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heaven05

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21. the only

Mon Aug 19, 2013, 12:28 PM

Aug 2013

thing I've learned over the the last 41 years of voting in the american system, power at that level corrupts absolutely, kills without mercy and destroys 'good' people.

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Perfection, as usual from TT. n/t DirkGently Aug 2013 #10

Embarrassing! raindaddy Aug 2013 #11

boy, that'll leave a mark. KG Aug 2013 #12

x2 Hydra Aug 2013 #22

Tom Tomorrow, always spot on and yet again nails it. Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #13

Gen Clapper is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life. Octafish Aug 2013 #15

I love the Manchurian Candidate Rain Mcloud Aug 2013 #38

Me too. Me too. Please put 'Seven Days in May' in a safe place... Octafish Aug 2013 #54

I admit that I do not have that one. Rain Mcloud Aug 2013 #59

I'm still wondering how secret law gets made dickthegrouch Aug 2013 #18

Secret meetings, then secret negotiations to dole out the secret perks, Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #26

Well, first you XXX XXXX XXXXXXXXX, who then XXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX, tclambert Aug 2013 #27

DUzy Nomination dickthegrouch Aug 2013 #56

Dubya did it mstinamotorcity2 Aug 2013 #37

Well, Tom Tomorrow goes under the bus, too. Can't have anyone truth2power Aug 2013 #20

It was a real 1% moment Hydra Aug 2013 #23

The appointing of Clapper can NOT be interpreted in any other way except "mocking us". bvar22 Aug 2013 #31

It's like picking Cheney to investigate the previous administrations crimes. NealK Aug 2013 #41

Or Larry Summers to head the Fed. Enthusiast Aug 2013 #44

lol Civilization2 Aug 2013 #49

the only heaven05 Aug 2013 #21

Alan Alda and Meryl Streep starred in a powerful film, "The Seduction of Joe Tynan," tblue37 Aug 2013 #55

I did heaven05 Aug 2013 #57

heaven05, this is the link to my original DU2 post, in case you want to read it: tblue37 Aug 2013 #58

Great! Left out one frame though... "Heckuva job Clappie!" n/t cascadiance Aug 2013 #24

Nice! DirkGently Aug 2013 #35

Of course Clapper is great rpannier Aug 2013 #40

Yep, Clapper is awesome. NealK Aug 2013 #42

LOL! n-t Logical Aug 2013 #51

Ouch. progressoid Aug 2013 #25

knr Douglas Carpenter Aug 2013 #28

I don't think Clapper will be running the inquiry creeksneakers2 Aug 2013 #29

Simpson and Bowles will be trotted back out MannyGoldstein Aug 2013 #32

Followed by its privatization. Octafish Aug 2013 #33

Manny! Enthusiast Aug 2013 #45

Well, of course! Fuddnik Aug 2013 #47

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Boom. Nailed it. TransitJohn Aug 2013 #36

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I see what the president is doing. WCLinolVir Aug 2013 #46

And people on this forum still think Greenwald and Snowden Fawke Em Aug 2013 #48

Perfect! K&R Logical Aug 2013 #50

Again! n-t Logical Aug 2013 #53

kick nominated. n/t Ichingcarpenter Aug 2013 #52

One more kick! n-t Logical Aug 2013 #60