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yurbud

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23. funny thing I heard righty talk show host say about air pollution:

Reply to Curmudgeoness (Reply #14)

Fri Feb 24, 2012, 12:03 PM

Feb 2012

he said didn't know why lefties get so worked up about pollution since the air was CLEANER now and cars pollute LESS than when he was a kid.

He said it as if those things happened on their own instead of through tough laws and regulation that made it happen.

It was the environmental equivalent of ''git yur guvmint hands off my Medrcare!''

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TOON: Tea Party Sue--a life without taking a cent from the government [View all] yurbud Feb 2012 OP

XD sakabatou Feb 2012 #1

Big K&R n/t krispos42 Feb 2012 #2

Kick! Ruby the Liberal Feb 2012 #3

I know some idiots that think exactly like that. hobbit709 Feb 2012 #4

I teach community college and have had colleagues like that yurbud Feb 2012 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Feb 2012 #5

that is EXACTLY what I plan to do!! BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2012 #7

K&R - so true. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #6

The common moron/libertarian response would be something like... ProgressoDem Feb 2012 #8

those guys are at least a bit more consistent than a typical teabag/repub yurbud Feb 2012 #10

Yeah, I guess with the teabaggers it's more of an irrational hatred of the gov't's helping hand. ProgressoDem Feb 2012 #11

I guess with the teabaggers it's more of an irrational hatred AlbertCat Feb 2012 #17

Note also the taxpayer-funded roads she runs along bhikkhu Feb 2012 #9

I'd share this with my sister, but Demeter Feb 2012 #12

I live in Ron Paul's district and his supporters first in line for FEMA kemah Feb 2012 #13

See Sue flush her toilet. Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 #14

+1! nt gateley Feb 2012 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author TBF Feb 2012 #18

See Sue not get Polio or TB AlbertCat Feb 2012 #19

funny thing I heard righty talk show host say about air pollution: yurbud Feb 2012 #23

Incredible....this talk show host makes our point Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 #25

I'm sure they think the same thing about the five day work week, overtime pay, etc. yurbud Feb 2012 #26

the only problem is... James48 Feb 2012 #16

102 Things NOT To Do If You Hate Taxes Tx4obama Feb 2012 #20

I love that. yurbud Feb 2012 #21

Brillant! I need to send that to others Justice wanted Feb 2012 #22

Don't tread on TEA Party Sue. TexasTowelie Feb 2012 #27

she used to work at the DMV, now collects social security yurbud Feb 2012 #28