maybe it already is. We know so little about what really goes on in the JDPriestly Jul 2013 #68
Publicly funded elections! Clean out almost all of the old politicians and put in new ones Dustlawyer Jul 2013 #126
Excellent post. JEB Jul 2013 #50
Good article! Enthusiast Jul 2013 #103
halleluah Chaco Dundee Jul 2013 #51
Old news, man. We learned of this war back in 2009. Sheesh. Coccydynia Jul 2013 #52
That... TRoN33 Jul 2013 #53
You're right. And we don't know how to fight it. But I suggest that we unify around voting machines ancianita Jul 2013 #55
I agree. Free and fair voting is the most important issue. Without it, all other issues will be rhett o rick Jul 2013 #56
Free and fair are irrelevant. Complete public control of the hand counted, non-digital vote process ancianita Jul 2013 #63
"Control the voting process"?? With THIS criminal SCOTUS?! WinkyDink Jul 2013 #94
That's one way of seeing them. But what exactly can this SCOTUS do to prevent The People from ancianita Jul 2013 #117
We have to start somewhere. I say that the county level is the place to take over. ancianita Jul 2013 #121
You are right. The SCOTUS is in on this up to their elbows. totodeinhere Jul 2013 #144
K&R ReRe Jul 2013 #58
K&R DeSwiss Jul 2013 #59
I do recognize it, and I am hopelessly naive. nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #115
Then I disagree with your assessment. DeSwiss Jul 2013 #163
I am willing to continue to fight but thinking we can win might qualify as being "hopelessly naive". rhett o rick Jul 2013 #164
Okay, here's where you are wrong...... DeSwiss Jul 2013 #166
Recommended. n/t me b zola Jul 2013 #145
Not sure if I should be proud to be the 100th rec... jimlup Jul 2013 #60
Spot on. Also note that Hillary Clinton worked for the Rose Law Firm, which used to work for Fire Walk With Me Jul 2013 #61
I think it is quite naive hfojvt Jul 2013 #62
Fault is not the issue. JDPriestly Jul 2013 #70
why can't we? hfojvt Jul 2013 #140
You are hopelessly wrong. Where have our jobs gone? China. Who has been stealing OUR DevonRex Jul 2013 #65
... sibelian Jul 2013 #173
who exactly is the 1% Calista241 Jul 2013 #66
No economist will willingly admit it - we are in the beginning stages of a global great depression. Initech Jul 2013 #67
K&R! Phlem Jul 2013 #69
War is usually between 1% and 1%. David__77 Jul 2013 #71
Your analysis of the current economic and political situation is only partially correct. AdHocSolver Jul 2013 #72
the 1% is united in their desire to keep their own power & privilege, and increase it. HiPointDem Jul 2013 #73
That type of misunderstanding could cause the 99 percent to lose. nt AdHocSolver Jul 2013 #75
what type of misunderstanding is that? HiPointDem Jul 2013 #76
What do you recommend? nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #160
Pres Obama's wealth of $7.3 million is very close to the $8.4 million needed to be actually in rhett o rick Jul 2013 #111
Membership in the one percent is not about wealth. It is about power. AdHocSolver Jul 2013 #155
The New Deal bordered on socialistic. The make work programs, the FDIC, the Glass-Steagall Act, etc. rhett o rick Jul 2013 #159
The New Deal was NOT a socialistic program. AdHocSolver Jul 2013 #191
What you say make a lot of sense. I will have to learn more. Thanks for the posts. nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #195
I agree with much of your post. Enthusiast Jul 2013 #201
His hatred for public education and his desire to dismantle social programs shows he doesn't. duffyduff Jul 2013 #192
Well stated. K&R. nt DLevine Jul 2013 #74
Right On Rhett - Speak The Truth - It Truly Is The 99% Fighting For Our Lives cantbeserious Jul 2013 #77
I wish this wasnt true. darkangel218 Jul 2013 #80
I would have chosen one different word. Savannahmann Jul 2013 #81
+1000 corkhead Jul 2013 #83
Love that song. Savannahmann Jul 2013 #88
Spot on rick! Thanks. Scuba Jul 2013 #84
Truth. H2O Man Jul 2013 #85
"Truth Will Out!" KoKo Jul 2013 #188
.. rhett o rick Jul 2013 #196
K&R Well stated. 99Forever Jul 2013 #87
K & R ctsnowman Jul 2013 #89
Great thread! Raising our awareness of what's really happening!!! hue Jul 2013 #90
Great OP, rhett o rick! Enthusiast Jul 2013 #91
It seems only the foreign 99% grasp this. The US contingent---myself included---still "hopes." WinkyDink Jul 2013 #92
Without a vision, people go stale and die Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #99
Way to misread the entire OP. WinkyDink Jul 2013 #120
So how do you propose to "free da people"?? nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #147
There is hope by understanding the issue polynomial Jul 2013 #95
As long as the 99% are split 50/50, we can't win. Eddie Haskell Jul 2013 #100
Which is EXACTLY what Assange, A. Shwartz, Manning, Hastings & Snowden are/were all about 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #157
They'll go after anyone in their way. Eddie Haskell Jul 2013 #169
And "have their way" with anyone they so choose. Practice is over, now is for reals. ~nt 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #200
HUGE K & R !!! WillyT Jul 2013 #102
Overly cynical crap treestar Jul 2013 #105
Overly Pollyannaish crap.... socialist_n_TN Jul 2013 #107
It's not the first time. chervilant Jul 2013 #186
blindness datasuspect Jul 2013 #116
... sibelian Jul 2013 #174
Who are you gonna believe - rhett o rick or your lyin eyes? tularetom Jul 2013 #179
Russ Tice says the 1% may be using NSA to blackmail politicians on the 99%'s side. Waiting For Everyman Jul 2013 #109
If they can, they will. That's all, folks. nt Zorra Jul 2013 #122
That is exactly right. Waiting For Everyman Jul 2013 #129
I so agree. nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #178
Blackmail...Would explain why when a strong Dem Senator or Congressperson speaks out... KoKo Jul 2013 #149
It would explain a whole lot of things that we've seen, yes. Waiting For Everyman Jul 2013 #151
Majority of Repugs on FISA Court....Appointed by Chief Justice Roberts.. KoKo Jul 2013 #153
damn, you're just catching on to this? It's been this way since the founding of our first government bigtree Jul 2013 #110
Truth. It hurts sometimes. CanonRay Jul 2013 #112
Church! n/t Civilization2 Jul 2013 #113
If we are at war for our lives ... when do we take up arms? JoePhilly Jul 2013 #114
I've wondered that myself... KansDem Jul 2013 #123
K&R X 1,000,000,000,000!!! Dustlawyer Jul 2013 #124
WTH? RC Jul 2013 #125
Which is why there is no such thing as a progressive invested in Wall St. raouldukelives Jul 2013 #127
Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2013 #128
What about the 40% of American voters who vote in lockstep for the 1%? kimbutgar Jul 2013 #130
yep. nt limpyhobbler Jul 2013 #131
K&R .....Nailed It nt Teamster Jeff Jul 2013 #132
Christie/Clinton...no difference between the two. Apophis Jul 2013 #133
Excellent post! You have put in words an opinion that apparently fits very well on DU. dmosh42 Jul 2013 #135
K&R!! What disturbs me are the liberal pundits and comedians who poo poo this fact. Lint Head Jul 2013 #136
+1 KoKo Jul 2013 #150
+1000 heaven05 Jul 2013 #138
It's the Friedman, stupid! HughBeaumont Jul 2013 #146
K&R felix_numinous Jul 2013 #148
Globally the .01% has decided how to deal with resource and climate issues too. Warren Stupidity Jul 2013 #152
Feudalism 2.0 Auggie Jul 2013 #158
Sadly the authoritarian conservative Republicans who have served BHO, as listed, will forever indepat Jul 2013 #154
and the biggest battlefront in this war is the TPP cali Jul 2013 #162
So true. nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #197
+1 limpyhobbler Jul 2013 #198
Sorry things haven't worked out for you. Scurrilous Jul 2013 #167
K&R Rebellious Republican Jul 2013 #168
The war is really between law-abiding citizens and criminals. reusrename Jul 2013 #171
K&R Sherman A1 Jul 2013 #176
Yep obxhead Jul 2013 #177
I just got through reading lordsummerisle Jul 2013 #180
I have that book on my shelf but never got into it. It is a struggle to read about what has happened rhett o rick Jul 2013 #181
Fuckin A right! MrSlayer Jul 2013 #183
There is nothing new under the sun sulphurdunn Jul 2013 #184
Kick And Recommended cantbeserious Jul 2013 #185
Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2013 #187
Chuckles - Too True cantbeserious Jul 2013 #194
rec Demo_Chris Jul 2013 #193
We are called lesser than smart for recognizing this. Rex Jul 2013 #199
kick woo me with science Jul 2013 #204
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