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23. Dave - I'm also optimistic
Wed Mar 29, 2017, 03:00 PM
Mar 2017

But we all got to do what Frank Zappa attributed to his success:

"First, don't sop. Second, keep going."

And he persevered, and he failed repeatedly, but his faith in himself kept him going. Truly an inspiration in my life for the last 36 years.

We are making a difference SHOWING UP and I'm 63, so I feel I should get beat up by the US gestapo for the cause of our Democracy. Dickheads my age having been sending desperate kids off to play military roulette for stupidity and lies. We should return the sacrifice.

I've been "showing up" since 9/11 and carrying a sign at the Sept 10, 2011, Hartford state capital that read:

TEABAGGERS ARE ASTROTURF PUPPETS OF FASCIST CORPORATIONS.

I did not know at the time "teabaggers" was an offensive pejorative. HONEST.

Most told me I was an agent of either ACORN or GEORGE SOROS.

And my sign didn't go viral! Met some nice types. I try to be open minded and there's some aspects of REAL Conservative that aren't that bad, in terms of running a government. Don't ask me to name any, however!


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Make them open up Gary US 30 dragway there. It still exists!

-90% Jimmy

K & r x 100000000000 bronxiteforever Mar 2017 #1
Linking by this to the Pic of the Monent underpants Mar 2017 #2
Let's see if any Senators search for kitty porn FakeNoose Mar 2017 #21
. . . CousinIT Mar 2017 #3
The 4th Reich is very near! lark Mar 2017 #4
A friend in Australia keeps reminding me Enoki33 Mar 2017 #5
Nice way of saying we are irrational and about to come a guster Crash2Parties Mar 2017 #38
I thought we were resisting moflower Mar 2017 #39
What would be your theory? Kingofalldems Mar 2017 #42
What do you mean "democracy", Kimo Sabe? 90-percent Mar 2017 #6
I can't say I don't see the same things you point out - IndianaDave Mar 2017 #8
Dave - I'm also optimistic 90-percent Mar 2017 #23
No kidding! calimary Mar 2017 #7
As the much-missed George Carlin used to say... 3_Limes Mar 2017 #9
There's that and pretty much any policy of Trump's leads to me saying MrPurple Mar 2017 #37
Get used to "government overreach" gratuitous Mar 2017 #10
Yeah - They really are using that a lot. They also love to use the phrase IndianaDave Mar 2017 #12
God da### Cosmocat Mar 2017 #15
The irony is pretty thick isn't it Kimchijeon Mar 2017 #11
The same question can be asked Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2017 #13
Yes! Excellent point. IndianaDave Mar 2017 #14
Right? Cosmocat Mar 2017 #17
Undocumented immigrants pay taxes IronLionZion Mar 2017 #16
They had no problems getting into the tax files of those conservative groups 3 or 4 years ago... kentuck Mar 2017 #18
I makes perfect sense ProudLib72 Mar 2017 #19
just read today abt Pence's AOL acct & his close ties to Manafort wordpix Mar 2017 #26
This is the so-called party of personal freedom? LiberalLovinLug Mar 2017 #20
I tried to get thru to toomey to let him know this is not wright only able leave voicemail TEB Mar 2017 #22
Meanwhile... Fritz Walter Mar 2017 #24
good point, pls. make it to every f-ing R w/in hearing distance wordpix Mar 2017 #25
It's not the irony that gets me. It's the hypocrisy. Norbert9 Mar 2017 #27
BINGO!!!!!!! MyOwnPeace Mar 2017 #31
Yes - Their hypocrisy is disgusting. Great addition to this post. IndianaDave Mar 2017 #36
I was dying to know trumpers' response on this...nada. So visited the land o' the freep. I think Leghorn21 Mar 2017 #28
This is valuable information, and I welcome it. Thank you! IndianaDave Mar 2017 #34
wow this guy who ALWAYS backs everything they do just called them 'RepubliCONS' and he's pissed luvMIdog Mar 2017 #29
excellent point stuffmatters Mar 2017 #30
Yeah, they're snoopers but must hide the asshole's tax returns. Cha Mar 2017 #32
Exactly!! IndianaDave Mar 2017 #35
I think this Congress' clusterfuck will get very personal for some of them. Baitball Blogger Mar 2017 #33
Fight back, spread the poison pill ck4829 Mar 2017 #40
That's some weird shit, republican-russian style Achilleaze Mar 2017 #41
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