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Captain Stern

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63. I don't think being 'better' is going to change the way the 44% think.

Reply to atreides1 (Reply #61)

Tue Oct 6, 2015, 12:26 PM

Oct 2015

But I think that being 'just as bad' might change the way that the 39% of the people there that are Democrats think.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] TheMastersNemesis Oct 2015 OP

Ummm... let me think about that. demmiblue Oct 2015 #1

Is this some sort of poor attempt at satire? zappaman Oct 2015 #2

As long as it remains ohheckyeah Oct 2015 #3

Sorry no it is not in everyone's best interest YabaDabaNoDinoNo Oct 2015 #24

Well, it's certainly in ohheckyeah Oct 2015 #37

You said everyone and that includes myself and others who were not asked YabaDabaNoDinoNo Oct 2015 #39

What would really ohheckyeah Oct 2015 #42

f em I say I will never consider that place part of America YabaDabaNoDinoNo Oct 2015 #68

You sound so nice rbrnmw Oct 2015 #70

Ah yes the southern f you YabaDabaNoDinoNo Oct 2015 #72

Well, how about the DU FU: kentauros Oct 2015 #94

I don't care do what you want YabaDabaNoDinoNo Oct 2015 #95

Fortunately, ohheckyeah Oct 2015 #85

It is unfortunate oh well f em anyway YabaDabaNoDinoNo Oct 2015 #87

One would think ohheckyeah Oct 2015 #90

Perhaps it is because I went to a southern HS. YabaDabaNoDinoNo Oct 2015 #96

OR, it could be you're just making excuses/blaming others for your shortcomings. cherokeeprogressive Oct 2015 #101

It's probably never occured to you that there is a Democrat living on every fucking street in the US cherokeeprogressive Oct 2015 #100

Nice to know you have such sympathy for the 1.5 million African American and Hispanic residents onenote Oct 2015 #41

I do not give a shit about sc at all They already get 6 times what they pay in taxes back YabaDabaNoDinoNo Oct 2015 #71

Those figures on what they get from Federal government include No Vested Interest Oct 2015 #73

Fact is I dont care give em boot straps and send em packin YabaDabaNoDinoNo Oct 2015 #75

and in what state do you live onenote Oct 2015 #78

A good blue one with good jobs schools and world class medical facilities YabaDabaNoDinoNo Oct 2015 #81

Care to name your state? Throd Oct 2015 #82

No because you may be a stalker freak. However I used to live in red states so I am very familiar YabaDabaNoDinoNo Oct 2015 #86

Get over yourself. Throd Oct 2015 #88

Oh great! leftofcool Oct 2015 #59

No thanks jberryhill Oct 2015 #4

Sorry, I disagree Samantha Oct 2015 #5

Understand your feelings.. busterbrown Oct 2015 #6

I Did Not Say To Withhold Aid. But Remember This. TheMastersNemesis Oct 2015 #8

You may not have used the specific word "withold." kentauros Oct 2015 #67

may sound cruel? CBGLuthier Oct 2015 #7

Disgusting post oberliner Oct 2015 #9

Ditto. cwydro Oct 2015 #22

There are still good people in SC BarackTheVote Oct 2015 #10

What a horrid attitude. nt brer cat Oct 2015 #11

There are also many good people in SC. drm604 Oct 2015 #12

nobody gets to choose where they were born olddots Oct 2015 #13

After SC's entire house delegation voted against Sandy aid, I would favor aid geek tragedy Oct 2015 #14

Jim Clyburn voted for Sandy aid as I recall. onenote Oct 2015 #47

I think he didn't vote on one and voted for it on the other. geek tragedy Oct 2015 #50

Clyburn and one SC repub voted for the first bill. Clyburn alone voted for the second one. onenote Oct 2015 #57

SC certainly has its share of big noisy bags filled with noxious gas, struggle4progress Oct 2015 #15

Great idea Andy823 Oct 2015 #28

What can I say but hedgehog Oct 2015 #49

This OP doesn't surprise me in the least. cwydro Oct 2015 #16

There are too many mean-spirited OPs on DU. No Vested Interest Oct 2015 #17

generalize much? DrDan Oct 2015 #18

You can't do that without punishing innocent people who live there npk Oct 2015 #19

865,941 people in South Carolina Tsiyu Oct 2015 #20

+100 narnian60 Oct 2015 #91

If someone's life is at risk, my politics take a back seat. nt Quackers Oct 2015 #21

Most People From SC Don't Want To Secede. They Don't Hate The Feds & Obama. Let's Help Them. Captain Stern Oct 2015 #23

Lotsa luck with that argument. Paladin Oct 2015 #29

Are you sure? atreides1 Oct 2015 #61

I don't think being 'better' is going to change the way the 44% think. Captain Stern Oct 2015 #63

Proud to be the 5th rec. cherokeeprogressive Oct 2015 #25

Seriously? cwydro Oct 2015 #26

It seriously needs to be on the greatest page so people will see how fucked up it is... cherokeeprogressive Oct 2015 #32

Well, you keep up the good work there. cwydro Oct 2015 #60

From Sunday... cherokeeprogressive Oct 2015 #69

My apologies. I misunderstood you. cwydro Oct 2015 #74

No need to apologize. I figured it was something like that. Not to mention the fact... cherokeeprogressive Oct 2015 #99

This NYer has no desire leftynyc Oct 2015 #27

It's not just the people in SC that are affected by all this nitpicker Oct 2015 #30

I'd send them a pair of bootstraps Dems to Win Oct 2015 #31

I think you've been gazing into the abyss a wee bit too long. LanternWaste Oct 2015 #33

No. I mean, really? Jeez. Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2015 #34

Don't forget all the SC reps voted against Hurricane Sandy relief. muntrv Oct 2015 #35

Now They Are DEMANDING Immediate Federal Aid. TheMastersNemesis Oct 2015 #36

If I can get this woman's address, will you send her a note telling her she doesn't deserve any help onenote Oct 2015 #44

Her own governor and legislature don't think she deserves Medicaid (if she's low income) Dems to Win Oct 2015 #51

Nice avoidance of the question. onenote Oct 2015 #56

Not quite all. Rep. Jim Clyburn, Dem SC voted yes Dems to Win Oct 2015 #38

and nothing to the people who live in disricts represented in the state legislature by Democrats? onenote Oct 2015 #43

Common sense would demand they have mandatory climate change education before receiving aid Dems to Win Oct 2015 #46

Squawk away. But exactly what did the "people" of SC "bring upon themselves" onenote Oct 2015 #48

All those SUVs burning fossil fuels. Yee Haw! Now they are wading in the results. Dems to Win Oct 2015 #52

So I guess you think NJ deserved Sandy and Louisiana deserved Katrina onenote Oct 2015 #66

You have become the thing you hate. Throd Oct 2015 #40

can you mercuryblues Oct 2015 #45

Not everyone in SC thinks that way. Problem is, the jerks always get the MSM attention. n/t RKP5637 Oct 2015 #53

WOW how humane of you rbrnmw Oct 2015 #54

Yep, they want that help from "Big Gubmint" -- all that 'free stuff" whathehell Oct 2015 #55

Consider any kind of trolling or phony letters to the editor posing as an anti-guvmint brewens Oct 2015 #58

Nope. Rebuild everything and festoon it with signs KamaAina Oct 2015 #62

Teachable moment FTW. n/t moondust Oct 2015 #77

I'd do the opposite, but with attitude. That means sending as much aid as possible and lots of signs Bluenorthwest Oct 2015 #64

No, they should get the aid they need maybe with a string or two attached tularetom Oct 2015 #65

What exactly is "their place in the pecking order" onenote Oct 2015 #79

Some whiner alerted this..... Logical Oct 2015 #76

I don't alert on posts, but this OP is ugly and vile - cwydro Oct 2015 #83

Please cite your statistics stage left Oct 2015 #80

This is not nice, I would say there are many more in SC who do not talk about seceding than those Thinkingabout Oct 2015 #84

There are idiots everywhere, Blue_In_AK Oct 2015 #89

Lindsey Graham could be the president of SC. maveric Oct 2015 #92

Add me to the list of people who think this line of thought` Cal Carpenter Oct 2015 #93

And many don't. What about them? Iggo Oct 2015 #97

It is the help the people will receive... Oilwellian Oct 2015 #98

By all means help them.....then send the Governor the bill Teamster Jeff Oct 2015 #102

Get rid of this welfare queen state! Ranked 40th in states getting less than what they pay in... cascadiance Oct 2015 #103