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Love it!!! calimary Dec 2014 #1
Uplifting! AuntPatsy Dec 2014 #2
Unbelievable indeed. A HERETIC I AM Dec 2014 #3
It makes me think of the parents pecwae Dec 2014 #5
I share your sentiments though for a different reason truedelphi Dec 2014 #6
It is all that and so much more. A HERETIC I AM Dec 2014 #7
The protesters have made room for ambulances to clear dixiegrrrrl Dec 2014 #71
Glod to hear they have a lane for ambulances. truedelphi Dec 2014 #78
That's nothing compared nichomachus Dec 2014 #8
Short memory, eh? A HERETIC I AM Dec 2014 #9
I know Bush didnit, but I was talking about Obama nichomachus Dec 2014 #10
Oh for fucks sake. A HERETIC I AM Dec 2014 #19
Or a weekly professional sports game (seeing as how we're pulling in irrelevancies...). LanternWaste Dec 2014 #11
True and true of all presidents. JDPriestly Dec 2014 #13
No doubt, just wanting to get home is rather more a priority than social justice LanternWaste Dec 2014 #12
Ahhh...fuck it. A HERETIC I AM Dec 2014 #15
I am a 10 ++ year veteran of DU and i 100% disagree with your opinion. ret5hd Dec 2014 #34
Ahhh...fuck it. ret5hd Dec 2014 #66
So I suppose you don't hold much truck with the slogan KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #20
On the other hand, Mr. "been around 90 days or less" A HERETIC I AM Dec 2014 #21
IOW: "Protest all you want, just don't inconvenience me." - nt KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #22
In other words, "Don't completely piss off thousands who might otherwise be on your side" A HERETIC I AM Dec 2014 #23
"(B)ehind every syllable of every word, KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #24
LOL. A HERETIC I AM Dec 2014 #25
A non sequitur to those who still think the American system retains KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #26
Out of curiosity... A HERETIC I AM Dec 2014 #27
Someone who places free passage on the freeways above every other KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #30
Shit. Ya got me. A HERETIC I AM Dec 2014 #44
You mean those that wanted their tea??? (after the boston tea party) ret5hd Dec 2014 #36
Love Carlin, and think he was a genius but... Ineeda Dec 2014 #47
Fair enough. A HERETIC I AM Dec 2014 #48
Ditto, a stupid thing to do! It hurts the cause as well as anyone trying to get to a hospital! Dustlawyer Dec 2014 #50
And yet people manage to get to hospitals despite daily traffic jams in America's cities pinboy3niner Dec 2014 #53
Really, I am sure that your argument is acceptable to someone needing the hospital right then! Dustlawyer Dec 2014 #57
Bingo! Curmudgeoness Dec 2014 #60
Seems to me that a good way to bring awareness to a bunch of apathetic, undereducated morons dixiegrrrrl Dec 2014 #69
True, but how will they be thinking about them? Throd Dec 2014 #70
I was referencing the post I had replied to. n/t dixiegrrrrl Dec 2014 #75
+1000 abelenkpe Dec 2014 #76
You made it! arcane1 Dec 2014 #28
Not the only frivolous alert in this subthread: Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2014 #31
LOL I'm surprised it isn't more :) arcane1 Dec 2014 #33
I'd like to thank the Academy...." A HERETIC I AM Dec 2014 #41
What about me? ret5hd Dec 2014 #35
Precisely. A HERETIC I AM Dec 2014 #42
And yet, I still ask what about the points I raised? ret5hd Dec 2014 #55
One of the stupidest alerts ever, Fixed for viewing alphafemale Dec 2014 #29
Other people cannot read your inbox...nt Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #62
Hold on. alphafemale Dec 2014 #64
Makes me think of all the anger over New Jersey governor Chris Christie on DU. B Calm Dec 2014 #45
Hey, Chris Christie did it for selfish political reasons.. mountain grammy Dec 2014 #54
I thought he was protesting a democratic mayor. B Calm Dec 2014 #74
Huh. Rarely has a single post of mine generated such a large sub-thread. A HERETIC I AM Dec 2014 #61
I agree: deliberately stopping traffic as the end-all-be-all of the protest is an petronius Dec 2014 #63
Big Oil loves traffic jams seveneyes Dec 2014 #4
Glad it gets your goat RandiFan1290 Dec 2014 #14
Comments about keeping the freeways open for emergencies are well taken, however JDPriestly Dec 2014 #16
There's emergency lanes for that. alphafemale Dec 2014 #46
I don't find it uplifting, nor is it something to love. All Tuckered Out Dec 2014 #17
Do you think black folk being murdered might upset them as well? And you do realize it happens jtuck004 Dec 2014 #32
First, do no harm seveneyes Dec 2014 #38
Your concern is duly noted Kalidurga Dec 2014 #37
EarlG: The American tradition of inconveniencing motorists... pinboy3niner Dec 2014 #39
As this may in part be directed at the comments I have made in this thread..... A HERETIC I AM Dec 2014 #51
My "sympathy" lies with you. ret5hd Dec 2014 #56
How sweet A HERETIC I AM Dec 2014 #59
You don't have much in the way of "linguistic artistry", do you? ret5hd Dec 2014 #65
If I felt you deserved artistry, I would not have hesitated in the slightest A HERETIC I AM Dec 2014 #67
You mad, bro??? ret5hd Dec 2014 #68
who gives a rats ass? me. eom uppityperson Dec 2014 #77
Exactly. 99Forever Dec 2014 #73
Yes, social justice is inconvenient from time to time. Maedhros Dec 2014 #49
How do the first five people not get run over? ManiacJoe Dec 2014 #18
I look for it to happen. Lot of road rage out there B Calm Dec 2014 #40
holy cow *goosebumps* nt Quayblue Dec 2014 #43
I find it unfortunate, and perhaps justified. But uplifting? No. n/t lumberjack_jeff Dec 2014 #52
Howard Zinn would approve. n/t L0oniX Dec 2014 #58
Stupid assholes. tabasco Dec 2014 #72
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