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In reply to the discussion: People of color [View all]onlyadream
(2,248 posts)28. Sickening
Many of these a$$holes were born into wealth and yet they despise the poor. If you're poor it's your fault, if you're poor, you're mooching off the tax payers... And so on. I have regular arguments with a TP friend, whose parents came from Italy. They worked hard and made it, why can't everyone else? Well, guess what? They came here from Italy and were taken under the wing of family that was already here. The dad was given a place to stay and a job. Not everyone is so fortunate. My stupid friend just cannot seem to get it. And now it's much more difficult to make it. I look forward to seeing his kids grow up and see how they fare in the world. My friend has already told me that they won't get a dime from him. Heartless.
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Well, I rememer working in the school cafeteria for lunch at the age back in the 60's
notadmblnd
Dec 2011
#19
And what work did Newtie do as a child... wait, he was a military brat living off the government
JCMach1
Dec 2011
#10
And as an assistant professor of history, he never published and failed to get tenure
aint_no_life_nowhere
Dec 2011
#44
You have succinctly addressed a number of the flaws in Gingrich's logic on this matter...
truth2power
Dec 2011
#18
I'm actually in favor of kids working in school, but it has nothing to do with child labor
Voice for Peace
Dec 2011
#23
I never thought this would ever be an issue again. Just shows clearly the principles of republicans.
gtar100
Dec 2011
#24
I am suprised that Gingrich has not been laughed off of the National Stage by now, what a ass-hat!
mrdmk
Dec 2011
#26
No one laughed him off the stage when he said that children of welfare recipients
kdmorris
Dec 2011
#33
I hate Gingrich so much that I'm gladly setting aside my substantial misgivings about
coalition_unwilling
Dec 2011
#50
Mother Jones has a very good article regarding Newt and his "earning-by-learning" program.
unapatriciated
Dec 2011
#29
Is there an applause sign and the repuke sheeple audience members just respond or are
SammyWinstonJack
Dec 2011
#36
Technicality, but Nixon was the father of the 'Southern Strategy' not Reagan, although
coalition_unwilling
Dec 2011
#51
Thanks. Yes you are correct. Reagan used it effectively to split the country.
olegramps
Dec 2011
#60
My Grandfather Was 10 1/2 When He Woked His First Job in a Coal Mine, Working 12 Hour Shifts
mikekohr
Dec 2011
#47
Teabagger/rethuglicans need replacements to pick the crops and also break unions made up of adults
workinclasszero
Dec 2011
#56