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RobertEarl

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28. Sick folks, eh?

Reply to Dont call me Shirley (Reply #26)

Mon Oct 6, 2014, 11:37 PM

Oct 2014

Good thing they don't try to run the world, or nothing.

'Cuz if they did the world would be pretty messed up with pollution everywhere, dead and dying wildlife, and all that.

Yep, thank goodness they are happy with just having all that cash and not bothering to run the planet. That would be real bad news.

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Do not let the label "video game" fool you DonCoquixote Oct 2014 #37

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I know it, right? Octafish Oct 2014 #13

We will always owe the company store. Rex Oct 2014 #35

+1 woo me with science Oct 2014 #42

Yeah. Things could always be worse. Octafish Oct 2014 #59

It's a vacuum now. orpupilofnature57 Oct 2014 #3

Who stepped in to fill the void with dollars? The Washington Greenrefs. Octafish Oct 2014 #58

+1000 !!!! orpupilofnature57 Oct 2014 #63

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Well hey now, I'm starting to think this whole "trickle down" thing NuclearDem Oct 2014 #5

Oh, I feel the trickling down. progressoid Oct 2014 #45

How are they supposed to survive on a paltry 2.29 trillion? LeftofObama Oct 2014 #6

You already are...The $32 Trillion Hidden Offshore Needs IRS Attention. Octafish Oct 2014 #38

So "trickle down" should kick in real soon now. Just be patient. 20-30 more years, tops. Trust us. Scuba Oct 2014 #7

Oh, I am so stealing that.... daleanime Oct 2014 #19

Possibly the end to the greatest middle class democracy in history and the rhett o rick Oct 2014 #8

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Oh, now you've done it! KamaAina Oct 2014 #9

For balance: ''Who Rules America?'' Octafish Oct 2014 #11

Wow. Excellent resource. woo me with science Oct 2014 #40

You deserve a big thank you for all the great data and articles you post. THANK YOU!! rhett o rick Oct 2014 #48

So? daleanime Oct 2014 #18

We used to have a poster who reposted from WSWS constantly. KamaAina Oct 2014 #24

For that? daleanime Oct 2014 #25

He must have made some other faux pas. KamaAina Oct 2014 #46

Looks to me like America JEB Oct 2014 #10

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That's a lot of loot. JEB Oct 2014 #60

Thank you for the heads-up, JEB! Octafish Oct 2014 #61

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Once they git AWLL of it-- it'll be trickle-down city! johnnyreb Oct 2014 #15

Damn, just missed the top 400...... Uben Oct 2014 #16

K&fuckingR.... daleanime Oct 2014 #17

K&R. We must hold both parties accountable for this, and we need a revitalized union. liberal_at_heart Oct 2014 #20

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I'm there! Sounds like a party flamingdem Oct 2014 #33

Oh, man, can't have a drum set up in it. Major Hogwash Oct 2014 #34

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Sick folks, eh? RobertEarl Oct 2014 #28

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That floating castle thing may not be such a bad idea Duer 157099 Oct 2014 #31

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Shiver me timbers, hifiguy Oct 2014 #54

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Hope and Change! woo me with science Oct 2014 #39

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Bipartisan oligarchy. Bipartisan corruption. woo me with science Oct 2014 #56

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