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They really believe this crap [View all] cali Oct 2013 OP

Yeah, pretty much Prophet 451 Oct 2013 #1

hey Prophet, I don't agree with you that they'll impeach President Obama cali Oct 2013 #2

Thank you n/t Prophet 451 Oct 2013 #3

IMHO the current House would impeach the President if he sneezed on a nice day. nt TeamPooka Oct 2013 #45

the measure of the insanity is not that we know that they will try grantcart Oct 2013 #51

I read it. Thanks for providing that link. NBachers Oct 2013 #69

Welcome, thanks for reading it n/t Prophet 451 Oct 2013 #83

Nice. ronnie624 Oct 2013 #70

Thank you n/t Prophet 451 Oct 2013 #84

I'll take Vermont any day over SC steve2470 Oct 2013 #4

Sadly, Vermont winters aren't what they were even 10 years ago cali Oct 2013 #5

wow it was COLD back in the day, had no idea nt steve2470 Oct 2013 #6

Same here. I remember comfort in a t shirt when it hit the teens after a couple of weeks -20 to -30. adirondacker Oct 2013 #68

"Entrepreneurship? Vermont is 2nd. South Carolina? way down there" nxylas Oct 2013 #7

Also, the state government in Vermont cali Oct 2013 #8

0.6% of firms are Hispanic owned, compared to 8.3% for US; percent black owned is too small to list FarCenter Oct 2013 #26

Blacks make up 1%, Hispanics 1.6% of Vermont population. AAO Oct 2013 #29

It's inconvenient, not irrelevant. small D democrat Oct 2013 #50

It's not a melanin issue, it's a racist issue. AAO Oct 2013 #52

No, it isn't. Have you ever been to Vermont? Egalitarian Thug Oct 2013 #58

Yes AAO Oct 2013 #66

Look, I'm not going to deny there's racism in Vermont cali Oct 2013 #75

VT income median $52,277 and mean $68,644 while US income median $51,371 and mean $71,317 FarCenter Oct 2013 #30

Oregon south, east or west of Portland is pretty damned pale. Shrike47 Oct 2013 #59

...and north is WA and the glare continues. Egalitarian Thug Oct 2013 #67

That fantasy is itself a fantasy jmowreader Oct 2013 #55

My apologies, I've never actually read one nxylas Oct 2013 #87

Quite interesting. Laelth Oct 2013 #9

I say let the secessionists have that hell hole. KG Oct 2013 #10

No they don't actually believe it. zeemike Oct 2013 #11

Sorry, we disagree on this. I think most of them do believe it. cali Oct 2013 #12

The people who believe have been hoodwinked by those in charge... glowing Oct 2013 #13

Well it is hard to believe that they do. zeemike Oct 2013 #14

And, I would bet nearly all have never been outside of the state or the deep south n2doc Oct 2013 #25

it is common "knowledge" among right-wingers that all Democratic leading states are in desperate Douglas Carpenter Oct 2013 #15

it comes from the Birchers: their party line was that every church, university, party, politician, MisterP Oct 2013 #24

This ties in to my MS Senate thread. They think you are stealing from them Recursion Oct 2013 #16

At the same time that they believe what you expound on cali Oct 2013 #17

Isn't it? Recursion Oct 2013 #18

Even that is a mistaken belief. spooky3 Oct 2013 #19

That's my point Recursion Oct 2013 #21

Probably a complete waste of effort, better to spend the energy on getting non-voters to participate TheKentuckian Oct 2013 #48

LOL. And Carville cant persuade his own wife nm rhett o rick Oct 2013 #65

'stinky, hippie Stalinist hellhole' bwahahahahahaaaa..still upset with 'hippies' spanone Oct 2013 #20

It all about money polynomial Oct 2013 #22

It's all about hero worship.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2013 #34

I can't stop laughing. that's just a fucking riot cali Oct 2013 #36

And, of course . . . hatrack Oct 2013 #47

ItRreally Makes One Wonder colsohlibgal Oct 2013 #23

Actually, HL Mencken said that PDJane Oct 2013 #35

South Carolina seems to still be mired in thinking that prevailed in the mid-19th-century indepat Oct 2013 #27

K&R "Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public." Egalitarian Thug Oct 2013 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author tconer Oct 2013 #31

Our leaders decided to give them the mass media in total Doctor_J Oct 2013 #32

Part of the hilarity is they never admit they're wrong,...especially to us. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2013 #33

These are the same types that believed that slaves were happy and grateful and the civil war was Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2013 #37

Common ground IS possible.... if you use their own media outlets. ErikJ Oct 2013 #38

Righties use talking points to prove their talking points. livingonearth Oct 2013 #39

"Stalinist"????????? Do these people even have a clue how to use their Google finger or Wikipedia?? kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #40

well known Communist fronts grantcart Oct 2013 #49

Letters to the Editor for the Dallas Morning News dem in texas Oct 2013 #41

A huge percent are Caretha Oct 2013 #43

We're in America's Dark Ages - and Vermont shines on in spite of it all... polichick Oct 2013 #42

In summary, rednecks and fundies "believe" instead of perceive. Coyotl Oct 2013 #44

+1 dreamnightwind Oct 2013 #73

Kick And Recommend cantbeserious Oct 2013 #46

Is that as bad as "Cesspool of Sin"? G_j Oct 2013 #53

FWIW, not everyone in SC thinks this way RT Atlanta Oct 2013 #54

Of course not. I would never assume such a simple minded thing. cali Oct 2013 #76

Someone needs to do a South Park style "THIS IS WHAT TEABAGGERS ACTUALLY BELIEVE" segment. Initech Oct 2013 #56

Diversity? oberliner Oct 2013 #57

and? Look, the lack of diversity in most of Vermont cali Oct 2013 #77

Burlington is not a pretty diverse city oberliner Oct 2013 #78

I actually know quite a few African Americans who live cali Oct 2013 #79

Your OP painted South Carolina in an unflattering light oberliner Oct 2013 #81

My wife and I 25 years ago quit talking to her side of the family gopiscrap Oct 2013 #60

They call it "faith." You don't have "faith" unless you believe the utterly impossible. JDPriestly Oct 2013 #61

Was it Mark Twain that said? Populist_Prole Oct 2013 #62

In some ways its good that states can have very different values IronLionZion Oct 2013 #63

it's the radio. the 'left' ignores 1200 corporate coordinated megaphones as if they need to be certainot Oct 2013 #64

True dreamnightwind Oct 2013 #74

i do happen to have a few ideas to challenge RW radio certainot Oct 2013 #82

Excellent post dreamnightwind Oct 2013 #86

thanks for the feedback and ideas. i was pleased to hear obama reference 'talking heads on the radio certainot Oct 2013 #88

Let me know dreamnightwind Oct 2013 #89

i'v been thinking there's an opportunity for a software package that a certainot Oct 2013 #90

For the Tea Party, reality is wrong. sakabatou Oct 2013 #71

They mistake the flames of hell for the light of day. gtar100 Oct 2013 #72

If the words "Stalinist" and "statist" are used, that's an instant "don't take seriously". HughBeaumont Oct 2013 #80

Most of these idiots still think California is bankrupt Downtown Hound Oct 2013 #85

Well, there ya go. (no text) Quantess Oct 2013 #91