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13. Hah! I broke into the library to post this.

Mon Jul 1, 2013, 10:39 PM

Jul 2013

Maybe tomorrow I'll be posting from my friend's food truck. He has WiFi.

Just kidding, elehhhhna, but I really do live off the screen.

Thanks for the welcome.

Elena (Helena) has always been a favorite name to me, I like the way it rolls out.

"When the sun goes to bed
That's the time, she raises her head
That's your lot in life, Elena
Well, I can't blame you girl, Elena"

apologies to someone, I just can't remember who...

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I have to say... [View all] MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 OP

Yup, Snowden is a modern day hero, like Paul Revere riding to warn us quinnox Jul 2013 #1

There's old Paul warning the British that they can't take our guns. Enthusiast Jul 2013 #49

And like Revere, a bit of an incompetent. ieoeja Jul 2013 #67

And just like the war for Independence we must be willing to fasttense Jul 2013 #70

Benjamin Franklin most importantly said "An ounce of Prevention is worth a pound of cure" graham4anything Jul 2013 #2

We are so fortunate to have such an MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #5

bwahahahahaha usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #21

Can you reduce that picture to a thumbnail? Not Skidmore Jul 2013 #48

"everything else he said was less important"... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #33

you are smearing Bob Graham. and twisting my name. It refers to Bob Graham graham4anything Jul 2013 #42

Bob Graham voted Yes on DOMA, how is that for equality? idwiyo Jul 2013 #72

How about a pound of prevention for an ounce of cure? Union Scribe Jul 2013 #46

If it indeed was both of those two guys. truedelphi Jul 2013 #66

Forty tonnes of prevention and NO cure. sibelian Jul 2013 #76

And you have said it brilliantly! Thank you! n/t markpkessinger Jul 2013 #3

Unfortunately, I believe that we are too far gone. Link Speed Jul 2013 #4

well ya just blew that deal elehhhhna Jul 2013 #6

Hah! I broke into the library to post this. Link Speed Jul 2013 #13

THat was Donovan The Blue Flower Jul 2013 #24

My apologies Link Speed Jul 2013 #38

You know that your laptop has an address that can be recorded where ever you access? nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #74

I do know that Link Speed Jul 2013 #81

I am not being critical, just curious. Do you buy anything via the internet, maybe anti-spyware? n rhett o rick Jul 2013 #82

I do not Link Speed Jul 2013 #83

Sounds like you are about as far off the grid as possible. nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #84

I'm curious as to what "off the radar" means. MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #8

sorry Link Speed but tiredtoo Jul 2013 #73

i increased the size of my ignore list over this and I'm glad I did xiamiam Jul 2013 #7

Good point. This saps the life out of us. MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #10

there are many talking like this right now xiamiam Jul 2013 #26

I think she would be a great president but I keep wondering about Howard Dean. reusrename Jul 2013 #41

So, again, we should all wish President Obama do as FDR did then? I am trying to understand now. graham4anything Jul 2013 #43

I think Congress is where to place all the energy now. One person cannot do what is needed even sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #51

I agree, I don't want to waste time on the pro-surveillance state contingency. We have to do sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #27

I fight like cats and dogs with a liberal friend of mine. Maedhros Jul 2013 #61

I don't think the rank and file Democrats are as easily fooled as they used to be. Hatred for sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #68

He's slowly coming along. Maedhros Jul 2013 #69

+100 nt Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #30

I have too. Le Taz Hot Jul 2013 #50

What if we hit the streets, 2003 Pre Iraq War Style? Maedhros Jul 2013 #62

There can be no prosperity without nationalizing shit leftstreet Jul 2013 #9

+1000 abelenkpe Jul 2013 #39

The VERY LEAST that should have been done was restoring Glass Steagal. Enthusiast Jul 2013 #45

Snowden's pal Rand Paul isn't a fan of Occupy: baldguy Jul 2013 #11

What makes you think that I thought he'd be? nm MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #14

Do you have anything to say about the OP? . sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #28

No, he doesn't... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #34

I'm not a fan of Rand Paul...........nt Enthusiast Jul 2013 #47

Who cares what Snowden thinks of Rand Paul? Maedhros Jul 2013 #63

. jazzimov Jul 2013 #12

I deeply appreciate this post today. woo me with science Jul 2013 #15

Between Snowden and Zimmerman, DU's recruiters have been mailing it in. bluedigger Jul 2013 #16

Manny ya gotta work across the aisle a little better flamingdem Jul 2013 #17

Suggestions? nm MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #18

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2013 #20

You have to state the view of the other side to show you understand flamingdem Jul 2013 #23

Do you think that's in short supply at this point? MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #25

We're talking past each other, that's true. flamingdem Jul 2013 #29

Wow! Don't you see an accelerating rise in corporate-military police-state crap? Civilization2 Jul 2013 #78

I don't think Obama = Bush flamingdem Jul 2013 #79

No they are different people, however the same policies march on, and are expanded. Civilization2 Jul 2013 #80

K&R'd! snot Jul 2013 #19

Well I have to say that I can't figure out why the focus is on Snowden as there tnlefty Jul 2013 #22

The problem is that the US wasn't an empire in the 1860s or 1930s starroute Jul 2013 #31

So, the bigger they are, the harder they fall? MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #44

The US wasn't an empire in the 1860s or the 1930s??? hootinholler Jul 2013 #53

The Spanish-American War was us dipping a toe into the waters of empire starroute Jul 2013 #54

Well ok, but there was also the Phillipines hootinholler Jul 2013 #55

The Philippines were part of the Spanish-American War starroute Jul 2013 #56

Ah yes, I was confusing the Mexican-American war with the Spanish-American war. hootinholler Jul 2013 #57

I completely agree with you about the expansionism starroute Jul 2013 #60

It's us. We are easily manipulated and anxious to do whatever to whomever to get what Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #65

Damn, Manny, that's inspirational. Thanks, I needed that. Zorra Jul 2013 #32

. blkmusclmachine Jul 2013 #35

"Some of the best writing on DU"...it is true, zeemike Jul 2013 #36

I did not take occupy seriously enough, or rather the actions against occupy. dkf Jul 2013 #37

K&R!!! DeSwiss Jul 2013 #40

oh, fuck bigtree Jul 2013 #52

Most Excellent Post !!! - K & R !!! WillyT Jul 2013 #58

Rec'd. Corruption Inc Jul 2013 #59

K&R JDPriestly Jul 2013 #64

K&R forestpath Jul 2013 #71

Your last statement is significant. timdog44 Jul 2013 #75

Great post. Honored to k&r. n/t Laelth Jul 2013 #77