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ladjf

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11. Do you mean "wise and noble" are no longer valuable virtues?

Reply to ChisolmTrailDem (Reply #5)

Thu Nov 13, 2014, 05:25 PM

Nov 2014

But, I think I understand your point. Now days is seems that crooked, greedy and mean are the requirements. Who knows, maybe someday a young, energetic , wise and noble person might appear on the scene and lead us out of this political hell hole.

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Bernie is on a roll UglyGreed Nov 2014 #1

I find it interesting that the one of the oldest politicians among us is also ladjf Nov 2014 #2

Yea, it's weird. You could call Bernie "wise". What would we want with "wise", all of a sudden? ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #5

Do you mean "wise and noble" are no longer valuable virtues? ladjf Nov 2014 #11

Do they want us to break out the pitchforks and torches? Initech Nov 2014 #3

They think we wont. Volaris Nov 2014 #9

His twitter timeline is full of wisdom lacking in the Dems @SenSanders Triana Nov 2014 #4

Pure evil...they hate people with few exceptions. n/t Jefferson23 Nov 2014 #6

yes indeed, I was just about to post that it's beyond greed, it's evil. Johnyawl Nov 2014 #7

They're Mr. Burns and Scrooge McDuck combined. Initech Nov 2014 #10

That Koch pile of dung on the right sorta looks like what Stephen Colbert LawDeeDah Nov 2014 #8

Bernie cuts through the horseshit. hifiguy Nov 2014 #12