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jtuck004

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36. Don't get me wrong. There is a better than even chance he is playing us for profit - whether

Fri Nov 7, 2014, 03:12 AM

Nov 2014

it be cash, or ego, or whatever. He has never done anything to me though, and, frankly, parts of his life are similar to mine, apart from the money. And the women. So I can see how he got to some of the places he did, and they aren't always good ones.

Anyway, I am giving him the benefit of the doubt for now, and we will see if he has a spirit to invest in the people. He is in a hell of a good position to do either.

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Chaos breaks out in London [View all] Pharaoh Nov 2014 OP

Good for them. PeteSelman Nov 2014 #1

Oh Daily Mail, you are so funny Matariki Nov 2014 #2

Wow their press actually still reports protests? Rex Nov 2014 #3

Excellent comment. tavernier Nov 2014 #62

Look at all the "protesters" gathered around the rich celebs. nt Dreamer Tatum Nov 2014 #4

Look at all the right-leaning anonymous internet posters gathered around their keyboards nt villager Nov 2014 #5

Post removed Post removed Nov 2014 #6

When was the last time you were in the streets? villager Nov 2014 #7

Or if I was a bajillionaire, like Brand. nt Dreamer Tatum Nov 2014 #10

When was the last time you were in the streets? villager Nov 2014 #11

He didn't inherit it. He worked it. It wasn't handed to him... jtuck004 Nov 2014 #22

+ 1000 LiberalLovinLug Nov 2014 #34

Don't get me wrong. There is a better than even chance he is playing us for profit - whether jtuck004 Nov 2014 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author villager Nov 2014 #7

You are on the wrong side of this class war. nm rhett o rick Nov 2014 #12

You're right - I need to be on Brand's. Dreamer Tatum Nov 2014 #13

So you are judging him on his wealth and not his ideology? nm rhett o rick Nov 2014 #41

I too, enjoy judging others based on nothing more than income. LanternWaste Nov 2014 #42

Good one (nt) malokvale77 Nov 2014 #48

Remember, remember the 5th of November Pharaoh Nov 2014 #9

Russell Brand still annoys the shit out of me Aerows Nov 2014 #14

why? Pharaoh Nov 2014 #16

He's an idiot. Aerows Nov 2014 #19

Thank you for your constructive criticism Pharaoh Nov 2014 #20

You are welcome Aerows Nov 2014 #21

BBRRRRAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2014 #56

This message was self-deleted by its author Pharaoh Nov 2014 #58

What do you know about him? He's extremely literate and erudite. Plus, why mention a woman he's been WinkyDink Nov 2014 #29

An idiot...really malokvale77 Nov 2014 #50

I put the people who annoy me on Ignore. n/t DeSwiss Nov 2014 #25

Me, too. 840high Nov 2014 #61

Russel Brand is a narcissistic dickhead. Odin2005 Nov 2014 #15

+1000 n/t Aerows Nov 2014 #17

what about your massive ego? Pharaoh Nov 2014 #18

Pretty much. Never voted in his life but complains about the system. arcane1 Nov 2014 #23

As if voting is the all and end all of civic engagement. Luminous Animal Nov 2014 #26

Nope, but it's necessary for democracy. That's the beginning. The rest is engagement. arcane1 Nov 2014 #28

Well said (nt) malokvale77 Nov 2014 #49

That makes him different from most politicians how? WinkyDink Nov 2014 #30

I think he is fantastic Marrah_G Nov 2014 #46

And there you go Scootaloo Nov 2014 #51

I wasn't dismissing the protest, I SUPPORT the protest. Odin2005 Nov 2014 #53

Sure couldn't tell from your post Scootaloo Nov 2014 #55

Brussels too: DeSwiss Nov 2014 #24

Wow. Looks like the billionaire class is about to get it there Amonester Nov 2014 #27

Since cops serve to protect the billionaires, they pays their money and they takes their chances. WinkyDink Nov 2014 #31

I don't know much about the cops there except that if they're like here, they're in a... Amonester Nov 2014 #33

Please, people are griping that a rich man is on the side of the commons? FDR and the Kennedys? WinkyDink Nov 2014 #32

Conservatives love to do that. stillwaiting Nov 2014 #37

In The Assassination of Julius Caesar, deutsey Nov 2014 #39

So Caesar died not because the traitors feared a tyrant, but because they feared a "populare." The WinkyDink Nov 2014 #47

Well, to be fair, one can be both Scootaloo Nov 2014 #52

Well, to be fair BlindTiresias Nov 2014 #63

Wealth is becoming too concentrated. roamer65 Nov 2014 #35

Is that a poem? Iggo Nov 2014 #38

There was no 'chaos' in London; the unrelated protest in Brussels (see #24) was far more significant muriel_volestrangler Nov 2014 #40

Guy Fawkes ProdigalJunkMail Nov 2014 #43

Picking sides in the Protestant vs. Catholic battles is futile. hunter Nov 2014 #44

Yes, the battles were horrific... ProdigalJunkMail Nov 2014 #45

Meh. I'm more impressed with those who protest the other 364 days of the year. Barack_America Nov 2014 #54

Jonny Lydon doesn't approve of Russell Brand's revolution flamingdem Nov 2014 #57

I'm thinking he's saying that... Pharaoh Nov 2014 #59

Well, I am not really sure flamingdem Nov 2014 #64

Wait a minute? uberlibertarian Nov 2014 #60