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B Calm

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32. The book What's a matter with Kansas talks about the PC police as

Reply to ProdigalJunkMail (Reply #17)

Wed Sep 3, 2014, 11:05 AM

Sep 2014

being one of the reasons why working class voters who are turned off by all the political correctness will vote against their own best interests.

The alerter should take note of that!

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My Hope With the Airline Seat Fight at FL 350............... [View all] rsmith6621 Sep 2014 OP

I haven't heard about the fight. Voice for Peace Sep 2014 #1

24 hours on the train from LA to NYC is not tempting. Nye Bevan Sep 2014 #2

Plus the price of rail travel in the US avebury Sep 2014 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author whistler162 Sep 2014 #6

Probably double or triple that time ... frazzled Sep 2014 #9

Hyperloop... Agschmid Sep 2014 #15

Why? cwydro Sep 2014 #27

Plus add in waiting while freight trains go by n2doc Sep 2014 #30

Trains have more room on them than planes treestar Sep 2014 #21

The long haul passenger trains have much greater seat pitch that economy class on planes. Gormy Cuss Sep 2014 #25

1. Never saw reclining seats on a train*. 2. I'd take that LA-NY train in a minute. WinkyDink Sep 2014 #29

Geneva to Amsterdam is perfect for a train journey. Nye Bevan Sep 2014 #31

I can't take a train to Thailand Heddi Sep 2014 #3

it took hours to get alerted on... but the post stands... ProdigalJunkMail Sep 2014 #17

Fat Phobia ? Where the fuck is one word about someone's weight? Heddi Sep 2014 #18

Nowhere... just someone with no sense of humor ProdigalJunkMail Sep 2014 #19

I said the same thing- Read your post 5 times trying to find anything about wieght Marrah_G Sep 2014 #22

Maybe the juror fumble-fingered it Rob H. Sep 2014 #23

Maybe they read "Farty" as "Fatty" Arugula Latte Sep 2014 #36

So their inability to read results in an alert? Heddi Sep 2014 #38

What the hell? kdmorris Sep 2014 #20

The book What's a matter with Kansas talks about the PC police as B Calm Sep 2014 #32

THAT post got alerted on? hifiguy Sep 2014 #33

Who is Juror #4? FLPanhandle Sep 2014 #34

Nailed it. nt. NCTraveler Sep 2014 #24

I find your post offensive. Orrex Sep 2014 #28

24 hours on a train? Seriously? nt Logical Sep 2014 #5

I love trains for shorter trips. 840high Sep 2014 #7

The last time I traveled for 24 hours it was DFW to Sydney, Australia. tammywammy Sep 2014 #8

Houston to Auckland for me. kentauros Sep 2014 #10

I'm flying to London again in a week Boudica the Lyoness Sep 2014 #11

Last time I flew (NC to Boston) it was cheaper to fly than Amtrak tabbycat31 Sep 2014 #12

AND THUS.. I prove my point rsmith6621 Sep 2014 #13

It's 2014 Boom Sound 416 Sep 2014 #14

It would be nice if there were more alternatives davidpdx Sep 2014 #16

Coffee, Tea, or Ebola ..nt quadrature Sep 2014 #26

Very happy with recent Amtrak ride. Sienna86 Sep 2014 #35

Problem is the train doesn't go anyplace useful. MindPilot Sep 2014 #37